DRAGON EMPEROR
CHAPTER 28 Beginner Exam
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Meridian blood? How do you have blood meridians?” the blue-robed apprentice shouted in disbelief.
According to the news he had obtained, Lu Ming did not possess any blood meridians!
“Of course, I have a blood meridian. How else can I pass the examination by the senior Vermillion Bird Hall and get a recommendation? This is something that even a pig would understand, but you purposely made it difficult for me. Tell me, what are your intentions? Are you intentionally bullying a new student or are you more stupid than a pig?” Lu Ming articulated each word very clearly while his gaze was fixed on the blue-robed disciple like a drill.
The new apprentices around Lu Ming stared intently at the blue-robed apprentice after hearing what Lu Ming said.
'These two questions are impossible to answer!' The blue-robed apprentice raged.
If he were to admit that he was deliberately making things difficult for Lu Ming, it would mean that he was also deliberately oppressing the new disciple. Then, if the Vermillion Bird Hall saw a drastic drop in the number of apprentices due to what had happened, she would be in deep trouble.
However, if he did not admit it, he would be considered even more stupid than a pig.
“Lu Ming, you.” With a reddened face, the blue-robed apprentice was at a loss for words.
“Fuck, you get in the way!” Lu Ming reprimanded.
The blue-robed apprentice gritted his teeth as he looked at Lu Ming. “Please wait, Lu Ming. I, Ning Feng, will not be easily fooled.” He hurried away after he was done.
Lu Ming sneered and entered the training ground.
There were about 200 people on the vast and vast training ground.
Lu Ming walked to the side of the training room and sat down while waiting quietly.
People are still entering the training field.
The sky started to darken as the hours passed. There were nearly a thousand people in the training ground by the time the people stopped coming.
Lu Ming could not help but regret the high prerequisites for becoming a disciple of the Mystic Sword Sect. There were around 50,000 people at the front gate waiting to be assessed, yet only around a thousand people were in the Vermillion Bird Hall.
For another hall, even though there were more people among the crowd, it would not make much of a difference.
Lu Ming estimated that there would only be around 5,000 new apprentices among the four halls combined, and that was a better case scenario, which meant that only one out of ten suitors were accepted into the Mystical Sword Sect.
A heavily bearded and burly man entered the training field. He let out a huge roar like a lion that made everyone's ears ring, “Gather!”
About a thousand people hurriedly gathered around the burly and heavily bearded man.
With an expressionless face, the burly man introduced himself loudly, “I Xie Kuang, an elder of coaching and guidance. First of all, welcome to the Vermillion Bird Hall. You should already know that you are just a general intern for now.”
With clenched hands, of course, they all knew that when they were first accepted into the Mystical Sword Sect, they would start off by simply becoming general apprentices.
However, attributed to the word “umum” it does not taste good.
After seeing the facial expressions of the new apprentice, a satisfied smile appeared on Xie Kuang's face as he continued, “But you will have the opportunity to omit the word 'general' before your apprentice rank. Three days from now, there will be a test for you along with the new disciples from the White Tiger Hall, the Azure Dragon Hall, and the Onyx Tortoise Hall. If you graduate, you will be upgraded to a bronze apprentice, which gives you better care, and you will be able to cultivate in the Vermillion Bird Peak.”
“If you fail, you will continue to be a general apprentice and suffer in a public residence. Do you have faith in yourself?”
"Yes!" All the new apprentices let out a roar and were filled with fighting spirit and confidence.
They were all at most eighteen years old, and being accepted in the Mystical Sword Sect from various cities throughout the Blazing Sun Kingdom signified that they were all geniuses. Therefore, they were convinced that they were the only ones.
“Good, now we will assign your dormitory to you. Rest,” said Xie Kuang in a loud voice.
As soon as Lu Ming entered his room, he went to the Supreme Shrine and started cultivating.
For better treatment and more time to cultivate, it was very important for him to be upgraded to bronze rank in the examination three days from now.
No matter in which hall in their Mystical Sword Sect, apprentices were divided into several ranks, namely general rank, bronze, and silver.
Public internships are at the lowest level, and they are assigned with general and miscellaneous tasks. They were only allowed to cultivate after they had completed the task set by the sect management. They also received the worst treatment among the others.
The bronze apprentices were considered to be official apprentices of the Mystic Sword Sect, and the treatment given to them would definitely be better.
Silver apprentices were elite level apprentices. They are the best, powerful, powerful, and recognized. It is said that there is another rank above silver that is the gold apprentice.
However, the Gold apprentice was their own entity, and they were not part of any hall.
Each one of them were outstanding geniuses, and they were all allowed to cultivate in the secret core area of the entire sect. They were so respected that they were comparable to the head of the hall.
As powerful as they were, there were very few Gold disciples in the entire Mystical Sword Sect.
The Gold Ranking was very far off for Lu Ming at the moment, so he did not think too much about it. It was very important for him to upgrade first to become a Bronze apprentice.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
On the morning of the fourth day, more than a thousand people gathered once again at the training ground.
Xie Kuang was right in front while roaring with flaming eyes, “True, three days have passed, so his exam officially started, so, and it will be held at Bukit Tengah Malam a hundred kilometers from here.
“Let me warn you. The hills of Midnight were filled with demonic beasts and they were extremely dangerous. Dying there is common, so if you want to choose not to participate, stand now and I will immediately continue the sect exit plea!”
There was silence on the training ground because no one was standing.
The road of martial arts was not a stretch of roses, but rather a path filled with thorns, trials, and dangers. Everyone was mentally prepared as soon as they began this journey.
Furthermore, opting out meant leaving the Mystic Sword Sect as well! How could they leave after working so hard to be accepted into the Mystical Sword Sect?
If they chose to come out now, it would make them a laughingstock for a lifetime.
Xie Kuang's eyes swept across the place, and a smile of approval appeared on his face. He said, “Alright, since no one chose not to come, now follow me. We will gather with another hall and go to Midnight Hills.”
When he finished, Xie Kuang turned around and started running out with all the new disciples following.
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In the courtyard on the Vermillion Bird Peak, two shadows sat facing each other. One was Ning Feng, and the other was a smiling young man.
“Have you set her needs, Ning Feng?” the smiling young man asked.
A chill flashed across Ning Feng's face as he replied, “Don't worry, Brother Duanmu. Lu Ming will not come out of the test alive.”
"That's great. Most of the Duanmu Family disciples who took this test had seen his portrait, so when they met him in the hills, they would kill him.”
“Ning Feng, Young Master Lin is very attentive to Lu Ming, so if you do your part well, there will be benefits that you will obtain,” the young man from the Duanmu Family grinned as he said.
Ning Feng was overjoyed. He cupped his hands and replied, “I still need help from Brother Duanmu to praise me a little in front of Young Master Lin!”
“Haha, of course.”
