The trial of the Holy Island was a highly anticipated event. Especially for those of the seventh level and below, they had high expectations for it.
There were three reasons for this. First, there were far too many treasures on the Holy Island. For example, the Fountain of Cleansing Swords and the Forest of Dreams, they were all places that were extremely beneficial to cultivators.
Second, those who enter the top 100 will be rewarded handsomely. Especially those who enter first, their rewards will make everyone's eyes water.
Third, after the trial ends, the Holy Island will take out some valuable treasures for the cultivators to exchange for.
One must know that those treasures were not ordinary items. Any one of them was a rare treasure.
Out of these three benefits, other than the first, the other two require points.
Therefore, every single cultivator was trying their best to earn points. The strong focused on crossing through the different regions while the weak hunted beasts.
To sum it up, everyone acted like they were on steroids and were crazily earning points.
Therefore, the giant screen kept on refreshing. Every time it refreshed, everyone's points increased.
Only one person was an exception – Ling Xian.
His points have not changed. It was still the same 1,000 points he earned when he stepped into the trial grounds. As for his ranking, it was impossible for it to change.
Therefore, after all the cultivators saw his name, they all revealed a smile. Some were mocking, some were looking down on him.
Only one person didn't smile. That was the person ranked second to last. He didn't have any mockery towards Ling Xian, only appreciation.
If Ling Xian didn't firmly occupy the bottom of the list, he would be the one being mocked. Naturally, he would be thankful.
But on this day, his gratefulness had disappeared.
Originally, he wanted to see Ling Xian's name to motivate himself and to comfort himself. However, when he opened the big screen through the jade token, he discovered that the last place was actually him!
This confused him. Then, he searched for the name "Xian Ling". After he found it, he fell into a state of shock.
All because Xian Ling's name appeared at number 245.
Though this wasn't a high ranking, compared to the huge number of people, this was impressive. One had to know that this trial had attracted hundreds of thousands of people. To be able to fight their way into the top 300 among such a large number of people was already very difficult.
But to see that Ling Xian, who was ranked last, was even more unbelievable!
Therefore, this person fell into a state of shock.
Not only him, but most of the trial takers were the same.
On this day, anyone who browsed the ranking list was shocked, and was not used to it.
In the past two months, the first thing the challengers did when they opened the list was to look at Ling Xian, who was at the bottom of the list. Because of this, they could find fun, especially those at the back of the line, they could find comfort.
But today, he made it into the top 300. How could they not be shocked? How could he get used to it?
Everyone was in awe as they paid close attention to the name "Xian Ling". They wanted to see if he was just a flash in the pan or if he was truly capable.
Ten days later, everyone heaved a sigh of relief, because not only did he not continue to rise, he instead began to fall.
"Haha, I knew he was just a flash in the pan. He must have gotten lucky and arrived at some unknown region."
"That must be it. With his strength, he's only fit to be the last."
"Haha, Xian Ling is still Xian Ling and he is still our entertainment!"
The challengers relaxed and no longer panicked. They were still filled with ridicule and disdain.
Two months later, Ling Xian's ranking once again fell back to the last. Now, everyone was even more fearless. At any time, anywhere, he could hear people laughing at him.
"Back to the bottom of the list …"
In the sixth region, a faint sigh arose from the clear water.
The person who spoke was sitting on top of a rock in the middle of the pond. Even as the waterfall poured down, he remained calm and collected. It was as if the force of the waterfall had no effect on him at all.
His robe was white like snow, his black hair was loose, and his eyes were bright like ink, deep and vast.
His extraordinary temperament made him look like an immortal who was out of the three realms and out of the five elements.
It was Ling Xian.
Ever since he decided to participate in the trial, he had crossed over many different regions and his points increased exponentially. During this period of time, he also killed a few beasts that didn't know what to do. Without an exception, they were all kings of beasts that earned him double points.
It wasn't that he only killed kings of beasts, it was that normal beasts didn't dare to provoke him.
Therefore, Ling Xian's points skyrocketed and his rank shot up to the top 300.
Originally, he planned on crossing over different regions and winning first place. However, after he arrived, he had to stop.
Because this was the famous Fountain of Cleansing Swords.
The water in this pond was very magical. Especially to swords, it had many miraculous effects. Not only could it repair swords, it could strengthen them, and it could even give birth to a sword's spirit.
This was why Ling Xian stopped here, and why he stopped for two months.
His sword didn't need to be repaired and it wasn't something the water in this pond could strengthen. However, he wanted to give birth to a sword's spirit.
Though this was an extremely difficult task, as long as there was hope, he didn't want to give up.
Therefore, Ling Xian stopped at the Fountain of Cleansing Swords. He stayed there for two months.
During this period of time, the Sword of Dao Seeking remained in the pond. At first, nothing happened. However, three days ago, there was an unusual fluctuation, but it only lasted for a short while before it fell silent again.
"If I can give birth to a sword's spirit, then I will accept it even if I end up last."
Ling Xian sighed and shifted his gaze to the tri-colored sword in the pond. There was some helplessness in his eyes.
Ever since the strange vibration three days ago, the Sword of Dao Seeking returned to its normal state. It quietly floated in the pond without any changes.
If he wasn't certain that the vibration was the sign of a sword's spirit being born, he would've left a long time ago.
"The Fountain of Cleansing Swords sure is magical. Though it still hasn't given birth to a sword's spirit, compared to before, the Sword of Dao Seeking has grown stronger and gained some spirituality."
"Sadly, I don't know when it will truly give birth to a sword's spirit."
"If it isn't born before the end of the trial, then it will be a great loss."
Ling Xian softly sighed. There were about seven months left until the end of the trial. In other words, he might end up with nothing.
"Oh well, I will wait for another month. If it still doesn't give birth to a sword's spirit, then it's time for me to make a decision."
Ling Xian mumbled to himself. Then, he closed his eyes and waited in silence.
Just like that, time passed by.
A month later, the Sword of Dao Seeking emitted light and once again emitted mysterious vibrations.
This made Ling Xian suddenly open his eyes. Heavenly light shone like the Sun.
Very quickly, however, the light from the Sword of Dao Seeking dimmed down. His eyes became silent as well.
"Fortune really hasn't arrived. But, this is enough."
Ling Xian softly grinned and placed the Sword of Dao Seeking back into his storage pouch.
Though he didn't get what he wanted, the Sword of Dao Seeking had shown signs of giving birth to a sword's spirit. This was already a great harvest.
"It's time to leave."
Ling Xian had a smile on his lips as he stood up.
Since the sword's spirit wasn't born, then there was no need for him to waste time here.
At that moment, he moved and once again began his journey of accumulating points.
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