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The Talent That Rivalled the Founder

H-H-He really did it! He actually managed to take 100 steps and reach the silver tree!"

The Sect Elders watching the examination from afar were all speechless with Yusri's perfect appearance.

"What happened to the silver tree? Why did it turn into gold? This is not the case even when the founder reaches 100 steps— at least it is not recorded!"

"Forget about the tree! We have another miracle that rivals our founder in terms of talent! We should inform Sect Master and Grandfather about this as soon as possible! We can't let such talent leave our grasp!"

The Sect Elders there then rushed out to look for the Sect Master and Great Elders.

Meanwhile, back in the examination room, after crossing the silver pond and reaching the silver tree that had suddenly turned into a golden tree, Yusri calmly walked back to the other participants before approaching the Sect Elder.

"I only need to take 75 steps to receive the special jade slip, right?" Yusri asked the Sect Elder, not even caring about his achievement of 100 steps which put him on the same level as their founder.

"T-T-That's right..." The Sect Elder had almost forgotten how to speak after experiencing this shocking event.

After panicking for a while, the Sect Elder finally managed to take out the white-colored jade slip and handed it to Yusri with trembling hands.

"H-This is it..." The Sect Elder lowered his body and offered a special jade slip to Yusri, acting almost like a servant before his master.

"Thank you," Yusri received the white-colored jade slip before throwing it into his spatial ring with the rest of the special jade slip.

After storing the white-colored jade slip, Yusri turned to the gate and started walking towards it.

"W-Wait a minute! Where are you going?" The Sect Elder suddenly stopped him.

"Huh? Didn't I pass this exam?" Yusri responded with a dumbfounded voice. Ever since he passed this test, he would obviously go to the next test.

"You're gonna take the next test? That won't be necessary." The Sect Elder shook his head and continued, "You are the only person other than the Founder of the Dragon Essence Temple who has reached 100 steps in this place, meaning your talent rivals that of our Founder. You no longer need to participate in the next test because you will be accepted into the sect regardless of the result."

"I don't need to take the next test...?" Yusri raised his eyebrows. How else would he obtain the final special jade slip and enter the Dragon Shrine?

After a moment of silence, Yusri spoke, "Even if I pass now, I still want to participate in the final exam. Besides, I've come this far. It wouldn't feel good if I stopped here without finishing it. Furthermore, I do this mostly for the experience, and I don't want to lose that feeling."

"Doing this for experience...?" The Sect Elder looked at Yusri with a surprised expression on his face.

However, after pondering for a moment, he found some sense in Yusri's words. After all, no one in the fifth level Spirit Warrior realm would be willing to waste their time in this place unless they did it for some other purpose.

"If you insist on continuing the exam, please. I'm not going to stop you if that's what you really want. Remember that whatever the outcome, you will still be qualified to become a disciple in our Dragon Essence Temple." The Sect Elder reminded Yusri before releasing him.

"Thank you," Yusri nodded his head, and he proceeded to the next test shortly afterwards.

Meanwhile, somewhere inside the Dragon Essence Temple, the Sect Master and Great Elders were gathered in the audience room, where the other Sect Elders had been watching the disciple exam.

"Are you sure? That someone from the examination managed to cross the Evaluation Pool and reach 100 steps, even making the silver tree turn into gold?" The Sect Master of the Dragon Essence Temple, Long Yijun, asked the Sect Elders there with a serious expression on his face.

"Look at yourself, Sect Master. The golden tree."

The Sect Elders pointed at the treasure projecting the area for the third exam, and there was a clear golden tree in the projection.

"Hmmm..." Long Yijun fell silent and began to ponder with a deep frown on his face.

"Perk this participant... What's name?"

A short white-haired old man and a short beard suddenly asked.

The Sect Elders turned to look at the Grand Elder who had just spoken, and one of them said, "He calls himself 'Yusri', but we're not sure if it's his surname or his given name. Furthermore, he was already at the fifth level Spirit Warrior realm."

"Huh? Name Yusri? And he was a fifth level Spirit Warrior?" The old man looked at the Sect Elders with a dazed face.

"Is something wrong, Elder Xuan?" Long Yijun noticed his strange reaction and asked him.

After being silent for a moment, Elder Xuan suddenly burst into laughter for a minute before speaking, "There is no need to investigate this individual. I know him."

"What's? Do you know this guy?"

Everyone in the room looked at him with shocked expressions on their faces.

Elder Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, she's my granddaughter— Xuan's friend Wuhan. He sent me a message not long ago about someone very talented and named Yusri who might visit our Dragon Essence Temple in the future and treat it well."

"Yuan Core Disciple Friend?"

The Sect Elders did not know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this news, since they had spent the whole day ruffling their heads trying to figure out Yusri's identity and whether he was a spy or not just to find out that he was related to the Xuan Family.