Chapter 78 - Mind-Seducing Ancient Bamboo Woods (2/2)

Qin Nan squinted his eyes slightly; this young man who appeared out of nowhere possessed a cultivation of Martial Emperor, even though it was slightly weaker than Xiao Qingxue’s.

The young man walked out from the woods, and glanced at the crowd before he smilingly said, “To all Junior Disciples, my name is Xu Qian. I’m your Senior Brother. I was given the order from the five elders to come to this Island of Versatility specifically to test you all. Those who pass the test, will receive a certain amount of Blue Dragon Badges depending on their results.”

After hearing the words, the disciples came to a realization.

It seemed like the sect had long prepared this surprise, which served as the final test for the disciples.

“Pardon me, may I ask what the test is about?” Ling Zixiao stepped forward and asked in a respectful tone.

Xu Qian glanced at him before saying with a smile, “You must be Junior Brother Ling Zixiao right? The elders have mentioned you before; a super genius with a ninth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, great potential. After the trials, if you have any queries about cultivation, feel free to look for me.”

After hearing the words, a hint of jealousy could be seen in the eyes of the other disciples.

Despite that, they would not dare to offend either side at that moment—they could only wait for the final test.

Ling Zixiao answered in a humble tone, “It is my pleasure.”

Xu Qian was quite satisfied with the humble attitude he presented; he then turned around facing the crowd and said, “Allow me to explain. The Mind-Seducing Ancient Bamboo Woods is considered a precious material. Every bamboo here possesses the ability to seduce your thoughts. This seduction only works for cultivators below the Martial Emperor Realm. In other words, this test is simply to test your will and determination toward Martial Arts.”

Upon saying this, the smile on Xu Qian’s face disappeared as he continued, “The upcoming test is conducted by entering the Mind-Seducing Ancient Bamboo Woods. The rules are simple; there are only two of them. Firstly, no Martial Skill is allowed within the Mind-Seducing Ancient Bamboo Woods, but you are allowed to unleash your Martial Spirits. Secondly, the test will be focusing on the amount of steps you take forward. One would need a thousand step to pass through this Mind-Seducing Ancient Bamboo Woods. The results of the test are based on the ranking according to the amount of steps taken.”

Xu Qian then paused for a moment, allowing the crowd to digest the information.

After a long period, Xu Qian spoke again, “Now I’ll talk about the rewards. At the end of the test, the third ranked will receive one Blue Dragon Badge; the second, four Blue Dragon Badges; and the first will receive fifteen Blue Dragon Badges. That being said, if any of you are able to finish all one thousand steps, you will be given all the Blue Dragon Badges. Keep in mind that no one from the Mystic Spirit Sect has ever finished the one thousand steps; if any of you achieved that, you would be heavily rewarded by the sect.”

After hearing these words, the eyes of the disciples were ignited by flames of desire.

It was clear from Xu Qian’s words that this test was not about their cultivation base; it was more like a competition of their Martial Heart, which was relatively fair.

In other words, even a disciple with a mere cultivation of the fifth-layer Body Tempering Realm had a chance to obtain the twenty Blue Dragon Badges if his Martial Heart was firm enough to finish the one thousand steps.

Even if no one could finish the one thousand steps, the first place alone would receive fifteen Blue Dragon Badges, guaranteeing the first place in the Trial of Versatility!

However, Qin Nan, Huang Long, Ling Zixiao and the others remained calm compared to the excited disciples. They all felt like Xu Qian had yet to finish his explanation.

As they expected, Xu Qian after seeing the excitement on the disciples’ faces, calmly said, “By the way, I forgot to mention. If your will of Martial Arts is not solid enough, there is a chance your cultivation could go into a state of madness, causing your body to explode. In previous Trials of Versatility, there were quite an amount of geniuses who had achieved the eighth-layer and ninth-layer Body Tempering Realm who ended up dying here…”

After saying this, Xu Qian let out a cold grin before saying, “So, who’s first?”

The whole crowd became completely stationary, and a dead silence enveloped them!