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[ED: There are various phrases such as “heavenly sons” which I’ve taken the liberty and translated to terms that go well with the flow.]
"It turned out to be the Tong Xuan Heart Ghost bloodline."
Yu Yan somehow recovered from the shock of Ji Yuenian's evil ghost mask, but her expression became more and more complicated!
Passing the 296th stone step ... Ji Yuenian had achieved such a momentous result. This examination was enough to be remembered for a long time! As a person who was assessed along with him, and had a Grade 4 Heart Fire Sequence, how could she stop at the 280th stone step?
Yu Yan bit her lips lightly, her long blue hair was windless, and she also tried to take a step towards the 281st stone step.
Not yet!
The violent pressure swept from all directions, making the young girl's thin figure teetering and at the brink of losing her balance and falling into the clouds.
Having no choice but to retreat to the top of the 280th stone step. She looked up at the black-clad young man not far ahead and muttered in a low voice. "Is the gap really so big?"
The black-clad young man, Ji Yuenian, seemed to have reached the limit. His long black hair danced wildly behind him, and his pupils trembled with a dark light. But no matter how much he tried, he couldn't step into the 297th stone step in front of him.
The Taiyu Holy Sect has a legacy of more than 70,000 years. But only seven creatures have passed the 300th step in the entrance examination. These seven creatures all, at the least, had the Grade 3 Heart Fire Sequence, with more enchanting talents and bloodline. Only then they could walk through these 300 stone steps.
Even though Ji Yuenian had a rare Tong Xuan Heart Ghost bloodline, the limitation of the Grade 4 Heart Fire Sequence made him reach his limit at the 296th stone step, and he could no longer move forward.
The Spiritual Fire differed from the Tong Xuan Heart Ghost Bloodline. Although it was also rare in the world, it would not be exposed easily.
The bloodline was innate and could not be deprived, while the Heart Fire was attached to the soul. Once the Spirit Fire was exposed, Ji Yuenian would most likely fall into a state of no return!
The Taiyu Holy Sect was vast and boundless, and it did not spare any effort to cultivate students with great potential by directing resources. The sect could accommodate a Grade 3 Heart Fire Sequence, and many superior bloodlines with extraordinary talents. But it had no room for a soul with psychic karma!
This black Heart Fire was terrifying. Not even the tip of the iceberg was revealed.
"Have you reached the limit?"
Liao Xun sat back on his throne again. He picked up the spiritual tea on the table and took a sip with a complex expression.
As the Cloud Stone Steps were refined, even if Ji Yuenian stopped at the 296th stone step, he would still qualify for the top 20.
It was just that the bloodline of the Tong Xuan Heart Ghost that he revealed was so amazing. Which made the peak masters forget about his Grade 4 Heart Fire Sequence for a while.
With the existence of this heavy restriction, if there was no accident, Ji Yuenian would have a hard time taking the step through to the 297th stone step.
"If I remember correctly, those who can walk past the 300 stone steps within the entrance examination can directly become a candidate Holy Son of the six mountain ranges of the Taiyu Holy Sect."
Ji Yuenian said in his young voice, and the black light in his pupils became more and more dazzling.
There were six mountain ranges within the main sect of the Taiyu Saint Sect. Each mountain had only one Holy Son at any time, but there were several candidate Holy Sons. However, given the sheer size of the Taiyu Holy Sect, even the title of a "candidate Holy Son" was an extremely privileged position within the sect, and their status far exceeded that of ordinary disciples.
Between the palms, a dark cloud appeared, exuding a strange and incomparable turbid aura.
It was mixed with the "spiritual ash" and the body ghost origin of the regenerative ghost clothing.
Spiritual ashes were impurities that existed in every living soul. But because of the practice of "Buddhist Incantations", Ji Yuenian had long taken out all the spiritual ashes in his body and completed the soul-cleansing from the inside out.
This soul-regenerating ghost clothing was extremely mysterious and has been worn by Ji Yuenian. At this time, the spirit ash in climbing stone steps affected the determination of Ji Yuenian's potential, and could not reveal his true talent after his soul was purged.
With a slight movement of his fingers, he put the ghost robe into the white jade ring. The clouds on both sides of the stone steps that Ji Yuenian stood on immediately changed, tumbling more and more violently.
He flicked his sleeve robe, a faint golden aura shone all over his body, and he took a step towards the seemingly impenetrable 297th stone step.
Two steps.
Three steps.
299th step! !!
The entire Luxia Mountains fell silent.
Whether it was the many peak masters in the hundreds of mountain peaks or more than 100,000 Outer Sect disciples, hundreds of thousands of handymen disciples, or even nearly 200,000 living souls participating in the examination, all held their breath and concentrated on him. Through the light screen, they looked at the young man on top of the stone steps ascending the clouds.
After cleansing the soul and purifying the marrow, there was no trace of spiritiual ash impurities in Ji Yuenian's Tong Xuan Heart Ghost bloodline. Now it faintly exceeded the Grade 3 Heart Fire Sequence!
The world seems to have quieted down.
The black robe sleeves rolled up, while the young man took a step again.
300th step!
Thousands of miles of clouds and haze swirled around the stone steps. The sound of a fairy filled the air along with the strange fragrance.
"The 300th step!!!"
"In over 70,000 years, this is the eighth living creature to have stepped on the 300th step during the examination!"
"It is indeed a blessing for us to witness the emergence of such a heavenly talent emerge!"