Chapter 4: The Awakening Ritual
In the night sky, the stars are winking playfully.
With the help of the still bright starlight, the two carts sped on the way back to the city.
Since Vein No. 1 is located in a remote mountainous area, and there is still a long way to go from Storm City, it must be traveled overnight, otherwise it may not be able to catch up with tomorrow's Talent Awakening Ritual.
Although it was a night drive, because the driving was old-fashioned, Du Wenyu and Fu Xue both fell asleep in a relatively stable carriage.
Early in the morning, the sky was not yet fully light.
But Du Wenyu had already been woken up from his sleep, because at this time, the two carts were about to walk onto the road, and the pedestrian vehicles of passers-by made various noises.
Just then, the cart stopped.
"Steward Du, you can start from here and change to a car, so that it will be more efficient to return to the city. After a night of non-stop driving, the old style was also a little tired, his face was covered with dust, and he looked at Du Wenyu with dry eyes.
The reason why I used the tone of consultation was because I was afraid that Du Wenyu would agree.
In fact, how could Du Wenyu embarrass these hard-working talents, and after thanking them, he also distributed the pearl coins on his body to the two of them to declare that this was a hard expense, so he and Fu Xue squeezed into a pulling cart.
The grateful old man didn't stop at all, and immediately carried two more people and drove the cart into the middle of the avenue quickly-
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Now the avenue is full of many young people from all over the world who have come to awaken their talents.
And the patrol guards in Storm City also stood on the side of the road early, and began to maintain order for this wide avenue.
Since Storm City controls the surrounding towns and villages, and has a population of more than 700,000, the number of young people who come to perform the talent awakening every year will reach as many as three or four thousand, and the number of people who will come to the inflow will reach an astonishing number of tens of thousands.
And because most of the young people are from outside the city, the avenues are so crowded.
In fact, a few days ago, the young people who came to carry out the talent awakening had already entered Storm City one after another, and today, the number of people who came will reach the expected peak.
However, since these young people are a bit similar to the candidates who went to Beijing to take the exam, maybe one of them will become a cultivator and become a superior master, so the attitude of the guards on the side of the road is also very good.
Although the road is very wide and in very good condition, it still seems so crowded under this terrible flow of people and traffic, but under the good erection, the convoy is still moving slowly and methodically.
Pulling back the curtains and looking at the current situation, Du Wenyu estimated that the vehicle carrying him would be like noon before he could arrive in Storm City.
However, although the speed of the car was very slow, it was much faster than walking, so Du Wenyu and Fu Xue sat on the cart, sharing the few dry food they had left on the way.
Not idle, Du Wenyu and Fu Xue discussed the talent awakening ceremony that began today.
Of course, what Du Wenyu asked the most were Fu Xue's various questions at the talent awakening ceremony back then.
During the conversation, Du Wenyu knew a lot of knowledge that Fu Yu did not have in his memory.
For example, what kind of enchanters that can be detected by the awakening of talents, and how each family will frantically recruit once they have obtained the Ding and Zun, etc.
Among them, Du Wenyu is most interested in the process of carrying out the ritual of talent awakening and forming Ding and Zun.
"What's the process here, it's just a matter of a few seconds, the enchanter is just entering to find out the results, and it's not shaping Ding and Zun, little brother, in fact, you may have Ding and Zun now, but because you haven't experienced the ritual of talent awakening, Ding and Zun haven't been opened yet. Fu Xue proudly displayed.
Du Wenyu showed a stunned expression and muttered, "It turns out that the enchantment weapon that was used for detection is not the same thing as the ritual of talent awakening!
"Of course, you will concentrate later, don't think about it, the ritual of talent awakening is amazing, I can't tell you what it feels like. Unlike the other big grinning personality, Fu Xue's expression looked a little serious.
After knowing everything he wanted to know, Du Wenyu stopped asking, but imagined in his mind the scene he would experience.
Perhaps because she didn't have a good rest last night, Fu Xue curled up in the corner and fell asleep after eating and drinking.
Du Wenyu seemed a little excited, quietly studying and analyzing the difference between Ding and Zun.
Although Ding and Zun both belong to the acupuncture points that are possessed after awakening in the body, there is a big difference between Ding and Zun.
The most important difference is in capacity, which refers not only to the volume that can hold the energy of the elements, but also to the types that can hold different properties.
To put it simply, if there is no Ding, even if you have the terrifying Nine Venerables, then you don't want to have special upgrade element attributes and special mutation element attributes.
Because the role of the Zun is to refine the power stone and store the elemental energy, and the role of the Ding is to fuse, so if you want to refine the two different elemental energies in the two Zun, and then fuse them into special mutated elemental attributes, then you must use the fusion characteristics of the Ding.
And if you want to refine the same three elemental energies in the three venerables, and then fuse them into special upgrade elemental attributes, then you must also use the fusion characteristics of the ding.
In particular, Zun can also be faked, but Ding, but it must be genuine, otherwise once it causes elemental chaos, it will become a human bomb at any time.
Therefore, in the ritual of talent awakening, there is a saying that one tripod is worth three respects.
Half-lying in the cart like this, Du Wenyu half-squinted, slowly digesting the new things he had heard about cultivation for the first time.
Midday!
Du Wenyu looked into the distance with expectant eyes.
Ahead is the south gate of Storm City, and the bustling flow of people finally merges into it.
Feeling a little impatient, Du Wenyu pressed his hand on his chest.
"Don't be nervous, it's already doomed anyway, it's a knife to stretch out your head, and it's also a knife to shrink your head, you can't change it. Fu Xue opened her eyes at this time and said lazily.
"Steward Du, please get out of the car, we have arrived in the inner city. The old man's voice came through the curtain.
Since the inner city had been closed to vehicles for a few days, it is now necessary to come out on foot.
As soon as she got out of the car, Fu Xue walked towards the nearest old man selling rock sugar and sour dates, and said with words in her mouth: "You go alone, I won't go, so as not to see you crying if you don't have talent." ”
"Uh......" Du Wenyu touched the beads of sweat on his forehead and was speechless.
came to the location agreed with Xuan Mingyuan on the edge of the square, but Du Wenyu did not find Xuan Mingyuan's location.
Du Wenyu turned around, but he didn't find Xuan Mingyuan's figure, and muttered, "Didn't this guy go first!"
"No, it's me who waited for you to be weak, you guy is really, let me wait all morning in vain, hurry up!" At this moment, a familiar depressed voice came from behind.
Du Wenyu turned around and saw Xuan Mingyuan's angry expression, and immediately apologized: "I don't want to, it's because there is too much traffic on the road, let's go, I asked for the registration fee." ”
It only took a short time to come to the registration office in Qingyuan Square, and Du Wenyu was the first to pay the registration fee for two people.
"What's the hurry, I won't rush to pay. Xuan Mingyuan stared at Du Wenyu angrily.
After seeing that Xuan Mingyuan was still angry, Du Wenyu patted him on the shoulder and asked in a low voice, "How is it?"
"What's there to be nervous about, now is not what it used to be, you have to put a lot of emphasis on talent awakening, even if you don't go through talent awakening now, I can still live well. On the contrary, if you don't form Ding and Zun, I'm afraid you are the most nervous. Xuan Mingyuan walked to the back of the queue and turned his head to Du Wenyu.
Du Wenyu didn't speak, but looked at the queue that was almost like a long line.
Xuan Mingyuan's words are indeed reasonable.
After all, he had just been looking forward to it, but Xuan Mingyuan didn't care.
Because even if it is the current profession of a competition manager, it will make Xuan Mingyuan's life very fulfilling and comfortable.
So naturally I can't talk about how disappointed I am.
But I don't think so, after all, talent awakening is related to my future development and future achievements.
It's because I have too many thoughts and thoughts that I can't let go!
Xuan Mingyuan pulled the snack next to him and ordered a few good snacks.
Handing half of it to Du Wenyu, Xuan Mingyuan said with concern: "Let's eat something to relieve fatigue first, waiting is indeed a comfortable thing." ”
As a result, with the snack in Xuan Mingyuan's hand, Du Wenyu looked at the current situation again.
Now the long queue between himself and Xuan Mingyuan is only on the first step of Qingyuan Square, and at this progress, I am afraid there is still a lot of waiting time.
After tasting the snacks in the chat, Du Wenyu found that the speed was still faster than expected, and he had entered the third step.
Now, Du Wenyu can already see that on the specially built platform in the square, there is a motionless city lord Hu Xuan.
At the same time, Du Wenyu also sensed that at the cuffs of Hurricane Xuan, there were bursts of strong elemental energy fluctuations.
This time, the fluctuation arc is greater than any previous time, and it seems that the energy stones absorbed by Hurricane Xuan are by no means ordinary goods, at least they should be very rare treasure-level gemstones, and they are also the highest quality precious level.
Du Wenyu also specially looked at the reactions of the patriarchs of the surrounding families, and they didn't seem to feel it, and they didn't pay attention at all.
"Alas, this is the gap, there are a lot of this kind of power stones in my own independent space, but I don't dare to take them out at all, the elemental fluctuations of this power stone are too outrageous, the distance is hundreds of meters, and it can be sensed clearly in so many people. Du Wenyu muttered to himself.
At this moment, a fierce voice came in his mind: "As long as you have such strength, of course, you can also cultivate in public, and you are not afraid that others will dare to snatch it." ”
Isn't this a deliberate attempt to discourage people? Li Lie's point of view made Du Wenyu feel a little like vomiting blood.
By the time he moved to the fifth step, Du Wenyu had already seen the layout of the entire square.
At this time, there were only two thousand people waiting to enter the talent awakening ceremony in the square, and it only took two or three seconds for each person to enter the detection of the enchantment, so although there were still a lot of people, it would only take a few hours at most.
Since he didn't hear the singing, Du Wenyu didn't know what the situation was now, how many people there were, and after successfully detecting, they had the qualifications to cultivate.
Even if only one deity is formed in the body, these young people from remote mountainous areas and poor areas will have the opportunity to soar and get ahead.
Changing the fate of themselves and their families is what the vast majority of young people are pursuing.
Since he was already able to see all the forms in the current square, Du Wenyu also observed it carefully.
As Fu Xue said, almost more than ninety percent of young people have not formed Ding and Zun, which can be seen from their lost expressions.
And the young people who have successfully awakened their talents seem to have a special channel, rather than scattering at random like other young people.
The reality is indeed very cruel.
After the talent is awakened, most of the people who have Ding and respect are from the children of the family.
After all, talent awakening has a very important relationship with heredity.
This is also why in such a small family, there are always only a few cultivators.
However, there were dozens of cultivators in a big family like the Storm Family, and they had the overwhelming strength of all the families.
It is precisely because of the relationship of talent awakening that the current family will be formed.
However, Du Wenyu knew that this was only because Storm City was remote, and most of them were civilians, so the proportion of people who could awaken their talents was very small.
If it is in a bustling big city with too many families, then on average, the proportion of young people's talent awakening will be much larger.
For example, the patriarch of a family now, even if their personal strength reaches the big city, at most they can only be a guard guarding the gate, and they are not even qualified to enter the mansion to patrol.
This is the gap in strength, and the gap in family power.
For example, the Flame Family, if they have mastered the qualifications of the Forgery Venerable, they will naturally be able to attract many cultivators to come and defect.
Carefully observing the surrounding situation stems from his inner tension, so Du Wenyu's attitude of looking around has attracted fierce attention.
"Don't worry so much, I don't think you're a big problem. If you didn't have the potential to be a champion at that time, how could I choose you? Although I can't feel it, my sense is not too bad, and if you don't even have a Dingzun, I won't choose to attach to you. ”
What's more, even if you don't form a tripod and honor, it's not a big deal, after all, when your yin and yang qi are only promoted to the form once, then you can also use the breath to simulate the tripod and zun. Don't underestimate this kind of simulated tripod and honor, their role is even greater, many times stronger than this kind of natural capital.
Under Li Li's comfort, Du Wenyu did feel that his state was much better, at least not as sensitive as he was at the beginning.
Focusing on other places, Du Wenyu began to study in detail the probing enchantment he had never seen before.
The enchantment is a bit bulky and massive, two meters tall, somewhat resembling a stone, but shaped a bit like a chair.
The appearance was not surprising, but what was surprising was that Du Wenyu only saw seven ordinary attribute energy stones being continuously thrown into the recesses of the enchanter's characteristics.
And the seven ordinary attribute power stones invested in it are consumed extremely quickly, and this probe-type enchanter is like a power stone devourer.
This kind of consumption rate of energy stones, Du Wenyu has seen it for the first time.
After all, ordinary enchanters have already been filled, and few people use them to fill them at the same time, such as the blue dagger that they once used, which has already been filled with water elemental energy.
If you do the filling while fighting, it is a tragedy.
However, although this kind of probing enchanter is not used in combat, it is also a little too terrifying for the consumption of power stones.
It seems that the fee is expensive, and it is not how much money Hurricane wants to make from it, and it must be used for the normal operation of the enchantment.
At this moment, Du Wenyu heard a serious voice coming: "Next!"
I didn't expect time to pass so quickly, and it was already on the stage for Xuan Mingyuan to take the test.
The process of testing was very fast, in the blink of an eye.
"Slightly, the next one is ready. A serious voice came.
Since it was a short time for the energy stone to be filled, Du Wenyu had a short contact time with Xuan Mingyuan.
Looking at the display on the enchantment, Du Wenyu shook it and sighed.
Although he said that he was not nervous and did not value it, Xuan Mingyuan's expression was still a little disappointed, he patted Du Wenyu's shoulder, and said gloomily: "I have long thought of this kind of result, after all, there has never been a cultivator in our family. Fu Yu, good luck!"
Looking at Xuan Mingyuan's back, Du Wenyu also said in his heart: "Fu Yu, you must be lucky!"
The most important thing about talent awakening is genetics.
The adoptive father Fu Zhengji was indeed a cultivator, but after all, he was his adoptive father, not Fu Yu's biological father.
Du Wenyu hadn't thought about Fu Yu's life experience before.
If Fu Yu's father was really a cultivator, why did he abandon his own child.
Therefore, this is the reason why Du Wenyu is so worried.
Because I have no bottom in my heart.
I don't know what's going on, this time I waited a little long, and Du Wenyu's heart began to be nervous again.
It's a bit like an exam in a previous life.
There is a state of wanting to take the test early and be liberated early.
But the time for the exam has not yet arrived.
It's a terrible feeling.
"Next!"
It's finally your turn!
Du Wenyu strode forward.
It doesn't matter what the result is, I can't change it anyway.