Chapter 13 - door-to-door invitationsIn the living room of the General"s Estate.
Two cups of hot tea were still steaming on the table, giving off a light fragrance.
"Please take a rest, the head of the family and Young Master Hen will be here soon..." A young maid greeted him politely.
Li Gu smiled, and nodded his head as a signal.Behind Li Gu was an old man in his fifties. This old man was the external affairs staff of Di Feng Martial Palace who was in charge of the exam.
Not long after, the sound of steady footsteps came from outside the door.
Li Gu frowned, then two figures appeared at the main door of the hall.
"Patriarch!"
"Young Master Hen!"
Several maids bowed.
Long Zhan waved his hands, and his gaze swept past Li Gu and Yue Shan.
"Hehe, Patriarch Long, I came abruptly, I hope I didn"t disturb your family." Without letting Long Zhan speak, Li Gu was the first to clasp his hands together, revealing a gentle smile.
Li Gu"s att.i.tude made Long Zhan a little surprised, and he immediately replied: "I wonder what may I do for you, Instructor Li Gu?""I dare not accept your advice, but yesterday, the Patriarch of the Long Clan was so magnanimous that I couldn"t help but admire him."
Li Gu"s tone did not contain the slightest hint of sarcasm.From the look in the other party"s eyes, he could tell that there was indeed admiration within them.
Long Zhan shook his head, and invited the two to sit, and answered: "I"ve let the two of you down with yesterday"s incident. Your Excellency hasn"t answered the question that I just asked you. "
Li Gu laughed, and turned his attention to Chu Hen.
"I, Li, have come today for the n.o.ble young master …"
"Oh?"
Long Zhan and Chu Hen were startled, following that, the old man behind Li Gu walked forward, and retrieved a gold badge for them.
"Young master Chu, you left in such a hurry yesterday that you forgot to bring this along."
The gold emblem was especially exquisite. In the center, the word "Di Feng" flashed with a sharp light.This was the Di Feng Martial Palace"s student emblem.
"This is?" Chu Hen revealed a surprised face.
"Haha, it was agreed yesterday that this year"s three strongest geniuses of the Lin Yan City will be exempted from the examination and directly become my Di Feng Martial Palace"s students. Furthermore, Young Master Chu and Liu Xiao spoke first. Since you have defeated the other party, this badge naturally belongs to you … Congratulations on becoming a member of the Di Feng Martial Palace. "
The old man said with a smile on his face.With that said, Long Zhan immediately understood the other party"s intentions.
Based on"s performance yesterday, he had long won Li Gu"s recognition. As the leader in the recruitment, Li Gu"s first mission was to recruit high quality talents for the Di Feng Martial Palace.
Towards a talent like Chu Hen, Li Gu would naturally not miss it.
Chu Hen couldn"t help but turn his gaze towards Long Zhan. Just a moment ago, the two were still discussing about how to let Chu Hen go to the imperial capital on his own to partic.i.p.ate in the examinations of the other higher inst.i.tutions.
Not long after, the Di Feng Martial Palace personally paid him a visit.
Long Zhan didn"t say anything. He just looked at Chu Hen and told him to decide for himself.
Speaking of which, with Di Feng Martial Palace"s position in the Saint Star Dynasty, for Li Gu to be willing to come in person was enough to prove their sincerity. Chu Hen could not think of a reason to reject the badge, and immediately received it with both hands."Thank you, coaches!"
"You"re welcome."A relaxed smile appeared on Li Gu"s face. Actually, he was worried that Chu Hen would reject him, since, with the other party"s innate talent, no matter which high school it was, they would be able to open their doors to him. Therefore, Chu Hen had many choices in his hands.
Fortunately, the other party nodded in agreement.
"This is just a small gift, no respect …"
With that, Li Gu took out a black box and gave it to Chu Hen.
Chu Hen cupped his fists, "Thank you for your good intentions, Instructor Li Gu.
"Hehe, it"s fine. It"s just a little worthless thing. Just accept it."Soon after, Li Gu stood up and placed the box in Chu Hen"s hands.
"Since that"s the case, then I will have to thank Instructor Li Gu."
"You"re welcome!"
Li Gu then looked at Long Zhan and laughed, "I still have other matters to attend to, so I will not stay for long. One month from now, the Patriarch of the Long family can arrange for your son to head to the imperial capital.
Long Zhan nodded solemnly: "Sorry for troubling you, Instructor Li Gu."
"Hehe, you"re too courteous!"
After giving a few simple instructions, Li Gu and Li Gu left together.
When the two of them left, Chu Hen opened the box that Li Gu gifted him. In the next moment, the dazzling light filled his eyes, and he saw a bunch of crystal clear middle ranked primeval stone s in the box.Thirty or so middle ranked primeval stone.
This was definitely not a small amount of wealth to the current Chu Hen.
After all, in normal times, one could only obtain two mid-ranked primeval stone.
"Di Feng Martial Palace is indeed generous!"
Even Long Zhan who was at the side could not help but exclaim in surprise. Thirty over middle tier primeval stone s were enough for Chu Hen to open the remaining two Martial Veins. And there would be more …This was enough to show how much Li Gu valued Chu Hen.
Chu Hen"s eyes flashed with a bright light, he continued, "Uncle Zhan, since I have all these primeval stone, then the 20 middle tier primeval stone that you gave me earlier …."
"You keep them." Long Zhan interrupted, "In another month"s time, you will be going to the imperial city. At that time, there will definitely be places where you will need the primeval stone."
Chu Hen nodded his head, but did not insist.There"s still a month left, Di Feng Martial Palace! Chu Hen clenched his fists, and his eyes shone with antic.i.p.ation.
… ….
Time flew by quickly!As for the topic of the Lin Yan City"s examination, it gradually became less heated.
After successfully pa.s.sing the a.s.sessment, the young students had a happy and relaxed time, and were preparing to set off for Di Feng Martial Palace to report. As for those who failed the examination, they had already set foot on the road and were heading towards the imperial city on their own to partic.i.p.ate in the other High Martial House"s student recruitment examination.
A few merchants who travelled back and forth between the Lin Yan City and the imperial city would also bring various kinds of news.
For a certain powerful genius to emerge from a certain inst.i.tution, the gates of certain High Martial House s were about to burst open with students partic.i.p.ating in the examination … … Every year at this time, it would be the busiest time in the entire Saint Star Dynasty.
… ….Within a s.p.a.cious courtyard.
In this period of time, Chu Hen basically had not stepped out of the main gate of the General"s Residence.
They were basically focused on their training."Buzz buzz!"
He sat upright on a round stage in the center of the training grounds. Threads of golden spirit energy surrounded his body, like a thin layer of silk.At the feet of Chu Hen, a pile of the primeval stone s were scattered.
The most astonishing thing was that in the area around Chu Hen"s lower abdomen, there was actually a purple colored and a black colored cyclone.
Compared to when he had first started, the current Chu Hen was already able to skillfully utilize the demon pupil Holy Body and the initial bloodline power of the Chaotic Body.
With the help of the two bloodline"s powers, Chu Hen"s physique had been strengthened in various aspects."Buzz buzz!"
Suddenly, the violent energy fluctuations became even more turbulent.
In the next moment, along with a burst of powerful aura, the two spirals of air that were chasing each other suddenly burst out from Chu Hen"s lower abdomen, and an invisible wave of air spread out in all directions with Chu Hen as the center, like an autumn wind sweeping through fallen leaves, causing the dust and sand on the ground to be directly blown away.
"Weng …"The chaotic wave of air lasted for around ten minutes before Chu Hen slowly opened his eyes.
"I"ve finally opened the eighth Martial Pulse!"Invigorated Meridian Stage Eight!
After working day and night to break through to the eighth level of the Invigorated Meridian Realm in such a short amount of time, Chu Hen was pleasantly surprised. However, in the past few days, Chu Hen had also used up six or seven middle tier primeval stone."Boom!"
Suddenly, Chu Hen raised his eyebrows, and his eyes lit up. A strong true essence strength rapidly gathered in his right palm. He stretched out his hand and shot out a palm in front of him.
"Great Falls Mountain Destroyer Palm!"
Accompanying Chu Hen"s secret shout, a surging and surging palm energy swept out in front of them like a shockwave that was raised up from the water surface. The strong palm power descended and sc.r.a.ped away a thick layer of dirt from the ground. The scattered branches and leaves were shattered, and with a "peng" sound, a tree more than ten meters away was blown apart.Dust flew everywhere, and wood chips flew everywhere!
The chaotic air current seemed to have created a strong gust of wind.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Chu Hen revealed a satisfied smile.
"This《 Great Waterfall"s Mountain Destroying Palm》 is a "The stage of the Natal Opening Realm rank" martial skill, and with my cultivation at the eighth level of the Invigorated Meridian Realm, I can at most display fifty percent of its lethality …"
Chu Hen muttered to himself."However, the demon pupil Holy Body has the effect of increasing the power of martial skills, so when using the demon pupil"s power, it should be able to achieve eighty percent lethality."
Thinking about it, Chu Hen couldn"t help but remember the words that he said at the Qiushan Divine Mountain. Not long later, he would be able to break through to a One Star demon pupil and at that time, the demon pupil would be bestowed with a new eye technique called the "Power of Destruction".
"Power of destruction!"
Chu Hen clenched his fists tightly, a look of antic.i.p.ation flowing out of his face, what kind of powerful killing move would that be?
In a few more days, he would be preparing to head to the imperial capital.
The imperial capital of the Saint Star Dynasty, that was the cradle of true geniuses, the gathering place of all sorts of geniuses that were rarely seen in a hundred years. In the middle of the day, during the storm, the dragons and tigers battled, which the Lin Yan City could not possibly match up to.
Chu Hen heaved a sigh of relief and raised his head to look at the sky. His star-like eyes pierced through the layers of white clouds, straight into the blue and boundless sky …