Chapter 20
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Chapter 20: Liu Yanni
After hearing those words, the young man from the Liu Family’s face instantly turned pale, devoid of life. His pride shattered into pieces, and nothing remained of his initial haughtiness.
He couldn’t believe that his talent was only average, but he had to face reality and retreated with his head hanging low.
On the platform, the expressions of the Liu Family’s upper echelon shifted. Some were disappointed and regretful, while others were filled with worry.
That youth from the Liu Family had performed excellently, which was why he had the opportunity to participate in this test.
But today’s test revealed that his talent was only average, which proved how difficult it was to enter Sacred Mountain.
On the platform, several youths from Sacred Mountain saw the results of the test, their faces revealing obvious disdain. They showed no intention of hiding their expressions.
“At his age, reaching the ‘Refining the Void and Forming the Path’ stage is decent, but his Yuan Qi contains too many attributes. The more he cultivates, the more it will hinder his progress.”
Seeing the test below the platform, Dharma Protector Wang smiled and said this to Liu Zong Yuan, who stood beside him.
Liu Zong Yuan nodded. He was slightly regretful, but he understood Dharma Protector Wang’s words.
Yin, Yang, and the five elements are the sources of heaven, earth, and all other things. Yin and Yang complement each other, giving birth to all matter. Every element must have Yin and embrace Yang to form a path for all things.
Amongst the five elements, wood was burgeoning, fire was burning hot, earth was heavy and solid, metal was harsh and fearsome, and water was cold and moisturizing.
When a person is born, they naturally possess all five elements.
However, for a cultivator, having Yuan Qi with five attributes was highly unfavorable.
Yuan Qi with multiple attributes becomes harder to cultivate as one progresses. It’s like being too greedy, which leads to indigestion.
Thus, the fewer attributes Yuan Qi has, the easier it is to cultivate as one advance.
The youth from the Liu Family may already be at the “Refining the Void and Forming the Path” stage and nearly able to enter the Foundation Building Stage.
However, the excess attributes in his Yuan Qi caused it to become chaotic.
Therefore, with that kind of talent, it could only be considered very average, and there was little room for future improvement.
Thus, this level of talent was far from qualifying him to enter Sacred Mountain.
“Four Yuan Qi attributes, I wonder how many I have.”
In the crowd, Su Yi knew that for Yuan Qi attributes, more was not necessarily better. On the contrary, it was the opposite.
The more attributes the Yuan Qi had, the more chaotic it would become, creating tremendous obstacles to cultivation in the future.
“Next, Liu Yanni!”
The man beside the Yuan Testing Stone called out again.
All those who had earned a place to participate in the test had already submitted their name cards, which included their age, name, and other details to facilitate the testing process.
[T.N Note: The name card, in this case, is not the business card you are thinking of. It is a bigger piece of paper like a papyrus scroll. The link to the images is here: https://kknews.cc/culture/e9zo2q.html ]
Once the man finished his words, a young lady around 17-18 years old walked forth.
Su Yi naturally knew this girl. She was the cousin of Liu Ruoxi.
Only Su Yi did not imagine that not meeting her for three years, Liu Yanni had already become such a beauty. That fine and elegant body is emphasized by her tight clothes. A beautiful body line that could shake the hearts of people was shown.
On her waist shone a sparkling pearl belt. As it curled around, it further stood out that thin waist like a willow, seeming like it was not even as thick as a fist. The strands of hair beside her cheeks gently caressed her face in the gentle breeze adding to her seductive appearance. Her eyes shone like crystals as if they were exuding a form of seduction.
The throats of some young men in the surroundings were now parched and their tongues dry. Their eyes could not bear to come off that gentle and beautiful body line.
Su Yi looked at Liu Yanni, his eyes involuntarily glancing at her repeatedly.
Only three years had passed, that little girl back then had already become such a beauty. It was a case of once a lady grows up, she can change completely. The Liu Yanni back then definitely did not have such a figure.
As Su Yi observed her, Liu Yanni had already arrived in front of the Yuan Testing Stone. Her fair and long palm had already firmly grasped the surface of the stone and Yuan Qi surged into it.
Boom!
The calm Yuan Testing Stone let out a strong aura. The people in the area had already prepared and were not affected anymore.
In an instant, three colors of light shone, red, green, and black with red being the brightest and having a hint of crimson.
The light shone for quite a bit more time than the previous youth and they were also more glaring.
“Liu Yanni, Yuan Soul Realm Second Grade. Three Yuan Qi attributes, fire, water, and earth. General Grade Talent. Qualified to enter Sacred Mountain,” The man spoke again, his voice a lot kinder than before.
“Liu Yanni is already Yuan Soul Realm Second Grade?! And she also has General Grade Talent?!”
“This is not surprising. Liu Yanni is the same as Su Wei of the Su Family. She had long since entered the Yuan Soul Realm!”
“Liu Yanni is also able to enter Sacred Mountain. The Liu Family is going to become prosperous!”
After the man’s announcement, the crowd became wild with excitement.
Many young men were still staring at Liu Yanni’s seductive figure, their eyes passionate but there was more respect in them.
“Fire, water, and earth are three types of attributes. The cultivation level is also not bad, but it is slightly regretful that fire is the main attribute and water restricts fire. If the water attribute was the wood attribute, her talent would be considered as Commander Grade Talent as the wood begets fire, and if her Spiritual Soul Energy is very strong, there may even be a chance of going even higher,” On top of the platform, Dharma Protector Wang also slightly nodded his head and explained the difference between talents. General Grade Talent is already able to enter the Sacred Mountain.
“In the days to come, when Yanni this little girl is at Sacred Mountain, I would still need to request Dharma Protector Wang to take care of her,” Liu Zong Yuan’s face was full of smiles. He was also ecstatic at this moment.
“City Master Liu is too polite,” Dharma Protector Wang gently smiled and did not brush him off. This was Liu Ruoxi’s father, not an average city master.
“Congratulations to the Liu Family!”
“Congratulations!”
The respective heads and the upper echelon of the families were all congratulating the Liu Family and were also jealous.
Being able to enter Sacred Mountain, what this signified, everyone knew deep in their hearts.
Beside the Yuan Testing Stone, Liu Yanni bowed and thanked the man. Then she retreated, her face smiling, moving the hearts of people even more.
“General Grade Talent, this is already not bad.”
According to what Su Yi knew, talents were classified into: Mortal Grade, Fine Grade, General Grade, Commander Grade, King Grade, Emperor Grade, and the final was the legendary Heavenly Grade.
Legends say that those with Heavenly Grade Talent were born, the skies and earth would become abnormal and they were destined to challenge the heavens and look down upon all life.
But the Heavenly Grade seemed to be only a thing of the legends.
Su Yi remembers that Liu Ruoxi seemed to be an Emperor Grade Talent. In that case, compared to Liu Yanni, Liu Ruoxi’s talent was still better than hers by several grades.
“Next, Liu Hui.”
Afterward, the trail of persons continued going up for the test.
But in the remaining youths of the Liu Family, there were no more above-average talents.
“Song Wu Qiu, cultivation level of Refining the Void and Forming the Path. Earth, Metal, and Fire are three Yuan Qi attributes. General Grade Talent!”
“Mo Bu Fan, cultivation level of Refining the Void and Forming the Path. Earth, Metal, and Fire are three Yuan Qi attributes. General Grade Talent!”
“Mo Ting, cultivation level of Refining the Void and Forming the Path. Water, Earth, and Wood are three Yuan Qi attributes. General Grade Talent!”
“He San, cultivation level of Refining the Void and Forming the Path. Metal, Earth, and Wood are three Yuan Qi attributes. General Grade Talent!”
In the next hour, one by one the results of the tests of the youths were shown. Some celebrated while others were depressed and worried.