Chapter 233 - The Entrance Exam (Part One)

"Maybe we should try swimming?" 

To say that Li Ming was the only one who wanted to facepalm at the stupid suggestion would be a complete lie.

Nearly every single person around her let out a groan as they showed their frustration at the idea that came from the Second Young Miss of the Marquis Chen of Wang Empire.

Their first part of the exam started twenty minutes ago and currently, they all were still standing at the shore of the vast sea that held both the scariest monsters of their nightmares and the beautiful prize of their dreams.

Except for the group of children under the age of twelve who left with the Senior disciples of the Academy, the rest of the two hundred and fifty-five children were left behind to find their way to the Island on their own.

In the last twenty minutes, many smaller groups also separated away from them to find their way to the Guixian Islands on their own using whatever ideas they had in stock.

Currently, only thirty-nine children were left at the store including Li Ming, and to her complete surprise, the group of these young children were trying to find solutions to pass the first stage of the exam.

She was not expecting them to work in a team, especially when they were not familiar with each other.

"What about building a boat?" Another boy suggested and it actually grabbed the attention of others.

"Not a bad idea. We can try and build a couple of boats." A Girl around thirteen or something said excitedly.

"This idea is far much better than the previous ones. But there are too many issues regarding this idea which makes it just as useless as the others."

This time the person who spoke was a Young Master, around sixteen or seventeen years in age.

He held a very heavy sword in his hands while a jade pendant with a white and blue colored bird carved on it that almost appeared like a Phoenix was hanging on his waist.

He had the most powerful aura among all the children that had appeared to take part in the entrance exam.

"Who's he?" Li Ming asked the two young girls who were standing closer to her.

They did not look like the Young Misses of any noble families but their eyes held a sharpness in them.

"He's the heir of the Chong Ming Clan, Chong Luo Ying. He is one of the most talented and powerful cultivators among the young generation cultivators. He's already a Master level cultivator at the age of sixteen and now he is also the owner of the legendary blade of the Chong Clan." One of the girls answered her question.

"Chong Ming Clan?" Li Ming asked out loud to no one in particular. Her voice was barely able to be heard by anyone. 

The girls already had walked away from where Li Ming was sitting on a high rock at the very back.

She tried to remember about all the information that she had gathered about the High clans living in the Central Empire.

As far as she could remember, Chong Ming Clan was the name of the clan that held the position of the Head of the Central Empire.

Chong Ming was actually the name of a spiritual beast that looked exactly like a Phoenix was completely different at the same time.

A Chong Ming was a white and blue colored huge spiritual bird that looked almost exactly like a phoenix. 

The Chong Ming Clan held the power of taming these spiritual birds and in the entire Immortal World, only the Chong Ming Clan held this power.

Not only taming but the people of the Chong Ming Clan were also born with special powers that connected them with the spiritual bird.

In short, the Chong Ming Clan was the most powerful existence in the entire Mortal Realm.

The head of the Clan was a third rank Divine Cultivator while there were four or probably five elders who were at Prime Cultivator levels.

The good thing was that the Chong Ming Clan was known throughout the Mortal Realm not only for their powers and unique abilities but also because of their righteousness and kindness. 

Li Ming looked at the Young Master Chong as a small smile bloomed on her rosy lips. She was still wearing a veil that covered half of her face from the eyes of the spectators.

"Young Master Chong, why do you think so? What's the problem with the boats?" 

The same boy who suggested the idea of building the boats asked the question.

The other children were also looking at the heir of the Chong Ming Clan as they waited for him to answer the question.

One thing that Li Ming noticed in their eyes was the respect that they held for the Young Master and the Chong Ming Clan.

But there were also those who held jealousy and contempt as they stared at the Young Master Chong.

Li Ming just shook her head as a sigh left her lips. She just once again closed her eyes and started cultivating her inner force.

She was almost about to break through the fifth rank of the Great Master level and she wanted to breakthrough before entering the great hall of Array Sect.

But even though she was cultivating her internal force but that did not mean that she was not paying attention to whatever was going around her.

"First of all, none of us knows exactly how to build a boat. No matter how much we try, we won't be able to build a perfect boat. Second, a boat can carry only two to three people in it at a time, meaning we will need to build around fifteen boats which will take hours. It will take us around seventeen hours to reach Guixian Island by boat and we haven't thought about the problems that we will be facing throughout this journey."