Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

"Look, this kid is quite strong, but who can know his character? Let's see how he changes in the future and then make a decision."

"Furthermore, this will give everyone ample time to prepare. Since everyone wants to take this kid as their disciple, they will definitely want to show him their special skills. Whoever's skill this kid is interested in will probably be his personal disciple."

Upon hearing this, all the elders nodded in agreement.

"Also, some powerful people have caught up with us. Do you think this kid can handle them? Hurry up and open the secret door so this kid can come out."

The elders suddenly realized what was happening and quickly opened the mechanism.

……

On Xu Yao's side, a door slowly lifted, and light shone in.

Seeing the blinding sunlight, Xu Yao chuckled.

"Oh dear, what I've been searching for has come to me without any effort. I don't think I touched any mechanism, it just opened by itself? But that's fine too, let's go."

After saying that, Xu Yao walked out, satisfied.

Witnessing Xu Yao's departure, the middle-aged man and his companions were filled with grief and indignation.

But then, the middle-aged man looked at the three brothers and revealed a malicious smile.

"Look at the three of you! You had the nerve to laugh at us before, but look at yourselves now, you're just like that! You got beaten to a pulp, didn't you? Heh, we won't let you get away with this. You deserve it!"

As the middle-aged man was saying this, Zhao Long had already crawled towards the exit.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man looked puzzled.

Just as he was about to ask a question, Zhao Long gave him an annoyed look.

"You clueless idiot, have you forgotten that we're on our way to the trial? Get out of here right now, crawl out if you have to. Falling here won't count as a result, and if you can't get into the Qingyun Sect, don't blame me for not warning you."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man also got up.

He knew that it wasn't just the first place winner who received a generous reward; all five of them would also receive some kind of reward.

Regardless, he had to get his hands on this reward.

At that moment, the eldest brother hurriedly woke up the second and third brothers and led them to crawl outside.

He heard it, and some disciples were already rushing over here.

Although he was beaten up and looked quite pathetic, he should still take the top five prizes.

……

And so, the five of them chased each other as they climbed toward the exit.

They wanted to walk or run, but they couldn't.

They had all been severely beaten by Xu Yao and were no longer able to stand up.

……

Today's assessment had many surprises, but also some disappointments.

Originally, there were 3,000 people participating in the assessment. Goodness, the original plan was to recruit 1,000 people, but only less than 900 people successfully exited the test site.

The rest of the people, without exception, all fell victim to the various traps and mechanisms within the cave.

After clearing the level, apart from some extremely tedious things, everything else was fine.

After some back and forth, things finally stabilized.

On this day, Xu Yao remained in a cultivation area within the sect.

The training area was filled with small rooms, each ten meters long and ten meters wide, made of steel, which could not be destroyed without great strength.

Xu Yao stayed here for two months.

For the past two months, he has neither eaten nor drunk anything, relying entirely on these five Foundation Establishment Pills for nourishment.

It took him two whole months to finally refine the five Foundation Establishment Pills to near completion.

At this moment, only a small portion of the last Foundation Establishment Pill remained.

After refining the previous four Foundation Establishment Pills, Xu Yao broke through to the second level of Qi Refining. Now, having reached the third level of Qi Refining, he is only a little bit away from the fourth level.

It's only a fine line between them, but crossing that line isn't so easy.

Xu Yao is now focused and concentrating on refining the remaining spiritual energy within the Foundation Establishment Pill.

I must say, this Foundation Establishment Pill is truly a wonderful thing.

After taking it, not only will you not need to eat or drink, but it will also greatly cleanse your meridians and bones, making your body stronger.

The spiritual energy contained within will also bring great benefits once it is refined by someone.

At that moment, Xu Yao shuddered.

He could feel that the feeling of breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Refining was coming!

Here it comes! He's only a hair's breadth away from the fourth level of Qi Refining. Hurry up and take the final step!

With that in mind, Xu Yao desperately tried to refine the remaining spiritual power of the Foundation Establishment Pill.

The power of the Foundation Establishment Pill was drained, and the dregs slowly fell to the ground.

As the final power of the Foundation Establishment Pill entered Xu Yao's body, Xu Yao began to refine it even more rapidly.

The obstacle was forcibly broken through, and with a loud bang from Xu Yao's body, Xu Yao felt as if the clouds had parted.

He suddenly opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, and looked with delight at the changes his body had undergone.

After feeling a tremendous leap in the abundance of his physical body and spiritual energy.

Xu Yao rose into the air, throwing punches and kicks haphazardly, creating whooshing sounds.

It's on a completely different level from before; if spiritual energy were to circulate, its power would become even more terrifying.

At this moment, Xu Yao, having not eaten or drunk anything for two months, was truly craving the taste of food.

With that in mind, he immediately left, intending to have a good time in the cafeteria.

He immediately hurried to the cafeteria.

Before even reaching the cafeteria, Xu Yao's mouth watered at the rich aroma emanating from it.

He took three steps at a time and pounced on it like a hungry tiger.

"Food, here I come!"

Just as he was about to rush into the cafeteria, the door suddenly opened, revealing a tall, burly man.

Upon seeing Xu Yao charging at him like a mad dog, the man's expression changed, and he quickly jumped back.

As a result, he slipped on the ground and unexpectedly fell to the ground.

Instantly, a hint of anger appeared in the man's eyes.

"What's wrong with you? Can't you see where you're going?!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yao gave a rather awkward smile.

"I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry. I was so hungry that I ran too fast. How about this, what do you want to eat? I'll treat you to a meal."

After saying that, Xu Yao was about to go inside again.

At that moment, the man had already grabbed Xu Yao's arm.

"You brat, you think you can just come and go as you please? Even your apology is this easy? Do you look down on me?"

Xu Yao gave the man a strange look.