Target: One Thousand Two Hundred Jin

"Haha, Yang Chen, how much of a coward are you? You're so scared of a mere Coming-of-Age Ceremony that you don't dare to take it? You even need Second Master Yang to speak up for you?" Yang Heng stood to the side, mocking him. He was eagerly anticipating Yang Chen's embarrassment later.

Yang Chen ignored Yang Heng this time. In fact, everyone, including himself, was anticipating the result from him.

So, let him let the results speak for themselves.

At this moment, results were more convincing than anything else.

He was also surprised that Second Master Yang spoke up for him; he hadn't expected it at all. It made him want to laugh and cry. Knowing that Second Master Yang didn't know his martial cultivation, he realized that this was entirely for his own good. His heart felt warm, and he was already preparing to repay Second Master Yang.

After all, it took courage to speak up for him in such a setting.

If he failed the assessment, he would truly be expelled from the household registry.

At this moment, Second Master Yang was still negotiating with Yang Jinhe in the pavilion, and at least his eyes were filled with pleading.

"Clan Head, you can't give up on a pill refining genius just because of this," Second Master Yang said, burning with anxiety.

"Second Elder Yang, theoretically, as an outsider, I shouldn't speak. However, I actually think that letting Yang Chen try might exceed your expectations," Li Youyan said with a slight smile. He thought to himself that the Yang Family had hidden Yang Chen quite deeply; even a Second Elder didn't know Yang Chen's true background.

From his understanding of Yang Chen, that kid would never be as incapable of cultivating martial arts as the Yang Family claimed.

Second Master Yang was a bit stunned.

Why was Li Youyan interfering at this moment?

Yang Jinhe had been somewhat inclined to agree with Second Master Yang, but with Li Youyan's interjection, he was even more in a difficult position. He said expressionlessly, "Second Elder, let's not bring this up again."

"But..." Second Master Yang was unwilling.

At this moment, Fourth Master Yang, standing nearby, said gently, "Second Brother, no need to rush. Let this kid try."

"Fourth Brother, what are you doing..." Second Master Yang was at a loss.

He knew that Fourth Master Yang usually had the best relationship with him. How could he not speak up for him today?

Fourth Master Yang chuckled, "Second Brother, listen to Fourth Brother's advice. Perhaps the outcome won't be too disappointing?"

Others didn't know Yang Chen's strength, but he knew it better than anyone else.

For Yang Chen to fail the assessment would be a huge joke.

He just wanted to say that Yang Chen being ranked behind Yang Wu was truly unfortunate for Yang Wu.

Eighth Master Yang knew that persisting further was meaningless, so he could only sigh and say, "Alright, the fortunes of the younger generation will depend entirely on themselves."

He had done all he could, but he couldn't resolve this matter. There was no point in him interfering further. Of course, his mind was made up; even if Yang Chen was expelled from the household registry, he would find a way to bring Yang Chen back. He would never give up on such a pill refining genius.

Yang Jinhe waved his hand, "Continue the assessment!"

"Yang Chen, just give up this time, haha. Even Second Master Yang can't protect you. What's the point of you trying to hold on?" Yang Heng sneered.

Yang Chen didn't even glance at Yang Heng and walked straight forward.

The hundred-jin boulder...

Yang Chen didn't even look at it, directly ignoring it.

Next, the two-hundred-jin boulder, the three-hundred-jin boulder.

Yang Chen paid no heed and moved forward, heading straight for the thousand-jin boulder, just like Yang Wu.

This stunned many people.

"What is Yang Chen doing?"

"I don't know. Could he have gone crazy from being pushed too hard?"

"Yang Chen loves to show off. Every time he acts like a clown, it seems to increase his presence. I wonder what embarrassing spectacle he'll create this time."

In everyone's eyes, Yang Wu did that with confidence, but when Yang Chen did it, it became pretense. A notoriously useless person actually walked towards the thousand-jin boulder; what else could that be if not pretense?

"Haha, it seems Yang Chen won't rest until he stirs up trouble at this Yang Family Coming-of-Age Ceremony."

"Disgraceful."

"Is Yang Chen still pretending at this point? Can he even move the thousand-jin boulder?"

"I doubt he can even move a hundred-jin boulder."

"You're right. Yang Chen isn't even at the first level of Body Refining Realm. How could he possibly move a hundred-jin boulder?"

Listening to their discussions, the one most angered was undoubtedly Yang Caidie in the crowd.

Yang Caidie was famously protective of Yang Chen and couldn't stand anyone bullying him. If it were just one or two people gossiping, Yang Caidie would have ignored it. But these people, one after another, were getting carried away. She couldn't stand this personal attack on her brother.

Yang Caidie clenched her fists and shouted, "All of you, shut up!"

With Yang Caidie's martial cultivation, her angry shout was like a bolt from the blue to those nearby, deafening.

This startled many people, causing them to exclaim in confusion, "What's going on!"

"It's Yang Caidie, the foremost genius among the female generation of the Yang Family!"

"Is a woman this wild? Doesn't she have any demeanor of a young lady from a good family?"

"She's Yang Chen's sister. How dare you call her wild? Are you tired of living? Don't you know what happened to that black-haired wolf from the Sun Family?"

"Oh no, Yang Caidie is notoriously protective of her own. We'd better stop talking about Yang Chen. Given Yang Caidie's personality, she's capable of anything."

The timid fear the bold, and the bold fear those who fear nothing.

Yang Caidie was both bold and fearless.

Who dared to provoke her?

When Yang Caidie let out that shout, everyone deflated.

No one dared to point fingers at Yang Chen anymore; they all behaved themselves.

Yang Caidie crossed her arms, scanned the crowd, and then parted her red lips, "Sisters, cheer him on for me."

At some point, over a dozen girls from other clans had gathered around Yang Caidie. These girls were all brought by Yang Caidie to cheer for Yang Chen.

This wasn't surprising. As fierce as Yang Caidie was, she actually had good relationships. Plus, Yang Caidie was exceptionally talented and, as one of the Great Wilderness Hundred Clans' Three Golden Hairpins, naturally had many close girlfriends.

Not only did she have friends, but she had quite a few. With Yang Caidie's influence, when she called out, over a dozen girls showed up at the Yang Family's Coming-of-Age Ceremony.

As Yang Caidie commanded, these girls started shouting at the top of their lungs.

"Go, Yang Chen!"

"Go, Yang Chen!"

Yang Caidie also shouted with all her might from within the crowd, "Honey, do your best! Big sister is here for you."

"..."

"Sister Caidie, what's Yang Chen's martial arts cultivation level? What if we sisters have been cheering for him for ages, and he can't even lift a 300-jin stone? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?"

"Uh, I don't know what my brother's martial arts cultivation level is." Yang Caidie thought about it; she really didn't know her brother's current martial arts cultivation level.

With Yang Caidie and her sisters shouting their lungs out, Yang Chen naturally couldn't not hear them. It wasn't just him; probably the entire training ground could hear their cheers clearly. This made his expression a mix of amusement and exasperation.

Immediately, he focused his gaze on the giant stone beside him.

1,200 jin. He finally stopped there.

Yang Chen's target was precisely the 1,200-jin giant stone.

"Let's start with this 1,200-jin stone," Yang Chen rubbed his hands together, ready to go.

In fact, with his strength level, he could completely lift a 1,300-jin giant stone. Within the past month, his martial arts cultivation had already broken through to the fifth level of the Body Refining Realm. Lifting a 1,300-jin giant stone was not a problem at all. However, a cultivation level of the fifth level of the Body Refining Realm was simply too astonishing.

After much deliberation, he decided to set his target on this 1,200-jin giant stone, displaying a cultivation level of only the late fourth level of the Body Refining Realm.

However, even this thought made the onlookers incredibly shocked.

"What does this kid want to do?" The Yang Family Patriarch, Yang Jinhe, frowned deeply.

Yang Wu had just managed to lift a 1,100-jin giant stone, and this Yang Chen was aiming for 1,200 jin!

I originally planned to add more chapters today, but since tomorrow is New Year's Eve, I've decided to release them all tomorrow. A minimum of five chapters. During the new book period, I don't have many chapters saved up, so please don't think it's too few. Don't miss out.