novelapdf Chapter 43 Trial Tower
Chapter 43 Trial Tower
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Yuan successfully cultivated both "Riding the Wind" and "Hidden God" to the level of mastery, and was only one step away from minor mastery.
With his mastery of wind manipulation, he could walk on air simply by using his spiritual energy, a truly wondrous experience.
The master level of Divine Concealment allows one to hide their cultivation level below the fourth level of the Fetal Breathing stage. Theoretically, the more cultivation level one hides, the easier it is to detect their flaws.
However, for Lin Yuan, it was enough to hide only a portion of it.
"Next up is the Trial Tower!"
The settlement is due in a few days; if I don't go now, it might be too late.
The Trial Tower is newly built and located north of the Flame Peak.
Normally, few sect disciples would come here, but now it's incredibly lively.
It's packed with people almost every day.
Even though they had seen nine trial towers in total, if the sect hadn't limited them to only three challenge opportunities per month, they probably wouldn't have known how long they would have had to wait in line.
When Lin Yuan arrived, all nine trial towers were being challenged, and many people were watching.
Besides the nine trial towers, the most attention-grabbing item is a stone tablet.
This stone tablet is a magical artifact, crafted by the sect, and it displays the rankings of the Trial Tower, with a total of fifty people.
Lin Yuan approached and saw the rankings above.
The first two were acquaintances.
[The first-ranked Wang Qiudao, at the fifth level of embryonic breathing, passed the sixth level, and persisted at the seventh level for half an incense stick's time.]
This incense is the standard incense used by sects to worship their ancestral masters; half a stick of incense lasts about a quarter of an hour.
[Second place: Lin Chao, fourth level of Fetal Breathing, passed the sixth level, and persisted for a quarter of an incense stick's time on the seventh level.]
[Third place: Zhou Xuan, fourth level of embryonic breathing, passed the fourth level, and persisted for one incense stick's time on the fifth level.]
[Fourth place: Wu Qingshuang, fourth level of the Fetal Breathing Realm, has passed the fourth level...]
"Wang Qiudao and Lin Chao are far more powerful than the others. The others struggle to pass the fifth level, but they have been able to persist on the seventh level for so long. You should know that the puppets on the seventh level can use supernatural powers."
"As expected of two of the ten greatest talents in the Xuanling Domain."
Lin Yuan was also surprised when he saw it.
That's a really fast improvement speed!
Of course, he didn't have many thoughts on it.
Others' speed has little to do with him.
He only needs to cultivate at his own pace.
He then went to queue in front of a trial tower.
It took almost two incense sticks to burn before it was his turn.
He slowly walked into the Trial Tower.
Everyone who enters the Trial Tower is scrutinized, with people speculating on which floor they will pass and what ranking they will achieve.
"Who is that person? It seems like this is the first time I've seen him."
"It seems to be Lin Yuan, one of the four with superior root bones, Lin Chao's older brother." Someone recognized him; among thousands of disciples, there were only four with superior root bones.
Even if most people don't care, there are always people who know them.
"So it was him."
"With top-tier physical attributes, their combat record won't be bad; it's just unknown how far they can advance."
"Originally, I had excellent physical attributes, so entering the top five shouldn't have been too difficult. But now it's probably dangerous."
"In the past, a disciple with superior talent could suppress the disciples of the same generation at Xinhuo Peak for three years, but this year it's difficult. What a pity!"
"What's there to regret? If he regrets it, how are we supposed to get by?"
"You can't say that. I should have been shining brightly, but now more than one person can overshadow me. These are people who were not as good as me when I first started and whom I know well. It's even more painful than being overshadowed by a stranger."
Many people nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
Being surpassed by someone else is not scary; being surpassed by someone you know is truly embarrassing.
"I heard that Junior Brother Wang barely passed the initial entrance examination and was only able to enter the sect because of Junior Brother Lin Yuan. But in just one year, Junior Brother Wang has completely surpassed Junior Brother Lin Yuan. Truly, things are unpredictable."
"Tsk tsk, I wonder what he thought when he saw that ranking."
People nearby overheard these discussions.
"Senior Brother Zhou, what do you think?" A female disciple looked at the somewhat aloof black-clad disciple beside her.
The black-clad disciple was named Zhou Xuan, one of the four top-grade talent holders of Xinhuo Peak.
"Just some idle gossip!" Zhou Xuan replied coldly. "If Lin Yuan is really influenced by these words, even with his superior talent, he won't achieve much in the future, and he certainly won't be my match."
The female disciple was taken aback, then nodded and said, "What Senior Brother says is very true."
Before Lin Yuanlai, the sect had three people with superior physical attributes, but now only Zhou Xuan has successfully broken through to the fourth level of the embryonic breathing stage.
It should be understood that this change in fortune is something that only happens this year; it has never happened before.
Zhou Xuan did not receive any special opportunities, but he was able to break through to the fourth level of the Fetal Breathing Realm a year before leaving Xinhuo Peak, which shows how arduous cultivation is.
Some people said Zhou Xuan was just putting on an act back then.
But Zhou Xuan proved himself through his actions.
No one affected him.
"So, what does Senior Brother think of Lin Yuan's final ranking?"
"I've heard he has good comprehension. If he puts in some effort, he shouldn't have much trouble getting into the top ten. If he breaks through to the fourth level of the Fetal Breathing Realm, getting into the top five is also quite possible." Zhou Xuan was clearly not completely oblivious to what was going on around him.
He knew a lot about Lin Yuan.
"Top five? That's the same as you, senior brother, but he's definitely not as good as you, senior brother," the female disciple said.
Zhou Xuan shook his head and said nothing more.
There's no point in saying anything too soon before the results are out.
Of course, if he had to say something, he also felt that Lin Yuan would have a hard time surpassing his own record.
Although I've heard that Lin Yuan has good comprehension, just how good is he?
His comprehension was also quite good, and he had even started his cultivation two years earlier.
……
Lin Yuan entered the Trial Tower and learned about the rules from the outside.
Each level of the Trial Tower has a puppet. The puppet on the first level corresponds to the first level of the Fetal Breathing Realm, the puppet on the second level corresponds to the second level of the Fetal Breathing Realm, and so on.
There are three puppets on each of the first to third floors, six puppets on the fourth to sixth floors, and nine puppets on the seventh to ninth floors.
To clear the level, you must defeat all the puppets.
"Let me see what this puppet is capable of!"
This time, Lin Yuan does not plan to use spiritual energy, but only intends to use Thousand Waves and Wind Control to pass the level.
One footwork technique and one martial art skill are enough.
The Trial Tower looks large from the outside, so the interior space must be quite large as well.
The testing site is a vast area.
The moment Lin Yuan entered the trial area, a voice suddenly rang out.
[The trial is about to begin; deploy the puppets.]
Immediately afterwards, three puppets appeared.
Lin Yuan felt that the puppet looked very familiar: "Why does this puppet look so much like the wooden dummy used in the Sword Sect's disciple recruitment test a year ago? No wonder Elder Chen took it so seriously when Lin Chao defeated ten of them."
There were only three trial towers, but Lin Chao defeated ten.
Even if the wooden figure is weaker, it probably won't be much weaker.
However, he didn't have time to think too much about it.
The puppets are attacking!
The puppet has fallen!
The entire process takes no more than a breath.
"Even without using spiritual energy, a puppet at the first level of the embryonic breathing stage is far too fragile for me."
"In that case, let's not waste any more time."
Lin Yuan quickened his pace and soon arrived at the fourth level of the Fetal Breathing Realm.
Six puppets with four layers of embryonic breathing.
They held out against Lin Yuan for several dozen breaths, not because they were strong, but because Lin Yuan was using them.
"I've mastered the Wind Control skill. It's true that supernatural abilities improve the fastest in actual combat. It seems this Trial Tower is quite useful."
Lin Yuan sighed a couple of times and stepped into the fifth floor.