Sikong Yang's suggestion! Tiered assessment and the final wait!

As soon as Lin Guohui said this, everyone looked at each other and fell into silence.

Just a moment ago, everyone was worrying about not having a suitable Heart Questioning Array and felt they couldn't screen for talent.

But now, they finally had a top-tier version of the "Heavenly Demon Heart-Questioning Array," yet everyone started worrying that the medicine was too strong and would collectively ruin these tender sprouts who had just stepped through the door of cultivation!

After all, even a Sword Cultivator with a determined mind like Li Fan almost failed. Could those young people, who hadn't even fully escaped a student mindset, hold out?

If things went wrong, it might really be as Lin Guohui feared—a total wipeout, or even everyone suffering a mental breakdown!

Then the first term of enrollment for Taibai Academy would truly become a joke.

"This is indeed a major problem..."

Lin Xiyue's brow furrowed slightly. She turned her head and looked with a beaming smile at the young girl in red who was boredly playing with the tips of her hair.

"Sister Yu, you must have a way to lower the difficulty a bit, right?"

"After all, it's the Formation you set up. Adjusting the levels shouldn't be hard?"

"There is a way, I guess."

Liu Qingyu shrugged and said with an air of indifference:

"But didn't you guys say before that you wanted to screen for true Prodigies?"

"Since they're Prodigies, they naturally have to undergo the most rigorous tests!"

She pointed at the mist-shrouded stone steps, her tone even carrying a hint of disdain.

"And to be honest, I feel this level of difficulty... is already very low!"

"This is just prepared for those rookies... uh... what was that term again?"

"Oh right, it's 'Baby Bus' difficulty!"

"If I weren't afraid of driving people straight to madness, I could completely increase the power of this great array by several times!"

In the eyes of the Demon Fetus Liu Qingyu, this level of illusion intensity really didn't even count as an appetizer.

Hearing this, the corners of everyone's mouths couldn't help but twitch.

Good grief, Baby Bus?

You've only been in Great Xia for a few days, but you've certainly learned a lot of trendy words!

But you call this kind of illusion Formation, which even a Sword Cultivator almost got trapped in, a Baby Bus?

This girl's standards are a bit too high!

"Ahem..."

Li Zhanjun coughed twice and stepped out to smooth things over.

"That... Little Yu, we all understand your intentions."

"We do want to screen for Prodigies, that's correct."

"But you also have to consider the actual situation."

"Our Great Xia's cultivation cause has only just begun, after all. No one has any experience, and our foundation is thin."

"So... we still need to prioritize stability!"

"If the first batch of students are all scared witless, who will dare to sign up for Taibai Academy in the future?"

"Don't you agree?"

Li Zhanjun's words were already very tactful.

The subtext was: Screening is necessary, but there's no need to grind them to death!

We're opening a school, not the Palace of the King of Hell!

"Fine, fine, since you all put it that way."

"Then we'll do as you say and lower the difficulty."

Seeing how cautious everyone was, although Liu Qingyu found it a bit dull, she nodded and had no objections.

At worst, she'd just see fewer scenes of people making fools of themselves, crying, and wetting their pants!

Anyway, as long as it could help Brother Mo's Great Xia, anything was fine.

She raised her hand, preparing to form a seal to adjust the array's power.

"Wait!"

At that moment, Sikong Yang, who had been contemplating on the side, suddenly had his eyes light up and called out to stop her.

"Everyone..."

"Why don't we change our way of thinking?"

Sikong Yang walked quickly into the middle of the group and proposed a new idea.

"Since the power of this Formation is adjustable, why don't we set up two levels of Asking Heart assessments?"

"And then let that batch of students choose freely based on their own circumstances?"

"Set up two levels of assessment?"

Hearing this, Lin Xiyue paused her movements, her interest piqued.

"Uncle Sikong, what do you mean specifically?"

"My idea is this."

Sikong Yang had been a Sect Master for many years, after all, so he was intimately familiar with the tricks of Sect Disciple selection.

He stroked his beard and said clearly and logically:

"For the first level of assessment, we set it as the Basic Asking Heart."

"That is, we have Miss Qingyu lower the array's power to the minimum, retaining only the most basic illusions."

"This stage will mainly be used to screen out those with crooked minds or whose willpower is too weak."

"This is a mandatory requirement; all students who wish to enroll must participate!"

"Only those who pass this stage can become Ordinary Students of Taibai Academy."

Speaking to this point, a sharp glint flashed in Sikong Yang's eyes.

"As for this second assessment..."

"We use the full-power Heavenly Demon Heart-Questioning Array to test the limits of their Heart-Nature and will!"

"This stage will not be mandatory."

"It will be up to those students who passed the first stage to freely choose whether or not to participate!"

"If they feel their strength is insufficient or if they've become timid, they can simply give up and be content as an Ordinary Student."

"Failing it won't carry any punishment."

"But..."

Sikong Yang's voice rose a few notches, his tone carrying a hint of temptation.

"If someone dares to take the challenge and successfully passes this Hell-difficulty assessment,"

"Then it proves this person possesses great perseverance and a great state of mind far beyond ordinary people!"

"For such true Prodigies, we shall grant the most generous rewards!"

"For example... directly listing them as Core Students to be personally taught by several of us, enjoying the best resource allocation!"

"What do you all think of this?"

Sikong Yang finished his concept in one breath.

This was actually the selection routine commonly used by many Sects in the Cangxuan Great Realm for 'Outer Sect,' 'Inner Sect,' and even 'True Inheritance' Disciples.

It both guaranteed a base number and allowed for the screening of elites, killing two birds with one stone.

"Brilliant!"

"That's interesting..."

After hearing this plan, Lin Guohui clapped his hands hard, his eyes full of admiration.

"Brother Sikong's idea is indeed brilliant!"

"Graded assessment, teaching students according to their aptitude!"

"It both looks after the vast majority of Ordinary Students, avoiding the embarrassment of a total wipeout,"

"And it leaves an upward path for those true Geniuses, stimulating their competitiveness!"

"This way, we might really be able to screen out a batch of the best among the Prodigies!"

Qin Ming, Li Zhanjun, and the others also nodded repeatedly, expressing high approval for this plan.

This was simply the most perfect solution at present!

"However..."

Amidst the joy, Lin Guohui was still a bit uneasy, his brow furrowing slightly.

"The only hidden danger is..."

"That's the un-nerfed version of the Heavenly Demon Heart-Questioning Array."

"Can we completely guarantee the personal safety of this batch of students who dare to take the challenge during the assessment?"

"If some hothead tries to tough it out for the rewards and ends up ruining themselves, that would be a net loss."

As Lin Guohui spoke, his eyes looked expectantly toward Liu Qingyu.

On this issue, only the owner of the great array had the most right to speak.

"Sigh... I get it, Godfather."

Seeing Lin Guohui's expression, how could Liu Qingyu not know what he was thinking?

She sighed helplessly and then promised:

"Don't worry, leave it all to me!"

"I'll leave a back door in the Formation to monitor everyone's state at all times."

"As soon as I find someone about to collapse or suffer Qi Deviation, I'll immediately force them out."

"I definitely won't let them turn into idiots!"

With this guarantee, the stone in Lin Guohui's heart finally fell to the ground, and his face was immediately covered in smiles.

"Ah, thank you, good daughter!"

"I knew my Qingyu was the most reliable!"

"Don't worry, Godfather will definitely not let your eldest sister bully you in the future! Whoever bullies you will have to answer to me!"

"..."

Hearing this, Lin Xiyue, standing nearby, immediately rolled her eyes grandly.

Good grief.

Listen to that. What kind of talk is that?

It made it sound like she, as the older sister, was bullying Liu Qingyu every day!

Heaven and earth be my witness, it was clearly this little witch who wanted to play pranks on people all day, okay?

"Dad, if those words reach My Brother's ears, won't I have to take the fall?"

"Careful, or I'll tell Mom where your secret stash of money is!"

Lin Xiyue muttered a small threat.

But watching the affectionate interaction between her father and her foster sister, she was actually quite happy in her heart.

A family should be lively like this.

"Good!"

With everything decided, Lin Xiyue no longer dwelled on it. She looked around at everyone and said with high spirits:

"Since the plan is set and the Formation is ready,"

"We can say that everything is prepared, and we only lack the final push!"

"Now, we just wait for that batch of qualified students to arrive at the school!"

She looked up at the sky, her eyes flashing with a light of anticipation.

"With the final ten-day deadline approaching, only tomorrow is left!"

"I wonder how many people can still fight for this ticket to change their fate in just one short day?"

"Hehe, it's really something to look forward to..."

"Let's wait and see!"