After Wei Yuan struck most of the names from the roster, only 80 people remained to attempt to forge their Dao Foundations.

When Wei Yuan arrived at the drill ground, several thousand people were already seated around the perimeter. Nearly all the captives were present as well.

Originally, only those who had mastered the Body-tempering stage or made progress in the Bone-tempering stage would show up to witness the ceremony. But after the news spread, even those who had already forged their Dao Foundations rushed over to watch. They had had to overcome countless hardships in order to forge their Dao Foundations, yet here in Qingming, it seemed as though it was only a matter of trying. With that in mind, how could they not come and witness it for themselves?

Among the 10 soldiers who were chosen to participate in the ceremony, several were widely regarded as having dull aptitudes and deemed incapable of forging a Dao Foundation. It was unclear why they had been chosen out of everyone. If they could succeed, then there would be almost no one left who could not.

Seeing that nearly all the surrendered soldiers had arrived, Wei Yuan changed his mind...