29: C29 The First Test(last Part)

C29 The First Test(last Part)

One could imagine how glorious it would be if a person could become Grand Elder's new disciple. What a pleasant surprise. From then on, not only did he have a high position in the Ling family, he had also been taught by Grand Elder. At that time, it would be impossible for him not to become stronger! Regardless of whether it was the 17th generation of the Ling family or the current young generation, They all respected Grand Elder very much, and all of them wanted to become Grand Elder's new disciple. However, the former no longer had such an opportunity, and the latter would go crazy for the only spot!

Ling Cang then casually said a few words of encouragement and announced the start of the test.

The first stage was the martial arts test.

This test was very simple. It was mainly used to test the combat strength of the people. As long as the person used his full strength to hit the crystal, the crystal would give back color value, and the combat strength value would be determined by color value.

This test was carried out by Nineth Elder and Ling Fu!

Ling Fu was around 60 years old. He was a skinny, ordinary-looking old man. However, don't treat him like an old man without the power of a chicken. Otherwise, you would be in deep trouble.

Ling Fu stood on the stage, holding the list in his hand and muttering to himself. "Eighteen generations of descendants, Ling Yan goes up on stage.

As soon as he finished speaking, a fifteen year old man stood on the stage. He separated himself from the crowd and, with a soft cry, leaped up into the air in a very beautiful position.

After Ling Yan bowed to Ling Fu, he shouted out loudly and gathered all the strength in his body into his right fist, smashing heavily onto the testing crystal.

"Bang!

Ling Yan retracted his fist. The testing crystal turned from white to light gray. Then, the gray became thick and stopped when it reached a certain level.

Elder Ling Fu nodded his head and said in a clear voice, "En, not bad. Rank eight medicinal Martial Disciple. You have advanced to rank one since last year. You can continue to cultivate in the inner courtyard and strive to break through to the Profound Warrior Rank realm as soon as possible.

When Ling Yan received Ling Fu's praise, joy appeared on his face. He bowed to Elder Ling Fu and then left the high platform.

Ling Fu's voice sounded again, "Eighteen generations of descendants, Ling Yaan, please come to the stage.

Ling Yaan was younger than Ling Yan. He was only thirteen years old. He looked very thin and weak. He was a disciple of a side branch. He walked up to the stage with a timid look and punched the testing crystal.

The testing crystal also turned from white to light gray, and then it started to become thicker, but the degree it reached was not as deep as Ling Yan's.

Ling Fu announced, "Ling Yaan, Rank 4 medicinal Martial Disciple, you can continue to stay in the inner courtyard to cultivate. Next, Ling Shui."

"Ling Shui, Rank 6 medicinal Martial Disciple, you can continue to cultivate in the inner courtyard."

"Ling Wen, Rank 3 medicinal Martial Disciple. You have not advanced for two consecutive years. You have been sent out of the inner court to await arrangements."

Many disciples of the Ling family that went up on stage to test were extremely excited because they had passed the test. A small portion of them that hadn't passed the test were dejected and had extremely sad expressions.

"Eighteen generations of descendants. Ling Tian, please come up to the stage."

As soon as Elder Ling Fu's voice faded, a commotion broke out from the stage.

Immediately after, a young man in white, who was about sixteen years old, with a thin sword on his back, let out a soft cry. He spun in the air and landed on the stage with an elegant movement. The young man had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He looked impressive, but his arrogant eyes made people unhappy.

Ling Tian, the grandson of Fourth Elder and Ling Wei. He had an extraordinary talent. He had broken through to the Martial Disciple realm at the age of 15 years old and became Profound Man of Low Rank.

"Ling Tian was already Profound Man of Low Rank last year. I wonder if he has broken through to the Profound Warrior of Intermediate Rank realm this year!"

"Breaking through a minor rank within a year is not easy. I don't think it's very likely."

"There's nothing impossible about that. Big Brother Ling Kuang also became a Profound Warrior of Intermediate Rank at the age of sixteen. Ling Tian's talent isn't any worse than Big Brother Ling Kuang's. Looking at how smug he is now, I think he has already broken through to become a Profound Warrior of Intermediate Rank."

Ling Tian ignored the discussions below the stage. He curled the corner of his mouth and casually struck the testing crystal with one hand.

"Boom!

The testing crystal turned from white to gray, then from gray to light yellow. Finally, it froze to a certain extent and quietly stopped.

Ling Fu's face was full of praise. He nodded at Ling Tian and said, "Very good. You have broken through a small rank in a year. Ling Tian, Profound Warrior of Intermediate Rank, you can continue to cultivate in the inner courtyard.

"Wow." When Ling Fu announced Ling Tian's result, most of the people below the stage cried out in surprise. Clearly, they were very surprised by Ling Tian's strength.

Ling Tian seemed very satisfied with the reaction from the audience. However, when he swept his gaze to a corner, his face stiffened. After a slight trace of dissatisfaction, he went down the stage.

After Ling Tian got off the stage, the atmosphere of the scene gradually became more lively.

Soon after, the few people who came up were all between the sixth to ninth grade medicinal Martial Disciples. No one was chased out of the inner courtyard.

At this time, more than a third of the disciples of the Ling family had already been tested. Ling Tian and the other two disciples of the Ling family had reached the Profound Warrior Rank realm. It could be seen that the young generation wanted to break through to the Profound Warrior Rank realm not only because of their own hard work, but also because of their individual talent.

"Eighteen generations of descendants, Ling Zhi, come on stage." Just as one disciple of the Ling family left the stage, Ling Fu's voice sounded again.

Ling Zhi raised his arrogant head and walked up. He didn't greet Nineth Elder. Instead, he raised his fist and smashed it onto the testing crystal.

Ling Fu didn't care at all. He took a look at the color value of the testing crystal and announced, "Ling Zhi, Profound Man of Low Rank. Compared to last year when the level nine medicinal Martial Disciple broke through, you can continue to stay in the Inner Academy."

"Humph." Ling Zhi snorted lightly complacently, turned around, and was just about to step down from the stage.

"Eighteen generations of descendants, Ling Xiao, come to the stage." Ling Fu continued to shout.

As soon as Ling Fu finished shouting, the audience went silent. Then, it became as if a pot had exploded. It became very lively.

"I really didn't expect Ling Xiao to come back for another test. It's really a miracle. I just don't know what his current cultivation level is."

"I think he has at least reached the high grade profound warrior. That day, I saw with my own eyes that Ling Zhi was no match for him.

"Back then, Grand Elder said that he would never cultivate the profound strength again. He was really lucky."

"Who knows when he would become a cripple again?"

The younger generation of Ling family kept discussing with Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao stretched his back and walked slowly to the stage from the stairs. He did not choose to be as cool as Ling Tian because they were all little kids and there were no beautiful girls here. He didn't want to waste his energy.

When he passed by Ling Zhi, Ling Zhi didn't hide the fierceness in his eyes. He narrowed his eyes and said to Ling Xiao, "I lost to you because I was careless last time. Later, you better pray that you don't meet me, or you will die.

Ling Xiao turned him away. He did not lower himself to his level and said to himself. "It's such a sunny and cloudless weather. I can't believe I can hear a dog barking. It's really a disaster." After saying that, he slowly walked up to the high platform.

Ling Zhi clenched his fists and turned back to look at Ling Xiao's background. He thought, "Let's see how long you can be arrogant for."

Ling Xiao walked to the stage and bowed to Ling Fu. "Hello, Nineth Elder."

Ling Fu smiled and nodded. "Let's begin."

Ling Xiao nodded. He walked to the testing crystal and punched it casually.

The testing crystal turned from white ashes to light yellow.

Ling Fu took a glance and announced with a slightly puzzled expression, "Ling Xiao, Profound Man of Low Rank, you can continue to stay in the inner courtyard."

"Profound Man of Low Rank? How is this possible? I heard that he even defeated two high rank Ling Fus of the Fifth Elder. He should be a Profound Master of Low Rank!"

"Could it be that he hid his strength?"

"That's possible."

Ling Zhi, who had returned to the audience, was stunned at first when he heard Ling Fu's announcement. Then, he muttered to himself. "So what if you are on the same level as me? I will not lose."

Ling Tian, who was on the other side, crossed his arms in front of his chest and said disdainfully, "To think that I used to idolize you. It turns out that you are only a low-level waste of talent."1

On the side of the collateral disciples, Ling Hu stared at Ling Xiao on the stage and muttered, "He is indeed worthy of being a former genius. His medicinal meridian vessel was crippled and he actually rose up once again. Truly formidable!

In the place where the Ling family had the most disciples, a youth around nineteen years old standing at the very front had a cold smile on his face as he said, "Humph, the name of the genius of the Ling family belongs only to me."

As Ling Xiao went down, the test continued.

The first round of the test ended in four hours. Among the hundred plus disciples of the Ling family, a small number of them were sent out of the inner courtyard, leaving the rest behind.

In the first round of the test, besides Ling Tian and Ling Xiao who caused everyone to exclaim in admiration, the rest were all left behind. There were also a few disciples of the Ling family who had broken through to Profound Man of Low Rank from the Ninth Grade Martial Disciple last year, attracting everyone's attention. Ling Hu, who was a representative of the other disciples, had broken through from the Profound Warrior of Intermediate Rank to the Super High Rank profound warrior last year, which attracted even more attention. Even the boss on the stage was looking at Ling Hu with admiration. With Ling Hu's talent, he would definitely be able to break through to the Super High Rank profound warrior. There was hope for him to break through to the profound master realm, and the Ling family would have another powerful warrior in the future.

Although all of them were outstanding, the one who attracted the most attention was Ling Lin, who had broken through to the Profound Master Rank realm.

Ling Lin was the granddaughter of Fourth Elder and Ling Wei. She was Ling Tian's brother and sister, and her talent was outstanding as well. She had just broken through to the Profound Master Rank realm a few days ago when she was only twenty years old this year.

The first stage was over, and the second stage was about to begin.

The second stage was a martial arts test to determine the ranking.

Although the testing crystal could determine the individual's martial rank, this did not mean that the low level martial artists were inferior to the high level martial artists. Occasionally, there would be a precedent of low level medicinal Martial Disciples defeating high level medicinal Martial Disciples. This was a problem of personal combat talent.

The second stage began with the lowest level of medicinal Martial Disciples. First, there would be elimination matches of the same level. For example, the fifth level of medicinal Martial Disciples versus the fifth level of medicinal Martial Disciples. The sixth level would battle the sixth level to determine the rankings of the same level. Then, from the highest ranking of the same level, any one of the challenges might choose to give up and retain the rankings, and so on and so forth. Finally, the rankings would be determined.

Due to the large number of people present, the martial arts field was divided into four martial arts venues. Four medicinal Martial Disciples would be the judges respectively, and the ranking of the medicinal Profound Warrior Ranks would be determined first. On the other hand, the 15 disciples of the Ling family that had already broken through to the Profound Warrior Rank realm would stay together in the arena of the martial arts field to compete with each other.

The four martial arts fields were formed into a small circle by the crowd. Everyone supported their best brothers and sisters.

Those who participated in the second round of the competition had to at least reach the strength of a level five medicinal Martial Disciple or above.

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