Chapter 126: Chapter 98 Gloves are Singing [Two in One]_3
Xu Xin hummed softly, and with his words, his glove pressed fiercely on the Destiny Plate. The latter immediately radiated light in all directions, and strands of Heavenly Mandate Vitality were stimulated, converging into a straight line, flowing straight towards the courtyard ahead.
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The small courtyard.
Sun Qiang walked out of the room, his eyes revealing a trace of excitement, “Young Master, is our chance here?”
He had been hiding in the room just now, not knowing who had come, but he had caught bits and pieces of the conversation and deduced some useful information.
Zhang Xuan nodded.
According to what the other party said, this person named Xu Xin was a Life Guardian. Although the other party did not explain in detail, he mentioned a very important point: such people are… Protectors of Fate Masters!
Just like the Holy Knights who follow the Pope, since he is here, could the Pope be far behind?
Therefore, pretending to be a Fate Master in front of such people, as long as it’s successful, would be akin to establishing one’s identity. Whether earning money or looking for Heavenly Mandate Vitality, it would become much easier.
It was just like how he had previously pretended to be a master teacher in front of other master teachers in order to truly confirm his identity; otherwise, no matter how plausible his words sounded, no one would believe him.
However… such an act was very dangerous, and if discovered, it would mean utter doom.
But for the sake of rapidly improving his cultivation and to find out what exactly happened to Empyrean Kong shi, he could pay no heed to these risks.
“What should we do now?” Sun Qiang looked over.
Zhang Xuan shook his head, “I haven’t thought it through yet, just leading them to speculate in this direction. We can’t state it outright, otherwise, it’s very easy to slip up… In addition, we need to continue thinking of ways to make money. We still need to purchase more Heavenly Mandate Vitality to allow you to practice as soon as possible. Otherwise, without strength, whatever we do will be very dangerous.”
“Yes!”
Sun Qiang nodded and then asked curiously, “The purpose of making money is to buy Heavenly Mandate Vitality, but if we can directly obtain this substance, wouldn’t we no longer need to make money?”
Zhang Xuan was surprised by his line of thinking, then followed with a wry smile and shake of his head, “You’ve just come from the Source World and don’t know how precious this thing is. Heavenly Mandate Vitality is an item only available at the Heaven Mandate Hall. Apart from the School Head, ordinary people don’t even have the right to purchase it; it’s not something one can easily find…”
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Xuan suddenly froze, then looked outside the courtyard.
He saw strands of pure Heavenly Mandate Vitality slowly flowing in from outside, settling around them, circling non-stop, like a gentle tornado.
“Young Master, isn’t this Heavenly Mandate Vitality?”
Having recognized it, Sun Qiang gave the youth in front of him a puzzled look.
You just said it’s very hard to find, and then it rushes into the courtyard on its own…
“Well…”
Caught off guard and embarrassed, Zhang Xuan said, “Quick, absorb it, solidify the space I’ve opened up for you as soon as possible. I’ll go see what’s happening!”
“Yes!”
Sun Qiang nodded, no longer speaking, sat down cross-legged, and began to quickly absorb the Heavenly Mandate Vitality that was flying towards him.
Zhang Xuan followed the direction from which the Yuan Power had come to the front door, and peered outside quietly.
Outside the gate, Xu Xin was holding the Destiny Plate, slowly rubbing it. The latter rotated slowly, releasing a warm glow.
“Is it them?”
Startled for a moment, Zhang Xuan suddenly realized.
Since this Xu Xin was a Life Guardian, the Destiny Plate, precious to others, might not be as valuable to him. Since that’s the case… just absorb more of it and improve strength as quickly as possible!
He was just worrying about the insufficiency of Yuan Power in the Library of Heaven’s Path when this fellow came along with a Destiny Plate. This Liu Clan head was truly a good person!
With that thought, Zhang Xuan didn’t dwell on it any further and immediately sat in front of the door. With a mental command, he reached for the Heavenly Mandate Vitality drifting in the air and grasped it.
However, this time he deliberately controlled the speed and didn’t dare to absorb it with all his might.
Previously, since many people were forging Heavenly Mandate Vitality at the same time, blending in didn’t stand out and did not attract attention, but now, it was just him and Sun Qiang absorbing. Too fast a speed could easily lead to all sorts of misunderstandings.
Then even if one wanted to explain, it wouldn’t be clear.
For him, it was necessary to show that he had a “Fate Master teacher” backing him while also not being too conspicuous.
Of course, too slow a speed wasn’t acceptable either. With over ten thousand strands of Heavenly Mandate Vitality from one Destiny Plate, taking too leisurely meant he might not absorb much before the other party reeled it in. Missing such a great opportunity could mean not knowing when the next chance would come!
“There it is…”
Zhang Xuan’s eyes brightened as a good idea formed in his mind.
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“How is it?”
As Zhang Xuan began to absorb, the “Purple Glow” in Xu Xin’s hand finally showed signs of activity, with the little finger suddenly lighting up and releasing a dazzling light.
“Ninth-grade Talent…”
Xu Xin nodded, “It seems he indeed possesses the talent of a Fate Master, but it can only be considered average, not too impressive.”
“If that’s the case, does this mean… he has a chance to become a Fate Master in the future?” Liu Tianzheng was astonished.
At that moment, he finally understood why City Lord Yu was desperate to have Yu Xiaoyu as his student, could it be that he had known all along?
How ridiculous he felt, thinking it was about Dao Li…
He also realized why the man before him had stopped the interrogation.
An interrogation could determine whether someone was telling the truth or not, but it would also definitely offend the person completely. Now he was just a nobody, not worth mentioning, but once he became a real Fate Master, both he and Xu Xin would certainly face retaliation.
“Well, it’s no big deal, even if he can become one, his level won’t be too high. Alright, since the test is complete, I shall return this to you…”
Xu Xin nodded his head and was about to hand the Destiny Plate back, when suddenly, the ring finger flashed and lit up abruptly.
“Eighth-grade Talent? What’s going on?”
Xu Xin stood there, stunned.
The lighting up of both the little finger and the ring finger indicated that the young man’s talent had reached at least Grade-8, but wasn’t it just Grade-9 a moment ago? How had it suddenly become stronger?
Could it be… the previous test wasn’t accurate?
“It should be a slow reaction just now, wait a moment…”
Guessing it might be related to an error with the Purple Glow, Xu Xin waved his hand dismissively.
Before he finished speaking, the middle finger lit up, followed soon by the index finger.
All four fingers lit up simultaneously, his talent had reached the sixth-grade.
“Sixth-grade Talent, in the Han Yuan Dynasty’s Heaven Mandate Hall, is definitely considered once in a century, much stronger than Lord Ling…”
Xu Xin’s eyes bulged.
No wonder his teacher, despite knowing that he possessed the talent of a Fate Master, did not return to Heaven Mandate Hall but instead quietly cultivated him in such a small place. Could it be that he had long known of his extraordinary talent?
As astonishment took hold, the voice of Liu Tianzheng rang out: “That’s not right… Lord Xu, how did it change to seventh rank now?”
Xu Xin looked carefully and indeed saw that the previously lit index and middle fingers of the Purple Glow glove had dimmed, leaving only the ring and little fingers continuing to flicker.
“This is Grade-8…”
Only two fingers lit up; wasn’t that Grade-8?
“I clearly saw three fingers just now…” Liu Tianzheng explained, and before he finished speaking, not only did the previously extinguished middle and index fingers reignite, but the thumb also lit up.
However, the duration was short, just a few breaths before dimming again to only the little finger shining.
Liu Tianzheng and Xu Xin exchanged glances, their eyes wide.
What kind of talent would light up a number of fingers? That had been established long ago, understood but unspoken throughout the Heaven Mandate Hall. Since when did it fluctuate like this?
Feeling puzzled, the Purple Glow suddenly began to flicker intensely.
Watching the constantly flickering glove, Liu Tianzheng’s lips quivered as he called out the numbers that appeared on it in sequence.
“Two eight two five six, two eight two five seven, two eight two nine thirty-one, three eight three five six, three eight three five seven, three eight three nine forty-one…”
“Is the glove… singing?”