After some people left, more people stood up, cupped their hands to Su Lai, and went away one by one.

Su Lai didn't stand up until all people who were knocked out left. He said, "Alright, the rest of people can wait here for the next round, in which you will have a more difficult test, so don't let down your guard."

"He Bi, give these out," Su Lai called He Bi.

He had carefully counted noses just now. The number of people knocked out in each team was almost the same and they each had at most a dozen left. Judging from their experience of breeding venomous worms, he was afraid that not many could qualify to the next round after this.

When He Bi finished his task, he walked to Su Lai and said, "It's all ready."

"Alright. Now that everything is ready, let's get started!" Su Lai said.

As expected, two thirds of people in each team were knocked out when this round was over.

Now, each team had about three or four people left.

"Good. Very good. Since you can make it to this round, it means you indeed know something about the witchcraft. Next, we will have the third-round test. Are you ready?" Su Lai said to them while raising his eyebrow.

"Mr. Su, we're ready," said one of those people left.

That man was called Hui Jin, the final winner. He had been in love with the witchcraft since he was young. From a poor family, however, he hadn't gone to any school. So he knew few characters. Thus, he could only be an onlooker when others took the admission examination every year.

But when he was free, he usually went to observe how other people bred venomous worms. Just by watching it once, he could remember all the steps.

Hearing that some people were making trouble here, he just came to have a look. But unexpectedly, he should be in luck this time.

He had kept every word Su Lai said in mind and closed his eyes to think all those over.

Hearing that and nodding at Hui Jin, Su Lai then explained the third test.

At this time, Hui Jin listened to Su Lai carefully and remembered every step he said.

When the third round was over, a few people couldn't help but sigh, because they could almost not breed the worms.

Seeing that, Su Lai chuckled. That was what he expected. For a witchcraft learner, the most important thing was to stay calm all the time. Some people were eager to be successful so would become reckless. He had expected how these people would end up.

However, a man stood out to shout at this time, "Mr. Su, we protest!"

"Yes, we do. We all have fallen into your trap. These tests are getting harder and harder. None of us could pass all tests. This means you are making fun of us on purpose!"

"We protest. I didn't expect you were such a man!"

...

People who were knocked out before also echoed.

Hearing those people kept complaining, He Bi frowned and walked forward. He said, "These are required tests for our disciples. What do you want? Failing in the test, you started to find excuses? The reason why you failed is that you're not competent enough. How come you have the face to complain here?"

"Nobody knows whether you are lying!" A man in the crowd shouted.

Hearing that, He Bi took a long breath and walked to that man. He said, "Dude, I don't care what you will put in your mouth. But, be careful with words you say out of your mouth. Don't be this desperate!"

"Who are you swearing at?" That man flew into a rage right after He Bi finished and shouted at him.

He Bi sneered and said, "I was swearing at who didn't admit defeat!"

"You... You..." said that man who pointed at He Bi with his finger.

Before that man finished, He Bi made a face and said, "You, you, you? Stop it! If I were you with no talent for breeding venomous worms, I would have left a long time ago, rather than stay here to make a fool of myself!"

"He Bi, come here," Su Lai who stood behind shouted.

He Bi then made a fist to that man and said to Su Lai, "I'll be right there."

Then, Su Lai walked forward, looked at those people, and said, "I swear on the name of my sect. I didn't lie to you and all I said just now was basic requirements for witchcraft learners. You didn't pass the tests, so, as we agreed at the very beginning, you should quit and make no trouble. Or..."

"Wait!" said a man before Su Lai finished.

Hearing his voice, all turned to him. A man in the corner stood up and said to Su Lai with a smile, "Mr. Su, I finished."

"Finished?" All people looked at him in disbelief when hearing that.

He Bi walked to Su Lai and whispered to him, "What should we do next?"

Actually, just when Su Lai camp up with this plan, He Bi didn't figure out why he did so. But when Su Lai explained the third test, he understood. Su Lai indeed was not intentional to be hard on them to make fool of them.

However, the last test was the most difficult one for starters. But unexpectedly, someone should have passed it.

At this time, Lin Ce who watched them before the door all the time left in secret and ran to the Eldest Presbyter's room when everyone was looking at Hui Jin.

Su Lai turned to He Bi and said, "Bring his pot over. Let me have a look."

"Yes," He Bi nodded and walked to Hui Jin.

He took over Hui Jin's pot and handed it to Su Lai. "Here you are."

Su Lai took the pot over and looked down into it. True, the venomous worm inside was moving.

For starters, it was the hardest to breed such a venomous worm. Because to awaken it, one should use the precise amount of potion in the correct order. With any tiny mistake, they would fail.

But unexpectedly, someone should have made it.

In the meantime, Hou Shi frowned when seeing so many people gathering before the door.

Feng Xian speeded up to catch up with Hou Shi and asked, "What's going on?"

"I don't know. Let's get down to have a look!" Hou Shi got down from his horse while speaking. He tied the horse to a tree nearby and walked to the crowd.

Seeing that, Feng Xian got down too and followed Hou Shi.

Hou Shi didn't elbow his way into the crowd but just stayed outside to check what was going on.

Holding the jar, Su Lai walked to the man and asked him with a smile, "What's your name?"

"Mr. Su, my name is Hui Jin," answered that man who cupped his hands.

Su Lai nodded and continued, "Now that you bred the venomous worm, you can go home to make some preparations as we agreed in the beginning. Come back tomorrow morning."

"Really?" That man asked Su Lai in disbelief.

Su Lai nodded again and replied, "Of course. As I said in the beginning, you are admitted now. I won't go back on my word."

When speaking, Su Lai ran his eyes over people standing around.

Those people who just shouted and complained all lowered their heads and kept silent now.

"That's great. So from now on, I'm the disciple of the witchcraft sect," that man said in delight.

He Bi took steps aside and said, "As you have seen, Mr. Su keeps his promise. So as we agreed, you should leave now. Don't make a fool of yourself anymore..."

"Wait!"

At this time, they heard a voice.

Hearing that, He Bi frowned and turned around to shout, "Who's there? Is it another..."

"Elder... Elder... Why are you here?" He Bi softened his tone when speaking to Ren Qian.

Ren Qian walked out of the door and snorted when seeing He Bi. Then, he walked to Su Lai.

Su Lai curtsied to Ren Qian and said, "Elder."

"I heard the noise so came here to have a check. What are you doing here?" Ren Qian nodded, looked at the crowd, and asked.

He Bi walked forward and explained to Ren Qian, "These people gathered before our door and didn't leave, so Senior Su came up with a plan by giving them a test. The winner can stay and join our sect..."

"Reckless!" The second eldest presbyter who hit his walking stick to the ground interrupted.

He Bi was scared and shook. He said, "Elder..."

"Elder, do you have a better way to make them leave here voluntarily?" Su Lai looked at the second eldest presbyter and asked.

The latter paused because of that question. But he answered soon, "These are different things. Who allows you to admit new disciples simply through a test? Are you turning a blind eye to our rules?"

"It makes sense, but things have changed. There are so many people gathering before our door. If we hadn’t found a way to drive them away, our disciples would be disturbed. My plan can not only solve this problem, but also recruit a talented man. Is there anything wrong with it?" Su Lai said when looking at the second eldest presbyter coldly.

The second eldest presbyter became speechless, so Ren Qian who stood next to him continued, "That's true, but all of our disciples have gone through a series of tests before being admitted. Now, you should recruit one man by simply giving him a few tests, which is unprecedented. Moreover, even if he doesn't have to take more tests, we can't recruit him unless he is recognized by the king of witchcraft. However, the king of witchcraft is away now. Making this decision on your own, are you disrespecting your master?"

"Uncle, who's that?" Feng Xian asked Hou Shi when looking at Ren Qian.

Hou Shi looked a bit cold and answered, "They're presbyters. The man who stands in the opposite is your senior, Su Lai."

"It's him! Senior Su is indeed smart. But as for those two presbyters..." Feng Xian hadn't finished but Hou Shi signaled him to keep quiet.

Feng Xian nodded and turned his head to people who they were talking about. He saw Su Lai was smiling at those two presbyters.