Chương 7: Qualifying for the Mission
"Hey, you are a bold one. I have never seen anyone force Wen Junjia to walk away like that before."
The disciple that had fought with Wen Junjia approached Wu Tianyi after seeing what had just happened.
"My name is Geng Lijuan, and I am a Senior Disciple at the Lustrous Saber Academy. If you don't mind, why don't we chat while we wait for the Yan Family to start the meeting?"
Wu Tianyi looked at the bright-faced young man before him.
"At least you have some decency. I'm Wu Tianyi from the Unwavering Sword Academy."
"Brother Wu, huh? Tell me the truth, Brother Wu, are you also here for Lady Yan? I won't get mad even if you say yes."
[Brother Wu?] Wu Tianyi lifted an eyebrow at his casual and overly friendly demeanor.
"I have my own reasons for being here. However, chasing after some girl I have never seen is definitely not one of them."
"Is that so?" Hearing sincerity in Wu Tianyi's voice, Geng Lijuan nodded his head.
"But don't say I didn't warn you when I say that she's a real beauty. If you stare at her for too long, you'll definitely become enchanted with her like me."
Wu Tianyi showed a slight smile on his face.
"She'll have to be really special in order to catch my eyes."
He has seen countless beautiful women in his lifetime, even the world's number one beauty from many generations, but none of them have managed to sway him away from his cultivation path.
"Don't worry, she's plenty special to me!" Geng Lijuan said.
After standing around for a few more minutes, a middle-aged couple along with a beautiful young lady approached the guests' lobby.
"It's the Yan Family! They're finally here!"
The people waiting in the guests' lobby instantly stood up and went to greet the Yan Family.
"Look at that young lady in the back. She's Yan Jinxuan, Yan Family's pride." Geng Lijuan said to Wu Tianyi with his eyes pointed at the fairy standing behind the couple.
Wu Tianyi glanced at the young lady.
Although she's without a doubt a beauty, she was definitely nothing special in Wu Tianyi's eyes. In fact, Xu Jiaying from his sect would not lose in terms of appearance.
"Ah? Don't tell me you're already enchanted by her beauty?" Geng Lijuan said to him after seeing him stare at her.
Wu Tianyi looked at him with a nonchalant expression and said, "Really?"
"Uh…" Seeing his cold expression, Geng Lijuan quickly shook his head, "No… not at all."
A few moments later, the middle-aged man said to the people there, "Welcome to the Yan Family. I am Yan Ming, head of the Yan Family, this is my wife, Hou Yifan, and my daughter, Yan Jinxuan."
"I would like to start by thanking all of you for showing up today. However, before we get started with the details of the job, I will examine all of you to see whether or not you are qualified to be hired. After all, I am not going to pay someone just to be extra baggage for our long trip."
"With that being said, I will have all of you, one by one, attack this low-grade golem with your strongest technique, and that will determine your qualifications." Yan Ming pointed to the human-sized statue made of stone a few meters away.
"Senior Yan, what if I accidentally break it? Low-grade golems are worth at least 50 spirit stones, and I can't afford to compensate that much." One of the people there suddenly asked.
"Hahaha!" Yan Ming suddenly laughed. "If you can break this golem, not only will I not ask you for compensation but I will also make you the leader of the bodyguards and pay you double the original amount!"
Low-grade golems are durable enough to survive any technique from Cultivators below the 3rd level Foundation Establishment, and Yan Ming was confident that nobody there was at that level, so he wasn't worried that any of them would be able to break it.
"Who does he think he is? Unless they are at least Foundation Establishment, they won't even damage the golem." Geng Lijuan shook his head at the man who was worried that he might break it.
The testing started after Yan Ming stopped talking.
"Allow me to start!" Wen Junjia was the first to step forward and challenge the golem.
He stood three meters away from the golem and unsheathed the sword by his side, before unleashing his cultivation base at the 8th level Qi Condensation.
"Thunder Clap Slash!" Wen Junjia slashed the sword in his hand at the golem, causing a loud sound that resembled thunder to resound in the area.
[Despite being only at the eighth level Qi Condensation, he was able to display power close to those at the ninth level. As expected of a genius from the Thunder Cloud Academy.] Yan Ming nodded in approval after witnessing his fierce strike that made an inch dent on the golem.
"You pass!" Yan Ming said to him.
"Thank you, Senior Yan." Wen Junjia bowed to him before smiling at Yan Jinxuan, who remained nonchalant.
"Next!"
"I will go next!" Geng Lijuan did not want Wen Junjia to have any spotlight and went next.
"Roaring Saber Strike!"
Boom!
The large saber in Geng Lijuan struck the golem with intense strength, causing it to tremble for a second.
"Powerful!" The spectators were impressed by Geng Lijuan's strike that dented the golem by two and a half inches.
"Excellent! You pass!" Yan Ming nodded with a bright expression.
"Che. There's no sharpness in his attack, only brute strength. I doubt he'll even be able to cut anything with such an attack." Wen Junia coldly sneered from the back.
After Geng Lijuan passed, he also smiled at Yan Jinxuan, who continued to remain nonchalant.
Once Geng Lijuan walked away, people continued to qualify for the mission.
However, many minutes later, when most of the people had tested, out of the hundred people there, only seven people had managed to pass the test.
"Who's next?" Yan Ming turned to look at Wu Tianyi, who was the only one left.
"I am."
Wu Tianyi calmly stepped forward and approached the golem.
"Good luck, Brother Wu!" Geng Lijuan cheered for him.
"Can he even wield his sword properly with that weak-looking body of his?" Wen Junjia laughed loudly.
[There's something strange about this individual…] Yan Ming noticed something about Wu Tianyi that was different from the rest of the people there, but he was unable to pinpoint what exactly that feeling was.
Once Wu Tianyi was before the golem, he casually grabbed the sword handle.
Cha. Ching.
In a split second, Wu Tianyi pulled the sword slightly out of its sheath before putting it back.
"What the hell?"
Most of the spectators were puzzled by Wu Tianyi's actions, since they couldn't even see the blade of the sword for a full second.
However, a second later, the golem before Wu Tianyi exploded into a dozen pieces with smooth sides on each piece, making it seem like it had been sliced by something extremely sharp.
"I-Impossible…"
Both Geng Lijuan and Wen Junjia's eyes widened with shock. Even Yan Ming couldn't help but take a few steps back with his mouth wide open.
"Wow…" Yan Jinxuan, who had been nonchalant this entire time covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes flickering with admiration.
"Hm? It's actually much more fragile than I'd anticipated. My bad." Wu Tianyi casually apologized for breaking the golem.
"D-Don't worry about it…" Yan Ming snapped out his daze and said with a weird smile on his face.
"What is your name, young man?"
"Wu Tianyi."
"Good, good, good! Wu Tianyi, you are now the leader for the bodyguards!" Yan Ming laughed with joy.
"I don't care about my position, give it to somebody else. I'm only here for the mission." Wu Tianyi said.
"Eh? Are you sure?"
"Un."
"T-Then…" Yan Ming turned to look at Geng Lijuan, who he saw chatting with Wu Tianyi before approaching them and pointed to him and said, "You will be the leader in his stead."
Geng Lijuan's eyes brightened after hearing that he'll become the leader.
"Yes! I will not disappoint Senior Yan!" He bowed with a serious expression.
"Now that the test has concluded, those of you who failed, you may leave the residence. As for those of you who have passed, please follow me."
A few moments later, Wu Tianyi and the other seven people followed Yan Ming away.
As they walked, the beauty standing beside Yan Ming suddenly turned around and approached the group, dumbfounding them.
"Hey, may I call you Brother Tianyi?" Yan Jinxuan suddenly said to Wu Tianyi before walking beside him.
Wu Tianyi glanced at her for a second and calmly nodded. He simply couldn't care less how others addressed him.
"Great! Then how old are you, Brother Tianyi?" she continued to ask him questions.
"18."
"So young! I am already 19 years old, and just like you, my cultivation is at the ninth level Qi Condensation, but I still can't do any real damage to the low-grade golem, much less completely destroy it!" Yan Jinxuan covered her mouth in surprise, as she truly did not expect him to be so young.
"What? He's only 18 years old? And he's already strong enough to butcher a low-grade golem?" Even the others were shocked to learn this information.
[Since when did the Unwavering Sword Academy have such a monstrous talent?] Yan Ming silently pondered to himself as they walked.
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