章 144: Talent or Trouble?
"That's the Seven Colored Restraining Formation! That youth is too unlucky to face this formation out of the seven Formation Array designed by our Ancestor's Test Puppet!" the Fifth Mountain Elder stated.
But they did not expect that the youth before them is one of the abnormality. The moment this Seven Colored Restraining Formation activated, Zhang Wu Ji already took a total of seven steps to the South-West of the formation.
Taking his previous spot as the core and his opponent's standing as the Qian Position, Zhang Wu Ji retreats to the Li Position allows him to escape from harm before the Seven Colored Restraining Formation even started!
"How can that kid know that the Li Position is the Life Gate!" his quick response surprised the seven mountain elders, but that's not all. Even the 670 talented disciples are stunned by him.
"He's a master in Formation Array too?" one of the disciples among them grit his teeth and whispers. He's the elder brother of Long Yun, Long Jiao.
And, although everyone was surprised, none of them is comparable to the Test Puppet. Up to date, none of the examinees managed to overcome his test in their first meeting, at least none of them managed to do this against his Seven Colored Restraining Formation.
Like its name, the Seven Colored Restraining Formation is a seven out of eight enclosure, where it will stop seven out of eight directions, with the remaining one as the Life Gate.
Those caught under one of the seven will have their circulation of Inner Qi restricted, disabling them from using their Inner Qi. Most importantly, the Seven Colored Restraining Formation can only be used under a situation like this, where the formation array has been engraved earlier.
"So what? My master has a backup plan against those that successfully escaped from the formation." the Test Puppet did not give up from its first defeat but continued.
"Restraining Circle Array!" the Test Puppet waved its hand for the second time.
"Oooh!" Zhang Wu Ji was surprised by the sudden appearance of a restriction without warning. It was also set up immediately without him having the chances to stop the process.
"Is this formation restricting Inner Qi too? I can't feel my Core at all the moment this Formation Array is activated." Zhang Wu Ji tried to activate his Warrior Qi to overcome this threat but failed. Left with no choice, he can only ask.
"This is the Restraining Circle Array. Although the coverage is smaller than many Formation Arrays, it can be used without difficulties with the support of a Fighter Qi Weaving Stone."
"Unless you're a Body Tempering Cultivator, it will be difficult to... HUH?" the Test Puppet is explaining the situation to the youth. But the moment Body Tempering Cultivator is mentioned, Zhang Wu Ji delivered a fist to the wall of the Formation Array.
"PISHA!" the entire Formation Array Wall shatters.
"WHAT???" the entire group of spectators had their jaw dropped.
Celestial Designer. Blacksmith. Pill Master. Formation Master. 7th Rank Captain in Military Achievement. Possessing his own Servant Puppet. Beast Tamer. And now, he's even a Body Tempering Cultivator?
GOD!
How can you bless a regular peasant with so many gifts, while being skimpy with the others?
"What else do you have?" Zhang Wu Ji steps closer to the Test Puppet and anticipates his next challenge. While he's still feeling confident, the others weren't thinking about the same thing.
"Two formations... He defeated two of them, which means..." the Fourth Mountain Elder turned his attention to the Fifth Mountain Elder without saying anything.
"Only one more Formation Challenge remaining. I'm sure the Puppet will use "That" to obtain its victory." the Fifth Mountain Elder said.
"Baneful Bloodline Array?" the Third Mountain Elder guessed.
"Yes. The youth already performed excellently in the Formation of Deciphering and Formation of Physical test. There's only one more test remained, and that's the Formation of Formation of Bloodline test." the Fifth Mountain Elder answered as he nods.
"Baneful Bloodline Array!" the Test Puppet activates one more formation to try defeat this youth. This time, it will be impossible for him to overcome the Formation Array.
"You won't be able to defeat this formation!" the Test Puppet claimed.
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"What do you think?" an elder questioned the other two sitting on the same table as he does. On top of the table is three beautiful wine jar, with white smoke flowing out like dry ice.
But the weird thing is, the same wine poured from the jar no longer releases any evaporated mist when it was inside the cup before the elders. What was left is the fragrance from the wine which intoxicated even the plants outside of their meeting room.
"Celestial... Your offer is indeed attractive, but I'm afraid that we're incapable of supporting you." another elder replied. He extended his hand and took a sip from the cup, and when he exhaled, a layer of mist come out from all over his body.
"Correct. Although Celestial's offer is indeed attractive, I'm afraid my establishment is not that supportive when it comes to outside of our power." the last elder no longer keeps quiet and replied.
"Silver, Soaring... I'm sure you both have some other means to assist me in this plan. After all... Our target is the same..." Elder Celestial said. From the look of this three, they're respectively the person in charge of their own faction.
Elder Silver, from the Silver Wolf Gate.
Elder Soaring from the Soaring Gate.
And, Elder Celestial from the Celestial Gate.
"Tell me one thing, Celestial. What made you suddenly so motivated to mess with the Religion and two Sects? I'm sure you have some reason behind this and take out the Misty Realm Century Wine to persuade us." Elder Soaring said.
"Misty Realm Century Wine... What a great wine... If I'm not mistaken, it cost about 100 Qi Ruler Pills to purchase a bottle. This is quite an investment to obtain our support, Celestial..." Elder Silver continued.
"After knowing each another for so long, how can the two of you hesitates. This wine is indeed an investment to you two, but I'm sure both of you know the news about Xuan Wu Bandit Fortress is demolished not long ago?" Elder Celestial admits what he tries to do.
"Indeed, it was for this reason. Did you have any relation to what's happening?" Elder Soaring questioned.
"I'm not related, unfortunately, but I know what happened that day. It was a coincidence that one of our younger generations from the Celestial Gate happened to have a mission there after he comes back from the war between Southern and Eastern."
"He knows the youth and the weapon he used during the war. Although it was only one eyewitness that's enough for me to make an assumption. This kid possessed an armament that will allow us to overcome the Religion and two Sects." Elder Celestial replied.
By turning his hand from upwards to downward, Elder Celestial took two more treasures from his Spatial Ring that comes with a slightly different gemstone embedded. From the way it looks, the two are comparable to the Misty Realm Century Wine.
"Oh! Celestial... That's quite an investment you got there. In the entire Middle South State, the four strongholds possess one each, while we from the three gates possess three each." Elder Silver eyes were focused on the two pieces of rock in Elder Celestial's hand.
"As for the two Sects, they possessed seven each, while the one and only religion hold possession of fourteen. Altogether, there are only forty-one Elder Qi Weaving Stones available in the entire Middle South State. Where did the two of them come from?" Elder Soaring continued with the sentence before the questions.
"Quit with the nonsense. One after another, you two keep continuing another's word. Are you interested or not?" Elder Celestial narrowed his eyebrows to show his anger, but the two wasn't bothered with it.
"5,000 Qi Ascending Pills worth of supplies. Original prices on all the products and supply we provided to the Celestial Gate. Take it or leave it." Elder Soaring stated.
As the person in charge of the Soaring Gate, well known for their skills in Pill Production, Herbalist, Storage, and exquisite ornaments, a word from Elder Soaring can easily mean that he will supply Celestial Gate with a supply to increase the numbers of Inner Qi Elders.
"Same like Soaring, I am offering 5,000 Qi Ascending Pills worth of supplies. Original prices on all product we supply to the Celestial Gate." Elder Silver replied.
In the Middle South State, Silver Wolf Gate is well known for their advanced technology and skills in crafting. Even in the industry of Blacksmithing for Armaments and Protection, they're known as the best among the best. Of course, nothing beats them in the term of Flying Shipbuilding as well.
"Deal. When can the supply come?" Elder Celestial agreed.
"This is a dealing outside of our business, so... Let's make it three days later. That day is also the day for your Celestial Gate's yearly festival so it will be not that obvious for us, the elders to make our appearance." Elder Soaring said.
"Yes. Exchanging our part of the deal will be the best on that day. I heard that there will be some good auction going on that day, kind to leak something that will come up on that day?" elder Silver agreed on the day of exchange, but somehow added something else in his sentence.
"No leaks on the product that will appear during the auction but I suggest that you'll bring some extra if you value the growth of your younger generation. This is all I can say." Elder Celestial hesitates before he answered them.
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"That damn geezer Celestial is thinking about revolting. What do you think we should do?" Elder Silver asked Elder Soaring as the two left the pavilion.
"Celestial is the trickiest among the three of us. If it's not because Celestial Designer is a profession not everyone qualified to study, I'm sure his organization will be the biggest among the three of us." Elder Soaring replied.
From the way they speak, it seems that the Celestial Gate wasn't standing on the top of the three gates because he's lack of manpower. Most importantly, they're all Jack of All Trades, and master of none. They might lack comprehension on other professions, but they're nothing less knowledgeable than the others.
Furthermore, the Celestial Gate is also known as the most skillful artisan among the three gates, based on their products such as Spatial Rings, Formation Array Stones, Mechanism Traps, Technological Tools, and lastly, Mechanical Puppets.
This is what maintains the Celestial Gate's stability, although they're burdened by the cause of lacking in manpower. Unless forced, nobody dares to fight one to one against a management members from Celestial Gate due to the danger of facing three to four opponents of the same rank at once.
"Do you think... We should grab the talent before he was recruited by Celestial Gate?" Elder Silver said.
"I think..." Elder Soaring did not reply, but his head nods.
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"Wow... This Formation Array completely restricts my Inner Qi and Physical freedom. How can I destroy this Formation Array when I cannot move and use my Inner Qi?" Zhang Wu Ji is taken aback due to him underestimating the remaining skills the Test Puppet possessed.
"Not good! All his effort will become pointless if he cannot overcome this Formation Array!" the Fifth Mountain Elder said.
"Why so?" the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Mountain Elder asked.
"Because if he possessed no proper bloodline at all, his growth is limited. Bloodline is what decides how far can a cultivator go. As for talent, profession, and others, they only support." the Fifth Mountain Elder answered.
"I'm sure that youth are able to overcome this trial then." the First and Second Mountain Elder confidently answers.
"And why is that?" Fifth Mountain Elder asked.
But before the elders managed to answer that question, a commotion came from where the Test is ongoing.
"Impossible!" the crowds said.
"TYRANT MARTIAL BODY! OPPRESSION!" Zhang Wu Ji's Bloodline activation destroyed the entire bridge, entrance, gate, and every built along the edges of the Fifth Heaven Mountain's entrance.
"Not good! He's not a genius!"
"He's a destroyer!"
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