"Well, let's continue the test."
"No. 18, please pass under the gate..."
"Light the four stones on the right, then proceed..."
...
While the two elders continued the trial, Jian Ning explored the rewards he had just received from the death of Lu Chen, ignoring the incessant notifications in his ear.
The luck points and W.E. were quite clear, but the others were less so.
After thinking for a bit, he quickly understood without needing to ask Ling, as now it costs money.
"From what I understand, the two chances to ask Ling questions should allow me to ask sensitive questions for free, which would otherwise be expensive or which Ling might not want to answer. Meanwhile, the aerial luck awakening should help me gain unparalleled opportunities," Jian Ning summarized in his mind.
He already had some questions he wanted to ask Ling, though he knew he should think twice before using this chance.
"Ling, can you tell me—" As Jian Ning began to formulate his question in his mind, a familiar voice interrupted him.
"Little brother, you'd better not attract too much attention. While such actions can boost your reputation and the resources allocated to you by the sect, they can also attract the attention of undesirable and jealous people," Jian Shi said suddenly, with a kind tone.
Jian Ning already knew this, but he wasn't going to reveal Ling to Jian Shi just to make him understand that he had gained much more than he had lost in this battle.
"I know, thanks for your advice, brother. But you should also be careful with women, because you could gain enemies and lose resources over small things, which is also undesirable, right?" replied Jian Ning with a small smile.
"It seems you despise the fact that I sold the Ice Spirit Fruit for Fu Hui. But you should understand that this fruit is of no use to me other than making a pill. Moreover, gaining Fu Hui's favor could get me out of many problems in the future," Jian Shi responded maturely with a deep voice. This quite surprised Jian Ning.
"Since when is Jian Shi this mature? I've never seen this side of his personality," he began to question.
Jian Ning knew that the level of luck had a great impact on the personality and choices of the sons of luck. He felt that his own personality, desires, and wants had changed a bit since his luck had broken through. Of course, he couldn't be 100% sure it was because of that; maybe it was just the result of his strength skyrocketing recently.
In fact, it was more like he had a new perspective!
"Alright," said Jian Ning to his brother, before focusing on Ling.
He initially wanted to start asking questions to Ling but decided to postpone that considering his current situation.
"I don't want to regret my choices, so there's no need to rush and ask questions to which I could easily find answers," Jian Ning reasoned with himself.
Though he already had a small plan and ideas for the questions to ask, he thought it would be better to increase his own luck to a higher level and use the aerial luck awakening in a more suitable place than in a small sect like the Lingyun sect.
"First, I need to make the best use of the W.E. I just received," he said to himself before looking at his status and thinking of the best way to increase his power and talent.
After a few minutes of reflection, Jian Ning finally decided how to use his W.E.
'Ling, use 1 million W.E. to increase my cultivation talent,' Jian Ning ordered calmly.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for increasing his cultivation talent]
[Mid Earth-grade cultivation talent (0/1,000,000) -> High Earth-grade cultivation talent (0/100,000,000)]
[30 W.E./minute -> 40 W.E./minute]
Jian Ning suddenly felt his body undergo changes. He felt more in harmony with the spiritual energy around him.
He could feel the changes in spiritual energy more clearly and even thought the power of his martial techniques was much greater than before.
'I love this feeling of becoming more talented and stronger,' Jian Ning said to himself, exhilarated by his rise in power and talent.
'Although the amount of W.E. required to level up is becoming increasingly monstrous...'
"... No. 3, please pass under the gate," the voice of Elder Tan interrupted Jian Ning's thoughts.
No. 3? Isn't that the girl who bought the Ice Spirit Fruit from Jian Shi?
That girl's cultivation talent had reached the low Earth grade after her special body awakened.
A girl appeared at the end of Elder Tan's statement, with a cold and arrogant aura, chin lifted like a bridge.
Fu Hui quickly cleared a path and arrived in front of the gate. Without any hesitation, she walked under the stone gate.
As she passed under the gate, the stones on the left quickly lit up and three of them shone with a powerful white light, while the seven stones on the right lit up with a cold blue-white color that gave goosebumps to those near the gate.
"What?! This is a low Earth-grade talent with strong compatibility with the ice element!"
"Such a talent has never appeared in our sect!"
The two elders couldn't help but cry out in shock.
While the two elders tried to contain their shock, inside the sect, in the martial arts library, on the first floor, there was a middle-aged man with a small goatee, a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, a pointed nose, and a high, dominant posture.
The middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes to reveal golden pupils that gave the impression of facing a wild animal.
"A partially awakened celestial-grade special body with acceptable cultivation talent. If this child had a higher-grade physique, I might have considered taking her as a named disciple of the pavilion," the man said to himself before closing his eyes again.
If another person were in the room and heard him, they would surely call him crazy.
What is the significance of a celestial-grade special body?!
Even the geniuses of the three great powers on the continent only have spiritual special bodies. Although the grade is just one level lower than the celestial body, the difference between them is like heaven and earth.
And the possessors of these special bodies lead the ranking on the Cloud List.
The only known possessors of such celestial special bodies are the three monsters who dominate the Cloud List.
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Meanwhile, at the test site.
Fu Hui, who had just finished her test and was receiving envious and jealous glances, couldn't help but proudly raise her head with an unparalleled arrogant aura.
"Look, you little runt. You rejected me so rudely and even tried to end our exchange when I tried to scam your brother, but now I've managed to gain such great talent," she thought, casting a contemptuous glance at Jian Ning who was quietly cultivating a few meters away.
In fact, Fu Hui was already expecting this kind of result. After all, during her test in her clan, she had managed to light six stones, and that was when her body was still dormant. So, it's not so shocking that her cultivation talent had increased.
[Ding, you have received contempt from Fu Hui, +1 luck, +1250 W.E.]
Jian Ning glanced curiously at her before quickly shifting his gaze to his brother. The next one to take the trial should be him.
"I hope you'll give me a good surprise," thought Jian Ning, scrutinizing his brother.
In fact, he had checked Jian Shi's status not long before his fight with Lu Chen and he was sure of one thing: Jian Shi's current cultivation talent was only mid-Yellow grade. And according to the sect's rules, he cannot join.