The new disciple trials arrived as scheduled.
An Zhengzheng flew to the trial formation on her sword, where it was already crowded with people.
They are all new disciples who have come to participate in the trials.
When An Zhengzheng appeared, everyone tacitly turned their attention to her.
Firstly, An Zhengzheng's appearance is aloof and cold, and even her plain clothes cannot hide her radiance.
Secondly, almost everyone knows about the day she held a sword to Zhou Xu's throat, so everyone is curious.
Ignoring the probing gazes around her, An Zhengzheng headed straight for An Yirou.
At this moment, An Yirou was surrounded by several female cultivators of similar age. When they saw An Zhengzheng, they all seemed a little uneasy.
"Sister, over here!" An Yirou waved and called out.
An Zhengzheng walked over and said, "The new disciple trial requires forming teams, so stick close to me then."
She had a general understanding of An Yirou's abilities, and she was still worried about leaving her alone.
An Yirou scratched her head: "Sister, can a few of my friends come along? They've been practicing really hard too."
“My name is Yu Er.” A female cultivator spoke first, trying to be friendly with An Zhengzheng. “I’m the same age as you, fourteen this year.”
An Zhengzheng looked over and thought the female cultivator was beautiful, even more so than An Qinghuan. She felt she had seen her features somewhere before.
"Hello, sister. I am Song Juan. You can call me Juan'er." The female cultivator called Juan'er was very outgoing. "This is Su Ying, Xiao Ying. We are all from the same year as Yi Rou and live together. We are all talisman cultivators with Yi Rou."
Su Ying nodded shyly.
"Hello, I'm An Zhengzheng." An Zhengzheng didn't say much, presumably because they already knew about her situation from Yi Rou.
Then, she asked calmly, "You are all talisman cultivators, is Miss Yu'er one too?"
"Sister, I forgot to tell you." An Yirou was carefree. "Sister Yu'er is a pill cultivator. When you came home, people kept questioning my cultivation and asking me about you. Sister Yu'er couldn't stand it, so she stepped in and spoke up for me to go back!"
An Zhengzheng looked at Yu Er and saw that her expression was a little unnatural, but pretended not to notice.
"Thank you very much," An Zhengzheng said.
Yu Er was startled and said, "It's all a small matter. By the way, the new disciple trial is not easy. If you are worried that we will delay you, you can just take Yi Rou with you."
"No, it won't bother you." An Zhengzheng didn't seem to care. "Just be careful, everyone."
Everyone was waiting for the senior brother to activate the magic array. Several little girls chattered around them, mostly talking about their speculations about the new disciples' trials, making it quite lively.
However, it was obvious that the female cultivators were somewhat nervous in front of An Zhengzheng.
An Zhengzheng listened quietly from the side, and also made some judgments about the friends around An Yirou.
"Now that everyone has arrived, the magic array will be activated. Each of you should form a team of at least two people and enter one team at a time."
A senior disciple guarding the magic array used his internal energy to transmit a message.
At this moment, a figure came alone and headed straight for An Zhengzheng.
"Can I team up with you?" a familiar voice rang out.
An Zhengzheng turned her head, somewhat surprised, and said, "Zhou Xu?"
Zhou Xu's expression was inscrutable. After observing An Zhengzheng for the past few days, he had developed a greater sense of respect for her.
"Yes, I don't have anyone to team up with," Zhou Xu said truthfully.
That shouldn't be the case.
Logically speaking, a genius with such renowned abilities should be considered incredibly flattering by any team.
An Zhengzheng asked, "Is it because you don't want to team up with other people?"
Zhou Xu pursed his lips, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Why?
"...They're so stupid."
"..."
An Zhengzheng found it amusing; was this some kind of recognition of her abilities?
"I don't really care, but there are several other people in my team, so I need to ask their opinions."
After all, An Zhengzheng wasn't the only one on this team.
Zhou Xu looked surprised, not expecting that she had other teammates.
Following An Zhengzheng's gaze, he was somewhat disappointed.
She had assumed they were powerful cultivators like herself, but they turned out to be a few seemingly delicate young girls.
Has An Zhengzheng gone mad? Bringing a few burdens to the trial?
Judging from their cultivation level, they are only girls at the first or second level of Qi Refining.
Seeing Zhou Xu looking over, Song Juan and Su Ying both became very nervous.
“I think you can come,” An Yirou said with a smile.
Actually, she didn't like Zhou Xu that much anymore, but she was worried that her sister would have to take care of them all by herself.
It's good to have another genius protecting you.
Needless to say, Song Juan and Su Ying were renowned genius male cultivators throughout the entire sect. They nodded excitedly, "We, we also think it's a good idea."
That leaves only one Yu'er.
Zhou Xu asked her, "Could I..."
Zhou?
Yu'er was visibly disappointed when she heard Zhou Xu refer to himself.
An Zhengzheng witnessed this scene.
But Yu'er quickly recovered and nodded, saying, "It's okay..."
Zhou Xu was somewhat surprised; the voice sounded familiar.
However, he didn't think too much about it. Although it was a bit troublesome to bring along four more female cultivators, it was also a good thing to get to know An Zhengzheng better.
One day, he will win back his victory. Only by knowing himself and his enemy can he be victorious in every battle.
An Zhengzheng didn't say anything. Since everyone agreed, she had nothing more to say.
“I, Zhou Xu, will lead the way. You all stay close. Have you taken the pills I brought from home? I think your martial arts skills should be slightly better than theirs. If you encounter any problems, just shout for help.”
An Zhengzheng was already talking to An Yirou.
They were still muttering to themselves on the other side.
"Wow, really!" Su Ying nodded along with Song Juan. "Sister Yu'er really does look a bit like Zhou Xu..."
An Zhengzheng listened carefully.
"The trial array gate is about to open. All young cultivators, please be careful!"
As soon as the senior brother finished speaking, all the teams gathered together and walked into the magic circle one by one.
An Zhengzheng didn't think too much about it and, along with Zhou Xu, took the lead, entering the magic array gate first.
An Yirou and her other sisters followed closely behind.
The gate was a passageway emitting golden light; as soon as one entered, they felt drawn in by a powerful suction force.
The wind howled all around, like riding a roller coaster in a past life.
An Zhengzheng first cast a spell to create a protective shield for herself, then turned her head to look at the girls behind her.
Fortunately, they weren't novice cultivators who didn't even know basic protective techniques.
"We've arrived." Zhou Xu looked around at the scenery, which looked like a mountain forest.
The various teams have been exploring different mountains and forests one after another.
"In the new disciple trial, the team score accounts for 10%, and the remaining 90% is based on the score of killing monsters. The level of the monsters is explained in the jade slip announcement. The higher the level, the higher the score."
There are such warning signs before entering the exploration path.
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