Yang Hong, who was initially just watching the fun, became interested. He walked out of the crowd and stepped to the front of the testing queue, behind the two women.
"Kid, what are you doing? Can't you queue up?"
"Scholar, queue up properly, or the immortal masters will get angry. No one will care if they kill you."
"Hey~ Hey~ Don't go looking for death."
As Yang Hong continued to move forward, the young boys and girls in the queue kept trying to dissuade him, telling him not to cut in line.
Yang Hong did catch onto something. The disciples of Qingfeng Manor had rules for mortals, and violating them could lead to death.
He took note of this and would consider the situation later. If it wasn't too severe, he would keep such rules. If they were unreasonable, he would reprimand the leaders of the two departments and three halls.
However, when Yang Hong reached the position behind the two women, those who had been dissuading him immediately fell silent.
It seemed that offending those two women was more terrifying than admonishing Yang Hong.
"Pretty boy, scram!"
As Yang Hong approached, the woman with the large saber on her back immediately glared at him with fierce eyes.
In response, Yang Hong simply smiled gently and asked, "Hello, what's your name?"
As he spoke, Yang Hong activated his [All-Seeing Eyes] and looked at the person in front of him.
"Pretty boy, aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"
Saying this, the sturdy woman turned around and unbuckled the unsheathed large saber.
Yang Hong merely smiled. Not to mention his own strength, even though this sturdy woman looked fierce, she had killing intent but not murderous intent. She was merely putting on a show.
Furthermore, under his All-Seeing Eyes, he saw a faint orange glow of luck.
"I'm not afraid. You won't kill me. What's your name?"
"Hmph~ Scoundrel!"
Seeing that Yang Hong truly wasn't afraid of her, the sturdy woman snorted, hugged her large saber, and turned away.
Yang Hong smiled slightly again, finding this woman rather cute. He then directed his All-Seeing Eyes towards the older woman in front.
As expected, she also had orange luck, and it was equally faint.
Yang Hong hadn't fully figured out the changes in luck yet. However, when he met Lizhi ten years ago, her luck color was much deeper than these two.
He wasn't in a hurry to acknowledge them, nor could he, as they hadn't recovered their memories yet.
In a good mood, Yang Hong simply followed the queue forward, participating in an entrance test for his own sect.
The queue moved forward slowly. The first to be tested were the older adults who had successfully cultivated in the [Ten Martial Arts Techniques]. Those who had reached the Heaven-Man realm, as long as they possessed a bit of spiritual root, could enter Qingfeng Manor as laborers.
Even Grandmasters of a slightly older age might develop spiritual roots, so they were also allowed to have their spiritual roots checked.
Finally, it was the turn of the youths aged fourteen to seventeen, who would have their spiritual roots directly tested.
Those with spiritual roots would be directly assigned as laborers or apprentice disciples based on the quality of their spiritual roots. Of course, to become an apprentice disciple of Qingfeng Manor without any cultivation, the minimum standard was a dual-attribute Earth-grade spiritual root.
As Qingfeng Manor had grown and prospered, more rules had naturally emerged.
Yang Hong didn't need to worry about these matters. He had so many disciples to manage them; he only needed to take a glance to confirm.
This meant that the two women in front of him, whose reincarnated identities he didn't know, were both martial artists at the Grandmaster realm.
However, with such cultivation, Yang Hong considered them mortals. It was a complete waste of their orange luck.
"Tian Sanniang, are you testing again? This master has told you long ago that your physique can never cultivate immortality. Stop dreaming."
While waiting listlessly, it was the frosty woman's turn to be tested.
"Disturbing the immortal master again. Please test me, my dear. I still want to try."
"Heh~ Try it then, and you'll give up."
The Golden Core stage disciple responsible for the testing, though his words were sarcastic, still followed the rules and tested the frosty woman.
However, when she stepped onto the testing platform, the platform remained completely still, indicating no spiritual roots.
"Alas~ Thank you, immortal master."
The frosty woman bowed and stepped off the other side of the platform, waiting for the sturdy woman behind her to be tested.
"Oh, the great bandit chief Wang is here too. How many people have you killed this year?"
Upon seeing the sturdy woman, the Golden Core cultivator conducting the test mocked her with disdain.
"Immortal master, you jest. This humble one wouldn't even dare to kill an ant, how could I dare to kill people?"
The woman, who had been as fierce as a bandit just moments ago, shrank her body when facing a cultivator, pretending to be a timid little rabbit, even raising her eyebrows and batting her eyelashes.
"Get on the platform and get tested. You're also someone who can't cultivate. Stop wasting time."
"Alright, alright~"
Her sturdy body stomped on the ground, leaping to the platform, which was a meter high. It seemed she wanted to prove her strength, but the Golden Core cultivator didn't even bother to look, simply activating the testing platform as usual.
The result was the same: no spiritual roots.
When the sturdy woman stepped down in disappointment and stood with Tian Sanniang, watching others test, Yang Hong had already stepped onto the testing platform.
Similarly, his spiritual root test also showed no spiritual roots.
It was basic practice for him to conceal his entire aura at his current strength, so it naturally wouldn't be detected.
He then walked towards the two women.
"Sister Tian, did your husband die again?"
"Mm~"
"Is this the eighth one?"
"Mm~"
"And he died before the wedding night, before even consummating the marriage?"
"Mm~"
"You're truly~~ Heh heh~"
Yang Hong was stunned when he heard this conversation as soon as he approached. He hadn't expected Tian Sanniang to have such a tragic past.
"Wang Pei, you fierce bandit, you still have the heart to care about an unlucky person? Don't you know that the Wei Dynasty has issued a wanted order for you?"
A stern male voice rang out from behind the two women. Both women stiffened and looked at each other.
"Oh, isn't this General Fu Wei? I heard you've broken through to the Grandmaster realm. How about we spar?"
As she spoke, the sturdy woman, Wang Pei, unbuckled the large saber from her back.
"Fine~ I couldn't wish for more. Wait until the immortal masters leave, and I'll chop you to death."
Seeing Wang Pei dare to provoke him, Fu Wei's eyes filled with killing intent, and his words were even more merciless.
Yang Hong glanced behind Fu Wei. There were seven Heaven-Man realm martial artists with no spiritual roots, also staring at Wang Pei, and even subtly surrounding them.
The testers who had failed and were nearby all kept a far distance from these people.
Wang Pei, seeing this formation, turned pale with fear, yet she stood tall: "You~ Are you planning to gang up on me?"
"No! We are apprehending a fierce bandit."
"You~ You're shameless."
"No! This is my duty!"
Fu Wei's face was full of smugness. He had always tried to apprehend Wang Pei and always lost. Now that he had backing, he naturally became arrogant.
Although Wang Pei's face was pale, her eyes darted around. She suddenly grabbed Tian Sanniang's hand and asked,
"Sister Tian, are you willing to marry General Fu Wei?"
"Ah~"
Tian Sanniang was stunned at first, then a smile curved her lips, and she said, "I am willing."
"No! I am not willing! Don't come over!"
Fu Wei, who had been smug a moment ago, suddenly turned ashen and retreated rapidly, as if he had seen a terrifying specter.
"Sister Tian, you and General Fu Wei shall have your wedding ceremony here. First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to your elders, and husband and wife bow to each other."
Under Wang Pei's mischievous instigation, Tian Sanniang actually bowed three times towards Fu Wei's retreating back.
Under Yang Hong's bewildered gaze, and in the expectant eyes of those nearby, a terrifying scene unfolded.