Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 48 - 046 Leaving a Mark on the Jade Wall

48: Chapter 046: Leaving a Mark on the Jade Wall

48 -046: Leaving a Mark on the Jade Wall

In the Lai Fu Inn, Xiao Ye, sitting cross-legged on the bed, opened his eyes, with a brilliant light flashing in his pupils, making them look even more profound.

“Today is the day of the exam.” Xiao Ye felt a bit excited inside.

His years of hard cultivation were aimed at entering the Chongyang Sect, and for this goal, he never relaxed for a moment.

“I’ve already approached the Boundary Barrier again.” Xiao Ye slightly moved his consciousness, and the True Qi in his twelve meridians surged like a flood, with a powerful aura pervading his every move.

After cultivating arduously for five months inside the Time Tower, his cultivation advanced rapidly, but stopped when blocked by the Boundary Barrier, just one step away from reaching the Half-step Innate.

Although he hadn’t broken through this Boundary Barrier to allow his True Qi to transform for the ninth time and ascend to the Half-step Innate Realm, Xiao Ye was very confident.

Apart from that genius infinitely close to the Innate Realm, he feared no one.

After washing up, Xiao Ye opened the door and walked out.

As for the Flame Saber, he had already found a hidden place to stash it away.

After all, the Flame Saber is a Xuan Artifact that even Innate Realm Martial Artists would covet.

Before he breaks through to the Innate Realm, he wouldn’t dare to use it openly.

“Brother Xiao, you finally came out.” Shao Yan had been pacing outside for a long time, and when he saw Xiao Ye coming out, he hurriedly greeted him.

The two prepared for a while and walked out of the inn together.

“Brother Xiao, how was the effect after consuming the century-old jade marrow?

Do you have confidence in competing for the Son of County title?” On the way, Shao Yan kept up his talkative nature.

“Brother Xiao, when you become the Dahong County Son, you must protect me.”

…

Xiao Ye was already used to this, and just walked calmly toward the Central Square of the County City, which was the location for this Chongyang Sect examination.

From Shao Yan, Xiao Ye heard two pieces of useful information.

The first was that during his seclusion and hard cultivation, Zhao Zilong had come looking for trouble, but the people from the Dahong County Master intercepted him, and Zhao Zilong had to retreat helplessly.

Xiao Ye was a bit surprised, why would the County Master help him?

After Shao Yan’s explanation, Xiao Ye realized that it was because he had strongly defeated Zhao Zilong, causing quite a stir, and thus caught the County Master’s attention.

Due to his talent, the County Master intended to befriend him, which is why they helped him.

The second piece of information was that the exam for Chongyang Sect entry-level was hosted by two Silver Robed Elders from the Chongyang Sect, one of whose names was not unfamiliar to Xiao Ye.

“Gu Chudong from the Ancient Family?” Xiao Ye’s eyes flickered.

He didn’t know what position the Silver Robed Elders held in the Chongyang Sect, but just the title of ‘Elder’ carried considerable weight.

“Even if he’s an elder, would he dare to deal with me under the watchful eyes of the crowd?” Xiao Ye thought to himself.

As long as he showcased his extraordinary strength and talent and gained the Chongyang Sect’s attention, Gu Chudong naturally wouldn’t dare to act against him, so he wasn’t worried.

Today, the County City was a buzzing throng, with massive crowds heading towards the Central Square just to witness the grand assessment event.

Soon, Xiao Ye and Shao Yan stepped into the Central Square.

Xiao Ye’s gaze swept around, noticing that the Central Square was magnificent, paved with bluestone, a hundred times larger than the Martial Arts Training Ground of the Xiao Family Village, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

In the Central Square, numerous young lads and girls stood proudly under a stone wall that was ten meters tall.

“All participants in the assessment, come and stand properly!” A loud voice rose above the noise, clearly reaching everyone’s ears.

Xiao Ye looked up and saw a team of heavily armored soldiers entering the Central Square to maintain order.

Xiao Ye and Shao Yan walked over and stood at the back of the line.

As time passed, more and more young lads and girls joined the line.

“Those twenty must be the geniuses staying at the Hero Inn.

I wonder which one is the one infinitely close to the Innate Realm.” Xiao Ye squinted his eyes.

In the forefront of the entire crowd, twenty figures stood arrogantly, maintaining a distance from the crowd, appearing above it, with outstanding temperament.

Many of the onlookers, mostly Martial Artists, had their gazes drawn to these twenty individuals.

After observing for a long time, Xiao Ye couldn’t discover anything and had to withdraw his gaze.

This was quite normal; the other’s cultivation was higher than his.

If they had deliberately concealed their cultivation, it would be hard for him to detect.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the Central Square.

Following everyone’s sightline, Xiao Ye saw three figures walking in from the entrance.

“Three Innate Martial Artists!” Xiao Ye’s heart trembled.

From those three, he sensed a vast aura.

Behind those three, Xiao Ye saw an old acquaintance.

“Gu Chen!”

Xiao Ye’s gaze turned cold, then shifted his view, and indeed saw a man somewhat similar to Gu Chuqiu among the three Innate Martial Artists.

“This person should be Gu Chudong.”

Whoosh!

Gu Chudong seemed to sense Xiao Ye’s gaze and raised the corner of his mouth in a cold smile.

“It’s the Commandery Princess and two Chongyang Sect Elders!” The onlooking Martial Artists became excited, seeing three great Innate Martial Artists appear at the same time was a rare sight.

Under everyone’s gaze, the three Innate Martial Artists walked to a high platform in the square and sat down, overlooking everyone imposingly.

And Gu Chen stepped forward into the exam queue.

“This assessment is divided into two stages.

The first stage is the test of strength.” On the high platform, Gu Chudong said loudly, his voice echoing in the Central Square.

As his words fell, the soldiers maintaining order earlier brought in black stone walls and placed them on the ground.

“What are these?” Xiao Ye, curious, noted that each stone wall was as tall as a person, with a surface smooth as a mirror.

“These are the Child Walls of the Mother-child Jade Wall, numbering one hundred in total.”

“Martial Artists under the age of seventeen who strike the Child Wall can test their true strength, which is then projected onto this Mother Wall.

The Mother Wall only displays the top one hundred names, so those who make this list can pass the first test.” Gu Chudong pointed to the huge stone wall that was ten meters tall in the center of the square.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye came to realize.

He had noticed this gigantic stone wall right after entering but didn’t know its purpose. freeweɓnøvel.com

With over ten thousand young lads and girls participating in the assessment and only one hundred Child Walls available, grouping was necessary.

Shao Yan drew a lot and got the thirty-sixth group, while Xiao Ye was assigned to the eighty-eighth group.

“Eighty-eight?

That’s quite auspicious.” Xiao Ye smiled slightly and returned to his place.

But he didn’t notice the cold smile on the soldier responsible for the draw.

“Just a little trick, and I can make a hundred thousand taels of silver; it’s really easy.” The soldier laughed inside, “This kid offended Elder Gu Chudong, so he certainly won’t pass the first test.”

In fact, he had tampered with the draw by intentionally placing Xiao Ye in the eighty-eighth group, which was also instructed by Gu Chudong.

Soon, all the young lads and girls participating in the assessment had been grouped.

“Start the test; give your all to strike the Child Wall.

I await your entry into the Chongyang Sect,” Gu Chudong loudly declared from the high platform.

Boom!

More than ten thousand young lads and girls let out a war cry, enthusiasm soaring to the sky, and then approached the Child Walls marked with numbers.

…

“Dad, where is Mr.

Xiao?” On the stand around the square, an extremely beautiful girl asked, looking towards the center with eyes as clear as a spring.

If Xiao Ye were here, he would surely recognize this girl as Su Ying from Wutan City.

She followed Su Meng to send Su Hao to participate in the assessment, just to see Xiao Ye.

Spotting Xiao Ye among more than ten thousand young lads and girls was indeed a bit of a challenge.

Seeing Su Ying’s look, Su Meng quietly sighed and said, “Don’t worry, with Brother Xiao Ye’s strength, he will surely shine brightly in the strength test, and then you will be able to see him.”

“Hmm.” Hearing Su Meng’s words, Su Ying nodded lightly.

…

Xiao Ye, along with the crowd, arrived in front of the Child Wall marked with the eighty-eighth number.

With a glance, he noticed there were a total of one hundred and three people in his group, and none of the geniuses staying at the Hero Inn among them.

“Let me go first!”

A muscular youth, surging with powerful energy, strode towards the Child Wall.

“Postnatal Realm Fifth Stage Middle Stage.” Xiao Ye’s eyes narrowed.

With the cultivation of the opponent, breaking into the top one hundred was nearly impossible.

Ah!

The youth roared, striking the Child Wall with a fierce punch, creating quite a spectacle.

The Child Wall remained unmoved under the heavy strike, not even a bit of unease was generated.

“No reaction from the Child Wall; your age must exceed seventeen!” The soldiers beside, like wolves, dragged the youth away.

Xiao Ye was secretly amazed.

Besides testing strength, this Child Wall could even detect age.

“I want to try, let’s see what’s special about this Child Wall.” Another youth walked out, looking arrogant.

Walking up to the Child Wall, he let out a shout, displaying his Postnatal Sixth Realm cultivation, and struck heavily.

Buzz!

This time, the Child Wall responded, and its surface rippled like waves, followed by the emergence of two star-like symbols.

Swoosh!

At the moment the symbols appeared, the Mother Wall in the center of the square shone brightly, registering the youth’s aura, revealing his pre-engraved name, ranking fifty-sixth, with two stars shining behind.

But soon, that youth’s name was wiped away, vanishing without a trace.

Practically at every moment, the rankings on the Mother Wall were changing.

“Failed to enter the top one hundred, failure!” The soldier responsible for the test announced coldly, turning the youth’s face pale.

“Impossible!

With my strength, how can I not make the top one hundred?” The youth shouted unwillingly but was quickly dragged away by the order-maintaining soldiers.

Xiao Ye shook his head.

A person’s strength relates to cultivation, combat techniques, and cultivation techniques.

Like himself, though not having advanced to half-step Innate yet, his strength was no weaker than a typical half-step Innate Martial Artist.

And the star patterns on the stone wall likely represented a unit of power.

After the small episode, dozens more participated in the test, with the strongest having the Postnatal Eighth Layer Early Stage cultivation, testing three and a half star symbols, and ranking hundredth, close to being replaced any moment.

“Something’s not right!” Xiao Ye frowned.

If one’s cultivation reached the Postnatal Eighth Layer, the realm positioned there, the strength shouldn’t be anywhere weak, so how could they rank only hundredth?

“Could it be that those ranked in the ninety-nine positions in front all have terrifying strength?” Xiao Ye murmured.

Wow!

At this moment, the entire square suddenly erupted in cheers, the sound of excitement shaking the skies.

Looking up, Xiao Ye saw that on the ten-meter-high Mother Wall, the ranking changed, and a name soared, immediately ascending to the top, placing first, gazed at by everyone.

Chen Huan, first place, eighteen stars!

“The title of County Son is mine!” A youth exuding an unbeaten aura, like a blazing sun, his whole body radiating intense light.