The Supreme Martial King Shocking All Realms

Chapter 3049: Chapter 3044: Instrument Error?_1

Next, the second test began. It was another rune stone, but much larger than the previous one used for testing age. In the center, there was a hollowed-out area emitting blue light from the inscriptions, where one could place their hand.

"Taoist Lin Qi, place your hand inside it, and the rune stone’s power will automatically flow into your body. At that time, it will detect how many types of Dao Intent you have inside. You only need to remain passive," the white-robed old man guiding the test said with a smile.

"No problem." Lin Qi placed his hand inside the hollow area.

In just a short while, the rune stone emitted a brilliant light.

"Two kinds of Dao Intent," the white-robed old man said in a hurry. "Congratulations, Family Head. Based on Lin Qi’s results, it seems almost certain that he will join the Daoist Mountain Gate."

"That’s good to hear," Yi Feng Venerable said, stroking his beard with a smile.

Lin Qi was also overjoyed, casting a somewhat provocative glance at Xu Fei’s face. His gaze then shifted to Xu Hong, the meaning behind his eyes all too clear, as if to say, can your so-called talent reach this level?

At this moment, Xu Hong’s face was a little embarrassed. Although Yang Chen might look young, no one could be sure of his real age. What if he didn’t pass the age test? Wouldn’t that be awkward?

But now, Yang Chen’s expression was calm. He only showed a trace of curiosity as he looked at the Dao Intent testing rune stone.

This Dao Intent testing rune stone was of a higher grade than any he had seen before. It could directly project its power into the human body to detect the number of Dao Intents present.

This would force him to put a little more effort into faking his results.

Unexpectedly, Lin Qi’s results for the third test were not exceptional. According to the white-robed old man’s words, he didn’t even pass the standard benchmark. But Yi Feng Venerable didn’t seem to care much and was still exceedingly satisfied.

However, Yang Chen secretly shook his head.

It seemed that Yi Feng Venerable didn’t understand the real purpose of Daoist Mountain Gate’s power testing requirements.

This one-hit power test mainly assessed the stability of a cultivator’s cultivation. If a cultivator reached the Enlightenment Stage with unstable cultivation, neglected their foundation, and relied too much on other methods for breakthroughs, their one-hit power might be much weaker than that of other cultivators at the same stage.

For such cultivators, entering the Nirvana Realm would be much more difficult, and even if they managed to enter, the number of Dao Intent Inscriptions they would form would be scarce. They would not be considered valuable prospects by any sect.

Lin Qi likely relied on many alternative methods when entering the Enlightenment Stage as a True God.

However, there was no need to discuss these matters with Yi Feng Venerable.

Yi Feng Venerable became more and more fond of Lin Qi and instructed him to take a seat while the other cultivators in line took their tests.

About twenty cultivators at the Enlightenment Stage had followed them here for testing.

However, after these tests, it was only more difficult for them to pass.

Among the twenty or so cultivators, either their age was insufficient, or they didn’t have enough Dao Intent.

After all the tests were done, only three people barely passed besides Lin Qi, and their test results were not very high. They belonged to those who had a glimmer of hope and were brought along by Yi Feng Venerable purely for a chance.

Finally, it was Yang Chen’s turn to take the test.

Yi Feng Venerable almost forgot about Yang Chen. Now, seeing him, his curiosity was piqued, and he wondered what Yang Chen’s results would be.

Yang Chen placed his hand on the hollow area of the rune stone for a normal test.

Upon seeing the result, the white-robed old man’s jaw dropped. "My lord, this Taoist friend has only been cultivating for... 93 years!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Feng Venerable, who hadn’t taken the matter seriously before, widened his eyes. "What did you say? 93 years? How is that possible? This could be considered top-tier or even peerless genius!"

The white-robed old man was embarrassed. "My lord, I dare not say peerless, but claiming this young friend as a top-tier genius for reaching the Enlightenment Stage in 93 years according to the Daoist Mountain Gate evaluation should be indisputable. Of course, this is just one aspect, as for the other ones... "

"Hurry up and test the rest," Yi Feng Venerable suddenly became interested.

However, Xu Fei and Lin Qi were displeased.

They had just been basking in glory, not taking Yang Chen seriously, and never thought that he could upstage them. Yet, Yang Chen was really so young.

Surprisingly, Xu Hong was delighted. He never imagined that a random person he met on the road could actually make Yi Feng Venerable beam with joy.

For the second test, Yang Chen began to focus.

He couldn’t let anyone know how many Dao Intents he had, or it would create a commotion. After all, he had absolutely no interest in the so-called Fairy Murong’s plan to recruit another genius from the Daluo Celestial Monument.

As the third-ranked individual on the Daluo Celestial Monument, why should he care about his ranking on the monument?

Thus, he immediately concealed his numerous Dao Intents before pressing his hand on the rune stone.

When the force from the rune stone entered Yang Chen’s body, he didn’t care much. It was effortless for him to defend against it.

However, what made Yang Chen dumbfounded was that, after a long while, the white-robed old man frowned and said with confusion, "My lord, the test results are mixed up. I can’t determine how many Dao Intents this young man has."

"What? How could that be?" Yi Feng Venerable asked in puzzlement.

"I really don’t know what’s going on. The instrument should be working fine; the problem must be with the young man, Yang Chen," the white-robed old man explained.

Yang Chen quickly understood what was happening.

It had nothing to do with his hiding methods, but rather, his Dao Intent and abilities were simply too powerful for the instrument to detect.

After all, he had already reached the State Absence.

Yang Chen also didn’t know the reason, but it was better if the test couldn’t detect his abilities.

"Yi Feng Venerable, I’m not sure why it can’t detect my Dao Intent," Yang Chen said, shaking his head.

Yi Feng Venerable was puzzled. "Try another instrument."

Two more instruments were tested by the white-robed old man, but none produced any results. Yi Feng Venerable shook his head in frustration. "Taoist Yang Chen, how many Dao Intents do you actually have? Tell me."

"I have three," Yang Chen replied truthfully.

"What? Is that really true?" Yi Feng Venerable exclaimed with joy.

Seeing their master happy, Xu Fei couldn’t help but speak up. "Father, the instrument can’t detect his Dao Intents, and the problem likely lies with him. We shouldn’t blindly believe his claim of having three Dao Intents. After all, our instruments should be able to detect three Dao Intents."