Arriving at Yunshao Courtyard, Xue Huan had the maid arrange a room for him and said, "Let's stay here temporarily for the next few days. Once I'm settled, I'll rent or buy a shop and start my business. So, for the next few days, please help me look around the city for houses for rent or sale, preferably near Lingyao College."
Ye Yun then realized that his boss's store had not yet opened, but he was not worried that his boss was cheating him. Firstly, he had nothing to be cheated of, and secondly, his boss treated him to a meal worth more than 300 spirit beads and arranged such a good accommodation for him, which was enough to show that his boss was not short of money.
Since he has no shortage of money, he can just work for his boss with peace of mind.
"Okay, Boss, don't worry, I will definitely do what you ask."
Xue Huan: "My last name is Xue, and my given name is Huan. You can call me Sister Xue or Sister Huan. Please don't call me Dongjia Dongjia. It makes me sound old."
Ye Yun immediately called out "Sister Huan".
The next day, Xue Huan and Ye Yun went out, one to Lingyao College to take the exam, and the other to the street to look for shops.
In the second test of Lingyao Academy, Teacher Zeng brought more than 80 people who passed the test yesterday to a tall tower.
The tower was so tall that it reached the clouds, and it covered a vast area. The group of people standing below looked as small as a group of ants.
"Many of you have probably heard of this tower. It's the Tower of Babel, which has stood here since ancient times. Its history is even older than Lingyao Academy. It's rumored to have existed since ancient times and served as a passage for those from the lower realms to reach the upper realms. Unfortunately, this passage was closed long ago, and the path to ascension for cultivators from the lower realms was cut off. I don't know when it will reopen."
Teacher Zeng sighed, then said seriously, "Today, your assessment will be held on the first floor of the Tower of Babel, the Eternal Labyrinth. The labyrinth is constantly changing, and the exit is not fixed. Within the labyrinth, there are countless checkpoints and dangers."
He scanned the young faces present one by one, "Once you enter the maze, your life and death are at your own risk, so before you enter, you must think carefully about whether you want to give up."
Everyone was agitated. Was the second exam this exciting? It actually involved life and death? In the past, Lingyao Academy's exams had always guaranteed the safety of candidates, even if they failed.
Many people present had heard of the reputation of the Tower of Babel. The Tower of Babel had a total of one hundred floors, and each floor was a separate trial field. The higher the floor, the more dangerous it was. So far, no one had ever reached the top floor.
The Eternal Labyrinth is the trial field on the first level of the Tower of Babel. Although it is the lowest level, the risk factor is quite high for those who come to take the test.
And if you die in there, you are really dead, and there is no chance to start over.
Many people showed hesitation.
At this time, someone raised his hand: "Teacher, I, I give up."
Teacher Zeng neither scolded nor ridiculed him, but simply nodded calmly, as if giving up the test was a very normal thing. This made the candidate who first expressed his willingness to give up feel relieved.
That’s right, it’s just an assessment. If you give up this year, you can try again next year, but if you lose your life here this year, there will be no chance to come back.
Then several more people gave up the assessment.
But most people still want to go in and give it a try. They are young and energetic, and they think that since they have finally made it to the second level, how can they give up without trying?
Besides, even if the maze is very dangerous, they are not without some strength. Maybe they can overcome the danger and successfully get out of the maze and pass the test?
One of the top ten illusions in life: I will be the lucky one.
Teacher Zeng looked at the remaining people and said, "Since you have all decided to continue taking the test, then go in. I hope you can all come out safely."
Although he knew it was impossible.
Xue Huan mixed in with the crowd and walked into the Tower of Babel.
As soon as she stepped in, she appeared in the maze, and was randomly placed. She had no way of judging where she was in the maze, nor did she know how far she was from the exit.
However, what surprised and delighted her was that the spiritual energy here was much richer than that in the outside world, almost catching up with that in her space.
Xue Huan released her spiritual sense, which spread out in all directions with herself as the center. She could sense the scenes within a radius of hundreds of meters, forming a 3D image in her mind.
This makes choosing a direction much easier.
Xue Huan turned and walked to the left. After walking for a distance, a group of ghost-faced bees flew out from nowhere.
This is probably one of the dangers that Teacher Zeng mentioned.
The ghost-faced bee is only a first-level monster, and its individual strength is not very strong, but they usually appear in groups and fly quite fast. Most people can only run away when they encounter it, or else they will be stung all over the head.
The stinger of the ghost-faced wasp is poisonous. If it is not removed from the body in time, the person will die of poisoning.
It can be said that it is an extremely difficult existence among the first-level monsters, and its lethality is comparable to that of the second-level monsters.
But to Xue Huan, these were just a group of small monsters.
She stood still without running. She raised her hand and a small flame appeared at her fingertips. Although the flame was small, the temperature was extremely high. As soon as it appeared, the air around it was distorted.
When the ghost-faced bees surrounded her, the cluster of flames whooshed into a fireball the size of a washbasin, enveloping most of the ghost-faced bees.
In an instant, a burning smell rose and a cloud of black dust fell to the ground.
These dusts are the ashes left by the burnt ghost-faced bees.
The remaining dozens of ghost-faced bees flew away at a speed even faster than when they came, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Xue Huan continued to move forward.
Suddenly, she looked up, but saw nothing.
At that moment, she felt like she was being watched.
In the control center on the first floor of the Tower of Babel, a group of people gathered in front of the projection of the Eternal Maze, watching the performance of the candidates inside.
The moment Xue Huan looked up, a voice exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?" "This little girl has quite a keen sense."
An old man said proudly: "Of course, how could the disciple I choose be any less than that?"
This old man was actually the one who was responsible for cutting the stone in the first level of the assessment.
In fact, he was Xiao Shengtian, the dean of Lingyao Academy, and the person who spoke earlier was the great elder Wei Ziping.
Hearing this, he snorted, "How did this little girl become your apprentice? It's still unclear whether she can pass this level of assessment."
Xiao Shengtian glanced at him sideways, "Why don't we make a bet on whether she can get through this eternal maze?"
Wei Ziping actually felt that Xue Huan performed better among the same group of candidates, but navigating a maze sometimes required a bit of luck. Moreover, the little girl was only at the late stage of Qi Refining. Thinking that there was a second-level monster guarding the exit of the maze, he felt that the possibility of Xue Huan getting out of the maze was less than 30%.
"Okay, let's bet. If you lose, you have to burn the jar of jade ice that has been buried for fifty years and give it to me." Wei Ziping had been thinking about his old friend's jar of good wine for many years.
Xiao Shengtian: "No problem. If you lose, you can give my apprentice the fan you recently refined as a gift."
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