7 Chapter 07 - Sect Examination
"How am I going to get up?" - Le Chang.
"You'll climb" Said Seiryuu laughing.
"Last time I was three days down, how the hell could I climb this, I'm not going to make it in time for the Sect exam." – Le Chang.
"Rest assured, the well is four miles deep, what happened was that you had the feeling of falling for three days, while in fact you were stuck in an illusion for three days." – Seiryuu.
"But what about the wounds?" - Le Chang.
"They were real... only the fall was an illusion, the rest was true... Now go up soon, you still have just over two days until the exam." – Seiryuu.
Le Chang then began his climb.
After two hours of ascent he finally reached the top of the well.
"How come my father and mother are..." Said Le Chang with a look of guilt and sadness.
He's been missing for almost a month, his father and mother must be worried sick.
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Meanwhile in a big hall.
"Patriarch Le Shen, we must suspend the search for your son... He must be dead for days now, we need the warriors to protect the clan mansion and take care of the to-do... we are wasting time and money." Said an Elder with a long gray beard blue robes.
With a look of sadness and helplessness Le Shen said: "All right, send everyone back..."
Le Shen then got up and with a downcast look and left the enclosure.
"Le Shen! Any news about our son?" Said a young woman with honey-colored eyes, long brown hair and white skin.
"Lin Bo my love. I.... I.... I.... I'm sorry, but I had to call off the search... he's been missing for almost a month, my love..." – Le Shen.
In tears Lin Bo threw himself into her husband's arms.
"I know he's alive, I know, I know, I know" she said as tears flowed down her face.
"Come my love, let's go to the room. You need to rest." Said Le Shen with watery eyes.
He loved his wife and son more than anything in this world, his son being born a cripple for the cultivation of Qi was a great sadness in his heart, but his death was an even greater tassher.
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"Don't you go straight to your house?" - Seiryuu.
"No, I'm going to use the time left to advance to the 5th Degree of The Integration Dao... It would be strange for me to be in the 4th Degree of The Integration Dao to be able to release Qi from my body." – Le Chang.
'Insightful.' – Seiryuu.
Le Chang then returned to the place where he always trained his blows, nearby there was a small cave hidden by branches and shrews.
He entered the scene and quickly covered him again, with two days to go until the Sect Exam.
The Exam was open to anyone who wanted to participate.
"Even though it is at the peak of the 4th Degree of the Integration Dao, it will be difficult to break the bottleneck in two days." – Seiryuu.
"I need to... failure is not an option." Said Le Chang with a serious look.
Sitting in lotus position he began to meditate.
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Two days later...
In the middle of Huang Di City there was a huge square with thousands of people, the Sect Exam was an important event and attracted people from nearby towns and villages.
Most spectators were standing, with only a few prominent figures sitting around a large stage.
"Patriarch Le Shen, my condolences on your son Le Chang." Said a man in a white robe and vicious look.
"Thank you Patriarch Du Hong." - Le Shen.
Le Shen and his wife, Lin Bo, were seated in two seats near the stage, next to the couple was Patriarch Du Hong and his wife, Muang Mei.
Also present were some important merchants and the Lord of the City, Huang Kai.
A few moments later three powerful auras awakened everyone.
In the sky it was possible to see three people floating like celestial beings, their robes were white and with golden adornments. The three descended to the stage, there were two Elders and a young girl with them, their beauty was unique and exuded an aura of contagious nobility.
"Patriarch Le Shen salutes Elder Long Mu, Elder Ming Feng and Miss Chi Ziyun." Said Le Shen with great reverence for respect.
"Patriarch Du Hong salutes Elder Long Mu, Elder Ming Feng and Miss Chi Ziyun." Du Hong also said with great reverence for respect.
"Huang Kai salutes Elder Long Mu, Elder Ming Feng and Miss Chi Ziyun." Said the Lord of the City Huang Di, with a long reverence for respect.
"Thank you for your kindness, I imagine you're all ready for the exam? We are very busy in our Purple Flame Sect." Said Ming Feng with his serious, frowning face.
"Rest assured Elder Ming Feng, Huang Di City won't let us down, will it?" Long Mu spoke with a smile to the two Patriarchs and the Lord of the City.
I said, "Absolutely." Everyone responded quickly.
Among the crowd was a young man wearing a large robe that hid his face, after selling a Magic Crystal Le Chang bought some clothes and a simple iron sword.
"The Elders are in the Dao of the Spirit and the girl in the 10th Degree of the Dao of Integration, she is only a little older than you, she is probably stronger than her father." – Seiryuu.
Le Chang stared at the girl, she had long black hair, deep blue eyes, white skin like jade and wore a white robe that delicately outlined her curves.
Le Chang spotted Le Tai, along with the two young men who were with him the day Le Chang was thrown into the well, a slight murderous aura came out of Le Chang's body scaring some young men by his side, but he quickly retracted it.
Le Chang spotted his mother next to his father greeting visitors to the Purple Flame Sect, it was visible on the face of both the sadness and helplessness for the loss of his beloved son. A slight fault passed by Le Chang, but he quickly turned it into willpower to go ahead.
He would use sadness, humiliation and guilt as fuel to climb the mountain of Dao Marcial and become a God.
"All right, we will begin the Examination of the Purple Flame Sect, all those under the age of twenty and cultivation equal to or above the 4th Degree of the Dao of Integration go up on stage." – Long Mu.
