Chapter 3940 — The Curtain Falls on the Newcomers' Trial
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Though they too staked their fortunes and lives, every one of them fighting desperately—many battering each other to mutual ruin—and the spectacle was hardly lacking in ferocity, their strength set the limit, and that was all that could be said.
Worth noting among these was that Wei Zhao stepped forward once again, naming Murong Zhen as his challenge.
The previous bout had been Meng Zhou challenging him; Wei Zhao still had one opportunity left to challenge someone of his own choosing.
Wei Zhao did this not only for his own group but also with Shangguan Lan'er in mind. If that woman Murong Zhen chose to accept the challenge in some fit of recklessness, Wei Zhao could seize the chance to root her out completely.
After what had happened at Half-Moon Lake, his opinion of Murong Zhen could hardly have been worse. If he truly got the chance, tender mercy for a fair lady would be so much mist in the wind—beating her to death was the way to go.
Unfortunately, the woman was perceptive enough to choose submission. Fifty points meant nothing to her, and Wei Zhao's overwhelming strength had already sunk deep into everyone's minds. A woman skilled at enduring humiliation like her would never give Wei Zhao the opening he sought.
After that, Murong Zhen promptly returned the favor, naming Xiao Che as her challenge. Even if she was no match for Wei Zhao yet, she could at least recover her face at the expense of his underling.
Wei Zhao could do nothing about it. His strength was indeed formidable, but he could hardly fight in Xiao Che's place. And with only early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, Xiao Che was plainly no match for Murong Zhen.
With no other choice, Xiao Che could only do as Murong Zhen had—hand over fifty points and concede the match.
Thus the crucial final stage of the newcomers' trial at last drew entirely to a close. The results were plain: Wei Zhao took first without suspense, Qiao Hongcai second, and Li Zhengming third.
As Pavilion Master Hu Yunfeng had announced long ago, in this newcomers' trial the points determined not only one's future treatment and standing after entering the Triple-Tier Pavilion, but the victors would also receive no small reward.
The top three of each of the Three Tiered Pavilions would each receive a pill as reward—a choice between a Foundation Establishment Pill and a Foundation Establishment Barrier-Breaking Pill.
All three of them—Wei Zhao and the others—were already experts at early-stage Foundation Establishment or above, so without question they all chose the Barrier-Breaking Pill. And the moment Wei Zhao received his reward pill, he promptly handed it over to Xiao Che.
After all, Wei Zhao had only just broken through to mid-stage Foundation Establishment with three Foundation Establishment Golden Pills and one Barrier-Breaking Pill. He would have no use for this one in the short term, and even if he did, he could simply open his own furnace and refine it.
This Barrier-Breaking Pill was, by contrast, far more vital to Xiao Che. Given his foundation and cultivation talent, he might surprise Wei Zhao at any moment by becoming a peak early-stage Foundation Establishment expert.
After several months and a full six stages, the much-watched newcomers' trial had finally drawn its curtain. The results were cause for joy in some quarters and sorrow in others, but among the Qingyun Pavilion newcomers, Wei Zhao's group was unquestionably the greatest winner, laughing last and laughing best.
After the trial, the newcomers of the Welcome Pavilion could at last breathe easy. Nerves strung taut for so long could finally relax; some took their rest, some resumed their cultivation, each with their own plans.