Chapter 29 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lu Ming followed the rest as they made their way out of the sect and headed towards the Midnight Hills.

With a thousand apprentices running on the road at the same time, it caused a constant rumble of dust and dirt along the journey.

There was a whopping hundred kilometers between the Mystical Sword Sect and the Midnight Hills. Even though most of them were blood meridians martial artists with a fairly high cultivation level, the hundred-kilometer run still got them sweating buckets and panting like dogs.

Nevertheless, Lu Ming was still doing okay. Although he was panting a little, he had not reached his limit yet.

When the Vermillion Bird Hall apprentices arrived at the Midnight Hills, the people from the White Tiger Hall were already there, and there were 1,500 of them, about 500 more than those from the Vermilion Bird Hall.

The White Tiger Hall had grown stronger over the years, and they were unabashedly the strongest of the four halls, so they also had the most apprentices who chose to enter the White Tiger Hall.

“Alright, take a break, everyone!” Xie Kuang hollered.

The Vermilion Bird Hall apprentices took their places, sat down, and began their mediation to recover their breath.

Rumble!

The earth rumbled as the Azure Dragon Hall and the Onyx Turtle Hall arrived soon after.

According to Lu Ming’s observation, the Azure Dragon Hall had 1,300 people. The Onyx Tortoise Hall had 1,200 people, which left the Vermillion Bird Hall with the least at only 1,000 people.

There were 5,000 people combined.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Air piercing whistles came from the silhouette of a few people flying towards them at an alarming speed. Yes, they were flying without mounting any flying beasts.

“Those are Leader Realm powerhouses!” a cry of surprise rang out, and everyone looked enviously towards the sky.

Lu Ming also looked at the skies enviously with a tinge of yearning.

Who would not yearn to soar like eagles, looking down on mountains and valleys?

“I’m gonna reach that place one day!” Lu Ming clenched his fists tightly.

Three white-haired elderly men in silver robes swooped in at groundbreaking speed, and it only took them three breaths to reach above everyone’s heads where they remained floating in the air just like that.

They were the Mystical Sword Sect’s Silver-Robed Elders.

Upon his arrival, the Silver-Robed Elder in the middle spoke in a loud voice, “Now, I’ll announce the rules of the test.

“This time, we’ve placed metal pieces on some demonic beasts in the Midnight Hills. These metal pieces will have 1, 2, 5, and 10 points carved on them.

“There are 5,000 one point pieces distributed amongst First Grade First Level to Sixth Grade First Level beasts.”

“2,000 2-point pieces on Seventh Grade First Level to Ninth Grade beasts.”

“400 5-point pieces and 200 10-point pieces on the First Grade Second Level to Third Level beasts.”

“You’ll need ten points to pass the test and be upgraded to be a Bronze apprentice. You have twenty days before we return to this place to harvest your results.”

“Ten points to pass?” Lu Ming’s eyes flickered.

Ten points might not seem like a lot, but it was extremely difficult to accumulate since demonic beasts had a different strength scale than ordinary beasts.

A First Level demonic beast was likened to a Warrior Realm martial artist while a Second Level demonic beast would be likened to the Master Realm martial artists.

Each Level was divided into nine Grades and was no different from the martial artists’ Realm.

5- and 10-point pieces were available from Second Level beasts, far beyond the reach of an ordinary newbie.

Those with cultivation below the Master Realm could only get the 1 point and 2-point metal pieces.

According to the numbers the Silver-robed Elder gave, they were all snapped up. In total, 5,000 1-point pieces, 2,000 2-point pieces, and including the 5-point and 10-point pieces only added up to 13,000 points.