Inside the hall, the Ten Sky Guardians were extremely nervous and uneasy.
Even Ye Linyun and Third Guard's expressions were tense.
Zhao Feng's eyebrows furrowed, he couldn't believe that none of the Ten Sky Guards had the right to become Lord Guanjun's core disciple.
"The nine stages of the Martial Path are essentially the process of building one's foundation, or even just the beginning. At this stage, cultivation and strength were not of much use as a reference. No matter how strong you are, if you can't surpass this level, you're just an ant. "
Lord Guanjun's voice resounded in the hall. He didn't purposely release any aura, but it had the aura of a king looking down on the heavens.
The youths present didn't really understand what Lord Guanjun was saying.
Only a few of them understood the meaning behind Lord Guanjun's words.
"According to what he said, the nine ranks of the Martial Path are just a foundation … In this foundation, no matter how strong you are, if you can't surpass this level, then it's useless."
Zhao Feng seemed to understand something.
He remembered the conversation he had with Master Ye Linyun a month ago.
Ye Linyun had also said that the essence of the Nine Stages of the Martial Path was to cultivate the body. From the skin, flesh, blood, to the bones and organs, not a single one of them had not been cleansed. Therefore, pursuing the strength of Inner Strength was actually putting the cart before the horse.
At that time, Zhao Feng had remembered it and realised that the true purpose of the nine ranks of the Martial Path wasn't to kill enemies.
These words matched Lord Guanjun's words perfectly. After all, Ye Linyun was an outer disciple of Lord Guanjun.
"If I may be so bold as to ask, if cultivation and strength aren't important in the ninth stage of the Martial Path, then what is truly meaningful?"
Feng Hanyue stood up and bowed respectfully.
When he asked this question, cold sweat appeared on his back.
The other youths of the Ten Sky Guards were sweating for him, they admired his courage.
On the other hand, Ye Linyun and Third Guard had admiration in their eyes.
Lord Guanjun's expression was calm, he seemed to have a good impression of Feng Hanyue as he smiled faintly: "In the foundation, strength isn't important. What's important is the future, a future that allows you to walk further."
Future.
A limitless future where he could walk even further!
Zhao Feng realised that Lord Guanjun's world view wasn't something that they could compare to.
For example, a martial artist at the basic stage, no matter how high his cultivation was, if he couldn't break through to the level of Seventh Tier Master and didn't have the potential, he wouldn't have much value in the eyes of the top powerhouses.
This meant that Lord Guanjun had seen through the potential of the Ten Sky Guards.
Therefore, Lord Guanjun didn't care much about his current cultivation.
Of course, those with potential would definitely be stronger than others of the same level. This was also the reason why he chose disciples from the Ten Sky Guards.
"That being said, the test is still needed."
Lord Guanjun said as he took out a fist sized crystal ball.
This crystal ball was crystal clear, and its material was very special.
Under his signal, Bei Moi took the crystal ball and walked in front of the Ten Sky Guards.
"This is it!"
Nan Gongfan's heart jumped.
Back then, when he and Bei Moi first entered the Spiritual Martial Hall, Lord Guanjun had also taken out this strange crystal ball.
Lord Guanjun said: "This is a special item that can test the potential of a martial artist. Based on it, I can roughly estimate how much potential and hope you have in the future. "
Hearing this, the crowd of youths were shocked, and their hearts were even more uncertain.
"There's such a thing in the world that can even test a person's potential."
Zhao Feng was slightly interested.
Right at this moment, Bei Moi passed the crystal ball to Feng Hanyue, the first of the Sky Guards.
"Close your eyes and focus on the crystal ball in your hand. Insert some Inner Strength into it."
Lord Guanjun ordered.
"Yes, Lord Guanjun."
Feng Hanyue took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. Focusing all his attention on the crystal ball, he injected a strand of Inner Strength into his hand.
Wu …
The inside of the crystal ball glowed with rings of white light.
One circle, two circles, three circles … Five circles!
The fifth halo, however, had turned into a light cyan color, which was completely different from the previous four white halos.
"Surpassing the fourth circle means that your potential exceeds the limits of a Mortal Body. You're passable, but if you want to become my personal disciple, it's still not enough."
Lord Guanjun evaluated.
Hearing this, Feng Hanyue's expression dimmed. His talent was higher than all the other geniuses in the Sky Guards Battalion, but in Lord Guanjun's eyes, he was barely passable.
If Feng Hanyue was like this, then the other geniuses were even more worried.
Soon, it was Lei Cong's turn.
Lei Cong's hands were sweating as he took over the crystal ball. He finally focused and injected Inner Strength into it.
Circles of white light appeared inside the crystal ball.
One circle, two circles, three circles, four circles!
At the fourth circle, the white light stopped and the other colors didn't appear.
"Your talent has reached the peak of mortals, but it's still not enough for me."
Lord Guanjun shook his head.
How could this be!
Lei Cong's face went grey as if he had lost his soul.
His evaluation was much lower than Feng Hanyue's.
At least Feng Hanyue's evaluation was' passable 'from Lord Guanjun's mouth.
Next was Lu Xiaoyu.
"It's my turn."
Lu Xiaoyu was no longer as relaxed as he usually was. His expression was extremely serious as he focused his mind on the crystal ball.
On the crystal ball, three circles of white light appeared and it expanded by half an inch, reaching three and a half circles.
Three and a half circles was half a circle lower than Lei Cong's four.
"High tier mortal bodies are considered geniuses among mortals. But on the world stage, it's far from enough. "
Lord Guanjun continued to shake his head.
After Feng Hanyue, two people couldn't even reach Lord Guanjun's minimum standards.
"Lu Xiaoyu and Lei Cong's talent would be top tier in the three families of Sun Feather City, but they're so worthless here."
Zhao Feng's heart shook.
He was also thinking, what was the "real world stage" that Lord Guanjun was talking about?
After Lu Xiaoyu's turn, it was Zhao Yufei's turn.
Zhao Yufei's eyelashes fluttered as she closed her eyes and her consciousness entered the crystal ball.
Wu …
Circles of light appeared within the crystal ball, but it wasn't stable.
It fluctuated two to three circles, then four to five and the colour was a bit messy, it wasn't the normal white or green colour.
"Hmm?"
Lord Guanjun went into deep thought.
Zhao Yufei's situation was different from the other youths.
"Could it be that her body is different from others?"
Zhao Feng thought.
Lord Guanjun thought for a while before saying: "Your body is special, but it shouldn't be any weaker than Feng Hanyue's."
Zhao Yufei couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when she received such an evaluation.
After Zhao Yufei's turn, it was the turn of the fifth, the sixth, the seventh …
The next few youths couldn't even reach Lord Guanjun's bottom line.
"It's my turn."
Huang Qi's hands trembled as he took the crystal ball from Bei Moi's hands.
Soon, the light on the crystal ball reached the third and a half layer.
His talent was the same as Lu Xiaoyu's and he would be one of the top geniuses in the Sky Guards Battalion.
But in Lord Guanjun's eyes, it wasn't enough.
Failed!
Huang Qi was slightly depressed, he was once the top genius of Pearl Forest City and he thought that he would be able to show off his skills, but he couldn't even reach Lord Guanjun's standards.
After Huang Qi's test, it was Li Ziwen's turn.
Li Ziwen was the tattooed youth. He had been in the same team as Lu Xiaoyu during the bandit suppression mission.
"I …"
Li Ziwen was even more nervous, his body was trembling and he couldn't concentrate.
Pah!
Bei Moi's palm landed on his body and Li Ziwen's blood stopped flowing.
Li Ziwen's test didn't have any suspense and the light on the crystal ball stopped at the third foot.
"Next."
Lord Guanjun said expressionlessly.
Next?
Zhao Feng's heart skipped a beat, it was his turn.
The last of the Ten Sky Guards was Zhao Feng.
At this time, everyone's gazes landed on him.
At this moment, Zhao Feng could feel the confidence and expectation in Zhao Yufei's eyes.
Ye Linyun and Third Guard also had smiles on their faces as they looked towards Zhao Feng.
They had high hopes for Zhao Feng's potential.
After all, Zhao Feng was one of the youngest of the Ten Sky Guards, but his cultivation was at the seventh rank of the Martial Path.
Before this, Zhao Feng had come first in the mission and his memory was even better than Bei Moi's.
Bei Moi handed the crystal ball over to Zhao Feng with interest in his eyes.
He had a good impression of Zhao Feng, the latter was the only genius who had a better memory than him.
After losing to Zhao Feng that day, he felt depressed.
Now, he wanted to see how talented Zhao Feng was.
"Master, he's the genius who has a better memory than Bei Moi and he came first in the mission. He's also the youngest of the Ten Sky Guards."
The Wooden Youth said in a low voice.
"Oh?"
Lord Guanjun's eyes flashed with interest.
Under everyone's gaze, Zhao Feng took the crystal ball and took a deep breath, concentrating as he inserted a small amount of Inner Strength into it.
Wu! … …
Within the crystal ball, the white light extended to the first circle.
What's going on!
Zhao Feng's heart skipped a beat as he realised that after the first circle, the speed of the white light suddenly slowed down.
Even if he concentrated with all his might, the white halo could barely extend to one and a half circles. When it was close to two circles, almost instantly.
Hmm?
Everyone present was slightly taken aback.
Zhao Feng's talent shouldn't be any weaker than Feng Hanyue's.
The wooden-faced youth and Ye Linyun were both stunned.
Lord Guanjun was slightly disappointed and was about to speak.
Peh peh! Peh peh …
Zhao Feng suddenly felt his left eye twitch and a warmth spread to his limbs.
Wu …
The white halo, which had almost stopped, continued to extend forward, completely reaching two circles.
After two circles, the white light continued to extend, two and a half circles … three circles … three and a half circles …
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