C47 Ultimate assessment start

Ye Yang poured his Genuine Qi into the bow, and it turned red. Behind Ye Yang, a small crescent moon quietly appeared. It was dim and not clear, but it was real.

Li Chengfeng looked at the crescent moon behind Ye Yang, and a man as calm as him was also trembling slightly, unable to say anything for a long time.

Once the Genuine Qi was taken back, Lunar Shadow Bow turned back to its original luster. Ye Yang panted a bit and was shocked to realize that in the short span of a few breaths, a third of his Genuine Qi had been used up.

The reason why Ye Yang took back his Genuine Qi was that he fully felt how terrifying Lunar Shadow Bow was just now. He believed that the arrow shot out in that state was absolutely powerful.

"Alright, Ye Yang. I, Li Chengfeng, have indeed not misjudged you. I never thought that you would actually obtain the permission of the Lunar Shadow." Li Chengfeng said excitedly.

"permission?" Ye Yang was confused.

"This bow was Lunar Shadow's life weapon," Li Chengfeng caressed Lunar Shadow Bow lightly, and continued, " Lunar Shadow told me that everyone in their clan will all be bestowed a bow based on their aptitude after they are born, and that they will spend their whole lives accompanying the bows, using their own souls to nourish them."

"After they die, they will return their weapons to the clan and other clansmen will continue to inherit these weapons. This is an inheritance and a continuing of life also, so the bows are named after their users’ names."

"Just now when you used the Lunar Shadow, a crescent moon appeared behind you. It's called Moon Spirit's Blessing, and it's a symbol unique to this clan. I don't know more details."

"Although I can use the Lunar Shadow, I am unable to summon Moon Spirit's Blessing. It seems like it is Lunar Shadow’s will to make you be her successor. I have finally fulfilled my promise," Li Chengfeng said as he had laid down all the burden on his shoulders.

Ye Yang was frightened, and asked a little anxiously, "Uncle Li, you aren't seeking death, are you?"

"Hehe, if it was more than ten years ago, I might have, but now I won’t. Since she told me to find the inheritor and bring Lunar Shadow Bow back, then she was afraid that I would follow her. Now she has left; her greatest wish in her life is to return and protect her clan. I will carry out her wish and help her complete the mission that she failed to accomplish." Li Chengfeng's face no longer looked sad as before, as if he got a new life.

“Congratulations! Uncle Li you have broken the shackles in your heart, and I believe that you will become a martial emperor before long.” Ye Yang said happily. He knew that Li Chengfeng had now completely broken free from the shackles in his heart, and he, who had been stuck at Great Perfection Stage of King-Level for more than ten years, would definitely soar into the sky.

"Hehe, I still have to thank you for this. Forget it, and don’t talk about me for now. Let me teach you how to use the Lunar Shadow." Li Chengfeng said.

It turned out that Lunar Shadow Bow could only be activated when one used one of the five elements attributes. Brute force alone was not enough to activate it, and this was what puzzled Ye Yang.

The circulation route Li Chengfeng taught Ye Yang earlier was a type of fire attribute cultivation method. As Ye Yang's Genuine Qi did not show a specific attribute, his Genuine Qi had all the five elements attributes, but each one of them was extremely thin.

This was the only regret Li Chengfeng had. The speed of cultivating with the five elements attributes equally was much slower than that with one of the five elements attributes, and the Genuine Qi even thinner than others’ greatly.

For example, even if Ye Yang could also use fire attribute battle skills in the future, compared to the martial cultivators with fire attribute Genuine Qi, his attack power was much weaker. This was a difference on the nature of Genuine Qi.

However, there was one advantage of having no attributes, and that was that he had all the five elements attributes equally. Any cultivation method could be learned, but it was not full effective.

Ye Yang circulated his Genuine Qi with fire attribute cultivation method again. This time, Ye Yang used an arrow, but when he drew the bow, Ye Yang still felt that it was very strenuous, and he used 80% of his strength to pull the string. This shocked him so much.

“swish.”

The arrow was like a bolt of lightning, shooting towards a big tree hundred zhang (about three hundred and thirty meters) away. It arrived in front of the big tree almost as soon as it had left its bowstring.

"Pu, pu, pu!"

When Ye Yang was dumbstruck, the arrow continuously penetrated through three large trees and stabbed into a rock, leaving a three-inch-long tail that continuously trembled.

On the trees where were penetrated through, three holes that were half a foot in diameter were burning with flames.

‘Such power!’ Ye Yang felt overjoyed in his heart. ‘Even an expert of Master Level may not be able to withstand such an attack.’

Li Chengfeng looked at it, but did not say a word. Although he concealed his emotions well, from his eyes, Ye Yang still sensed a trace of shock and awkwardness.

After that, he taught Ye Yang metal and water attributes cultivation methods. Ye Yang's comprehension was extremely good and quickly grasped the methods, but Ye Yang did not try again, because his Genuine Qi was already exhausted from the previous arrow, and did not have the ability to shoot anymore.

After repeatedly asking Ye Yang to recite the circulation routes of Genuine Qi, and seeing that Ye Yang had kept them in mind, he brought Ye Yang back to the plaza.

Along the way, Li Chengfeng said something that made Ye Yang feel awkward.

As he said, although Ye Yang did not have a specific attribute, the attribute of the Genuine Qi that he converted into was extremely strong, to the point that even surprised him.

According to the attribute he had converted, it definitely surpassed the attribute of a martial cultivator with elemental affinity at three. Furthermore, Ye Yang's archery talent was also very good, otherwise he would not have received the Moon Spirit's Blessing.

If others had such good talent, Li Chengfeng would definitely be happy for him. However, right now, he was feeling conflicted.

This was because Ye Yang was not only an ordinary cultivator, but also a spiritual cultivator, who had talent for Spiritual Energy cultivation and was one in a million.

A few years ago, the Mu Family in capital had a spiritual cultivator, who was admitted into Jade Flower Palace, causing the surrounding sects to be endlessly jealous. If it wasn't for the fact that they were afraid of the terrifying strength of Jade Flower Palace, they probably would have gone to there to take him away. This just revealed how precious a spiritual cultivator was.

Everyone who had the qualifications to cultivate Spiritual Energy gave up on martial cultivation because the status of a spiritual cultivator was very high. No matter if a person was an inscription master, an array master, or an alchemist, he or she was developed from a spiritual cultivator, and it could be said that they were the rarest resources in the world.

No matter where the five inscription masters of Tianwu Empire went, they would always be treated as if they were ancestors. It was just because they were too precious.

Therefore, Li Chengfeng was in a difficult position. He hoped that Ye Yang would concentrate on his martial cultivation and with Ye Yang's talents, he would rise like a comet.

However, he felt that it was unrealistic to ask Ye Yang to give up the identity of spiritual cultivator that countless martial cultivators dreamed of. Forget about others, just from the look on the white robed principal's face that day, he knew that the principal would properly foster a spiritual cultivator to bring honor to the academy. After all, in the past few decades, Tianwu Academy had not received a single spiritual cultivator.

However, if the two of them were cultivated together, then one would be completely crippled. Because the Spiritual Energy and the Genuine Qi would both be in the Dantian at the same time and the two would be like enemies; when one was strong, the other would become weak.

When one side was strong enough, the other side would completely disappear. Of course, there were also people who thought that if they could work hard to balance the two, they would be able to cultivate both Spiritual Energy and Genuine Qi.

However, reality was always so cruel. Those who tried all failed because they couldn't keep the balance at all times, especially when they advanced. They couldn't pay attention to the two at the same time, so they all ended up in failure.

If one was lucky, the Genuine Qi would disappear and this one would become a spiritual cultivator. If one was unlucky, then the Spiritual Energy would disappear, so this one could only turn back to a normal martial cultivator.

Over the countless years, dual cultivation of Spiritual Energy and Genuine Qi had become known as a path of no return, causing all cultivators held themselves back.

After hearing these, Ye Yang dispelled his worries instead. Inside his dantian, the Genuine Qi whirl and the True Spirit Seed were separated, and were not together at all. Ever since he had obtained the True Spirit Seed, Ye Yang had yet to find a way to use the Spiritual Energy, so he was temporarily unable to cultivate.

But now he was already a Martial Cultivator at the Fifth Empyrean. His Qi whirl had expanded by a lot, but it did not affect the True Spirit Seed at all. Ye Yang was sure that he could cultivate whatever he wanted.

Later, Li Chengfeng sighed helplessly and told Ye Yang that he could make his own choice.

Ye Yang nodded, but he did not say much; his own dantian was a different type of existence, and many things could not be able to explained, so he just didn’t explain.

Two days later, when the sun rose from the east and sprinkled its warmth onto the earth, everyone had already gathered at the gate of Tianwu Academy.

The chief examiner had already appeared there with a solemn expression on his face; his deep voice could be heard by every young person: "Today is the last exam of Tianwu Academy. As long as you can pass this exam, you will truly become a student of Tianwu Academy."

Originally, there was still one more exam for strength, but it was cancelled because there were only three hundred or so people who could participate in the exam now. This number was already much less than the intake of students previously, but the main reason was still that many of the people who were trapped by Ye Yang were elites.

The chief examiner couldn't help but glance at Ye Yang, and then continued, "This examination is different from the last, and there aren't any dangers at all. It's mainly a test of one's potential, and remember that you guys must go all out, because your results will affect your future treatment in the academy; this is of vital importance.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the chief examiner waved his hand. The door thirty three meters in height behind him slowly opened, and the first thing they saw was a long flight of stairs, which was built of giant stone.

The width of the flight was around five zhang (about fifteen meters), allowing a dozen of people to climb at the same time without seeming crowded. The height of each step was exactly one foot, and the length was around one zhang. It felt like it would be very easy to step onto them.

"The final exam is right in front of you, Nine Nether Sky Stairway. Listen up, this time the exam is not to see who can rush the fastest, but who can climb the furthest. Nine Nether Sky Stairway has a total of 999 steps. Those who can’t climb up over 300 steps in three days will be eliminated!"

"The examination begins!" The chief examiner shouted coldly.

All the youths rushed towards the stairway. The ultimate examination of Tianwu Academy had finally begun.