Testing their edge with spells at the cold pool, marks on the ice pillar revealed their progress

Moon-Gazing Pavilion.

Chen Shuangbai is testing his four disciples' cultivation.

Mystic Sea Avatar, sat to one side, looking at his disciples with gentle eyes.

He was trapped at sea for three or four years, Chen Fuguang and the other two had also turned fifteen or sixteen, in the prime of their youth, just like Chen Shuangbai when he first entered the Jade Spring Sect.

First, they tested the students' cultivation.

Chen Fuguang and Chen Yazhen, due to their excessive yang and yin energies, possess a constitution that Burning Yang Severed Yin Physique. They need to calm their minds and restrain their thoughts to prevent the yin and yang energies within their bodies from becoming violent and causing them to self-immolate.

However, with Chen Shuangbai laying the foundation for the two children, their self-cultivation skills have always been quite good.

Even with deliberate suppression, the two are now at the Late Qi Refining Stage.

Chen Fuguang was slightly higher, at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.

Chen Yazhen was slightly lower, at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining.

Then came Lu Xiangyuan.

This person possesses the [ Jade Dew Enfolding Pearl ] physique, naturally suited to the Daoist methods of the Jade Spring Sect, a major sect of water magic. Without the concerns of their senior brothers and sisters, even though their aptitude is slightly inferior, their cultivation speed is still very fast.

He is also at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining.

Chen Shuangbai was fairly satisfied with their cultivation speed.

He then glanced at his fourth disciple Gao Yi...

Gao Yi seemed to know, but helplessly spread his hands and said, "Master, my parents didn't let me get involved in cultivation at an early age."

Chen Shuangbai nodded, indicating that she understood.

"Then you can sit next to your Martial Uncle Xuanhai and keep watch."

Gao Yi nodded, happily sat down Mystic Sea Avatar, addressed him as "Uncle-Master," and then watched intently as his master tested his senior brothers and sisters.

Chen Shuangbai withdrew her gaze and turned it back to her three disciples.

"I'm quite satisfied with your cultivation speed. Now, I'll test your Law Technique."

Having said that, he pointed a finger into the air.

A beam of clear light flew from his fingertip and landed in the cold pool in front of the Toad Moon Pavilion. The pool water began to flow and transformed into a diamond-shaped ice pillar, standing on the cold pool, exuding a chilling aura and pure white.

Chen Shuangbai looked at his three disciples and slowly said, "Use your most effective Law Technique and head towards this ice crystal pillar so your master can take a look."

Seeing this, the three disciples were not intimidated at all; on the contrary, they were eager to try.

Lu Xiangyuan was the first to raise her hand and said, "Master, shall I go first?"

"Can."

She leaped into the air and landed on the water's surface without using any Law Technique; she simply stood there on the waves.

Lu Xiangyuan walked to the ice crystal pillar, her smile gradually fading, and said loudly, "Condense!"

Then, a wave of water gradually surged into the cold pool, landing in her hand and transforming into a giant water bow. She then drew the bow to its full extent, and the water wave spun continuously, drawing in the surrounding water vapor, which condensed into a jade-green arrow. The arrow shimmered with a jade-green light, and faint runes flickered within it.

"This is... [ Azure Wave Cloud Piercing Arrow ]?"

Chen Shuangbai thought to herself.

He had seen people use this Law Technique before, just like Lin Jingtao, whom he knew, who had mastered Law Technique thoroughly and even seemed to have reached a level of perfection.

This Law Technique is quite difficult to master and requires extremely high precision in controlling the caster's Law Power.

He hadn't expected that Lu Xiangyuan would master this Law Technique so quietly, and even integrate it with archery, forming her own unique style of spellcasting.

Chen Shuangbai looked at Changming.

Because of its love of water, the Jade Essence Toad was originally trying to curry favor with Mystic Sea Avatar, hoping to receive some guidance. Suddenly, it sensed a gaze directed at it, turned around, and immediately understood. It explained, " Xiangyuan said she has a particular fondness for archery, so I gave her a few pointers."

As she spoke, Lu Xiangyuan had already released the bowstring.

With a sharp "whoosh," the emerald arrow transformed into a streak of light, leaving a long trail, and slammed heavily into the diamond-shaped ice pillar.

A muffled thud was heard, and the diamond-shaped ice pillar shook violently. A fist-sized dent appeared where the arrow had struck, surrounded by fine cracks.

Chen Shuangbai nodded slightly in agreement.

Although he failed to pierce the ice pillar, it was formed by Chen Shuangbai's Golden Core Law Power, and even ordinary cultivators in the Late Qi Refining Stage might not be able to leave a trace.

For a cultivator at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, the fact that his three disciples were able to leave such clear marks on the ice pillar is quite an achievement.

Chen Shuangbai nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Chen Fuguang and said, " Fuguang, come here."

Lu Xiangyuan smiled and turned back to stand beside her second senior sister Chen Yazhen.

Chen Fuguang Chen Shuangbai's eldest disciple, so he naturally had more responsibilities.

He used his Law Power to step onto the water's surface, carefully looking at the chilling, diamond-shaped ice pillars before him. He lowered his body slightly and assumed a fist stance. Instantly, the surrounding yang energy surged and rose, like small crimson dragons encircling his body, before transforming into streaks of golden flames like flowing clouds.

A hint of approval flashed in Chen Shuangbai's eyes when she saw this.

Having the Burning Yang Physique, and now being able to skillfully tame the yang energy within his body, it's clear that he has put in a lot of hard work in his cultivation.

Then, Chen Fuguang threw a punch, and golden flames gathered on his fist. He then clenched his palm into a blade and slashed it forward. A blade of golden flames crashed into the rhomboid ice pillar. The ice pillar trembled violently, and cracks on its surface spread at a visible speed, rapidly expanding from the size of a fist to half the size of the ice pillar.

"Wow! Senior Brother's [Crimson Blade of Flowing Flames] has improved quite a bit."

Lu Xiangyuan couldn't help but praise.

Chen Yazhen nodded in agreement.

Chen Shuangbai then recalled the origin of this Law Technique. It should be a Qi Refining Law Technique recorded in the sect's only fire-based magic manual, " The Vermilion Crow Bathing in Fire True Explanation," which describes the transformation of Qi into blade energy, and its power is quite terrifying.

This reminded Chen Shuangbai of something else.

"I should add a few suitable Law Technique to Fuguang's [ True Yang Pure Fire Precious Record ]... Hmm, it's a bit too much for me to handle alone, I might go and seek out the Sect Master!"

Suppressing the thought, Chen Shuangbai praised, "Very good. You've become quite skilled at manipulating your own yang energy. You mustn't slack off on cultivating your mind."

Chen Fuguang nodded. "Understood."

After he went back, only Chen Yazhen remained.

Her brother possessed Burning Yang Physique, while she herself possessed Severing Yin Physique, with an excessive amount of innate Yin energy!

Under the watchful eyes of several people, Chen Yazhen walked step by step toward the diamond-shaped ice pillar. Unlike her brother and junior sister, every time her feet touched the water, a cold aura condensed into ice crystals, supporting her as she walked forward.

Until they reached the diamond-shaped icicle, they saw the now graceful young woman raise her slender right hand, her wrist delicate and beautiful, and then bring her index and middle fingers together, forming a sword-like gesture.

"Go!"

Chen Yazhen gave a soft shout, and a pure black Sword-Ray suddenly appeared on her sword finger. The Sword-Ray pierced the center of the rhombus-shaped ice pillar. It was just a tiny point, but immediately a thin layer of fine cracks began to appear on the surface of the rhombus-shaped ice pillar, spreading rapidly like a spider web, evenly spreading to the entire ice pillar.

Chen Shuangbai murmured a soft "hmm," and said, "This does resemble the [ Three Yin Spirit-Felling Needle ] in the Book Collection Cave somewhat?"

Chen Yazhen smiled and nodded.