The hall was extremely spacious, and the space inside was even larger. At this moment, there were already a dozen or so people sitting in the hall. They were all middle-aged men in different attire.
Bi Yuntian brought Jianchen to a seat near the main seat and sat down. In order to have a seat here, one had to have a certain status. Although Jianchen was the fourth young master of Changyang Prefecture, he did not have a seat here yet. So, Jianchen and his mother, Bi Yuntian, sat in the same seat.
Jianchen obediently sat beside his mother, Bi Yuntian, and quietly waited without saying anything.
Very soon, people entered the hall one after another. They found their own seats and sat down quietly. Among them, even Jianchen's three aunts brought their children in.
"Heh … fourth brother, today is the day of your Saint Force test. You have to work hard too. Don't disappoint your second sister." Changyang Mingyue's cute face was filled with smiles as she spoke to Jianchen in a very soft tone. Although his voice was very soft, in this quiet hall, everyone could hear it clearly.
"Mingyue!" Changyang Mingyue's mother frowned as she looked at her. Her tone was slightly reproachful.
Changyang Mingyue gently smiled and stuck out her tongue at Jian Chen in a cute manner. She did not say anything else, sitting quietly beside her mother. Her bright eyes flickered as she constantly studied the people in the hall.
Very soon, the hall was filled with people. Everyone in the hall glanced at Jianchen from time to time. Their eyes were filled with anticipation. This time, they had all gathered together because today was the day Jianchen would take the Saint Force test when he turned three.
If it were a normal direct disciple, they would not have gathered so many people for the Saint Force test. However, Jianchen's status was different. He was the child of the head of Changyang Prefecture. Adding on the fact that he was extremely talented since young, almost everyone in Changyang Prefecture had high expectations for him. As a result, when Jianchen took the Saint Force test, these people with some status in Changyang Prefecture would naturally pay close attention.
After all, today's Saint Force test would be a very important starting point for how great Jianchen's future achievements would be.
After everyone had gathered, Jianchen's father, Changyang Ba, finally entered the hall. He walked up to the throne that represented the head of the family and sat down boldly.
Changyang Ba's gaze paused on Jianchen for a while. A faint smile hung on his face. He then looked around and after a few pleasantries, Jianchen's Saint Force test began very quickly.
"Uncle De, I'll have to trouble you to conduct the Saint Force test for my son," Changyang Ba said politely to an old man sitting below him.
The old man seemed to be in his sixties or seventies. He wore grey clothes and had a head full of white hair. His face was filled with wrinkles, but his eyes were bright.
The old man smiled and said, "You're too polite, head of the family." As he said that, the old man stood up and walked to the center of the hall. He looked at Jianchen with a smile and said in a kind tone, "Fourth Young Master, please!"
Bi Yuntian looked at Jianchen who was sitting beside her with a face full of love. Her voice was gentle as she said, "Xiang 'er, be good. Go to Uncle De and let him test the Saint Force in your body."
"Okay!" Jianchen replied softly and left his seat obediently. He walked with small steps to the old man who was called Uncle De.
Uncle De did not waste any time and slowly raised his right hand. Then, the silver-white ring on his right hand suddenly lit up with a white light. Uncle De gently waved his right hand and there was a soft vibration from the ground. Then, on the empty ground, a half-meter tall white stone appeared without any warning. The white stone had clearly been polished. It was rectangular in shape and was half a meter tall. Its thickness and width were both about a foot.
Looking at the white stone that had suddenly appeared, Jianchen blinked his eyes. He felt that the sudden appearance of the white stone was very strange. Then, Jianchen's gaze moved to Uncle De's right hand and stared straight at the silver-white ring on his middle finger. A piece of information that he had read in a book quickly appeared in his mind.
Space Rings were made from extremely special and rare materials. The space within the ring varied in size. The smallest was only a meter in size while the largest could even reach a hundred meters in size. Any inanimate object could be stored inside and it was an extremely expensive item on the Tian Yuan Continent. It was impossible for ordinary people to possess one.
Noticing Jianchen's gaze on the Space Ring on his finger, Uncle De smiled. Almost every person who saw him take out the Saint Force testing Saint Stone from his Space Ring would look at him the same way. Uncle De had seen this gaze countless times already.
"Fourth young master, please place your hand on the Saint Stone." Uncle De said with a smile.
The Saint Stone was a special stone that could test the strength and element of Saint Force within a person. It was extremely widespread on the Tian Yuan Continent and was the only tool used to test a person's strength. The results of the Saint Stone's test were represented by the colors of the light, which were red, orange, yellow, green, azure, blue, and violet.
Red represented the strength of those below Saint Realm, orange represented Saint Realm, yellow represented Great Saint Realm, and so on. Blue represented Earth Saint Masters, while violet represented Heaven Saint Masters. As for Saint Rulers above Heaven Saint Masters, such as the Holy Emperor and Holy Emperor, their strength could not be measured by the Saint Stone.
With that, Jianchen looked away and extended his hand, placing it on the white stone known as the Saint Stone.
At that moment, everyone's gazes gathered on the white Saint Stone. They could not help but look forward to it. They wondered just how much potential Jianchen had since he was young.
When Jianchen placed his hand on the Saint Stone, uncle De also extended his hand and placed it on the Saint Stone. He used a special method to activate the Saint Stone.
Immediately, Jianchen felt a strange energy surge out of the Saint Stone and enter his body through his arm. The strange energy was extremely gentle. After circulating through his body once, it returned to the Saint Stone through his arm.
Uncle De's old eyes stared at the change of the Saint Stone. But after a while, the Saint Stone still looked the same. There was no change at all.
"How is this possible? The Saint Stone did not react at all," uncle De could not help but exclaim. His smile gradually disappeared and was replaced by a stern expression. His gaze toward Jianchen was extremely strange. He was in slight disbelief.
Noticing the expression on Uncle De's face and the motionless Saint Stone, everyone in the hall seemed to have realized something. Their expressions couldn't help but change slightly as they looked at each other. Everyone's eyes were filled with bewilderment. There were even a few people who sighed softly, revealing a trace of pity.
Changyang Ba's expression gradually turned ugly. Bi Yuntian's face also slowly paled. Her expression was filled with disbelief.
Uncle De took a deep breath. He could not believe this result. He activated the Saint Stone again, but the result was the same. The Saint Stone did not react at all.
Uncle De also could not believe this result. The Fourth Young Master, who had been called a genius since he was young, was actually a cripple who could not cultivate.
Uncle De sighed in disappointment. He looked at the calm Jianchen with a complicated expression. He then turned to Changyang Ba and said, "Patriarch, after testing, it has been determined that the Fourth Young Master is unable to cultivate the Saint Force."
When she heard this announcement, Bi Yuntian's face had already turned incomparably pale, without a trace of blood. She stared blankly at Jianchen and muttered, "Impossible, impossible, how can Xiang 'er be a cripple …" After muttering a few times, Bi Yuntian felt dizzy. Finally, her head tilted and she fainted on the chair. She could not accept that her son, who had always been called a genius, was actually a cripple. No mother could accept such a result, let alone someone who lived in a large family.
Hearing this result, everyone in the hall sighed helplessly. They looked at Jianchen with eyes full of regret and disappointment. Jianchen's Third Aunt Yu Fengyan and First Aunt Ling Long could not help but sigh in relief. They looked at Jianchen and Bi Yuntian with eyes full of schadenfreude.
"Ah, Fourth Sister, Fourth Sister, what happened to you? Fourth Sister, wake up, Fourth Sister, wake up!" At this time, Bai Yushuang, who was sitting beside Bi Yuntian, noticed that Bi Yuntian had fainted and shouted anxiously.
Hearing Bai Yushuang's shout, Changyang Ba immediately noticed the unconscious Bi Yuntian. Sighing slightly, Changyang Ba waved his hand and said, "Shuang 'er, help Yun' er to rest."
Jianchen also quickly walked to Bi Yuntian's side. Without anyone noticing, he gently pressed his right hand on Bi Yuntian's wrist. After testing Bi Yuntian's pulse, Jianchen confirmed that there was not much problem with Bi Yuntian.
Jianchen looked at everyone in the hall and his disappointed father. He felt very helpless and secretly sighed. Then, Jianchen followed Bai Yushuang, who was holding his mother, out of the hall.
"Alas …" After Jianchen left, Changyang Ba sighed heavily. His face was full of disappointment. Originally, he had high expectations for his fourth son, Jianchen, but he did not expect that the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. In the end, his fourth son, Changyang Shōten, was actually a cripple who could not cultivate.
"Patriarch, you don't have to worry too much. Although Fourth Young Master is unable to cultivate, he may have outstanding talent in other aspects." A middle-aged man sitting next to him comforted.
Changyang Ba waved his hand and said sadly, "Let's not talk about this matter anymore. Everyone is dismissed." With that, Changyang Ba got up and left. Although he knew that his fourth son may have outstanding talent in other aspects, the most important thing in this world was still martial strength. After all, martial strength was the foundation of everything.
The news that Changyang Prefecture's fourth son, Changyang Shōten, was a cripple quickly spread to every corner of Changyang Prefecture. Some people were happy about this matter, while others were sad. However, one thing was certain. From now on, Changyang Shōten's status in Changyang Prefecture would definitely decline rapidly.
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