Sect examination
Henry did some odd jobs during the day and cultivated at night.
He would see tiny bright orbs of light when he tried to sense the qi. The orbs would disappear as soon as he opened his eyes. He tried his best to control the flow of the orbs. But he could not succeed. He kept trying and trying. He could not progress any further. So he had a look at his system.
System-level - 2.0
Experience points:50/200
Host:
Henry (Human )
Cultivation - Mortal 1 qi sensing realm (minor) (Intermediate)
Bloodline - none
Status - Recovering.
System points: 5
Miscellaneous: locked
Shop: (Tap to trade)
Mission: none.
'It seems that I have reached some kind of bottleneck.' he thought.
It was a very common occurrence for cultivators to reach a bottleneck in their cultivation. They would not be able to progress no matter how hard they tried. One would then try to find a method to resolve the bottleneck. They may or may not be able to find a solution to the bottleneck.
The bottleneck could be of different types. Some were heart demons. Some would be a lack of cultivation enforcement and some even maybe lack of cultivation resources.
Heart demons were mainly experiences that a person deeply regretted or could not move on. It could be anything that a man could not forget. Be it be a betrayal, humiliation, or any unpleasant memory stuck in the mind of a person. It was the most difficult bottleneck to overcome.
Lack of enforcement of cultivation arises mainly due to hasty cultivation. After achieving a breakthrough, to any realm, one needs to reinforce the cultivation properly before making a breakthrough to the next stage. Otherwise, the foundation will become unstable and one may suffer a backslash. The backlash could even cripple a person and in the worst-case scenario, one can die from the backslash.
Lack of cultivation resources -This type of bottleneck arises mainly from the poor cultivators who could not afford to buy the treasures required for cultivation. Cultivation resources could be a suitable environment, spirit stone or treasures rich in qi.
The next day he had the sect recruitment examination. So, he decided to sleep early.
The next day the siblings went to the examination location together. The venue was not a battle arena or some large inn, rather an open field. The field was located on the outskirts of the city and was surrounded by forests and mountains.
It was an hour before the examination started. There were thousands of people. But many had come there just to watch the competition.
"Do you know that the young mistress of su family
, Zoey su is also participating in the examination? I have heard that she started cultivating when she was 10 and has already reached the second stage of qi cultivation. She is the role model for every person of the city." a person said to his neighbour.
"Not only is she a prodigy but also she is the most beautiful Lady in the entire yuwa city. If I could marry her for even one day, I would die happily." another person said.
" She must have sinned a lot in her previous life if she had to marry you. If a genius like her had to marry a pig like you, she would rather choose death instead ." another person said to him in disdain.
"Have you forgotten that the fifth master of Basu family 'Arnold Basu ' is also going to participate in the examination? I have heard that he had already reached the third level of qi cultivation despite being only 20 years old. The battle between the two prodigies will be worth watching."
"Wow, there are thousands of people who came to watch the competition. Furthermore every hour hundreds of people are joining. Azure ice sect truly lives up to its reputation."
These types of conversations were going on everywhere. The whole area was lively.
The whole crowd was brimming with excitement.
They would be able to witness the emergence of new geniuses and if lucky, would be able to see some fast-paced action. This examination was like a festival for common people.
They waited there for a few minutes and then a person arrived there.
The person seemed to be a middle-aged man. His robes had a pattern of red flames on the left side and a pattern of ice on the other side. He walked with large strides. He had an air of confidence around him. He had the bearing of a true expert, unfazed by the crowd.
Upon seeing him the people in the crowd moved aside to give him a path to reach the centre of the gathering. Upon reaching the centre he didn't say anything but just stayed there silently.
The commotion of the crowd slowly died down.
"Greetings everyone, I am an elder of the azure ice sect and I am here to be the invigilator of the sect's recruitment examination. First of all, those who have come to participate in the examination come forward and others stand back."
From thousands of people, a few hundred came forward. Henry was among them.
"Now I shall explain the rules of the examination to you all. This examination consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, you all have to climb up the mountains at the end of the fields and bring up the flag which is at the top of the mountains. Let me warn you that the sect will not be responsible for any accident. Whether a person is injured or dies. This test mainly focuses on testing the fitness and capabilities of a person's body.
In the second stage, your destiny will be measured. Destiny depends on your talent as well as your luck. It also depends on your actions. It depends on your fruitious encounters. It depends on many other things. Although you can change your destiny through your actions, luck also plays an important role in the cultivation world."
"If anyone has any questions, they can ask me."
The man ended his monologue.