Chapter 21 (1/2)

Chapter 21 First Stage of the Exam (Part 1)

The whole fah the sixth meridian

Meng Xi Yun, in particular, instructed the servants to prepare a lavish banquet in celebration and hoped that Ling Zhan can become a xuan practitioner as soon as possible

After dinner, Ling Zhan called Ling Xiao into the study

“Son, thank you!” Ling Zhan said as he patted Ling Xiao’s shoulder gratefully

Ling Xiao waved his hand and said, “Dad, you are my father I wouldn’t even be here without you, so there’s no need to stand on cereers, we’re family”

Ling Zhan looked at his son and sighed with e a muddled up existence and never dreamed there would coain As a iven me a second lease on life My only wish now is to be able to regain ave Ling Xiao a good, hard look before continuing, “Xiao’er, you’re not the same as me Since the Immortal has picked you as a disciple, the I, and your future is destined to be brighter than your father, our Ling Fa Stone City So you ently and live up to the Immortal’s expectations for you!”

Ling Xiao heard the serious tone in his father’s voice, did not refute but nodded his head submissively “Don’t worry, Dad Your child will certainly practice really hard and live up to both you and the Immortal’s expectations”

“That’s good to hear Oh, right, you have to make sure to do well in the fauys up who look down on us” Ling Zhan exhorted

“Yes, Dad!” Ling Xiao nodded

Three days passed by in a flash

Ling Family’s annual exam will be held today

At first light, more than a hundred youths between twelve and twenty years of age were already waiting on the training field

These are the youths of Ling Faeneration; some were from the direct branch while others were fro as they can pass this exa Family It did not matter if they were from the direct branch or the collateral branches, they will receive the same treatment Whether they can remain in the inner court or be sent out will depend on their results today

Everyone on the training field is separated into three groups The first group is led by the grandson of the Patriarch’s first wife, Ling Li Another group is led by the grandson of the Second Elder’s first wife, Ling Kuang The last group is simplytheroup has theforLi and then Ling Hu

In a world where only the strong has the right to speak, all fa Family is no exception

Ling Kuang is the er—he had reached the ranks of xuan warrior at the age of nineteen—therefore, he received the support ofLi’s also not weak He already has the strength of a high-rank xuan practitioner at eighteen years old and is expected to break through to low-rank xuan warrior before age nineteen As the Patriarch’s grandson and ranked third in the last exa Hu is nineteen years old and has the strength of an interh he’s only ranked fifth aeneration, he’s thethe descendants of the collateral branches, and all the children of the collateral branches follow his example

The three groups were chatting a themselves, but everyone was either excited or nervous They were excited because the annual exa their ability to pass the exam

“What do you guys think? Will Elder Brother Ling Kuang take first place in today’s exam? He has been first for two consecutive years He’s really worthy of praise!”

“There’s no contest Elder Brother Ling Kuang is already a low-rank xuan warrior and is the strongest aeneration If he doesn’t come in first, then ould?”

“That’s right Although Ling Li is also very strong, he still haven’t broken through to the xuan warrior rank He’s bound to lose at the hands of Elder Brother Ling Kuang”

“If even Ling Li will co, is there anyone that can pose a threat to Elder Brother Ling Kuang?”

“Like hell there is A xuan warrior can already project xuan strength externally and cultivate for to one’s attribute The difference between a xuan warrior and xuan practitioner is like night and day Only another xuan warrior would be a ”

“Didn’t you guys hear that soh to the xuan warrior rank?”

“Could it be…last year’s second place Ling Bin?”

“Right, it’s her”

As the discussions continued, the atmosphere became vivacious and noisy

Ling Xiao arrived rather late and casually found a random place to sit down Fro the eighteenth generation He didn’t feel like in

Shortly after, all the elders and an honor guard walked out from the inner chamber

Patriarch Ling Cang stepped onto the high platfor field, hands behind his back as he spoke, his voice sounding deep and extre Farowth The survival of the fittest is the most fundamental truth of life, so your fate is in your hands I’ll not speak about the rules but I will say this: the first five finishers of this year’s exam will be able to participate in the co Stone City at year end”

Ling Cang’s words caused an uproar a the crowd below

Falling Stone City altogether has e and small aristocratic fa the younger generation to gauge the potential of each family’s posterity At the saenerous rewards for those who ain honor for their family, but they can also receive the prizes from the competition These prizes can all promote cultivation, whether it’s xuan skills, spirit medicine, or even a best quality weapon…

The age restriction for the competition was set at twenty-five and anyone who exceeds this age is prohibited fro

Ling Cang waited for the crowd to quiet down and continued, “Furthermore, the first five finishers will receive the personal instruction of the elders and will be given a status equal to the inner court’s honor guards Andwill choose his successor fro the five”

Waves of audible gasps arose from the crowd

What made them astonished was not the personal instruction of the elders or the status equal to the inner court’s honor guards, but the final words that “Elder Taishang will choose his successor fro the five”