Chapter 14: Result of the sect trials

Everyone turned their attention to the man.

"The trial of the Flying Tiger Sect shall begin." The man announced.

"In the first trial, everyone will battle each other. We will divide everyone into five groups consisting of 200 people each. You will fight in the 5 arenas and only half of you can pass this trial." The man explained to everyone.

Everyone was anxious hearing only half of them will pass the 1st trial.

Everyone then went to the five arenas.

"Now began." The man announced.

Everyone started fighting each other the moment he announced. But in one of the arenas, everyone was standing still looking at two people. They were Li Ye and Yanmei.

Seeing everyone looking at her Yanmei spoke "You can fight each other I won't interfere unless someone wishes to fight me."

The crowd was relieved hearing her words. Then everyone started fighting the people around them avoiding both Li Ye and Yanmei.

Soon only five hundred of the thousands of people were left standing in the arena.

The man shouted "Those who have been eliminated should leave. The rest follow me."

Those who had passed the 1st trial were happily following the man while the other were leaving dejected.

The man bought them into the sect and told them to wait there. He then spoke, "In the second trial I will test your talent and elemental affinity."

The man then stood beside a stone tablet and spoke "This stone tablet was created by the runic association to know about someone's talent level and elemental affinity. Although it can't measure higher than 5th tier talent, only the sect's in the empires have more advanced stone tablet but their is only one of this stone tablet in the entire kingdom of Wei."

He then shouted, "Everyone form a line and touch the stone tablet. Also, anyone lower than 3rd tier talent is eliminated."

As the crowd was forming a line when they saw some old man walking towards them. Seeing them the the man greeted them "Greetings elders."

"They are the elder of the sect. If you get a good result in this trial you might be lucky enough to worship them as your master." The man said facing towards the crowd.

"Now let's start the second trial."

One by one everyone was touching the stone tablet and the man was announcing their result.

The first one touched the stone tablet and the tablet began to shine.

The man looked at the stone table and spoke "2nd tier talent and affinity towards wind elemental."

"Fail"

The boy was devastated hearing the result.

Then the person second in line touched the stone tablet.

"1st tier talent and water affinity."

"Fail"

When the 3rd person touched the Stone tablet it shined brighter than the first 2 times.

"3rd tier talent and earth affinity."

"Pass"

He was overjoyed to hear the result.

After that, everyone started testing their talent one by one.

"Fail"

"Pass"

"Pass"

"Fail"

"Fail"

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"This year's batch of people is worse than the last time. Only 200 out of the 500 have passed this year." One of the elders spoke.

"Yea. We got a lot more 3rd tier talents last year." Another elder said.

"We also got a few 4th and one 5th tier talent last year."

"You think 5th-tier talent will appear every year." The other elder mocked.

Soon almost everyone tested their talents. Yanmei then walked up to the stone tablet and touched it. The stone tablet began to shine so brightly that everyone's attention went to it. Even the elders were shocked to see the scene.

The man announced shouting out his lungs "5th tier talent!" But the tablet was shining more brightly every second.

Everyone was stunned seeing the scene before them even the elders were no exception.

Then someone shouted "Her talent is more than 5th tier."

Everyone turned around where the voice was heard. They saw a man wearing a luxurious robe walking to Yanmei.

He then spoke, "Her talent is higher than 5th tier."

"Sect master, is her talent being higher than 5th tier true?" One of the elders asked.

The sect master replied "Yes"

Even was astonished to hear these words.

"What is your name girl and what stage is your cultivation?" The sect master asked.

Yanmei respectfully replied, "My name is Yanmei and I'm at the 1st stage of golden core, sect master."

Everyone was shocked to know that she was a golden core cultivator at such a young age.

"We will discuss this after the trial." The sect master told Yanmei.

The sect master asked the man who was testing the kids "Did you finish testing everyone."

"Sect master only this boy is left." The man replied to the sect master.

"Isn't he the servant who came along with her?" Someone from the crowd said.

"I knew from the beginning that she is someone from one of the powerful clans." Another one said.

"Also her talent is higher than the 5th tier. We need to build a good relationship with her so we can get some benefits from her."

The sect master heard what they were saying.

The sect master then looked at the boy and spoke "Go and place your hand on the stone tablet."

'I think she member of the Li clan. They didn't send someone all those years because they were nurturing this prodigy. Even Song Weiwei and Tang Fan only had 4th-tier talent and they were only at the foundation building. The Li clan deserves their title as the true powerhouse of the Wei kingdom. Even the king has to bow down to them.' The sect master thought.

'As her, servant, he should also have 3-4th tier talent.'

Le Ye touched the stone tablet and the man announced his results.

"1st tier talent and no affinity."

"Fail"

"What!" The crowd shouted.

Even the sect master was taken aback.

'So he is just a waste but he can stay in the sect as her servant.' He thought.

"The concludes the sect trial everyone who passed the trial follow me to the sect grounds and rest leave the sect."