Chapter 53 - Elder Ling?

The idiotic gloating young man swaggered in front of the 1st elder dressed in aquamarine color robes. A big chested female elder conducted the 1st test. He ignored frowns at he smiled with his wolf like smile. She reached out her arm. "Release your power." The Elder said a deep but beautiful voice.

"Lower mid-level Nascent cultivation."

He smirked. Although he felt like he should have had the highest score. He had to admit that the sect masters daughter was quite capable and even had a rare bloodline.

He then tested his soul power soul power with the 2nd elder.

"Lower Nascent realm."

Jien Tian had to admit if he was lacking on anything, it was his soul power. He had hardly practiced it at all and it only risen because of his other cultivation techniques. Dispite this, he felt that the elder should still should be able to enter him in as a core disicple. Plus the Jien household invested a lot of money to pay this elder off. He just had to say though, Tians soul power was a one realm fighter and he earned 500 mid grade stones in the payoff.

The last robed elder also glanced at the 2nd elder hut and said nothing. He would just make sure that this elder was disciplined. He could do nothing to the disciple. This incident couldn't be made public or it would damage the credibility of the Sect. He sneer at the second elder who pretended not to notice. Well he didnt need to follow along with his farce.

"Inner Disciple".

Jien Tian's face contorted in rage. His anger boiled over and he couldn't help his outburst.

"What! how is this possible! How was I not enrolled into the core sect, how! I demand a retest! Now."

"So you question my, a sect ELDERS? You who has not even enrolled as a disciple. The Gall! Outer sect disciple! Be glad that you are not banned from taking the test for a year! Maybe having to work your way up the ranks will humble you! Now go!"

The Elder knew this would bring troubles for him in the future but he of arrogant cultivators who have even face the troubles of the world yet. They were no different than newborns. What rights do they have to be arrogant. Might makes right!

After a a few dozen more, It was finally Damien's turn. Damien thought the Elders would be restless after so many hours sitting in one place but surprisingly to only Damien, they weren't. In fact they wore calm placid faces other than the 2nd elder who knew we would be reprimanded in the future.

Damien was usually nervous about these tests. Not about passing them but about over exposure. Too much exposure as a no named guy with no reputation usually speed trouble. Even back in Dragin Rise City when Damien exposed his strength The sect instantly tried to control him and it started a war. The prince wants to absorbs my bloodline which I'm sure is going to kill me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be forced to him in potential shackles and chains.

He had to raise his power level, while trying to keep all of his secrets at the same time. He had to let a foriegn power invade his body and search his power. He was currently a mid level immortal cultivator based on his strength. He has to suppress it. During his time meditating he was also concentrating on suppressing his mana.

During that time, Damien spent the entire time using his Demi God powers to suppress his immortal realm cultivation. He painfully forced his divine power to block off a portion of his immortal power and restore only the Dantian while blocking off the rest of the power and covering it with golden divine power. He then sealed it off by doing a crude bow design. He didnt have time to make anything fancy. His other issues was, he could suppress his power past the 2nd Transcendent realm. A much stronger strength than he wanted. That's the best he was able to pull off on such short notice.

As he walked to the elder he prayed to himself that that they couldn't sense his powers. Yet of course fate is a cruel mistress. His aura was released. A burst of air lightly dispersed the powerful cultivation technique and the Voluptuous elder gasped.

"Hes at 2nd level Transcendent realm!"

"What!"

"Hows is this possible. Hes practically a teenager. Elder Xu are you mistaken?"

"Of cours not! Check him yourselves! "She exclaimed. She gestured for Damien to keep walking her face showing slight annoyance at having her technique questioned.

"Its true! He is really at the early Transcendent realm! The 3rd cultivator stated shocked. He never heard of an incoming disciple arriving at this level. It must have been thousands of years since this has happened!

"Notify the sect master the second elder sent a transmission though a green talisman with strange writings on it.

*Sighed* A helpless Damien just hoped this was as small storm massive incident. He hope this whole this would soon blow over.

The crowd was stunned. None more than Jien Tian at th e moment. He felt completely humiliated first by becoming the 1st person in his family to become a outer sect disciple and secondly that this trash was actually a Transcendent realm cultivator.This was supposed to be his position. This was supposed to be his moment to shine and it was taken away by this bumpkin trash! He was practically foaming out of his mouth by this point and could. no longer contain himself.

"This fraud! He found a way to cheat! There is no way he is more power than me an heir of one the top families in the city! It's simply impossible!" Jien Tian screamed with blood shot eyes.

Damien frowned. He was officially sick of this clown.

"Jien Tian, if I recall might makes right. If I am trash then we would need to find a name that's worse than trash for you. How about sh** stain. Yeah, Jien Tian the sh** stain has a ring to it."

By this point, Jien Tian was being held back by his entroage. He was attempting to charge the stage to kill Damien. Yet, he only did this to save face he knew that he could not be completely disqualified or his family would disown him. A few minutes later he calmed down and stared death daggers at Damien.

Damien smirked and and ignored Jien Tian. He is only a tiny existence. Hes only a pebble in my way.

"Junior Brother what is your name?"

" Ling Dumon."

Damien decided to take the 'Ling' surname due to the sect master in Dragon Rise City. Not to mention he had an elder badge for that sect
This would all help his back story at to where he had come from. Luckily, he found Dragon Rise upon his arrival to this planet. Seeing how quick to anger these people are the Dragon Rise Sect master seemed like an anomaly so far. Damien still have had time to speak to many people yet so hopefully this academy can assit with that issue. So far it's only been the fuming idiot Jien Tian.

"Junior brother Ling, we would like to make you an elite disciple so you accept?" The 1st female elder assessor asked Damien.

There were many frowns and murmurs from the massive crown but no one disputed. They were shocked that the Elders are speaking so humbly to someone who's not even full in the sect. Envy soon spread among the incoming disciple not to mention the current disiples. Damiens response shocked the crowd.

"My master deemed that it would greatly benefit my cultivation if I came to study as a sect disciple here. I would not dare to think that this junior is on the same level as the Elders here. I am looking to study and make contributions to the sect. My cultivation path is not set and this Junior needs time to figure out what that may be. Please allow this junior to join as a core disiple."

"This Elder would allow that yet you are too powerful for your peers. This is also against sect rules. Once you reach the Transcendent realm you must become an elite sect memeber and an elder. There is no exception."

Damien didn't want to be stuck in this sect but it was the best way to gain info on crown prince while gaining knowledge simultaneously.

Seeing Damien the Elders got nervous. They could not lose out on a talent like this. They may be punished instantly if that information got out. They had began to sweat under their robes but their faces remained clam and impassive.

"Uh um..we an make you an honorary Elders while you decide to become a full elder. That way you will have access to all of the resources and rewards due to an Elder of the Dao Sect Academy. So Brother Ling what's your decision?