"Tianming, it's your first time here, so let me explain the rules of the Young Emperor Trial. Knowing them well will also help you when you attempt the challenge again later."
"I'll trouble Imperial Tutor Li, then." Li Tianming replied politely.
"No trouble." Li Muyun began explaining. "The Young Emperor Tower has six floors, corresponding to six trial stages. You challenge them from the bottom upward. Clearing all of them counts as successfully passing the challenge."
"What exactly is being tested?" Li Tianming asked.
Li Muyun smiled faintly. "That is precisely what makes the Young Emperor Trial difficult. It gives no one the chance to prepare beforehand. The assessment content is completely unfixed; every stage is random and filled with unknown trials."
"If the content isn't fixed, then what do I need to do for it to count as clearing a stage?" Li Tianming asked in confusion.
Li Muyun explained, "Although the content is unfixed, the clearing conditions are the same. First, find and reach the tower core of the corresponding floor. Second, carry five Astral God Origins on your person."
"Five Astral God Origins? Where do these five Astral God Origins come from?" Li Tianming asked.
"Simple. Defeat the other challengers and beat them into Astral God Origins!" Li Muyun answered.
Li Tianming pondered, "So, on top of clearing the stages, there is also confrontation and rivalry between challengers? That makes the variables even greater."
"Yes. Moreover, passing the Young Emperor Trial is not merely about gaining the status of a Young Emperor disciple. Another equally important point is the resources and fortunes within the Young Emperor Tower. Within the tower core of every floor are 'Emperor's Inheritances' left behind by powerful figures of the Heavenly Emperor Sect since ancient times—meritorious ancestors who rendered immortal service to the Heavenly