In an inconspicuous corner of the courtyard, a tiny stone turtle lay hidden. It seemed to be shielded by a Formation; even when Nie Yun swept the area with his soul, he could not detect it in the slightest. Yet the stone turtle within the Formation seemed able to see Nie Yun clearly. Its tightly shut eyes had opened wide, staring motionlessly ahead.
"Alas, it seems my expectations were still too high..."
The voice came from the stone turtle's mouth, thick with disappointment.
"The weakest of those who came here before were all at the Perfected King Realm. Even with such strength, performing the Great Evolution Tianji Sword was difficult. At the Mid-grade King Realm, it is almost impossible to perform it... I was too optimistic! Peerless geniuses comparable to those of ancient times no longer exist..."
The first three moves of the Great Evolution Tianji Sword looked simple, but in truth, to execute them required at least the strength of the Perfected King Realm. Without such power, the Origin Energy within one's body could not keep up, and one's mental strength would also be insufficient. Success was nearly impossible!
This youth before it had not been very strong, yet he had broken through the Five Elements Light-Veiling Formation and passed the first trial. The stone turtle had thought he might create a miracle, but it had still overestimated him!
More than half an hour had already passed. There were only about fifteen minutes left until the end, yet the youth had not even learned a single move. Truly mastering it was likely impossible now!
It could only hope that this fellow would make the right choice and leave directly.
"Hmm? Why has he stopped practicing again? Has he simply given up on himself?"
As it was lamenting inwardly, the