"Speaking of which, I know most of the examinees in Donghua City with a Primordial Spirit value of 99," Jing Xiu looked at Zhou Bai curiously, "Why don't I know you? Are you new to Donghua City?"
Zhou Bai nodded, "I was a survivor in the wild before, and was just rescued by the rescue team not long ago."
Jing Xiu looked at Zhou Bai in surprise, "The wild? Are there still survivors in the wild now?"
The next moment, she covered her mouth in embarrassment, "Sorry, but since you could survive in the wild, in terms of willpower, other than Zuo Dao, that freak, none of us can compare to you."
As she spoke, she looked at Zhou Bai with admiration in her eyes.
Zhou Bai scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "It's nothing, just some luck."
Just as Zhou Bai and Jing Xiu were talking, a young teacher floated above everyone's heads and said to the examinees in front of him, "Hello everyone, I am your proctor for this exam and also one of the teachers of the new batch of Dao School students, Lv Chongyang.
You are all people who have the potential to enter the Dao and aim to cultivate.
So you should all know that a hundred years ago, the great Daoist of Donghua University, the Qingjing Sanren, proposed the three major rules of cultivation, which were widely adopted and became a consensus among all cultivators in the cultivation world. Under no circumstances should you violate these three major rules."
The young teacher said solemnly, "First, do not face the Heavenly Dao directly."
"Second, do not let your Primordial Spirit emerge."
"Third, do not seek quick results and take risks."
"Only by adhering to the three major rules of cultivation can we go further on the path of Dao, can the number of human cultivators remain as it is today, avoiding madness and distortion."
"And adhering to the three major rules of cultivation requires strong willpower and immense self-discipline. Therefore, the entrance test of our Donghua Dao School tests the willpower of the examinees every year to see if they can endure the hardships on the path of cultivation."
The surrounding students held their breath and stood in line autonomously, quietly listening to Lv Chongyang's speech, appearing very disciplined.
Some people nodded from time to time, deeply agreeing with Lv Chongyang's words.
Since Christina was brought into Zhou Bai's mind, she had been sulking and not speaking. At this moment, after hearing the three major rules of cultivation, she suddenly nodded, "These words sound so familiar, didn't I say them before?"
Zhou Bai rolled his eyes, "It was said by someone a hundred years ago, what does it have to do with you?"
"At this moment, the remaining 12,000 examinees today are divided into four venues, synchronously conducting the next round of testing." As Lv Chongyang spoke, he formed a Dao seal with his hand, and saw blue lights flickering under everyone's feet, the lights converging into lines, forming a broad circular track, at least three or four kilometers long.
"This round of testing is running," Lv Chongyang said, "but it is not ordinary running. This four-kilometer-long circular track is a newly refined cultivation treasure of our school, the Heavenly Road."
"Running on this Heavenly Road requires not only physical strength but also willpower.
Because each step you take on it triggers spiritual energy, causing not only physical fatigue but also rapid mental fatigue. Without strong willpower, the more you run, the harder it becomes, the difficulty being ten times that of ordinary running."
"You examinees who have not yet entered the Dao have not strengthened your bodies, you only have Primordial Spirit power. In this exam, you are only allowed to use your physical strength, and cannot use your Primordial Spirit power to assist in running.
Therefore, to continue running on the Heavenly Road, you need unwavering willpower. The stronger the willpower, the longer and faster you can run on the Heavenly Road."
Lv Chongyang paused, giving the examinees a moment to think, then continued, "But triggering the spiritual energy not only brings extra fatigue but also helps you absorb the spiritual energy while running, increasing your Primordial Spirit power.
The stronger the willpower, the faster, and further you run; strong-willed people can increase their Primordial Spirit power more quickly through training on the Heavenly Road."
Hearing Lv Chongyang's introduction, many examinees looked amazed and eager as they looked at the Heavenly Road track before them.
Those who came to take the entrance exam for Donghua Dao School and passed the first round naturally had confidence in their talent and willpower. Faced with this Heavenly Road track, they naturally wanted to try enhancing their Primordial Spirit power through running.
However, after hearing Lv Chongyang's introduction, Christina in Zhou Bai's mind chuckled and then immediately raised her cat paw to cover her mouth.
Zhou Bai frowned and said to her in his mind, "What's the matter?"
Christina waved her paw, "Nothing, nothing."
At this moment, Lv Chongyang continued, "So in this round of the exam, everyone will run on this Heavenly Road together. From the fifth minute, those who can't run any further will be eliminated immediately, and every five seconds, I will eliminate the slowest runner.
This will continue until only three hundred remain, the three hundred people with the strongest willpower who pass this test."
Hearing Lv Chongyang's words, everyone present instantly tensed up.
There were 12,000 who passed the first round, divided into four venues for the exam, so each venue had 3,000 people, with only 300 passing, a tenth passing rate.
This was lower than the passing rate of previous years.
Many examinees couldn't help but think of some rumors, it seemed that the difficult situation and the increasingly scarce resources for the human race were not groundless.
Next, Lv Chongyang used his mind, and the power of his Primordial Spirit spread from his consciousness to the real world, lifting the wristbands that had been prepared and placing them accurately in front of everyone present.
"What a strong Primordial Spirit power." Zhou Bai thought, "And accurately lifting 3,000 wristbands, placing them in front of each person, this level of control is also terrifying."
Lv Chongyang continued, "These wristbands will record your speed, five minutes later, every five seconds, the wristband of the slowest person will turn red, indicating they are eliminated. If you stop running directly, it will also turn red, indicating elimination.
Everyone put on the wristbands and do some warm-up exercises."
A few minutes later, 3,000 examinees started from the starting point, beginning the second round of testing.
Zhou Bai ran with Jing Xiu, and after a few steps, he began to feel a constant force attaching to his body and spirit, causing every movement to feel ten times more exhausting.
It wasn't just physical fatigue, but also mental fatigue.
Like everyone else, in the first five minutes, everyone ran at the slowest pace to conserve energy.
But even so, after running for a minute, Zhou Bai was already starting to pant.
Since becoming younger, his body was still very healthy, and his physical fitness could be considered excellent in past society, among the best of his peers.
But now, after running for less than a minute, he felt it was hard to take a step, each step was sustained by willpower.
"Damn... so tired... I can't hold on..." Zhou Bai looked up and saw that most of the examinees around him were the same, panting heavily, sweating profusely, all looking as if they couldn't hold on.
But beside him, although Jing Xiu was also sweating profusely, her gaze remained firm, her movements not at all chaotic.