chpt 6, Returning to the Jeppes Reef city.

Six months have already passed since I have been training in this forest and I have made great progress . My movent technique broke through to intermediate realm now I can leave a afterimage. While I've reached mastery level on white claws .Also close to breaking through to middle stage Qi absorbing ,with 10% comprehension of the second stage of fallen black lightning manual .

Using electric dance I started moving west from where I was chased the Simo clan should have given up by now but better to be safe .

I wore my new cloak made from that earth bear covering my face with a wooden mask I carved in my free time . Soon I reached that red crest apes territory then turned back I avoided any fights and soon I was out of the woods and reached the city gates .

Looking at the city gates they were bustling with youths I joined the crowd going with the flow. I paid the entrance fee and went back to the inn stayed before and rented a room for 2 days lucky there were a few more rooms. when I got in I took a bath first and went down to eat then I went out to sell my beast corpses and cores selling off my collection i got 160 mid grade spirit stones .

After my sales I went out to the alchemist guild to buy resources.

Reaching the guild I went to the pills section and bought batches of healing pills, Qi accumulation pills, some lightning attributes fruits and a pill to stabilise my coming breakthrough. All of it ended up costing me more than 50 spirit stones. Dam it alchemy sure is a rich job when you know it almost to become one myself too much time studying pills n I ain't fire attributed.

Walking around the city I soon realized something I have no idea where the Dammed exam was happening. No idea where to get the information I decided to go to a restaurant to listen and gather information might as well grab a drink or two .Reached springs restaurant but it was full with no tables free.

looked around and saw a table with 3 free seats approach the table and look at its 3 occupants ,you guys mind if I seat here .They looked

at me then each other then I saw one nod. i sat down and ordered some meat and 2 jugs of wine. when my food there I pushed one jar to them "so you guys here for the sect exams"

Yeah you look like you're here for the same thing ,answered one of them. I'm James by the way ,this is Drew and Seth .James muscular tall guy with short black hair, Drew a bit leaner with shoulder length brown hair and Seth is slim with short brown hair and a small scar above his eyebrow .Soon we started eating and drinking I decided to ask ,so where is the sect exam held I kinda forgot .

Simple it's held at clearing west in the far center of the city, how about we meet here tomorrow morning and will go together suggested James. Great on me I have terrible sense of direction I'd get lost and miss it ,after chatting with them a while we all left to do our own things. Decided to go to the inn and study the lighting chain technique

Melton inn, Frank could be seen in one room meditating in deep thought. He opened his eyes and started grumbling dam it this thing is gonna take high level of control of my lightning and Qi. Let's see how far my lightning has turned ,he opened his palm and a sparks if lightning started running above it while it was mostly white ,there where some gray and black lightning flashing by .

Once I finish comprehending the 2nd stage of the black lightning manual it will all be black and I can create a black lightning core .

Frank then held out both hands and used white claws then he started adding more lightning Qi into them he started practicing Qi manipulation by trying to alter their shape and sizes .The practice went on for 2 hours then he decided to continue comprehending the manual.

Early in the morning Frank woke from his meditation and went out to Spring restaurant to meet with James and the others to go to the sect exam. Looking at the crowded streets I asked James and the rest to move through roof tops so we can get there faster by using movement techniques, moving up by rooftop we managed to reach our destination in two hours it was a long run city dam big .

Soon we reached the crowded park at its center with a big stage and several tents around it. There were several dozen cultivators wearing white and green robes with the Argries sect crest on them. We joined the crowd waiting by the stage soon an Oldman got onto the stage hello and welcome to our sect exam. As you can guess I'm elder Zhan from the Argries sect and were here to examine you . The exam will have 3 stages talent ,heart and battle .

But as you know talent is not everything with resources most can reach great heights and some treasures can increase talent too it only defines the speed at which you absorb energy. The second test will be for your martial heart without a good martial heart you won't go far in cultivation lastly will be battle the world is cruel and as cultivators you have to fight for everything.

Now I hope everyone is below the age of 20 lie about it and you won't like the results. Now will start the talent test I want 8 people at a time to come to the stage and get tested. Though we say talent doesn't fully matter only earth grade and above talent will be accepted now let's get started. 7 other elders joined the stage the 8 closest come get tested put hold this stone and start absorbing qi the stone will test your talent.