C20 Body Tempering Pill

"Everyone, it's time." The middle-aged man put away his flying sword and slowly floated down to the stone steps in front of the youth. He spoke to the other youths who were still struggling to hold on as they walked up the mountain.

"I'm sorry, little Yi-ge. I've implicated you …" Tears danced in Mu Linger's eyes, and tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Sigh, I still failed. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have failed …" The little fatty's body went limp as he slumped down onto the stone steps.

The sounds of reluctance and helplessness came from the youths that had persevered on the way. Along the way, many of them had retreated halfway because they could not persevere, but more than half of them still persisted on. However, they had yet to reach the summit.

Did he really fail?

Sweat rained down like rain. Fang Yi only felt his vision blur as his legs seemed to have been filled with lead, unable to move at all. He howled with unwillingness in his heart.

"Actually, this time's assessment isn't really for you to climb the mountain." Instead, he chose to advance into the top 100. "Therefore, the ones who passed the examination this time were …"

The middle-aged man paused for a moment, then pointed at the bottom of the mountain with one hand, "Those above the mountain that I have pointed out have all passed this examination. As for the others, I will have my disciples escort you down for a night. You can go back tomorrow."

Everyone turned their heads to look, only to see that somewhere on the mountain peak, a light suddenly shone out from the stone steps, separating the crowd of people standing on the stone steps into two parts.

"Am I dreaming?" The little fatty looked down at the light shining on the stone steps below. He pinched his chubby little face, and muttered as if he was in a dream.

"We passed the examination …" Mu Linger's watery eyes widened as she stared fixedly at the ray of light. She had a look of disbelief on her face.

Shock and joy rose in Fang Yi's ears one after another. The youths who were all on the verge of exhaustion let out ear-splitting cheers at this moment.

"It's too late …." Fang Yi raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face as he muttered in a low voice.

Amidst the cheers, there were quite a few youths who, with the help of the inner disciples of the Yun Feng Sect, walked down the mountain one step at a time and returned to their previous residences.

The shadows of the youths descending the mountain were dragged along by the afterglow of the evening sun until they were seen by the old elder. For some reason, Fang Yi felt a wave of bitterness in his heart.

So it turned out that for some things, insistence was not all that mattered.

This is a world where the strong preys on the weak. Without strength, one can only be eliminated in the end … Fang Yi clenched his fists as he raised his head. His eyes were filled with determination as he looked towards the top of the mountain. "One day, I want this sky to never cover my eyes again. I want no one in this world who can change my fate …"

The middle-aged man was looking at the disciples who were escorting the youths who had failed their examinations down the mountain, feeling helpless. Suddenly, his entire body shook as if he had felt something.

A moment later, the middle-aged man retracted his gaze and frowned slightly. With a puzzled look on his face, he asked, "What's wrong with me? Why do I feel a sense of palpitation …"

Shaking his head, the middle-aged man turned his gaze to the hundred youths still on the mountain and said, "Everyone, you have already passed today's examination. According to our sect's rules, each of you will receive a Body Refinement Pellet to help you refine the impurities within your bodies, allowing you to travel the path of cultivation."

After saying this, the middle-aged man waved his sleeve. Hundreds of gray lights shot out from his sleeve towards the crowd.

Fang Yi reached out and grabbed a grey light before withdrawing his hand. A faint fragrance wafted into his nose. He looked down and saw a red pill lying in his palm. "This is the Body Refinement Pellet …"

Body Tempering Pill, as its name implied, was a medicinal pill that could temper the body and remove the impurities within the body. Although it was a grade one medicinal pill, it was still an extremely important pill for a youth that had just stepped into true cultivation.

Fang Yi's gaze swept to his side and saw that Mu Linger and the little fatty had already started to circulate their energy to adjust their breathing and fully refine the Body Refinement Pellet. He then swallowed the pill in his hand and sat down cross-legged, circulating the Mysterious Immortal Technique and completely refining the Body Refinement Pellet to remove the impurities within his body.

"Senior Apprentice Brother Ren, you should go back first. Leave this place to the Junior Apprentices so that your cultivation will not be delayed." Seeing that the youths on the stone steps had all started refining pills, a young man quickly walked up to the middle-aged man and said.

"No need, let me do it. Once tomorrow passes, the examination will be over. It won't take much longer than a few days." The middle-aged man waved his hand and said slowly.

"Thank you, senior brother." The young man knew the temperament of the middle-aged man. He loved to do everything himself and did not want others to toil for him. He did not force anyone. He bid his farewells to his companions and left with them.

The setting sun slowly descended, drawing a pitch-black curtain across the sky. The starlight that filled the sky, accompanied by the moonlight, sprinkled onto the stone steps, faintly reflecting the figures of the youths.

"Whew ~ ~" Fang Yi breathed in and out as he slowly opened his eyes, frowning slightly.

It turned out that due to the effects of the Body Refinement Pellet, while tempering the body, it also forced the impurities within the body out of the body, causing the body to emit a stench.

"Ah, what's that smell? It smells so bad …." Just as Fang Yi stood up, he heard a scream from beside him. He couldn't help but look over and see Mu Linger puckering her nose as she muttered with a face full of dissatisfaction.

Seeing Mu Linger frown slightly and pinch her nose with one hand, Fang Yi couldn't help but become a little dazed. He felt that even Mu Linger had a hint of liveliness in her brows.

Not long after, the rest of the youths had finished regulating their breathing. Soon after, there was another wave of noise on the stone steps.

"Be quiet." His words were not loud, but they carried a strange fluctuation and were clearly transmitted into the ears of the crowd. The originally noisy crowd immediately quietened down as they turned their gazes towards the middle-aged man.

"What a powerful Tranquil Heart Spell." Fang Yi only felt that his mind was blank, but he knew in his heart that the middle-aged man must have used the Tranquil Heart Mantra to calm down everyone.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the middle-aged man continued, "Everyone, now that the impurities have been removed from your bodies and the spiritual energy in your bodies has been restored, I believe you all should be able to ascend the mountain peak, right?"

"Yes." Everyone answered in unison.

"If that's the case, then go up the mountain and find a room to rest. Tomorrow, I will allow all of you to participate in the final exam. Those who pass will be disciples of my Yun Feng Sect." After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he took out his flying sword and flew toward the top of the mountain.

"Let's go, Little Fatty. There is still food waiting for you at the top of the mountain. If we don't hurry, Ling'er and I will eat your portion …" Fang Yi turned his head and spoke to the little fatty before speeding up the mountain with Mu Linger.

Even though consuming the Body Refinement Pellet did not increase the Spiritual Energy within his body, it made his body even more refined. The speed at which he was running had increased.

"Hey, wait for me!"

Seeing this, the little fatty hurriedly used his Godly Movement Technique to chase after the two of them. He muttered to himself, "Don't steal my food."