CHAPTER 1296: CHAPTER 1297: ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

"Finally returned."

Chu Feng stepped into the bronze gate, and immediately everything spun before his eyes, and his figure returned to the Holy Dragon Secret Realm.

The rich spiritual energy around made Chu Feng feel much more at ease.

In a place like the Ghostly Domain, where demon intent permeated every corner, Chu Feng had to maintain high alert at every moment.

Returning to the Holy Dragon Secret Realm finally allowed him to relax a bit, and his fatigue was alleviated.

Moreover, in the Holy Dragon Secret Realm, Chu Feng did not need to worry about the problem of the Young Emperor. Even though the Young Emperor’s strength was formidable, he couldn’t charge into the Holy Dragon Secret Realm to hunt down Chu Feng.

After all, the Holy Dragon Secret Realm was filled with powerful figures, and even if the Young Emperor personally came, he might not escape unscathed.

"Young Master, I must leave now. I am currently a disciple of the Five Spirit Sect. If you need any assistance, you can find me there."

Liu Ya, having returned to the Holy Dragon Secret Realm, spoke to Chu Feng.

"Hmm."

Upon hearing Liu Ya’s words, Chu Feng was not surprised. Liu Ya had been personally taken away by the Ancient Empress Feng, and had naturally joined the Five Spirit Sect.

She participated in the trial probably just for some training experience.

The Five Spirit Sect is ranked third among the Four Sects, which are Holy Dragon Sect, Holy Institute Sect, Five Spirit Sect, and Six Extremes Sect.

The rankings of these Four Great Sects have been cemented since ancient times, and although the Holy Institute Sect is actually the leading sect in the Holy Dragon Secret Realm, in terms of status, the Holy Dragon Sect is respected the most.

"Five Spirit Sect."

Many disciples of the Holy Dragon Secret Realm around, upon hearing Liu Ya’s words, were filled with envy.

It’s rare for even long-time members to have the chance to join the Four Sects, let alone a newcomer like Liu Ya. Once she gets into the Five Spirit Sect, she’ll certainly receive abundant resources to nurture her growth, which will widen the gap between her and the rest.

"You lucky kid."

Many disciples of the Holy Dragon Secret Realm looked at Chu Feng and expressed such sentiments.

In every batch of newcomers, having a genius who can join the Four Sects is extremely rare.

Although Chu Feng has already shown overwhelming talent, it still doesn’t guarantee that he can join the Four Sects.

It’s said Liu Ya is very closely connected with the Ancient Empress Feng. In the future, Liu Ya could potentially become a high-ranking figure in the Five Spirit Sect. Maintaining a good relationship with her now is undoubtedly a wise move.

"Go then."

Chu Feng said casually as he looked at Liu Ya.

"Take care, Young Master."

Liu Ya gave Chu Feng a deep look, then slowly left, transforming into a tunneling light and returned to the Five Spirit Sect.

By this time, all the disciples of the Holy Dragon Secret Realm had almost returned from the Ghostly Domain. The ancient bronze gate slowly closed.

Ancient Emperor Songzhu was the last to walk out from the ancient bronze gate. He looked at the martial artists present and began to speak.

"This time, all warriors and demonic gods who survived the Ghostly Domain have passed the trial and become disciples of the Holy Dragon Secret Realm. Now, you are all officially disciples of the Holy Dragon Secret Realm."

"However, before distributing the rewards, we must conduct an evaluation. Everyone, step forward in order and hand over the demon bones. All demon bones will be exchanged for contribution points of the Holy Dragon Secret Realm. Rest assured, no one will take advantage of you. The first one."

Ancient Emperor Songzhu pointed at a young martial artist standing in the front line who was among the top mid-tier of the remaining disciples.

He stepped forward a thousand paces and opened his Space Ring, revealing about two hundred demon bones inside.

Ancient Emperor Songzhu took a glance and waved his hand to collect all the demon bones.

"A total of 350 points, which converts to 35 contribution points."

Saying this, Ancient Emperor Songzhu took out a jade talisman and handed it to the young martial artist. On this jade talisman, one could vaguely see the number thirty-five.

All demon bones, depending on their rank, are exchangeable for different points. Ordinary quasi-emperor-level demon bones are equivalent to one point.

While quasi-emperor peak or some more powerful demon clan members’ bones amount to two or three points each.

The Holy Dragon Secret Realm has existed for hundreds of thousands of years and has a well-established system for trial evaluations, thoroughly fair.

The young man’s expression showed no dissatisfaction; rather, it even held a hint of delight. Typically, the evaluation purchase price for demon bones is about twenty to thirty percent higher than the norm, to deter martial artists and demonic gods from hoarding demon bones, which would result in an unfair assessment.

Besides the jade talisman, Ancient Emperor Songzhu also took out a jade bottle and handed it over. Inside this jade bottle quietly lay a dragon-eye-sized blue elixir pill.

Jade Dragon Sacred Pill!

Before the trial commenced, it was announced as a reward that all disciples who passed the trial were eligible to receive one Jade Dragon Sacred Pill.

The young man took both the jade talisman and jade bottle and hurriedly left.

Simultaneously, his name appeared on a water mirror beside it, documenting his name and the score he received.

"Next."

A series of martial artists and demonic gods called upon all stepped forward naturally to surrender their demon bones.

On the water mirror, everyone’s rankings were listed.

This ranking affects the upcoming Four Sects and Eight Halls disciples’ recruitment event; once the trial results are compiled, the Four Sects and Eight Halls recruitment event will commence.

Each of the Four Sects and Eight Halls will come to select disciples according to their ranking order.

"Next."

Ancient Emperor Songzhu, still wearing an extremely fatigued expression, looked as though he might fall asleep at any moment.

Yet his speed was incredible; when a martial artist produced demon bones, he could instantly calculate their value.

Another disciple was called forward, a demonic god with an aura similar to that of a wild bull surrounding him.

"It’s Niu Xi."

Some disciples of the Holy Dragon Secret Realm watched this person step forward with a touch of anticipation in their eyes.

"I wonder how many demon bones Niu Xi obtained."

Originally, Niu Xi wasn’t outstanding among this batch of newcomers, but in the Ghostly Domain, his exceptional performance made him one of the premier figures among the newcomers.

If there are a few individuals in this batch of newcomers who have the chance to join the Four Sects, Niu Xi is certainly one of them.

Niu Xi took a step forward a thousand paces, opened the Space Ring, and countless demon bones tumbled out, forming an entire mound.

At a glance, there were over ten thousand.