Myriad Lotus Test

All the clamor and excited shouts shook the entire Royal Capital. It's finally time for the long-awaited profound convention to begin.

The beautiful Star Guard hosting the event raised her hands and the clamor died down like a receding tide.

"All right, with the opening out of the way, let's begin the first test. Profound practitioners of the Divine Realm are eligible to participate. For those hailing from the Middle or Upper Star Realms, please do so with your limitations in mind."

"Welcome in, brave warriors! Step onto this stage and change your destiny!"

The host opened her arms wide as she spoke, a burning fervor was visible in her eyes.

As soon as the host finished her words, countless people flew to the stage in their myriad color clothes. Some wore the uniform of their sects and clans, and some were dressed in their own personal style and fashion.

A hundred, a thousand, a hundred thousand, a million, ten million.

There were ten million profound practitioners of various backgrounds standing on the stage. From their clothing to their weapons, they only brought the absolute best that they could bring.

For most of them, this is the only chance to change their destiny around in a single night. A way to leap over the gate to become dragons amongst men.

A heavenly chance like this was unlikely to present itself again in a long time, if not for the rest of their lives.

It was surely a chance granted by the heavens to reward their undying dedication to pursue the profound. All of their years of dedication and hard work had culminated into this one single chance.

None of them was foolish enough to let this chance slip through their hands. They will grasp it with everything they have.

Among them, the fire of determination burns the brightest in the lower realm and Lower Star Realm's profound practitioners' eyes.

Each and every one of them was determined to be the chosen one today.

They had enough of being the laughingstock of some powerful families and stronger forces from superior star realms. They had enough of being trampled, bullied, and suppressed by their hated yet wickedly powerful enemies.

Blood leaked from their bleeding lips, seeping into their tongue. The iron taste was proof of their indignation and silent rage.

"Very good. Even if you are not chosen today, remember this day for the rest of your life. Remember how you so bravely step onto this stage! Remember your wish to change your destiny! As long as you don't forget who you are today, the stars will guide you to a better fate!"

Blood leaked from their already bleeding lips like an endless stream. They had been truly suffering for far too long, and the host's encouragement only made them want to cry.

They tried their best not to display such a sorry sight, choosing to replace their tears with blood instead. It served as their reminder and source of motivation.

The host turned her head behind her and nodded to the Star Guards lining behind her. They walked forward after acknowledging the host.

There were ten Star Guards in line, each holding a silver tray in their hands. On each silver tray was a pot made from luxurious jade, hosting a beautiful bonsai tree.

People were confused, but all of them knew better than to express their confusion.

Sure enough, not long after, a Star God descended from the platform onto the stage. It was an elderly man with a dignified air around him. The Star God that descended onto the stage in front of the lining Star Guards was the Heavenly Origin Star God, Tumi.

Everyone was shocked seeing this. Even the King Realms watching from the platform above were shocked.

Everyone knows that Tumi held an authority that rivals Xing Juekong the Star God Emperor. In some capacity, Tumi's authority was even more powerful than Xing Juekong himself.

For such an important figure like that to oversee the test himself was such an absurd notion. It showed how important this convention really was to the Star God Realm, and they were curious to see what happens next.

The host has retreated in a random corner to make way for Tumi.

Tumi stood in front of the ten Star Guards, smiling. None of the participants can feel Tumi's aura, he looked like a random elderly man one could find in the street. None of them were overwhelmed by his presence, and it only made him scarier for them.

"Each of these bonsai tree has a million seeds. The first test that you will have to go through is simple. Grab a seed and inject your pure profound power into it, and it will bloom into a bonsai tree. The flowers will indicate your strength and aptitude."

The participants were hesitating at first. The first test surely couldn't be this easy, right?

While everyone was hesitating to come forward, a young man made his way through the crowd. He stood in front of the crowd and cupped his hands as he asked.

"Elder, so all I need to do is grab a seed and put my pure profound energy into it? How do I qualify to proceed to the next round?"

Bai Fei asked Tumi while making sure that he didn't offend the man.

"Yes, that is all you need to do. As for qualifications, you are certainly qualified. Each and every one of you. Did I say anything about being eliminated? Being brave is one thing, young man, but hesitating is hardly the quality any monarch possesses."

Hearing Tumi's answer, Bai Fei quickly ran to the nearest Star Guard holding a pot of bonsai tree. He grabbed a seed from one of the flowers and put his pure profound energy into it.

The seed glows for a while before sprouting roots. It kept growing and after a while, it has become a nearly identical bonsai tree from the one he took the seed out of earlier.

Beautiful azure-colored flowers bloomed from the tree. The flowers' shape was different from the original bonsai tree, but it looked just as mesmerizing.

The flowers bloomed one by one until it stopped when it reached a total count of two thousand three hundred and ninety-nine. Tumi's eyes were lit after seeing this, and he had no intention to hide his excitement.

The beautiful azure glow of the flowers snapped the participants out of their confusion, and they ran to the Star Guards holding the bonsai trees like mad. They were careful to behave appropriately when they were near the Star Guards though.

Ten million seeds glowed before growing into trees, flowers blooming from their branches. The flowers' shape and color were different from one another, each one has its own unique qualities.

But they all had something in common. It was the number of flowers that bloomed on their tree. While not precisely similar, they had something in common.

"This tree is called Myriad Lotus tree, and it is the creation of our crown prince. It can measure a person's profound strength and potential, as indicated by the number of flowers."

The trees were made by Yun Che, and they had the ability to measure one's profound strength and potential with scary precision.

In his previous life, Yun Che had created a profound art after combining the light profound energy, Divine Miracle of Life, and what little he comprehended from the Ancestral God's profound art.

Combining the three of them made it possible for him to create a never-before-seen profound art. It lets him harness and utilize the element of life. An element that only the Creation God Li Suo could use.

It has seven stages, each with its own unique abilities. He had broken through the first stage, so creating trees like this was possible. He also made the trees have the ability to measure a person's profound strength and potential with the same profound art.

In his previous life, he named the profound art "Wonder of Life", and it was the most important asset for him apart from the Heretic God's legacy and Jie Yuan's Origin Power.

"A Divine Origin Realm profound practitioner will bloom a thousand flowers, and each level of the realm adds another hundred. For the last two digits, it indicates one's potential. The higher the number, the better."

Tumi explained to the ignorant participants and audience.

"A Divine Soul Realm profound practitioner will bloom two thousand flowers and so on. The same rules applied for the next realms, as well."

Hearing this, all of them turned their attention to Bai Fei. They couldn't forget the sight of Bai Fei's flowers, the one who woke them up from their confusion.

His tree had two thousand three hundred and ninety-nine flowers.

That means his potential was the absolute best. Even better than some of the geniuses of the Upper Star Realms.

Some of them looked ecstatic after realizing that their potential was so high, and another was upset and disappointed with their own result.

'Will I be disqualified to advance to the next test? Have I let down my families and friends?' For those who were unfortunate enough to only bloomed a meager amount of flowers, thoughts like these filled their heads.

Fortunately for them, however, Tumi dismissed their thoughts with his words. It lit up their fire of determination once again.

"As I said before, these were simply something to visualize your current power and potential. Every one of you will proceed to the next test, regardless of your results. Nothing in this world is absolute, and you don't need to be so fixated on things like talents. Our realm is mighty, and turning you to prodigies is as simple as turning our hands."

The participants rejoiced upon hearing this, but the King Realms only frowned deeper.

The fact that Yun Che has become the Star God's crown prince was an open secret to them. It was a big deal, but not that big.

The only reason why they came here in the first place was to confirm this piece of news themselves, and see if the rumor of Yun Che having the ability to open profound entrances and modify profound arts were true.

If they were, then that could change the power balance of the current Primal Chaos. No one would be willing to offend the Star God Realm, and everyone will kill to stay on their good side.

They had to confirm whether the rumor was false or not before preparing countermeasures. It was a headache for the ones in charge of the King Realms' politics.

And now, even before they could complete their initial objective, they were slapped in the butt with this ridiculous sight.

They had scanned the first participant to bloom his flowers with their own profound energy, and he was indeed a third-level Divine Soul Realm profound practitioner. Although they couldn't measure a person's potential with just their aura alone, this confirmed the ability of the trees and flowers to be true.

Having the means to gauge a person's strength and potential with such precision was huge.

Only the King Realms knew the real implication of such a thing to exist in this world. It made their situations even direr, and they were dying to complete their initial objective and this new one.

But unfortunately for them, the Star God Realm didn't seem to want to disclose that information for now. All they could do was just sit and watch the profound convention impatiently in their seats.

"Royal Father, do you think such a thing is possible? I know Yun Che is talented, but this doesn't seem to be --"

"Hold your words, Ying'er. It is not wise to express our intention in front of all these people."

Qianye Fantian sent his profound energy into Qianye Ying'er to communicate internally.

There were bound to be people watching each and every one of his and the Brahma Monarch God Realm's move in this place, and he didn't want to humor them.

"You're right, Royal Father. It was my mistake. But about the tree being made by Yun Che, surely that shouldn't be possible, right, Royal Father? I get that they could make a person genius by opening their profound entrances, but creating such a logic-defying treasure?"

Qianye Ying'er looked at Xing Juekong and his people sitting quite a distance away from them on the platform. She tried to see if they were bluffing, and only cough up these precious treasures of theirs in a display to fool the other King Realms.

It was a shame that Yun Che wasn't among the entourage, otherwise, she was bound to get some sort of response from him.

"That is certainly a possibility. That boy is... unique. Opening all profound entrances was deemed to be an impossible task by the best doctors since time immemorial, but he had done so with ease. It's best that we don't underestimate his capabilities before we confirm them with our own eyes."

Qianye Fantian said in a composed tone. His gaze was locked to the ten bonsai trees that the Star Guards were holding, only he knew what he was thinking. His eyes were glimmering in a mysterious way.

Qianye Ying'er nodded and didn't say anything else. She opened her fan and continue to watch the profound convention like everyone else.