Chapter Fifty-Three Article Two Test

  Many castle owners and clan leaders are envious of Ye Cangxuan, the Ye family's castle has actually produced such a figure, and its future glory is just around the corner!

  Mo Feng's face turned red and white, thinking of his previous complacency, he felt a strong sense of loss. Comparing himself to Ye Chen, the difference was too great. The luck of the Ye family was also too good. Mo Teng looked at the broken arena beside him, his heart even more collapsed. Ye Chen defeated Yun Yi Fei, but that was just the strength of the seventh stage peak. And Yun Jing Kong, the eighth stage peak, was also defeated by Ye Chen, which made it hard for him to accept. This made Mo Teng, who had always thought himself a genius, wonder where to put his face. Compared to Ye Chen, he was simply a waste!

  "The fire-based martial art of the Ye family is so powerful, I, Lei Mou, have finally seen it today. The move that Ye Chen just used must be at least a sixth-grade martial skill!" Lei Mou looked at Ye Cangxuan and said this sentence, which made the surrounding people explode in shock. A sixth-grade martial skill requires at least a family with thousands of years of heritage to possess, and that family's history must have produced many high-level masters, otherwise it would be impossible to develop such a skill.

  "This move is indeed a decent sixth-grade martial skill." Ye Chen didn't deny it at all.

  The eyes of the people present looked at Ye Cangxuan and Ye Chen with a somewhat complicated meaning.

  "This martial competition, the first place should be Ye Chen of Yejia Fort, I don't know if anyone else has any objections?" Li Xuan asked, looking around at everyone. He had seen a lot in his life and wasn't too out of line. In some large families in the Imperial City, it was also possible to reach the peak of 8th rank at the age of 17. The Mingwu Emperor of the Western Wu Empire had even advanced to 9th rank at the age of 13. However, the imperial family and ordinary families were naturally different. The Mingwu Emperor had been enjoying countless spiritual elixirs in the imperial palace since childhood, so it was normal for him to cultivate faster.

  Everyone looked at each other with wry smiles. Among the young generation present, who would still dare to compete with Ye Chen for first place? They couldn't help but feel a little frustrated in their hearts, especially Yun Yi Yang and Li Xuan, whose Earth Core Elixir was about to fall into Ye Cangxuan's hands.

  Yun Yi Yang was about to go crazy, hosting the Lianyun Eighteen Fort Martial Arts Conference was originally intended to curry favor with Li Xuan, but unexpectedly moved a stone to hit his own foot, not only did he lose his family's treasure, but also made a wedding dress for Ye Jia Bao, and seemed to have offended Li Xuan as well.

  "Cloud Fortress Master, let's begin the next round of testing." Li Xuan looked at Yun Yi Yang, he was eager to see if Ye Chen had any alchemy talent, but the test still had to be carried out as usual.

  Yun Yi Yang's face was complex, if Ye Chen had a talent for alchemy and was discovered by Li Xuan to be introduced to Xuan Yi Medicine Lord, they would probably not dare to make a move on the Ye family fortress again. Otherwise, the Yun family fortress would have to bear a great risk. Should they become friends with the Ye family fortress in the future? The two fortresses were already sworn enemies, like water and fire, their relationship could never be improved! Only one of them could survive!

  Even if one's cultivation is profound and suitable for practicing fire-based techniques, becoming an alchemist isn't that simple. There's another requirement that's even more stringent: the ability to control Xuan Qi.

  "I'll get someone to arrange it right away!" Yun Yi Yang began to give orders. At this time, he could only follow what Li Xuan had said and hope that Ye Chen's control over the mysterious energy would not meet Li Xuan's requirements. After all, controlling the mysterious energy was a person's innate talent and couldn't be improved with the help of elixirs or cultivation methods.

  Soon, people dispersed one after another. The martial arts arena had dozens of tables added to it, neatly arranged on the side, which aroused everyone's curiosity.

  "It is said that Xuan Yi Yao Zun's sect has a unique way of selecting disciples, but it is unknown what kind of test it is."

  "Today we're going to open our eyes wide."

  In the corner of the martial arts arena, Yun Yi Yang and Yun Yi Xuan were saying something, Yun Yi Xuan glanced at Ye Chen and Ye Cang Xuan in the distance, a hint of resentment and venom appeared in his eyes.

  "Big brother, do you believe Ye Cangxuan's words? Does the Ye family really have a super strong expert backing them?" Yun Yi Xuan asked with a sullen expression, looking at the Ye family fortress that had been suppressed by them until it was on the verge of collapse, but suddenly turned the tables and made a comeback, which he couldn't accept in his heart.

  "It's unbelievable, if the Ye family really had a super strong person like that, why would they just sit back and watch the Ye family decline so much? Our Cloud Manor might have been destroyed long ago. I reckon it was that kid Ye Chen who had some kind of strange encounter somewhere, his meridians recovered, and his strength increased explosively." Yun Yi Yang's eyes were icy cold, "If only we knew this earlier, we should have killed that kid back then!" He regretted not crippling Ye Chen more thoroughly.

  At first, Ye Chen's meridian was considered, Ye Chen was the most beloved son of Ye Zhan Tian, killing Ye Chen would only provoke Ye Zhan Tian's hatred, and the Ye family would definitely fight to the death with the Yun family. Abandoning Ye Chen could make Ye Zhan Tian waste countless elixirs on Ye Chen, consuming the Ye family's strength. Who would have thought that this would leave behind a disaster? It's really heaven playing tricks on people!

  Although Yun Yi Yang had some apprehensions in his heart, whether Ye Jia Fortress really had such a super strong expert or not, he still firmly chose not to believe it. At this moment, he could only choose not to believe!

  "If Ye Chen climbs up Xuan Yi's Medicine Tree, we won't be able to move Ye Manor anymore."

  "Ye Chen is already at the peak of the 8th rank, if we let him continue like this, it won't be long before our Cloud Manor is finished!" Yun Yi Yang said, he was clearly aware of the crisis facing Cloud Manor and had already thought of a plan.

  "What should we do?" Yun Yi Xuan had already guessed something, but he didn't say it out loud, looking at Yun Yi Yang.

  "We can't wait any longer, you tell Niu Er and the others to take action immediately, send someone to explain the situation to the Duke and have him send his best men to assist us. Ye Zhan Tian went to the Duke's mansion to beg for medicine on his knees, but was chased out by Duke Donglin. This is a great humiliation for Ye Jia Bao. If this kid Ye Chen gets his hands on Xuan Yi's medicinal herb and makes Ye Jia Bao prosperous, the Duke won't be spared either!" Yun Yi Yang said in a low voice, no matter what, we must also bring down Duke Donglin!

  "I'll go and arrange it right away." Yun Yi Xuan nodded and turned around to fly off.

  Ye Chen gazed at the back of Yun Yi Xuan as he left, and with his divine soul, he overheard the conversation between Yun Yi Yang and Yun Yi Xuan clearly. He felt a bit anxious, for the Yun family had been planning to deal with the Ye family for some time now. First, they had crippled his meridians, causing significant financial losses for the Ye family, creating discord between the two families. Then, under the guise of avenging Yun Liu's death, they had taken over the Ye family's mines. Later, using the excuse of the Yun eighteen fort martial arts competition, they had attempted to ambush and kill members of the Ye family. Regardless of whether he revealed his true strength or not, the Yun family would make their move within these few days. But who was this Niu Er, and what plans did the Yun family have? Were they planning to ambush him and his uncle, or attack the Ye family directly?

  After some thought, no matter which one it is, I have to go back as soon as possible!

  Although Yunjia Fortress has made arrangements, it is estimated that it will not be implemented within one or two days. The master of Donglin County King will take at least two to three days to rush over. First, pass the test of Master Li and get the remaining Earth Xuan Dan in hand!

  Everyone's attention was focused on the test in front of them, except for a few people who knew the inside story, and the rest did not know that Yunjia Fortress and Yejia Fortress had already reached an irreconcilable state.

  This test method is quite novel, it's just placing some powder on the table, suspending your hand two inches above, using Xuan Qi to draw patterns on the powder, the more complex and intricate the pattern, the better. This test method seems simple but is actually extremely difficult, condensing Xuan Qi into a beam and drawing in mid-air, even for those with exceptional control abilities, it's still very hard to accomplish.

  Upon hearing the method of this test, everyone took a slight breath of cold air, and it was unknown how many people in the audience could meet Master Li's requirements. The cultivation level of Xuan Qi can be improved with the help of elixirs, and the speed of cultivation is faster, but the control ability of Xuan Qi depends entirely on innate talent.

  Soon, a group of boys who participated in the test were assigned to seven groups by drawing lots. Ye Chen drew his own number and was assigned to the sixth group.

  "Let's start, first group!" a Yunjia Castle clansman relayed.

  Dozens of young people walked in front of their respective table numbers, and their hands hovered two inches above.

  "The test time is one hundred and twenty seconds, let's begin."

  These young men began to mobilize their own vital energy, and condensing the vital energy into a bundle was already an extremely strenuous task, let alone painting, with beads of sweat seeping out on each of their foreheads.

  Everyone present held their breath, fearing that a gust of wind would ruin the hard-won achievements of these young people.