He hurriedly tossed the newly received Qi Absorption Pill into his mouth, quickly restoring his spiritual power to face the upcoming tests.

"You Qingyi, Upper-Grade Spirit Root." When it was You Qingyi's turn, everyone's attention was inevitably drawn to her.

They wanted to see what results this prodigy would achieve.

In the next moment, the jade wall emitted a bright red glow, much brighter than the strongest light from before.

"Upper-Grade Spirit Root, it seems you are quite dedicated to your cultivation, not bad," the elder in the red robe gave his first compliment, "A-."

Hearing the evaluation of 'A-', many at the scene showed surprise.

Clearly, they knew this was the highest evaluation the sect could typically give.

"Rong Xuejian, Mid-grade Spirit Root." There was also considerable attention when it was Rong Xuejian's turn.

Although he was a Mid-grade Spirit Root, everyone knew it was the top-tier of Mid-grade Spirit Roots, just a step away from Upper-grade.

Sure enough, after he placed his palm on the jade wall, the emitted light was only slightly weaker than You Qingyi's.

"B+." Even for Rong Xuejian, Master Wen nodded approvingly.

Many others were tested afterward.

However, few received evaluations higher than the chubby Dai Xiang, with most ranging between C- to C+.

"Wang Wenbai, Upper-Grade Spirit Root."

This fair-skinned, slightly chubby young man, with an air of arrogance, stepped forward.

When his palm was placed on the jade wall, his mouth puffed up, and veins bulged on his forehead, as if trying to output more spiritual power.

The elder in the red robe shook his head slightly, "Your accumulation of spiritual power may not even compare to that Rong-named disciple from before."

"B+."

Hearing this evaluation from Master Wen, Wang Wenbai's face suddenly turned sullen.

"Master, since my spiritual power is similar to Rong Xuejian's, why am I a B+ while he's a B-?"

"Because your Spirit Root is stronger than his, yet your spiritual power is about equal, thus your evaluation is adjusted down a grade. Is there a problem?" Master Wen frowned.

Upon hearing this, Wang Wenbai reluctantly stepped back.

He felt frustrated internally; it was one thing not to match You Qingyi's evaluation, but even falling short of Rong Xuejian made him uncomfortable!

"Wang brother, don't worry, there are still four evaluations. Only focusing on one doesn't show much," someone beside him said, "I believe you'll still be the top at the end!"

Hearing this, Wang Wenbai nodded slightly, looking much better.

His Alchemy evaluation was B-, and his spiritual power was B+.

With two more in magic and Corpse Control, the final composite score might still be comparable to You Qingyi.

He turned and saw Lou Yi also looking over.

His gaze was calm, devoid of any emotion.

But in Wang Wenbai's mind, it was a great provocation.

'Who do you think you are, daring to meet my gaze equally, just a Lower-Grade Spirit Root!'

'Robbing my Spirit Corpse, causing my evaluation not to reach A, it's all your fault!'

Unmet expectations from the recent evaluation, combined with old and new grudges, only fueled Wang Wenbai's sensitivity.

He felt a nameless fire rising rapidly from his heart, heating his face and making his mouth dry and tongue parched.

"Wang brother, are you alright?" Someone nearby noticed something was wrong and asked.

"That Lou guy seems quite confident," Wang Wenbai said coldly.

"Oh, that barbarian? Isn't he a Lower-Grade Spirit Root, what's there to be confident about?" The nearby person said puzzledly.

"Who knows, maybe this barbarian thinks he's stronger than an Upper-Grade Spirit Root," Wang Wenbai sneered.

He intentionally spoke loudly.

Many around heard, glancing at each other, wondering why Wang Wenbai kept holding onto Lou Yi.

"Lou Yi, Lower-Grade Spirit Root."

Lou Yi stepped forward, placing his hand into the palm groove on the jade wall.

As soon as he exerted his power, he felt a tremendous suction pulling in.

Almost all the spiritual qi in his Yin Vein was sucked dry.

After Lou Yi's spiritual power was absorbed,

the milky jade wall emitted a faint red glow, yet the color was obviously stronger than most others.

"Your total spiritual power is not lacking compared to the few Mid-grade Spirit Roots," Master Wen glanced at Lou Yi in surprise, then gave a grade, "B+".

'Mid-grade Spirit Root level,' Lou Yi thought, unsurprised.

The normal cultivation speed of Mid-grade Spirit Roots is more than 1.5 times that of Lower-Grade Spirit Roots, with better ones reaching twice.

But with the aid of an Innate Spirit Corpse in cultivation and having been rewarded with two bottles of Qi Absorption Pill before, his current cultivation speed was no less than an ordinary Mid-grade Spirit Root.

Of course, this was only for the past three months.

If there aren't continuous supplies of Elixirs later, it will still be inferior to Mid-grade Spirit Roots.

'Once I'm able to leave the sect, I'll hunt some Yin Element monsters to enhance my Spirit Root,' Lou Yi thought.

Of course, he glanced at Wang Wenbai again.

This time, his eyes intentionally carried some inexplicable meaning.

Lou Yi naturally heard Wang Wenbai's provoking words earlier.

To say more to such a person would be demeaning; a glance would suffice for him to understand.

"You bastard!" Wang Wenbai felt the fire in his heart burning ever more fiercely.

With occasional glances from people around, it seemed to him they were all laughing at him.

But Lou Yi's spiritual power evaluation wasn't inferior to his own.

This greatly infuriated Wang Wenbai, leaving him unable to voice his grievance.

'In the subsequent evaluations, I must seize the top spot, so he knows how laughable he really is!' Wang Wenbai thought fiercely.

"Next round, magic assessment," Master Wen's indifferent voice reached their ears, "You can choose any magic from those you've learned. Most should be the Rain Technique, I suppose."

"Dai Xiang." The disciple next to Master Wen began to call names again.

The chubby boy named Dai Xiang said with a bitter face, "I am doing the Rain Technique."

He felt uneasy internally, having only just mastered this magic a few days ago and still being unfamiliar, hoping to perform better later.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

Due to over-nervousness, Dai Xiang failed twice in casting, barely succeeding on the third try, with very little rain, earning a 'C+' evaluation.

Most cultivators present weren't much better at mastering this magic than Dai Xiang.

Many were merely relying on their spot performance; those successful in casting could get a 'C' evaluation.

Some failed five times in a row, receiving a 'D' evaluation.

No one even received a B evaluation.

The situation changed when You Qingyi appeared.

Not only did she cast successfully in one try, but she also did it much faster than those before her, seemingly as well as Lou Yi's last attempt, receiving a 'B-' evaluation.

The following Rong Xuejian was not much different from You Qingyi, also receiving a 'B-' evaluation.

"The top should be between Rong Xuejian and You Qingyi!" Someone commented.

"I think so too; they barely have any weaknesses."

"That Lou Yi, I remember his spellcasting was impressive; maybe he's the biggest dark horse..."

Wang Wenbai was greatly annoyed hearing this, determined to show them his level this time.

For this assessment, he found his paternal grandfather, Elder Wang, a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, to guide him on-site for three days.

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