Chapter 2028: Chapter 2028 Testing the Limits
"Brother, you need to be mentally prepared. These tests may not sound extraordinary, but they’re indeed the highest standard of tests in the Sect. Especially that secret realm..."
Li Jian promptly warned Ye Liuyun, before Mao Hongyin interrupted.
"Enough! You know that every person encounters different situations in the secret realm, stop misleading him!"
Li Jian didn’t continue his words further. "You really should be careful!"
Ye Liuyun nodded. He was not particularly concerned about these tests. If Li Jian could pass them, so could he surely.
Mao Hongyin’s test was rather casual. He brought out a crystal ball and asked Ye Liuyun to test his bloodline.
"Release your Bloodline Power into this crystal ball. If it’s not turning red, don’t bother taking the following tests, just go directly to be a serving disciple!" Mao Hongyin told Ye Liuyun.
"The Bloodline Power has five ranks, they are yellow..."
Li Jian was about to explain to Ye Liuyun, but Mao Hongyin interrupted him again.
"Say one more word and I’ll demote you to a servant!"
He gulped and kept his mouth shut.
Ye Liuyun rested his hand on the crystal ball and began to slowly release his Bloodline Power. The crystal ball began to show a faint yellow color.
With all the experience, Mao Hongyin noticed Ye Liuyun was slowly releasing his power, "Your scores will be recorded. This will determine your future location! The higher your score, the more liberties you have in choosing."
Ye Liuyun thought about the freedom of choosing, and recalled his ambition to join the Pill Hall. He knew that just meeting the pass line with his power wouldn’t be enough, so he decided to unleash half of his directly.
The crystal ball immediately changed color from yellow, gradually turning red, and continuing to turn purple.
At this moment, Ye Liuyun noticed that Li Jian’s expression was showing some surprise, so he stopped immediately.
"This power of this bloodline... it’s still a bit difficult to get into the inner sect!" Mao Hongyin noticed that Ye Liuyun had stopped again, "The first sacred disciple’s Bloodline Power turned the entire crystal ball black!"
Hearing this, Ye Liuyun didn’t hide any longer. He immediately released more of his power, and the crystal ball changed from purple to black.
Mao Hongyin suppressed the surprise in his heart, keeping his face indifferent.
He knew that Ye Liuyun was observing his expression, and that as long as he showed any signs of astonishment, Ye Liuyun would stop, not wanting to reveal his full power.
He understood this kind of situation. He had seen various types of disciples. From Ye Liuyun’s steady and polite demeanor, he could tell that he was not the type of person to show off. He guessed that he would hide his strength.
"If only you were a bit stronger, it would be so much easier for you to pick a location in the future!" He deliberately put on a look of resentment and shook his head.
Ye Liuyun immediately released another layer of Bloodline Power. The crystal ball, however, after turning as black as it could, started to turn white, becoming a grayish color.
"Just a bit more and it would have turned white! Then you could even choose your master at will!" Mao Hongyin timely stated.
"That’s it! We’re going all out!" Ye Liuyun thought to himself, instantly releasing all of his power unreservedly.
He himself had a method to enhance his Bloodline Power through circulation. Even if he exerted his full strength now, it was not the full strength he had in combat.
The crystal ball immediately turned from gray to white, then he withdrew his hand from it.
At this point, Li Jian could no longer control his surprise, "He only used one hand!"
He had long been shocked by Ye Liuyun’s power. Only at this point, he realized that Ye Liuyun had only been using one hand to release his power of bloodline.
During his test, he had to use both hands just to turn in purple. But that was already stronger than most disciples!
Seeing Ye Liuyun immediately withdrew his hand, Mao Hongyin knew that he was almost at his limit, but it shouldn’t be everything he had got.
"Hmm. What are you blabbering about? What’s the difference between using one hand or two?"
He hummed lightly, admonishing Li Jian, before lowering his head to record the observations for Ye Liuyun.
In fact, he was trying to conceal the excitement in his heart. It had been centuries since the Sect established, and Ye Liuyun was the fifth one who could turn the crystal ball white.
After calming his emotions for a while, he feigned nonchalance and asked, "What’s your name and where are you from?"
"Chen Feng from the Eastern Border City."
"Chen Feng, good, first test passed. Now let’s proceed to the second test, follow me."
As he spoke, Mao Hongyin led Ye Liuyun away.
"It must be the gravity formation for a physical test!" mentioned Li Jian from the side.
Mao Hongyin rolled his eyes at him and jokingly scolded, "You stole all my lines, what am I supposed to say? Just stay here, or you can come along and retake the test as well!"
Li Jian pouted and immediately stopped in his tracks.
In fact, Mao Hongyin was doing it intentionally. He didn’t want to expose too much of Ye Liuyun’s strength to prevent him from holding back during the test because Li Jian was there.
From the test earlier, he already knew Ye Liuyun was exceptional.
"No wonder that old man thinks so highly of him! He previously said he wasn’t fit to train this disciple, now it seems that he really knows his place. With such powerful bloodline strength, it would be a huge waste if he were to train him!"
He thought to himself as he considered to increase the difficulty, to see the extent of Ye Liuyun’s abilities in each test.
In fact, based on his test just now, it was already enough for him to be admitted to the Inner Sect. No one would object even if they didn’t move on with the following tests.
If the other elders learned that he had turned the crystal ball white earlier, they would all have been scrambling to take him as a disciple.
Ye Liuyun didn’t know his intentions either. He just thought that Sect was a hideout for talents. Although his Bloodline Power had never met a worthy opponent anywhere, perhaps Northsky Sect had elite disciples with strong bloodlines.
He also promptly informed Li Jian through the Slaving Seal, asking him not to disclose Chen Feng’s test results.
The second round of testing was in a separate room. Mao Hongyin instructed Ye Liuyun to take off his armor and protective gear before entering the room.
There was no formation isolating the room, so they could see each other with their divine sense.
"The gravity in the room will keep increasing until it pushes you down to the floor. If you can’t hold it back and fall to the ground, the test will be over," Mao Hongyin informed Ye Liuyun.
"What level should I reach to pass the test?" Ye Liuyun asked.
"I will tell you when it’s done, you just do your best!" said Mao Hongyin to Ye Liuyun.
Feeling helpless, Ye Liuyun could only wait in the room.
Having previously experienced the gravity formation, he was fairly comfortable when Mao Hongyin started controlling the formation and adjusting the gravity.
"Just consider it as a review of gravity body tempering. This could even be an opportunity for cultivation!"
Thinking of this, Ye Liuyun promptly sat down as though he was going to practice, and closed his eyes to await the start of the test.
