It wasn't an ideal choice to begin with. To then face such a harsh assessment just to switch cultivation techniques right upon arrival inevitably bred resentment and panic.
Seeing the two young women's gloomy expressions, Bao Da laughed heartily, patting his chest as he offered some words of comfort:
"Come on, why are you two so down?"
"Since we're here, let's make the best of it! We're all prodigies who fought our way out of our respective State Mansions. To make it into the top ninety-nine, which of us isn't one in a million?"
"Sure, our start is a bit rougher than those Direct Disciples, but we've got plenty of real combat experience! As long as we get through this, with our talent, we won't necessarily be any worse than those sheltered flowers!"
"Besides, we all live in the same courtyard. If we run into anything we don't understand in our Cultivation, we can just discuss it and help each other out. If the four of us stick together, how can we fail this assessment?"
