--- Chapter 17 ---
Unknown to Sun Yi, his uncle has placed great hope on him.
Well, even if he knew, he wouldn't care much.
Fame and riches? Sun Yi doesn't need it.
Sun Yi only wanted to develop without getting too much attention. Yes, he firmly believed in staying slow and low.
If possible, Sun Yi wanted to steal the luck of other protagonists.
His encounter with Zhou Kai has proven to be successful, after all.
Sun Yi meditated inside the carriage and used the Northern Qi Breathing Method, condensing more drops of Blood Qi. He had reached 5,490 Blood Qi by noon and hoped to condense ten more drops before reaching the Shattered Star Mountain Range.
Surprisingly, Lu Xia finally reached the 7th level of the Spiritual Realm and got her spear mastery to enter the Master Realm. It was abrupt, catching Sun Yi and Feng Yumeng off guard.
Sun Yi and Feng Yumeng stared at the meditating Lu Xia, who murmured gibberish that they couldn't understand. An unrivaled and sharp aura appeared around Lu Xia, making her look like a mystical being.
"So strong! Is this the legendary martial intent?" Feng Yumeng frowned and covered Sun Yi with her Spiritual Qi, preventing the aura from injuring him.
"It should be Spear Intent. I didn't expect Lu Xia to reach it this fast." Sun Yi commented.
After thirty minutes, Lu Xia opened her eyes and solemnly lifted her hand, trying to grasp empty air.
"Congratulations, Xia. You have become a Spear Master!" Sun Yi couldn't help but praise.
Lu Xia shook her head and bitterly replied, "I haven't reached the Spear Master Realm yet."
"I only touched the lowest threshold."
"Then, what about the unrivaled aura earlier?" Feng Yumeng tilted her head in confusion. "It makes me shudder by just sensing it."
Lu Xia glanced at Feng Yumeng and added, "Well, that was just the shell of true Spear Intent. Strictly speaking, we can also call it misty martial intent, where one has yet to comprehend the essence of something."
"I need to temper myself more..."
"At least, to the point I can become one with my spear."
'Damn, her potential value doubled! Martial Intent is too broken!' Sun Yi activated his scanning ability and noticed Lu Xia had a 269,769 potential value this time.
Lu Xia's potential aura also changed into deep purple, with an image of an Amazon wielding a spear and a small shield. The silhouette looks like Lu Xia and frames her as a great warrior.
Sun Yi was excited because his first wife had great potential.
A wild idea flashed in Sun Yi's mind. With Lu Xia and Feng Yumeng as the early members, Sun Yi might be able to build the Strongest Harem!
There is also Zhang Wu, who isn't an ordinary young lady.
Sun Yi glanced at Lu Xia calmly, "Xia, can you describe the feelings when you broke through the Adepth realm? Although Mengmeng and I didn't use spears, we can have a reference from your experience."
Feng Yumeng's eyes lit up, "That's true. I've been stuck in the Adepth realm for a while now and don't know what to do."
Lu Xia smiled, "Sure."
So, Lu Xia began to recite everything she had experienced.
Sun Yi and Feng Yumeng listened to Lu Xia's story and didn't realize they had reached the Shattered Star Mountain Range by the time she finished.
The carriage stopped, and Sun Yi sighed because Lu Xia's talent for spears was too strong.
Unfortunately, Lu Xia wasted her early years using swords. If she focused on mastering the way of the spear from a young age, she might have reached the Grandmaster Realm by now.
"Hmm?" Sun Yi glanced outside.
Voices of people entered the carriage.
"So loud..."
Feng Yumeng also looked out and saw they had arrived at the entrance of Shattered Star Mountain Range. Countless carriages greeted her eyes as people were setting their camps, waiting for the Heavenly Path Sect to open the gate.
Her eyes wandered from one person to another before snorting because some of these people were slobs. They only wanted to try if they were lucky enough to enter the Heavenly Path Sect.
'Not bad.' Sun Yi also scanned the crowd and discovered some six-digit potential values. Of course, only a few are over 150,000 potential values, which he found normal.
Why?
Well, the Heavenly Path Sect is a heaven-grade faction. It's normal for them to attract geniuses.
"Wait, Xia, does my mother leave something to contact Zhang Wu?" Sun Yi suddenly realized something.
Lu Xia opened her mouth awkwardly, "Uh..."
"I don't know."
"Mistress only told me to get in touch with Heavenly Path Sect's elder, who has taken Young Lady Zhang as her disciple."
"However, from the looks of it, talking with such a figure would be difficult."
"Why didn't you tell me about this?" Sun Yi's mouth twitched.
Lu Xia tilted her head and replied, "Yi, you said to take care of everything as you don't want things to be meddlesome, including our journey."
"So, I didn't tell you."
"..." Sun Yi.
"..." Feng Yumeng.
Feng Yumeng crossed her arms, "You really are lazy..."
"Kuugh, you said you wouldn't judge me." Sun Yi felt a pang of pain in his guts. "I'm lazy, so what? Xia is too dependable!"
"Hehe, I'm not too dependable..." Lu Xia giggled while covering her mouth.
"Stop spoiling him!" Feng Yumeng was speechless.
Sun Yi rubbed his temple, thinking his way to get in contact with Zhang Wu. "Do I really have to enter the Heavenly Path Sect as a disciple?"
"That's such a pain in the ass."
"Xia, did my mother tell you the name of Zhang Wu's teacher?"
"Uh, yes." Lu Xia nodded calmly.
"She's quite famous in the East Border, after all. She went by the name of Ling Wanrong and is known as the Lady of Northern Storm because she killed a peak Wicked Beast with an unruly tornado."
"Wait, did you say Lady of Northern Storm earlier?" Feng Yumeng wanted to make sure of something.
"Yes."
"Damn, Sun Yi. Your fiancee is lucky, lucky."
"What do you mean?"
"You're living under the rock." Feng Yumeng gazed at the Shattered Star Mountain Range and explained, "The Lady of Northern Storm is a famous figure in the Northern Qi Continent."
"Even though her presence has been very faint in the last few decades, she used to fend off a whole Heaven-grade Sect alone!"
"For a mighty figure to take your fiancee as a disciple, she must be lucky and talented."
"That... Doesn't make me feel better." Sun Yi sighed.
"It makes it even harder to meet Zhang Wu now."
"Do you think a person like Lady of Northern Storm would meet a group of juniors like us..."
"Well... That's true." Feng Yumeng couldn't disagree with him.
A low hum suddenly echoed in the field, jolting Sun Yi and the two ladies awake.
They looked out and saw a feminine figure floating in the sky.
"Heaven Realm Expert..." A gasp escaped Sun Yi's mouth.
A blue-robed lady with a white paper umbrella looked down on the people beneath her and smiled, "Welcome to the Heavenly Path Sect, unpolished diamonds."
"You can refer to me as Elder Xue in this trial." She introduced herself.
"To enter the Heavenly Path Sect, all you need to do is simple... Climb the Heavenly Path Stairs."
As her words echoed, the Shattered Mountain Range's entrance changed abruptly, and the mountains shifted, revealing one massive ladder of stairs made of mysterious white stone.
"This is a test of mental fortitude and martial will. Those who can reach the 100th step are eligible to become Outer Disciples."
"Reach the 200th step, and you can become an Inner Disciple."
"And finally, if you climb to the top, you have a huge chance to be chosen by the elders as their disciples."
"We do not discriminate based on age, gender, or race. All individuals capable of climbing the Heavenly Path Stairs are welcome, provided they are not malicious or evil."
The youths are incredibly excited when hearing the white-dressed lady's introduction to the Heavenly Path Sect's entrance test. They thought climbing the Heavenly Path Stairs would be easy.
Well, too bad. Heavenly Path Stairs would be their biggest downfall and nightmare.
The white-dressed lady twirled her umbrella, "Without further ado..."
"Let's start the test."
"Good luck, everyone."
After saying that, the white-dressed lady vanished from the sky and left everyone gasping.
"Is that teleportation?" Sun Yi frowned slightly.
"No, that's just pure speed."
"How terrifying."
"What should we do then?" Feng Yumeng asked Sun Yi.
"Are you really going to climb the stairs?"
Sun Yi helplessly shrugged, "Do we have other chances?"
"Xia, let's park the carriage somewhere."
"Okay." Lu Xia went to the front seat and controlled their demonic beasts to rest by a huge tree.
Then, they left the carriage and walked to the Heavenly Path Sect.
They stared at the grand-looking white stairs and felt ominous feelings in their heart.
"Let's go." Sun Yi calmed himself and took a step forward.
"Mm." Lu Xia and Feng Yumeng followed Sun Yi.
Above the clouds, the white-dressed observed the newcomers and saw something interesting.
Her eyes focused on a golden-haired young man in a brown suit.
"Oh? What an interesting lad. He has such a rich Blood Qi despite being 5th Level of Earth Realm."
"And his mental power is pure and strong."
"Hehe, I wonder how far you can climb the Heavenly Path Stairs."