Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World-Chapter 76 - Intense
Chapter 76: Chapter 76 Intense
Chapter 76 -76 Intense
The meaning of fewer purples is —— two people, one of whom is Zhou Qianyuan.
“This time the trial of Immortal Items is a bit more stringent than before: those with Dual Spirit Roots start at white; those with Single Spirit Roots or Dual Spirit Roots who also possess a Taoist Body start at green; those with Single Spirit Roots who also have a Taoist Body start at purple.”
Watching the purple halo beneath Zhou Qianyuan’s feet, Sun Daoyu explained proudly to the others.
Zhou Qianyuan indeed deserved his pride — among the thousand participants at this gathering of Immortal Items, half had already been graded by the Immortal Item mirror, but only two had started at purple, which means that a beginner at purple is one in a hundred based on this proportion.
And that was under the situation where all the major families had sent their most talented members to participate in the gathering.
In the scene, Seventh Young Master and Zheng Fa walked past the Immortal Item mirror, one after the other.
The halo beneath Seventh Young Master’s feet was white.
But for Zheng Fa, the white halo beneath his feet faintly showed a hint of green, though it was hardly noticeable.
“Has this junior brother actually cultivated entry-level martial arts?” Sun Daoyu, as a Nascent Soul disciple, was considered very experienced: “However, the gap between entry-level martial arts and a Taoist Body is too large to measure; this junior brother’s initial grade can only be considered white.”
“What does initial grade mean?”
Zheng Fa’s younger sister, Zheng Shan, couldn’t help but ask.
“The initial grade represents your cultivation talent; those whose initial grade is purple can directly enter the Immortal Sect without undergoing further examinations.
They are the true geniuses that our Hundred Immortals Alliance needs and will surely become the pillars of the Hundred Immortals Alliance in the future.
As for the other disciples with initial grades of green or white, they can only rely on various skills to enter the Hundred Immortals Alliance.” Sun Daoyu’s face lifted with a smile that was both proud and a bit troubled: “However, that junior brother of mine…
he has set his sights on our Sister Zhang.”
He turned to look at Sister Zhang: “Sister Zhang, our bet starts now.”
…
Zheng Fa watched the white halo beneath his feet, unsurprised.
What surprised him was Zhou Qianyuan’s choice.
After everyone walked past the Immortal Item mirror, a voice that didn’t sound human echoed in the hall:
“Those with purple-grade can directly enter the Immortal Sect, those below green-grade, choose a door for the next step of the assessment.”
Zheng Fa and the others looked inside the hall, only to find five small doors standing behind the Immortal Item mirror, with the large characters
“Talisman”, “Pill”, “Instrument”, “Formation”, “Miscellaneous” written on them.
Seen as the leader by the crowd, Zhou Qianyuan, standing before everyone else, surprisingly walked straight towards the door marked “Talisman”.
“Aren’t you purple-grade?”
Someone asked behind him.
“I am not just purple-grade.”
He didn’t turn his head as he entered the door.
Zheng Fa and Seventh Young Master exchanged glances, feeling that this person was indeed very arrogant.
Seventh Young Master muttered softly:
“I’ve never seen anyone more deserving of a beating than me…”
The two followed the crowd and entered the door marked with the character for “Talisman”.
After a short passage, they arrived at nine connected halls—the very halls behind the main hall.
A man in white was waiting for them there.
He too was momentarily stunned by the purple halo under Zhou Qianyuan’s feet but didn’t ask further, only nodding to the crowd before turning and bowing towards the halls, his piece of talisman paper igniting without a flame.
“Greetings to the Jiushan Ancestor!”
The Jiushan Ancestor?
Zheng Fa watched as the nine palaces before him suddenly rose from the ground, their roofs sprouting mountain peaks, and their walls turning into cliff faces.
In the blink of an eye, nine towering mountains stood before the crowd.
In front of each person, a continuous silver ribbon emerged, winding around the nine peaks upwards, leading directly to the very peak of the ninth mountain—a path of transparent walkways.
“This talismanic Dao assessment is set by our Jiushan Sect, requiring the climbing of Jiushan—each mountain having nine hundred ninety-nine steps, and the one with the farthest steps doing the best.”
“To enter our Jiushan Sect, you need to rank in the top twenty in terms of steps!”
“Compared to those whose initial grade is white, those with an initial grade of green will have an additional nine hundred ninety-nine steps at the end; those with an initial grade of purple…”
The man looked at Zhou Qianyuan, seemingly unsure how to proceed.
“I shall traverse all of Jiushan.”
Zheng Fa understood his intention—he aimed for a perfect score without any extra bonus.
After Zhou Qianyuan spoke, he stepped onto the first level of the transparent walkway, where a Basic Primordial Talisman suddenly appeared beneath his feet, and various talismanic diagrams began flashing quickly on the next level in front of him.
Zheng Fa seemed to understand the purpose of this assessment — they had to step onto the next level of the walkway according to the Basic Primordial Talismans under their feet, catching the opportunity when the corresponding talismanic diagram appeared and jumping to the next level.
“Ah…”
Zheng Fa watched helplessly as a nearby unfortunate soul stepped onto the next walkway, where the talismanic diagram was incorrect.
The transparent walkway shattered into powder, and the person fell from mid-air, their falling trajectory passing through colorful clouds and disappearing from everyone’s sight, leaving it unknown whether they were alive or dead.
There were others who, after jumping onto the first-level walkway, hesitated too long to take the next step.
As a result, the Basic Primordial Talismans beneath their feet briefly lit up, and then both the talisman and walkway vanished altogether.
This person was caught off guard, falling in an even more awkward manner than the previous person.
…So it seems waiting there indefinitely isn’t an option either; this thing is timed!
You must step within a limited time, and ensure that when you do step, the talismanic diagram on the next step corresponds with the Primordial Talisman under your feet.
With time constraints and the need for a deep understanding of talismanic Dao, this assessment looks quite challenging.
While he was observing, he suddenly felt an unusual quietness at his side.
Turning his head, he saw Seventh Young Master standing three steps away, his face pale as he stared at the walkway in front of him.
Zheng Fa then recalled a lesser-known fact that he had recently discovered — Seventh Young Master had a fear of heights.
This transparent walkway was like poking relentlessly at Seventh Young Master’s weakness.
Seeing Zheng Fa looking at him, Seventh Young Master forced a stiff smile:
“I’ve suddenly realized that Immortal Sect isn’t all that great.”
“Thinking of giving up?”
“What do you mean giving up?
Don’t you remember what my courtyard is called?
‘Envying No Immortals’!
I don’t care about joining Immortal Sect!”
“…If you go back now, your mother will scold you.”
Seventh Young Master hesitated, then nonchalantly said:
“My mother?
I’ve been used to it for many years!”
“Your sister will beat you.”
Seventh Young Master’s expression twisted in conflict, but he finally gritted his teeth and said:
“My sister…
she probably won’t kill me.”
“Hmm… truly decided to go back?”
“Yes!” Seventh Young Master nodded firmly.
“Alright then, Gao Yuan has always wanted to be regarded as Gao Laoer.
Looks like he’ll get his wish this time.”
“Huh?
What Laoer?”
“You still don’t understand Gao Yuan?
He always likes to compete.”
Seventh Young Master nodded.
Zheng Fa spoke calmly, “Among the three of us, if I join Immortal Sect he can’t surpass me, but compared to you, he’s good at studies, skilled in martial arts, truly accomplishing both arts and arms.
He’s always felt he should be second.”
“Previously, your talismanic magic was stronger than his, and you could enter Immortal Sect, so he didn’t dare act too haughty.”
“But now if you go back like this…”
Zheng Fa didn’t finish his sentence, but Seventh Young Master stood up in fury.
“He harbors such wild ambitions?”
“Think about the kind of person he is!”
“So I’d just become the third brother going back?”
“That’s what he seems to think.”
“Not even comparable to Gao Yuan?”
“He might not say it, but he’d think it.”
Seventh Young Master clenched his teeth and headed towards the transparent walkway in front.
Zheng Fa smiled subtly behind him.
Perhaps you can endure being scolded by your parents ten-thousand times, but you can never accept a friend, especially one formerly inferior to you, calling you worthless.
Hearing the entire conversation, a young man watching Zheng Fa remarked, “That Gao Yuan, he must be very close with this brother, right?”
“Hmm?”
That young man said, “You mentioned his mother’s scolding, his elder sister’s beating, and he remained unmoved.
But just mentioning Gao Yuan, he suddenly summoned such courage.”
Watching Seventh Young Master trembling in his legs, using both hands and feet, climbing upwards with gritted teeth.
Zheng Fa nodded, “Quite so.”
