Chapter 243: Chapter 101 Zhang Xuan Exam
It’s no wonder Zhang Xuan was unhappy.
Yan Sansan’s talent wasn’t very high when he looked at it; in comparison to Kong Shiyao, Dan Xiaotian, and others, it paled significantly and was even slightly worse than Dao Li.
Under such circumstances, how could this guy have gotten into first place?
“Probably like me, prefers to keep a low profile…”
He paused for a moment, then realized suddenly.
Although he hadn’t explicitly asked his many disciples to keep a low profile, influenced by his demeanor, they too must have aimed to be excellent like himself, probably delaying intentionally to avoid trouble.
Actually, this was for the best. He had brought everyone here for an assessment only with the intention of them becoming Fate Masters, not desiring to stir up too much commotion; naturally, the lower the profile the better.
Creak!
The stone chamber opened, and everyone filed out.
“Congratulations, Sansan…”
“This must surely count as the top talent in Zouyi City, too impressive!”
When Yan Sansan emerged, everyone crowded around him.
Normally, upon hearing such flattering words, Yan Sansan would feel quite proud and accept them gladly; but now, reminded of his previous experience, his face blushed red, wishing there was a crevice on the ground to hide in.
However, remembering Kong Shiyao’s words, he could only muster his courage and endure.
Kong Shiyao had given him a golden koi with only one purpose, to find the fragments of the heavens first, overshadowing everyone else’s brilliance.
Otherwise, all three brothers, having succeeded together along with a horse and a chicken becoming Fate Masters, would unquestionably attract attention!
“Alright!”
Elder Zhu Xun really wanted to inquire about what exactly happened inside but ultimately restrained himself, “Next up, Zhang Xuan, Luo Ruoxin, Luo Qiqi, Liu Yang, Yuan Tao, Lu Chong, Wei Ruyan, Zhang Jiuxiao, Sun Qiang, Yu Xiaoyu…”
Let them take the assessment first, there was still time to ask during it.
“Elder Zhu, Hong Yi and Liu Mingyue are also my students, let them join us for the assessment as well. It will save us some trouble.”
Zhang Xuan said.
“Alright, but remember, the more people there are, the more violent the River of Destiny will be, you must be careful…”
Elder Zhu Xun hesitated for a moment before speaking.
According to the spaciousness of the room, it was possible to enter twenty or even thirty people at once. Restricting it to ten was just to give everyone a better chance.
After all, with more people, the chance for each tester to seize their opportunity decreases.
Since they didn’t mind, it was okay to let them all enter together.
“Thank you, Elder…” Zhang Xuan sighed in relief, leading everyone inside.
Creak!
The stone door slammed shut.
Zhang Xuan curiously looked around.
He had read relevant books and knew the specific process of the destiny assessment, but this was his first personal experience.
After a moment, ancient runes on the stone pillars wriggled, and suddenly in front of everyone appeared the River of Destiny surged with Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy, immersing everyone like they were caught in turbulent flows.
“So this is the River of Destiny? However, it seems not quite pure…”
Standing amidst the violent stream, Zhang Xuan sensed for a moment and nodded inwardly.
The river was not entirely composed of Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy; it was mixed with much Origin qi.
How to put it, it wasn’t a pure River of Destiny but a simulated one, correctly guessed, it must be a method that drew in a tributary of the River of Destiny.
It was like a creek diverted from the Yangtze River, if the channel was narrow, the flow would still be rapid, able to mimic most of the Yangtze’s form. Here, finding an opportunity or a destiny that fits oneself could still enable understanding… But a creek is still a creek, it will never have the profoundness and weight of a true River of Destiny.
“Still not bad, able to gather into such a large river… The Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy in here, I’m afraid it’s at least seventy to eighty million paths…”
Zhang Xuan grew excited.
The most Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy he had ever seen was the two hundred thousand Destiny Plates he obtained from Han Qianchou, amounting to only twenty million paths altogether.
Encountering seventy to eighty million paths all at once… Once absorbed, it would definitely be enough for him to splurge for a while.
However, he couldn’t absorb them now, he had to wait until everyone had found their opportunity.
He had comprehended the Pathos of Heaven fate, it didn’t matter whether he found an opportunity or not, his disciples, including Sun Qiang and others, still needed it.
Thinking this, he wasn’t in a hurry to grab the koi, but instead looked around.
The talents of Luo Ruoxin, Luo Qiqi, Liu Yang, Yuan Tao, and others were evident; grabbing koi would only be easier for them compared to Kong Shiyao and others, no need for him to worry.
His gaze quickly fell on Liu Mingyue, Yu Xiaoyu, and Hong Yi.
These three were merely disciples he casually accepted after coming to the Source World, their opening of the Source Pool and ignition of the Furnace were not particularly outstanding, their only advantage being that they had practiced the streamlined Heaven’s Path Divine Art, which solidified their foundations quite well.
Due to their not-so-strong talents, differences manifested.
While others like Luo Ruoxin easily captured their koi, these three had some difficulties.
Zhang Xuan stepped forward and came up to them.
“Teacher…”
Yu Xiaoyu and the others looked over.
“I’ll help you catch them!” Zhang Xuan, not bothering with small talk, plunged his hand into the stream.
He had not intended to catch before, so all the koi swam aimlessly without pattern, but now seeing his intention to take action, all the koi within the entire river instantly swarmed towards him, circling around and jumped eagerly, waiting to be caught.
“???”
Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
This was his first time encountering such a situation.
Yu Xiaoyu and the others, witnessing this scene, also felt their eyes twitch non-stop.
They had always known their teacher’s talent was high, far surpassing them, but they hadn’t expected it to be this high…
Others were fishing, while he only had to show the intent, and these fish would jump up waiting to be caught without him even touching them…
Is the gap really that big?
“Never mind, take three for now!”
Seeing these opportunities and their attitude, Zhang Xuan shook his head and extended his hand.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
Three golden koi actively jumped into his palm, their mouths moving excitedly.
“Here, one for each of you…”
After distributing the three fish to Yu Xiaoyu and the others, Zhang Xuan finally sighed in relief, “Swallow these opportunities into your bodies, then sense the river; once drawn by destiny, attract this power into your bodies, then you can condense the fragments of the heavens and comprehend the heart of destiny…”
Seeing everyone had caught their koi, Zhang Xuan instructed.
“Yes…” everyone began to close their eyes and sense.
Seeing them start to comprehend fragments of the heavens, Zhang Xuan finally relaxed and looked at the koi still unwilling to leave his side, a thought emerging.
“Absorbing one opportunity allows one to have the chance to comprehend a fragment of the heavens, if I can comprehend multiple fragments of the heavens, can I absorb a few more…”
With that thought, not daring to hesitate, his intent moved and he reached forward again.
Snap, crackle, pop!
Several golden koi collided with his body, turning into golden streams of energy upon contact and entered his body.
“Receive!”
Following his intent, these koi were taken into the Library of Heaven’s Path, transformed into silver books floating in the air.
“It really works…”
Zhang Xuan’s eyes brightened.
He extended his hand again, and the golden koi in the river continuously collided, rapidly forming thousands of silver books in the Library of Heaven’s Path.
At this moment, the golden koi in the river had been totally devoured, leaving only silver and gray ones swimming slowly, and they didn’t seem too numerous either.
“Never mind, these are too weak, I don’t need them…”
Zhang Xuan shook his head, not bothering to continue absorbing, his gaze falling on the flowing Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy.
“I’ll secretly absorb a little… No one should notice!”
Seventy to eighty million paths of Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy were a lot, but… it was likely all of Zouyi Heavenly Fate Palace’s reserves. Completely devouring it could easily cause big trouble; secretly absorbing a bit, as long as the river remained, shouldn’t be too problematic.
With this in mind, Zhang Xuan looked left and right, seeing that almost everyone had found their suited fate, and then, driven by intent, he began to devour the surrounding Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy.
Boom!
In a blink, the ferocious river surged towards his body and mind.
Under his conscious control, it rushed towards the Pathos of Heaven fate.
This fate consumed a lot of Yuan Power; he had always been cautious about replenishing it, but now with such a good opportunity, he naturally did not want to miss it.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
With enough Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy absorption, the Pathos of Heaven fate vibrated with a long sound, rapidly growing in size and girth.
In a blink, a million paths of Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy were absorbed.
Two million!
Three million!
Eight million…
In just over a dozen breaths, ten million paths of Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy had already entered it, and even after absorbing so much power, this fate had only thickened a little, far from doubling.
“Such huge consumption?”
Zhang Xuan was astonished.
It was already shocking that creating this fate had consumed twenty million paths of Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy, but now to absorb ten million paths only changed it slightly – it was far from reaching the Heart of Tranquil Water realm!
That was somewhat terrifying!
With such consumption, where could he find so much Heavenly Mandate Vital Energy?
Feeling somewhat heavyhearted, he understood this to be the best opportunity, immediately without hesitation, continued devouring.
Boom, boom, boom!
Because he was absorbing too fast, the entire river inverted, rushing madly into his body.
“This…”
Those who were comprehending the fragments of the heavens all sobered up at the same time, seeing Zhang Xuan’s head like an inverted galaxy, they all stared in dumbfounded amazement.
Luo Ruoxin, Luo Qiqi, and others were used to him doing the unthinkable, but Yu Xiaoyu and the others who had never seen such spectacles were almost scared senseless.
They had always known their teacher was formidable, but they had still underestimated him.
“Those who haven’t sensed the fragments of the heavens, hurry up, or there won’t be a chance…”
Just when everyone was shocked,
Luo Ruoxin was the first to react, urgently instructing.
Her husband was overall excellent, but once he started absorbing, he couldn’t control himself – it was obvious this testing place was about to be devoured!
“Yes!”
Everyone came to their senses and hurriedly sensed.
The room was like a battlefield, while outside, Elder Zhu Xun and the others were also growing somewhat anxious.
These people had been inside for a quarter of an hour without a single one comprehending the fragments of the heavens; could it be, all had failed?