Double Cultivation
the Fang Xiaoru Exam
"Are you sure it's okay to do this?" Fang Zhenlan asked Fang Xiaoru after their mother left the place. "I only left the family because of their abandonment and oppression, but you are a different story. Being one of the top geniuses in the family, you threw away something that most people in this world would kill to get."
"It's okay" he replied calmly. "There's nothing else I can learn from them, and I've never liked the atmosphere there."
"By the way, when can I take the student exam?" he then asked.
"We can do it now," Su Yang said.
Some time later, Su Yang brought Fang Xiaoru to the examination area with Fang Zhelan and Liu Lanzhi watching in the background.
"Do you think he's gonna graduate?" Fang Zhelan asked Liu Lanzhi.
"As a genius from the Fang Family, his talent is clearly real, but I can't say for sure that he will pass the test, either, because the most challenging test for him in this exam was the Demon Heart Pill examination, which was not concerned with one's talent but their Dao heart."
Meanwhile on the first stage, Fang Xiaoru touched the Bone Age Totem and the Spiritual Totem.
"21 years, the first level of the Earth Spirit Realm."
After passing the first exam, he walked to the second stage.
Once he was ready, Su Yang destroyed the Demon Heart Pill.
"…"
Fang Zhenlan watched nervously as Fang Xiaoru sat in the middle of the red mist.
Five seconds passed without any problems.
Ten seconds later, Fang Xiaoru's body began to tremble.
At the 20-second mark, a line of blood dripped from his nose.
"This.." Fang Zhenlan showed a worried expression.
If Fang Xiaoru failed the exam, he had no choice but to return to the Fang Family. But after what happened today, who knows what their mother might do to her if she comes back.
25 Seconds after the test, both nostrils were bleeding.
However, Fang Xiaoru did not give up, and Su Yang did not try to stop him either.
26 seconds. 27. 28. 29 seconds…
Just as the timer reached the 30-second mark, Su Yang waved his sleeve, causing the red mist to instantly disperse.
*Uhuk*Fang Xiaoru immediately coughed a mouthful of blood after that.
"Will I pass the exam?" he asked in a tired voice.
A while later, Fang Xiaoru went to the third stage and mixed some of the blood on his lips into the water bowl, and everyone there watched the pure water turn deep red.
"Congratulations, you've passed the third exam, and now you can fight me. Even so, I won't fight a wounded woman, even if it's just a friendly fight, even if it's a friendly fight, so I'll give you some time to recover before we fight." Su Yang said and threw some spirit stones.
Fang Xiaoru received the spirit stone and immediately began to absorb the spiritual energy within the spirit stone to recover his strength.
While Fang Xiaoru was recovering his strength, Fang Zhenlan approached him and asked, "Since he passed all three exams, does this make him a disciple of the Profound Flower Sect?"
Su Yang nodded and said, "Not only is he extremely talented, but he also has determination. While his Heart Dao needed work, once he trained properly, he would definitely become a powerful figure in this world. Even without the Profound Flower Sect, he could reach the level of Lord Xie."
"He's so talented?" Fang Zhenlan looked at him with wide eyes, as Su Yang rarely gave such high praise to anyone.
Su Yang nodded and said, "Of all the disciples in this Sect, only Yan Yan is above him in terms of talent. The Fang Family might not know the true extent of his talent, or else they would not let go so easily."
Some time later, after Fang Xiaoru finished recovering his strength, he approached the fourth stage.
"I won't move until you attack me first." Su Yang said to her. "And there's no need to hold back. Hit me with everything you got."
Fang Xiaoru nodded, and he began to gather his spiritual energy in the area of his right hand.
"Th-That's…!" Fang Zhenlan immediately recognized this technique and expressed his shock.
"What kind of technique is that?" Liu Lanzhi asked him out of curiosity.
"It was the 'Ancestral Mountain Fist', the Fang Family's hereditary technique, and it was one of their strongest. Rumor has it has the power to destroy 1 mountain with one punch if trained perfectly. If the Fang Family allowed him to learn the technique, they would definitely greatly appreciate his talent," he explained.
"Using your strongest technique as your first attack, at least you have some common sense." Su Yang said with a calm smile on his face.
A while later, Fang Xiaoru charged towards Su Yang with his fist flying towards his face.
An immense pressure suddenly weighed on Su Yang's body, making him feel as if he was carrying a mountain on his back.
And just as Fang Xiaoru released the energy in his fist, the arena he was standing in shattered into pieces.
"Yahoooo!" Fang Xiaoru shouted loudly as he punched Su Yang.
Su Yang remained smiling and casually raised his hand to catch Fang Xiaoru's fist with a bare palm.
Duaarr!
The powerful ripples that were strong enough to push Fang Zhenlan and Liu Lanzhi a few steps back were created from the impact, yet Su Yang remained standing in the same place with a smile on his face.
"No way ..." Fang Xiaoru looked at his fist with a puzzled expression on his face, looking surprised as Su Yang managed to stop his martial technique so easily.