Chapter 220: Foundational Exam (1/2)

Chapter 220: Foundational Exam

Leng Tianzheng smiled faintly and gave the stunned Beichen Peak Master a meaningful look. He said, “Junior Sister Chu is as well informed as always. This core disciple will be much more exciting than before, just keep watching and you will know what I mean. Whether Zhang Lie can obtain the first place is still an uncertainty.”

Everyone did not understand what Leng Tianzheng meant. Could it be that a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique would not be sufficient to obtain the first position in this exam?

“Xiu!” A black wars.h.i.+p slowly flew over from the horizon and stopped at the drill grounds.

“Tianyue Peak’s people have arrived. Tianyue Peak is indeed as strong as it was in the past. There are actually more than a hundred of their inner disciples taking part.”

“Seems like the first place will be s.n.a.t.c.hed by Tianyue Peak again.”

“There is another wars.h.i.+p flying over from that side! It’s Beichen Peak’s people.”

“Jade Maiden Peak’s people are arriving, too! There are so many female disciples!”

Soon, aside from Qingyun Peak’s Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng, the disciples of the other five peaks all rode a wars.h.i.+p over and stood at the side, standing in five separate groups.

Of the five groups, Tianyue Peak’s group had the most people. When the Tianyue Peak’s inner disciples looked at the other peak’s disciples, they had proud looks on their faces; they were cleared pleased with themselves. It was as though the core disciple positions were in the bag already.

Amidst the group, Zhang Lie had a calm expression. He swept his gaze across all the inner disciples taking part in the examination, observing the situation of all his compet.i.tors.

At one glance, Zhang Lie could tell that most of these people were early Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters, with some middle Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters. Only a small group of people were peak Superior Grade Martial Grade Masters.

The latter were the people worth his notice. However, under the situation of them having the same level of cultivation, the thing that would make the difference would be Martial Techniques and combat experience.

Zhang Lie already had rich combat experience before he went up the mountain. The number of people who had died at his hands near Yunyang City numbered close to a hundred.

Zhang Lie had partic.i.p.ated in the frontline of the wars amongst the several big clans in the city. When comparing combat experience, he had a significant advantage over these Heavenly Saber Pavilion’s inner disciples.

If they were comparing Martial Techniques, then his advantage would become even more obvious. The Lingyun Saber Technique was originally a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique. However, because of its difficulty and the fact it is missing three moves, it was relegated to being an Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique.

Now that Zhang Lie had practiced it to Great Perfection, and even comprehended the sixteenth move, compared to these people he had an overwhelming advantage.

Seems like there will not be any pressure on me. I will be able to obtain the position of first for sure, Zhang Lie thought to himself indifferently. Just at this moment, he felt a burning gaze. It was as sharp as a knife, piercing through the air, staring fiercely at him.

When Zhang Lie traced the source of the gaze, he saw an ordinary-looking cultivator. When he used his perception to check him out, he could not help but be astonished. How can a person with such an intense gaze be only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master?

Why is there an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master appearing in the core disciple exam?, Zhang Lie thought doubtfully to himself. When he looked up again, he could no longer find the owner of that gaze. At the instant he was having his doubts, he had lost him.

Amidst that group, Mu Heng withdrew his gaze and smiled faintly. His aura was virtually non-existent, his squarish ordinary face did not stand out in the crowd. It seemed as though that gaze had not appeared at all. Zhang Lie looked around, trying to find the owner of that gaze.

That gaze came from the group of Beichen Peak’s disciples. There are only twenty Beichen Peak’s disciples partic.i.p.ating in this core disciple exam.

Logically speaking, given Zhang Lie’s memories, once he saw a face, he would be able to identify the person from among those twenty people.

However, the current situation was very strange. Zhang Lie looked at all twenty people, but he could not find that Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master Beichen Peak’s disciple.

Could I have been hallucinating? After searching for a long time, Zhang Lie could not help but doubt himself; he was feeling some unrest.

“Junior Brother Zhang, are you alright?” A Senior from Tianyue Peak asked out of concern when he saw that Zhang Lie was distracted. “Don’t cause yourself to fall into a confused state of mind before the battle.”

Zhang Lie recovered his wits and thought to himself, I have indeed been overly concerned. Who cares about that gaze. There will be a time when we meet each other, I’ll just be more careful.

“Thank you, Senior Brother. That’s right, Senior Brother Wu Bing, you have partic.i.p.ated in the core disciple exam before. Can you tell me about how the exam will be conducted?” Zhang Lie cupped his fist and gave thanks before changing the topic.

Although Zhang Lie had recently entered the ranks of Tianyue Peak’s inner disciples, his talent and strength were not to be underestimated. His future was definitely unlimited.

When Wu Bing started the conversation, he had the intention to establish a friends.h.i.+p. When he heard Zhang Lie’s questions, he quickly told him everything he knew.

“The core disciple exam is separated into foundational stage and arena battles. The foundational stage is different every year, so I do not know what the foundational stage will be testing on.

“As for the arena battles, it stays the same every year. The cultivators will fight each other until only the top fifty inner disciples are left. It is said that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion will reward those in the top ten positions.

“Finally, there will be a fight with the core disciples ranked in the last fifty. Everyone will choose one person to fight. The loser will lose the status of core disciple.”