Ancient Devouring Technique

Chapter 47: Spirit Test
Qingyun City is located in the southern part of Xuanwu Country, at the foot of the Qingyun Valley Sect Mountain. It is one of the five major cities in Xuanwu Country, with a vast territory, rich mineral resources, a large population, and prosperity.

Looking down from the sky, you can see an extremely huge and magnificent city sitting on the earth.

The city was built with huge stones weighing thousands of pounds. It looked like a sleeping giant. It was rugged, majestic and shocking, far from being comparable to small towns like Beidou Town.

And this big city has welcomed a grand event that happens once every three years in the past few days, that is, Qingyun Valley has opened its doors to recruit disciples. Anyone under the age of eighteen who thinks they have extraordinary talent can participate.

At this time, in the huge city, magnificent buildings and lofts stood one after another, and the stone roads dozens of feet wide were crowded with people, making it extremely lively.

In this crowd, one can see many young men and women, full of heroic spirit and high spirits. All of them have come here for the selection to enter Qingyun Valley. If they can pass the test and enter the main sect of Qingyun Valley, their future path in martial arts will undoubtedly be bright.

In Qingyun City, in a huge square, there were crowds of people. Many young men were looking ahead at the ten crystal pillars several meters high.

Beside these young people, there are many family members who accompany them.

"Have you heard that a young man just lit up the soul-testing pillar into silver, and it's only one step away from turning it into gold!"

"Yes, I heard that the boy's martial soul is the 'Spiritual Wisdom Sword'. At the age of fourteen, his cultivation has reached the fourth level of the True Essence Realm. His talent is really strong."

"Yes, this young man's talent has been valued by Qingyun Valley. He was exempted from the other two rounds of assessment and directly became a disciple of Qingyun Valley!"

Inside the square, there was a buzz of discussion among the crowd, some expressing shock and some expressing envy.

Listening to the conversation of several young men beside him, Ye Xuan, who was in the crowd, had a slight flash in his eyes.

"The Spiritual Wisdom Sword, the name alone sounds very impressive."

Ye Xuan muttered in his heart. He had come to Qingyun City after half a day. There were many young warriors around him, and the ten crystal pillars in front of him were the soul-testing pillars for testing the level of martial spirits. They were the first level of the entrance examination set by Qingyun Valley.

Qingyun Valley recruits disciples in two stages: the first stage is the martial spirit test, and the second stage is the ring battle.

Although when he parted with Xuan Xing, the other party wanted to introduce him to the Xuan Yue Sword Sect. Ye Xuan also knew that the other party had good intentions. If he entered the Xuan Yue Sword Sect, he should be able to receive intensive training. However, Ye Xuan had too many secrets, especially the terrifying method of devouring blood essence, but it was done by an "evil cultivator" and must not be leaked in the slightest.

Some evil cultivators specialize in sucking the blood of others to advance in their cultivation. Their cultivation speed is often very fast, but frequently sucking the blood of others will gradually make them lost, because the blood contains a large amount of evil spirit and desire. If they are not careful, they will go astray and become a bloodthirsty demon.

Ye Xuan believed that he would not be possessed by the devil, because the Reincarnation Martial Soul would completely refine all the evil spirits and desires. His cultivation speed was definitely not comparable to those bloodthirsty evil cultivators. The reason was that every time those evil cultivators were bloodthirsty, they had to spend a lot of time refining the large amount of evil spirits and desires in the blood. But even so, they could not completely refine all the evil spirits and desires.

"I can't slack off in my cultivation of the Ancient Devouring Art. The Ancient Devouring Art and the Samsara Martial Soul complement each other. The higher the level of cultivation of the Ancient Devouring Art, the stronger the ability of the Samsara Martial Soul will be. Now I have cultivated the Ancient Devouring Art to perfection. If I can cultivate this soul art to the second level, I think the Samsara Martial Soul will be able to generate a sub-martial soul for the third time!"

That's right. Through Ye Xuan's comprehension of the Ancient Devouring Art during this period of time, he suddenly realized that if he wanted the Samsara Martial Soul to derive a third sub-Martial Soul, he must practice the Ancient Devouring Art to the second level. And if he wanted to derive a fourth sub-Martial Soul, he would need to practice the third level of the Soul Art. And so on. Every time he practiced a level of the technique, he could derive a sub-Martial Soul...

Ye Xuan was really looking forward to how powerful he would be when the Samsara Martial Soul gave rise to a dozen sub-Martial Souls!

"Yingwu, wait for me, I will definitely go."

Ye Xuan's eyes were bright as he looked towards the testing area in front of him again.

I saw that next to the soul-detecting pillar in front, there was an old warrior sitting on a chair with his eyes closed, resting.

Next to the soul-testing pillar, there was a young deacon warrior standing there. He raised his hand and signaled the next young man to be tested to walk to the soul-testing pillar.

"Don't be nervous. Just place your right hand on the soul-testing pillar and circulate your energy to activate your martial soul." The young deacon said indifferently.

The young man looked about twelve or thirteen years old and looked quite nervous. A white light emerged from his palm and he pressed it on the soul-testing pillar.

The next moment, the boys and girls queuing at the back were surprised to find that after the boy placed his hand on the soul-detecting pillar, a wolf shadow emerged in the soul-detecting pillar, and the soul-detecting pillar emitted a faint yellow halo.

"Second-grade martial spirit, unqualified, next one." The young deacon said coldly. The young man suddenly looked dazed and walked down the platform dejectedly. He left the square with his family under the gaze of the other young men.

Next, the same scenes were played out over and over again. Young boys and girls were looking forward to going on stage nervously, but left the stage disappointedly. In less than half an hour, more than seventy people failed the test and left, and only two people passed.

The two were overjoyed when they passed the test, both looking proud and pleased.

As time went by, in the square, as one tester after another walked to the ten soul-testing pillars and released their martial spirits, these soul-testing pillars flashed from time to time, sometimes yellow, sometimes orange, and sometimes purple...

Beside each soul-testing pillar there are several Qinggu stewards who will record the name of each qualified person as well as the corresponding martial soul and some identity information.

"My martial soul is a thunder-type martial soul, how could it be unqualified? Did you make a mistake?" A young man shouted at the other end of the square, and Ye Xuan looked over in surprise.

But a burly young man looked at the crystal pillar in front of him without any reaction and shouted angrily.

"What's impossible? Do you think your Thunder Martial Soul is so amazing? Besides, Thunder Martial Souls also have strong and weak points. Leave quickly and don't delay the test!" A female deacon frowned and scolded.

"No, I want to try again!" The young man was unmoved. As he spoke, he was about to press his palm towards the soul pillar again.

But before he could put his hand on it, a powerful gust of wind hit him on the body, and the next moment, he flew out like a kite with a broken string, falling more than ten feet away before falling heavily to the ground.

"A mere second-grade martial spirit dares to act rashly here. This is the first time. Next time, if anyone dares to act unreasonably and waste time, it won't just be a slap in the face!" An old man sitting next to the soul-testing pillar slowly retracted his hand and said in a cold voice.

Obviously, the palm strike just now was made by this old man.

The young men who were waiting for the test were all horrified when they heard the old man's stern words and saw the rough-built young man, already dying, being carried away.

Ye Xuan shook his head. He didn't know which clan the rough young man belonged to. He must be arrogant and domineering in his daily life, but he didn't even look at where he was.

He just looked away when suddenly a commotion broke out from the right side of the square.

Many young boys and girls looked on in shock, and saw a dazzling silver light suddenly rising from the soul-detecting pillar on the right side of the square.

And in front of the soul-testing pillar, a young girl was standing quietly, releasing her martial soul.

That martial spirit turned out to be a giant white crane martial spirit that appeared in the sky.

The next moment, a crane cry echoed in the square, and the white crane martial spirit flashed and flew into the sky, dazzlingly beautiful, straight into the clouds!

Such a scene shocked everyone.

Silver-level martial spirit! Unexpectedly, another silver-level martial spirit appeared, and it was only a little short of a gold-level martial spirit!
An old man from Qingyun Valley looked very happy and said, "It's actually a silver-level top-grade martial spirit! Great! That's great!"

"Oh my god, a silver-level martial spirit, what a powerful talent!?"

"Not only is she extremely beautiful, she also has an outstanding talent in martial arts. She is truly a genius!"

There was an exclamation in the square.

The girl was very graceful, although she was only thirteen or fourteen years old, her eyes were as soft as silk, she had small cherry lips, a beautiful nose, a slender figure, and a delicate and graceful look, with a gentle and peaceful expression.

The girl was relieved to find out that her martial soul was actually silver level, and then she smiled.

At this moment, a young man ran over with an excited look on his face.

The boy is handsome, with a fair face, a little shy, and very sunny, as approachable as a boy next door.

"Xiao Rou, your martial spirit is actually silver level, this is really great!" The young man ran to the girl in the yellow skirt and said excitedly.

"Yes, Brother Chen, I believe your martial spirit is not low either..." The girl nodded, took out a piece of white brocade, and carefully wiped the sweat from the boy's face due to nervousness.

Seeing the two of them acting so intimately, it was natural for others to see that they were a young couple.

All of a sudden, countless boys in the square looked at the handsome young man who came later, feeling envious and jealous, and some even showed angry and unfriendly looks.

At this time, on one side of the square, a young man in a silver robe was watching the two people laughing and joking. A layer of gloom rose in his eyes, and his eyes were like he had finally found his prey, but found that the prey was already taken.

"Master Hao, this girl is pretty good. Do you need us to do anything?"

"Haha, I think that girl doesn't have a great family background, otherwise she wouldn't have to take the test and would have directly entered the sect. As for that guy, he looks like a lowly person. I don't know what kind of luck he had to get the girl's favor..."

"Hehe, as long as Master Shangguan says the word, I will send someone to get this chick and send her to Master Shangguan's bed."

Beside the young man in brocade robes were several boys and girls who were also wearing expensive clothes. They all obviously focused on the young man in brocade robes and tried to please him.

"Hmph, not for now. This stuff is pretty good. I want to play with it slowly." Shangguan Hao sneered with a hint of amusement on his face.

Which woman Shangguan Hao takes a fancy to doesn’t automatically run to his bed?

"Let's go. As long as she enters the sect, she will fall into my hands sooner or later." With that, Shangguan Hao turned and left. The other young men and women in luxurious clothes hurriedly followed. Wherever they passed, the people in the square hurriedly made way for them.

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