As the Universe Turns - Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Preliminary Examination
After noon, Yi Chen didn’t even eat. He waited for Senior Brother to arrive with great difficulty, only to see that Senior Brother was holding two more books in his hand. There was no need to think that they were definitely some old manuals.

Yang Xiaoran saw his sullen expression as soon as he entered. He frowned and asked, “What’s wrong? Have you read all the books I gave you three days ago?”

“Oh.”

Yi Chen felt that the boss was boring, and even his words seemed weak. With a casual “oh” sound, Yang Xiaoran frowned even deeper. “Oh, what? Yes, there is. No, there is no. Don’t you know how to speak properly?”

Hearing him reprimand him, Yi Chen felt even more unconvinced in his heart. He suddenly seemed to have a reason and said, “Senior Brother, I don’t understand why the other senior brothers and sisters are all imparting Qi Refining Techniques and Mysterious Sword Techniques, yet you want me to read all these useless things?”

Yang Xiaoran was slightly stunned, and his expression immediately sank. He scolded, “Impudent! These are all ancient texts left behind by Senior Sages. Every single one of them is a Golden Jade Divine Word. How can you question them? Read them carefully!”

“Oh.”

Yi Chen oh, he didn’t dare to refute anymore. He could only accept the two books. Yang Xiaoran snorted heavily and then waved his sleeves.

Half a month passed quickly. Yi Chen had also been reading these Taoist scriptures every day for the past half month. Yang Xiaoran never taught him any cultivation techniques. On the other hand, most of the other new disciples had already learned basic Qi Condensation techniques, and some had even been able to initially absorb Qi into their bodies.

Cultivating a sect, drawing Qi into the body is the most basic. Next is gathering Qi to refine Qi, and then there are the following stages of refining Qi, refining Qi, refining God, refining God to return to the Void, and refining the Void Dao.

To be more clear, within the Xuanmen Sect, twenty years of Dao Cultivation could be used to cultivate the foundation, fifty years of Dao Cultivation could be used to condense the Golden Core, a hundred years of Dao Cultivation could be used to peek at the Nascent Soul, three hundred years of Dao Cultivation could be used to leave the Origin Soul, five hundred years of Dao Cultivation could be used to vaporize three to seven hundred years of Dao Cultivation, and a thousand years of Dao Cultivation could be used to cultivate the Undying Immortal Body.

Therefore, “dao practice” was the criterion for determining a person’s cultivation level. However, the decades of dao practice here did not mean that it would take so many years to cultivate. Some people possess extraordinary talent. They can cultivate for twenty years in ten years. Others have mediocre aptitudes. A hundred years may not necessarily be enough to cultivate for thirty to fifty years. When their lifespan is up, if they have yet to solve the mystery of longevity, they can only reincarnate for another generation.

It was also precisely because of this that, in order to cultivate, apart from looking at whether or not he worked hard or not, he had to look at whether or not he had talent. There were some who had talent that was not good. Even if he worked hard the day after tomorrow and consumed more miraculous pills, he would still not be fated to become an immortal.

Closing the book in his hand, Yi Chen’s face was filled with worry. Tomorrow was the first round of martial arts, but Senior Brother Yang didn’t teach him anything. When he got to the stage, wouldn’t he be beaten black and blue? Especially that Zhao Wangsun, who had taken the pills that his sister had secretly sent over these past few days, how could he beat him?

That night, Yi Chen fell asleep with a gloomy mood, but he couldn’t fall asleep at night. Either it was nightmares, and he dreamed that there was a ghost pestering him in the valley that accidentally fell down. He didn’t sleep well all night. The next day, he woke up dejectedly and hurried to the valley to participate in the preliminary examination.

By the time the sun rose, the valley was already filled with people. Apart from a hundred new disciples, there were also many senior brothers and sisters from Pingyang Peak. Of course, the three elders did not come. The three elders were usually busy with their affairs, so they didn’t have the time to watch such a boring competition.

Almost all of the hundred disciples had a sword in their hands. Although it wasn’t a powerful immortal sword, it was still better than Xiao Yichen. Among so many people, he was the only one with the Tao Te Ching in his hand. He looked stupid and foolish.

In the distance, Zhao Wangsun stood in the middle of the crowd with a sinister smile on his face. He thought to himself, “Xiao Yichen, if I don’t kill you this time, I won’t believe Zhao.”

One incense stick later, three more senior brothers and two senior sisters appeared outside the valley. They were obviously already at a certain level of cultivation. One of them pointed at Kong Gu and a platform immediately protruded from the ground. A hundred new disciples cried out in alarm. This was the Immortal Clan’s spell. With a casual stroke, there would be such a large arena. In fact, this was only the most basic Earth Condensation Technique.

Now that the arena was available, it was time for all the disciples to enter the arena. A thirteen or fourteen year old white-clothed youth leapt up and easily flew onto the arena. Compared to rolling in the mountains a month ago, it was a completely different person. Profound Sect cultivation was like this. The most basic form of cultivation was easy to learn, but the further one went, the harder it became.

The white-clothed youth’s eyebrows lit up, and his heroic aura surged. He looked around the stage and laughed loudly, “Which junior apprentice-brother and junior apprentice-sister came to teach him?”

Hearing him call himself Senior Brother, everyone was eager to try. After all, they wanted to see how well they had cultivated over the past month. However, at this moment, the white-clothed youth’s gaze fell solely on Xiao Yichen. He smiled and said, “This Junior Brother Xiao came out ahead of us in the entrance exam a month ago. Why don’t we ask Junior Brother Xiao to teach us a lesson today?”

As soon as these words were spoken, many people looked at Yi Chen. Thinking back to the entrance exam a month ago, his performance was indeed very outstanding. Today, it was time to see how he was cultivating. The smile on Prince Zhao’s face became even gloomier in the distance.

Yi Chen glanced at the stage and waved his hand, “I don’t want it. I’ll leave this opportunity to Senior Brother Zhao.” He wouldn’t be that stupid. He didn’t even know how to refine Qi Profound Technique. Wasn’t he beaten up when he went up? If it weren’t for the rules, he wouldn’t have come today!

Seeing that he was unwilling to step onto the stage, the surrounding disciples looked at each other. Today was the first round of the martial arts competition. According to the rules, one could not refuse whoever the people on the stage had pointed out.

Zhao Wangsun smiled coldly, “Junior Brother Xiao is very capable. It’s better for Junior Brother Xiao to go up and let us broaden our horizons.”

‘”No, no, no” Yi Chen hurriedly shook his hand and said, “Senior Brother Zhao, you are so capable that you knocked someone down. If you can insist that someone hit your horse, it’s better for you to go up …”

“Enough!”

Right at this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from below the stage, causing everyone in the crowd to be completely silent. However, the senior brother who had used the Earth Condensation Technique earlier said with a harsh expression, “This is a rare opportunity for you to enter the Mysterious Sect. Today’s preliminary examination meeting, however, all of you refused. What kind of manners is it?” Do you all have to be cowardly when Diabolism invades in the future? Our Xuanqing Sect does not have such a coward! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a junior sister beside him whispered, “Senior Brother, don’t be angry. Those demonic outsiders don’t dare to intrude on our Xuanqing Sect.”

The senior brother was speechless, but his face was ice-cold. Even the disciples of Pingyang Peak didn’t dare to say anything at this moment. They all looked at Xiao Yichen.

Since he had been pointed at, Yi Chen had no choice but to forcefully go on stage. However, he did not know how to cultivate. The platform was about half a zhang tall, so it was not difficult for him to flip it up, but he was unable to use the Basic Sky Control Technique like the white-clothed youth.

He slowly walked down the arena. Holding the scripture in his left hand, he leaned on the edge of the platform with his right hand. He pushed his feet and tried to squeeze his body up. It was unavoidably funny. This was the first time in many years that someone had appeared on the stage like this. The serious atmosphere had disappeared without a trace. There were even many senior sisters and junior sisters who covered their mouths and laughed. How could he climb up like this?

Earlier, that senior brother’s face had turned ashen. Although his Pingyang Peak was only a profound entrance, he had never seen anyone so ridiculous on stage in all these years. Was it because Diabolism had wantonly recruited forces in recent years, causing the grand Xuanqing Sect to randomly recruit passers-by? He was simply furious!

The white-clothed youth on the stage couldn’t help but laugh. Seeing that Xiao Yichen had finally managed to climb up, he coughed and put his right hand behind his back. His left hand put on a welcome gesture, “Junior apprentice-brother, please give me some advice.”

“Oh.”

Yi Chen let out an oh. Just as everyone was watching, he did not put on airs. Instead, he slowly took out the scripture he had with him, licked his finger, opened the first page, and read out the first article seriously. “Dao can be said, very dao. Name can be said, very name. Nameless, the beginning of all things. There is, the mother of all things …”

“He … what is he doing?”

There was an uproar below the stage. What was he doing? Scripture chanting? Are you kidding me?

Many senior sisters and junior sisters couldn’t help but laugh out loud. They had never seen such a foolish person before. Could it be that when they met the Diabolism monster on a narrow path, they would not pull out their swords and instead take out a scripture to read to the other party first, and then persuade him to turn back to the Sea of Bitterness?

The Senior Brother’s expression became even gloomier earlier. His entire body trembled with anger. Seeing this, the Little Junior Sister beside him hurriedly shook her hand. “Senior Brother, don’t be angry. Maybe he wants to win with his momentum. Look, the person opposite him is so scared that he doesn’t dare to move …”

The white-clothed youth did not move, but he was not frightened. Instead, he was stunned. After listening to Xiao Yichen read for a long time, he could not understand a single word. Could it be that it was still some profound mental art? “That … junior apprentice-brother, please teach me,” he said hesitantly.

Yi Chen glanced sideways at him and said, “Aren’t I teaching him? This month, my senior brother has taught me this every day. Listen carefully! It’s all the golden and jade divine words passed down by senior sages. How can you question it?”

Seeing his serious expression, the audience burst into laughter. Only Yang Xiaoran’s face was ashen in the distance. Wasn’t he telling everyone in public that he hadn’t passed on any cultivation techniques to him in the past month?

After he finished speaking, Yi Chen licked his finger and opened the second page. He continued to read, “That’s why I’m always absent. I want to see how wonderful it is …”

“You brat … fool me! Pay attention! Watch your move!”

The white-clothed youth struck at Yi Chen with his palm, but it was clear that he had already mastered the ability to refine Qi. This palm strike was aimed at Yi Chen. Yi Chen was unable to move and shouted. Fortunately, the youth’s foundation had not stabilized yet. Yi Chen forcefully broke free from the palm wind and took a few steps back. He pointed at Yi Chen anxiously and said, “There are always people who want to see it!”

Seeing that he hadn’t forgotten to chant the scriptures even though he was in a sorry state, the audience burst into laughter. The white-clothed youth’s palm struck empty, and he pointed at him to chant the scriptures as if he was mocking him. This palm power became even more ferocious, causing a violent gust of wind to erupt on the stage.

“Aiyo! My life is over!”

Seeing the opponent’s ferocious presence, Yi Chen did not have the slightest bit of Qi Condensation foundation, so how could he dare to take it head-on? He could only dodge left and right, jump up and down, looking extremely miserable!

After fighting for a long time, Yi Chen gasped heavily. He pointed at him and continued to read, “Listen carefully! Both of them have different names. They are both called Profound …”

“Xuan, what the hell!”

The white-clothed youth struck out with a palm strike, and Yi Chen hurriedly dodged. “That’s right! It’s a mysterious and mysterious door! Fall down!” He continued. With that, he waved his hand and pointed at him.

“Aiyo!”

All of a sudden, the white-clothed youth let out a miserable scream and fell down.

“This … what’s going on?”

Everyone below the stage was confused. Could it be that Daofather Three Purities had truly appeared? This chanting could even knock someone down?