Chapter 24 The Light of the Blazing Sun
“Old Xu, do you know what this vision is?”
Wang Wu, the attendant in charge of the assessment, asked his companion carefully.
My companion shook his head and replied: "I don't know very well. I have never seen it before."
"How about... let's look through the book?"
"Dignified officials, wouldn't it be embarrassing to look through the information temporarily in public?"
"Then... how about we try to contact Mr. Chu?"
" I think... let's read a book!"
The two attendants said as they took out a thick book from the luggage they brought with them and began to read quickly.
At this time, they had to be thankful that the eyes of everyone present were attracted by Gu Xu and the Tianyan Stone beside him, and no one paid attention to their little actions.
A few minutes later, the attendant known as "Old Xu" pointed to a passage in the book and said: "Found it!"
I saw the description in the book: "The golden crow rises to the dawn, and the jade threshold ripples." The morning light is a third-grade vision, 'the light of the blazing sun'."
"Third-grade...it turns out to be a third-grade one!" Another attendant exclaimed, "I didn't expect that this sickly boy would be so beautiful. He is a cultivation prodigy like Lord Chu!
"No wonder Lord Chief of Staff attaches so much importance to this assessment... Lord Chief of Staff is unparalleled in the world in his ability to deduce secrets, so he might have expected all of this. ”
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and announced to everyone present in a hoarse voice:
"The third-grade vision, 'Light of the Blazing Sun'."
There was an uproar.
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Gu Xu slowly retracted his right hand.
At this time, the surface of Tianyan Stone was extremely hot.
The blazing light suddenly disappeared, and everything in the world faded away from its bright colors.
After the rain, the world turns back into a black and white ink painting.
Gloomy, monotonous, and unconventional.
Hearing this result, Gu Xu's face did not have the joy or excitement that everyone imagined, but was extremely calm.
For him who has the talent of [Unlucky Genius], this is really expected.
He even felt a little disappointed in his heart——
This is the talent I spent most of my life in exchange for?
Just like that narcissist Chu Fengge?
That Chu Fengge is a Bensan person, and he is still only a fourth-level monk.
If my talent is just the same as his, even if I try my best to practice, can I really break through to the seventh realm before the age of thirty?
He sighed softly and stopped thinking about the uncertain future.
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“Brother Gu is indeed an extraordinary person. He can tolerate such big things without being frightened.” After the qualification assessment, Wang Yang immediately stepped forward to greet Gu Xu. Said, "Third-grade qualification... That is something I dare not even dream of!
"Brother Gu, when you become a big shot like Mr. Chu in the future, don't forget us brothers. ! If you don't mind, I can go to your mansion to guard the door for you! "
Shi Xiaohan also said with a smile: "Gu Xu, with your talent, you will definitely become the focus of the chief executive. For future official titles, one will start from the fifth rank. Maybe in a few years, we will all have to call you Senhu-sama. ”
Gu Xu smiled and responded humbly: "I can't say what will happen in the future."
Chen Jisheng silently watched these young people from the side and did not participate in their conversation.
As Gu Xu’s unnamed teacher, he knew that this boy had a very terrifying understanding and qualifications - he could master the difficult and difficult knowledge of Talismans in just three months, and he could master the entire The knowledge in the library is kept in mind and can be used freely, and the speed of cultivation is astonishingly fast.
Those proud sons of heaven that big families and sects are proud of are probably nothing more than this.
However, Chen Jisheng also knows very well that having an enviable third-grade qualification only means that he has amazing potential, but it does not mean that he will definitely grow into a top master.
When a practitioner absorbs the evil spirit into his body, he is living towards death, which is difficult and dangerous.
In the hundreds of years of history of Daqi, there have been countless geniuses, but many of them were short-lived, and then either died midway or disappeared from the public.
There are very few people who can eventually reach the top and become a giant.
Like the "small goal" Gu Xu set for himself - to break through the seventh realm before the age of thirty, it is even more impossible.
So, after seeing this dazzling "blazing light", Chen Jisheng felt even more sorry for Gu Xu.
He just felt that God had played a huge joke on Gu Xu - first opened a window for him, and then blocked his life. …………
After the qualification assessment, the promotion assessment has come to an end temporarily.
The last link, which is also the most challenging practical assessment, will be held the next day.
"You can go back and rest," Chu Fengge's two attendants, Xu San and Wang Wu, said to Gu Xu and Ma Qin, "We will meet here at the same time tomorrow morning. We will Arrange a practical assessment for you.”
Ma Qin raised his hand weakly: "Can I choose to quit early?"
"Why?" Xu San asked.
"I don't think I'm his match." He pointed to Gu Xu beside him.
Ma Qin has already deeply felt that the significance of his coming to participate in this assessment is just to serve as a backdrop for Gu Xu - to use his own mediocrity to set off the other person's excellence.
He doesn’t want to suffer from this nonsense anymore.
"No," Xu San shook his head, "We Daqi monks cannot give up easily."
Ma Qin sighed and could only bite the bullet and nod in agreement.
At this moment, he has no longer thought about his dream of getting an official position. He just wants to try his best in tomorrow's assessment without leaving any regrets.
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Subsequently, Xu San and Wang Wu lifted the heavy "Tian Yan Stone" and moved it to the official post where Chu Fengge temporarily settled.
"Lao Xu, do you feel that this stone seems a little hot to the touch?" Wang Wu suddenly frowned and said with some confusion.
"It is true," Xu San nodded and agreed, "I remember it was always cold before. Now it feels like it has been roasted in a stove."
"It...it won't have any problems, right?" Wang Wu asked nervously.
"There will definitely be no problem," Xu San said with great confidence, "The Tianyan Stone is a magic weapon that the senior officials of the Exorcist Department spent countless amounts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures to refine. It is said to be indestructible. Currently, it is used I haven't seen anything unusual in it in the past hundred years."
"Since you said that, I'm relieved." Wang Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
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A quarter of an hour later, Xu San and Wang Wu finally moved the "Tian Yan Stone" to Guanyi, panting.
However, just when they put the "Sky Stone" on the ground, an accident happened -
This piece of magic weapon that has been inherited by the Exorcist Department for hundreds of years and is said to be indestructible suddenly appeared. There was a crack.
Immediately afterwards, with a muffled sound of "bang", the Tianyan Stone suddenly exploded and turned into countless fragments, scattered on the ground.
Wang Wu immediately raised his hands: "I didn't do this!"
Xu San also looked innocent: "It wasn't me either!"
"Since it wasn't you who did it, then Who did it?" A cold voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Hearing this voice, the two of them turned around and immediately raised their hands in salute: "I have met Mr. Chu!"
I saw only the Exorcist Division Doctor and the Fourth Realm Monk Chu Feng Ge stood outside the door holding a long sword.
His nose was bruised and his face was swollen, his hair was disheveled, and his body was stained with blood. He looked miserable. He was no longer as handsome, charming, and unrestrained as he was before.
"Sir, we didn't see anything."
Seeing this scene, the two followers immediately turned their heads back in fright.
At the same time, they thought with fear: We destroyed the Tianyan Stone and saw Lord Chu being beaten so miserably... Will Lord Chu chop off our heads in anger?
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Notes:
(1) "The golden crow rises in the morning air, and the jade threshold is filled with morning light." - Meng Kang, Southern and Northern Dynasties, "Ode to the Sun and Ying Zhao Wang's Teaching Poems"
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