I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1680 - 119: Fish-Dragon Records

Chapter 1680: Chapter 119: Fish-Dragon Records

Standing at the peak of Xiehe, the sacred land also dispatched an envoy to the Xuanji Sect, predominantly because of the grand ritual and offering ceremony, which the sacred lands had come to oversee in its entirety.

The envoys sent were mostly junior members seeking to accumulate experience, with the aim of broadening their horizons and increasing their knowledge.

However, the envoy that arrived at Dayuan Peak this time was extraordinary: a Great Zen Master from the Eight Sects of Buddha’s Country, elders from the Naked Sect of the Beast Taming Sect, a grand arbiter from Martial Saint Mountain, the Sun Scorching City Lord from the Wang Clan of the south, and even one of the thirty-six Taiyin Divine Pillars from the Divine Court, along with the tower master from Yiren Pavilion of Dongshan City.

The presence of these influential figures in Xiehe, all gathered together, excited the Qianyuan Daoist Master immensely.

As one of the seventy-two peaks of the Greater Mystery, Dayuan Peak has long been in a middling position because its disciples prefer solitude, resisting second-hand knowledge and unwilling to repeat tasks. Although they have achieved notable success in ritual ceremonies, the disciples are absorbed in their own research, not adept in social interactions, resulting in loose ties with other sacred lands. Even for those who do come to the peak to commission Spiritual Instruments, the relationships are mere business transactions. Thus, over the years, only a scarce few can be considered close acquaintances of the disciples of Dayuan Peak.

The last time representatives from sacred lands gathered like this, one would have to look back to when the founding master invited guests to a banquet. Could it be that Dayuan Peak is truly on the rise?

Remembering the flurry of orders from schools and states like snowfall, the Qianyuan Daoist Master couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.

In the future, Dayuan Peak will finally have its own leading products. When the money starts coming in, the first thing will be to build blessed lands and celestial grottoes for the disciples. Otherwise, always occupying the main temple for artifact crafting hardly seems proper!

At the thought, the Daoist Master’s snowy white beard quivered slightly from his excitement.

Logically, a high achiever in the Dao like him should not indulge in such self-satisfied emotions, but who could blame him when the second generation Dragon Gate was such a remarkable success?

As meticulous artifact craftspeople, the Daoists of Dayuan Peak excel at creating an entire world from a single opening.

The Five-turn Dragon Gate is merely a tool for testing spiritual foundations for cultivators, but for the Daoists of Dayuan Peak, it has resolved countless doubts about their cultivation.

Why a standard Dragon Gate can determine the time to break through barriers? Because the previously held martial belief that each had their own fortunes to break through was wrong—the accumulation needed by everyone to break through is uniform!

Since there’s a standard for accumulation, they can reverse engineer from the extreme limit, and test a disciple’s potential based on the relationship between time and accumulation.

Here, ’potential’ does not refer to the intrinsic talent or perception, but the most straightforward aspect: the speed of cultivation.

If the first generation Five-turn Dragon Gate was merely a display of accumulated Spiritual Power by colour, then the second generation has become an essential treasure for every sacred land and sect to possess!

With such a Divine Artifact in hand, the Qianyuan Daoist Master has no concerns about the future of Dayuan Peak.

All these sacrosanct assembly representatives, every one of them, large-scale... fat sheep!

"The purpose of your visit to Dayuan Peak is already known to this old Daoist, so there is no need to waste more time. Let me show you the wonders of the new generation of Dragon Gate!"

The Daoist Master swept open his Daoist robe, resembling a portal to the Spirit Realm itself, and the finished Dragon Gate product "boom" settled down in the center of the Daoist Court.

If the first generation Dragon Gate was like a magical curtain stretched between two jade pillars, then the second generation Dragon Gate is a solitary chamber intricately carved with dragons and embellished beams.

The dragon patterns etched across three sides, akin to an azure dragon coiling its body, are scales filled with both might and beauty, circling thrice, with the dragon head bowing at the very front.

The authoritative dragon eyes instill a sense of panic in one’s heart, and the opened dragon mouth forms an arched gateway, shrouded in mists and shimmering lights, expelling a mist that one could not tell if it was drool or holy smoke.

Putting aside its utility, the mere appearance of this item surpasses its predecessor by far.

What really fills Qianyuan Daoist Master with pride is not the appearance of the Dragon Gate, but its powerful functionality that far exceeds the earlier generation.

When spiritual power is infused to initiate the Dragon Gate, the dragon’s eye in front immediately comes to life, and the arched Dragon Gate flickers with illusory divine light.

"Once the Dragon Gate is activated by spirit infusion, disciples can step into it. Unlike the first-generation Five-turn Dragon Gate, the second-generation Dragon Gate not only tests the extent of a disciple’s accumulated spiritual power but also has three new functions!"

Standing before the Dragon Gate, Qianyuan Daoist Master raised two fingers and explained to the crowd: "First, it records the disciple’s achievements."

The Dragon Gate floated with a light dance of his robes, shifting 180 degrees on the spot. With the dragon’s head now at the back and the side walls at the front, the crowd could finally see the different world on the other side of the Dragon Gate.

There was a plaque in the frame with words inscribed—"Fish-Dragon Records!"

Under the record, there were lists of names, densely packed from top to bottom. Although the names were obscured, the comments listed alongside each name were crystal clear.

Looking up from the bottom, there were those one in a hundred who could break through after nine thousand days of accumulation.

There were outstanding individuals chosen from a thousand, who could break through after accumulating for eight thousand three hundred days.

There were talents among people, able to break through after seven thousand and seven hundred days.

And there were the rare geniuses, who could break through in just seven thousand and one hundred days.

Even more so, were peerless heroes, who required only six thousand six hundred days to breakthrough.

At the very top were those with extraordinary talent, with the lowest taking at least six thousand days. The name at the very peak required only three thousand two hundred days for a breakthrough.

"As long as they pass the verification of the Dragon Gate twice within two days, they could have their names recorded. If their aptitude is outstanding enough, they can leave their names on the ’Fish-Dragon Records’ behind the Dragon Gate!"

Pointing at the ’Fish-Dragon Records’ behind the Dragon Gate, Qianyuan Daoist Master explained with a smile to the crowd: "I must admit with some shame, the Xuanji Sect originally wanted to gather extensive data on its disciples surpassing worldly limits, but alas, our capacity is limited. Even the most outstanding disciple without awakened bloodline can barely reach the level of peerless hero, and those with awakened bloodline take at least three thousand two hundred days to break through, which is somewhat embarrassing!"

"Daoist Master, there’s no need to feel ashamed yet. Please explain to us why talents are only divided into these few categories. Aren’t you worried about overlooking or making mistakes?"

The Taiyin Divine Pillar, with a streak of silver between his brows, is an old acquaintance of Qianyuan Daoist Master for two hundred years. He knows this sly old man boasts endlessly until others compliment him to his satisfaction.

If it were any other time, he wouldn’t interrupt the old Daoist’s enjoyment, but with the mysterious divine artifact before him, he can’t wait even a moment and thus brought the topic back to the Dragon Gate, voicing his greatest doubt about the ’Fish-Dragon Records.’

The Qianyuan Daoist Master, interrupted, twitched his white beard in dissatisfaction with Taiyin Divine Pillar’s tactlessness but immediately beamed with joy upon hearing the question.

"That’s an excellent question!"

Praising the Taiyin Divine Pillar in his heart with a thumbs-up, Qianyuan Daoist Master suppressed his excitement, feigned composure, and said to the crowd: "Because the martial arts world’s past belief in the theory of countless variances in cultivation aptitude is wrong. According to the tens of thousands of case data transmitted back by Miaowei, and Dragon Gate’s evaluation of each disciple transcending the mundane, Dayuan Peak can confidently state that, in the absence of bloodline talents, the martial arts aptitude of an ordinary person, from low to high, is roughly divided into five or six levels!"