Adding on the fact that the Cloud Sky Sect said that they could use any method, no one saw through Wang Lin's restriction.
At the moment the restriction hit the pillar of black fog, Wang Lin could clearly feel a piece of jade glowing golden as it slowly flew out.
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he placed the restriction on the piece of jade. The speed at which the piece of jade was flying out suddenly slowed down. At the same time, he placed another restriction. This time, the restriction landed on a pill inside the pillar. The pill flew out of the pillar, turned into a ray of golden light, and landed in the hands of a young man on the stone platform.
The young man was stunned for a moment and then shouted in ecstasy:
"This … I … I passed!!"
At this moment, the middle aged man from the Cloud Sky Sect's eyes widened. He stared at the pill and quickly arrived in front of the young man.
Without a word, he reached out with his right hand and the pill flew into his hand. After carefully looking at it, he revealed a strange expression. He looked at the ecstatic disciple for a long time before slowly saying, "Congratulations, there is no need to compete anymore. You can directly become an inner disciple of the Cloud Sky Sect. In a bit, you will go up the mountain to see the sect head and he will arrange a master for you.
Take this pill. This is a gift for your master after you become his disciple. Unfortunately, this pill is of the fire element, otherwise I would be your master! "
The disciple's eyes revealed a look of ecstasy. He quickly nodded and was very excited.
Wang Lin's eyes were calm, but his heart was moved. He only saw three things inside the black mist: the pill, the piece of jade, and the token.
It was clear that these three things had very different meanings. Obtaining the pill would directly make him a disciple, obtaining the piece of jade would count as completing this trial, but what would happen after obtaining the token?
Wang Lin pondered for a bit and didn't act rashly again. He was very careful. One time might be a coincidence, but if he used the restriction multiple times in a row, then once someone found out, it would all be for naught.
Also, from the middle aged man's expression, Wang Lin guessed that not many disciples received a pill during the disciple recruitment every 30 years. According to his analysis, most of the disciples only received a piece of jade.
"There is only one hour left. I can tell you right now that there are a total of four things inside the pillar. They are the piece of jade, the pill, the token, and the pill furnace.
"Out of the four items, those who obtain the piece of jade pass this trial.
Those who obtain the pill will directly become an inner disciple.
Apart from becoming an inner court disciple, the person who obtains the command token can bring the command token to the Pill Depository Pavilion to exchange for a grade three spirit pill.
"If you obtain the pill furnace, then congratulations, you will become one of the few inner disciples of the Cloud Sky Sect.
"But until now, in the more than 8000 years since the Cloud Sky Sect was founded, only 6 seniors have obtained a pill furnace. I hope that among you, there will be a seventh!
"Once you become the head disciple, you will be able to choose any pill you want and you will be able to learn the most advanced alchemy techniques."
As soon as he said this, the youths on the platform who wanted to become his disciple all took a deep breath and looked at the black mist pillar. In their eyes, the pillar represented a lifetime of wealth.
When Wang Lin heard this, he was startled. He only saw three items and didn't see the fourth item … the pill furnace. After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin didn't continue to observe. Instead, he placed down a restriction and took out a pill.
With a flash of golden light, a blue pill flew out and Wang Lin grabbed it.
It wasn't that Wang Lin couldn't choose the token, but with his personality, he didn't want to attract too much attention. If it wasn't for the fact that taking the pill would directly make him a disciple, he wouldn't have chosen the token. He would have chosen the jade instead.
After noticing the color of the pill, the middle aged man's eyes lit up. He walked up and took the pill from Wang Lin's hand. After looking at it, he looked at Wang Lin and smiled. "Are you willing to become my disciple?"
Wang Lin's face was filled with fear, but within this fear, there was a hint of excitement. He quickly nodded.
The middle aged man smiled and said, "Stand to the side with me. After this is over, I'll lead you up the mountain to see the sect leader."
Wang Lin respectfully followed the middle aged man to a corner of the platform. His expression was filled with awe and ecstasy, but in reality, he was sneering inside. When he saw the middle aged man's disappointed expression when the first pill was of the fire attribute, he immediately analyzed the situation. After careful observation, he was able to roughly determine that the pill this person needed was of the water attribute. After all, if it was any other attribute, it would be compatible. However, the water attribute pill was completely different from the fire attribute pill.
As a result, when Wang Lin used the restriction to draw out the pill, he purposely chose the water attribute pill. If his analysis was correct, then the middle aged man would be too happy and lower his guard. He wouldn't look too deeply into why two pills appeared in a row.
In the next two hours, three more people were chosen. One of them was the girl who had traveled with Wang Lin. She obtained a jade slip.
The time was almost up. The middle aged man looked up at the sky and was about to announce the result. However, at this moment, the black fog suddenly began to churn violently. Dark clouds appeared in the sky and lightning would occasionally flash across the sky like silver snakes dancing in the sky.
At the same time, a series of rumbling sounds came from the black fog pillar. A corner of a pill furnace the size of a small mountain appeared in the black fog.
This pill cauldron was slightly purple in color, and there was a black dragon chained to it carved on it. The dragon's eyes were wide open, revealing a strong unwillingness. From afar, it looked as if it was about to roar out.
At this moment, an invisible force spread out from the black fog pillar. All the disciples standing on the stone platform were pushed away and involuntarily moved back. Very soon, aside from the middle aged man and Wang Lin, who had taken out a treasure to defend himself, there was only a skinny youth. The youth raised his head in confusion and stared at the pill furnace. He was momentarily speechless.
Wang Lin's heart skipped a beat as he stared at the pill furnace in the black fog. With his divine sense, he could clearly see that there was a faint layer of black light covering the pill furnace. Every time the pill furnace moved a bit, the color would become a bit darker.
"Child Furnace, this is the Dragon Furnace!" The middle aged man beside Wang Lin revealed a serious expression.
However, at that moment, the cauldron suddenly trembled and no longer flew out. Instead, it slowly shrank back into the cauldron. At the same time, a golden medallion flashed out of the black fog and landed in the young man's hand.
The middle aged man let out a sigh. He would see this kind of scene several times every 30 years, but every time, the pill furnace was never able to escape the black fog.
"Send everyone else out of the Cloud Sky Sect. Anyone who obtained an item, follow me up the mountain!"
After the middle aged man finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Wang Lin. His right hand reached out and grabbed Wang Lin's belt. At the same time, he jumped up and arrived next to the only youth that had obtained a token. After grabbing that youth, he brought the two of them toward the top of the mountain.
Behind him were three disciples of the Cloud Sky Sect. They each grabbed one of the lucky disciples that passed the trial and flew toward the top of the mountain.
Wang Lin continued to look around. As the middle aged man got faster and faster, they got closer and closer to the top of the mountain. After passing through a water-like defensive formation, the scene in front of Wang Lin suddenly changed.
The originally lush green mountain scenery suddenly changed and disappeared. What appeared in front of Wang Lin were magnificent buildings. These buildings were all made of jade. At first glance, even with Wang Lin's experience, he couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. He secretly thought that the Cloud Sky Sect was indeed rich.
Although not all of the buildings in the Cloud Sky Sect were made of jade, at least 80% of them were made of natural jade. In terms of value, if these jades were made into spirit stones or jades, they would be worth an unimaginable amount.
At the same time, because there were a lot of jades here, it naturally created a celestial atmosphere. Just by smelling it, Wang Lin felt a very comfortable feeling come from his body. He analyzed it and found that if he cultivated here, then one day of cultivation would be equivalent to three days of cultivation.
As Wang Lin sighed, he looked at the others and found that all of them were also stunned. Looking at the scene in the Cloud Sky Sect, they all had strange expressions on their faces.
After the middle aged man passed through the water-like defensive formation, the Cloud Sky Sect disciples released their arms. Those that were able to come to the Cloud Sky Sect to become a disciple all had flying techniques. At this moment, they all followed the middle aged man and quickly flew into the depths of the Cloud Sky Sect.
Their speed wasn't fast. Along the way, Wang Lin was once again startled. He saw a group of cranes coming from the distance. On top of the cranes sat several beautiful women. These women were all wearing colorful clothes, making them look like dancing butterflies. Anyone who saw them couldn't help but look at them.
"Brother Zhou Lin, are these the new disciples?"
As the group of cranes got close, one of the women sitting on top of the cranes asked. Her voice was as beautiful as a lark's.
This woman was in her budding years. She was very attractive, had teeth that were like shells, and had a willow waist. She was definitely going to be a beauty.
In particular, she had a small mole on the side of her mouth, which made her look very charming.
The middle aged man laughed and said, "That's right. This time, there are a total of six people for the disciple ceremony."
The woman's beautiful eyes scanned the group and revealed a charming expression. Finally, her gaze fell on the girl that was with Wang Lin. She smiled and said, "What a beautiful little sister. If teacher sees her, she will definitely be accepted as a disciple."
After the woman finished speaking, the other women on the cranes all looked over. After chatting for a bit, they all left with the cranes.
I really can't write today. My head hurts. I haven't had a cold in three years, and I didn't expect to get one this time.
"This season in the northeast is the coldest time of the year. The heating system only starts on October 15th, so these past few days have been very difficult. Right now the temperature here at night has already reached minus 4 or 5 degrees.
"Last night, I went out and caught a cold. When I came back, I had a high fever. Today, the fever has subsided, but my head hurts very badly. I'm really sorry to everyone. It's not that Ear Gen doesn't want to update, but as I write, my mind is in a mess.
"In fact, I shouldn't have posted this chapter today because I haven't thought about it at all. I've been typing in a daze. It might not be satisfactory, so please don't worry. If I'm in a better state tomorrow, I'll make up for today's mistakes.
"There's also a reminder ticket. Please don't vote for it. Ear Gen is a little afraid of this reminder ticket. In the future, I won't speed up for Cui Geng. If that's the case, not only will the quality not be guaranteed, but it will also be very tiring to write, especially 12,000 words. For Ear Gen, if he wants to update, he will have to sleep for three to four hours a day to write.
Ear Gen can finish 6000 words. If he's in a good state, he can occasionally write 9000 words. But 10,000 words is too difficult … (Although there are many words, you don't have to spend money to read them. The word count for this chapter is 3095.)