Zhang Wei stood beside Su Yuan, his expression filled with excitement!
"Su Yuan, I succeeded! I broke through! I constructed my second spirit aperture!"
There were dark circles around his eyes; it seemed he had indeed worked very hard these past five days!
Su Yuan congratulated him, "Amazing, Zhang Wei! I've seen all your efforts, and your strong will has truly impressed me! This time, the spotlight should rightfully be yours!"
Zhang Wei grinned excitedly, the self-satisfied look on his face growing more intense. If he hadn't yet learned the method of sword flight, he could have floated on the spot!
At this moment, he thought of something and glanced at Su Yuan with some pity, "Ah, what a shame! Your talent is too poor, you have few resources, and you don't Cultivate diligently. It will be hard to enter the Outer Sect! But don't be discouraged, this is very normal. There are eight hundred people with the same circumstances as you. When you think about it that way, doesn't it seem like nothing?"
Su Yuan couldn't tell for a moment if Zhang Wei was kindly comforting him or mocking him; he truly knew how to comfort people.
"I'll take your auspicious words!" Su Yuan said.
Zhang Wei was startled, unsure how to respond for a moment, and a hint of awkwardness appeared on his face.
"It's almost time!" Su Yuan reminded him.
Zhang Wei quickly straightened up.
After waiting for a moment.
A white light flew down from the distant mountain peak.
Everyone looked over together and, sure enough, saw the Valley Master elegantly float down. After landing, his Flying Sword rotated nine times around him, leaving behind nine brilliant trails before flying into the Valley Master's sleeve and disappearing.
Zhang Wei's eyes revealed overflowing envy and anticipation.
Amazing.
Su Yuan suddenly thought of something: all the Immortal Seeds must pass through the Immortal Seed Valley, even those with Perfect Spiritual Roots are no exception. Each time, they would be amazed by the Valley Master's display of coolness, and naturally, they would imitate the Valley Master once their cultivation rose!
Case closed!
He knew why the Inner Sect Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters had such flashy entrances!
So it was you! Valley Master! You old rogue! You've harmed many!
The Valley Master calmly swept his gaze over the Disciples and said, "I am very happy to see you again. Today is the time to test your cultivation results. Whether you are a mule or a horse, you'll know once you're paraded out. This will also give you a clear idea of the gap between yourselves and others. Cultivation must not be slacked off! Now, starting from the last place, come up to be tested!"
With a wave of the Valley Master's hand, a seemingly extraordinary artifact appeared on the high platform. There was a large stone tablet on it with faint text flowing, and simultaneously, a light pillar was in a dim state, but it was clearly not just decoration.
A Disciple walked up, his face flushed red under the gaze of over a thousand people.
He was the last place, the last one to successfully guide qi into his body. This time, he was truly "showing his face." He had cultivated non-stop day and night for these ten days; he wanted to shake off the title of being at the bottom!
The elder said calmly, "Place your hand on the central jade stone!"
"Yes! Valley Master!"
This Disciple quickly walked forward and placed his hands on the jade stone.
After just one breath, a red light lit up in the light pillar and slowly rose a small section.
Text also appeared on the stone tablet above: "29 strands of spirit energy!"
"Oh? Not bad!"
The elder nodded. This was the last place, and being able to refine 29 strands of spirit energy meant that, talent aside, his diligence was not an issue.
Encouraged, this Disciple showed a happy expression and walked down the platform cheerfully.
The second-to-last Disciple was already prepared nearby. Seeing this number, his face immediately turned green.
When he placed his hands on the jade stone and the text showed 26 strands of spirit energy.
Sure enough, the elder's dissatisfied voice was heard, "Too poor! Go back and Cultivate diligently!"
This Disciple lowered his head, nodded in agreement, and turned to leave dispiritedly.
Seeing this, Su Yuan felt a sense of déjà vu, like a teacher announcing grades in front of the class. It's not that you fear having bad grades, but that you fear being the last place!
Many people won't notice those in the middle of the rankings but will be deeply impressed by those at the top and bottom.
For example, Su Yuan, at this moment, remembered that the young man with 26 strands of spirit energy was named Lu Shun. His name was the opposite of his life; life was too contrary for him!
And when the third-to-last Disciple came up, his expression wasn't very good either.
The text prompt was clearly 28 strands of spirit energy, just slightly less than the last place!
At this moment, the last place finally had a reason to feel proud; at least among the bottom ranks, he wasn't first anymore.
'If this were me, wouldn't the System upgrade on the spot?' Su Yuan thought to himself, looking at the number 26 strands of spirit energy.
Unfortunately, his strength didn't allow it.
The speed of testing cultivation was very fast.
The result would appear in one or two breaths.
The results were also gradually increasing.
By the 500th place, the amount of spirit energy reached 70 strands.
By the 400th place, the amount of spirit energy reached 90 strands, gradually approaching the 100-strand mark.
Finally, at the 350th place, a Disciple reached 100 strands of spirit energy but did not open a spirit aperture.
It wasn't until the 333rd place that a Disciple finally condensed their first spirit aperture!
"Huh! Who is this person? He has actually condensed a spirit aperture! He must have a Low Grade Spiritual Root, right? That's too exaggerated!"
"Ah, the gap between people is like the difference between a high mountain and a valley floor!"
Some people around couldn't help but whisper, and those with lower rankings craned their necks to see.
The Valley Master glanced over.
Everyone fell silent.
But the expressions on their faces were all surprised.
Of course, this was only for those with lower rankings; the geniuses at the front didn't even spare a proper glance.
Zhang Wei's lips curved slightly, the smile on his face unstoppable.
Su Yuan knew from his expression that this kid was waiting to "astonish everyone" later! One spirit aperture already caused exclamations; his two apertures were really going to make a splash!
Soon, the testing for 32 Disciples was finished, and only three Disciples managed to open another spirit aperture, showing the value of these spirit apertures.
Zhang Wei rubbed his hands, his face full of excitement.
Zhou Wuyou watched from behind, a look of disdain appearing on his face: "What's this kid so excited about? Isn't it just getting a Profound-grade cultivation method? A higher grade cultivation method isn't necessarily a good thing. If he can't comprehend its intricacies, his cultivation speed might even be slower than a Yellow-grade cultivation method!"
Su Yuan gave Zhang Wei an encouraging look.
Zhang Wei gave Su Yuan a "watch me perform" look.
Then he strode onto the platform and placed his hands on the jade stone!
On the light pillar, the alternating gold and green light rose slightly, looking quite poor.
Zhou Wuyou immediately looked at the text on the stone tablet.
The first line of text appeared.
"12 strands of spirit energy!"
This made Zhou Wuyou quickly happy. After building one spirit aperture, he had accumulated another 62 strands of spirit energy, much stronger than Zhang Wei!
The Disciples behind watched without much surprise. Such a small amount of spirit energy clearly meant a spirit aperture had already been opened, but with the previous few people setting a high standard, Zhang Wei's result wasn't very astonishing!
Until the second line of text appeared.
"Two spirit apertures opened!"
"Huh?"
The Valley Master let out a sound of surprise from his nose, his expression appearing somewhat astonished!
"Wait, two spirit apertures?" Someone exclaimed.
Zhou Wuyou's face stiffened, and he widened his eyes to look at the text at the end of the second line on the stone tablet. It was indeed two, not one!
"Impossible, how is this possible?" Zhou Wuyou was greatly shocked!
The others on the square were also in an uproar, especially some of the Genius Disciples in the front, who also cast their attention.
At this moment, Zhang Wei's face seemed to be glowing. He grinned widely, smiling extremely brightly.
"Good! Very good! You are Zhang Wei, right? You are excellent!" The Valley Master didn't spare his praise!
"Thank you for the Valley Master's praise, I will continue to work hard in the future!" Zhang Wei chuckled.
"Mm, go down!" The Valley Master nodded.
Zhang Wei calmly and leisurely walked down the platform, turning back to give Su Yuan a "learn from this" expression.
Su Yuan shook his head and chuckled lightly, then followed him onto the platform and placed his hands on the jade stone. He felt a warm current circulate within his body before returning to the jade stone.
After confirming the test was complete, Su Yuan immediately withdrew his hands and left with quick steps.
The Valley Master was startled. This Disciple was quite decisive in his actions.
He looked at the text that appeared on the stone tablet.
[60 strands of spirit energy]
[2 spirit apertures opened]
"Hm? This is..."
This time, the Valley Master was even more surprised!
Zhang Wei, who had just walked down the platform and was waiting for Su Yuan's test to finish, also saw those two lines of text. He rubbed his eyes, suspecting he had seen incorrectly!
But no matter how he looked, those two lines of text clearly told him that Su Yuan had indeed opened two spirit apertures, and the crucial point was that there were still 60 strands of spirit energy remaining!
This... is this reasonable?
This... is this normal?
Zhang Wei's mind crashed. That Su Yuan person only had a Low Grade three-element Spiritual Root! Moreover, he knew that this guy definitely didn't have much extra resources to Cultivate, and he was usually bored to death, sleeping through Lecture Hall classes all day, and even spending time reading in the miscellaneous books building. After coming back and deducting sleeping time, how much time could he possibly spend on cultivation?! His cultivation method was also a High Grade Yellow-grade one, even worse than his!
Even like this, Su Yuan was still faster than him! This was simply... his mindset almost collapsed!
He suddenly remembered what Su Yuan had told him five days ago. At that time, Su Yuan seemed certain he could break through two spirit apertures. Thinking about how he had been showing off in front of that guy all day, while Su Yuan always smiled and occasionally agreed with a sound or two, his mouth was twitching uncontrollably at this moment.
It wasn't just him; there were many people who were surprised!
Although Zhang Wei had already set a precedent, the astonishment towards Su Yuan was slightly less, but those in the know understood the incredibility of it. That Zhou Wuyou's eyes even bulged out, suspecting his eyes had gone bad twice in a row today!
"What is his name?"
"Su Yuan! I often see him in the Lecture Hall. I haven't greeted him, but he looks familiar."
"Huh, I also often see him in the Lecture Hall. Aren't you wood attribute?"
"Hm? You also often see him?"
Many people exchanged a few words with each other, all showing expressions of surprise and doubt.
The elder coughed, and silence returned to the field.
"Next!" the elder urged.
The Disciple ranked after Su Yuan only then walked onto the platform as if waking from a dream.
The Valley Master still looked at Su Yuan's back, his impression of Su Yuan deepened considerably. Primarily because he was also clear about Su Yuan's background and Aptitude, the only explanation for this situation was Su Yuan's extremely high comprehension. Could he be a Genius in comprehension! This kind of Genius was no worse than a Spiritual Root Genius!
The Valley Master secretly noted Su Yuan's name and marked it among the Disciples with High Grade Spiritual Roots.
[Ding! Fame Value +1]
[Ding! Fame Value +1]
[Ding! Fame Value +1]
[Ding! Fame Value +2]
[Ding! Fame Value +5]
In the blink of an eye, Su Yuan's System notification sounded five times, and his total Fame Value also reached 13!
Su Yuan was puzzled, what exactly was the pattern for this Fame Value increase?
Shaking his head, Su Yuan didn't dwell on it. Letting nature take its course was fine.
Su Yuan passed by Zhang Wei. Zhang Wei was still staring blankly ahead with vacant eyes.
"Snap out of it!"
Su Yuan said softly.
Zhang Wei came back to his senses, his gaze fixed on Su Yuan, and he lowered his voice, "Tell me, what's your secret? I'll pay Spirit Stones for it!"
Su Yuan was helpless. What secret? Does cheating count?
"Perhaps, I'm quite compatible with the cultivation method. By the way, according to the instructions on the method, I should already be considered at the Minor Accomplishment Realm!" Su Yuan said.
Zhang Wei widened his eyes again, "Minor Accomplishment? Are you kidding me? I'm only at the introductory level! After that comes basic proficiency, and only then Minor Accomplishment! How exactly did you Cultivate?!"
"I don't know either, I just naturally comprehended it, you know?" Su Yuan's face was full of helplessness; he really didn't want to lie to people.
The Valley Master's ears twitched slightly, and he moved Su Yuan's name up again, placing it behind the two Perfect Spiritual Roots.