No one knew what the master of Xuandu Temple was thinking about, but Jian Jun and the other two tacitly agreed not to disturb him.

“Wow!”

Suddenly, there was movement in the water not far in front of the master of Xuandu Temple, and a fish took the bait.

He held the fishing rod, lifted it slightly, and caught the fish.

When I got closer, I found that the fish looked quite strange. It had a single horn on its head and the scales on its body were not fish scales but more like dragon scales.

Looking at the dragon fish flapping its wings in the air, the master of Xuandu Temple smiled slightly.

"You are lucky."

He pointed his finger at the dragon fish, a flash of light appeared, and then the dragon fish's body became visibly longer, and four bulges appeared on its abdomen, making it look even more bizarre.

Then the master of Xuandu Temple released the dragon fish back into the lake and let it swim free.

"Okay, no need for that expression." The master of Xuandu Temple said, then lowered his head and continued to look at the roll of paper in his hand.

He had finished reading Zhou Qing's message, followed by those from Qi Yunyuan and the other three.

He just glanced at the four rolls of paper and didn't pay much attention to them.

This is the normal situation.

"Master, is there anything wrong with Zhou Qing?"

"There's nothing wrong with him, I just thought of something."

The head of Xuandu Temple handed the booklet and paper back to Zhuge Tongda, and said, "Leave the matter of Hanyuan County to Zhou Qing, and leave the matters of Beihan County, Tongguhai, Linxue County, and Zhaixing Peak to the other four people. You can decide the specific arrangements yourself."

Zhuge Tongda nodded. Xuandu Temple had defined the scope and he was responsible for the specific implementation. This had always been the case.

However, this time there was an exception, Zhou Qing, and the true transmission assessment was directly designated by the master of Xuandu Temple.

The master of Xuandu Temple stood up, turned around and looked into the distance, which was the direction of Shuiyue Peak.

It seemed as if he could see Shuiyue Peak and the person he wanted to see directly from here.

After a while, the master of Xuandu Temple said, "Don't worry too much. There is nothing wrong with this young man."

Zhuge Tongda asked: "What should we do with him later?"

He is not stupid. The master of Xuandu Temple said there is no problem, but the behavior of this immortal proves that there is a problem. He just doesn't want to tell him and Sword Master.

"Just do as you said just now, everything is normal, and cultivate vigorously." The master of Xuandu Temple emphasized:

"Don't treat him the same way you would treat a problem person. Train him the way he should be trained. Do you understand?"

Zhuge Tongda thought about it for a moment and understood what the master of Xuandu Temple meant.

"I see."

This attracted the special attention of the master of Xuandu Temple, and even made him want to meet Zhou Qing, but he also emphasized that he should not be regarded as a problematic person...

In this case, the only option is to cultivate it vigorously.

Since there is no problem with the person that Master Xuandu Temple cares about, there is no need to think too much about how to treat him.

"Well, go ahead and do it."

Zhuge Tongda left, leaving only the master and his disciple here.

Looking at his disciples, Master Xuandu smiled and said:

"Are you curious?"

"Yes." Sword Master nodded, "Although Zhou Qing has good talent, he should not deserve your special attention, Master."

"I see you seem to be concerned about his appearance...Have you seen anyone who looks like him?"

"That's not accurate."

The master of Xuandu Temple walked down the stone and headed towards the wooden house, and Jian Jun followed.

"I haven't seen anyone like that, but I've seen a portrait."

“Exactly the same.”

The last four words made Jian Jun understand why the master of Xuandu Temple was concerned about Zhou Qing's appearance.

"Where did you see it?"

"Some time ago, I went to Dongzhou."

"I remember this incident. It was the Emperor Sui who contacted you."

"She not only contacted me, but also contacted Fellow Daoist Wen, Fellow Daoist Ji, and Fellow Daoist Meng."

The master of Xuandu Temple looked at the Sword Lord and said, "I have heard something. In the past 500 years since he ascended to heaven, the Emperor of Sui has been looking at a painting all the time and never allowed others to touch it. No one has the chance to see it. The demons all speculated that it might be a supreme immortal picture or a record of the supreme secret."

"Not long ago, I saw it. It was neither a weapon nor a treasure."

The Sword Master understood what the Master of Xuandu Temple meant. He saw someone. Who did he see?

I met a disciple from Xuandu Temple.

Now think about it, this is pretty weird.

"Sui Di said that she had tried to deduce the secrets of heaven to find the person in the painting, but failed. But before she contacted us, things took a turn for the better. She tried to deduce again, but got a vague clue."

Without saying anything else, the master of Xuandu Temple walked into the wooden house, but Jian Jun did not follow him in.

The Sword Master stood still, with thoughts constantly in his mind.

The portrait that the Emperor cherished, turned out to be exactly the same as the leader of a tribe that was more than 108,000 miles away from the mountains and seas? Moreover, the Emperor kept the painting for 500 years and also deduced for 500 years. What a long time, but in the end, he came to such a conclusion...

This sounds bizarre and almost inexplicable.

But Jian Jun thought about Zhou Qing's life.

Twenty-two years of ordinary life.

Then, it was like waking up from a dream, and a sudden change occurred...

This made Jian Jun come up with a guess.

What does this phenomenon mean? The answer is obvious!

"Master, aren't you going to inform the Sui Emperor?"

The wooden house was silent for a long time before the voice of the master of Xuandu Temple was heard.

"Let's see..."

Jian Jun probably understood what his master meant and nodded.

It's time to take a look.

This lake among the mountains was silent again.

The master of Xuandu Temple did not tell Jian Jun not to tell this matter to anyone, because he had already said this just now.

No one would disobey his request even if he had to repeat it a second time.

…

At Shuiyue Peak, Zhou Qing was practicing martial arts. A day's plan begins in the morning, and the good time in the early morning must not be wasted.

After he finished practicing, he saw Luo Liuli standing at the corner of the cliff.

The wind whistled, making Luo Liuli's robe rustle. When Zhou Qing finished, she turned around and said:

"The deputy abbot has sent someone to deliver your true test results."

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up, "What is the mission?"

Luo Liuli handed over a jade slip and said, "Only you can open this thing and read it. Anyone who receives their true test and finds that it has been opened can apply to change the test task."

So she doesn't know either.

It's quite formal...

Zhou Qing took the jade slip, and sure enough, the seal on it was still there, but it was naturally unlocked after coming into contact with Zhou Qing's mental power.

Zhou Qing probed into it with his mind, read it, and then frowned.

Seeing this, Luo Liuli asked, "Is the assessment task difficult?"

"This mission is not difficult or not, but it is very special."

Zhou Qing said as he handed the jade slip to Luo Liuli and asked her to take a look at it herself.

"The Zhang family of Hanyuan County, I have never heard of this family before."

The assessment task that Xuandu Temple gave to Zhou Qing was related to this family.

The jade slip said that there were some problems with the Zhang family in Hanyuan County and Zhou Qing was asked to investigate. This was only the first step.

After the investigation was completed, Zhou Qing was asked to deal with the Zhang family based on the results found.

As for how to deal with it specifically and to what extent, Zhou Qing needs to decide on his own.

After the processing is completed, you can return to Xuandu Temple, and then Xuandu Temple will judge the results.

If we don't get to the stage of dealing with the Zhang family, then the mission will naturally fail. At the same time, this mission also has a time limit.

One month. If it exceeds one month, the mission will be automatically considered as failed.

It is impossible to give several years to complete a true teaching assessment, so what is the point of that?

Apart from assigning Zhou Qing a task object, this task has no other restrictions and the degree of freedom is quite high.

No matter how he investigates or handles it, it is all up to him.

Of course, it would not be possible to just ask Luo Liuli to help, nor would it be possible to take Luo Liuli's own earthly artifact with him.

The true teaching assessment assesses the disciples themselves, not the forces behind them!

After the disciple receives the assessment task, the assessment supervision has already begun, so don't think about finding any loopholes.

As for where the supervision is...

What’s the point of supervision if it can allow you to be discovered?

So now everyone is very conscious.

Luo Liuli also finished reading the jade slip and said, "I have never heard of the Zhang family in Hanyuan County. I don't think it is a big family."

She seldom goes out, so the family she knows must be strong.

"You can ask Qin Ming. He was in charge of Xianke Peak for a period of time and knows a lot about these things."

Luo Liuli gave her own suggestions and put them into action directly by contacting Qin Ming.

It is definitely not against the rules to learn about the Zhang family's basic information through some channels in advance.

The mission required him to investigate the problems of the Zhang family and deal with them, rather than collecting basic information about the Zhang family.

It's impossible not to allow him to understand the object of the mission.

He will have to take this step first after he arrives in Hanyuan County.

Please...collect 6_9_book_bar (Six//Nine//Book//bar)

Qin Ming soon arrived at Shuiyue Peak. After learning about Zhou Qing's question, he thought for a while and said, "I do know something about the Zhang family in Hanyuan County."

"Hanyuan County is also a region relatively close to the grassland, but compared to a rich place like Beihan County, it is a bit ordinary."

"The strongest forces in this county are the two major families, the Han family and the Zhang family. Each family has a True Blood Warrior named Han Tielin and Zhang Xinkong."

"These two families are both dependent on Xuandu Temple and pay tribute every year."

Dependence on Xuandu Temple is not just verbal dependence, but requires the handing over of resources to Xuandu Temple.

Of course, Xuandu Temple is also quite benevolent, and the annual tributes it collects from subordinate forces at all levels are not much, which they can usually afford easily.

True blood forces like the Han and Zhang families would definitely not let them hand over their true blood resources.

Because of Hanzhou's special geographical location, the overall strength of Hanzhou's cultivation community is very strong.

It is connected to hundreds of thousands of snow-capped mountains and grasslands outside and the behemoth Xuandu Temple inside. In such a complex situation, various inheritances converge, and resources from the three lands of humans, snow, and barbarians all appear in this territory. From time to time, there are battles with the barbarians and the snow tribe, and there are plenty of opportunities to hone oneself.

It is hard for the power in Hanzhou not to be strong. It is very normal for there to be a force at the level of Yin Shen Zhen Xue in a county.

The strength of the various states in Da Qi was not balanced.

The border is full of bravery, and this is an unchanging truth.

"I don't know any other detailed information. I'm afraid you will know more after you get to Hanyuan County."

Speaking of this, Qin Ming suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, the daughter of the Han family's patriarch has been active in the temple recently. You can go find her to find out more about the situation."

"After all, the Han and Zhang families have coexisted for many years. In terms of understanding, the Han family definitely knows the Zhang family best."

Hearing this, Zhou Qing recalled the day when he first arrived at Xuandu Temple.

That day, he seemed to have met four people on Xianke Peak. From the fragmentary conversation he heard, some of them seemed to be from the Han family? Were they the same Han family?

Zhou Qing asked, "Where are the guests from the Han family now?"

"They live in Xianke Peak. It's unclear whether they are there now."

"I'll go and take a look."

Zhou Qing made a decision, then prepared himself, said goodbye to Luo Liuli, and left Shuiyue Peak.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will leave Xuanfa Mountains and go to Hanyuan County directly after meeting the people from the Han family.

He had already been given the true teachings test, and it was said to be within three days, but he arrived the next day.

Xuandu Temple is so efficient, so he doesn't want to waste time.

Go early and come back early.

It was Qin Ming who sent him to Xianke Peak. Now Zhou Qing does not have his own private "plane".

"Be careful when you go to Hanyuan County," Qin Ming warned.

"The true teaching assessment is not an easy task. Strength is the most basic requirement. But after all, this means we are leaving Xuandu Temple to do things. No one knows if any accidents will happen during this period. We must not be careless."

There have always been many disciples who encountered unexpected events during the true teaching assessment.

If you are lucky, you will just fail one assessment and can come back alive.

Those who are less lucky will simply lose their lives out there, like Jiang Bei’s fiancée.

The true teaching assessment tasks of Xuandu Temple are generally very complicated.

It doesn't mean that if you are at the Zang Fu realm, you will be assigned an opponent at the Zang Fu realm and you can just rush up and kill him.

If this is true, why arrange for disciples to leave Xuandu Temple? Isn't the qualification test just a form of this? Why bother with this?

Each assessment task is basically a complex event, requiring disciples to exert their abilities in all aspects and solve the whole thing starting from one place.

Although Xuandu Temple will control the difficulty of events, this is a real world after all, and anything unexpected can happen.

What if your quest target suddenly finds a master, or has some powerful relatives come to visit?

Therefore, even disciples at the Organ Realm may encounter the Sagely Cleansing Marrow Realm during the true transmission assessment.

It's not just the gap in strength, but also information, environment, luck, etc. that will have an impact.

Sometimes, if you encounter an opponent in an assessment that you cannot defeat with your own strength, you need wisdom.

Use the opponent's force to counter attack, or set an ambush.

Therefore, each assessment task is not easy. The disciples who can pass the assessment are outstanding in more than just their combat capabilities.

Xuandu Temple really takes great care in selecting and training its true disciples.

Talent and strength are the threshold, but the requirements are more than that.

This is why Zhou Qing is very strong, but he doesn't dare to say in advance that he can pass the true test 100% like a qualification test.

What if their luck was extremely bad and they encountered a large-scale invasion by barbarians? If the barbarians invaded on a large scale, not to mention Zhou Qing, all the first-rate forces would have to be on high alert.

With Qin Ming's instructions and experience sharing, they arrived at Xianke Peak.

With Qin Ming, the former leader, around, it was very convenient to do things at Xianke Peak, and he went directly to inform the Han family where they were.

However, Qin Ming left at this point and no longer participated in the subsequent events.

The assessment had officially begun when Zhou Qing came into contact with the Han family, and Qin Ming should have avoided it.

There were three people from the Han family in total. Zhou Qing was lucky because they were all at Xianke Peak.

Arriving outside the palace where the Han family lived, Zhou Qing pressed something that served the same function as a doorbell.

Soon the door opened, and the person inside blurted out two words when he saw Zhou Qing.

"It's you!"

Zhou Qing smiled and nodded, saying, "Girl, nice to see you again."

The people he met by chance on Xianke Peak were indeed the members of the Han family from Hanyuan County.

The other two young men also came behind the door and were a little surprised when they saw Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing thought this was natural.

The news about the qualification test for the true succession had already spread to all 108 inner and outer peaks. As they were active in Xuandu Temple and came into contact with people, it was inevitable that they would get the news.

He is also a famous person now.

However, when Zhou Qing looked at the three people from the Han family again, he felt that they seemed much more haggard.

"Meet Senior Brother Zhou."

The Han family girl bowed and introduced the three of them.

Han Shanshan, daughter of the head of the Han family.

Han Xingrong and Han Xingshang are two talented disciples in the Han family.

"Shuiyue Peak Zhou Qing."

"I wonder what's the matter, Senior Brother Zhou?" Han Shanshan asked while inviting Zhou Qing in to talk.

"I plan to go to Hanyuan County, but I'm new here and don't know much about the situation there." Zhou Qing said directly: "I just happened to hear that you, Miss Han, are in Xuandu Temple, so I came here to disturb you."

Han Shanshan was thoughtful when she heard this, and she probably knew that Zhou Qing's trip to Hanyuan County might be related to the true teaching assessment.

This is not difficult to guess, after all, the qualification test has just ended.

In fact, every month only disciples who pass the qualification test will appear after leaving Xuandu Temple. When they are discovered, people will understand that these disciples are basically here to take the true teaching assessment.

There are too many people and forces in Hanzhou who pay attention to Xuandu Temple, so this information is semi-public.

It wouldn't matter if others knew that they were taking the true examination, as long as the specific content of the task was not exposed.

Even if the content of the mission is exposed, there is no problem.

Because isn't this another way to test disciples?

“Don’t worry, Miss Han. I will trade some information about Hanyuan County with you, and I will not pry into the secrets of the Han family.”

What I mean is, I don't do it for free, I pay.

"There are no secrets in Hanyuan County. If what I know can help Senior Brother Zhou, that would be great."

Han Shanshan did not reject Zhou Qing, a genius who was famous in Xuandu. Being able to make friends with a Xuandu master of this level would bring many benefits to the Han family.

"I wonder what Senior Brother Zhou wants to know?"

"First, tell me if there are any special places in Hanyuan County. Then tell me about the situation of various forces in Hanyuan County. From the county seat to the counties below, I want to know about them all."

"Finally, I'd like to know if anything strange or abnormal has happened in Hanyuan County recently?"

After answering the three questions, Han Shanshan sorted out her thoughts and told them everything she knew without hiding anything.

Gradually, Zhou Qing also had a concrete impression of Hanyuan County.

(End of this chapter)