The assessment of the Imperial Record Hall was by a number like the pharmacies back on earth. However, number calling wasn't one by one, for it will take longer, and instead with two groups of ten people.
At this moment, there were numbers of people descending the second floor through the escalator. Some of them were holding a bronze or silver, customized card, and while those who aren't were grinding their teeth in envy looking at the cultivator licenses.
After they alighted the escalator, a loud noise came from a seemingly, normal box that was hung in the wall above the lounge area. "Number 1-20, please head to the second floor. Your assessments are up. I'll repeat. Number 1-20, please head to the second floor. Failure to come in time results to assessment evoked."
The normal box was like speakers. According to Peng Che, the core components of it was sound element while the outer materials were metal elements. This kind of object only works if there is another conductor connected to it, like a Bluetooth or Magnet.
The voice came from another elemental speaker on the second floor which connected to this speaker.
Jun was already numb with surprises so he no longer had any particular reaction. When he saw an invention that came from the earth, his subconscious mind immediately linked it with Yun Dahong.
"Finally, it's my turn! Today is the day I'll obtain my Cultivator License!"
"I'm so nervous, damn it. I already failed five times in a row. If I can't obtain my license, my dream of being an adventurer is over!"
"Sis Hong said that as long as I passed the assessment, she will marry me! I definitely pass the assessment!"
There were different kinds of reactions amongst the twenty people who were called. But whether who amongst them were all nervous as the escalator take them to the next floor.
Jun watched them set off and disappeared in his vision. Then turned his head and looked at Peng Che who was obviously emotional seeing the woman earlier.
"Was that girl earlier your ex-fiancé?" Jun asked.
Peng Che nodded and sighed in emotion, "Her name is Bai Yu, Bai as white and Yu as Jade, White Jade. When we were young and silly, I always thought she was very pure like white jade. But when my martial aptitude was revealed five years ago, she have a change of attitude. Her thirst for authority is just too strong, and so she betrayed and hooked up with Ling Chen. After that day I realized she's not up for me, so I tore our engagement."
'Dam your decisive, not bad' Jun thought inwardly and said, "You did the right thing. Look at that girl, she didn't even speak when that brat Ling Chen humiliated you."
Peng Che clenched his fist.
"Brother Che, you're not trash."
"Why did you say so, Brother Jun?" Peng Che looked at Jun.
"Your physique is one of the strongest in the Ancient Era, Ancient Yang Physique. The Yang element is different from normal fire, and its flame is even fierce and strong. If normal people came close to it, they will be burned into ashes!" Jun said, "My point is that since there's no corresponding scripture you can find, why not create one? Perhaps your opportunity lies in the Purgatory Hell located in the State of Si. Of course, the factor is that you're not afraid of risk and death."
After hearing Jun, Peng Che was mesmerized. The words were like melodies on his ears. That's right. Since it doesn't exist, why not create one?"
Peng Che's hopeless eyes became brighter and determined. He stood up and cupped his fist, "Brother Jun, I think I found my way. Thank you for your words, it helps a lot. The State of Si is far, and I don't have any idea how long it will take to travel. Thus, I would like to excuse myself."
"Wait, you're going now?" Jun looked at him seriously.
"Brother Jun, do you know the world of confusion?" Peng Che sighed in emotion, "It's a life where one is confused whether he's living or dead, and my situation is no different than it. I'm alone, going at the same routine, and it feels like my time has been stagnant. If the opportunity to change the trajectory of my life is located in the State of Si, even if I die amidst the journey, it'll be still worth it. Goodbye."
Peng Che cupped his fists, turned, and walked away. Jun cannot help but sigh to himself.
"Forget it. Forget it. Since he already made up his mind, there's nothing I can do," Jun shook his head, "Wait a second. I haven't signed in yet, who knows I can get something good for this kid."
Jun was merely joking around, but he was dumbfounded when he saw the reward of his today's sign-in.
[Obtained the Ancient Yang Scripture!]
Damn, it's really the Ancient Yang Scripture! Does this system want me to be the mysterious old man?
Jun cannot help himself whether to cry or laugh. Then again, the [Ancient Yang Scripture] was useless to him since he didn't have the Yang element, so it was better to pass it to the kid.
"Brother Che, wait a minute!"
Peng Che halted from the shout and turned around, "Is something matter, Brother Jun?"
Jun nodded his head, but he didn't reveal the Ancient Yang Scripture. Instead, he said, "We'll not meet for years, so how can I contact you?"
"Brother Che, this is my id 238xxx, do add me if you bought yourself a phone. It only cost a hundred spirit stones, and 90 spirit stones if you have the Cultivator License." Peng Che said.
"Got it."
Jun remembered the id and Peng Che walked out of the Imperial Record Hall, and soon after, he could no longer be seen.
Jun headed back to his seat and didn't think much of it. The reason he didn't give the [Ancient Yang Scripture] was not that he didn't trust Peng Che's character, but instead, he was afraid that people would learn that the scripture came from his hands.
[Ancient Yang Scripture] was practically lost in the current era, so how an element refinement cultivator like him can own such a thing? Furthermore, in the hands of an independent cultivator like him!
There would be endless loops of trouble if he dared to give it directly!
It was better to think for a plan to give it secretly, where his identity would remain hidden. He didn't care about Peng Che's admiration whatsoever, his sign-in system can bring him to the peak of cultivation. There was no need to curry favor on MCs.
"Why do I feel like I'm becoming the person behind the curtain?" Jun was amused as he thought.
Time quickly passed, and the twenty people who were called returned with the same results as the previous group. The next twenty people were again called, and they disappeared on the first floor, heading to the second floor.
Jun held the last number a few minutes ago, but many people were entering the hall, and thus his group which only had 9 quickly increased to 20 people.
Jun estimated that the assessment would take around 30 minutes, so he closed his eyes to cultivate.
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Red Light District. Ling Clan.
In a wide room, a young man was bedridden on the bed with clothes wrapped around his body like a mummy. His face bulged, and he simply didn't look like a human.
"Father, you have to avenge me! That kid slandered me! If not for him, how could I get beaten to this state?" The mummy person was Ling Chen. When he was thrown out of the Imperial Record Hall, Bai Yu awoken him.
Ling Chen wasn't really that injured, only that Jun turned his face into an inhuman. However, because Jun slandered him, he was beaten by a bunch of fierce-looking men. What was worse was that this group of people had undressed him, so he have to return butt naked.
On the way back to the Ling Clan, many people were looking at him, laughing at his little junior. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a cave to crawl in. But after he had returned home, his embarrassment turn into anger. If he couldn't kill the person responsible for this, he swore that he was not Ling Chen!
"Shut up! You still wanted revenge? Brat, that kid is in the element refinement at such a young age! Did you hear that? That kid has someone backing him, so he's not afraid of beating you up!"
The robust middle-aged man who was Ling Chen's father snorted.
"Father, are you really going to leave this at it is? That brat slandered the reputation of our Ling Clan!" Ling Chen was stubborn, his mind was full of revenge. He wanted to chop that bastard into pieces, so how could he just give up because someone was backing up Jun?
"Don't worry, although we can't kill him, we can teach him a lesson. Your cousin is already in the Imperial Record Hall, taking the martial veteran examination. In the assessment, that kid will suffer a beating."
"Cousin?" Ling Chen's face became wild with joy. Hearing that someone was going to avenge him, he was so happy. "Father, let me talk with cousin."
His father nodded and took out a transmission phone. He called an id, and the phone rang, then it connected.
-Hello, Uncle, I'm here.
"So did you see the kid who beat up Chen'er?" Ling Chen's father asked the voice on the other side of the phone.
-Yes, the kid is sitting here. Perfect! He's number 49, and I took someone's number which was 60.
"Good! You've done a great job, make sure to follow up with my plan."
-Uncle, don't worry, I won't disappoint you. The only problem is if this kid won't accept the wager.
"He comes from a wealthy background, he can afford that," said Ling Chen's father, "anyway, Chen'er wants to talk to you."
Ling Chen's father gave the phone to Ling Chen, and the mummy instantly said, "Cousin, cousin, please cripple that bastard for me. Once he's crippled, he will lose value to his family, and thus it will be easy to kill him!"
-Cousin, just recuperate. I know what to do.
"Thank you so much, cousin. I can't wait to catch that brat and torture him for eternity!"
Ling Chen was confident of his cousin. His cousin was a body forging expert cultivated in a sect, his strength is not something a normal internal cultivator of the same rank can compare. Jun was destined to lose.
-It's time for our assessment, cousin, just wait for the good news. I'm hanging up.
In the lounge area of the Imperial Record Hall, a crimson-haired youth ended the call as he looked at Jun who was alighting the escalator. He licked his lips and followed to the second floor.
Jun, who was ahead, smiled and closed his eyes. His life and death element was perfect harmony, and so he can sense those with ill intent close to him. This crimson-haired youth was filled with ill-intent and Jun had no idea why.
However, the crimson-haired youth was talking with someone through the phone, and thanks to his light and life element, he can hear the conversation. The first voice behind the phone was unfamiliar, but the second was something he knew.
"Oh, Ling Chen. I knew this won't end easily. What did he say again, betting?" Jun smirked, "Since you want to send money, I'll gladly take them."
Jun was looking forward to the fight. He was having financial problems and couldn't afford a transmission phone. However, a fat sheep suddenly appeared. How can Jun just let it escape just like that?