Chapter 58: Pine-Texture Sword, Sea-Cloud Academy Three Round Selections

“Umm, my father… What happened to him after that?” The obedient Xu Yu, who had not spoken for a long while, asked.

Xu Changling said, “Qingyuan is a proud person. He was not willing to stay in Lin Yuan anymore since his Star Ocean was crushed and he could no longer cultivate. He didn’t want to be mocked by those people who were weaker than him in the past. Therefore, he left a note and left the city the next day. He has disappeared since that.”

Tears fell from Xu Yu’s eyes when she heard that.

“The Mo family tore my parents apart, crushed my father’s Star Ocean and forced the Xu family…” Xu Yu sobbed and said, “They have crossed the line! Sob sob… I want to cultivate Mystical Qi too! Brother, I want to become stronger together with you and get justice from the Mo family.”

Xu Yang caressed her head and said softly, “I’ll help you if you want to cultivate Mystical Qi.”

Xu Changling sighed in a low voice. It was tough for an ordinary little girl who was not even a Mystical Learner to seek justice from a huge powerful faction. Xu Yu clearly did not know how powerful the Mo family was.

However, Xu Yu would definitely be given the best conditions if she wanted to cultivate Mystical Qi. This little girl would also be a talented one if her qualifications and aptitude were comparable to half of that of her father and brother.

Now that the events of the past had been fully laid out in the open, Xu Changling informed Xu Yang about the details of the Sea-Cloud Academy selection.

The Sea-Cloud Academy’s selection process was progressive and it was very strict. The Sea-Cloud Academy would send messengers to the major cities of the Sea-Cloud Kingdom’s jurisdictions to host the pre-selections every three years during the winter solstice.

After the pre-selection is completed, the middle-selection would be held in the capitals of the servant countries. The young talents of the cities of the Kingdom would compete in the capitals. The excellent ones would be eligible to participate in the final-selection in Sea-Cloud Kingdom.

This process was called the three-round selections. Those who could pass the three-round selections were talented geniuses from the entire kingdom. They were all superior geniuses out of a million geniuses. The Mystical Cultivators who graduate from Sea-Cloud Academy every year would be solicited by Sea-Cloud Kingdom and its servant nations. Therefore, the process of the Mystical Cultivators passing the three-round selections was also called leaping over the dragon gate as one’s power had been approved by everyone. They would become a real dragon with a single leap!

“There is less than one month left to Sea-Cloud Academy pre-selection. Last time, the messenger of Sea-Cloud Academy only selected one talent from the Ge family. There was only one quota for one million people! I don’t know if there will be any changes this time. Xu Yang, you have to work hard.” Xu Changling said solemnly.

“Father, please be rest assured. Xu Yang’s current strength is not lacking in comparison to that of Ge Weiyue who was chosen last time. He has a great chance of being selected.” Xu Qinglu said.

“There would be changes in the selections every time. It is said that Yu Xuanyu of the Yu family and Ge Weifeng of the Ge family have the upper four extremes’ Mystical Veins. Moreover, they have strong combat powers as they are already in the Intermediate Mystical Warrior stage. Ge Weiyue was the strongest one in the previous selection, it should be more competitive this time around.” Xu Changling was slightly worried. He was betting his family’s fate on Xu Yang. Even with his Mystical Grandmaster’s state of mind, he could not help but feel uneasy.

“Grandfather, please be rest assured.” Xu Yang said calmly, as if stating a fact, “Although I have never seen Yu Xuanyu, I have seen Ge Weifeng. He is not strong enough to worry me.”

Xu Changling glanced at Xu Yang and said, “Oh? You seem confident, it looks like you already have a way to deal with him. Very good.” Although he was seeing Xu Yang for the first time, he had known about Xu Yang’s character roughly through the description given by Xu Qinggang and Xu Zhengxin. He was calm and indifferent. Xu Yang would not make a fuss unless he was absolutely sure about it.

After talking for a while, Xu Qinggang sent someone to report the result of the Grand Family Tournament which had been determined. In addition to Xu Yang getting the first prize in advance, Xu Zhengchun skillfully defeated his peers and seized the second prize.

“The reward of the first prize is a Mortal rank Mystical Armor, Pine-Texture Sword.” Xu Qinglu said, “Xu Yang, you have not learned sword skills, right? If you think that it’s unsuitable for you, you can pick another Mortal rank Mystical Armor from the family treasure warehouse.”

While saying so, Xu Qinglu swiped his fingers and a steel sword with a glint of cold light appeared in his hand.

“Wow, that’s amazing.” Xu Yu clapped in wonderment beside him.

“This is a storage ring. It is more convenient compared to a leather pouch.” Xu Qinglu wanted to make up for Xu Yang. He took off a black ring on his left index finger and handed it to Xu Yang. “There are some middle-rank Mystical Stones in it which can be used for cultivation as well as the family Mystical Scripture, Seven Radiant Secret. Take it. The ring belongs to you now.”

Xu Yang had not spoken yet, and Xu Yu had already shown a sweet smile as she took the ring. “Thank you, Uncle!” She was afraid that Xu Qinglu was going to regret and quickly handed the ring to Xu Yang.

This little money-grubber…

A sweat bead appeared on the back of Xu Yang’s head. He caressed his sister’s forehead hair and smiled. He took the storage ring and thanked Xu Qinglu.

Although the storage ring was very valuable, a gentleman like Xu Qinglu would not take back his words once he had said them. It was Xu Yu who had underestimated Xu Qinglu’s personality.

Xu Yang was very happy. He liked this storage ring better than the Mortal rank Pine-Texture Sword. This was a treasure that could only be refined by a Blacksmith Master. Although there was no ranking of it among Mystical Armor, it was comparable to an Earth rank Mystical Armor.

Xu Yang accepted the Pine-Texture Sword at the same time. A familiar feeling emerged when he touched the hilt. He shook gently and seven beautiful sword flowers bloomed, they were arranged like the Big Dipper.

Xu Qinglu could not help but exclaim, “Wonderful swordsmanship. I didn’t expect your swordsmanship to be so superb. You would not be able to display such a skill without ten years of hard work.”

Xu Yu and Xu Changling were surprised as they also did not know that Xu Yang was skilled at swordsmanship.

It was difficult for Mystical Cultivators to break through their stages in the future era when Mystical Energy was scarce. Therefore, physical tempering techniques, melee-combat skills and sword skills were popular. Xu Yang’s ability to have such swordsmanship skills was a result of the environment at that time.

‘It is made by Mystical Iron, and there are three Mystical Textures on it… Light Shadow, Iron Cutting, Gale. It is a good piece of Mystical Armor.’ Xu Yang thought secretly while observing the refining method of the Pine-Texture sword.

A Blacksmith Master would embed Mystical Textures on the basis of mystical elements on a Mystical Armor when refining it. Normally, the more Mystical Textures a Mystical Armor possessed, the higher the quality of the Mystical Armor. Of course, this was not absolute. It still depended on the power of Mystical Textures and their compatibility.

Although the Light Shadow, Iron Cutting, and Gale were only some common Mystical Textures, it was decent for a sword made by Mystical Iron to be able to have three types of Mystical Textures engraved in it. This Pine-Texture Sword could be regarded as an upper-tier Mortal rank Mystical Armor.

“Thank you, Uncle. I’m very satisfied with this Pine-Texture Sword, I don’t need to change it for something else.” Xu Yang put on the storage ring on his left index finger. With his will, the Pine-Texture Sword was stored in the ring once more.

“It’s good that you are satisfied,” Xu Qingluo stroked his beard and chuckled. “I will order someone to repair the old house that you are living in. I will add some furniture and arrange for some servants to serve you.”