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Chapter 162: Guest Scholar's Assessment, the Grand Master's Arrival (Part 2)
Chapter 162: Guest Scholar's Assessment, the Grand Master's Arrival (Part 2)
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The inspector sighed, and at this moment, he couldn't help but feel like playing a tune on the erhu.
The deputy inspector from Tao City stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes flashing, and he also nodded slightly.
"Indeed, I never expected..."
He and Wang Kuyu both came from Tao City, but Wang Kuyu's breakthrough to the Divine Essence Realm...
It was hidden so well.
"The breakthrough of the Divine Essence Realm is extremely grand, and sometimes, people even invite others to witness the ceremony."
"It can only be said that Wang Kuyu might have deliberately hidden his strength, specifically to come to Jin Guang Prefecture for this Temple Deity Resonance..."
Lu Yao, the deputy inspector from the Celestial Bureau in Tao City, smiled, and his eyes couldn't help but flash.
The inspector glanced at him but didn't say anything.
"It's true that we can't afford to offend them. It's indeed a tribute to the mountains. The Young Marquis wants to test the abilities of these Divine Children and see if there's anyone who poses a threat."
"If we can't fight, it's no big deal. Let's continue with the assessment."
Lu Yao said.
The next moment, they had already returned to the assessment room.
Li Che stood quietly, and the Divine Child beside Lu Yao stared at Li Che, as if he had found a familiar aura on him.
Lu Yao glanced at Li Che, smiling yet not quite smiling, "Master Li Che, have you received the inheritance of the Tang family?"
"After the Tang family's destruction, most of their members joined the Celestial Bureau to seek a way out. This Divine Child is from the new Tang family in the Heavenly Origin Tao City..."
Upon hearing this, Li Che couldn't help but feel enlightened.
So, he was a genuine descendant of the Tang family.
"I once entered the Divine Carving Ridge and received the appreciation of the ridge master, who then taught me some mechanism techniques."
Li Che explained with a gentle smile.
The little boy, Tang Ren, asked excitedly, "Is it Grandpa Tang Sanjia?"
Li Che nodded, and the little boy immediately jumped with joy, wanting to run over and pull Li Che's sleeve, eager to take him to find the ridge master of the Divine Carving Ridge.
"Tang Ren, stop fooling around. Master Li is about to begin the Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment."
Lu Yao said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, little Tang Ren immediately released Li Che's sleeve and stood aside, but his eyes still held a sense of excitement as if he had met a fellow townsman.
Li Che smiled and looked at the examiner, Lu Yao.
Lu Yao nodded, and the assessment room immediately became quiet.
"Li Che, a native of Fei Lei City, has been in contact with wood carving for more than four years. Last year, he joined the Celestial Bureau in Jin Guang Prefecture and passed the Third-Class Guest Scholar assessment, becoming a Third-Class Guest Scholar."
"In the second year, he initiated the Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment. If he fails this assessment, he cannot initiate another one within three years."
Lu Yao said solemnly.
The solemn voice echoed in the assessment room.
"The Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment is presided over by Lu Yao, the deputy inspector from the Celestial Bureau in Tao City. All records will be kept, and if there are any objections, they can be appealed to the Celestial Bureau in the Divine Capital."
As the assessment began, the atmosphere gradually became solemn.
In the distance, Shangguan Qinghong and Gong Yunli huddled together, sitting on small chairs in the corner. One was eating sunflower seeds, and the other was munching on snacks, both excited and expectant as they watched Li Che's assessment.
The difficulty of the Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment was far beyond that of the Third-Class Guest Scholar assessment.
Li Che initiated the Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment within a year, and Gong Yunli actually didn't have high hopes for him.
But what he had accumulated in one year was also not insignificant.
Lu Yao nodded and slowly wrote on the paper: "His background is clear. Within a year, he has diligently taken on tasks in the Celestial Bureau of Jin Guang Prefecture."
"Now, he is about to initiate the Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment."
"The Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment has three aspects."
"They are cultivation level, mastery of divine carving techniques, and practical wood carving skills."
Lu Yao looked at Li Che and said solemnly, "First, for the cultivation assessment, to become a Second-Class Guest Scholar, one's Blood Qi cultivation must reach the Meridian Realm, and the Divine Essence cultivation must forge the Divine Foundation."
"Master Li, please demonstrate your cultivation."
As the words fell.
In the assessment room, everyone's eyes flickered slightly, and they all stared at Li Che with curiosity.
Whether the cultivation level met the standard was a hard requirement. If the cultivation level was not up to par, the assessment would be unnecessary, and the candidate would be directly eliminated.
This was the standard for the Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment.
Many people weren't quite clear about Li Che's specific cultivation level.
But Gong Yunli and the others knew that Li Che's cultivation time wasn't long, and he was also extremely low-key, keeping a low profile in the prefecture.
Even after his daughter joined the Divine Sect and became a Divine Child, he maintained his modest character.
The group wasn't quite sure about Li Che's specific cultivation level.
The assessment room was extremely quiet.
Everyone was waiting for Li Che to demonstrate his cultivation.
Li Che smiled, showing no signs of stage fright.
For him, meeting this cultivation standard was indeed too easy.
But for Li Che, the question was how much of his cultivation he should reveal.
The ink-colored shirt trembled slightly as he took a step forward, clenching his fists. Qi energy surged, and his muscles and bones resonated, as if a Qi meridian ran from his crown to his soles, emitting a rumbling sound.
"His Blood Qi Martial Dao cultivation has indeed reached the Meridian Realm."
Gong Yunli, with a honeyed snack in her mouth, nodded, and her eyes couldn't help but show joy.
However, the next moment, her alluring eyes widened.
Because Li Che's clenched fists seemed to have grabbed all the airflow in the assessment room, causing it to surge and reverberate!
The Mystic Meridian!
Gong Yunli exclaimed in surprise.
Li Che's body trembled again, and the Transformation Realm of the White Tiger Chaotic Wind Fist merged into his body, causing his Blood Qi to undergo a change, as if a furious tiger was descending the mountain!
Everyone seemed to hear the roar of a tiger in their ears, shaking the entire room.
"Divine Meridian!"
Gong Yang Liancheng's eyes flashed, filled with astonishment.
The surging Blood Qi slowly subsided, and Li Che's face carried a gentle smile.
"Elder Lu, next is the temperament cultivation assessment."
Lu Yao nodded slightly, his eyes becoming focused.
Li Che stood in his original spot, raising his hand to touch the cinnabar field between his eyebrows.
The Divine Essence in the assessment room suddenly boiled, and then, a Divine Foundation rose behind Li Che!
Shangguan Qinghong blinked.
When did Li Che break through to the Divine Foundation Level?
So fast...
During the last Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment, Li Che was only at the Temperament Cultivation level, similar to a flowing river, right?
In just one year, Li Che advanced from the third Blood Exchange Stage to the Mystic Vein, and with his Temperament Cultivation, he forged the Divine Foundation...
This is truly astonishing! What a monster! His talent... is too exaggerated! However, when one considers that Li Che's daughter is the rarely seen Divine Child Xixi from Jin Guang Prefecture, it does seem somewhat reasonable.
Lu Yao scanned the documents before him, his eyebrows slightly raised, "Nine Stars Divine Carving Technique at the Divine Foundation Level... Not bad, meets the requirements."
"But just a year ago, you were at the Temperament Cultivation level. How did you manage to forge the Divine Foundation in such a short time?"
Lu Yao's gaze swept over him.
Li Che suppressed his Divine Foundation, returning to the Cinnabar Field, and smiled, "Perhaps... the resources in the prefecture are abundant, and the food is good."
"In this year, I worked diligently and earned a total of fifty-six Divine Essence Crystals. I refined all these Divine Essence Crystals, and that's why I was able to break through in my cultivation."
"Deputy Inspector Lu, there's something you don't know. Li Che... is the biological father of Jin Guang Prefecture's Divine Child, Xixi."
The Inspector stroked his beard and smiled.
"When Li Qingshan went to Thunder City to test the Divine Child, Li Che's talent was also revealed. Although he was twenty years old, his mind was pure and flawless, indicating that he was an extremely high-quality Divine Child..."
"It's just that he's a bit older."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yao smiled and looked at Li Che. A twenty-two-year-old Divine Child? It's not that suspicious.
Under Li Che's Primordial Spirit perception, his cultivation was indeed consistent with what he had revealed.
Lu Yao was more confident in his own Primordial Spirit detection.
He didn't think Li Che could hide from his Primordial Spirit's probing.
After writing Li Che's current cultivation level in the documents, it indicated that Li Che had passed the first assessment.
"The second assessment... will test your proficiency in the Thousand-Hand Divine Carving Technique, a fusion of divine essence and martial arts."
"The Seven Elements Divine Carving Technique and the ultimate skill of the Thousand Hands..."
"Show us."
Lu Yao said.
For the Celestial Bureau's Guest Scholar, the Thousand-Hand Divine Carving Technique was the most important. The level of mastery taught by the Celestial Bureau was also related to the Guest Scholar's evaluation.
After Lu Yao finished speaking, Li Che immediately took action. His Blood Qi erupted, and in an instant, he swung his arm.
Countless shadows overlapped, dense and intricate, as if thousands of arms were forming behind him. Each arm had a different posture, with distinct finger movements—some grasping, some carving, some pressing...
Boom—!
The thousand hands converged, slamming into the air in front of him. The airflow surged and blasted out, like a drumbeat, emitting a deafening roar!
Whoosh—
Li Che swung his arm again. His Blood Qi seemed like a furnace, and the thousand-hand shadows overlapped, almost taking on a substantial form. Behind Li Che, the arms spread out like a peacock's tail.
"Thousand-Hand Divine Carving Technique... at the Mastery Level!"
Whoosh!
After Li Che demonstrated this Divine Carving Technique, the assessment room erupted in exclamations.
Shangguan Qinghong, Gong Yunli, and Gongyang Liancheng were all shocked.
In just one year, he had mastered the Thousand-Hand Divine Carving Technique to the Mastery Level? Is this talent?
Li Che's wood carving talent was exceptional, and it enhanced his Thousand-Hand Divine Carving Technique... But this enhancement was too much!
Even the Inspector and Lu Yao showed surprise.
They had thought that Li Che would have mastered the Thousand-Hand Divine Carving Technique to the highest level, but they never expected him to reach the Mastery Level.
No wonder he confidently initiated the Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment.
Li Che suppressed his aura, and the thousand-hand shadows disappeared, his expression calm.
As his cultivation improved, Li Che could appropriately reveal his true identity and slightly increase his displayed cultivation, gaining more advantages.
Lu Yao narrowed his eyes, looking at the gentle young man before him with surprise.
This young man... has the potential of a First-Class Guest Scholar! According to the documents, his growth rate was too fast!
He's an excellent seedling! Lu Yao couldn't help but think of recruiting him.
Such a good seedling should go to the Celestial Bureau in Tao City to obtain more resources and develop and improve faster.
"Well done, mastering the Thousand-Hand Divine Carving Technique to the Mastery Level meets the Second-Class Guest Scholar requirements. Next is the final assessment."
"Wood Carving Skill Assessment!"
Lu Yao stood up.
With a wave of his hand, three simple-looking wooden carvings appeared on the table.
However, the expressions on the wooden carvings were lifelike, as if they were about to come alive.
"These three wooden carvings are from the Strange Temple's Temple Deity. You have one incense stick's time to complete an independent wooden carving."
"After the carving is complete, your wooden carving will be displayed alongside the three Temple Deity wooden carvings."
"At that time, a situation of mutual repulsion will occur. If your wooden carving can withstand the repulsion from the three Temple Deity wooden carvings for ten breaths, you will pass the assessment!"
Lu Yao said calmly.
Li Che's gaze immediately fell on the three Temple Deity wooden carvings.
His eyes flashed slightly.
He suddenly understood why the Inspector had asked him to visit the Strange Temple to observe the Temple Deity before the Second-Class Guest Scholar assessment.
This was the moment he had prepared for. Li Che smiled.
His heart was without fear or tension.
He glanced at the three Temple Deity wooden carvings.
He walked slowly to the woodpile, chose a piece of Eight Extremes Spirit Wood, patted it gently, and his Blood Qi steamed, evaporating the moisture in the wood.
Then he returned to the workshop.
He took out a carving knife and started carving.
Since he didn't plan to hide his skills, he wanted to show off a bit.
Li Che let loose.
His eyes suddenly became sharp, and in his chest, he reached the lv4 level of the Immortal Worker Dao Fruit. The carving knife danced in his palm, and the next moment, it landed on the wood.
With a tearing sound, wood chips flew everywhere.
The knife rose and fell, and the blade glowed like a dancing dragon!
Then, a wooden carving slowly took shape under Li Che's knife!
It wore a golden chainmail and a purple-gold crown with phoenix wings.
Its eyes were like golden fire.
It held the Primordial Heaven Heaven-Covering Staff and stood on the Flying Cloud Current!
Whoosh!
The three Temple Deity wooden carvings that Lu Yao had taken out and placed on the table... uncontrollably emitted divine essence!
In the assessment room, the divine essence boiled and surged. In the Nine Dragon River, the river water rose into a tide!
(End of Chapter)
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