Chapter 467
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'I guess I'm only left with Artefact Crafting . I will have to ask Xiao Feng to teach me later,' Xuefeng muttered to himself as he left Lisa's mansion .
Even though he could perform alchemy with Ling's help, he wanted to find something that he could do on his own . Maybe it was his own ego that suffered each time he required help from others or maybe it was his ambition that forced him to become more independent .
'But first, it's time to visit some Inheritance Trials . Let's see how dangerous they really are…' Xuefeng decided and launched himself into the sky, heading back to the palace to fetch his women .
'Ling, do you think we can speedrun those Inheritances? How much time is required to finish them?' Xuefeng asked curiously, wanting to go through all nine as fast as he could . 'You should have some experience about it from Thunder Goddess . '
'Indeed, I do, but only for Lightning Inheritance Trial,' Ling reported . 'First of all, It's not that easy as you think it is . There is a reason why many fail it . If you had to fight multiple opponents that are mostly above your stage then it wouldn't be a problem but each Inheritance Trial have a different tests . You can't just use your battle skills to pass them . '
'Well, I already expected it,' Xuefeng nodded, not expecting it to be easy .
'Second of all, once you die inside the Inheritance Trial, you will die in real life . Thankfully, you can resign anytime and save yourself in dire situations . Each trial takes place in a different space and once you break the token you receive, you are sent back outside . The only limit is that you only have nine tries,' Ling explained further .
'Nine tries?' Xuefeng got surprised, not expecting so many . 'We don't have that much time so let's try to clear them all at the first try . '
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'Mhmm . We can try from the Lightning Trial if you want . It is very simple as the trial consists of Lightning Tribulation in the midst of battling lightning monsters . Knowing your resistance to elements with your Royal Forest Elf Bloodline, it shouldn't be that hard,' Ling proposed .
Xuefeng was about to agree when Ming suddenly added, appearing out of nowhere, 'I will be teaching you skills in the middle of your Trials so choose something else . You already have a good Lightning skill so we can touch something else at first . My skills are much better compared to those you can find that those Inheritance Trials but they could be a good testing grounds for you . '
"Oh!" Xuefeng exclaimed, recalling he actually has Ming who was supposed to teach him and asked, 'What do you suggest then?'
'Let's start from the Metal, Ether or Blood . You did not master those three yet so it's a good opportunity to try them . ' Ming proposed . 'Other six can be finished afterwards as you won't need to use much effort for them . '
'Can I pass the trial if I don't have the particular element?' Xuefeng asked, noticing his Palace in the distance . He had to make up his mind .
'You don't need to know any elements to pass the trial . The trial itself is used as a tool to master the element,' Ling explained . 'As a reward for passing, you receive the skills and an art to refine the Essence of that element . In addition, you get some Essence in a liquid form which is much easier to refine . It will be really beneficial for you as you can use it to make your Qi thicker, allowing your Dantain to store even more of it . '
'That's really great! I will choose Metal Trail and then move onto Ether Element . I need to master them anyway if I want learn Artefact Crafting,' Xuefeng decided after hearing the explanation, already excited to try the trials .
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He was within the range of Tianshi's ability so he called out to inform the girls, 'Everyone, I finished early . Let's gather outside and visit some Inheritance Trials . '
It turned out all of the girls were still connected in the link and he received back a mix of female voices . With all of them speaking at the same time, he didn't understand much but thankfully, Tianshi muffled everyone else and replied for them all, 'We will be ready in a second . '
'Thank you,' Xuefeng responded with gratitude, rubbing his temple .
He thought this will be a blessing but knowing how many women he had to handle at the same time, he was afraid his mind will explode . One should never underestimate the power of women's gossips .
They didn't let him wait long as within minutes, everyone was ready and arrived next to him . He didn't want to hide anything from them so he decided to confess before it's too late .
"I decided to recruit Lisa into our group," Xuefeng mentioned as they flew towards the inheritance grounds . "I am not suited for Alchemy so she will join our group just in case we need an Alchemist in the future . "
To his surprise, his wives were surprisingly quiet but he then realized they were just talking in private . "She will come to the palace tomorrow so you all can meet . She is not a bad person," he added before they finished their conference .
Nuwa was the first one to comment, "It's okay . Tomorrow we were supposed to meet with Wu anyway so we will just take Lisa as well and have a women's only day . "
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The rest nodded in agreement but Xuefeng questioned, "Wait, I can't join you all?"
They only smiled and shook their heads .
"Nope . "
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The nine Inheritance Grounds were all located in different places of the Capital . Knowing Xuefeng picked Metal Inheritance Trial, they decided to avoid splitting up and try it all at the same time . There was no limit to how many people could take part in the trials so it wasn't an issue .
They arrived at the place, a big metal structure, a temple with three entrances . Naturally, there were many cultivators surrounding the temple, some were watching while the others were preparing themselves to take part in the trial .
Xiao Wen was the most knowledge person about the matter so she was the one explaining as they traveled .
"The Metal Inheritance Trial belongs to one of the hardest but it's also the safest . The rules are simple . You have to control a metal golem to beat your opponents . Once your golem is destroyed, you will be automatically ejected from the Trial . We can all try it without worrying about our lives," Xiao described .
Xuefeng immediately liked this idea . He didn't need to worry about leaving them alone which was perfect .
"Why are there three entrances?" Yiren asked curiously with Xuefeng nodding, also wanting to know .
"The middle one is the real entrance while the other two are exits . The right one is for winners and the left one is for losers," Xiao Wen answered and just as she said it, one man left through the right exit, having a grin on his face .
Xiao Wen gathered their attention and pointed at metal board next to the temple, explaining, "Look, someone passed the trial . Whenever one does, their name appears on the leaderboard and their score is calculated . Top one hundred all-time best scores are stored for new generation to beat . No one knows how the score is calculated but people proved the faster you clear the trial, the better score you will achieve . "
The man was also looking at the leaderboard where his name appeared at the top with his name on it . The score was still zero but in the next second, it started going up until it stopped around three hundred . Even through his number was too low to spot on the top one hundred, he still looked happy, getting back pats from his buddies .
Xiao Wen shrugged as if she expected it and commented, "The lowest score in top one hundred is one thousand and thirty eight . You need to know that when I went through the trial for the first time, I failed . I only passed on the second try but my score only reached five hundred plus . It's really hard to get on the leaderboard . "
"Alright . Let's do this," Xuefeng called out all fired up to give it a try . Looking at the leaderboard, he suddenly thought of an idea .
"If any of you pass the Trial, I want you to do something for me . You should—" Xuefeng spoke out loud while finishing the rest of the sentence in his mind .
Tianshi passed the message to everyone and they all nodded, grinning .
"Sure!"