Cultivation Online

Chapter 860 - Seven Spirit Academiesʼ Disciple Examination (3)

”H-Hereʼs your token. Itʼs red because youʼve achieved excellent results.” The examiner handed Shi Lang his token and explained the purpose of it without being asked.

”I see. Thank you.” Shi Lang accepted the token and began making his way towards the portal.

After exiting the portal, Shi Lang found himself standing in front of a massive lake. However, there was something special about this lake.

ʼThe water is silver? What kind of lake is this?ʼ Shi Lang wondered to himself as he approached Wang Bingbing.

”I see that you also received a red token.” Wang Ming said with a smile when he noticed Shi Langʼs presence behind them.

”Yes. By the way, what is happening here?”

”Iʼm not too sure, but it appears to be some kind of exercise where you have to walk on the water.”

”Walking on water? Sounds like the same examination Yuan took at the Dragon Essence Temple when he had to approach a silver tree.”

”Looks like it.”

After waiting for another two hours, it was finally Wang Mingʼs turn.

”You will need at least 40 steps to pass this part of the examination.” The examiner said to him.

Wang Ming nodded and took a deep breath before taking his first step into the silver lake.

ʼFeels like I am walking on something thatʼs liquid yet solid at the same time…ʼ Wang Ming thought to himself as he took his second and third step.

Half a minute later, he was already at the 30th step.

ʼIs this supposed to be hard?ʼ Wang Ming wondered as he approached the 50th step.

On the 61st step, he finally began feeling some resistance, and it would become increasingly harder to move his leg with every step.

By the 70th step, he was sweating profusely.

”Heavens, heʼs already taken 75 steps! We have a genius here!” The other participants watched Wang Ming approach his 80th step with admiration in their eyes.

”Ah! I cannot go on!” Wang Ming gave up after taking his 82nd step and collapsed on the water.

One of the examiners there went to pick up Wang Ming before bringing him back to land.

”Congratulations, young man. You currently hold the top score for this examination.” The examiner handed Wang Ming another red token before sending him to the next examination.

Wang Bingbing was next.

Two minutes later—

”Wow! 78 steps! Thatʼs two high scorersʼ in a row!” The other participants exclaimed.

”Does anybody know her name? Sheʼs such a fairy!”

”No, I donʼt recognize her.”

”Hey, do you think sheʼs an NPC or a Player?”

”Who knows. She kinda gives me a feeling from both sides.”

”Huh? Whatʼs that supposed to mean?”

”Itʼs hard to explain, but she gives me the feeling of an NPC but also the feeling of a Player as well.”

”Howʼs that possible?”

”Donʼt ask me. Itʼs just a feeling.”

After Wang Bingbing received her red token, Shi Lang stepped onto the silver lake and began his test.

Ten steps, twenty steps, thirty steps.

Fifty steps, sixty steps, seventy steps.

”79 steps… 80 steps… 81 steps… 82 steps! Heʼs rivaled the top score!” The participants were ecstatic with the results even though they were not the one achieving such a result.

ʼD-Damn it! I cannot even lift my legs! Move, damn it! Move!ʼ Shi Lang shouted inwardly as he pushed himself to make that 83rd step.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he was not able to make the step.

After collapsing on the lake, one of the elders there carried him back to the land.

”Congratulations! Hereʼs a red token for your excellent results!” The examiner handed a red token to Shi Lang afterward.

”Thanks…” Shi Lang accepted the token in a dispirited manner.

Noticing this, the examiner asked him out of curiosity, ”Whatʼs with the long face? You achieved 82 steps, which is the highest score in this examination thus far.”

”You mean one of the highest? I wanted to beat him, but alas…” Shi Lang sighed.

”Him? Are you acquainted with the other participant who scored 82?”

”Something like that, I guess.”

”Anyways, I am going to head to the next examination.”

The examiner nodded and said, ”By the way, this examination and the next examination is treated as one examination, so you still have 2 more to go after the next one.”

”Is that so? Good to know.”

Meanwhile, after flying for four hours straight Yuan and his group finally arrived at the spectatorsʼ area, which took place in a massive coliseum.

In the middle of the coliseum was a treasure that projected the disciplesʼ examination in real time, allowing the millions of spectators to enjoy the disciple examination while being far away.

”Are you sure we should be watching them from up here…?” Meixiu asked Yuan as she sat on the Empyrean Overlord above the coliseum with Chu Liuxiang beside her.

”Why not? Itʼs not like weʼre bothering anyone by spectating up here. And thereʼs too many people down there.” He calmly responded.

”If you say so…”

Meixiu looked down and swallowed nervously, as she could sense many gazes on them, which is only natural, as they were sticking out like a sore thumb in the sky.

”Oh! Look at the screen on the far right! Thatʼs Wang Ming!” Yuan pointed at one of the projections that was showing Wang Ming during the second examination.

”A silver lake, huh? It sure brings back memories of my disciple examination at the Dragon Essence Temple.”

”I see Min Li. Sheʼs at the bottom left corner.” Meixiu said.

”89 steps, huh? Thatʼs the highest score so far.”

”Oh! I see Xi Murong and Hong Xiuquan! 81 steps and 83 steps!” Chu Liuxiang said.

”As expected of the Six Spiritual Elites. All of their top geniuses are so close to each other in terms of potential and talent— not including Li Jinxi. Sheʼs definitely on another level.” Yuan mumbled to himself, feeling a little pity that he couldnʼt see Li Jinxiʼs evaluation.

However, just as he had such thoughts, Meixiu pointed at a certain projection and spoke in a puzzled voice, ”Hey… That girl on the far right… Thatʼs Li Jinxi, right?”

”What? Really? Youʼre right! Thatʼs definitely Li Jinxi!” Chu Liuxiang confirmed.

”Huh? Whatʼs she doing at the examination? I thought she wasnʼt going to participate.” Yuan muttered in a dazed voice.