C16 Infatuation

After confirming that the item in front of him was the legendary "Nine Elements Pass" diagram in his mind, Shi Xiaoling did not hurry to study it and cultivate. Instead, he started to search the entire collection once more. However, other than this diagram, there were no other similar items in the entire collection.

Shi Xiaoling knew that this collection was extremely rare. Although it was only one of the nine items, it was still considered priceless. So, it was understandable that there was only one item in the collection.

He looked around and saw that the other students were studying their own collection. Apparently, no one had noticed the value of this "Nine Elements Pass" diagram. Even if someone had passed by, they would not have much interest towards this unremarkable blueprint with only four words written on it.

Shi Xiaoling thought for a while. Although this atlas was difficult to understand, but he had to spend the last month's afternoon in this collection. He might as well spend his time researching this mysterious atlas.

In the following days and afternoons, these ten students would be brought to this collection to familiarize themselves with the collection from the ancient Bright Moon Continent. Every day, when Shi Xiaoling arrived, he would go straight to the glass cabinet where the "Nine Element Pass" diagram was stored and spend the whole afternoon watching it with rapt attention.

The other students would also come over to see what Shi Xiaoling was researching, but they couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. The paper inside the glass cabinet looked extremely ordinary, and the dots and lines drawn on it were completely out of place. No one could figure out what it meant. The instruction manual attached to the cabinet was even simpler. It only had the words "Nine Elements Clearing Technique" written on it.

Everyone wanted to ask Shi Xiaoling what was going on, but every day, Shi Xiaoling would just stand there in front of the treasure trove without moving an inch. He was like a statue staring at the diagrams in the glass cabinet without saying a word, without moving, without even knowing what he was thinking.

As the students were all competitors to each other, they didn't want to cause trouble as they saw that Shi Xiaoling didn't want to talk about it. Thus, they went to do their own research.

Shi Xiaoling's abnormal behavior quickly attracted the attention of the training base's instructor office. Someone had long reported the unusual situation of Shi Xiaoling to Cai Haohua and Wang Hengjun.

Cai Haohua guessed that Shi Xiaoling must have heard of the legend of the Nine Elements Passage. For a fanatic of ancient martial arts like him, to have the chance to study the legendary Nine Elements Passage would naturally make him infatuated.

The purpose of him letting these ten students into the collection was to let them familiarize themselves with the living environment of the ancient Bright Moon Continent. He planned to give them some questions about their understanding of the ancient Bright Moon Continent and then, according to their performance, decide on the final victor.

Wang Hengjun said to Cai Haohua, "Old Cai, what's going on with this Shi Xiaoling? He was just standing in front of the 'Nine Elements Pass' diagram every day and didn't even look at the other items in the book. Did he not think that I would give him a question? Could it be that he wants to give up on his own and does not want to compete for the ultimate executor position? "

Cai Haohua disapproved of Wang Hengjun's idea of using the collection as the topic for the exam. In his opinion, no matter how much knowledge the executor had, he would not be able to adapt to the life of the ancient Bright Moon Continent.

Cai Haohua said, "I think this Shi Xiaoling is very smart. Of all the collections, he has taken a fancy to the unremarkable 'Nine Elements Pass' diagram. Isn't this diagram the core of our 'National Life Improvement Plan'? Don't you think that Shi Xiaoling has eyes and talent? "

Wang Hengjun frowned, "I've heard that this Shi Xiaoling is a fanatical martial artist. Maybe he has seen the legendary 'Nine Elements Pass' before."

"The purpose of our mission was to let him go to the Bright Moon Continent to obtain the other eight atlas, not to let him learn this atlas himself. After all these diagrams have been gathered, we should let the Great Chief train in them. "

Cai Haohua smiled, "Captain Wang, all nine of the diagrams for the Nine Elements Pass will be effective, one diagram is actually useless. No matter how hard Shi Xiaoling tried, he couldn't come up with anything special. So, why do you need to worry about it? "

"Besides, from the information we gathered, 'Nine Elements Clearing the World, Man and One' is just a legend after all. It's hard to say if it's truly that magical. Each of these ten students have the possibility to become the final executor. It is also necessary for them to familiarize themselves with this diagram in advance. "

Wang Hengjun said, "Even though that is the case, I still feel that we should let them see the diagram after the executor has been selected. But forget it, like you said, our experts have already studied it. A single diagram is really useless, there's no harm in letting them see it. I just feel that this Shi Xiaoling is a bit of a maverick and does not follow the rules. "

Cai Haohua had always had high hopes for Shi Xiaoling. He had always been looking forward to him becoming the final victor. Hearing Wang Hengjun's somewhat dissatisfied tone, he immediately tried to smooth things over for Shi Xiaoling.

He said, "Sir Wang, I have observed this Shi Xiaoling. He is indeed a fanatic of ancient martial arts, and once he enters the world of ancient martial arts, he will forget himself. This is actually also a type of advantage. As the saying goes, there is an expert in the arts. He might not have any feelings towards other items in the collection, but towards things related to ancient martial arts, he has a special talent. "

"I think that's good too. After all, the Moon Continent two thousand years ago was a world where martial arts experts flourished. Perhaps only if someone like him went there, would he have a chance to collect all nine of the 'Nine Elements Pass' diagrams."

Wang Hengjun said nonchalantly, "Old Cai, for the past eight years, all the talented practitioners of ancient martial arts have been killed by the outbreak of the ultimate virus without exception. They didn't even have the chance to travel through space and time. Didn't we already decide to change our selection strategy? Look at the Number 3 and Number 4 that I chose two years ago. They have both successfully passed through time and space, so they might have already completed their missions. "

Cai Haohua said, "Both Number Three and Number Four are indeed outstanding talents, but they are after all, not skilled in martial arts and do not have the ability to protect themselves. The main reason we sent them out was to have them support previous Longevity Number One and Number Two. From start to finish, I feel that in order to succeed in this ancient continent, where strong people ruled, one needed to possess sufficient power. "

Wang Hengjun did not agree with Cai Haohua's point, and retorted, "No matter how strong the Executor martial arts is, he is still far from the legendary experts of the ancient Bright Moon Continent. Previously, 'Number One Longevity' could be considered a genius amongst geniuses. After so many years, wasn't it just as unheard-of? "

Cai Haohua said, "Although Longevity Number One is a genius among geniuses, he is a bit arrogant and unruly. Once we get there, I'm afraid he might not be willing to come back. "

Wang Hengjun ridiculed, "Old man Cai, you are worried about who will be the most talented. You said that you won't have enough ability to choose an intelligent person. "This won't do, but it won't do either. Tell me, how should we choose?"

Cai Haohua said seriously, "I've always felt that this' National Life Improvement Plan 'has a lot of problems. Leaving everything else aside, the fact that there has been no breakthrough in the development of the ultimate virus for many years is a big problem. Rather than spending so much money and materials to travel through time, I actually hope that we can calm our hearts and study physiological medicine or improve the living environment of the Star Continent.

Wang Hengjun replied, "Then how long do we have to wait? Thirty years? Fifty years? "Please Elder Cai, it's not that you don't know that the leader is almost a hundred years old. If you have patience, the leader doesn't want to wait anymore …"

Cai Haohua was speechless. When he talked about the mighty leader, Wang Hengjun became excited, as if the leader was beside him. If Cai Haohua argued with him, he would definitely be asking for trouble, because in the Star Continent, no one would dare to challenge the authority of the Great Leader.

Shi Xiaoling did not know that his excessive study of the "Nine Elements Pass" diagram had caused a dispute between Cai Haohua and Wang Hengjun, the two base managers. He only felt that it was a rare opportunity to see the legendary and peerless collection. Naturally, he should try his best to use every minute to devote himself to it.

In the beginning, he could not see the diagrams on the map. It seemed that every path was not the normal route of true essence circulation, but Shi Xiaoling was not in a hurry. Previously, due to the fact that his primeval essence was weak, many ancient martial arts techniques relied on the mind consciousness to replace primeval essence in order to test their actual operation. This time, when facing the legendary "Nine Elements Passage" diagram, he also used the same method.

Although the route on the Nine Elements Pass diagram was complex and complicated, by relying on his extraordinary concentration, Shi Xiaoling used his own consciousness to replace true essence as he walked through the routes one by one. The process was naturally very boring and difficult, but for a martial arts fanatic like Shi Xiaoling, he was actually enjoying the process.

Thirty days later, Shi Xiaoling finally tried out all of the lines drawn on the "Nine Elements Pass" diagram to perfection. Although he had only used his virtual consciousness to practice and replace true essence, he had still expended a great deal of energy. This caused him to feel somewhat exhausted.

Different from other ancient martial arts cultivation methods, when practicing other cultivation methods, even if one's true essence was lacking, they could use their mind consciousness to imitate it. However, Shi Xiaoling knew clearly in his heart that once his true essence was strong enough, he would be able to master this cultivation method quickly.

However, Shi Xiaoling was not confident about the technique depicted in the "Nine Elements Clearing Technique" diagram. In other words, even if his true essence was strong enough in the future, there was no way he could actually achieve the true essence circulation route shown on the diagram.

Even so, Shi Xiaoling thought that all the hard work he had put in this month was worth it. Although he could not see any hope of successfully mastering the Nine Elements Pass, those incredible routes of operation had a great impact on Shi Xiaoling's martial arts research. He no longer restricted himself to his original fixed thoughts, but rather dared to greatly expand his own thoughts.

Shi Xiaoling faintly felt that this might be an important boost to his future progress in the martial way.