Simply put, if you can successfully pass this martial arts trial, then in the future, you will have the qualification to enter the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth again, provided you apply and have a certain amount of Martial Destiny.

For example, this time I, Gu, spent a full ten thousand Martial Destiny points to gain the qualification to re-enter the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth to seek opportunities."

"Martial Destiny?" Chen Ku asked curiously, "Isn't Martial Destiny only obtainable within the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth? It sounds like there are ways to get Martial Destiny outside as well?"

"Naturally, the existence of the Martial Temple is precisely to control and suppress the Martial Destiny of the world. In any Martial Temple of the Daji Dynasty, there are some special tasks and announcements. Upon completion, you can gain a certain amount of Martial Destiny," Gu Chuanjia said. "However, such tasks are usually very demanding, testing strength and wit, so generally, they are not easy to complete."

Chen Ku nodded in understanding.

At this moment, he already had a vague yet clear outline in his mind of the landscape of the Daji Dynasty.

Previously, he was just a country bumpkin living in a remote corner of the dynasty, with his vision completely limited to that small plot of land in Baojiao County. The biggest force in the city was the guild, and the highest official was the County Magistrate...

How could he have had the chance to learn about the broader world and the essence of how this dynasty operates?

Now, through the martial exam, he could finally be considered a frog that had climbed out of the well and genuinely touched upon some more substantial contents of the Daji Dynasty.

Thinking of it this way.

It was similar to a child from a remote rural mountain area who passed the university exam, came to a big city, broadened their horizons, and gradually understood the essence of how society operates. The trend of both life developments is similar.

"Hearing the words of the Martial Arts Scholar, it seems like you want to cooperate with me, Chen, to tackle some checkpoints?" Chen Ku asked calmly.

If he could have an experienced person guide him in this Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, it would surely save a lot of trouble, but he still remained very cautious.

"To be honest with you, Brother Chen. In this Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, the most important things similar to exam questions are the checkpoints and the locations of some special rewards... I, Gu, happen to know a place where not many people know about it yet. It's a small hidden checkpoint, but it's tough to pass. However, if it can be conquered, the rewards are extremely lucrative..."

Gu Chuanjia probed, "If Brother Chen is interested, I can tell you the location, and we can explore it together, splitting the rewards fifty-fifty after passing. How about it..."

Yet,

just as he had finished these probing words.

Boom!

A sudden and bright 'sound of shattering' erupted within the entire Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, transmitting endlessly to any place within a radius of a hundred thousand miles.

Anomaly in the sky!

Chen Ku looked in amazement in a certain direction, which was the northwest, where a golden light shot up into the sky, as if some treasure had been born.

After the golden light rose to the sky, it spread outwards in all directions.

Yet, as Chen Ku's eyes lit up with curiosity about what kind of 'treasure emergence' this light was?

The nearby Gu Chuanjia exclaimed:

"First pass of the martial trial! This is an anomaly caused by someone passing the first ring. Being the first person to pass the trial, there will be an anomaly within the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth to announce it, and that golden light is the reward given to him!"

Almost as soon as Gu Chuanjia finished these words.

The Martial Arts Gold Order on both Chen Ku and Gu Chuanjia suddenly rang with a sound resembling a great bell or a large drum, similar to the sound of a golden gong announcing the successful candidates in the imperial examination, congratulating:

"Examinee Pei Qingzhi has passed the Baihua Valley Ring, defeated the 'Golden-armored Centipede,' and was granted a pair of 'Golden Armor Bracelet' at the Famous Weapon Level.

Because he is the first to pass the ring trial, the Martial Temple additionally awards him a Top-Grade Named Weapon 'Golden Embroidered Hundred Battle Armor.'

This is hereby broadcast to all, for all emissaries to hear."

Meanwhile.

In a valley located in the northwest of the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, the valley was in full bloom with peonies, peonies, roses, crape myrtle, rapeseed flowers, and so on, competing for beauty, with bees flying in swarms.

But at this moment, most of this beautiful flower valley looked as if it had been trampled by thousands of horses and soldiers, or bombarded with shells, as there were many large craters, and the soil layers had been overturned several times.

In one of the big craters, there lay a giant worm fifteen zhang long, with two pairs of golden pincers and hundred legs like swords, but its shell was turned over, and green flesh and juice were splattered all over.

Nearby the Golden-armored Centipede stood the young first fearless man of the Qiu Dragon Mansion, holding two big hammers, bathed in golden light.

In the radiance, a pair of golden bracelets and a battle armor woven like embroidery slowly floated down...

After putting on the bracelets and armor in the golden light, Pei Qingzhi seemed like a young general descending from the battlefield, greatly rescuing his pointy chin and sunken cheeks, exuding a heroic aura.

[Examinee Pei Qingzhi, you have passed the first ring and successfully acquired the title of 'Military Scholar.' You can choose to continue to stay and trial in the Martial Arts Heaven or leave now?]

Listening to the voice within the Martial Arts Heaven, which seemed like an authoritative old man's voice.

Pei Qingzhi grinned and laughed wildly:

"Leave? Such an interesting place? I haven't had enough fun yet, I want to continue the trial!"

The two White Tiger Bright Silver Hammers in his hands were only at the Famous Weapon Level and had always been regarded as treasures by him. He used to place them at the bedside every night while sleeping.

Now having entered the Martial Arts Heaven, merely passing one ring, he acquired two rewards at the Famous Weapon Level.

The Golden Embroidered Hundred Battle Armor is even a Top-Grade Named Weapon!

Knowing that armor-like equipment is inherently more precious than weapons, it's almost like a second life for a Martial Practitioner. The better the armor, the stronger the life-saving ability.

This 'Golden Embroidered Hundred Battle Armor' is at least worth ten of those White Tiger Bright Silver Hammers he previously treasured as much as one's life.

Having tasted the sweetness, how could Pei Qingzhi bear to leave?

Most crucially, the Golden-armored Centipede just now was not so hard to fight. To him, possessing Dragon Power, anything impervious to swords and spears was afraid of blunt force heavy strikes. With just eighteen hammer strikes, he shook the centipede's innards to pieces.

Only, the centipede's venom was somewhat potent.

As a result, Pei Qingzhi's face was now purple, with foam at the corners of his mouth, but it didn't matter. He got two thousand Martial Destiny points from fighting and killing the centipede...

Just go to the Stone Tablet at Baihua Valley and buy some Detoxification Pills to eat.

...

Outside, in a Martial Temple.

The name of the first person to pass the ring almost simultaneously appeared on the massive 'Gold List' behind Qin Yuxian, Tan Chongrui, Shangguan Yun, and others.

Gold List of names.

First to pass the martial ring, achieving the title of Military Scholar—Pei Qingzhi.

"This Yellow Mustache with Silver Hammers indeed lives up to being the first young powerhouse of the Qiu Dragon Mansion, passing a ring so quickly..."

A strange light flickered in Qin Yuxian's eyes:

"I wonder if my junior has found a ring yet?"

...

Meanwhile.

In the Martial Temple Heaven, Qiu Dragon Mountain, within a grand temple.

Almost at the instant Pei Qingzhi killed the Golden-armored Centipede with eighteen hammer strikes, a series of laughter resounded in the Martial Temple:

"Hahaha, Old Zhu, you lost again!"

"We've told you countless times, your Golden-armored Centipede can't withstand even a beating, and every time, it's almost the first to be overcome. Anyone with Divine Power who swallows dozens of Detoxification Pills can brute force through it, and here you are, for five or six years, always placing a Golden-armored Centipede there... My dear, I even suspect you're deliberately leaking questions to the outside!!"

Old Zhu, a white-haired and bearded elder, was livid with rage and said: "Baihua Valley is my responsibility. I can place whatever I want. Do you believe I won't place another one?"

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