Geniuses and mediocre people were often separated by a fine line.
Chu Mu's strange behavior caused the Flying Heaven Pavilion's elders to be very passive. This was the first time they encountered such a situation.
As everyone knew, a person's talent had many aspects, and these aspects were often related to each other.
In other words, if a person's cultivation talent was very high, then their soul comprehension and other aspects would not be too bad. This was determined when a person was an embryo, and was innate.
Of course, there were exceptions. For example, among the various talents, one was obviously weaker. Even so, it would not be too weak. For example, Chu Mu's cultivation talent was only low stage rank five, but his comprehension was so high that he broke the Flying Heaven Pavilion's record. He could be said to be the person with the strongest comprehension in the history of the Flying Heaven Pavilion.
There was a huge gap between the two extremes.
After the cultivation talent test, it was time to check the degree of refinement of the sword intent and profound, as well as the number of profound comprehensions.
The test method was to follow the order. Everyone had to release their Sword Intent and Profound Meanings in order to achieve the strongest power.
It was best to start with Chu Mu.
Vaguely, there seemed to be a rumbling sound. A shocking sharpness gushed out from Chu Mu's body in an instant. It was as if a sword of the void was about to pierce through the clouds and sever time and space. That sharpness caused people to shiver all over.
"Peak rank eight sword intent!" Someone exclaimed.
Immediately, Chu Mu withdrew his sword intent, and a golden sharpness gushed out of his body again, cutting through everything.
"Peak rank eight metal profound."
Immediately, the sharpness changed, and wind blew. The golden sharpness turned green, and with a whistling sound, everyone was directly entangled by the wind, as if they were going to fly into the sky.
"Peak rank eight wind profundity."
The power of the wind instantly became scorching hot, burning everything as if it was going to incinerate everything.
"Peak rank eight fire profundity."
"Peak rank eight earth profundity."
"Peak rank eight water profundity."
"Five Limit Profound Meanings." The expressions on the faces of the Pavilion Elders kept changing.
Then, a cold aura spread out, as if it was going to freeze the earth.
"Peak rank eight ice profound meaning!"
Exclamations of surprise rang out. The pavilion elders began to feel both joy and sorrow.
Six Ultimate Profound Meanings. A total of six Ultimate Profound Meanings!
However, things were not over yet. A trace of vitality appeared, and it continued to grow. Everyone seemed to be able to see a verdant and lush forest.
"Peak rank eight wood profundity!" The exclamation grew louder.
"Seven … seven Ultimate Profound Meanings …"
The Pavilion Elders all clutched their chests, unable to bear the shock.
Thinking for a while, Chu Mu continued to release his Upanishad. This time, it was the Thunder Upanishad.
"Eight …"
"Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Ice, Lightning … Eight Ultimate Profound Meanings!"
"Eight types! Our Flying Heaven Pavilion's most outstanding disciple, Qin Tianyi, only had seven types. Chu Mu, he … he actually has eight types …"
Several pavilion elders almost fainted, and the disciples and new disciples of the Flying Heaven Pavilion were all dumbfounded. Their minds froze, and they couldn't think straight.
Eight Ultimate Profound Meanings were all refined to peak rank eight. They couldn't accept it for a while.
After a full fifteen minutes, everyone finally calmed down. The pavilion elders looked at Chu Mu with complicated expressions.
Next was Fang Chengtian. Of the profundities he comprehended, six of them were refined to peak rank eight, one was only refined to rank two, which was very rare. The other two disciples with low middle grade one cultivation talent also comprehended six types of profundities.
The four hundred new disciples were all tested. The one who comprehended the most profundities was Chu Mu, with eight types. The lowest was three types. Basically, the more one comprehended, the higher the level of their Upanishad. For example, the disciples who comprehended three types of profundities were limited to the early stage of rank eight. Next, it was time to distribute them.
"The Flying Heaven Pavilion has three courtyards: the Flying Heaven Courtyard, the Flat Sky Courtyard, and the Soaring Sky Courtyard. You will be assigned to one of the three courtyards."
"Fang Chengtian, Wang Jianxin, Cheng Yi …" A pavilion elder opened his mouth and his aged voice rang through the great hall. He read out thirty names in a row. Fang Chengtian, Wang Jianxin, and Cheng Yi were the disciples that passed the entrance exam a bit later than Chu Mu. These thirty people were all geniuses that reached the second rank after the exam.
The thirty people whose names were called all took a step forward.
"You will enter the Flying Heaven Courtyard to cultivate." The pavilion elder said.
"Yes." The thirty people answered proudly.
Following that, the Cabinet Elder read out another 220 names. These people were tested for their cultivation talent. They were all of the third grade, and there were differences between them.
"You will enter the Flat Sky Courtyard to cultivate."
"Yes." The two hundred and twenty people answered in unison.
Following that, the Secretary announced 149 names. These 149 people all took a step forward. They were all disciples whose cultivation talent had reached the fourth rank. Most of them were at the advanced fourth rank, and a small number of them were at the intermediate fourth rank. None of them were lower than the intermediate fourth rank.
"You will enter the Soaring Sky Courtyard to cultivate." The pavilion elder said, "Although your cultivation talent is the lowest, as long as you work hard, your future achievements won't be any worse than others."
This was a motivational sentence.
Up until now, the pavilion elder had announced a total of three hundred and ninety-nine people. There was only one name that hadn't been announced yet, and that was Chu Mu.
Why?
Because whenever the pavilion elders thought of Chu Mu, they would feel their stomachache. All kinds of feelings of regret and sorrow welled up in their hearts. There was an indescribable feeling in their hearts.
Why did the heavens have to be like this? While giving him such high perception, they also gave him such low cultivation talent.
Was it because his perception was too shocking that the heavens were jealous of him?
In the history of the Flying Heaven Pavilion's three courtyards, the Soaring Sky Courtyard was the leader and had the fewest disciples. Those who could enter the Soaring Sky Courtyard were all disciples with cultivation talent of rank two. These people were usually able to temper their sword intent and profound to the late or peak of the Eighth Revolution. The number of profound they comprehended was usually no less than five.
With their talent and hard work, coupled with the cultivation environment and resources of the Flying Heaven Pavilion, as long as they didn't die prematurely, their future achievements wouldn't be bad. At the very least, they would be able to surpass the King Realm and become an expert above the King Realm.
As for the Flat Sky Courtyard, it was in the middle of the three courtyards and had the most people. It was the place where disciples with cultivation talent of rank three stayed. Their sword intent and profound had been tempered to the late or middle stage of the Eighth Revolution. The number of profound they comprehended was no less than four. Some had comprehended as many as five.
At the bottom of the three courtyards was the Soaring Sky Courtyard. This name was given to encourage the disciples of the Soaring Sky Courtyard to cultivate diligently and grasp every opportunity to improve themselves. In the end, they would soar to the heavens.
Unfortunately, the Soaring Sky Courtyard hadn't produced any outstanding geniuses so far. It couldn't be helped. The determining factor of innate talent was very obvious.
The disciples who were assigned to the Soaring Sky Courtyard all had cultivation talent of rank four. Their sword intent and profound had been tempered to the early or middle stage of the Eighth Revolution. The number of profound they comprehended was either three or four.
Chu Mu's perception had broken the record set by Qin Tianyi. This was equivalent to setting a new record for the entrance examination of the Flying Heaven Pavilion. For the Flying Heaven Pavilion, which placed emphasis on perception, such a high level of perception was worthy of celebration. Moreover, his sword intent and profound had been tempered to the peak of the Eighth Revolution. The number of profound he comprehended had also reached an unprecedented eight.
How could the pavilion elders not be overjoyed by such a genius?
However, his cultivation talent was only at the low stage of the fifth grade. With such a cultivation talent, Chu Mu was destined to be unable to break through to the Divine Condensation Realm. No matter how outstanding his perception was, no matter how many profound he comprehended, his cultivation would be stuck at the peak of the Divine Condensation Realm for the rest of his life. At most, he would be able to contend against ordinary King Level experts.
A Divine Condensation Realm expert contending against a King Level expert. This was an extremely shocking matter. However, when facing a truly powerful King Level expert, it was useless.
Perhaps within ten years, Chu Mu would be able to dominate the same batch of disciples. But what about ten years later?
For an extreme genius like Chu Mu, the pavilion elders couldn't make up their minds at the moment. How should they allocate him?
Chu Mu's expression was indifferent. He stood at the side and waited for the result. He knew his own situation, so he wasn't flustered.
"Chu Mu, go and rest for now. We'll tell you the result after we've discussed it." Unable to make up their minds, one of the pavilion elders spoke up.
"Alright." Chu Mu wasn't in a hurry either. He left under the lead of a disciple from the Flying Heaven Pavilion. Everyone looked at him with pity and gloating.
After the allocation, the new disciples headed to the three courtyards under the lead of a disciple from the Flying Heaven Pavilion.
… …
"What a pity, what a pity, what a pity …" The fifth pavilion elder sighed.
"Don't feel pity. Since things have come to this, let's think about how to deal with Chu Mu," said the sixth pavilion elder.
"With his perception and talent, he should belong to the Flying Heaven Court. He might even become the chief disciple of the Flying Heaven Court in the future. But this cultivation talent … Why, why, why …"
"Low stage of the fifth grade is too low. Don't tell me we have to expel Chu Mu?" The seventh pavilion elder said weakly.
"No, absolutely not. After passing our Flying Heaven Pavilion's entrance test, he's a disciple of the Flying Heaven Pavilion. Unless he betrays the Flying Heaven Pavilion, we can't expel him." The fourth pavilion elder glared at the seventh pavilion elder.
"I'm just saying it casually. I don't mean to expel him." The seventh pavilion elder smiled.
"In my opinion, why don't we do this first? We'll settle Chu Mu in the Soaring Heaven Court and let him cultivate well to build a solid foundation. Meanwhile, we'll try our best to find treasures that can increase his cultivation talent. If we can raise Chu Mu's cultivation talent to the fourth grade, with his talent and perception, he'll definitely be able to dominate the King Realm in the future. If there's a chance to raise his cultivation talent to the third grade, then …" The third pavilion elder said. It seemed to be a beautiful fantasy.
"Alright, it's decided. I can't bear for such a great talent to be trapped in the God Condensation Realm for the rest of his life," said the second pavilion elder.
"Treasures that can increase one's cultivation talent are extremely rare. It'll be difficult to obtain them. However, we can keep an eye out for them. If there's one, we'll have to get it even if we have to pay a price. But before that, we have to be sure that Chu Mu is loyal to the Flying Heaven Pavilion." The first pavilion elder concluded.
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