Who Had Won His Favor?

This was nothing strange. After all, Yang Chen was a famously worthless piece of trash in the Yang Lineage.

Suddenly being watched by so many eyes, Yang Chen remained utterly calm. With his hands behind his back, he acted as though he had not seen those gazes at all.

Yang Jinhe also turned his eyes toward Yang Chen, but he did not linger for long before speaking. "Alright, the ceremony officially begins!"

Immediately after, Yang Jinhe's old servant opened his mouth and shouted, "Yang Wanyou!"

"Here!"

The youth named Yang Wanyou ran forward in high spirits.

He glanced at the boulder marked three hundred pounds, rubbed his hands together, then tightly embraced the three-hundred-pound boulder and raised it high above his head.

At this sight, quite a few Yang Lineage elders nodded.

"Three hundred pounds. Yang Wanyou, Body Refining Realm First Level Late Stage!" the old servant shouted.

One hundred pounds marked the Body Refining Realm First Level, while four hundred pounds marked the Body Refining Realm Second Level. After that, every additional three hundred pounds meant an increase of one level.

Next, the second Yang Lineage member stepped forward for the assessment.

This also prompted many elders who had come to watch to begin discussing among themselves.

"I secretly tested my kid before. Lifting five hundred pounds is no problem for my kid now. Five hundred pounds, hehe, that's Body Refining Realm Second Level martial cultivation. This time around, my kid is destined to soar into the heavens and become a Dragon Among Men!" the elder of that family said excitedly.

"What's so impressive about five hundred pounds? My kid can lift a six-hundred-pound boulder!"

At the same time, many outsiders were also swiftly observing the Yang Lineage geniuses eligible for marriage alliances.

To them, finding a few Yang Lineage geniuses to marry into their families would pay off once those geniuses grew up and became the Yang Lineage's rulers.

As for Yang Jinhe, the Yang Family Patriarch, he had already left early and arrived at a pavilion on higher ground, where he was receiving an honored guest. Likewise, the Yang Lineage's Elders, from the Grand Elder to the Ninth Elder, were all seated there, showing just how distinguished this guest was.

The honored guest was a white-bearded old man clad in a black robe. Was he not Li Youyan, whom Yang Chen had met before?

Li Youyan and Yang Jinhe, the Yang Family Patriarch, sat across from each other in their chairs, chatting pleasantly.

"Brother Li, what do you think of this genius from our Yang Lineage? His name is Yang Heng, and he will be coming on shortly. His strength lies in Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Martial Arts, but Brother Li, do not underestimate his martial cultivation. I believe Yang Heng has likely made another breakthrough in martial cultivation over these past two months. He should have reached the Body Refining Realm Third Level," Yang Jinhe said probing.

From the bottom of his heart, Yang Jinhe was still curious about which genius of their Yang Lineage Li Youyan had taken a liking to.

Thus, he tested him several times in succession.

Yet Li Youyan's expression remained much the same. None of the geniuses Yang Jinhe pointed out seemed to catch his interest.

When Yang Heng was mentioned, Li Youyan's expression remained unchanged. He slowly savored his tea and casually said, "Oh!"

Seeing Li Youyan's utterly uninterested face, Yang Jinhe did not know whether to laugh or cry. He truly had no idea which Yang Lineage genius Li Youyan had set his sights on.

And Li Youyan had no intention of bringing it up at all.

At this time, the assessment was still ongoing.

Just as Yang Jinhe had said, it was Yang Heng's turn next.

"Yang Heng!"

When his name was called, Yang Heng curled his lips into a smile. After giving Yang Chen a meaningful glance, he strode forward and arrived at the center.

The one-hundred-pound, two-hundred-pound, and three-hundred-pound boulders were all completely ignored by Yang Heng.

Clearly, Yang Heng's capabilities could not be measured by a mere three-hundred-pound boulder.

This made many of those watching the assessment involuntarily suck in a breath.

"He's already reached the five-hundred-pound boulder, and Yang Heng still doesn't plan to stop. Could he possibly lift an even heavier one?"

"Hard to say. Yang Heng has always been an exceptionally outstanding genius."

Seeing Yang Heng perform so well, Sun Qiaomei among the crowd pondered carefully. She was considering whether she should choose Yang Heng as her husband.

In the end, Yang Heng fixed his gaze on a seven-hundred-pound boulder.

"Seven hundred pounds!"

"Heavens, could Yang Heng already be at the Body Refining Realm Third Level?"

Seven hundred pounds represented that Yang Heng had entered the Body Refining Realm Third Level.

Amid everyone's confusion, Yang Heng gathered strength in both hands, seized the boulder, and smoothly raised it above his head in one breath. After holding it for three seconds, he seemed not to have used his full strength yet. He threw the seven-hundred-pound boulder onto the ground, kicking up clouds of dust with astonishing force.

At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded.

It had to be said that, so far, Yang Heng's result was the best.

The old servant also revealed a satisfied smile. "Yang Heng, Body Refining Realm Third Level Early Stage. Outstanding performance!"

Receiving the approval of Yang Jinhe's old servant was also something worth being proud of. Yang Heng became even more jubilant, glancing at Gu Mingyue like a proud little rooster. He seemed to be telling Gu Mingyue just how foolish she had been not to choose him.

Unfortunately, Gu Mingyue's gaze had never shifted away. She had been watching Yang Chen all along.

"Damn it." Yang Heng gritted his teeth in fury. "Gu Mingyue, you'll soon find out just what kind of blind dog eyes you have!"

It had to be said that Yang Heng's appearance undoubtedly drove this assessment to its climax. Whether it was because of Yang Heng's stimulation or something else, the Yang Lineage youths assessed afterward, even if their results were inferior to Yang Heng's, were not far behind.

Moreover, several of the main attractions had, quite coincidentally, been placed near the end.

Speaking of these main attractions, Yang Jinhe, the Yang Family Patriarch, could not help probing again. "The next one to be assessed is named Yang Wu. He is one of several of our Yang Lineage's most outstanding geniuses. At only thirteen years old, he has already reached the Body Refining Realm Fourth Level Peak, more than twice as strong as his younger brother Yang Heng. He is a fine seedling of our Yang Lineage, haha."

As he spoke of Yang Wu, Yang Jinhe's face was also full of pride.

After all, Yang Wu was one of the most outstanding members of the Yang Lineage's younger generation.

"Oh? Body Refining Realm Fourth Level Peak? That is rather good." Li Youyan nodded.

By rights, Yang Jinhe should have been delighted to hear Li Youyan call him good. Yet Yang Jinhe still could not detect any satisfied expression on Li Youyan's face. Clearly, the genius Li Youyan admired was not Yang Heng, nor was it Yang Wu.

What was going on?

Yang Jinhe was thoroughly baffled.

What exactly was Li Youyan's purpose in coming to the Yang Lineage?

Which Yang Lineage genius had this distinguished expert of the Spiritual Martial Realm taken a liking to?

Yang Jinhe felt rather awkward. He had introduced nearly every genius in the Yang Lineage, from top to bottom, to Li Youyan, yet Li Youyan's expression had remained much the same each time, leaving him at a loss.

In the end, who had won Li Youyan's favor?