DRAGON EMPEROR
CHAPTER 29 Attractive Gifts
Lu Ming followed the others as they exited the sect and headed towards the Midnight Hill.
With a thousand apprentices running down the street at the same time, it caused dust and dirt to constantly rumble along the way.
There was a distance of hundreds of kilometers between the Mystical Sword Sect and the Midnight Hill. Although most of them were blood meridian martial artists with a fairly high cultivation level, running a hundred kilometers still made them sweat and pant like dogs.
Even so, Lu Ming was still fine. Even though he was a little breathless, he had yet to reach the limit of his ability.
When the apprentice Vermillion Bird Hall arrived at Midnight Hills, the people from the White Tiger Hall were already there, and there were 1,500 people in total, he said, about 500 more of them were from the Vermilion Bird Hall.
The White Tiger Hall had grown stronger over the years, and unabashedly they were the strongest of the four halls, so they also had the most apprentices who chose to enter the White Tiger Hall.
“Alright, rest, everyone!” Xie Kuang shouted.
The apprentices of the Vermilion Bird Hall took their places, sat down, and began mediation to recover their breath.
It's thundering!
The earth rumbled as the Azure Dragon Hall and Onyx Turtle Hall arrived soon after.
According to Lu Ming's observation, the Azure Dragon Hall had 1,300 people. The Onyx Tortoise Hall had 1,200 people, so the Vermillion Bird Hall only had 1,000 people.
The combined number is 5,000 people.
Holy hooch! Holy hooch!
An air-piercing whistle sounded from the silhouettes of some people flying towards them at an alarming speed. Yes, they flew without boarding any flying beasts.
“It is a Leader Realm powerhouse!” a startled cry sounded, and everyone looked enviously towards the sky.
Lu Ming also looked at the sky with envy with a hint of longing.
Who wouldn't want to fly like an eagle, looking down at mountains and valleys?
“I will reach that place someday!” Lu Ming clenched his hands tightly.
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The three silver-robed white-haired old men swooped down at an incredible speed, and it only took three breaths to reach above everyone's heads where they remained hovering in the air just like that.
They were the Silver-robed Elders of the Mystical Sword Sect.
Upon his arrival, the Silver-robed Elder in the middle spoke in a loud voice, “Now, I will announce the rules of his exam.
“This time, we have placed metal pieces on some demonic beasts in the Midnight Hill. This piece of metal will have 1, 2, 5, and 10 dots engraving.
“There are 5,000 one-point pieces distributed among First Class Level monsters up to Grade Six Level One.”
“2,000 pieces 2 points on a Class Seven First to Grade Nine monster.”
“400 pawns 5 points and 200 pawns 10 points on Second Level First Level monsters to Third Level.”
“You need ten points to pass the exam and be upgraded to a Bronze apprentice. You have twenty days before we return to this place to harvest your results.”
“Ten points more?” Lu Ming's eyes flickered.
Ten points might not look like much, but it was very difficult to collect because the demonic beasts had a different power scale than ordinary beasts.
First Level demon beasts were equated with Warrior Realm martial artists, while Second Level demon beasts were equated with Master Realm martial artists.
Each Level was divided into nine Classes and was no different from a Realm martial artist.
Pieces of 5 and 10 points were available from Second Level monsters, far beyond the reach of an ordinary novice.
Those who had cultivation under the Realm Master could only obtain 1 point and 2 points pieces of metal.
Based on the numbers given by the Silver-robed Elder, everything was taken. In total, 5,000 pieces of 1 point, 2,000 pieces of 2 points, and including pieces of 5 points and 10 points only amounted to 13,000 points.
If 13,000 points were divided by ten, that would mean that on average only 1,300 apprentices could pass the examination.
“Also, there will be a good gift. The first place would earn 5,000 sect contribution points and the Spirit Condensing Fruit.
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“The second place will get 4,000 sect contribution points.
“The third place will get 3,000 sect contribution points.
“Fourth to tenth place will get 1,000 sect contribution points.
“Eleventh to hundredth place will be given the corresponding award. Lastly, I might as well tell you that there is actually a 500-point metal piece on a demonic beast that you can find. Well, it's all for the sake of the rules. Rest and continue your journey.”
Chaos erupted right after the Silver-robed Elder finished his announcement. The chat is mostly about how exciting the prize is.
The contribution points of the Mystical Sword sect were used to exchange anything from pills, spiritual weapons, and martial arts techniques to gems, treasures, and more.
A single sect contribution point was equivalent to a hundred taels of silver. The reward for first place was 5,000 sect contribution points, which was equivalent to 500,000 taels of silver.
Who wouldn't want that?
“Fruit Spirit Condensing!”
To Lu Ming, the fruit was as attractive as sect contribution points.
For an ordinary martial artist, the normal use of a Spirit Condensing Fruit was to condense Essential Qi to improve their cultivation.
However, it was more than it meant to Lu Ming.
To cultivate the Second Stage True War Dragon Technique to achieve condensation of Essential Qi which was twice as thick, required some rare and precious materials. One of the most precious was the Spirit Condensing Fruit.
'I must obtain that Spirit Condensing Fruit!'
Lu Ming's eyes shone like the sun.
Besides him, some strong talents among the 5,000 people also showed the same burning desire.
“You're Lu Ming, aren't you?” A clear and sharp voice sounded.
There was a girl around fifteen or sixteen years old with her hair tied back. He looked gallant with a sword on his back, and he was wearing a fencing uniform that hugged the body showing off his curves in the right place.
"Who are you?" Lu Ming frowned as he looked at the girl. He did not know her even though he recognized her. Was he also sent by the Duanmu Family?
The young lady smiled as if she felt her hesitation. “Lu Ming, my name is Feng Wu. Big brother Mu Lan sent me to look for you.”
“Mu Lan!” Lu Ming's eyes twinkled. He lowered his vigilance and asked, “There can I help you, Miss Feng Wu?”
“Sister Mu Lan sent me to cooperate with you just in case the Duanmu Family tried something funny in the exam. What the hell are you saying? How about we work together?” replied Feng Wu.
Lu Ming thought about it and nodded. "All right!"
He had complete confidence in Mu Lan. Moreover, he was still new to the Mystical Sword Sect, so he was unfamiliar with the things that were going on. Therefore, Lu Ming thought that by cooperating with others, he could know more.
"That's great! There are three others on our team. I'll introduce you.”
Feng Wu smiled. He turned around and walked as Lu Ming followed behind him.
Three young men were leaning against a huge rock.
“Everything, let me introduce you to our newest member, Lu Ming.” Feng Wu pointed towards Lu Ming and introduced him to the three young men.
He then pointed to the two who were thinner and said, “Lu Ming, this is Zhou Hao and Zhou Xu.”
Both Zhou Hao and Zhou Xu nodded indifferently as a form of greeting.
“Lu Ming, this is Yuan Chong,” Feng Wu pointed to a rather handsome young man and handed it to Lu Ming.
“Feng Wu, why did you put just anyone into our team? We don't need a slow person,” Yuan Chong's taunts as soon as Feng Wu is done.
