Chapter 25: The Assessment Begins

For the next three days, Wang Yixuan stayed in the inn and was followed around by Jia Hou, who was unwilling to leave him alone. Wang Yixuan felt helpless.
"What level of cultivation are you at now?"
Facing Jia Hou, Wang Yixuan eventually gave in, since the guy was being so persistent and hadn't caused any trouble.
"Xuanhun realm, second level!"
"Jia Hou comes from a humble background, with a less than ideal family situation. It is impressive that he has managed to reach the second level of Xuanhun realm at the age of fifteen all on his own."
"That Iron Wolf from before was nearly fifty years old and only at the third level of Lingxuan realm."
Compared with the other people, he had the capital to be proud, but in the eyes of Wang Yixuan, he lacked a lot.
"The second level of the Profound Soul Realm, this..."
Listening to this, Jia Hou still thought that Wang Yixuan was praising him, nodding continuously while holding his waist: "Yeah! Cultivation is too difficult for me, I don't have money or resources, otherwise, I would definitely be stronger! Only with such perseverance, can I reach the second level of the Profound Soul Realm in such a difficult environment..."
Amidst her incessant chatter, Yan Xiaodai didn't notice the change in Wang Yixuan's expression at all. She continued on and on until Wang Yixuan couldn't take it anymore and kicked her away with a loud "bang." "If you want to tell stories, go do it downstairs. You might even get two more coins as a reward!"
Jia Hou suddenly realized that he was like a monkey holding a big knife in front of Guan Gong.
Feeling overwhelmed by the fact that the other person was younger but had much higher level of cultivation, Jia Hou hung his head down and dared not look directly at Wang Yixuan anymore.
As soon as Jia Hou stopped, Wang Yixuan began to speak: "Show us your practiced martial arts."
Under the same resources, one's own practiced martial arts can play an extremely important role.
"My technique..."
He had a habit of wanting to boast about his technique, but when he saw Wang Yixuan's face turn dark again, he shut his mouth willingly.
All techniques that one practices can directly affect their cultivation speed, so whether it's a body technique or a mental technique, it needs to be chosen carefully.
"Breaking Mountain Palm!"
With a shout, Jiahou's mysterious power has gathered in his palm, and he struck forward with the momentum of splitting the mountain, causing the items in the room to tremble slightly.
"Wind God's Leg!"
"Stop!"
Just as he finished displaying a move, feeling invigorated and ready to ignore Wang Yixuan and kick out a leg, he was directly bound by a spiritual force from Wang Yixuan.
After Jia Hou's body heat dissipated, he awkwardly scratched his head and looked at Wang Yixuan.
"When you use your martial arts, do you feel like your body is completely unobstructed? Like even profound energy can't stop it?"
"Not really, it's just..."
"Tell the truth!"
Wang Yixuan picked up the hot tea on the table and took a sip before looking at Jia Hou.
Jia's face turned red, not as cheeky as before. He cleared his throat twice before speaking again: "Yes, once you start using it, it's hard to stop using all of the profound energy."
That's the point!
Everyone is unique, with innate spiritual and physical qualities. However, ordinary people still have their own physical conditions, and the choice of martial arts is related to this. Only what is suitable for oneself is the best.
Just now, Wang Yixuan closely paid attention to Jia Hou, who was using the Duanshan Palm technique. He noticed that Jia Hou did not execute the technique in one go, but rather in a continuous and uninterrupted manner.
However, the Duanshan Palm technique clearly seeks a burst of power, and the continuous execution will only weaken the actual strength of the technique.
A continuous physique is nothing more than a wood attribute and water attribute physique, which needs to be further tested to determine.
Wang Yixuan grabbed Jia Hou's hand and a spiritual power had already flowed in and wandered along his meridians.
"Your current cultivation method is not suitable. If you have time, you should switch to a water attribute cultivation method. With that, you can make great progress and breakthrough to the Spiritual Profound Realm within a year."
Taking another sip of tea, he savored the flavor.
"Really? Can I break through to the Spiritual Mystery realm within a year? Are you not lying to me?"
As soon as Jia Hou heard this, his excitement could no longer be concealed on his face. He almost hugged Wang Yixuan.
"Then I'll go buy water-based martial arts."
Wang Yixuan didn't say anything else and finally finished the tea in the cup.
However, just as he took a sip, Jia Hou came back, with a flushed face: "Um...what is water-based martial arts?"
(*Puff~*)
Wang Yixuan couldn't hold back a mouthful of tea, and it sprayed directly onto Jia Hou's face.
The tea dripping on Jia Hou's face, Wang Yixuan awkwardly picked up a cloth from the table to wipe it for him, constantly saying, "I'm sorry, let me wipe it for you."
"This seems to be a rag... I just used it to clean the floor..."
"Um..."
Finally, Wang Yixuan personally wrote a set of martial arts suitable for him, allowing him to practice in the next room.
Time flew by, and three days had passed. The assessment was starting today,
Wang Yixuan hadn't practiced in these three days. Instead, he kept searching for the path to the Honored Realm, but unfortunately, he couldn't find any trace of it. However, he used his spiritual energy to circulate within his body every day and accidentally broke through to the Earth Profound Realm.
Jiahou got up early and the two of them quickly cleaned up before heading to the assessment site, which was the square they had signed up for.
Before dawn, the square was already crowded with tens of thousands of people, and at a glance, it was a sea of heads, so packed that you couldn't even see their faces.
"I really broke through to the triple realm of the Profound Spirit!"
Jia Hou has been repeating this sentence since he left the house, as if he was living in a dream.
"It's true! It's true! Stop talking nonsense!"
Wang Yixuan gnashed his teeth, really wanted to shut his mouth several times.
Wang Yixuan looked towards the high platform, in addition to the three old men before, there was one more, but even Jia Monkey didn't know the specific identity.
The sky had just lit up with a glow, and Sou Lan Po had already stood in the middle of the platform, looking around at the people in the square.
Maybe it was just his imagination, but Wang Yixuan felt that he had nodded slightly at him?
"Assessment starts!"
"There are nine platforms on the high platform, and the participants will be checked one by one according to their registration number for their cultivation, age, and talent!"
"There are professional tools for testing on the platforms, and as long as three items can reach the red light, they are eligible to participate in the assessment."
Testing Stone, a commonly used detection tool in the Divine Wind Continent, is divided into seven levels: red, yellow, blue, green, cyan, orange, and purple. Red is the lowest level, while purple is the highest level.
Then, Soul Blue Po announced the rules of this assessment: "On the path of cultivation, only the strong can survive! Therefore, once you pass the test and enter the ladder and the final arena, life and death are of no concern!"
In the square, perhaps everyone except Wang Yixuan already knew.
"Brother Xuan, if you meet Hong Jinwu in the arena, just surrender. It's not worth risking your life."
Jia Hou clearly already knew the rules and whispered in Wang Yixuan's ear.
Wang Yixuan looked at his nervous appearance, wanting to laugh but couldn't, let alone he was already at the Ground Profound Realm, even if he was still at the Spirit Profound Realm, Hong Jinwu would not be his opponent with just one move: "Okay, I will be careful. You too."
Hmm? Without realizing it, Wang Yixuan found himself actually caring for him?