Chapter 42: Usual Failure, Sudden Success I
Chapter 42: Usual Failure, Sudden Success I
Ling Qiao dropped his head and scurried off into a corner.
A few of the elders frowned at this shrill display during such a formal proceeding.
Participating disciples, please come onstage one by one to insert your Battle Qi and supplement your Qi Ocean.” First Elder motioned with his hand to indicate the official start of the ceremony.
The Ling clan placed great emphasis on the annual assessment ceremony.
Someone came running panickily through the gates while yelling. Correct content is on f.ree w.e(b)nov el.c.om
This could only serve to severely impact the Ling clan’s morale.
First Elder’s words had succeeded in calming the crowd down.
“Let’s begin the ceremony!” announced First Elder with a commanding gesture.
“First Elder!
The courtyard exploded in a flurry of whispers and discussions.
What are you blindly shouting on about!” roared First Elder.
His voice rang out across the courtyard as loud as the drums. Correct content is on fr.eew eb novel..com
It stirred them greatly.
But for him to come running and shouting nonsense at this juncture in the ceremony was surely no coincidence.
In any case, at least Ling Yichen had already reached Battle Qi Level 6 Pinnacle and was poised to be the hope of the Ling clan’s future.
There was silence in the courtyard.
Who was it that was making such a fuss instead of behaving properly?
Our family’s heritage has stayed alive for a hundred years with our dignity never ceasing.
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The Ling clan’s gradual decline was self-evident and there wouldn’t be many participants capable of passing the assessment this round.
She waited for Second Elder to announce the order of participants according to the name list.
He had an even worse perspective of Ling Qiao now.
These words boiled the blood of the Ling clan’s disciples there.
It was an added source of pressure for the Ling elders.
Seeing as the atmosphere was very much different from what it was earlier, Ling Qiao’s disruptive outburst still bore an effect on the crowd.
Deafening drums boomed through the ancestral courtyard once more.
The yardstick by which to measure levels of innate talent depended on the brightness of the glow emitted from the monument—the brighter the glow, the higher the quantity of innate talent possessed.
However, in his heart, First Elder still help onto a shred of hope.
Three for the Qins, and four for the Luos!” cried Linq Qiao despondently.
“The ceremony has begun.
For hundreds of years, there had been many with good innate talents discovered through it, although their numbers had declined over the last few years.
It was unclear if his intention was for everyone in the courtyard to hear this message, but nevertheless his volume ensured they did.
First Elder!
Even if less of our disciples pass the assessment compared to the other clans, it does not signify defeat for us.
The expressions upon the faces of the participating disciples darkened.
The Ling clan will be able to rise again and reclaim our glory!” First Elder had managed to rebuke Ling Qiao and give a rousing speech of encouragement to all the Ling clan’s disciples at the same time.
The participants who were being assessed still felt a burdensome pressure grow in their hearts, though a looming shadow had been dispersed by the speech.
How dare this ignorant Ling Qiao come here to make such a fuss right before the ceremony was due to begin?
The stone monument assessed every participant’s Qi Ocean.
The Qins and the Luos both have had a good number of people pass their assessments.
“How would you know the exact number of people who passed in each family?
Ling Yichen’s return this time was due to his upcoming participation in the White Stone Academy entrance exam which greatly pleased the Ling elders.
The Ling family will stand tall regardless.
If the monument glowed whilst a participant inserted their Battle Qi, it signified that the innate talent possessed by that person was strong enough for them to pursue cultivation.
Oh, this is bad, this is bad!”
How is your behavior right now considered proper?” barked First Elder once he recognized the disrupter.
Was he stupid, or was he instructed to do so?
“Ling Qiao.
As First Elder knew this, he couldn’t help but feel anxious.
“First Elder, this is very bad.
“Ling Qiao!
The drums began to sound.
The surprised crowd turned to look at the running figure.
Ling Chunxi stood to the side, calmly holding Little White.
Comparing the number of participants who passed during the annual assessment ceremony was always a method of subtle competition between Shi Qu Town’s main family clans—the Lings, the Qins and the Luos.
Before the ceremony could proceed any further, there was a disruption.
It was bad enough that Ling Qiao was someone who did nothing but eat more than his fill and laze around in addition to being sly and gluttonous.
Second Elder was furious.
Second Elder was so upset, the blood drained from his face.
Even if you did, it’s none of our concern.
As expected, she was to be the last one assessed.
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