30 Favored by the Heavens (1/2)
Chapter 29: Favored by the Heavens
When Van entered the passageway, the door closed behind him. Van was rather surprised. For all of the other ones, there would only be a Qi barrier in the way, allowing the others to spectate the challenger from a distance.
I mean Yu Lin is a Great Golden Dragon. What did I expect?
Van thought to himself as he walked along. He hadn't reached the lands where the elements were extreme yet. At the moment, he felt tingly from the electricity. The heat didn't affect him too much because of the rather comfortable breeze.
As he proceeded onwards, the conditions became not as favorable. Lightning would strike places near him causing him to jump back in fright. Magma would flow up onto the surface of the Earth through cracks in the ground, burning Van's feet. Sometimes, a few stray wind blades would pass by giving Van a cut or two.
Despite all the struggles, Van was benefiting quite well from the harsh conditions. His body became a lot more durable than before and his cultivation was solidifying extremely quick. He had been focusing too much on his cultivation, causing his body and foundations to lag behind. Now that he had no time to cultivate, his body and cultivation had finally caught up.
Van suddenly stopped and his mouth became slightly agape. He could see another biome ahead. It was a combination of two other elements. The biome was rather strange with a heavenly light coming from above in the sky while there was demon like creatures dwelling in a wasteland on the ground.
He had never seen such a horrifying yet beautiful sight ever in his life.
Van calmed himself down and confidently advanced. Besides, he had Yu Lin to protect himself and one couldn't improve without a few dangerous situations.
Van could feel the strong death Qi coming from the wastelands. At first, the undead near him were just wandering around aimlessly, but they charged when he got within a few meters. Van pulled out his treasured Saber and threw out slashes imbued with Qi.
Recently he had been practicing his Void Fist and hadn't been paying too much attention to his weapon skills. Despite that fact, his raw strength itself was sufficient for eliminating the undead.
These trials were designed for those around the 6th Stage of Dantian Formation so it was rather simple for Van to pass.
The examiner sat in her room and had a thoughtful expression on her face, she was at the 9th Stage of Dantian Formation and had the authority equal to an Inner Sect Elder.
She had increased the difficulty of the passageway that Van was occupying but he was still treating it as a stroll through the park.
Her eyes started to glisten. Van was most likely hiding his cultivation from her. Either he was extremely skilled in hiding his aura or he had a higher cultivation than her. She assumed he first for the possibility of the second scared her. Such a genius would be extremely horrifying. She could tell from his bone age that he was only 13 years of age.
Even cultivating from birth wouldn't allow normal geniuses of the Middle Continent to cultivate to such a high level. From the Sect records, she found out that he came from the Lower Reaches of the Continent, making this even more shocking.
”This is going to be interesting. I've underestimated the abilities of this youth. With his talent, he'll go to many places. I'll give him some more benefits. Time to crank up the difficulty.”
The examiner was rather confident in Van's abilities so she turned the passageway's difficulty onto the max settings.
”Are you sure that he can handle that?”
The announcer started sweating nervously. If any of the examinees were killed, he would be the one thrown under the bus. No one of the Disciplinary Division would dare accuse the examiner of the crimes, her status in the Sect was too great to offend her.
Of course, they didn't know that the Old Patriarch was supporting Van and his talent. If he got seriously injured, they would get the surprise of their lives.