What Was a Sage
Yi Yun walked to the iron box, picked out a Primordial Arrow, and felt a chill run down his spine when he touched the shaft.
He planted his feet firmly on the ground, left hand in front, right hand behind, his right elbow pressing down on the shaft of the Primordial Arrow. He didn't choose to carry the Primordial Arrow on his shoulder, but actually intended to lift this thick divine arrow with both hands!
Qin the Bald is right. You have to hold the spear with the hilt, not carry it on your back.
"This kid!" Zhou Kui saw through Yi Yun's plan.
Lifting the Primordial Arrow is much more difficult than carrying it!
Taking a deep breath, a glint flashed in Yi Yun's eyes. He used his legs to drive his waist, transmitting power through his spine to his shoulders and hands. All his strength erupted at this moment.
Rise!
Yi Yun's muscles bulged, veins twisted, and he suddenly raised the Primordial Arrow in his hand!
It's ridiculously heavy!
Yi Yun could clearly feel the terrifying weight of the Primordial Arrow pulling at his arm muscles, giving him a feeling that it was about to break.
It's no wonder that the members of the Black Tortoise Legion were all defeated and killed when they raised the Primordial Arrow.
"That kid actually managed to lift it up!"
The members of the Black Tortoise Legion twitched slightly upon seeing this.
However, raising the Primordial Arrow is only the first step. The real challenge is to insert this divine arrow into the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall.
Yi Yun gripped the Primordial Arrow and slid his arm forward, all the way to the center of the Primordial Arrow!
Everyone saw that Yi Yun's arm was trembling slightly. This was because his muscles were protesting because they could not withstand the enormous pressure of the Primordial Arrow.
This proves that Yi Yun is nearing its limit.
A month ago, it would have been impossible for Yi Yun to wield such a Primordial Arrow.
But now...
Within Yi Yun's dantian, the power of qi and blood was slowly circulating. This was the Savage Power originating from Ancient Remnant Species!
The energy of the Ancient Remnant Species is extremely pure. When it is integrated into Yi Yun's blood and qi, it can transform Yi Yun and Marrow Cleansing!
The power that these Ancient Remnant Species bestowed upon Yi Yun began to continuously grow from the moment he leaped into the frog, slowly fusing into his very being.
"Go Yi brother!"
"Yi Yun, go!"
The members of the Brocade Dragon Guard clenched their fists, cheering for Yi Yun!
Yi Yun aimed at the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall, gritted his teeth, and suddenly burst forward!
With each step he took, the specially made floor tiles of the training ground trembled violently, and the Primordial Arrow in Yi Yun's hand instantly increased in speed.
Both hands suddenly pulled forward!
"Clang!"
With a Primordial Arrow slammed heavily against the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall. The immense recoil caused Yi Yun's tiger's mouth to tear open instantly, and his blood and qi surged throughout his body!
So hard!
This Purple Tungsten Steel Wall is incredibly hard.
The Primordial Arrow only managed a difficult breakthrough to a depth of half a foot, which was absolutely insufficient to leave Primordial Arrow embedded in the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall.
If you let go, the Primordial Arrow will fall!
Yi Yun's forehead as he gritted his teeth, took several steps back, and with a burst of strength, sent the Primordial Arrow flying again!
"Clang!"
With the second impact, Yi Yun seemed to hear the sound of his muscles tearing apart.
Not far away, everyone watched in horror as Yi Yun actually pierced the target twice with the Primordial Arrow.
But it failed both times!
The second impact was less powerful than the first, and although it increased the depth of the impact, it was still less than a foot.
At this point, Yi Yun had already strained his muscles and tendons and could no longer continue!
"Bang!"
The Primordial Arrow fell to the ground.
Yi Yun's arms were trembling slightly.
Practicing strength is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Although Yi Yun absorbed the power of the Ancient Remnant Species in the Desolate God Hall, Yi Yun was still somewhat inferior to those who had been training their strength for a long time and had been cleansed by medicine since childhood.
Especially for exceptional talents like Lin Xin Tong, the gap is even greater.
Yi Yun needs time to catch up!
"Weak!"
Qin the Bald's assessment can be summed up in one word!
This word is an evaluation of each of these one hundred people, including Yi Yun.
Yi Yun remained silent, knowing that his performance in terms of strength this time could only be considered average.
In terms of Movement Technique, he possesses Subtle Movement; in terms of strength, he has no hidden trump cards, relying solely on the training he received from the Flowing Silver Shirt. What reason does he have to be stronger than those prodigies?
The atmosphere became somewhat oppressive for a moment. After a long silence, Qin the Bald said, "Many years ago, when I was about your age, I came to Tai'a Divine City. My first training was this, and back then... I couldn't even plant a single Primordial Arrow!"
Qin the Bald's words made many teenagers raise their heads and look at this bald middle-aged man.
He was thin, with a scar on his face. Compared to usual, his expression was unusually less fierce and more nostalgic and tender.
Instructor Qin, was he also a trainee from the Tai'a Divine City back then?
Qin the Bald continued, "My results were quite disheartening, especially when I saw the records on the Sage's Grand Path about planting the Primordial Arrow."
Have you noticed this?
There were so many inscribed stone tablets along the Sage's Grand Path that the group couldn't see them all as they walked. They shook their heads.
Qin the Bald said, "There's a special record for planting Primordial Arrow in the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall. There are three requirements for leaving this record: first, the participant must be fifteen years old or younger; second, their cultivation level must be below the Origin Foundation Realm; and third, the Primordial Arrow time must be within a quarter of an hour. At that time... the person who left the record planted a total of one hundred and nine Primordial Arrow in the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall!"
One hundred and nine!?
Everyone gasped in shock upon hearing this number; it was simply outrageous!
They all felt an immense amount of pressure!
According to Qin the Bald's description, the person who planted 109 Primordial Arrow must have been at the Purple Blood Peak.
His cultivation level was higher than theirs, but not by much.
Many of them couldn't even lift the Primordial Arrow, let alone insert them, but this person managed to insert one hundred and nine!!
The difference is too great.
Looking at the dense marks on the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall, Yi Yun asked, "Instructor, I want to ask, how old was that person when they left these records?"
The staggering number 109 also shocked Yi Yun.
"At that time... he had just turned fourteen. Although the requirement for breaking the record could be raised to fifteen, many geniuses had already broken through to the Yuanji stage before the age of fifteen. The age limit of fifteen was prepared for some geniuses who started cultivating later..."
Fourteen years old...
Purple Blood Peak, fourteen years old!
Yi Yun is almost thirteen years old, and his cultivation level is at the early stage of Purple Blood. He still has more than a year to strive towards this goal...
Qin the Bald said, "Now, that record has been there for three thousand years, and it's still 109 strands. In these three thousand years, the closest we've come to that record is only 105 strands. And the person who left that record eventually became a sage..."
Do you know what the concept of a sage or saint is?
When the sages were mentioned, Qin the Bald showed a hint of reverence.
"Sages are the elite of the human race. In Tai'a Divine City, becoming a sage allows one to choose to stay in the city as an elder! Tai'a elders have certain authority to control the resources of Tai'a Divine City and can reside year-round on the 90th floor or above of the Central Divine Tower. The benefits are numerous!"
"The number of Tai'a Elders is only a handful. In history, the Tai'a Divine City never had more than ten Elders at its peak."
"And if we expand this to the entire Tai'a Divine Kingdom, including the royal family and reclusive powerful Lineage, the number of sages will naturally increase, but it won't be too many. Sages can live for more than ten thousand years, so if we calculate it this way, the entire Tai'a Divine Kingdom might not produce a sage even once every five hundred years!"
"But how many new recruits does Tai'a Divine City accommodate for special training each year?"
"As you know, the numbers are two thousand people a year, with each batch lasting six years. The usual number of young talents trained in Tai'a Divine City is consistently over twelve thousand."
"The Tai'a Divine City remains as solid as iron, but the trial participants come and go like flowing water! In six years, that's 12,000 people; in sixty years, it's 120,000; and in five hundred years? That's over a million!"
"Moreover, these people are all elites selected from all over the Tai'a Divine Kingdom! Among more than a million elites, there may not be even one sage! What does that probability mean?"
"People often say that so-and-so is exceptionally talented, a young sage! When assessing the level of genius, there are also so-called Xuan-rank Lord-level, Earth Tier Sage level, Heaven Tier Great Emperor level..."
"In reality, the probability of a genius who is called a young sage becoming a sage is still pitifully low. As for the young talents who are rated as Earth Tier Sage-level geniuses, they only have the hope of becoming sages. Whether they can actually become sages is another matter."
"Disaster!"
Qin the Bald's words left the young talents present speechless with astonishment.
A sage appears only once every five hundred years; even a million elites from the Tai'a Divine City might not be able to produce just one...
Qin Haotian, currently ranked first on both the Heaven Ranking and Earthly Rankings of Tai'a Divine City, is hailed as a young sage. Even for him, the probability of becoming a sage is probably only one percent...
The atmosphere in the arena fell silent for a moment. Qin the Bald wasn't afraid to dampen their enthusiasm. If their passion for martial arts were extinguished simply because of a bucket of cold water, then they were destined never to master martial arts.
Yi Yun pondered Qin the Bald's words. Back when Yi Yun was taking the test in the Tao Clan of Yunhuang, his score was - Profound Tier Fifth Grade!
That is, the level of Human Race Hegemon, while Lian Chengyu, Tao Yunxiao and others are only at the Yellow Rank, which is the level of Human Elite.
Even those who are rated as saintly geniuses may not actually become saints. I am only at the Lord-level, and even among Lord-level, my evaluation is not top-notch, so I am far from being a saint.
However, Yi Yun was not discouraged. How long had he been practicing martial arts?
It's been less than six months.
It's normal that he couldn't compare to those martial arts masters from prestigious families who started learning martial arts at the age of five or six after only six years of training.
Yi Yun's journey is still long! (To be continued~^~)