Chapter 368 - 172: The End of the Road, Marquis Beicang Xiao Pingnan, Number 1 in Potential at the Jiangyin Prefecture Courtyard in 300 Years

Chapter 368: Chapter 172: The End of the Road, Marquis Beicang Xiao Pingnan, Number 1 in Potential at the Jiangyin Prefecture Courtyard in 300 Years

The figure of ’Xiao Pingnan’ suddenly withdrew its oppressive presence, as if giving a slight nod.

Afterward, the afterimage left by the imprint scattered like starlight across the sky, dissolving into the dense white mist.

At the same time.

Ji Xiu’s figure was also enveloped by the white mist of the ’Peak of the Tiers’.

[Prefecture Student Ji Xiu: Bone age seventeen. Has not undergone the Three Limits. Climbed ninety-nine Dao Tiers. Forcefully broke through the Three Limits while suppressing his realm, and withstood the imprint of Marquis Beicang’s Treasure Condensation Body for ten breaths!]

[By assessment, his potential is the greatest seen in the Jiangyin Prefecture’s Climbing Martial Arts Tower in three hundred years!]

[He is qualified to leave his name on the Climbing Martial Arts Tower and shall be bestowed a ’Martial Dao Seed’!]

WHOOSH!

As the ’Xiao Pingnan’ imprint dissipated, the Peak of the Tiers was once again veiled in dense fog. However, as words materialized out of thin air...

When the white mist parted once more, a resplendent purple-gold box floated silently before Ji Xiu!

[Martial Dao Seed: Condensed from the ambient Martial Dao Qi left by the imprints of generations past in Jiangyin Prefecture. Bestowed only upon a true prodigy!]

[When cultivating Martial Arts, keeping it on one’s person will greatly enhance the holder’s progress!]

Ji Xiu held the purple-gold box in his hands.

Looking through the surface of the box, Ji Xiu could seemingly see a scene within: countless shadows of Martial Artists climbing this very tower, leaving their imprints behind.

’Just like a seed sprouting!’

’And now, all these Martial Dao intentions, gathered and stored over so many years, will become the finest spiritual nourishment, allowing me to achieve twice the results with half the effort in my future cultivation of Martial Arts!’

After taking an advance from the Primordial Daoist Talisman, his progress in Martial Arts cultivation had slowed to a crawl. The daily gains were pitifully small, a fact that had been greatly troubling Ji Xiu.

’I never expected to find such a wondrous object here!’

’This trip was well worth it!’

A smile spread across Ji Xiu’s face as he turned and retraced his steps.

Along the way, the afterimage imprints parted for him, and the white mist on the summit dissipated before him.

It was no different from a coronation welcoming a new king!

...

Outside the Climbing Martial Arts Tower, the crowd was abuzz, the noise like a surging tide.

Ye Luan stood with Ye Ningzhi, her fine brows knitted in a slight frown.

A short while ago, Ji Xiu had left with Dean Pei Daoran and had not yet returned.

Ye Luan, for her part, had pulled Ye Ningzhi aside to hear the whole story about the young man, and was pondering how she could protect him within the Mansion Courtyard.

But what Ye Luan never expected was that,

in the blink of an eye, Ji Xiu would quietly deliver such a massive surprise!

Although the Mansion Courtyard always spoke of a ’Leader of the Five Gates’, none of the so-called leaders from previous generations had ever truly reached the summit of the Climbing Martial Arts Tower.

In all of history, only Xiao Pingnan had ever met the standard, prompting the ’Climbing Martial Arts Tower’—a structure built by the Great Xuan to a standard design—to condense the imprints of generations into a seed of blessing that empowered him, granting him divine martial fortune from that day forward!

But now...

There was a second.

CRREEEAK...

As the ancient doors of the ’Climbing Martial Arts Tower’ groaned open, brilliant sunlight flooded in.

Instantly, the Prefecture Students, the Educational Officials, and even the old eccentrics in seclusion here to refine their character—retirees from the various institutions of the Great Xuan Mansion—

all turned to look.

Among them,

Xu Longxiang arrived at a leisurely pace beside the Dean, a look of gratification on his face. When he saw that after nearly a Jiazi, someone had once again reached the summit of the Martial Tower and obtained a ’Martial Dao Seed’, he couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath.

’To earn the recognition of Marquis Beicang Xiao Pingnan’s imprinted afterimage at the very end... ’

’What does that mean?’

’It means this kid...’

’...most likely also possesses a Peak Qi Sea and has the potential to form a Treasure Condensation Body!’

At this thought,

recalling the ’benefits’ that came with being the foremost Leader of the Mansion Courtyard...

Pei Daoran set aside his hesitation and announced:

"Prefecture Student Ji Xiu has manifested a ninety-nine-foot Martial Dao Qi phenomenon, climbed to the summit, and been bestowed a Martial Dao Seed."

"From this day forward..."

"...he shall be the foremost Leader, and is qualified to participate in the Prefecture Official Examination three months from now!"

After speaking, Pei Daoran’s gaze sharpened. The full weight of his authority as Dean spread out as he scanned the crowd, then with a flick of his sleeve, he added:

"Furthermore..."

"As the Leader who will one day bring glory to our ’Jiangyin Prefecture Courtyard’, if anyone dares to cause trouble for him in secret or make things difficult..."

"I, the Dean, will personally have his back!"