Huang Jie heard that Li Qiye had fixed Fuyouâs problem and taught the children how to cultivate.
This meant that the guy would have a special view of the grand dao. If this was truly the case, then he wouldnât have a problem activating the runes, at least five of them. Thatâs why Huang Jie made this suggestion.
âFine, might as well.â Li Qiye casually said.
âVery well, please bring an ancestral stone here.â The examiner immediately agreed. He himself didnât buy it.
In essence, activating one section meant connecting the runes together into a mantra - something extremely difficult and requiring great comprehension not seen in the average new cultivator.
By this point, a disciple brought out the ancestral stone. It fit snugly in oneâs palm with an ashen color. It also had ancient profound runes carved on it and was made from an unknown material. It felt heavy at first then a cool feeling would come.
A few disciples became serious because using this stone was normally reserved for the special geniuses. Ordinary newcomers wouldnât experience this test.
The examiner wouldnât have done so without Huang Jieâs suggestion.
Of course, they didnât object to this either. In their eyes, Li Qiye was no different from a piece of trash, nearly twenty yet still stuck at intermediate Mortal Shell.
The whole thing was a joke. He had no chance of success and would have to roll down the mountain soon enough.
Yang Si gloated with a sneer, thinking that this ant was about to learn a lesson for acting haughty in front of him.
Fuyou didnât say anything since he was completely confident in Li Qiye regardless of the test.
Huang Jie, on the other hand, remained tense with a touch of anticipation. Was this man as mysterious as described by Fuyou?
âWhat if I activate all thirteen?â Li Qiye glanced at the stone and casually told Fuyou.
âAll thirteen?!â Yang Si burst out laughing: âDo you know what youâre saying? Not to mention you, who knows if anyone in Divine Black can actually do so, ignorant fool!â
âHow many have done so in the course of history? I canât believe the gall on this guy.â Another joined in.
âYes, even Senior Sister Qianyue only lit up five sections, thatâs amazing enough.â One more said with a serious tone.
âDonât compare him with Senior Sister Qianyue. She has an inborn true fate and is already an Enlightened Being. Him? Mere trash.â Another sneered.
Most disciples from Divine Black viewed Li Qiye as a clown by this point.
âYou just need to light up five runes in the first section, thatâs enough.â The examiner also felt the same way and even pointed at the first section for him.
Activating all thirteen was nothing short of impossible. Those in the sects capable of doing so were extremely powerful.
Fuyou smiled wryly. This was indeed a tough task but he believed in Li Qiye and nodded: âGo for it.â
âVery well, then Iâll do all thirteen, donât be stingy after.â Li Qiye casually tossed the stone towards the statue.
The examiner frowned in response. There was no way this would hit the right rune. Gong Qianyue back then contemplated for a long time before making her first move.
Nonetheless, he felt better because this was Li Qiyeâs fault for failing the examination. Liu Fuyou and Huang Jie couldnât blame him for this since he had tried his best.
âThe brat wonât even get a single one.â One disciple said with disdain.
âBoom! Boom! Boom!â The stone actually bounced up from the statue and started leaping from one spot to another.
People couldnât keep up with its amazing speed.
âBoom! Boom! Boom!â Runes lit up from every single impact then the first section, the second section, the nextâ¦
Everyone was stunned including Fuyouâs group.
âOne, two, threeâ¦â A disciple started counting.
âFive, five!!â Another shouted after the fifth section lit up.
âImpossible!â No one could believe it. Among the first generation of Divine Black, only Gong Qianyue managed to activate five sections.
âSeven, eight, nineâ¦â The previous disciple was still counting.
The leaping stone didnât stop at all, activating one rune after another. Nine sections have been fully lit.
A turtle shell had a maximum of thirteen sections. This was also the case for a Black Tortoise.
âAm I seeing things?â The other examiners came to watch the show earlier. They were simply astounded by this illogical development.
âTen!â The spectators shouted.
âHeâs a monsterâ¦â Huang Jie quietly murmured. Though he was prepared for some outlandish events, this still fully stunned him.
He thought that lighting up just five sections would have been amazing, let alone ten.
âItâll be thirteen.â Fuyou sighed. He didnât need to watch to know the outcome since he was Li Qiyeâs biggest believer.
âEleven⦠twelve⦠thirteen, he got thirteen!â One disciple started shrieking towards the end.
âNo way, just no way, there must be something wrong.â The seniors of the sect couldnât accept this.
The entire crowd was stunned because no one could remember the last time this happened.
âDoes our sect have anyone who has done this before?â One expert quietly asked his peers.
âNot when theyâre young, no.â His friend mused before answering: âOnly after they became accomplished but thatâs two different matters.â
âBuzz.â The statue itself became radiant.
âThe reward!â One disciple cried out.
All eyes were on the turtleâs mouth, wanting to know what the reward would be for thirteen sections.
âBuzz.â A plume of light flew out with a scroll inside. It issued a roar that made everyoneâs legs go weak.
âThatâs, thatâs the nine immortal Primeval Laws!â Huang Jie recognized the roar and became startled.
â... Thatâs one of our strongest merit laws⦠I, I donât know what to think.â The first examiner became speechless.
These supreme merit laws were passed down from the great Black Tortoise to the sect.