Chapter16:SelectionTest
SecondDay.Intheearlymorning,themountainpeakhadjustrevealeditsblurryoutlinefromtheblackofthenight.
“Whoo...”
SuYiinhisroomstoppedhisbreathing.Hedeformedhishandseal.Asamistybreathslippedoutofhisthroat,heopenedhiseyes.
Therewasashininglightinhiseyes,sobrightthatitburnsandwasthenimmediatelykeptbackintothebody.
“Eh,itincreasedquitefast.”
FeelingtheabundantYuanQiinhisQiOcean,SuYiwaselated.Undertheconditionswhenhewasnotinthatmysteriousroombutjustcultivatingnormally,theYuanQiinhisbodyseemedtoalsoincreaseatquiteaspeed.
Injustoneshortnight,SuYicouldfeeltheobviouschangeintheamountofYuanQiinhisQiOcean.Itwasalotfullerthanyesterday.
Creditwherecredit’sdue.SuYiknewthatallthiscouldonlyhappenbecauseofthe“SupremeChaoticYuanTechnique”.Hehadnotguessedwrongly.Thistechniquewhichhehadgottenfrominsidethatmysteriousspacewasdefinitelynotnormal.
Stretchinghisstiffwaist,SuYileapeddownfromhisbed.TodaywasthedaythatpeoplefromSacredMountaincametoconducttheselectiontest.Hehadtogetready.
“BigBrother.”
Outsidehisroom,WanEr’svoicehadalreadytraveledin.SheknewSuYi’shabit.Helikedtobathinthemorning,soshehadpreparedfreshclothesforchanging.
Hetookabath,tidieduphishairandthendonnedonabluerobewhichheloved.Theblackengravingsonthesleevesshookslightly.Hiseyeswerefullofdetermination.Lookingathimselfinthecoppermirror,SuYiexaminedhimselfleftandright.Themorehelooked,themorehewassatisfied.Ifthiswashispreviouslife,hecoulddefinitelymakealivingjustbyusinghislooks.
“BigBrother,Ihavegottensomebreakfastforyoufromthekitchen.Comeandeatsome.GuardLeaderSuBaiHanisstilloutsidethemaindoorwaiting.Itistimetogoandparticipateintheselectiontest,”WanErenteredtheroomandsaid.
“Noteating,let’sgo.”
TheSuFamily’sbreakfastwasalwaysjustaverage.SuYireallymissedtheassortmentoffoodhewasabletoeatinhispreviouslife.
Also,unsurewhetheritisbecauseofenteringtheYuanSoulRealm,afterthecultivationlastnight,hefeltextremelyrefreshed,notevenfeelingahintofhunger.
“BigBrother,doyoureallyintendtoenterSacredMountain?IheardthatLiuRuoxihadlongsinceenteredSacredMountain.SheseemstohavemisunderstoodBigBrotheratthattime-”
SuWanErlookedatSuYi.Shewantedtogoonbutstopped.
ThematterofLiuRuoxienteringSacredMountainalongtimeago,WanErhadalwaysheardaboutitandevenknewthatLiuRuoxi’spositionatSacredMountainwasnotnormalaswell.Furthermore,withRuoxi’stemper,shewasafraidthatwhenSuYireachedSacredMountain,hewouldbeabused.
“DoyoualsothinkthatIamnotworthyofthatlittlegirl?”SuYirolledhiseyesatWanEr.
“Ofcoursenot.Inmyheart,BigBrotherwouldbeworthyofanygirlinthisworld,”WanErshookherhead.ShelookedatSuYiandsaid,“IamjustafraidthatatthattimeLiuRuoxiwouldgotoyoulookingfortrouble.”
“Justrelax.Afterafewyears,Iwillbringthatlittlegirlhome.Thensheshallwashtheclothesanddothemealseverydayandjustserveyou.”
SuYigrinned,hissmilewasabitevil.Thatlittlegirlwasonly12yearsoldthreeyearsago,butshewasalreadyabeauty.Nowshewouldbeevenmoreoutstanding,abeautyamongbeauties.
“SuYi,youaresoshameless.”
Suddenly,SuYiscoldedhimselfinhisheart.Thatlittlegirlwasafterall,well,alittlegirl,whilehehadalreadyreincarnated.Hewasactuallythinkingofthatlittlegirl.Hereallywasshameless.
Giggle!
HearingSuYi’swords,WanErcouldnotresistsmiling.SherolledhereyesatSuYiandsaid,“HowwouldIdaretohaveLiuRuoxihelpmewashmyclothesanddothemeals.IthinkthatatthetimewhenBigBrotherreallymarriesher,youalsowouldn’tdare.”
SuWanErwasveryclearthatSuYihadnotgottentheshortendofthesticksinceyoung.OnlywhenhewasinfrontofLiuRuoxi,hewouldalwayssufferaloss.Quiteafewtimeshadhealsobeenbeatenup.
“Youarestillalittlegirl.Whatdoyouknow?”SuYipokedWanEr’sforeheadandlefttheroom.
Outsidethemaindoor,themembersoftheSuFamilywerealreadywaitingwithbeastsastheirmounts.Theystoodinlineandemanatedafiercepresence.
“YoungMasterSuYi!”
SuBaiHanwasstandingoutsidethemaindoor.WhenhesawSuYi,hewalkedtohisfront.
“UncleHan,”SuYinoddedhishead.Whathappenedyesterdaytotheguards,hehadalreadyfeltityesterday.
HearinghowSuYigreetedhim,thelooksinSuBaiHan’seyeschangedbuthisfacedidnot.
Todaywasparticularlyspecial.ItwasthefirsttimeSacredMountainhadsenttheirstrongtocomeandchoosedisciplesfromtheCityofMan.Thishadcausedthecitytobelivelierthanusualforthepastfewdays.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😋)
Evenifoneknewthattheirtalentwasnotenough,noonewishedtomissthisgrandoccasion.
TheCityofManwasinadesolateplace.Mostpeopleneverleftthecitybutthename“SacredMountain”waslikethunderinone’sears.
SacredMountain.Thatwasasacredplaceforcultivators.ItwassaidthatanydisciplefromSacredMountainwasenoughtocauseanupheavalinanyplace.
IfonewantedtoenterSacredMountain,hemustfirstpassthetalentexaminationtest.
Today’stestwouldbeheldonthewidestageintheheartofthecity.
Sinceearlymorning,peoplehadalreadyfloodedtheareaaroundthestage.
Thepeoplewalkedtoandfro.Itwaslivelyandboisterousmorethaneverbefore.
Surroundingthestage,therewerealreadyguardsfromtheHe,Su,Mo,Song,andLiao,thefivebigfamilies,tomaintainorder.Therewereevenbeastridersoutside.Theiraggressivepresenceshooktheheartsofpeople.
Inthecenterofthestage,therewasalargetowerbuilt,exudinganawe-inspiringpresence.
ForthesakeofreceivingthepeoplefromSacredMountain,everythingmustbedonetoperfection.
“Iheardthatthistimeonly7peoplecanenterSacredMountainandtherearealreadyonlyafewwhocanparticipateintheselection.”
“Yeah,Iheardittoo.OnlybecauseYoungLadyLiuRuoxiisatSacredMountain,thatthepeoplefromSacredMountaincametotheCityofMantochoosedisciples.Inthepast,theyhavenevercometothiscity.”
“Then,thistimewereallyhavetothankYoungLadyLiuRuoxi,luckily3yearsago,shewasn’tjinxedbySuYi.”
“Shh,loweryourvolume.SuYihasreturnedandhaddefeatedSuWeiwithonlyonestrike.”
“Impossible!SuWeihadlongenteredtheYuanSoulRealm.WiththeskillsofSuYithattrash,howcoulditbe!”
Theenthusiasticvoicesoftheboisterouscrowdconvergedintoawaveandpiercedthroughtheclouds.
Followingthearrivalofeachlargefamily,thecrowdstartedmoving.
WhenHeSan,SongWuQiu,MoBuFan,theseinfluentialpeopleappeared,itmesmerizedtheheartsofsomeyoungladies.
Theyoungladieswhowerebolderevensquealedoutsharply.
Inthisworld,thepositionofmartialartistswasalreadyveryhigh.Nottomention,HeSan,SongWuQiu,thisgroupoffamousYoungMastersinthecitywasdestinedtobeinchargeoftheirfamiliesinthefuture,thisfactmadetheheartsoftheyoungladiesflutterevenmore.
AsSuYifollowedtheothermembersoftheSuFamily,ridingabeastoftheSuFamilytothestage,hecouldfeelthelivelinessofthecrowd.Peoplefloodedthestreetsandthesoundsofchattersurgedthroughtheclouds.
ThreeyearsintheForestofDemonsandbeingreincarnatedinthisworldhadalreadycausedSuYitobefarcalmerthanpeopleofhisage.
Butundertheinfluenceofthisatmosphere,SuYi’sheartcouldnotresistbeatingslightlyfasterthanusual.