15 The Test Ends (1/2)
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Since Astra's and his group-mates reason for coming to the Beast Forest was now complete, and since it was already too late at night and considering the dangers lurking in the forest, the group immediately left the forest and reached the city where they would spend the night, and on the next day head back to the sect to officially stamp the test of Astra's complete.
After reaching the city, the group searched for an inn to stay and rest up well, as all the running and searching for a beast to tame in the beast forest while also keeping their guards up all the time was quite taxing on their mind.
Everyone one in the group after finding their rooms to stay, immediately had something to eat and then went on to bed. No one bothered to even cultivate.
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The night passed by very quickly.
The next day, everyone got up early in the morning, tidied themselves up had breakfast and headed back to the sect. After walking for the time it takes of an incense stick to burn, they all reached the gate of the Heavenly Sword Sect. There the group were greeted by two guards, they were the same guards that Astra and Nanea had met when Astra first arrived at Heavenly Sword Sect. After they were greeted, Nanea told the guards to relay the message to the Head Elder Zheng and all the other elders, that they had returned.
After Nanea told this to the guards, Astra and the group headed to the teat Arena where the tests were being conducted.
Once Astra and the group arrived at the arena, they waited for about half an incense stick of time till all the elders together arrived at the arena.
All the elders after arriving were greeted by the group. Then, Astra spoke
”Elders, I have completed my test to tame a beast.” [Astra]
Hearing this all the elders had a similarly shocked expression on their faces. The elders didn't let this feeling last for long and soon calmed themselves down. Then, Elder Jian went to Astra and asked
”To testify your tests completion, could you let me see your tamed beast?” [Elder Jian]
Elder JIan asked Astra for this so that he could determine if he had tamed a beast way below his cultivation realm or not? As it was necessary of the beast to at least be at «Spirit Qi Foundation Establishment Realm» to qualify as a decent beast. And was also the requirement for Astra to pass the test.
As soon as Elder Jian asked Astra to let him have a look at Pulchera, Astra's tamed beast, Astra called.
”Pulchera! Come here, Elder Jian wants to look at you, my companion.” [Astra]
As soon as Astra spoke those words, a white lion cub came running towards Astra from under the Arena seeming happy for being called by her master.
Witnessing such a scene in front of them, all the elders were dumbfounded. One had to know that for a beast tamer to successfully form a contract to help its tamer but only in dire situations but other times the beast would be treated like ones ancestor was already difficult, but here they all were witnessing that the beast in front of them was as perfectly tamed beast which all the tamers out there spread around the continent took years to achieve. But here they all were seeing a young boy able to achieve that feat in about nothing less than a day. All the elders had this stiffing sensation in their chests as if the world was falling apart.
And also from the looks of it the little white lion beast, Pulchera, seemed to be nothing less than a beast at the peak stage of «Spirit Qi Core Formation Realm», just a step away from reaching «True Spirit Realm», where it would could completely become a spirit beast. For anyone to tame a beast which had cultivation level lower than the tamers was already difficult let alone taming beasts of higher cultivation, but here was standing this young man, Astra, who had tamed a beast 3 sub-realms higher than him. They all had this thought and had a common question in their mind, 'Are you peerless cultivator, who changed his appearance to come and toy with our mind?'. But none could let this question escape their mouth and suppressed it in their mind.
”Good, it seems that you have tamed a very nice beast. It is already at the peak stage of «Spirit Qi Core Formation Realm» and a push away fro reaching «True Spirit Realm», when it reaches it it will become a spirit beast. And this cultivation realm far outcasts the requirement for passing the test. So, you've passed the Beast taming test.
Best of luck for the next few tests.” [Elder Jian]
After saying this Elder Jian left the arena and joined the other elders, and from among the remaining 3 elders another elder came to the stage. He was a middle aged man wearing the robe of Formation Master Hall.
”I am the elder of the Formation Master Hall, you can call me Elder Mo. I'll be responsible for conducting your test on formation.
This test follows with you forming a Normal peak low tier formation on this formation plate over here.” [Elder Mo]
Saying this Elder Mo flicked his wrist and a formation plate with the radius of 50 centimeter appeared on the table along with come carving knife. After which the elder continued.
”This formation plate here is a peak normal peak tier formation plate so it shouldn't be that difficult to carve the formation on the formation plate, but beware that ever a single scratch or error on the formation plate will result in the formation plate to be useful no more, and on top of that, if you do then you'll fail your test. You have 1 hour of time for the test, it you also can't complete it within this time frame then you'll fail. If you understand then let's begin the test.” [Elder Mo]
As soon as the elder said those words, Astra went to the table and examined the carving knives, there were a couple of carving knives on the table both looked alike. He picked up one of the knife and swung the knive as if carving in the air. After he had familiarized himself with the knife he reached out to the formation plate and began observing it. He had Leilana with him so it was quite easy for him to grasp the characteristics, flaws and the materials used to make the formation plate. After all that was done, Astra began revolving his pure and dense Qi in his meridians and thought of basic Qi gathering formation.