But no one exposed it.
Seeing through but not pointing it out, still good friends; seeing through and pointing it out, can't be good friends.
The Ice Soul Saint Heir was only slightly surprised, then returned to calm.
The Artifact Spirit did not pay attention to everyone's expressions but spoke, "The trial is about to begin! If you don't want to take the trial, you can leave. But once the trial starts, failure means only death!"
Everyone remained silent, glancing at each other.
But no one backed out.
Such a chance, even if it means Nine Deaths and One Life, or even Ten Deaths No Life, no one was willing to quit.
In life, it's about making one choice after another, often it's not about fearing the wrong choice but fearing not having the choice at all.
The Artifact Spirit said, "The first challenge is to test your innate talent. The talent determines the cultivator's lower limit. Talent isn't everything, but without strong talent, you can't go far. Perhaps the innate talent is lacking, but it can be supplemented later to enhance one's qualifications!"
"This is the Talent Stone, it can test your talents. Level 1 is for the dull-witted, Level 2 for average, Level 3 for a genius, Level 4 for a supreme prodigy, Level 5 for an otherworldly genius, and Level 6 for an eternal genius."
With that, a stone was thrown over, it was grey and about the height of a person, with ancient runes carved on it.
"Who wants to go first!"
The Artifact Spirit said.
"I'll go!"
At this moment, a cultivator stepped forward, placing their palm on it.
The number flickered and turned to four.
Another cultivator stepped forward, placed their palm on it, and the number stayed at four.
One by one they stepped forward, but the number stayed at four.
The Ice Soul Saint Heir stepped forward, placed their palm on it, and the number turned to five.
The Enigmatic Saintess stepped forward, placed their palm on it, and the number turned to six.
Another cultivator wearing Black Armor stepped forward, the number turned to six.
Lu Xuanji also stepped forward, placed his palm on it, and the number turned to six.
"A number of six indicates an eternal genius, capable of surviving, while the rest are destined for death," the Artifact Spirit said coldly.
Swish swish!
In the void, flowers appeared, transforming into terrifying weapons attacking ferociously.
The cultivators present cried out in agony, meeting their demise.
"No! I'm not reconciled!"
The Ice Soul Saint Heir unleashed a killing move, took out a Talisman that changed color, ready to release overwhelming power. But at that moment, time froze, the Talisman turned into a stream of light, landing in the Artifact Spirit's hand.
Holding the Talisman, the Artifact Spirit said blandly, "Unfortunately, you are still lacking!"
Bang!
A flower struck the Ice Soul Saint Heir, smashing him into pieces, falling on the spot.
His Qi and Blood, Primordial Spirit, all devoured by the Eternal Divine City.
On the plaza, only three cultivators remained.
They each looked at one another, remaining wary of each other.
The Enigmatic Saintess said, "Purple Thunder King, I didn't expect you to be here as well!"
The Purple Thunder King smiled, "Your Highness Saintess, I don't want to give up either. May I ask how this fellow Daoist is called?"
He said, looking at Lu Xuanji.
The Enigmatic Saintess also looked at Lu Xuanji, curious.
"Haha, I'm just a nobody from the Purple Mansion World, you can call me Xiao Yan!" Lu Xuanji laughed as he said, "I never thought I would end up in this capital city, feels like a trap."
The Artifact Spirit looked at the three present and said, "The second trial is a test of prehension. Talent determines the cultivator's lower limit, while prehension determines the upper limit. This is the Enlightenment Stone, not only does it help cultivators attain Enlightenment Dao, but also measures their prehension. Average prehension is one, genius prehension is five, and a prodigious prehension is ten. Your prehension should be above ten... you go first!"
Saying this, he pointed to the Enigmatic Saintess.
Bang!
A large stone fell onto the ground, it was purple, with streaks of gold entwined within it.
The Enigmatic Saintess stepped forward, placing her palm on the stone, the purple light flashed, constantly fluctuating up and down.
The number kept changing, it soon broke through ten, reaching eighteen.
"Not bad, you have the potential to bee an Immortal, and even among Immortals, you will be formidable!" the Artifact Spirit nodded and said; "Your turn now!"
The Purple Thunder King stepped forward, placing his palm on the stone, the light changed, the number changed, being thirteen.
"Not bad, you are also quite good!"
The Artifact Spirit said.
The Purple Thunder King's face turned iron green, staying silent, only his fists clenched tightly.
Once again, everyone turned to look at Lu Xuanji.
Lu Xuanji stepped forward, placing his palm on the stone, the golden light flickered, more brilliant and dazzling than the previous two times, the number changed, changing to twenty.
It continued to rise.
But at that moment, the Enlightenment Stone shook violently, shattering like glass.
Clatter!
Clatter!
Lu Xuanji's figure flickered, retreating backwards.
On the ground stood only the shattered pieces of stone, as if testifying to something.
The Artifact Spirit said, "Your prehension exceeds the range the Enlightenment Stone can measure, I don't know how to assess that."
The Purple Thunder King and the Enigmatic Saintess looked at Lu Xuanji with hostility.
This unknown junior Xiao Yan has now bee a formidable enemy, the most likely to obtain the Eternal Divine City.
"The third trial is bat power. Talent, qualifications, and prehension are very important, but not the only important things. There are certain people in the world whose qualifications are lacking, talent is insufficient, prehension is lacking, yet still bee top-tier powerhouses. All of this still es down to winning battles before discussing anything else!"
The Artifact Spirit said, "Next, you all need to defeat my master, the Sun and Moon Divine Venerable!"
The three were instantly split apart, each placed on separate stages.
The Enigmatic Saintess, Lu Xuanji, Purple Thunder King, etc., they must confront the projection of the Sun and Moon Divine Venerable individually, only defeating the shadow will allow survival; if they fail in the battle, there is only death.
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