Chapter 1176 - Destiny
Chapter 1176: Destiny
The Bai family’s brothers had smiles on their faces.
They had both successfully passed the assessment, and their results were not bad. Both of them had answered more than 800 types of spiritual herbs correctly.
Although they had been transferred to Firewood Mountain, they had been serving the alchemists for half a month. Their usual job was to pick out spiritual herbs. They could even receive pointers from the alchemists from time to time. It was only natural for them to have such results.
After receiving their rewards, they did not leave. Their gazes were fixed on Ou Yangming, who was still participating in the assessment.
“That b*stard’s quite fast,” Bai He said in a deep voice.
Ou Yangming was already in the second half of the journey, and he was very close to Song Qingshan.
Everyone was careful, afraid that they would accidentally remember wrongly. Only Ou Yangming did not seem to care. After he finished writing one, he quickly shifted his gaze to the next spiritual herb.
“He’s quite good at acting, but he won’t end well.” Bai Chi’s eyes were gloomy.
“Big Brother, what do you mean? Are you saying that Ou Yangming that b*stard can’t pass this assessment?”Bai He asked.
Bai Chi sneered. “Of course. Have you forgotten that that guy’s mentally handicapped? He only lasted 10 seconds during the first test. He was only lucky to have been evaluated as having Middle Grade mental power. It’s almost impossible for someone like him to memorize 330,000 kinds of spiritual herbs in such a short time. It’s difficult even with our High Grade mental powers. I don’t believe that he can succeed.”
“That’s true. That guy’s very arrogant. He probably hasn’t memorized them well either. He’ll be crying soon.”
They stood to the side, wanting to see Ou Yangming’s ugly face. Even if they could not take revenge for now, seeing the young fellow being whipped by the disciples from the Law Enforcement Department would be a great relief for them.
Soon, Song Qingshan also completed the assessment and gave more than 930 correct answers. He was ranked first at the moment.
Song Qingshan was different from the Bai family’s brothers. He was from a wealthy family and had a good family background, so his family had a lot of books. He liked to read, so he was much better than most people at birth.
“Not bad, not bad.” Steward Mo rarely praised someone. He stared at Song Qingshan and asked, “You should be an outer sect disciple on the Spirit Beasts Mountain, right?”
“Yes, elder. I’m from the Spirit Beasts Mountain,” Song Qingshan answered respectfully.
Steward Mo smiled slightly. “It’s a waste of your talent to go to the Spirit Beasts Mountain. The Pill Refinement Department still lacks a few disciples. Do you want to change?”
Song Qingshan’s heart skipped a beat, and he answered hurriedly, “Yes, I’m willing to do that.”
He came to the Mystic Sky Sect to learn alchemy skills, and he felt sullen on the Spirit Beasts Mountain. Even if he learned from the Bai family’s brothers, he still hoped that he could stay in the Pill Refinement Department.
“Okay.” Steward Mo nodded. “After the assessment, take my token and report directly to the Pill Refinement Department.”
“Thank you, Steward,” Song Qingshan thanked him again.
“Go.” Steward Mo waved his hand.
The Bai family’s brothers clenched their fists. Of course, they knew why the Pill Refinement Department was short of people. If it were not for the 2 of them going crazy half a month ago, Song Qingshan would not have gotten the spot.
Nonetheless, as compared to Song Qingshan, the 2 of them were more concerned about Ou Yangming. Their gazes did not linger on Song Qingshan for long, and they quickly shifted their attention.
Ou Yangming also handed over his answers.
The people who checked the answers were very fast. With a glance, they could tell how many were right or wrong. After seeing Ou Yangming’s answers, the 2 people, who were originally expressionless, had a change in their expressions.
Meanwhile, the brothers who had been observing also noticed.
“It must be because his answers are too wrong. That’s why those 2 people acted like that,” Bai Chi said in a low voice.
Bai He smiled and thought to himself, ‘How many whips will Ou Yangming get? Will it be 100 or 200?
‘According to his level of mental power, if he didn’t study hard, 200 whips would probably not be enough.’
The 2 brothers sneered and waited for the result to be announced.
At this time, the 2 disciples who checked the answers did it 2 or 3 times and exchanged a look before they announced the result loudly.
“Ou Yangming, an outer sect disciple of the Spiritual Medicines Mountain, wrote a total of 1,000 types of spiritual herbs…” The person who spoke intentionally paused for a moment.
“What? He actually wrote down 1,000 spiritual medicines? Doesn’t that mean that he has written down every single one of them?”
The outer sect disciples who had not left after the assessment, as well as those who were waiting for their turns, were stunned. Up until now, no one had been able to write down all of the spiritual medicines.
“Hahaha, he must’ve written them down randomly. How could a person whose mental power has barely reached Middle Grade be able to write down 1,000 spiritual medicines?” Bai Chi laughed loudly.
The surrounding people finally understood. They guessed that the outer sect disciple whose name was Ou Yangming had scribbled down the names of all the spiritual herbs.
“Could it be that he thought that he could hit the jackpot by chance?”
“He’s too naive. It’s a pure waste of time.”
…
Due to Bai Chi’s words, everyone scoffed at Ou Yangming’s actions. Despite that, the next sentence said by the announcer changed their minds.
“1,000 types of them are correct. An excellent result.”
The disciple who had checked the answers completed his sentence loudly.
At this time, it was dead silent.
“What? All of them are correct?”
The surrounding outer sect disciples had incredulous looks on their faces. They all thought that they had heard wrong. Writing out 1,000 types of spiritual herbs was already terrifying, but having a 100% accuracy rate was even more frightening.
This meant that the young fellow had definitely mastered all 330,000 types of spiritual herbs. ‘Is he a human or a demon? How could he be so powerful?’
The brothers were dumbfounded. They had been waiting here for a long time just to see Ou Yangming make a fool of himself and to watch him get whipped. They had never expected such an outcome.
“How could he…”
“No, it’s definitely not right!”
Bai Chi suddenly stood up. He pointed at Ou Yangming’s side and said, “No, he must’ve cheated!”
He could not accept this at all. A young fellow whose mental power was far lower than his got everything correct. Was this a joke?
“Cheated?”
The air froze again. Everyone looked at Bai Chi with sympathy in their eyes. How could the young fellow have cheated under Steward Mo’s nose?
Steward Mo’s cold gaze swept over. “Are you doubting my ability?”
A cold air gushed out from under Bai Chi’s feet. This cold air rushed into his head almost instantly. He was so scared that he was drenched in a cold sweat. He hurriedly said, “I dare not do that. I just felt that it’s too unbelievable, so I acted on impulse.”
“Go!”
Bai Chi hurriedly retreated. He wiped the sweat off his head, and he was still horrified.
Steward Mo did not mind. He looked at Ou Yangming with a smile and asked, “Are you an outer sect disciple of the Spiritual Medicines Mountain?”
He still had some impression of Ou Yangming. Given the quota for the Pill Refinement Department, the young fellow was the only one who chose to go to the Spiritual Medicines Mountain.
“Yes, Steward,” Ou Yangming said calmly.
“Then I’ll give you another chance to choose. Are you willing to go to the Pill Refinement Department now?” Steward Mo asked again.
Ou Yangming replied, “I’m still willing to stay on the Spiritual Medicines Mountain.”
To let him go to the Pill Refinement Department to serve the alchemists? What kind of joke was that? Ou Yangming’s alchemy skills were not something that those alchemists could compare with.
Steward Mo did not force him and said softly, “You have to think carefully. Your potential is limitless. It’s really a waste to stay on the Spiritual Medicines Mountain. If you study hard in the Pill Refinement Department, you might become an alchemist in the future.”
This was an extremely high evaluation. The status of an alchemist in the outer sect was only second to that of a steward.
“I still insist on staying on the Spiritual Medicines Mountain,” Ou Yangming said again.
This was the first time Steward Mo had seen someone who was so determined to stay on the Spiritual Medicines Mountain, but he did not care much about an outer sect disciple.
After Ou Yangming left, the assessment continued.
With Ou Yangming’s feat, the rest of the assessment was not much interesting anymore. Many people who had finished the assessment planned to leave.
Ou Yangming did not plan to stay here for long. After receiving the rewards, he was ready to return to his mountain.
Song Qingshan chased after him and said bitterly, “Brother Ou, why didn’t you choose to go to the Pill Refinement Department? Didn’t you hear what the steward said just now? You have the hope of becoming an alchemist!”
“I’m not interested in alchemy,” Ou Yangming responded indifferently.
Song Qingshan was right. If Ou Yangming was on the same level of strength and status as Song Qingshan, he would definitely choose to go to the Pill Refinement Department. Only then would he have the chance to rise and become an alchemist master.
Having said that, it was different now. Ou Yangming’s strength was not something Song Qingshan could imagine. Their thinking and pursuits were not on the same level. Of course, their worldviews were also completely different.
Song Qingshan could not refute this reason. ‘He’s not interested in alchemy. How could there be such a strange person in this world?’
While they were talking, the Bai family’s brothers also walked over. Their faces were ashen, and their expressions were ugly.
Bai Chi walked up to the two of them. He stared at Ou Yangming and questioned, “Ou Yangming, tell me, how did you do it? Your mental power’s obviously so poor. How could you recognize all the spiritual herbs in such a short time?”
This had been bothering Bai Chi. He wanted to know where he had lost.
“You can’t do it, but it doesn’t mean that others can’t do it too.” Ou Yangming smiled faintly and disregarded the brothers. He believed that after what happened last time, they would not make a move against him without any interest.
Bai Chi looked mad. He said loudly, “Why? I’m not convinced! My mental power’s so much higher than yours. I worked hard to get up early and cultivate every day. Why can’t I be compared to you? Not only did I lose the duel, but I also lost to you in the assessment!”
Seeing his hysterical appearance, Ou Yangming did not feel any sympathy in his heart. He said coldly, “If hard work is useful, what’s the point of having talent?”
A genius was not something that ordinary people could compare to. That said, the Bai family’s brothers did not consider Ou Yangming a genius. They thought that his talent could not even be compared to theirs.
“Destiny’s too unfair to us!” Bai Chi looked at the sky like an idiot.
“Destiny?
“Heh…”
Ou Yangming looked at them with a faint smile on his face. “Do you know what the word destiny means?”