Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao's idea failed to be received by Li Taixuan and the three chief seniors this time. They just couldn't allow Lin Xiao to put his own life under risk once more. However hard Lin Xiao tried to persuade him, his effort turned out in vain. Even his identity as their junior martial uncle didn't work, either.
They ventured to express their unswerving will to stop Lin Xiao from testing the result on himself. Anyway, Li Taixuan and the three chief seniors would rather die than have Lin Xiao got hurt. In that case, Lin Xiao had no option but to change the subject for his test. Instead of doing it in person, he proposed to make another disciple engage a duel with Zou Qiang.
Then he allocated tasks to the four elders. The primary chief senior would take care of Zou Qiang — he would help Zou come around and warm up for the duel. The secondary chief senior and Li Taixuan would prepare bathing stuff for Lin Xiao. And the tertiary chief senior headed out to seek a suitable disciple.
A quarter later, Lin Xiao reappeared in the hall, charmingly refreshed. Meanwhile, the tertiary chief senior returned with a subject — to Lin Xiao's surprise, it turned out to be Wang Manyun.
However, it was a reasonable decision after all. Wang Manyun and Lin Xiao were enrolled at the same time.
She was not only a high-achiever in the entrance examination but also a gifted disciple as she boasted a very rare physique — the Nether Yin(part of Yinyang, a Taoist jargon, which means that the whole world can be categorized as two complementary sections. For instance, water belongs to Yin, and fire belongs to Yang.) type.
Indeed, a warrior with this physique type could hardly compare Lin Xiao, but she still counted as a genius.
As a matter of fact, the Taixuan seniors were supposed to compete for Wang Manyun. However, with such a terrible bulk of issues coming to the fore, the seniors failed to catch up on it. Therefore, Wang Manyun remained an unattached disciple till now, with no master guiding her.
Concerned about Lin Xiao's well-being, Wang Manyun felt ill at ease. And it failed to entertain her by watching the pellet production by Wu Gui and Wang Di. Then a bold idea kicked in — she wanted to go to the Main Mountain to visit Lin Xiao.
Nevertheless, she got fended off upon her arrival at the foot of the Main Mountain. But she soon got saved by the bell — the tertiary chief senior spotted her and took her along with a brainwave.
Lin Xiao's decent condition brought her much relief. Wang Manyun beamed radiantly, paying no attention to the patriarch or the seniors in the slightest. For her part, Lin Xiao's well being mattered the most.
Lin Xiao was surely moved by her care and devotion. However, there was no time for them to catch up as they were actually rushing against time. Lin Xiao imparted the modified Refining Divine Pity Formula to her and told her to complete the practice of the first three stages.
"On a side note, as you haven't been allocated any cultivation methods of The Refining Divine Realm yet, here are some dos and dons for you. First of all, you will have to tread carefully during your practice. Second, do remember to postpone the upgrading of your martial realm when your practice required you to do that."
Lin Xiao stressed the two points with extra accentuation. He couldn't allow himself to witness Wan Manyun risk her life for the sake of his test. And Wang Manyun promised she would do as Lin Xiao bade her.
It was not difficult to grasp the modified approaches to applying the first six chapters of The Refining Divine Pithy Formula. Hence, Wang Manyun pirouetted effortlessly.
A day later, her practice was rounded off. Her productivity outstripped quite a few regular Taixuan disciples to a great extent.
However, she failed to impress Li Taixuan or the three chief seniors, as Lin Xiao totally outshone her with astounding capabilities. Instead, Lin Xiao was quite delighted with her progress.
"Wang Manyun's martial capacity well represented that of the most Taixuan disciples. In that case, as long as she was capable of countering the fiendish spiral force, it will be the same case with most of the disciples. Then the odds are for us once the war breaks out."
Right after Wang Manyun came out of her practice, Lin Xiao requested that she engage a duel with Zou Qiang. In the dark about the hideous force, Wang Manyun accepted his proposal right away, "On it." She had 100 percent confidence in Lin Xiao.
Then Lin Xiao hastened to add another request for the sake of Wang Manyun's safety, "Promise me you will let The Refining Divine Pithy Formula run at full capacity."
Then the primary chief senior walked Zou Qiang up. The bruises on his face already healed. The primary chief senior activated his Acupuncture Point Kong which was sealed by Lin Xiao. Now he was able to wield his martial capacity again.