Chapter 55

Li Yuan saw many pillars with words inscribed on them. Each Pillar has a special technique written on it and for the geniuses to pass the 3rd Test, they must comprehend a technique in the span of three days.

Li Yuan looked glanced at the 1st pillar and saw that it was a fist technique. The technique was a peak technique that sects like the Nine Yin Palace would crazy and shed blood to get it. But for him, it was a mediocre technique that with a single glance, he understood it completely.

He performed the technique and punched with great force. The image of a tiger appeared around Li Yuan's fist. After performing the technique, he left and headed toward the 4th Test, the Qi Purity Test.

Li Yuan went to Qi Crystal that measures the purity of Qi. He sent a small amount of his Qi into the Qi Crystal and caused it to shine with a white light indicating that he has the highest Qi Purity possible. The One responsible for overseeing the 3rd and 4th tests was dumbfounded by what he was seeing. First, Li Yuan clearly understood the technique in the 1st pillar in less than a minute and then he showed that he possed the highest Qi purity. This didn't take 15 minutes even if you included the time Li Yuan travelled between the two tests.

"Stop!"

His voice echoed and caused Li Yuan to raise his eyebrows. A middle-aged man appeared in front of him and looked at him with sharp eyes.

"Did you cheat in the 3rd Test?" Asked the middle-aged man.

"You can test me to see if I am cheating or not." Said Li Yuan lazily. It was an expected reaction as he was too fast.

The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed and looked silently at Li Yuan. He took out a jade slip and said: " Show your comprehensive ability with this technique."

Li Yuan sent his Spiritual Sense into the Jade Slip and read through the technique quickly then performed the technique easily. It was a movement technique that was neither hard nor easy. He nodded as the middle-aged man was quite fair despite thinking that he cheated.

The middle-aged man's lips twitched seeing how easily Li Yuan performed the Movement technique that he spent years creating.

Li Yuan took out a scroll and wrote a few words before giving it to the middle-aged man. Then, he kicked the ground and left toward the 5th Test, the Body Constitution Test. It measures the qualities of the geniuses' bodies and determines if there was impurities, hidden injuries and deformities that might hinder them in the future.

The Middle-aged man looked at the scroll and before he could read it, he heard the sound of something cracks. He turned around only to see multiple cracks on the Qi Crystal. Then, the Qi Crystal crumbled into small pieces.

The middle-aged man stared dumbly at the Qi Crystal as this is the first time he saw something like this despite his long life. He looked at Li Yuan who was heading toward the 5th Test and didn't know what to do except informing his seniors about this matter. He informed the elders then looked at the scroll in his hand which made him narrow his eyes.

'Use only your right leg for a full year and don't allow any Qi to reach your left leg during this time.'

He became puzzled by Li Yuan's words as he didn't understand the true meaning of it.

"Why should I only use my right leg?" The Middle-aged man shook his head and the scroll turned into dust before he left toward his post. He didn't know that his cultivation technique, the Nine Stars of Sky Technique has a fatal flaw that would only appear in the Dao Realm. Li Yuan figured the technique that this middle-aged man was cultivating by sensing his aura and seeing the Qi flow in his body using the Heaven's Eyes.

He had a good impression of this middle-aged man that way he gave him this advice. It might appear to be insignificant but it would prevent the fatal flaw from this technique. If the Middle-aged man didn't want to follow his instructions, then he could only blame himself in the future.

Li Yuan reached the 5th Test ground and found a platform that had a formation inscribed on it. He took a step and appeared in the middle of the platform which caused the formation to shine with blinding light. After a few minutes, a few words appeared above Li Yuan.

'Top Rank Body Constitution'

Li Yuan nodded and left toward the 6th Test, the Cultivation Realm Test. His speed in passing the Nine Tests of Talent startled everyone in the Heaven Piercing Mountain including those from the other races. The mighty figures looked toward Li Yuan with their eyes that could pierce through the void.

Li Yuan sensed their gazes and didn't flinch and continued walking toward the 6th Test.

The Old Man who was sitting in the middle of a spaces platform sighed when Li Yuan neared him and said " You passed the previous tests with your low cultivation which deserved to be praised. But, this is the limit. You should be at the middle stages of Saint Realm to even be qualified to enter the next tests."

"No one below the Martial King Realm could harm me." Said Li Yuan as he passed by the old man. The old man raised his finger and stabbed toward Li Yuan.

Li Yuan turned around and punched toward the finger.

BOOOOOOOM!

A shockwave formed due to the collision of Li Yuan's fist and the old man's finger.

Li Yuan took a few steps back while the old man didn't budge at all. Even his clothes didn't get affected by the shockwave.

The old man looked silently at Li Yuan with apprehension and puzzlement obvious in his eyes. He used a strength equal to a Peak Martial Saint Realm to attack Li Yuan. Don't forget that he is a Peak Martial Emperor Realm Cultivator and even if he restricted his strength to a Peak Saint Realm, he would be still way stronger than them. The only reason that Li Yuan was pushed back was because of this fact and if a normal Peak Saint Realm attacks him, he wouldn't be affected by him/her.

"You can take the remaining tests." Said the Old Man. Li Yuan massaged his hand while leaving him behind. The Old Man smiled and said " The Ancient Battlefield will be noisy for a few years with this guy."

The 6th Test is like a barrier that prevents those below the middle stages of Saint Realm from taking the remaining tests. There have been many geniuses at the early Stages of Saint Realm and even heaven-defying ones at the Peak of Sage Realm but all of them were forced to stop at this test.

Why? Because the mighty figures only wanted Peak Saints and above to enter the Heaven Piercing Mountain. It was their desire as they thought that it was disrespectable to the reputation of this holy land to have mere Sages or even some Saints to stay in it. Even though it is unreasonable, who can say no to them?

"Oh, right! I couldn't tell which Pulsation of Life Phase he was in... Well, who cares?" The Old Man closed his eyes and resumed his meditation.

Li Yuan reached the 7th Test's grounds. The 7th Test is called the Mind Understanding Test. He entered the formation and was welcomed by another middle-aged man. He looked at Li Yuan with suprise and closed his eyes for a few minutes. Li Yuan sensed that this middle-aged man was communicating with someone.

The Man sighed and waved his hand causing the scenery to change.

Li Yuan looked at the new scenery and saw that in the right was a dying old man while on the left a group of children trembling from fear.

"You have to choose who you want to save. The Old Man who is known to be a doctor that saved thousands of lives if not millions or a group of innocent children. Also, the children are the descendants of a devilish cultivator who killed many people and caused many blood...".

"I choose none!" Said Li Yuan lazily.

"Huh?" The middle-aged man was surprised by Li Yuan's answer.

"Why you chose to not save them?" He asked.

"Easy, Human's heart change with a flick of a finger. Don't you know the story of Sun Yucheng? He was what people call the perfect human. He helped many people and caused the human race to develop into greatness but what happened in the end? We, humans, betrayed him and chose to sacrifice him and his family for the greater good. He survived and his hate for the human race caused catastrophes that took the human race a long time to heal from them."

"That old man is a doctor that saved many lives life so he is a good person. But, why he is in this state? What exactly happened to make him in such a sorry state? He might become the next Sun Yucheng and I will become the one who saved him!" Said Li Yuan.

The middle-aged man became speechless as he didn't know how to answer this question.

'How the fuck can I know?! It was a simple test that you can pass easily if you chose the old man but you chose to make it complicated!."

"Then, what about the children?" Asked the middle-aged man.

"They will either become devilish like their predecessor or become a somehow functional human beings. But the possibility of the former is 70%. So why should I bet on them?" Said Li Yuan.

"The one who put the test didn't think too much about those possibilities and that makes me chose to not chose." Said Li Yuan.

"...." The middle-aged man was utterly speechless.