Chapter 7 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Rong Kaixuan gradually narrowed his eyes. He followed Rong Jieming’s instructions and focused all of his energy and will onto the jade stone. Just as he did so, he made a sudden discovery that made him extremely surprised and shocked. It made him unsure of what to do next.

That discovery was that the strange Qi flow residing between his eyebrows had started flowing without him controlling it.

The Qi flow seemed to be attracted to some mysterious component within the jade stone. The Qi started to flow out from between his brows all by itself and rushed into the Spiritualist Ability Testing Stone.

When he realized this was happening, Rong Kaixuan tried his best to stop the rush of Qi flow. Yet, he was still too late. Some of the Qi flow had managed to get out.

After that, the Spiritualist Ability Testing Stone shone with that strong and bright glow.

Rong Kaixuan felt his entire being go into shock. The first thing he did was toss the Spiritualist Ability Testing Stone aside. He let go of it because he had a feeling that if he continued to hold the jade stone in his hands, the remainder of the Qi bubble he had barely managed to keep from escaping would suddenly rush out into the stone like a wild animal that had managed to break free from captivity.

The moment Rong Kaixuan flung the Ability Testing Stone aside, the glow on the stone vanished. The even more shocking part was that familiar force actually came out from the Ability Testing Stone and went back into its place between his eyebrows.

That was the force that had come out from between his brows earlier. It had gone one round through the Ability Testing Stone and immediately returned. On top of that, he realized that this force was now even stronger than before it had gone out.

It was just a tiny bit stronger, but it was enough to make him overwhelmed with joy.

The strength of the Qi flow resting in the spot between his eyebrows increased incredibly slowly. He simply was unable to make it increase in power. Now, a new possibility had been presented to him.

If he let this mysterious Qi flow rush into the Ability Testing Stone, when the Qi flow came back to him, it would become more powerful than before.

Pak.

The Spiritualist Ability Testing Stone that Rong Kaixuan threw down did not end up crashing onto the floor. It had been steadily caught by a middle-aged man before that happened.

Out of everyone present, he had the fastest reaction.

When the glow around the jade stone disappeared, he had immediately flown out and caught the Ability Testing Stone in mid-air.

His action had broken the silence in the Ability Testing Hall. Everyone turned to look at Rong Kaixuan as if they had just woken up from a dream. This time, the way everyone looked at him was completely different from the way they looked at him before.

If their eyes were filled with disdain and contempt earlier, the same eyes were now filled with surprise, shock, and envy. They even seemed eager to gain Rong Kaixuan’s favor.

There was a gradually growing smile on Rong Jieming’s face. His old face full of wrinkles now bloomed into a beautiful smile. “My goodness, Kaixuan, this Spiritualist Ability Testing Stone is very precious, so you can’t just throw it around like that. If the stone breaks into pieces, I really can’t afford to replace it.”

These words sounded like he was blaming Rong Kaixuan, but his tone of voice and expression were so gentle and friendly that he didn’t seem like he was blaming Rong Kaixuan at all.

Rong Kaixuan gave an awkward smile and replied, “Grandpa Ming, I was too shocked and overreacted.” He turned toward the middle-aged man who caught the stone and bowed as he said, “Thank you, Uncle.”

He had no idea what this middle-aged man was called, but since he could appear in this place, he was definitely a senior in the family.

That middle-aged man burst out laughing and replied, “You’re Kaixuan, right? I’m your uncle, Rong Yide, No. 3 in the family. You can either call me Third Uncle or Uncle De.”

Rong Kaixuan froze for a while before greeting him loudly and clearly, “Uncle De.”

After hearing that, Rong Yide laughed loudly. He turned and asked, “You’re Yiyang, right? Hoho, you’ve got a really good son over here.”

At this point, Rong Yiyang was completely speechless. He didn’t know what to do or how to react.

He had never dreamed that his own son would have such a dramatic and drastic change by coming to the Ability Testing Hall.

Rong Yide was of high standing among the brothers in the Main House. His status was way higher than Rong Yiyang, who was merely a nameless descendant of the family that had been thrown to some rural village.

If these two crossed paths on any other day, Rong Yide would not have been interested in saying a word to him.

Now, judging from the way Rong Yide looked, he seemed ready to become real brothers with Rong Yiyang, who was a little overwhelmed by this friendliness.

Rong Yiyang bowed slightly and said, “Ah, so you are Third Brother, Yide. Sorry for my poor manners.”

Rong Yide laughed loudly and replied, “My brother Yiyang, I never imagined that my nephew, Kaixuan, would have the gift of being a Spiritualist. Moreover, his gifting is so strong. It’s really incredible!” He paused for a while before saying, “This is a very serious matter. We can’t make a decision here. Uncle Ming, why don’t we quickly contact the elder in the Hall of Spiritualists?”

Rong Jieming nodded his head profusely and said, “We shall do that.”

Rong Yiyang suddenly felt a shudder. He looked up. There was a look of disbelief in his eyes.

An elder was not an ordinary form of address in this clan.

Those who could be called an elder were the highest-ranking people in the entire clan. The people ranked right below the clan head were all the elders.

Every elder had a power and privilege that made others envy them. As long as an elder said so, his words easily decided what position each disciple had, which families would rise, and which ones would fall.

To Rong Yiyang, elders were people that he never even dreamed of seeing. One could hardly run into one on any given day. Now, these people wanted to alert an elder because of Kaixuan.