LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 211: Passing the Trial
Chapter 211: Passing the Trial
The master in charge of the miscellaneous disciples arrived with a warm smile. “According to the promotion standards for miscellaneous disciples, as long as you condense your inner energy, you can be promoted to the outer sect, which is the Bright Strength Rank.”
Xu Lian released his inner energy, briefly demonstrating it.
The chubby youth and the other young boys and girls also displayed their inner energy, all of them at least at the Dark Strength Rank or Transformation Strength Rank. Passing the miscellaneous disciples’ assessment was naturally a formality for them.
After the overseer checked them, he immediately issued outer sect identity tokens to Xu Lian and the grandchildren of the elders.
With that, Xu Lian and the group of young boys and girls left the gathering place of the miscellaneous disciples. After all, they were all from influential backgrounds and couldn’t possibly start from the bottom like the children of commoners.
Upon arriving at the outer sect, Xu Lian saw the girl he had met the day before – the daughter of that young couple. What was her name again? He had forgotten it.
It wasn’t that his memory was poor, but rather that he didn’t bother to remember unimportant people and things.
The girl was practicing a fist technique in the outer sect disciples’ formation. Her movements were decent, but they seemed a bit soft and lacked power.
When she noticed Xu Lian, who was surrounded by the grandchildren of the elders like the moon among the stars, the girl pouted. Clearly, she was still a bit upset. After all, her home had been “taken over” by Xu Lian, and anyone would feel uncomfortable about that.
“The sun is already up, but the outer sect master hasn’t arrived yet. He’s late. Let’s go to the Enforcement Hall later and have him reprimanded.”
“Hmph, making Senior Brother Xu wait here, such arrogance!”…
The grandchildren of the elders were somewhat displeased.
“…” Xu Lian was speechless. These grandchildren of the elders were truly arrogant. He waved his hand and said, “Perhaps the outer sect master was delayed by something. It’s okay to wait a bit.”
The elders’ grandchildren didn’t say anything.
Some of the outer sect disciples were quick-witted and looked at them eagerly.
“Senior brothers and sisters, could you give us some guidance?”
“Please teach us some moves. We would be very grateful!”
Since they had nothing better to do, the grandchildren of the elders casually taught the outer sect disciples a few moves, laughing and joking as they did so.
Xu Lian noticed that the girl from yesterday was also looking at him eagerly, wanting to ask for guidance but too shy to speak up.
“Let me teach you something.”
Xu Lian walked over to her.
The girl’s face turned red and she pouted, but her body betrayed her as she didn’t refuse.
What should he teach her? Xu Lian glanced at his skill list.
[Skills: Four Symbols Battle Tactics, Great Wilderness Dragon Grasp, Sacred Spirit Record (Immortal Art Supplement), Breaking Wind Sword Technique (Volumes 1-3), Seven Styles of Primal Gang (Complete), Short Strikes – Shadow Chase…]
The Seven Styles of Primal Gang, Shadow Chase – Short Strikes, and the secret manuals he had learned from some families in Pingyang County were all crude and couldn’t compare to what was taught in the outer sect of the Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land. There was no need for him to embarrass himself by teaching those to her; they wouldn’t be of much use to her.
The Breaking Wind Sword Technique couldn’t be taught, as it belonged to the Yi Sect.
That left only the Four Symbols Battle Tactics, Great Wilderness Dragon Grasp, and Sacred Spirit Record.
The Four Symbols Battle Tactics was a joint attack technique for four people and couldn’t be used by a single person.
The Great Wilderness Dragon Grasp was a secret technique of the snake-catching family, and it wasn’t suitable for teaching to others.
The only option left was the Sacred Spirit Record, which was an immortal art…
When she saw that Xu Lian hadn’t moved for a while, the girl pouted again. Didn’t he say that he would teach her?
After some thought, Xu Lian decided that an immortal art was fine. The Sacred Spirit Record contained many profound and mysterious immortal techniques and secret arts. He could split off a move or two and teach her without any issues.
“Come with me.”
Xu Lian took the girl’s hand and led her toward a small grove next to the training ground.
The grandchildren of the elders and the disciples of the outer sect were all stunned. What was this? Some of them laughed mischievously, while others whistled. At their age, they were all full of youthful vigor and always interested in the affairs of men and women.
The girl’s face turned bright red, but she didn’t pull her hand away, allowing Xu Lian to lead her into the grove.
Xu Lian looked at her apple-red face, not knowing what to say. “You… calm down and watch carefully.”
The girl turned around for a moment, then turned back to face Xu Lian.
Xu Lian casually waved his hand, and a branch flew up and landed in his grasp. “I will teach you a sword technique called Seal Light Sword Wheel. This is my personal combat secret. You can only use it for yourself and must not teach it to anyone else, including your parents”.
The girl nodded obediently and said, “Mm.”
Xu Lian moved his wrist, and the branch in his hand slowly traced out a mysterious trajectory. He performed the move slowly so that she could see it clearly.
After demonstrating it three times, he asked, “Do you remember the hand movement and the trajectory?”
The girl replied, “I remember.”
Xu Lian then stopped slowing down and gradually increased his speed until it reached its peak, transforming into a golden sword wheel.
“Boom!”…
The sword intent instantly spread out and centered around him. The surrounding trees were all shattered into fine powder, scattering like snowflakes!
The girl was stunned. The sword intent alone had caused such devastating destruction. If he had actually unleashed the Seal Light Sword Wheel, what kind of scene would that have created?
Xu Lian looked around. The grove wasn’t very large, and there were buildings nearby. It wasn’t a good place to demonstrate the full power of the technique, so he casually tossed the branch aside. The Seal Light Sword Wheel slowly dissipated, never fully unleashed… lest he be accused of damaging public property.
“Your current cultivation is only at the Bright Strength level. Just practice a little every day. Don’t push yourself too hard, or you might get hurt. Only when you reach Grandmaster level or above will you be able to unleash the Seal Light Sword Wheel.”
Xu Lian gave her a few words of advice, and then led her out of the grove.
The grandchildren of the elders and the disciples of the outer sect all looked at them with envy. With such a commotion, they naturally knew that Xu Lian had taught the girl an impressive technique.
The chubby kid teased, “Senior Brother Xu, wasn’t that a bit too fast?”
“Get lost.”
Xu Lian smacked the chubby kid on the back of the head in annoyance.
The chubby youth wasn’t angry. He just smiled and rubbed the back of his head, feeling that their relationship had grown closer, which was a good thing.
“Sorry, I was delayed by some family matters. I’m late.”
The master in charge of the outer sect arrived, and was also very polite. Given Xu Lian’s background, as well as the background of these young boys and girls, he couldn’t afford to slight them. He just wanted to send these “little ancestors” on their way as quickly as possible.
He pointed to a row of stone tablets. “The standard for promotion in the outer sect is to break one of these strength-testing tablets. Each tablet can withstand up to 100,000 jin of power. For ordinary outer sect disciples, this is quite difficult, but it shouldn’t be a problem for you.”
From a distance, Xu Lian struck out with his palm, and a golden energy erupted, shattering the strength test tablet.
The grandchildren of the elders also broke the tablets easily, completing the outer sect assessment.
The master of the outer sect issued them inner sect identity tokens.
Xu Lian and the grandchildren of the elders then left the outer sect and headed toward the inner sect.