Chapter 816 Marsh''s Stunning Performance


    The disciple then gave Austin another sheet of nk examination paper.


    Without any hesitation, Austin quickly wrote down on it the required information for all the remaining


    dozens of the basic elixirs.


    He checked the two sheets of the examination paper again before handing them back to the Magic


    Hand Sect disciple who had given it to him.


    The disciple stared at the two sheets of the examination paper which had been fully filled with answers


    with widened eyes. Austin''s speed and efficiency in filling in them stunned him to the extreme.


    Each applicant would have ten minutes to fill in the things that were needed. But Austin just spent half


    of it toplete all his answers!


    The disciple raised his eyes to look at the young man in front of him, an expression of astonishment still


    hanging on his face. Austin, however, walked out of the Istion Array in a calm manner, paying no


    attention to the disciple''s face that was full of curiosity.


    All the remaining applicants walked into the Istion Array for the test one after another.


    Time passed quickly and soon, all the applicants had already taken their turns and finished their tests


    in order.


    Fitch, Len and Lind then stepped into the Istion Array to assess all the examination papers


    submitted by the applicants.


    Another half an hour passed. Everyone held their breaths in anticipation.


    Finally, the three walked out of the Istion Array.


    They all looked stunned, as if something impossible had happened.


    Fitch held a name list in his hand. He unfolded it in a stern manner and began to announce the names


    of the applicants who had passed the first test.


    ording to the requirements, all the applicants, whose name he would announce, would walk one


    step forward and would line up squarely in a row.


    When he mentioned "Marsh", he as well as Len and Lind could not help but turn to look at Austin with a


    look of appreciation.


    Even their gazes were full of admiration.


    Fitch shed a mild smile at Austin and nodded at him as greeting.


    Obviously, this overt appreciation caused envy in the hearts of all the applicants present.


    Marsh was the pseudonym Austin used when he applied for the test yesterday.


    About one hundred people had passed the first test. As for all the other ones who failed the first round,


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    they all left the Magic Hand Sect in low spirits.


    ...


    Then Fitch pronounced the rules for the second test.


    Its focus was the quality of the warrior''s vital energy.


    To test the quality of their vital energy, each applicant must put his or her palms on a vital energy


    testing stone one by one.


    Then they mustunch their vital energies from their bodies into the testing stone. The stone would


    then sh a blue light. In order to show the strength and quality of the warrior''s vital energy, the light


    would either dim or brighten up.


    The testing stone was big as an adult''s head in size and was pure, stain-free white.


    In this second test, only ten people would be granted an opportunity for further assessment.


    This meant that only ten of the most excellent applicants would be able to pass the assessment. The


    rest of the applicants would immediately be knocked out from the test!


    The test thenmenced after Fitch had detailed all the rules in this round.


    As prescribed by the rules, each applicant walked to the testing stone and carried out the test one after


    another.


    The testing stone shed no light when some applicants put their hands on it.


    For some applicants, it just showed a very faint ray of light.


    The testing stone only shed a bright blue light for a few applicants.


    Austin noticed that the brightness of the light of the testing stone was mainly determined by the quality


    of the applicant''s vital energy, instead of the level of vital energy cultivation base.


    As a result, some applicants with higher level of vital energy cultivation base had unfortunately failed


    the test, while a couple of applicants withparatively lower level of vital energy cultivation base


    passed, though to everyone''s surprise.


    Austin felt extremely curious about the reason behind this phenomenon.


    Soon it was Austin''s turn to take the test.


    He walked towards the testing stone in a calm manner.


    Fitch, Len and Lind turned to look at the young man with expectant expressions on their faces.


    Due to Austin''s excellent performance in the previous test, they all paid him extra attention.


    Austin stared at the testing stone before gently putting his hands on it.


    He focused on initiating the vital energy force within his body and injected a portion of its force into the


    pure white stone.


    Instead ofunching all of his vital energy force into the stone, Austin intentionally subdued the strength


    of his vital energy cultivation base to the preliminary stage of Sky Realm.


    While transmitting his subdued vital energy into the testing stone, his face was expressionless.


    After a fraction of a second, the testing stone suddenly started shing numerous rays of ring bright


    lights in all directions.


    It was so bright that a huge area around it had been illuminated under its blue light. With the intensity of


    the light the testing stone was shing, the whole room seemed to be bathed in a blue ocean.


    The sudden, unexpected, and surprising change made Austin the focus of everyone''s attention.


    Everyone looked at him with widened eyes. The scene was so unbelievable that they all felt stunned


    and startled.


    The applicants weren''t the only ones in a state of shock—Fitch, Lind and Len also felt shocked at the


    testing stone''s unusual response to Austin''s vital energy. They stared at the young man with renewed


    astonishment in their eyes, unsure of what to do next. Although they had organized the test countless


    times before, this was the first time they saw such a scene.


    Silence dominated the whole square for an awkward amount of time.


    "Marsh, you, well, obviously passed the test!"


    Fitch pronounced excitedly after he regained his senses a few momentster. A bright smile was


    gracing his face.


    "This is unbelievable! The quality of this boy''s vital energy is so pure! But he''s so young!


    He also has an outstanding knowledge of basic information about elixirs. He is indeed so excellent!"


    Lind eximed as he turned to Fitch in excitement.


    "I think we must report this boy''s situation to Steward Foster immediately.


    He has the qualities to be our formal disciple, a genuine disciple of the Magic Hand Sect!


    We would do him a huge injustice if we just recruit him as a refinery assistant.


    He deserves a better tform to show his great natural talent!"


    Len suggested.


    "Let''s see what he''ll do in the next test before making any decisions.


    We still don''t know whether he would be able to pass the third test as he did in the first and second


    ones.


    If he behaves as excellently as he did in this second test, I''ll report his performance to Steward Foster


    immediately.


    There might be a chance that Steward Foster would allow this boy to be one of our formal disciples,"


    Fitch said after contemting on Austin''s situation.


    Both Len and Lind nodded in agreement.


    It seemed that "Marsh" was going to be a disciple of the Magic Hand Sect very soon!


    ...


    As stated in the rules, only ten people was able to pass the second test.


    All the other applicants left the venue in frustration.


    After that, they immediately started the third test. It was thest test to assess all the remaining


    applicants'' qualities.


    Fitch ordered to prepare ten piles of elixirs in front of thest ten applicants.


    In each pile, the elixirs were mixed with somemon basic elixirs and some advanced valuable


    elixirs.


    The test would go like this: Fitch would announce the name of some elixir and each applicant must be


    able to correctly pick that kind of elixir from the pile before him or her as soon as possible.


    Just like in the first test, the testing focus in this third test was on the selection of elixirs.


    But this time around, it would be more difficult to tell one elixir from another.


    ording to the rules, in addition to picking the right elixir from the pile of various elixirs within a few


    seconds, the applicants were also required to identify the elixir''s growing years, living environment and


    apanying nts.


    The third test kicked off as soon as Fitch finished exining all the rted rules.


    "First, a ten-year-old green cedar grass."


    Len was responsible for hosting the third test. His voice resonated throughout the whole room when he


    called out the elixir of the test.


    The ten applicants started to look for this kind of elixir in the pile in front of them as soon as Len


    finished speaking.


    The green cedar grass was amon grade three elixir with a negative nature.


    Therefore, it was usually used as an auxiliary elixir to offset the extremely strong positive effect of some


    elixirs during the process of pill refining.


    Austin''s eyes swept the pile of elixirs in front of him up and down. He was sharp to spot that there were


    several green cedar grasses of different growing years in it.


    They ranged from seven years to ten years.


    Austin then picked up the ten-year-old green cedar grass immediately the moment Len finished


    speaking. He was so familiar with every detail of those elixirs that he didn''t have to think before making


    a decision.


    Fitch, Len and Lind exchanged a look of approval with each other at Austin''s quick response.


    Then the other nine applicants picked up the required green cedar grasses in session.


    "A fifteen-year-old earth dragon potato living in timid sands."


    "A twenty-year-old sun-facing fruit."


    ...


    Len named dozens of elixirs at grade two, grade three and grade four in a row.


    Again, every applicant must select the elixir with right growing years and environmental conditions as


    prescribed.


    As a grade four elixir refiner, Austin encountered no difficulty in identifying all the required elixirs.


    He was always the first one to pick the right elixir among all the applicants. And he did it almost at the


    same time as Len would finish speaking. And he was always correct!


    He did it perfectly as if he had already gone through the exam multiple times.


    "Wow!" All people inside the venue could not help but feel amazed at how well Austin was doing.


    They all felt stunned, surprised, and inspired all at the same time.


    "Send Steward Foster here! Hurry!"


    Fitch ordered to a Magic Hand Sect disciple by his side, even though the test was still half way through


    its course.


    His twopanions showed no objections as this was exactly what they intended to do. Steward


    Foster must know the boy''s excellent performance.


    They all wondered whether Marsh would be offered an opportunity to be a formal alchemy


    disciple of the Magic Hand Sect. It would be exceptional if that happened.