The Heaven's Chosen Trial and the Reactions of All Parties

The Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet in the void gave off an ancient air. Light burst from its surface, slowly gathering into a gigantic vortex gate. Seven-colored light spun around its outer rim, while the inside was pitch-black, making it impossible to see what lay within.

"Su Yi is here!" someone shouted.

The Su Lineage was also an immortal power, a Lineage with a Quasi-Emperor as its foundation. It was a sword-dao Lineage, and Su Yi was the holy son of its current generation. He possessed the Azure Lotus Sword Physique, ranked among the top hundred of the three thousand physiques.

The sword was the blade of the heart. It could kill, or it could protect; the difference between killing and protecting lay in a single thought. Sword cultivators themselves ranked among the strongest in heaven and earth in offensive power. Given the Su Lineage patriarch's cultivation at the peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm, a desperate, all-out strike from him could undoubtedly gravely wound an ordinary Great Emperor. Such was the might of a sword cultivator. That was why even ordinary imperial clans would not lightly offend the Su Lineage.

At that moment, Su Yi was the first to enter the Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet's Inner Heaven and Earth and begin the trial.

Outside, a gigantic screen of light appeared before the Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet. It showed Su Yi inside the tablet's Inner Heaven and Earth.

Yuan Zhexian was momentarily stunned by the sight. He immediately recalled his time on Blue Star, where something called livestreaming had been very popular. It was much the same as this. He had not expected to see another world's version of a real-time livestream after five years in this world. Interesting! Interesting!

Inside the Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet's Inner Heaven and Earth, the surrounding space was entirely shrouded in gray, making it feel especially oppressive. At the very center stood a gigantic trial stone, tens of meters tall and made from an unknown material. When Su Yi walked up to it, a voice devoid of emotion rang out. "Trial participant, please note: the trial stone will emit different colors of light for trials at different realms. Red represents the Body Tempering Realm, yellow represents the Blood Moving Realm, and blue represents the Grotto-Heaven Realm. Each time a color appears, the participant's cultivation realm will be suppressed to the realm represented by that color."

"Does the participant understand?"

"I understand," Su Yi answered with a nod.

The trial stone then emitted a blood-red light, and Su Yi's cultivation was suppressed to the peak of the Body Tempering Realm. An ancient-looking longsword appeared in his right hand. Spiritual power surged around him as he swung sharply forward, sending a powerful beam of sword light shooting toward the trial stone. This was already Su Yi's most powerful move at the Body Tempering stage.

Bang... After the sound faded,

"Trial participant Su Yi, Body Tempering Realm: 180,000 jin," the emotionless voice rang out again.

The crowd outside erupted. "Whoa... 108,000 jin! As expected of the Azure Lotus Sword Physique. An ordinary person at the peak of the Body Tempering Realm can only muster around 10,000 jin at full strength." Cultivators were currently divided into ordinary people, geniuses, heaven's chosen, monsters, peerless heaven's chosen, peerless monsters, and the strongest of all, eternal monsters. Su Yi had already reached the level of a peerless heaven's chosen. As long as he did not fall, his lowest future achievement would be to become a Supreme Saint.

The trial stone then began to emit a yellow light.

"Look, the Blood Moving Realm trial has begun!" someone outside suddenly shouted.

Su Yi's body changed as well. His cultivation, which had been at the peak of the Body Tempering Realm, surged to the peak of the Blood Moving Realm in an instant. His presence soared with his realm, and nine azure lotus leaves suddenly appeared around him. They slowly transformed into nine swords of light, which stood upright and revolved around him. Su Yi called out, "Azure Lotus Secret Art: Lotus Leaf Sword Art!" As he spoke, the nine swords of light blasted toward the trial stone.

Boom...

"Trial participant Su Yi, Blood Moving Realm: 1,800,000 jin."

As soon as the voice finished, the trial stone emitted a blue light, and Su Yi's cultivation rose to the peak of the Grotto-Heaven Realm. He sat cross-legged in the air and formed seals with both hands. His spiritual power and presence increased together, and eight Grotto-Heaven seals appeared, spinning ceaselessly behind him.

"Trial participant Su Yi, Grotto-Heaven Realm: eight Grotto Heavens."

"Eight Grotto Heavens?" An ancient existence from an immortal holy land looked at the eight Grotto Heavens and said, "This child is indeed worthy of being a future Supreme Saint. With talent like this, if he were in my holy land, it would not be out of the question to grant him the position of holy son."

The Su Lineage members were thrilled to see their holy son display such talent. A future Supreme Saint would undoubtedly be a core pillar of the Lineage.

After Su Yi came out, Huang Shaoyu flew up to the vortex gate. He glanced at the recently emerged Su Yi and teased, "Future Great Saint, not bad."

Su Yi gave Huang Shaoyu an indifferent glance. "Can't you keep your mouth shut?" With that, he ignored Huang Shaoyu and returned to his Lineage's camp.

"You..." Huang Shaoyu flew into a rage on the spot, then walked inside.

The same gray space, the same trial stone.

As the trial stone emitted a red light, Huang Shaoyu's cultivation likewise fell to the peak of the Body Tempering Realm.

The Extreme Thunder Physique was a physique of lightning. It possessed powerful lightning attacks and tremendous destructive power.

Huang Shaoyu's presence surged, and flashes of purple lightning flickered faintly around him. As his presence continued to grow, the lightning around him gradually grew brighter and more plentiful.

"Hah..." With Huang Shaoyu's low roar, the purple lightning flashed toward the trial stone.

Boom... After the earth-shaking thunderclap, the indifferent voice rang out again.

"Trial participant Huang Shaoyu, Body Tempering Realm: 180,000 jin."

"Whoa... This... this is another future Supreme Saint. That makes two future Supreme Saints at once. Coming to the Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet's trial was not in vain."

The trial stone's light turned yellow, and Huang Shaoyu's cultivation changed from the Body Tempering Realm to the peak of the Blood Moving Realm.

Huang Shaoyu did not hesitate. He immediately circulated his spiritual power and formed seals with both hands. The terrifying lightning around him slowly gathered into a gigantic ball of lightning, flashing with purple light. Its terrifying presence made it seem as though a single touch could reduce a person to ashes.

"Condense!"

As Huang Shaoyu uttered the word, the purple lightning ball flew toward the trial stone.

Boom. Boom. Boom. After a series of explosions, the indifferent voice rang out.

"Trial participant Huang Shaoyu, Blood Moving Realm: 1,850,000 jin."

"What? This fellow is actually a little stronger than Su Yi." The people outside all chattered about it at once.

Just then, the trial stone emitted a blue light, and Huang Shaoyu's cultivation rose to the peak of the Grotto-Heaven Realm. He too sat cross-legged and used his cultivation technique to bring his spiritual power to its peak. As it continued to grow, eight spinning Grotto Heavens appeared behind him.

"Trial participant Huang Shaoyu, Grotto-Heaven Realm: eight Grotto Heavens."

The people outside erupted again. "Another peerless heaven's chosen with eight Grotto Heavens. And his talent is a tiny bit stronger than Su Yi's."

The Huang Lineage elder smiled in satisfaction and said, "The holy son has shown the talent of a peerless heaven's chosen in this trial. He will be a Supreme Saint of the Lineage in the future. And his elder brother, the Lineage's divine son Huang Jinghuang, has the Innate Sovereign Physique and is even more formidable than his younger brother. If his elder brother weren't still in seclusion and had taken part in this trial, he could definitely contend for first place."

Bai Lingxi of the Jade Pool Holy Land then glanced at the Phoenix Maiden of the Phoenix Clan and said with a gentle smile, "Sister, will you go first, or shall I?" The Phoenix Maiden replied as coldly as ever, "It doesn't matter who goes." "Then I'll go first, Sister." With that, Bai Lingxi flashed over to the vortex gate and walked straight inside.

When Bai Lingxi arrived in the Inner Heaven and Earth, the trial stone emitted a red light.

Bai Lingxi's realm was also lowered to the Peak of Body Tempering. She formed a seal with one hand, and a mysterious, ancient stream of white Qi appeared around her. When she finished forming the seal, the white Qi evolved into a crescent moon, which hung above the Inner Heaven and Earth, emitting a dim white light.

This was the Jade Pool Holy Land's inherited cultivation technique, the Queen Mother's Scripture. It was said to be a peerless technique belonging to the Jade Pool Holy Land's ancestor, the Queen Mother of the West. Once cultivated to a certain level, it could manifest the phenomenon known as the Peach Blossom Spring Realm. The white Qi was evolution Qi, famed for its ability to "evolve all things." Moreover, only the holder of the Jade Pool Holy Lord's position could cultivate this technique.

"Go..." Bai Lingxi cried out. The white crescent moon spun rapidly as it flew toward the trial stone.

Bang... The white explosion faded.

The indifferent voice rang out.

"Trial participant Bai Lingxi, Body Tempering Realm: 300,000 jin."

The moment the number was announced, an uproar broke out outside.

"Three hundred thousand jin. This... this... isn't the Jade Pool divine maiden a little too terrifying? Isn't that the talent of a peerless monster? The divine maiden's beauty could topple kingdoms and cities, and her talent is that of a peerless monster too. Who could possibly be worthy of such a peerless woman?"

The people outside were still arguing fervently. Inside, Bai Lingxi was already waiting for the trial stone's second round. Its red light turned yellow, and her cultivation rose to the peak of the Blood Moving Realm.

Hum... hum...

Bai Lingxi slowly floated into the air, rapidly forming seals with both hands as she circulated the Queen Mother's Scripture. Her presence continued to grow with the speed of her seals, condensing into powerful currents that spread outward.

Boom... boom...

Two streams of white evolution Qi appeared beside Bai Lingxi and revolved around her. She pointed one slender jade finger forward, and the two streams gathered at its tip before erupting in white light. She tapped forward, and the white light transformed into a gigantic white dragon that charged toward the trial stone.

After a dragon's roar, the voice rang out.

"Trial participant Bai Lingxi, Blood Moving Realm: 3,100,000 jin."

Outside, Yuan Zhexian heard the number and looked at Bai Lingxi on the screen. He pondered, That talent isn't bad. She should be about on par with Xingchen and Su Yu. I heard someone say before that the Jade Pool Holy Lord seemed to have had a very unusual relationship with Father back then. If I take this Jade Pool divine maiden as my maidservant, and the Jade Pool Holy Lord comes knocking, I wonder what expression Father will have on his face.

Just thinking about it made him happy. Contending with his father was a source of endless joy.