Ning An's Wild Wish System

The Daoist Masters who were called have already arrived at the side hall.

There is someone specifically waiting at the entrance.

Seeing them from afar, they went up to greet them: "Daoist Masters, please wait here first; Daoist Master Tian Dian, please follow me."

"Hmm? Alright."

Daoist Master Tian Dian, who appears to be in his seventies, looks youthful and vibrant; suddenly being asked to go in first, he couldn’t help but be a bit surprised.

Though he is somewhat old, his physique is still remarkably well-suited for cultivation, with a cultivation technique speed not slow, ranking among the top in the Zhengyi Sect.

After greeting his fellow Daoists, he followed the person ahead, walked through the side hall, and arrived at another grand hall.

Upon arriving here, he immediately felt something was amiss.

The entire grand hall was empty, with only a table adorned on which something was wrapped in cloth.

Around the table, there were many cameras positioned, aimed directly at the table.

Uncovering the cloth on the table, a sight came into view: ten crystal-clear gemstones.

"What’s this?"

Tian Dian turned his head to inquire of the person who attracted him over.

"Daoist Master, don’t look at me, I don’t know either."

That person graciously smiled, then said, "However, the leader asked me to pass along a message, Daoist Master, if you fancy any piece, you can take it with you."

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Dian glanced at the gemstones on the table, and his heart instantly understood.

This was a test, among these gemstones, to see if he could discern the spirit stones on the table!

"The leader also mentioned that these gemstones cannot be broken, but aside from that, please feel free, Daoist Master."

Tian Dian promptly realized inwardly; this was a trial to test their cultivation progress.

The simplest method to detect Spiritual Qi in a piece is to break them, naturally sensing the Qi fluctuation.

Unless it is a Spirit Stone Mine, where all the Spiritual Qi fluctuation is sealed within the stone, it looks like an ordinary gemstone on the outside.

To sense Spiritual Qi fluctuations without breaking the stone, one’s cultivation realm must be Innate and above, which is officially defined as Destiny Soil.

The official integration of cultivation techniques utilized the predecessors’ scrolls, roughly categorizing the two major cultivation realms: the Human World, Carefree Travel.

The Human World has four small realms: Mist, Burning Lamp, Destiny Soil, Gathering Herbs.

Most of those who came haven’t even entered the gate of cultivation.

Even those who have barely entered, are basically just stepping into the Mist realm.

To leap three levels in just half a month, directly reaching the Destiny Soil realm...

Besides those two prodigious talents, Tian Dian could think of no one else who could achieve it.

However, he didn’t dare to be complacent, as this test, albeit crude, is simple, effective, and a good method to evaluate one’s cultivation.

He grasped a gemstone, placed it in his palm, and carefully sensed it.

Yet, no matter how much he tried to sense it, the stone felt like a real stone, without detecting a bit of Spiritual Qi fluctuation.

"Bang!"

He placed down that stone and picked up another, sensing anew.

The third stone, the fourth stone...

Each stone was picked up and put down at a faster speed.

In his perception, these gemstones were purely stones.

If he hadn’t been told in advance that he couldn’t break these stones, he would’ve smashed one with his fist; why bother with such a hassle.

With the last stone placed down, Tian Dian sighed.

He knew his cultivation was insufficient, shrugged freely, and exited through another door.

Next was Daoist Master Ren Shuyun.

Similarly an old Daoist Master, his cultivation rapidity ranked among the top in the Quanzhen Sect.

Grabbing a stone, after merely a few seconds of sensing, he silently placed it down and directly departed.

Following were Daoist Master Wang, Daoist Master Li...

Like the previous people, none could sense the Spiritual Qi fluctuation.

Even Xu Qinglai, hailed as a prodigious talent, merely picked two stones and left quietly.

Finally, only the Celestial Master of the Zhengyi Sect, Zhang Yuanyi, remained.

With a vigorous strides, he entered the hall, and unlike the others, he did not directly grab a stone to weigh but stood in place for a few minutes.

Then he went straight ahead, examining the ten gemstones on the table.

These gemstones, whether in size, shape, or even color and texture, were almost identical.

To ensure more accuracy, the weight and feel of these gemstones were virtually the same.

To discern which among them contains spirit stones with merely naked eyes without damaging the gemstones requires a cultivation realm of Destiny Soil and above, with no alternative method.

Compared to Xu Qinglai, hailed as a prodigious talent, Zhang Yuanyi’s realm is the same, at the brink of Burning Lamp, just a step away from crossing the Destiny Soil threshold.

They can vaguely sense the existence of Spiritual Qi but cannot achieve precision.

Furthermore, with ten similar gemstones influencing each other, the difficulty increases.

Surprisingly, Zhang Yuanyi did not weigh each gemstone as others did, but casually picked five stones and placed them on the other side of the table, swiftly leaving the place.

Just as he stepped out of the grand hall, three staff members surrounded him excitedly, saying: "Celestial Master Zhang, quickly follow me,"

Then, after passing through two grand halls, walking through a garden, and making several turns, he arrived in a room.

Inside the room was none other than the head of the Mountain and Sea Mountain Range experiment, Shi Changming.

Seeing Zhang Yuanyi appear, Elder Shi instantly stood up.