Chapter 327: Seed Test

"What realm?"

You really don't know that, you blurt out, "It can't be the Immortal Realm."

Gu Qing grits his teeth, his face turning dark, "Immortal Realm? In the Jing Tu era there have long been no Immortals."

You ask, "What about the strongest Elder?"

"She is not an Immortal."

Gu Qing lets out a long sigh and adds, "But she surpasses Immortals."

"Fine!"

You now have a goal in your heart—simple and straightforward.

First ascend the Immortal Realm, then slay An Ying Zhu.

"What do you mean 'fine'? You brat, who are you looking down on? Do you really think everything below the Immortal Realm is just cabbage in the Jing Tu?!"

Gu Qing gets angry.

Obviously, he hasn't yet adapted to being with you.

What you say is all truth.

But the Masters don't approve of truth; as you know, they prefer flattering words, they like benevolent lies.

Even malicious lies.

Lies don't hurt; truth is the sharp blade.

"You brat, you still lack the harsh beating of the Jing Tu; you've had it too easy in the Ninth Jing Tu, and you'll soon learn that even talent cannot be used at will."

Gu Qing says, "Since you're so confident, in three days we'll give you the first Seed Test."

You ask curiously, "Elder, what is the Seed Test?"

"Those who can be titled 'Seed' are the unparalleled Heavenly Pride with the potential to change the Jing Tu in the future."

Gu Qing says, "Your current performance fully meets the standard; that's our expectation of you, hoping you can change the entire Jing Tu."

You nod in response, "I will certainly do it."

Gu Qing seems accustomed to the rhythm of your conversation; perhaps he already knows that the word 'humility' never exists in your heart.

You only express the truest thoughts in your heart.

Gu Qing asks you, "Shu, do you know what it means to change the Jing Tu?"

You shake your head, "I don't understand."

"Changing the Jing Tu has only two meanings."

Gu Qing says gravely, "Either raise the heavens-and-earth limit of the entire Jing Tu world, or create a new Jing Tu world."

"Only two have achieved the former, and seven have achieved the latter."

"But most of them were not beings born in the Jing Tu era; they came from the age before being assimilated by An Ying Zhu."

"Now! Do you know how difficult it is?"

"I know," you say, "but I will definitely be able to do it."

You add, "By the way, Elder, there's actually another way to change the Jing Tu that you omitted."

Gu Qing is stunned, "What? How did I not mention it?"

You say seriously, "That is... defeat An Ying Zhu!"

"Pfft!"

Gu Qing spits out a mouthful of tea, "Alright, alright, I'm impressed with you, brat; I hope you can stay this bold in the days ahead."

Three days pass in the blink of an eye.

After a brief adjustment, you take part in the so-called Seed Test.

Six others join you in the Seed Test—three men and three women—the oldest close to eighteen, the youngest fifteen.

They all summoned spirits into their bodies at a very young age, some even earlier than you.

Now, you are all Mortal Dust cultivators of the Eighth Realm.

In the Second Jing Tu, they are all top-tier geniuses, destined to become members of the Elder Group at least.

"In a place like the Ninth Jing Tu, to produce a monster like you, Shu, is inconceivable."

The oldest among you, a teenager, sighs and introduces himself, "Hello, I am Li Tongxuan."

You politely reply, stating your name, "I am Shu."

The other five each state their names.

They all know each other, surely having competed before; you sense that their individual relationships are rather odd.

From now on, the seven of you will fight side by side for a long stretch.

The first task of the Seed Test.

Climb the Jing Shi Zhu!

The key to battling the An Ying Zhu world is 'Jing Shi spiritual power'; all Jing Shi spiritual power in the world comes from the Jing Shi Zhu.

The more demonic the talent, the higher the realm, the stronger the soul, the more likely to gain the Jing Shi Zhu's approval.

Thus one can obtain more Jing Shi spiritual power.

Combat power in the An Ying Zhu world will also increase.

On the Jing Shi Zhu are many Jing Shi spiritual artifacts left by senior ancestors; if one gains the recognition of any such artifact, combat power will surge dramatically.

Among the seven, the 'big brother' Li Tongxuan is full of confidence, "My Li family ancestor's Jing Shi artifact lies three thousand meters up the Jing Shi Zhu."

"I will definitely climb there and bring it back!"

"Reforge the family's glory!"

The others also desire a Jing Shi artifact left by ancestors; it is a symbol of power and glory.

Rely on yourself to hunt the shadowy life?

Danger aside, wanting to reach the level of the senior ancestors takes far too long.

With that time, they could fully attune to the spirit artifacts left by the ancestors.

Your goal is just one.

Before you turn eighteen, surpass every member of the Second Jing Tu Elders.

Jing Shi Zhu spirit artifact?

If they are willing to follow, they will come to your side.

"The trial is about to begin."

Elder Gu Qing announced the rules.

"The Jing Shi Zhu of the Second Jing Tu reaches ten thousand meters; the higher you ascend, the greater the spiritual pressure."

"From two thousand meters upward, you have a chance to obtain the Jing Shi Zhu spirit artifact left by the senior ancestors of Jing Tu."

"Above ten thousand meters you can obtain the inheritance seal of the third Immortal Ascension realm!"

"Above fifty thousand meters, you can obtain the Immortal Realm inheritance seal!"

"One hundred thousand meters! That means you possess the ability to change Jing Tu! You will be recorded in Jing Tu's history!"

Gu Qing smiled: "With your current level, mere Mortal Dust, being able to climb to three thousand meters is already quite good."

You asked curiously: "Elder, when you first participated, how high did you climb?"

Gu Qing proudly said, "Four thousand six hundred eleven meters."

"Wow!"

The young companions exclaimed.

"So, you shouldn't be overly ambitious."

Gu Qing said: "In my batch of seeds, the highest climbed five thousand seven hundred meters, but now it's stuck in the True God Realm, hard to advance further."

"The True God Realm is merely the Second Realm of the third Immortal Ascension, still far from possessing the ability to change Jing Tu."

You were curious again, "Elder, how high did the strongest elder of the First Jing Tu ascend back then?"