The hall was extremely vast, and the area inside was incomparably huge. At this moment, there were already more than a dozen people sitting in the hall. They were all middle-aged men dressed in different clothes.
Bi Yuntian led Jian Chen to a seat near the main seat. In order to have a seat, one had to have a certain status. Although Jian Chen was the fourth young master of the Changyang clan, there was no place for him here, so Jian Chen and his mother sat together.
Jian Chen obediently sat down beside his mother and waited quietly without saying anything.
Very soon, people began to enter the hall one after another. They found their own seats and sat down quietly. Even Jian Chen's three aunts brought their children in.
"Heh…Fourth Brother, today is the day you take the Saint Energy test. You must also work hard and not disappoint Second Sister.”Changyang Mingyue's adorable face was filled with smiles as she spoke to Jian Chen in an extremely soft voice. Although his voice was very soft, everyone in the quiet hall could hear him clearly.
"Mingyue!" Changyang Mingyue's mother frowned as she looked at her. Her voice was slightly reproachful.
Changyang Mingyue smiled gently and stuck out her tongue at Jian Chen in an adorable manner. She did not say anything else and sat quietly beside her mother. Her large, bright eyes blinked as she constantly sized up the people in the hall.
Very soon, the hall was filled with people. Every single person in the hall would occasionally glance at Jian Chen with a sliver of anticipation in their eyes. This time, they had all gathered because today was the day Jian Chen would take the Saint Force test.
If it was a normal direct descendant, the Saint Force test wouldn't have required so much attention. However, Jian Chen's status was different. He was the child of the patriarch of the Changyang clan, and with his talent from a young age, almost everyone in the clan had high expectations. Therefore, when Jian Chen took the Saint Force test, it naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the clan.
After all, today's Saint Force test would be an extremely important start for Jian Chen's future achievements.
Only after everyone had arrived did Jian Chen's father Changyang Ba enter the hall. He walked up to the throne that represented the patriarch and sat down with a swagger.
Changyang Ba's gaze lingered on Jian Chen for a moment before a faint smile appeared on his face. He then looked around and said a few words before Jian Chen's Saint Force test began.
"Uncle De, I'll have to trouble you to help my son carry out the Saint Energy test ritual.”Changyang Ba said politely to an old man seated below.
The old man looked to be in his sixties or seventies. He was dressed in gray clothes and had a head full of white hair. His face was covered in wrinkles, but his eyes were bright and lively.
"You're too polite, Patriarch." The old man smiled.”With that, the old man stood up and walked to the center of the hall. He smiled at Jian Chen and said kindly,"Fourth Young Master, please!"
Bi Yuntian looked lovingly at Jian Chen and spoke gently,"Xiang 'er, be good. Go to Uncle De and let him test the Saint Energy in your body.”
"Yes!" Jian Chen gave a soft hum and obediently left his seat. He walked over to the old man called Uncle De with small steps.
Uncle De didn't waste any time and slowly raised his right hand. Then, a silver-white ring on his right hand suddenly lit up with a blurry white light. Uncle De waved his right hand gently and a slight vibration came from the ground. Then, a half-meter-tall white stone appeared on the originally empty ground without any warning. The white stone had obviously been polished and was rectangular in shape. It was half a meter tall and about one foot thick and wide.
Seeing the white stone appear out of nowhere, Jian Chen blinked his eyes. He felt that it was very strange for the white stone to appear out of nowhere. Then, Jian Chen's gaze moved to uncle De's right hand and stared at the silver ring on his middle finger. A piece of information that he had read in a book quickly appeared in his mind.
Space Rings were made from extremely special and rare materials. They formed their own space within the rings. There were different sizes of space, with the smallest being only a meter square while the largest being a hundred meters square. They could store any inanimate object as they pleased, and were extremely expensive items on the Tian Yuan Continent. It was impossible for ordinary people to possess them.
Sensing Jian Chen's gaze on the Space Ring on his finger, De Shu smiled. Almost everyone who saw him take out the Saint Stone from his Space Ring would secretly look at him like this. De Shu had already seen this kind of gaze countless times.
"Fourth Young Master, please place one hand on this Saint Stone.”Uncle De said with a smile.
The Saint Stone was a special stone that could test the strength and attributes of a person's Saint Energy. It was extremely popular on the Tian Yuan Continent and was the only tool that could test a person's strength. The results of the Saint Stone were represented by the color of the light. They were red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.
Red was the strength of those below Saint, orange represented Saint, yellow represented Great Saint, and blue represented Earth Saint Masters and purple represented Heaven Saint Masters. As for Saint Rulers, Saint Kings, and Saint Emperors above Heaven Saint Masters, their strength could not be measured by Saint Stones.
Hearing that, Jian Chen withdrew his gaze and extended a hand to place it on the white stone.
At that moment, everyone in the hall stared at the white Saint Stone. They could not help but look forward to it. They wondered just how much potential Jian Chen had since he was young.
When Jian Chen placed his hand on the Saint Stone, De Shu placed his other hand on the Saint Stone as well. He used a special method to activate the Saint Stone.
Immediately, Jian Chen felt a strange energy surge out of the Saint Stone and enter his body through his arm. The strange energy was extremely gentle. After traveling through his body once, it returned to the Saint Stone through his arm.
Uncle De stared at the Saint Stone's changes. However, after a while, the Saint Stone was still the same.
"How is this possible? The Saint Stone didn't react at all.”Uncle De could not help but exclaim in a low voice. The smile on his face gradually disappeared and he became stern. He looked at Jian Chen with an extremely strange expression. He could not believe it.
Noticing the expression on Uncle De's face and the motionless Saint Stone, everyone in the hall seemed to realize something. Their expressions changed slightly, and they looked at each other. Everyone's eyes were filled with bewilderment, and some people even sighed with pity.
Changyang Ba's face gradually turned ugly, while Bi Yuntian's face slowly turned pale. Her face was filled with disbelief.
Uncle De took a deep breath. He found this result unbelievable. He immediately activated the appreciation again, but the result was still the same. There was no reaction from the Saint Stone.
Uncle De was also in disbelief at this result. The fourth young master, who had been called a genius since he was young, was actually a cripple who could not cultivate.
De Shu sighed in disappointment. He looked at the calm Jian Chen with a complicated gaze before turning to Changyang Ba,"Patriarch, after testing, it has been determined that the fourth young master is unable to cultivate Saint Energy.”
Bi Yuntian's face had already become extremely pale when she heard the announcement. There was not a single trace of blood on her face as she stared at Jian Chen in a daze. She muttered,"Impossible, impossible, how can Xiang 'er be a cripple…" After muttering to herself a few times, Bi Yuntian felt her head spin. In the end, her head tilted to the side, and she fell unconscious on the chair. She couldn't accept the fact that her son, who had always been called a genius, was a cripple. No mother could accept such a thing, let alone a member of a large family.
Hearing this result, everyone in the hall sighed helplessly. They looked at Jian Chen with pity and disappointment. As for Jian Chen's third aunt Yu Fengyan and eldest aunt Ling Long, both of them could not help but sigh in relief. They looked at Jian Chen and Bi Yuntian with schadenfreude.
"Ah, Fourth Sister, Fourth Sister, what's wrong? Fourth Sister, wake up. Fourth Sister, Fourth Sister, wake up quickly.”At this moment, Bai Yushuang, who was sitting beside Bi Yuntian, realized that she had fainted and called out anxiously.
Hearing Bai Yushuang's voice, Changyang Ba immediately noticed the unconscious Bi Yuntian. He sighed and waved his hand,"Shuang 'er, help Yun' er to rest.”
Jian Chen quickly walked over to Bi Yuntian's side. Without anyone noticing, his right hand had already gently pressed down on Bi Yuntian's wrist. After testing Bi Yuntian's pulse, Jian Chen had already confirmed that there was not much of a problem with Bi Yuntian.
Jian Chen looked at everyone in the hall and his disappointed father. He felt extremely helpless and sighed to himself. Afterwards, Jian Chen followed Bai Yushuang out of the hall.
After Jian Chen left, Changyang Ba let out a heavy sigh. His face was filled with disappointment. Originally, he had held high hopes for his fourth son, Jian Chen, but the higher his hopes, the greater his disappointment. In the end, his fourth son, Changyang Xiangtian, was a cripple who could not cultivate.
"Patriarch, don't take it to heart. Although the fourth young master can't cultivate, he might have outstanding talent in other aspects.”A middle-aged man sitting next to him consoled.
Changyang Ba waved his hand and said sadly,"Everyone, don't mention this matter anymore. Everyone, disperse.”With that, Changyang Ba stood up and left. Even though he knew that his fourth son might have outstanding talent in other aspects, the most important thing in this world was still martial strength. After all, martial strength was the foundation of everything.
The news that the fourth son of the Changyang clan, Changyang Xiangtian, was a cripple quickly spread to every corner of the Changyang clan. Some people were happy and some were sad, but what was certain was that from now on, Changyang Xiangtian's status in the Changyang clan would rapidly decline.
In a spacious room, Jian Chen sat quietly by the bed with a calm face and lowered head. No one knew what he was thinking about. His mother, Bi Yuntian, was still unconscious and lay on the bed with her eyes closed. Other than Jian Chen, his mother, and a few other girls, his third aunt Bai Yushuang and second sister Changyang Mingyue were also present.
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