Chapter Six: Martial Test (I)

The ten days were finally up and by this time, Iris could now absorb qi from the surrounding, Although it was in smaller quality from that of other people and it was quite satisfying for Iris who never knew what qi was. She focused all the qi into her footwork making her speed faster than before.

The martial test was to check if one had a good advancing speed. For people her age, her qi should have advanced really high but because she didn't have a solid foundation to begin with, as well as her weak body, she ended up with a slow advancement.

The qi advancement had different levels that were represented by the colours of the rainbow. Iris noticed that the qi released from her footwork was red so she concluded that she had attained the red spirit which of course, is just the first qi advancement level. As for her younger brother Long Chen, he was already at the Orange spirit level which was a whole level ahead of her. Long Chen was considered a genius since he attained the orange spirit level at the age of fifteen.

It was bustling in front of the pavilion with many people and excited youths. Iris and her brother Long Chen made their way through the crowd and stood at a corner waiting for the test to begin. After a while, an attendant came out of the pavilion and all the chattering stopped.

"I am the attendant of the pavilion master Fu. Without wasting anytime, I'll call the names of the registered candidates". And with that, the role call began until it got to the Long siblings.

"Long Chen number Fifty, Xi Feng number Fifty one, Long Xu lan number Fifty two" When the attendant was done with the role call, he said"The candidates who heard their names will now go into the pavilion. As for the others, please leave the pavilion premises. Candidates, come with me"

The candidates followed the attendant into the pavilion while looking around curiously.

The attendant called for the first person, a bulky youth who proudly lifted his chin because he was the first to register his name.

"Come forward number one. Listen candidates, only those whose qi has reached the qi advancement level will pass this test and will be heading to the capital city. You can use this time to absorb the dense qi in the pavilion and see if you'd have a breakthrough" The moment the attendant was done talking, the youths began to absorb the qi like as if they were injected with chicken blood! Iris wasn't excluded. But when the other youths saw how slow her absorbing rate was, they couldn't help but mock her.

"Even a trash decided to come here" Someone said loud enough for Iris and Long Chen to hear.

"So stupid! How can she come here with such meager talent. I bet she just began her cultivation few days ago. Even I with high talent hasn't even advanced to the red spirit yet" Another said.

"Stop talking! That's Long Xu lan, the daughter of the Liberian Long miao and that's her brother Long Chen the genius who attained the orange spirit at the age of fifteen. If he hears you talking bad about his sister, you'd definitely regret it!" Someone cautioned.

"So?! All that trash knows how to do is ride on her brother's fame. So despicable! And shameless! If I were her, I would leave with that trashy body of hers" Someone said rudely.

Iris heard everything they said but felt that they were just jumping clowns so she ignored them while trying to pacify her fuming mad brother who wanted to beat those people into a pig head for calling his sister trash!.