Wang Hao learned from Gao Changxian's account that the reason there are so few martial arts cultivators in the Heavenly Realm and Golden Core Realm now is because many people did not realize the importance of cultivating spiritual power and spiritual awareness back then.
This has resulted in 90% of people being stuck at the Great Perfection of Earth Realm and the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. However, Gao Changxian bluntly stated that it wouldn't be long before a wave of breakthroughs would occur in Tianxing.
At that time, the number of cultivators in the Heavenly Realm and Golden Core Realm will increase exponentially, and the legendary breakthroughs in martial arts and the Nascent Soul Realm also require strong spiritual power and spiritual awareness as support.
Gao Changxian looked at the shocked students and asked with a smile, "Now that everyone understands the importance of spiritual awareness, does anyone know how spiritual awareness can help you now?"
Everyone fell silent. Just now they said that spiritual sense could only be effective when one reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Could it be that a strong spiritual sense would also be helpful at the current level?
Seeing that everyone was silent, Wang Hao replied, "A strong spiritual sense can help cultivators comprehend different realms of understanding, such as the realm of sword intent or the realm of fist intent."
Gao Changxian's eyes lit up, and he asked, "What's your name?"
"Wang Hao."
Elder Gao Changxian looked enlightened and laughed loudly, "Before coming to the West Courtyard, your headmaster kept mentioning you to me, saying that you are a once-in-a-century genius in the West Courtyard, praising you to the skies."
"After arriving at the West Courtyard, he told me that you had already reached the initial stage of Sword Heart Clarity and showed off in front of me for a long time. At first, I didn't believe it, but now I believe it to some extent."
"Wang Hao, tell me, what level has your spiritual power reached? Is it already comparable to a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator?"
Gao Changxian's spiritual sense was incredibly powerful. When he made eye contact with the crowd earlier, he spread his spiritual power, and the students below dared not meet his gaze.
But Wang Hao remained calm and composed under his spiritual pressure. At that time, he felt that this person was not simple. After learning that it was Wang Hao, he was not surprised.
How could a young man who could cultivate the sword intent to the initial stage of Sword Heart Clarity at the age of twenty-two have weak spiritual power?
In fact, Wang Hao's spiritual power is not only comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but if we really want to measure it, it has reached the spiritual power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, comparable to some ordinary Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivators.
Moreover, he reached the Supreme Spiritual Realm during the Spiritual Awareness Realm, and he felt that his spiritual power had increased significantly. In addition, he had a spiritual awareness cultivation technique as an aid, which was an advantage that other cultivators could not possess.
Wang Hao certainly wouldn't tell the truth, but seeing everyone staring at him, he had no choice but to say somewhat cryptically, "Probably around the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."
As soon as she finished speaking, no one believed her. Qingran even glared at him, knowing that she had entered the Divine Power Hall to cultivate so many times before her spiritual power was comparable to that of the Foundation Establishment stage.
Xiang Yuantong was even more skeptical, so he laughed and said, "Wang Hao, anyone can talk big. I would even dare to say that my spiritual power is comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator, but who would believe that?"
"Believe it or not, whatever makes you happy." Wang Hao didn't even bother to look at him, completely indifferent.
Since no one believed him, he was too lazy to explain. In Wang Hao's opinion, it was not a big deal anyway.
Moreover, he didn't want everyone to know his true strength. If he performed too well, it would only attract jealousy, and the Li family might send a master of the Earth Realm to assassinate him.
Hearing Wang Hao's words, Xiang Yuantong felt even more that Wang Hao was bragging. If that was the case, why not take this opportunity to embarrass him in front of everyone?
Xiang Yuantong chuckled, clasped his hands in a fist salute, bowed to Elder Gao Changxian, and said with a smile, "Elder, I propose that all the students present undergo a test before entering the Divine Power Hall."
“Spiritual power and mental power are essentially the same, so by using a testing instrument for mental power, we can definitely measure the strength of spiritual power and see who is the real genius.”
Elder Gao Changxian agreed with Xiang Yuantong's suggestion. He also wanted to take this opportunity to see just how strong the young prodigies of the West Courtyard were, and how much of a gap they had compared to those of the Inner Courtyard.
Soon, a sophisticated instrument was brought up, placed on an iron frame, and stood in front of the temple gate.
This instrument combines modern technology with cultivation array patterns. It can test both mental strength and spiritual awareness, and convert spiritual awareness into a level of mental strength for easy measurement.
Vice Dean Yang Xuan looked at the nine young students below and smiled, "Everyone must give it your all in this test. Only in this way can Elder Gao Changxian better guide you."
“Youzhi, you’re the oldest, so you go first and set an example for the younger students.”
"Okay."
Youzhi was very confident in his spiritual power. Nine years ago, he became an outer disciple of the West Courtyard with the highest score among the new students. He had twelve opportunities each year to enter the Divine Power Hall to cultivate his spiritual power.
Nine years have allowed his spiritual power to reach an extremely powerful level.
Youzhi was physically strong, with bronze muscles all over his body. He walked up to the white testing machine and placed his palm in a groove.
"Whoosh!"
On the surface of the testing instrument, rings of light patterns appeared, and then a wavy line appeared on the display screen next to it, layer upon layer, until it stopped at the twenty-fourth layer.
Youzhi wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at her results, and felt very satisfied, letting out a hearty laugh.
"As expected of the senior brother, his spiritual power is so strong, equivalent to the spiritual power of the 24th level."
"It is said that the eldest brother is also skilled in both weapon crafting and beast taming. He is a second-grade weapon crafter and a second-grade beast tamer. His spiritual power is strong, which is quite remarkable."
Elder Gao Changxian nodded and said, "It's quite impressive that you've cultivated your spiritual power to this level before the age of thirty. If you calm down..."
"If you devote all your energy to weapon crafting or beast taming, you will surely become a powerful weapon crafter or beast tamer in the future."
Elder Gao Changxian's words seemed to be praising Youzhi, but at the same time they were also a stern criticism of him. After all, everyone could see Youzhi's talent. If he had focused on cultivating the Tao...
He must have already broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage. If he had focused on weapon crafting, he would definitely have reached the level of a third-grade weapon crafter. If he had focused on beast taming, he would definitely have reached the level of a third-grade beast tamer.
However, Youzhi happens to have high talent in all three areas, but she wants to cultivate in each one, which leads to her being neither good enough nor bad enough in any of them. She is like a half-full bottle that makes a lot of noise.
Youzhi understood Elder Gao Changxian's profound meaning, and humbly asked, "Elder, which path should I take in the future?"
Elder Gao Changxian said, "The path you choose is up to you. I can only offer some advice. If you intend to continue cultivating, then you must give up other things."
"With your talent, the intermediate-level relic exploration exam held by the Inner Academy early next year should give you a chance to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage and become an Inner Academy disciple."
Upon hearing the "Intermediate Relics Exploration Exam," Youzhi's eyes lit up. Not only him, but also Qingran, Yanqin, and several other senior students who had been at the Burning Lamp Academy for several years all became excited.
Finally, the news of the intermediate-level ruins exploration exam arrived.
Elder Gao Changxian thought for a moment and continued, "If you want to pursue the path of weapon crafting or beast taming, you can enter the inner courtyard to cultivate. I can introduce you to the corresponding elders as your teachers. Youzhi, what do you plan to choose?"
Youzhi clenched her fists, as if she had already made a decision, and smiled, "Reporting to the elder, I have always wanted to become a powerful cultivator. If I wanted to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, I had the opportunity to do so four years ago."
"The reason I've been studying beast taming and weapon crafting for the past four years is because I'm waiting for the intermediate-level relic exploration exam next year. So, at the beginning of next year, I want to enter the intermediate-level relic exam in my strongest condition."
Elder Gao Changxian was slightly surprised, and a look of exasperation appeared on his face. He said, "You've been delaying your breakthrough to the Earth Realm because you want to wait for next year's intermediate-level relic exploration exam?"
“That’s right, that’s exactly what I think,” Youzhi said with a smile.
Breaking through the Foundation Establishment and Earth Realm is a very difficult task. Therefore, the six academies hold a preliminary relic exploration exam every two years, which is an exam that all academy students must participate in.
The so-called beginner-level ruins exploration exam is actually an entrance exam for higher education. Only students who have reached the Great Perfection of the Profound Realm and the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Realm are qualified to participate.
Within the primary ruins, students from various academies can not only obtain a large amount of precious cultivation resources, but also undergo brutal trials.
Many students who were stuck at the Great Perfection of the Profound Realm and the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Realm were able to break through their limitations through this experience and reach the Earth Realm or the Foundation Establishment Realm, becoming inner students of their respective academies.
The beginner-level ruins exploration exam is held every two years, and only martial artists and cultivators at the Great Perfection level can participate.
However, the intermediate-level relic exploration exam is held only once every ten years, and only the top ten students from the six major inner and outer academies can participate, making the opportunity even more precious and the benefits even greater.
These so-called ruins are naturally those places deep within the celestial star, divided into different areas according to their danger level, places where danger and opportunity coexist.
Wang Hao glanced at Qing Ran and Yan Qin, thinking to himself, "No wonder only one of the top freshmen in the West Academy over the past ten years broke through to the inner academy for further study. It turns out the others were waiting for the intermediate-level relic exploration exam."
At the same time, Wang Hao was also considering whether he should try to get a spot, since if he missed this opportunity, he would have to wait another ten years.
"Ju Hailan's mental strength is comparable to the nineteenth level."
Ju Hailan was quite satisfied with her spiritual power. Although it was not as strong as Youzhi's, it was still much stronger than that of many older Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The third student to be tested on spiritual power was the top freshman six years ago, named Rao Yingting, who is now twenty-six years old.
“Rao Yingting’s mental strength is comparable to the fifteenth level.”
The fourth student to test his spiritual power was Xiang Yuantong, who was the top freshman four years ago and is now twenty-seven years old.
"Xiang Yuantong's spiritual power is comparable to the seventeenth level."
The fifth student to be tested on spiritual power was Xue Ling, who was the top freshman a year ago and is now twenty-three years old.
"Xue Ling's mental strength is comparable to the thirteenth level."
The sixth student to be tested on spiritual power was Qingran, the top freshman three years ago, who is now twenty-four years old.
"Qingran's spiritual power is comparable to the twenty-second level."
Looking at her results, Qingran smiled. She hadn't expected that her spiritual power would increase by another level recently.
The seventh student to be tested on spiritual power was Yan Qin, who was the top freshman two years ago and is now twenty-two years old.
"Yan Qin, mental strength level 20."
The eighth student to be tested on spiritual power was Si Jingjun, who was the top freshman five years ago and is now twenty-one years old.
"Si Jingjun, it's your turn to test your spiritual power!" Elder Gao Changxian said with a smile.
Si Jingjun's background is not simple. Her background seems to be closely related to the only Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator, and there are also rumors that she has an ambiguous relationship with Li Xu.
However, she herself has not come forward to explain these things, and everyone has taken her behavior as an admission, even though she is only twenty-one years old.
However, she is recognized as the number one in the outer courtyard of the West Courtyard, and even Qingran and Yanqin are far from being her match.
Wang Hao was also very curious about this top-ranked person who was full of scandals but could never be seen, so he turned his gaze over.
Si Jingjun wore an ordinary white robe without any embellishment, looking very plain. If she stood in a crowd, you would not notice her at all.
However, once you notice her, you will definitely be attracted by her beauty and temperament, and you can only sigh that such a woman does not belong to the human world, but is like a fairy descended to earth.
Wang Hao couldn't find a single flaw in her; she seemed almost too perfect to be real. She was neither as cold as Qing Ran nor as quirky as Yan Qin.
It was an ethereal, otherworldly quality that made one want to admire from afar but not approach. Wang Hao had only seen this quality in his previous life when he first met Zi Yue.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Si Jingjun walked to the testing instrument, stretched out a slender hand, and placed it in the groove on the instrument.
"Whoosh!"
Instantly, rings of light appeared, radiating an increasingly bright glow, until they reached twenty-six rings before slowly coming to a stop.
The students below were almost all petrified, stunned and speechless.
"At only twenty-one years old, his spiritual power is comparable to that of a twenty-sixth-level spiritual power." Even though Elder Gao Changxian was already mentally prepared, he was still shocked.
“The younger generation of students is getting stronger with each generation; we are all getting old,” Vice Dean Yang Xuan sighed.
Yan Qin seemed a little unhappy, staring at Si Jingjun and muttering under her breath, "That's really perverted."
Originally, both she and Qingran had spiritual power above the twentieth level, which was quite excellent, but compared with Si Jingjun, they were immediately far inferior.
At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to Wang Hao, as he was now the only one who had not yet been tested by the testing equipment.
Xiang Yuantong stared at Wang Hao and sneered, "Didn't someone boast about himself earlier? Why isn't he moving now? Are you scared? Hahaha."
Ning Fei snorted coldly and said, "You actually believe his boasting? Do you really think his talent can compare to Senior Sister Si's?"
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