"How am I going to go up?" - Le Chang.
"You're going to climb," Seiryuu said laughing.
"Last time I was falling three days, how the hell could I get that up, I won't be in time for the Cult exam." - Le Chang.
"Rest assured, the well is four miles deep, what happened was that you had the sensation of falling for three days, while you were trapped in an illusion for three days." - Seiryuu.
"But what about the injuries?" - Le Chang.
"They were real… only the fall was an illusion, the rest was true… Now come on up, you still have just over two days left until the exam." - Seiryuu.
Le Chang then began his climb.
After two hours of climbing, he finally reached the top of the well.
"How are my mom and dad…" said Le Chang with a look of guilt and sadness.
He had been missing for almost a month, his father and mother must be dying of worry.
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Meanwhile in a large hall.
"Patriarch Le Shen, we must suspend the search for your son ... He must be dead for days already, we need the warriors to protect the clan mansion and take care of the chores ... we are wasting time and money." Said an Elder with a long gray beard Blue robes.
With a look of sadness and helplessness, Le Shen said, "Okay, have everyone back down…"
Le Shen then stood up and with a downcast look and left the room.
"Le Shen! News about our son? "Said a young woman with honey-colored eyes, long brown hair and white skin.
"Lin Bo my love. I…. I…. I…. I'm sorry, but I had to cancel the searches… he's been missing for almost a month my love… "- Le Shen.
Weeping Lin Bo threw herself into her husband's arms.
"I know he's alive, I know, I know, I know," she said as tears ran down her cheeks.
"Come, my love, let's go to the bedroom. You need to rest, "said Le Shen with teary eyes.
He loved his wife and child more than anything in this world, his son being born a cripple for Qi cultivation was great sadness in his heart, but his death was an even greater thud.
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"Aren't you going straight to your house?" - Seiryuu.
"No, I will use the time left to advance to the 5th Grade Dao Integration… It would be strange that being in the 4th Grade Dao Integration could release Qi from my body." - Le Chang.
'Insightful.' - Seiryuu.
Le Chang then returned to the place where he always practiced his blows, nearby was a small cave hidden by branches and thickets.
He stepped in and quickly covered it again, it was still two days until the Cult Exam.
The Exam was open to anyone who wanted to participate.
"Even being at the peak of the 4th Grade of the Integration Dao, it will be difficult to break the bottleneck in two days." - Seiryuu.
"I need to ... fail is not an option." Le Chang said with a serious look.
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Sitting in the lotus position he began to meditate.
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Two days later…
In the middle of Huang Di City was a huge square with thousands of people, the Cult Exam was an important event and attracted people from nearby towns and villages.
Most of the spectators were standing, with only a few prominent figures sitting around a large stage.
"Patriarch Le Shen, my condolences for your son Le Chang." Said a man in a white robe and a vicious look.
"Thank you, Patriarch Du Hong." - Le Shen.
Le Shen and his wife, Lin Bo, we're sitting in two seats near the stage, next to the couple was Patriarch Du Hong and his wife, Muang Mei.
Also present were some important merchants and the City Lord, Huang Kai.
A few moments later three powerful auras awoke them all.
In the sky you could see three people floating like heavenly beings, their robes were white and gilded. The three descended to the stage, there were two Elders and a young girl with them, their beauty was unique and exuded an aura of contagious nobility.
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"Patriarch Le Shen greets Elder Long Mu, Elder Ming Feng, and Miss Chi Ziyun," said Le Shen with great reverence of respect.
"Patriarch Du Hong greets Elder Long Mu, Elder Ming Feng, and Miss Chi Ziyun." Du Hong also said with great reverence of respect.
"Huang Kai greets Elder Long Mu, Elder Ming Feng, and Miss Chi Ziyun," said City Lord Huang Di, with a longbow of respect.
"Thank you for your kindness, I imagine you are all ready for the Exam? We are very busy in our Purple Flame Sect, "said Ming Feng with his serious, frowning face.
"Rest assured Elder Ming Feng, Huang Di City will not disappoint us, will it?" Long Mu spoke with a smile to the two Patriarchs and the Lord of the City.
"Sure." Everyone responded quickly.
Among the crowd was a young man wearing a large cloak that hid his face, after selling a Magic Crystal Le Chang bought some clothes and a simple iron sword.
"The Elders are in the Spirit Dao and the girl in the 10th Grade of the Integration Dao, she's only a little older than you, she's probably stronger than her father." - Seiryuu.
Le Chang looked at the girl, she had long black hair, deep blue eyes, jade-white skin and a white cloak that delicately outlined her curves.
Le Chang spotted Le Tai, along with the two young men who were with him on the day Le Chang was thrown into the well, a slight killer aura came out of Le Chang's body scaring some young people beside him, but he quickly retracted it.
Le Chang spotted his mother next to his father greeting the visitors of the Purple Flame Cult, the sadness, and helplessness for the loss of his beloved son visible on their faces. Slight guilt passed over Le Chang, but he quickly turned it into willpower to move on.
He would use sadness, humiliation, and guilt as fuels to climb the mountain of Dao Martial and become a God.
"Very well, we will begin the Examination of the Purple Flame Sect, all those under the age of twenty and cultivation at or above the 4th Degree of the Dao of Integration get on the stage." - Long Mu.