Chapter 478: The Unrivaled, Stop 1
Chapter 478: The First Stop
The old man was nine feet tall, with half white hair and no beard. He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, but he still had an aura of majesty without being angry.
"Strange, he doesn't look like the statue in the main hall, he doesn't look like the same race, he looks more like someone from Dayun's side..."
When Li Yuan was observing carefully, the old man suddenly opened his eyes.
At just one glance, Li Yuan suddenly felt a chill in his heart, as if he was thrown into an ice cave in the dead of winter, and he shuddered all over.
A stone tablet immediately rose up in front of the old man, on which appeared various sea-splitting divine characters:
【Xuanjing Daozi: Li Yuan】
[Talent: peerless talent (??)]
[Divine endowment: medium to low]
Wait, I forgot to activate the Weaponry Sutra.
Li Yuan only took a glance and thought to himself that something was wrong, but it was obviously too late to activate it now, as the Black Whale Hammer was still in his hand.
"Third, third level talent, first, first level divine endowment?!"
Under the tree, the old man's body shook, and then shook again. His face flashed with astonishment, doubt, and finally a gloomy look:
"God, God wants me dead!"
The old man sighed with regret, and Li Yuan's heart was pounding. He was also shocked, because what the old man said was not the Sea-Splitting Divine Script, but Mandarin.
Before the Dayun Dynasty, the official language of the Great Zhou Dynasty...
"Li, Li Yuan?"
After a sigh of regret, the old man looked over with a complicated look.
Li Yuan felt a chill in his heart, as if this old man wanted to slap him to death. He immediately clenched the Black Whale Hammer tightly and bowed slightly:
"Junior Li Yuan, I am honored to meet you, Senior. May I know your name?"
Damn it!
The old man and the young man looked at each other, somewhat disgusted with each other.
"...My last name is Zhou, and I am the master of the Sea-Splitting Mysterious Whale Hammer from the generation before you."
Under the tree, the old man's chest rose and fell several times before he managed to speak.
really!
When Li Yuan heard the old man speaking in official language, he had some guesses in his mind, but now he was still a little shocked to hear him admit that his guesses had been confirmed:
"Senior is actually the previous generation's Black Whale Hammer Master? You, you are still alive?!"
Li Yuan was a little horrified.
The Sea-Splitting Black Whale Hammer has been dormant in the Divine Weapon Valley for at least a thousand years. The previous owner of the hammer must have been a person from the previous dynasty.
Is this still alive?
"..."
The old man surnamed Zhou looked around with a blank expression:
"Do you think this old man is alive?"
"Uh……"
Li Yuan was speechless, and the old man surnamed Zhou also remained silent.
He obviously didn't want to talk, but Li Yuan listened to the sound of burning incense and took the initiative to ask about this final trial.
"You want to pass the final trial?"
The old man surnamed Zhou almost laughed out of anger: "With your third-level talent and first-level divine endowment?"
"ridiculous!"
The old man surnamed Zhou suddenly became excited.
He simply couldn't believe that the person who had passed all the trials and stood before him was actually a person with 'average talent'.
"Uh... Level 3? Are you talking about the talent of the younger generation?"
Li Daoye was not annoyed, but took the opportunity to ask:
"What level are you, senior?"
"Haha~"
The old man surnamed Zhou smiled with a fake smile:
"Although my divine endowment is at the first level, it is in the upper middle level. As for my talent, it is at the upper fourth level!"
"Level 4?"
Li Yuan pretended to be curious, but he had already realized what was going on in his heart.
If peerless talent belongs to the third level, then the fourth level is the eternal level?
“Almost unrivaled.”
The old man surnamed Zhou had a blank expression on his face, but he felt somewhat sad in his heart.
He paid a huge price, even his divine realm collapsed and his soul was bound there, just to wait until now in this state of neither life nor death.
I actually waited for such a piece of trash.
With extraordinary talent, he could become a true disciple or even a disciple of the Five Great Daoist Sects, but what does it mean on this path?
"Almost unrivaled, um, or eternal..."
Master Li Dao, who was at the 'peerless level', commented in his heart that he didn't care at all about the contempt for others' talent level.
He was more concerned about the different levels of talent.
If you are the peerless third, the eternal fourth, the unrivaled fifth...
"When I was controlling the Black Whale Hammer and the Health Furnace, my talent was 'Unrivaled (Part 1)', which means I was just one step away from the sixth level?"
Thinking of this, Li Yuan became calmer.
A mere fourth level...
"With your talent, how did you get here?"
Looking at Li Yuan, the old man surnamed Zhou felt disappointed, shook his head and asked:
"Boy, who is ruling the world now?"
"Ok?"
Li Yuan's heart was slightly moved, and he replied: "The current emperor calls himself 'Qian', and is called Emperor Qian. He is the 27th generation grandson of Taizu Dayun."
"Great Luck...Emperor Qian."
The old man surnamed Zhou had a gloomy face: "Tell me about the outside world. In exchange, I can answer a few of your questions."
"Senior, please ask."
Li Yuan naturally would not refuse.
"Dayun, who is the founding emperor?"
What an antique.
Li Yuan was shocked and replied, "The Great Ancestor of Dayun is named Pang Wenlong."
"Pang Wenlong?"
The old man surnamed Zhou frowned: "Isn't it Gao Feiqing?"
"Gao Feiqing was defeated."
Li Yuan suddenly thought that this old man should have been born 1,500 years ago and died before the founding of Dayun.
Taking Zhou as the surname, could it mean that you are descendants of the Great Zhou Dynasty?
"Gao Feiqing was defeated?"
The old man surnamed Zhou let out a long sigh, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "The royal family of the previous dynasty..."
"Well, it is said that only one branch fled to the sea and their whereabouts are unknown."
Li Yuan replied.
"Missing, missing..."
The old man surnamed Zhou closed his eyes and calmed down after a moment:
"It's always like this when dynasties change. I shouldn't have taken any chances... Which sect are you from?"
"Replying to the elder, I was born in Zhaixing Tower." Knowing this person's background, Li Yuan naturally knew what to say: "Zhaixing Tower has always taken assassinating the emperor as its mission..."
"Ok?"
The old man surnamed Zhou glanced at Li Yuan, and the sadness in his heart dissipated a little:
"You are quite cunning."
Seeing that his mood had improved, Li Yuan took the opportunity to ask:
"May I ask why you are here, Senior?"
"You would ask."
The old man surnamed Zhou relaxed his brows. He hadn't seen anyone for many years, and he always had some depression in his heart that needed to be vented:
"I am Zhou Ying, born in the royal family of the Great Zhou..."
Zhou Ying is a branch of the royal family of the Great Zhou. Because it is distantly related to the main branch, although they have the title of royal relatives, they are not a wealthy family.
He was fond of martial arts, and when he was young he joined the Changhong Sword School. When he was only forty years old, he had already entered the Dao. After that, he traveled around the world and encountered the Sea-Splitting Mysterious Whale Hammer somewhere. After that, he changed to practicing the hammer method.
"When I achieved my magical power, the world was in turmoil. Gao Feiqing was a great hero, holding the Purple Gold Spear of the Great Wilderness and the Sea. He dominated the world and had no rivals. I was just one step behind and was defeated by him."
Talking about what happened a thousand years ago, the old man surnamed Zhou said calmly:
"I am unwilling to die like this, so I will leave the divine realm and leave my soul here, waiting for the right fate."
"Why fate?"
Li Yuan asked.
"It's not you after all."
Zhou Ying snorted coldly, feeling disappointed again:
"This trial road has three stops in total. I have replaced the original traces. This is the first stop."
Three stations?
Li Yuan took note of it silently in his heart.
Seeing him like this, Zhou Ying shook his head, knowing that this kid was still hoping for a lucky break. Of course, he was not surprised.
Except here, a peerless genius is a top genius everywhere, and he is the best in terms of status and identity.
"These three stations should be reserved by the Mysterious Whale Sect. Therefore, they require both martial arts and talent. If you want to pass the third station, it is almost impossible without sixth-level talent."
Zhou Ying sighed again: "After three stops, maybe there will be hope of reaching the Bafang Temple?"
The gap between the fourth level and the sixth level is as huge as that between a snake and a dragon. He had tried every possible means in the past but was unable to overcome it.
"Sixth level?"
Li Yuan was a little curious: "Senior, where did you get this level division from?"
"There are three stages in the trial, and each stage has many benefits."
Zhou Ying replied calmly: "I am replacing the original trial taker, but I must abide by the rules. Your talent is not enough."
Li Yuan didn’t take it seriously whether it was enough or not. He just wanted to get some information first.
"I have been to the third station before. Although I could not pass it, I did gain a lot of things. One of the ancient scrolls mentioned 'divine gifts'."
At this point, Zhou Ying paused slightly:
"I have answered enough questions, please go now."
"..."
The old guy is deliberately keeping us in suspense.
Li Yuan was speechless, but he could only follow his words: "Senior, do you have anything to tell me?"
"If you can find the Great Zhou's legacy, then I will not only teach you everything I know, but I can even bear the backlash and help you pass."
Zhou Ying didn't beat around the bush.
"Farewell!"
Looking for the remains of the previous dynasty that disappeared for more than a thousand years? Li Yuan had no interest in this at all. He immediately bowed and prepared to leave.
"slow."
Zhou Ying called him.
"In fifteen hundred years, the world has not changed much, but if you want to find the remains of the Great Zhou, I'm sorry that I am powerless."
Li Yuan is not interested in this.
"With your talent, this is your only chance to pass..."
"That's not necessarily the case."
Li Yuan bowed, and the light and shadow in front of him disappeared immediately. After the incense was exhausted, the surroundings were filled with deep darkness again.
"The previous generation of Black Whale Hammer Master..."
In the ruined temple, Li Yuan muttered to himself, looking down at the Sea-Splitting Black Whale Hammer in his hand:
"you know?"
【forget】
The Black Whale Spirit’s answer was very straightforward.
"..."
Li Yuan almost choked and asked again:
"Can this person come out?"
[God is bound here, neither dead nor alive, unable to leave]
"Is that so?"
Li Yuan thought about it, and controlled all the hammer weapons except the Sea-Splitting Black Whale Hammer.
With many talents blessed behind him, Li Yuan took out the incense and lit the incense burner again.
Only then did he throw the Black Whale Hammer into the Weaponry Scroll.
One must hold the hammer spirit in his hand when walking here, for the simple reason that without the hammer spirit, the gaze of the stone statue behind him cannot illuminate the way forward for him.
But once you enter the temple, there will be no problem.
hum~
With all kinds of power and blessings bestowed upon him, Li Yuan felt happy both physically and mentally. Then, he saw Zhou Ying again.
"Ok?"
Under the old tree, Zhou Ying opened his eyes:
"What, you regret it?"
Zhou Ying sneered, and Li Yuan did not respond. He just looked at the stone tablet in front of him, on which words appeared, just like before.
The difference is that the talent has gone from 'peerless' to 'unparalleled'!
From the third level, it jumped to the fifth level!
"you……"
Zhou Ying seemed to be aware of something, and when he lowered his head, he saw the dazzling golden light:
"matchless??!"
matchless!
Zhou Ying stood up suddenly, his expression changed drastically:
"You can actually hide your talent?"
"senior."
Li Yuan did not answer, but just bowed and asked:
"Now, I am qualified to pass this stage, right?"
"you……"
Zhou Ying was deeply shocked. Of course he knew that there were martial arts that could conceal one's presence, but talent was not martial arts.
This is like a mountain, the height is obvious at a glance, so how can you hide?
But he quickly calmed down and nodded with a complicated expression: "Unrivaled, Unrivaled...Yes, you are qualified to pass this test of mine."
Just as he said, this is the rule. He cannot resist what was left by the Xuanjing Sect. If he forces himself to resist, he will be retaliated against.
hum~
Almost at the same time Zhou Ying nodded, light began to flow on the stone tablet in front of him, and the words changed:
【Xuanjing Daozi: Li Yuan】
【Talent: Unrivaled】
[Divine endowment: medium to low]
【First stop on the Black Whale Road】
【pass】
(End of this chapter)