Chapter 159: Trials and Tribulations
Kang Lin waited in the stands of the arena, eagerly anticipating Master’s presentation to begin. When he announced that there would be rewards, she was sure that, considering the source, it would be something over the top and nearly impossible.
She was not disappointed.
A Trials Pagoda was a thing of legend. No sect on the continent had one, but a few larger, more powerful sects in other places had found or established such wonders. Enough stories had made their way to the continent that she was familiar with the concept.
To see one for herself was truly amazing.
Obviously, as a mere disciple and not a Rising Tide Sect member, she would not get to experience a trial, but it was enough for her to simply be present at its unveiling. She exchanged a glance with Pan Jiang, who sat next to her. He looked just as excited as she felt.
Kang Lin was glad the young scion was also there as a witness as it meant that nothing Master said tonight would be a secret. She was mentally composing her message to Grandfather even as the announcement continued.
When Master started talking about specifics of the first trial, her ears really perked up. Prizes for trials were typically things like a spiritual weapon or a rare, valuable herb or a good technique or cultivation method. Instead, the very first reward had the potential to break bottlenecks.
What?
When the other sects found out about that possibility, they’d surely be lining up for a chance to use it, considering how many old monsters were out there languishing at their current level unable to move forward. The news might cause a riot.
The second trial was no less heaven shattering. No wonder Master was able to use so many different types of qi. He had access to a trial pagoda that gave out new aspects as prizes like they were pieces of candy.
Kang Lin had never heard of such a thing. She’d never even imagined it was possible.
Then, he told them about the final trial. To improve one’s spiritual roots was a major advancement. The only way she knew of involved vastly expensive pills that required a minimum of a Golden Core level alchemist and several almost impossible to find ingredients to make. And those pills could only be consumed prior to the start of cultivating.