On the Avenue.

Chapter 284 Testing
Chen Tang landed on the ground and threw two chopsticks out, which fell back into the chopstick cage on the table in the main hall.

He still had some strength left and did not hurt Chen Shi. Instead, he cut off all of Chen Shi's senses and made him fall asleep.

Chen Tang sent Chen Shi back to his room to rest, tucked in the quilt for him, sat beside the bed and looked at the sleeping Chen Shi, his eyes became a little gentler.

Chen Shi lying on the bed overlapped with the little Chen Shi in his mind.

He still remembered that after Old Lady Wuzhu delivered the baby, she smiled and told him that it was a boy and he could go in to take a look. He carefully lifted the door curtain, fearing that the wind outside would blow his wife and child.

He held little Chen Shi in his arms and looked at the newborn baby. Suddenly, he was overwhelmed with joy and his eyes were filled with tears.

He had a feeling that his own blood was flowing in this tiny baby's body, as if his own life had been passed on to this child.

From this moment on, he was no longer afraid of death. He could do anything for this family and this child, even at the cost of his life.

Because he knew that this child would carry a part of him alive and continuing in this world.

Moreover, this child will eventually have children of his own and pass on his bloodline, so Chen Tang will achieve immortality in another sense.

He walked out of the room and said to Hei Guo, "He is very good. He can always surprise me."

Hei Guo wagged his tail with satisfaction.

"You are also very good. You taught him very well." Chen Tang said.

Black Pot was slightly startled, looked up at him, and said silently in his heart: "This battle has caused a great shock to the master."

The battle between Chen's father and son brought even greater shock to Xijing.

The various eavesdroppers who were monitoring the Chen Mansion were squatting outside the Chen Mansion, on the walls of other houses, on the eaves, and hanging upside down on trees, rapidly recording the damage caused by Chen Shi's sword energy and the sophistication of Chen Tang's Xuanwei Sword Sutra.

There was also an unlucky Tian Ting who was pierced through the body by Chen Shi's sword energy. He fell from the upside-down branch and hit the ground with a thud.

Immediately, runners from Gongtian Prefecture walked out from the shadows and dragged the body away. Three or five others brought buckets of water and cleaned the ground. After doing all this, they quietly hid in the darkness and continued to stare at the Chen Mansion.

In the Chen residence, four maids, three servants, including the housekeeper Chen Fu, hurried out of the Chen residence at night and came to a nearby alley, where someone came to meet them. These maids and servants vividly described the battle between the Chen family father and son to the visitors.

Visitors leave in a hurry.

At the same time, the clerks of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau were monitoring the sight of sword energy penetrating the sky. Some clerks flew out to search for the end of the sword energy and recorded it quickly. Many other clerks were busy writing and compiling various data.

Not long after, a detailed document about the strength of Chen Shi and Chen Tang was placed on the table of the head of the Thirteen Families in Xijing.

Yan Xianzhi, Zhang Fuzheng, Gao Quan and others opened the materials and read them carefully as soon as possible.

At the same time, a copy of the information was sent to the desks of many senior officials including the East Factory, the Five Armies, the Shen Ji, the Shen Shu, and the Three Dukes.

Finally, a piece of information about Chen Shi and Chen Tang appeared on the desk of Qin Su, the Zhonglang of Fuzheng Pavilion.

Qin Su got up, put on his clothes, and read all night. His face gradually became solemn. He quickly tidied his clothes and walked out of Xiexiu Pavilion.

Outside Xiexiu Pavilion, a minor official from the Imperial Observatory had been waiting for a long time. When he met the man, he bowed and greeted him.

Qin Su did not return the greeting. He waved his hand, paused, and wind and clouds appeared under his feet, carrying the two of them and flying out of the city.

The clerk of the Imperial Observatory said, "Your Excellency's actions will easily attract the attention of outsiders and will be recorded."

"I can't care about so many things." Qin Su said.

The minor official from the Imperial Observatory had no choice but to point out the direction, and Qin Su rode the wind and clouds to quickly leave the city, and soon arrived a hundred miles away.

This place is far away from Xijing and has come to the back mountain of Xijing.

Xijing is surrounded by mountains on three sides, which are steep and dangerous. The five armies are stationed in the mountains to defend the city.

Few people would go into the mountains at night, after all, it was very dangerous. However, Qin Su was very brave and came to a cliff at night. The official from the Astronomical Bureau said, "This is the place. Sir, look up."

Qin Su looked up and saw a sword mark on the cliff, piercing into the cliff.

The sword mark was no more than two fingers wide and extremely thin.

“So narrow?”

Qin Su's face suddenly changed. He flew to the sword mark and stretched out two fingers to compare them.

What he compared were the sword fingers. The sword fingers had to be put together with the index finger and middle finger, and the width of the two fingers was the width of the sword energy.

Qin Su made a quick comparison and found that the sword mark was slightly narrower than his two fingers. It was obvious that the person who was using the sword energy was a teenager.

"The straight-line distance from here to Chen's residence is 117 miles," said a clerk from the Imperial Observatory.

Qin Su's voice was a little hoarse, and he said: "The sword energy can reach a hundred miles away. This is the cultivation of the Spiritual Transformation Realm. One hundred and seventeen miles away, the sword energy is condensed and does not disperse, without any expansion, and it is like flying out from the fingertips. This kind of control is simply impossible for ordinary people in the Spiritual Transformation Realm!"

He just felt terrified.

Even if it's just a beam of light, hitting here from more than a hundred miles away, it will be magnified many times!
But Chen Shi's sword energy was as wide as when it flew out from his fingers, with almost no change. This was the most terrifying thing!

This is a monstrous level of control. In the history of Xiniu Xinzhou, there is no one who can achieve this in the Nascent Soul Realm. I'm afraid only Chen Shi can do it!
Qin Su calmed himself down, and his soul flew out, going deep into the cliff, following the sword marks to find out how deep Chen Shi's sword energy had penetrated into the cliff.

His soul went more than ten feet into the mountain and finally stopped.

The power of Chen Shi's sword energy was exhausted here.

Qin Su withdrew his spirit and looked solemn.

"Sir, you have an opponent... Let's go back!"

He hurried back to Xijing with the clerk from the Imperial Observatory and did not tell the young master about the matter. Instead, he summoned everyone in the Fuzheng Pavilion overnight and told them about his experiences in pursuing Chen Shi's sword energy.

When everyone heard this, their faces changed slightly.

Qin Su then handed over the records of the battle between Chen Shi and Chen Tang, father and son, compiled by various forces, to everyone for circulation.

After Dou Qi, Cao Yunning and others passed it around, they all looked solemn.

"Can Chen Shi be a match for the young master?" asked the chief clerk Tang Baling.

Qin Su said: "I don't know how strong the young master is. He killed Du Wanshu, the chief judge of Zhenzhou. Du Wanshu was also in the Spiritual Transformation Realm. Although he killed him with one move, we cannot infer the young master's strength based on Du Wanshu's strength."

Everyone frowned.

Although they are the young master's men, he is their master after all, and they don't know much about his strength.

——Sometimes a master needs to maintain a necessary sense of mystery, otherwise it would be difficult for him to be a ruler.

"The young master is still practicing in Lord Changshi's void realm. Can't we just go and ask the Changshi and find out?" Dou Qi said.

Qin Su hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly.

They came to see the Chief Secretary.

The Chief Clerk of Fuzheng Pavilion is named Shui Xuanzhi. He is a Mahayana being with a mysterious origin.

He doesn't look very old, only in his forties or fifties, but this kind of Mahayana realm is the most terrifying Mahayana realm.

Reaching the Mahayana realm at the age of forty or fifty means that he only practiced in the Huanxu realm for a maximum of ten years before breaking through this realm and entering the Mahayana realm!

Everyone greeted Shui Xuanzhi and told him their purpose.

Shui Xuanzhi was silent for a moment, then said, "Young Master's strength surpasses Chen Shi."

Everyone felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

If the Chief Clerk Shui Xuanzhi said that the Young Master surpassed Chen Shi, then he must have surpassed Chen Shi, and he would not be wrong.

"But Chen Shi's cultivation speed is faster than that of the young master." Shui Xuanzhi said.

Everyone's heart tightened when they heard this. Qin Su said categorically, "Impossible! Lord Changshi, this is absolutely impossible! The young master is practicing the ancestral technique. In terms of technique, no one can surpass him! Although the young master's aptitude is not unparalleled, he is also a first-class divine fetus. In addition, he is practicing in your Void Realm, where the righteousness of heaven and earth is extremely abundant, and the speed of his practice is so fast that it is beyond the reach of others! What does Chen Shi have?"

Dou Qi and others nodded.

Although the young master's surname is Ren, his actual surname is Zhu. The martial arts he inherited are naturally the best martial arts passed down by the Zhu family. I'm afraid that the secret skills of the thirteen families are far inferior to the young master's martial arts.

With the best skills, the best divine fetus, and the best training environment, what can Chen Shi use to compare with the young master?
Shui Xuanzhi said: "Chen Shi's cultivation speed is faster than that of the young master, much faster. His strength improves faster."

Everyone was shocked.

No matter how much they don't believe it, they have to believe it now.

If one does not believe in the existence of the Mahayana realm, then there must be something wrong with that person's brain.

Shui Xuanzhi said: "Chen Shi has a divine fetus, and his divine fetus is far superior to the first-grade divine fetus."

This news shocked everyone in Fuzheng Pavilion.

Could it be that the innate Taoist fetus that was cut off has returned?
Otherwise, is there any other divine fetus in this world that can surpass the first-grade divine fetus?
Shui Xuanzhi continued: "Chen Tang has hidden his strength. He claims to be at the peak of the Void Refining Realm, but his cultivation level is likely to have reached the Spirit Refining Realm."

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Refining the Void Realm.

The realm of refining spirit.

There is a difference of four realms.

Refining the void, combining the bodies, the three corpses, and refining the spirit.

If Chen Tang was in the Spirit Refining Realm, how could he have the nerve to hide his three realms and say that he was in the Void Refining Realm?
Fortunately, there is a great master like Shui Xuanzhi who can see through this guy's level of cultivation.

Shui Xuanzhi said: "I said it is very likely, not certain. But it is certain that he concealed his realm and concealed a lot."

Tang Baling couldn't help but say, "But this conceals too much!"

Qin Su said: "We need to test what his cultivation level is."

Everyone in the Fuzheng Pavilion nodded.

Shui Xuanqi continued, "Although Chen Shi's cultivation progress is fast, he will not catch up with you before or after the imperial examination. With his current progress, it will take him a year to catch up with you."

Qin Su, Dou Qi and others frowned. One year was too fast.

But fortunately, there is still a year.

"There is no need to tell this to you, sir."

Qin Su pondered for a moment and said to everyone, "Let the young master practice with peace of mind. He was too distracted before."

Everyone said yes.

It is rare for a young master to have such progress in cultivation, as he holds a huge power, wins the hearts of the people all over the world, makes friends with many heroes, collects rare treasures from all over the world, and maneuvers between the thirteen noble families and various forces.

"But we need to test Chen Tang's strength."

Qin Su said, "He teaches Chen Shi. The higher his vision, the faster Chen Shi will improve. It would be best if we could teach him a lesson."

Another assistant minister of the Fuzheng Pavilion was named Fan Peng. He was taciturn and never liked to talk. He said calmly, "I'll do it."

Qin Su was delighted when he heard him speak, and bowed and said, "I have always admired Brother Fan's strength. I will trouble you with this matter."

Fan Peng said nothing and went out.

At three o'clock in the morning, important officials of the court had already started to go out, riding in carriages towards the Meridian Gate.

Chen Tang also set off at this time, left the Chen Mansion and walked towards the Meridian Gate.

There was no one on the street, and occasionally a car passed by.

He always walked this route, at the same time every day, wearing the same clothes, with the same steps, as if he had measured it, day after day, precise and boring.

But it is reassuring.

When he walked through Starry Lane, what was different from before was that there was one more person in the lane.

The man was sitting in the alley, with his chair across his body, just blocking his way.

Chen Tang continued to move forward without any hesitation.

As he walked past the man, the two dojos intertwined with each other, making a creaking sound like two huge millstones colliding and shifting with a terrifying noise.

Chen Tang's body swayed slightly, but he still walked over and passed the man.

"Similar to me, we are both in the Void Refinement Realm." The man sitting on the chair laughed softly.

Chen Tang walked forward, crossed Fanxing Alley and came to Middle Street. The moment he stepped into Middle Street, he bumped into someone coming towards him.

The two men's bodies shook violently and they each managed to steady themselves.

The man who came was a burly man with a thick beard and a muscular body. He was knocked so hard that his soul floated in the air, almost detached from his body.

Chen Tang was also knocked off balance and almost lost his balance. Divine light shone from his body and his soul could be seen shaking faintly.

"So careless?" The bearded man got angry, glared at him, and walked into the Starry Lane.

"It's definitely the fusion realm!" the bearded man said to the man sitting on the chair.

"No, it should be the Refining Void Realm!"

The man shook his head and said, "My dojo and his dojo collided and were equally matched. I can feel his Yuanshen refining the dojo, competing with my dojo. The trend and distribution of the power in his dojo are all clear to me. I can sense it very clearly!"

The bearded man shook his head and said, "I collided with him, trying to knock out his soul. His soul is the same as mine, tightly integrated with his body. This is a sign of the fusion realm, there is no mistake!"

While the two were arguing, Chen Tang had already reached the end of Middle Street. Suddenly, there was lightning and thunder, and bolts of lightning fell like rain.

Chen Tang walked in the thunder, as if he was blessed with great luck, and no thunder fell on him.

A scholar was walking towards him, also walking in the thunder, but no thunder was hitting him.

The scholar smiled at him and the two passed each other.

The thunder stopped.

Kill the three corpse gods, your body will be pure yang, your soul will be pure yang, and no thunder will strike your body.

Chen Tang was just about to turn from Zhongjie to Wumen, but the light here was blocked by the Jinque Archway on the side, so he could not see clearly.

At this time, an old man walked towards him with his body bent. The two men met each other and walked into the shadow of the Jinque Archway.

This old man is Fan Peng, the Zhonglang of Fuzheng Pavilion, a well-known master who has cultivated to the peak of the Soul Refining Realm. The three people just now were the people he arranged to test Chen Tang's background.

The Golden Palace Archway shook slightly, and then two figures appeared, one walking towards the Meridian Gate and the other turning towards Zhongjie Street.

The scholar, the bearded man, and the man on the chair came quickly to meet Fan Peng, and whispered, "Zhonglang, what level of cultivation is Chen Tang at?"

Fan Peng's eyes twitched, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Same as me."

The three of them looked at each other.

Fan Peng shuddered and whispered, "But it can't be the same! He indulged me."

——Zhaizhu is going to Shanghai to participate in Yuewen's writer live broadcast and the premiere of Shepherd's Diary. The update time will be irregular, and there may be one update per day. I will tell you in advance. It should last for three days.

(End of this chapter)