The people in the Martial square were shocked. Never had there been a disciple who was invited directly by the elders of the sect, let alone called over by the holy elder. Holy elder of the Martial Spirit Hall was the person who could outss the Hall Master on his own.


    Elder San opened his eyespletely and asked, "Xiao Tu, do you have his token?"


    Xiao Tu nodded with a wry smile and took out a ck token. On a circr token a dragon was carved even the hall master did not have a dragon token. He said, "Elder San, when I was taking out the record books, the Holy Elder said, if the records match, then send the person to him."


    Elder San stood up in a snap after he saw the token, and put on a respectful expression. He took a deep breath to look at the other people and said, "The following trial will be conducted by Xiao Tu. I wish you all, good luck."


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    The people were still dazed, but Elder San did not care for them, he took the token with both hands and then appeared beside Shi Lang. He looked at Lou Shin and said, "As the invigting instructor, you should follow me."


    Then he turned to look at Lao Yuesha and spoke hesitantly, "Fellow Daoist, I see that you have some connection to the boy but I apologize. I cannot let you enter the Hall."


    Lao Yuesha smiled and waved her hand as she said, "Shi Lang is my student, Elder San, I am happy that he is able to get inside, and get a chance to achieve something. Please don''t bother with the apology. I only hope for you to inform me if he manages to pass the trials."


    Elder San cupped his fist and said, "I will ry the news personally."


    That said, his spiritual energy covered Shi Lang and Lou Shin. While thetter bowed to Lao Yuesha and said, "I will look for you when things settle."


    Lao Yuesha nodded with a smile and Elder San vanished from the spot leaving behind subtle spatial fluctuations. Lao Yuesha looked at the dumbfounded and envious people and thought, ''I really came upon a treasure this time.''


    ...


    Elder San reappeared in a valley. Shi Lang stood stably behind him and his eyes began observing the ce quickly, and at the same time his sensory ability also got into y. However, this ce was so immense that even after pushing his ability to the peak all he could see was a small patch.


    He gulped, the spiritual energy in this ce was so pure that it was just slightly poorer than the spirit storm at the crimson abyss.


    Elder San raised the ck dragon token in both his hands and bowed his head to the valley as he said, "Third Door Guardian, Jian Hu is here at yourmands, Holy Elder."


    A calm voice echoed in the surroundings, "Come inside, Xiao Hu."


    Elder San took a deep breath and walked inside the valley. Lou Shin and Shi Lang walked behind him slowly. The valley was filled with many herbs and nts. Shi Lang mumbled their names as he walked in. Elder San said, "You have quite a good knowledge of spiritual herbs. Are you also an alchemist?"


    Shi Lang replied respectfully, "Yes, elder."


    Elder San could not help but ask, "How did you manage to pass through that spirit storm? Even I have ventured there, but I almost lost my arms when I tried to touch the barrier. That spiritual energy is the most vtile that I have seen in my life."


    Shi Lang replied, "Iprehended speed first, then I moved through the first few barriers, but then I got stuck at a point and tried toprehend on something even deeper. As a result I go it."


    Elder San smiled and did not mind him hiding a few things, after all, it was rude of him to even ask in the first ce. Shi Lang had given him a lot of face by answering vaguely. It did not matter whether one was a junior or a senior, they had no right to peer into each other secrets. Unless it was an enemy.


    After walking for an hour, they arrived at a small cottage. A muscr man was chopping wood with an axe. Shi Lang was shocked by this person, he could not sense even a faint trace of spiritual energy from his body, however, the axe movement gave him a mysterious feeling. Shi Lang could not help but think about the chopping action and how simr it looked to the action of ughter.


    The elder did not turn around and continued chopping his wood stakes. The more Shi Lang looked the more dazed his expression be. After chopping down ten wood stakes, the man stopped and turned to look at Elder San and Lou Shin. The two of them bowed their heads and cupped their fists to greet him.


    The man nodded with a smile. The two suddenly stiffened when they saw Shi Lang take out a red and golden sword from his space ring. The man said, "He isprehending the principle of ughter. Don''t worry,e in."


    Then Shi Lang was left undisturbed as the two people entered the garden before the wooden cottage. They were shocked, and the muscr man said in a soft voice, "What a talent. To be able to pick up the principles of Dao in such menial movements. The Martial Spirit Hall has been blessed."


    Elder San nodded but Lou Shin had aplicated expression on her face. The man asked, "Instructor Lou, what are you thinking about?"


    She stood up in attention and blurted out her thoughts, about the hatred Shi Lang held in his heart. The muscr man nodded and looked at Shi Lang as he said, "He holds this hatred because he lost someone special. However, it has not consumed him. I have high expectations from him."


    Lou Shin could not help but ask, "Your excellency, who so?"


    The man smiled and said, "He is an ascender, then he stayed in the cage built by those idiots. Yet, he managed to cultivate his Dao flower to almost three inches. Do you think he is not a talent? The sword in his hand is a heavenly spiritual artifact that has be one with his soul. I heard that he dabbles in alchemy, has a highprehension. Innate Lightning attribute Spiritual root.


    His lightning is so pure that it has turned into golden grade.


    You are worried about his hatred consuming him, but I am sure that someone who hase from being a mortal to a Dao Soldier realm, his resolve shouldn''t be so weak. Let me test him for you, if he passes this test, then he would be epted in the Martial Hall."


    Elder San was surprised and then he asked, "Your Excellency, the Hall Master has said that their should be no rule breaking."


    The muscr man smiled and said, "I will take him to be my direct disciple. Then it should not be in vition of the rules, right?"


    Elder San nodded but he asked in a softer tone, "But Your Excellency, are you really sure? You have not excepted a disciple in such a long time, but you are epting him as a disciple. Isn''t it a bit too hasty?"


    The man shook his head and said, "Xiao Jian, I have reached the limit of my cultivation in this realm. This child has a strong will and I can tell that he cultivates in virtue also. Let''s wait and see what happens when he wakes up. The illusion test will reveal all that we need to know."


    ...


    Shi Lang did not know what was going on around him. He was lost inprehension of the chopping move. He did not have the time to think if the muscr man did it intentionally or unintentionally. However, as heprehended his Dao Flower grew up to three feet and it was about to break through.


    The Terran finishedprehending the Dao Principle, and took a deep breath before he opened his eyes, then he put away his sword and made a seal with his hands. The three people were surprised by his action but they did not ask why he was suppressing his cultivation forcefully.


    After a few minutes, Shi Lang bowed to the muscr man and said, "Thank you for your lesson, Senior."


    The muscr man smiled and said, "Child, what you learned is your fortune, I did nothing. My name is Cao Ming. I am the Holy Elder of the Martial Spirit Hall. I called you here because I sensed some fate between us. I will test you personally."


    Shi Lang nodded and said, "Yes, elder."


    Cao Ming waved his hand and then Shi Lang fell unconscious. Cao Ming snapped his fingers, and a picture appeared in the void. It was a movie that showed everything from the movement, Shi Lang was born in the federation to his return from the Crimson Abyss. The three people watched all the scenes.


    While Cao Ming was curious, the other two were surprised to see that Shi Lang was a person who could effect the fate of the people beside him to this level.


    After three days, Cao Ming asked, "Instructor Lou, what do you think?"


    Lou Shin bowed her head and replied, "I apologize for judging him too soon. He is a genius. We need him more than him needing us."


    Cao Ming nodded and said, "Very well, it is settled. Xiao Jian, you will responsible for raising this matter to the elders. Instructor Lou, you will show him around. Although, he is my disciple, he will not have the honorifics of an elder. He will have to earn them with his strength."


    The people bowed and epted his instruction. Holy elder was an unpredictable existence. So, he must have his reasons. Shi Lang was now going to be put into a predicament.