Chapter 2276: One Million Jin

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Before long, a cultivator arrived holding a giant tablet two meters high. In the middle of the tablet was a flat portion where someone could punch it. On the top of the tablet was a blank space. Supporting the giant tablet was a base that was five meters wide.

The elder looked at Zhao Hai and said, “Go and try hitting the middle with your full powered punch.”

Zhao Hai complied and walked towards the stone tablet. He looked at the tablet curiously and then went into a stance. He placed one foot back and prepared his punch. Then with a shout, he punched the tablet.

Bang! Crash! Bang!

As Zhao Hai’s fist hit the stone tablet, a dust storm was immediately formed. The tablet was reduced into rubble as it flew out.

Seeing this, Zhao Hai couldn’t help but stare. Then he looked around in confusion. This was a testing tablet of the Forbidden Path Sect. How could it shatter with one punch?

The Elders present looked at Zhao Hai as though he was a monster. After a while, one of the Elders shouted, “Someone get the strength tablet used by inner disciples!” A disciple immediately complied and ran away.

After that disciple left, one of the Elders looked at Zhao Hai and said, “What you destroyed is a tool we use to test Handyman Disciples and Outer Disciples. The tablet can only handle a maximum of 200 thousand jin of force. It seems like your strength is higher than that. Very good.”

Zhao Hai cupped his fist towards the elder before heading to the side. Before long, another disciple came in carrying another giant tablet. This tablet doesn’t look any different than the one before. At least externally it didn’t look different.

The elder waved his hand at Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai nodded and proceeded to prepare his stance in front of the tablet once more. Then he withdrew his fist and released a punch.

Bang! The ground shook. Although the tablet wasn’t destroyed, a crack formed from it. Then the tablet flashed a purple light before the crack completely vanished.

Zhao Hai didn’t understand what this meant, but he didn’t release another punch. Instead, he turned his head towards the elders of the Forbidden Path Sect. At the same time, the elders had a look of shock on their faces.

Seeing their appearances, Zhao Hai couldn’t help but feel some regret. Only he knew that he only used half of his strength on this punch. In other words, he reserved quite a bit of his strength.

As they looked at the tablet, one of the elders said, “One million jin. It exceeds one million jin. A genius, this is a genius!”

The elder looked at Zhao Hai with shining eyes as he said, “Kid, do you want to be my disciple?”

Zhao Hai stared when he heard this, then he heard another Elder, “Why would he pick you? He should be my disciple. Kid, listen to me. If you take me as your master, you will immediately become a true disciple.”

Another elder inserted himself, “That’s nothing. If he becomes my disciple, he can also become a true disciple. Kid, I’m the Merit Transferring Elder of the Forbidden Path Sect. There’s no better teacher in the sect than me. You should know that strength doesn’t mean teaching ability. If you become my disciple, I will make you a famous expert in no time.”

Zhao Hai blankly looked at the several elders. He couldn’t help but show a forced smile. It seems like he was being too high-key this time. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been like this

The Elders were still wanting to take Zhao Hai as a disciple. Each one of them were locking horns wanting to show him the advantages they can offer. It was clear that Zhao Hai’s talent had moved them deeply.

After some time, the elders calmed down. Then one of them said, “Alright, we can’t have a good seedling spoil in our hands. Report this to the sect and have him set as a disciple for key training. Give him an allowance equal to core disciples.”

Another Elder sighed and said, “With our capabilities, if we taught him, he wouldn’t reach very far. Let the sect take care of him. This way, the sect will benefit even more.”

The other elders nodded. The elder who asked Zhao Hai to take the test earlier waved his hand and said, “Alright, stop staring around here. If you find any good seedlings, leave some for me. I’ll send him back to the sect.” The other elders nodded. They seem to have lost interest in the assessment. After seeing Zhao Hai’s performance they no longer looked forward to seeing the result of the tests. Even if strong seedlings arrive, how could they possibly be better than Zhao Hai? They had just seen the best disciple they could accept.

The previous elder looked at Zhao Hai and said, “Follow me.” Zhao Hai complied and walked behind the elder. Before long, the two exited the courtyard and walked around corners, entering various courtyards before arriving at a transmission formation. After Zhao Hai positioned himself inside, the elder activated the formation and the two disappeared with a white light.

When Zhao Hai felt the white light subside, he looked around and discovered that he was in another courtyard. Outside the courtyard was a huge mountain.

At this time, the elder beside Zhao Hai said, “This is the Forbidden Path Sect’s Main Hall. Although you have the Bloodless Command Token and can directly join the sect, that would only bring you to the Outer Sect. If you want to become a disciple for key training, there’s a last test you need to undergo and that is the Heart Refining Road. As long as you can safely walk past the road, you will become an official disciple of the sect. Then the sect can spend resources to nurture you.”

Zhao Hai nodded and said, “Understood, Elder.”

The Elder nodded and led Zhao Hai out of the courtyard. Zhao Hai glanced around when he was outside. The courtyard was built on a hill. The hill wasn’t high and there were several hills around. There was also a mountain range in the distance seemingly like a natural barrier surrounding the hills.

When the two left the courtyard, they proceeded toward a mountain. Once in a while, they would meet cultivators on the road. Whenever they see the Elder, they would all give a salute.

There are only a few cultivators in the Teleportation Stage. Most of them were Earth Monarchs. However, Zhao Hai didn’t dare underestimate them. All of their skins have metallic lusters and they exuded extremely rich blood qi. One could see at a glance that they were capable of explosive strength.

As Zhao Hai followed the elder up the mountain, the Elder said, “We’re at the periphery of the Forbidden Path Sect’s main hall. Before your test, you have to live here first. I will inform the Sect Master about you and arrange for your test soon. As long as you pass the test, you can become an inner or even core disciple of the sect. Stay here for now.”

Zhao Hai nodded. Then the Elder led Zhao Hai to a small hill nearby with a fairly large courtyard. From time to time, one could see disciples walking out of it. Some of these cultivators were at the Soul Fusion Stage and were still quite weak. Zhao Hai reckoned that they must have been outer disciples of the Forbidden Path Sect.

Sure enough, the Elder said, “This is an Outer Sect dwelling. Most Outer Disciples need to pay money in order to live in such courtyards. But you are an exception, follow me.” Zhao Hai nodded and then arrived outside the courtyard. On the side of the entrance was a stone stele with the word “Strength” on it.

The Elder urged, “Go in. This courtyard is under my control. By the way, my surname is Guo. You can call me Elder Guo.”

After saying that, Elder Guo led Zhao Hai into the courtyard and then found  a room for him to stay in. He took out a jade token and handed it to Zhao Hai, “This will be your temporary identity token. You can use it to walk around. There is also a cafeteria where you can eat. Others need to pay but you don’t need to if you use this token. Alright, you can rest early or look around. Naturally, you can’t go to restricted areas.”

Zhao Hai complied, “Thank you very much, Elder Guo.”

Elder Guo waved his hand as he turned around and left. Zhao Hai looked around at the cultivators who were also looking at him. They couldn’t help but be curious about Zhao Hai. Although they were also disciples of the Outer Sect, it was those from the Miscellaneous Hall who guided them to the courtyard. On the other hand, Zhao Hai was personally sent over by the Elder.

Moreover, Elder Guo was one of the more influential Elders in the Outer Sect. Such an Elder actually led Zhao Hai to his courtyard personally. This caused the outer disciples to be stunned. They now wanted to know who Zhao Hai was and why the Elder placed great importance on him.

Zhao Hai didn’t mind these people as he went to the room that Elder Guo assigned him. The room was simple and tidy. After doing a bit of cleaning up, Zhao Hai left his room to look around.

Zhao Hai found that there were three such courtyards on this hill. The three courtyards were the same size and all were housing the Forbidden Path Sect’s Outer Disciples. The strongest Outer Disciple that Zhao Hai saw was at the Earth Monarch Realm. There were no Teleportation Stage Experts around.

Zhao Hai didn’t enter the two courtyards. He only held a temporary identity token. Although the courtyards have no guards, he would be in trouble if he was caught snooping around. Instead, Zhao Hai walked down the hill.

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