Chapter 86

PS: The internet suddenly went out at home, so I came to another place to send this. I'm late, brothers, please forgive me!!!!

Xiaofeng stood at the classroom door, took a deep breath, and firmly gripped the secret letter from his mother.

As the cherry blossoms danced in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

In the midst of the cherry blossoms dancing in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

The wooden box was quickly opened, revealing the contents inside.

Inside the wooden box was something that looked like a steering wheel, and behind it were several stone pillars taller than a person, arranged side by side.

There were some inscriptions next to these stone pillars.

Although the inscriptions were a bit blurry, Ye Feng, being a high-level martial artist, could naturally see them clearly.

The first stone pillar had the numbers one to nine inscribed on it, representing the scale, while the other five stone pillars had the characters for metal, wood, water, fire, and earth inscribed at their bases.

"Testing device?"

Seeing this, Ye Feng immediately understood what it was. Ye Chenshan had told him about it before, but he couldn't imagine what it looked like. This time, he finally saw the real thing, though he didn't know how amazing it was.

A few stone pillars could measure a person's potential, which puzzled Ye Feng. Although this world was full of mysteries, he still found it hard to believe when he heard about this testing device. Even the technology of his previous life on Earth couldn't be this convenient!

Ye Feng never doubted the authenticity of the testing device; he just felt that this world was incredibly mysterious. He didn't know how many more things would amaze him. Of course, to fully understand this mysterious world, he had to leave this remote wilderness.

Qingshuang City was too remote. According to Ye Chenshan, Qingshuang City was very backward. For example, the amplifying stone was only available in the Tianbao Pavilion in Qingshuang City, and that was because the Tianbao Pavilion's business spanned the continent. In other places, although this thing was precious, even children knew of its existence.

There were even more precious things like the image-retaining stone, which Ye Feng had never heard of but were real. So when his father returned, he was determined to leave.

He was very reassured that his mother and younger brother would be taken care of by his father. With the strength of a true martial artist and the backing of the Tianbao Pavilion, his mother and younger brother would be very safe in Qingshuang City.

Lin Kun, as the first to pass the first test in their group, was ranked first in the second test.

Lin Kun came to the testing device, held the ends of the steering wheel-like object with both hands, and waited quietly.

Actually, for these family heirs, this testing device was not the first they had seen. Even as children, they had seen the Dragon Gate Leap, and Lin Kun had participated in it before, so he naturally knew how to use it.

"Let's begin!"

The examiner said when he saw Lin Kun stand ready.

Hearing this, Lin Kun began to circulate his spiritual energy.

Gradually, a white mist rose from the first stone pillar, stabilizing between the 'four' and 'five' marks.

Seeing this, Lin Kun sighed inwardly. The last test had also stopped at this mark.

He knew that this mark represented a fourth-grade potential. In Qingshuang City, a fourth-grade potential was definitely among the top tier, but Lin Kun was clearly unsatisfied. However, this was innate, and he had no choice.

It was said that there were spiritual medicines that could change one's potential, but that was just a legend.

Seeing Lin Kun's potential, Ye Feng nodded inwardly.

He had heard Ye Chenshan describe it: 'one' was the lowest level, representing ordinary people's potential. Thus, Lin Kun's fourth-grade potential was clearly very impressive.

Lin Kun did not stop but continued to circulate his spiritual energy.

After a moment, a yellowish mist appeared in the stone pillar inscribed with 'earth,' but it stopped after just a brief rise. Then, a red mist appeared in the stone pillar inscribed with 'fire.'

The red mist rose much faster than the yellowish mist, quickly surpassing it and reaching the middle of the stone pillar. However, the yellowish mist did not stop and rose to the upper part of the stone pillar.

"Fourth-grade potential, dual attributes of earth and fire, with fire as the primary and earth as the secondary..."

Seeing the red mist stop, the examiner nodded and said.

A fourth-grade potential was quite good, and the fire attribute in the body, though mixed with a bit of earth attribute, did not significantly affect cultivation.

The attributes contained in a person's body were most intuitively represented on these stone pillars. For example, Lin Kun had both earth and fire attributes, and now these two combined filled the stone pillar.

Seeing this, Ye Feng nodded. In this world, it wasn't that more attributes were better, but rather that the fewer and purer the attributes, the more powerful the cultivation techniques and martial skills could be.

It was like a bottle; if it only contained water, it could be filled to the brim. But if it contained some oil or soil, the amount of water it could hold would decrease.

If a person had more attributes, each attribute would be diluted, even if there was a primary attribute, which would significantly weaken the power of cultivation techniques and attribute-based martial skills.

The examiner wrote a 'middle' on Lin Kun's number plate and then wrote 'passed' on it, handing it to Lin Kun.

The examiner had presided over many tests, and Lin Kun's potential was definitely top-tier in Qingshuang City.

Suddenly, Ye Feng felt a gaze on him and turned to look.

He saw Ye Hao from another group looking at him. When Ye Hao saw Ye Feng looking back, he nodded and went to the testing position.

Seeing Ye Hao go for the test, many of the sect leaders on the high platform, including Li Kong, looked over.

Ye Hao had left a deep impression on them just now. A second-stage peak martial artist at the age of ten was definitely a genius among geniuses, perhaps even a once-in-a-decade genius. They naturally paid attention to such a person. If it weren't for the presence of dozens of sects, they would have started recruiting him long ago.

Ye Feng nodded and waved his fist to encourage Ye Hao, who was standing at the testing position.

Seeing Ye Feng's encouragement, Ye Hao nodded vigorously and began to circulate his cultivation technique.

As Ye Hao circulated his cultivation technique, a white mist suddenly appeared inside the stone pillar.

The white mist did not pause but started to rise rapidly.

Second-grade...

Third-grade...

Fourth-grade...

Fifth-grade...

Soon, the white mist reached the 'five' mark, but when it passed 'five,' it suddenly slowed down.

"Wow..."

Seeing this, the surrounding people let out a gasp of surprise, and even the leaders on the high platform, including Li Kong, stood up and came to Ye Hao's side.

They could remain calm with a fourth-grade potential, but a fifth-grade potential made them react strongly. In Qingshuang City, a fifth-grade potential was definitely a genius, and as sect leaders, they knew that only their core disciples had such potential.

But who were these core disciples? They were selected from an entire county and were the future pillars of their sects. Now, Ye Hao had such potential, and it was no wonder they couldn't remain calm.

"Look, look, the mist is still rising!"

As everyone was amazed by Ye Hao's potential, someone shouted.

Hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to the stone pillar. The white mist, though rising more slowly, did not stop.

"Could... could Qingshuang City produce a high-grade potential?"

Seeing the white mist approach the sixth-grade mark, a sect leader on the high platform was startled and muttered to himself.

"Wow... a high-grade potential?"

Hearing this, the other sect leaders also drew in a sharp breath and exclaimed.

Even Li Kong, the city lord, couldn't help but flash a look of surprise in his eyes.

After all, he himself was only a fifth-grade potential, and since he became the city lord, no sixth-grade potential had appeared in Qingshuang City.

Among the martial artists in the outer area, Ye Chenshan and Zhou Wu were also standing there.

They naturally saw this scene, and both their faces showed a hint of surprise.

The difference between a fifth-grade potential and a sixth-grade potential seemed small, but it was actually very significant.

In fact, there was another classification for potential: first to third grade was low-grade potential, fourth to sixth grade was middle-grade potential, and sixth to ninth grade was high-grade potential.

If a fifth-grade potential had a good chance of becoming a true martial artist, then a sixth-grade potential, if nothing went wrong, would definitely become a true martial artist. That was the difference.

Even in Lan Shui County, a true martial artist was a local hero and a pillar of a sect.

So, seeing Ye Hao approach the sixth-grade mark, even these sect leaders couldn't remain calm.

An uncertain true martial artist and a certain true martial artist had a significant difference in their minds.