Chapter 159 - The Trial of Cultivation (1/2)

Through the Martial Mirror, everyone could see that Qin Nan and the others had reached the third round.

The scenery of the third round was entirely different than the previous two rounds; they were now in a huge cave of a hundred meters square.

The Spiritual Qi was rich in the cave, to the extent that it had almost solidified. From a distance, it seemed to be clouds. Besides, within the clouds of Qi, there were five futons which were specifically used for meditating placed on the ground.

The examiner of the third round was an old lady, whose head was covered in white hair. Her shoulders bowed due to her age, and she held a walking stick in her hand and walked with a limp, approaching the crowd at a slow pace.

The old lady glanced at the group of five before she let out a hideous smile and said with a hoarse voice, “First of all, I’d like to congratulate you for reaching the third round. As you can see, this cave is filled with Qi, suitable for cultivation. Hence, the trial of the third round is about your cultivation speed.”

The old lady let out a laugh before she continued, “There are five futons in this cave. Each of you will be seated on a futon and try to absorb the Qi as fast as you can. The time limit is the period it takes for three incenses to burn. Attacking other participants is forbidden. The one who absorbs the most amount of Qi will be the winner. By the way, there is only one winner in this round!”

The words caused Qin Nan and the rest to be stunned.

Absorbing the Qi?

A competition regarding the speed of cultivation?

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Meanwhile, at the peak of Autumn Mountain, the crowd was left speechless.

It was clear what the trial was about after listening to the explanation from the old lady.

The real focus of this third round was not the speed of cultivation, but the ranks of their Martial Spirit!

Everyone knew that in the Canglan Continent, only those who had awakened their Martial Spirits could communicate with the Heaven and Earth to absorb Qi. One could only absorb Qi with the help of his Martial Spirit. Therefore, to absorb a greater amount of Qi, one would need a higher ranked Martial Spirit!

“Damn it, I didn’t expect this to be the third round!” Zhang Taiyi’s expression was the first to change, causing his face to be twisted.

The others began to wear pitiful expressions after recovering from the shock.

This was because, everyone knew that Qin Nan’s Martial Spirit was only eighth-grade Huang ranked!

How could an eighth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit stand a chance against Huang Que and Wei Hao’s tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit when it came down to the speed of cultivation?

Not only was Qin Nan’s Martial Spirit mismatched against Huang Que and Wei Hao’s Martial Spirits, even Huang Long and Wang Ruoling with ninth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirits were stronger than his, granting them a faster cultivation speed!

ince the third round emphasizes on the speed of cultivation, doesn’t this mean that Qin Nan is sure to come last?

“HAHAHA, what a surprise, what a surprise indeed. The focus of the third round is on the speed of cultivation.” Elder Fang laughed in high spirits, as he said, “I initially thought Qin Nan would be able to pass three rounds in a row, and enter the legendary fourth-layer of the Martial Serendipity Pavilion. It seems to be impossible now!”

The elders of the Disordered Flames Sect and Qing Nu Sect began laughing too, joining the gloat.

Qin Nan’s performance in the previous two rounds was absolutely shocking, who managed to turn the tide even when he seemed to be hopeless. Hence, the elders were quite worried that Qin Nan would be able to pass three rounds in a row, allowing him to enter the fourth round.

It was something the elders would not want to see; hence, when they learned that the focus of the third round was on the speed of cultivation, they almost leapt into the air out of excitement.

The crowd could not help but shake their heads.