Chapter 541: Nine Swords of Scarlet Lotus
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97
"Only with a deep understanding of cultivation can a master teacher accurately point out and correct the flaws and errors in his student. Otherwise, if theory is all he knows, he won't be able to guide his student correctly!
"Thus, the cultivation of a master teacher and his ability to see through a person's core is of utmost importance as well! As such, I've discussed with the other elders and we have decided to not follow the usual conventions for this comprehension of cultivation test. Instead, a new battle technique was designed just for this test. Later on, you will be given an incense's time (15 minutes) to learn it, and your result will be judged based on how deep your comprehension of the battle technique is!
"Don't worry. This battle technique is completely new so there's no need to worry about the test being leaked to any of the candidates beforehand," Pavilion Master Kang explained.
"There's no way the topic could have been leaked beforehand! Master teachers value fairness and equality. If an investigation were to be conducted and one is found to be guilty, one will be stripped of his license! How could anyone possibly do it knowing of such consequences?"
"Even if it's unfair, given that Ruohuan gongzi is the pavilion master's student, the test should be biased to him... But it seems like he is on the verge of crumbling from the consecutive blows!"
"Indeed! Despite being the head of the Four Gentlemen, look at his current state. He looks like a defeated rooster..."
"Right, Pavilion Master Kang, what battle technique will it be? If it's too easy, given the talents of the candidates, they will all surely be able to fully comprehend it within an incense's time. If that happens, how will we evaluate the results?"
Hearing the rules, some of the audience expressed their doubts.
One's mastery of battle techniques could be divided into five main levels: Novice, Initiate, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, and Consummation.
Novice meant that one has barely understood the battle technique and was able to forcibly execute it.
At Initiate level, one was able to harness some might in the technique, but one might still be a little restrained in its control.
At Minor Accomplishment, one's understanding of the battle technique had already reached a profound level. It could be utilized as an ace up one's sleeves.
One must know that most fighters had only trained their battle techniques to this point.
Beyond that were Major Accomplishment and Consummation. However, without decades of effort, it was impossible to reach that.
If this battle technique was easy, all of the candidates would definitely be able to reach Minor Accomplishment within an incense's time. Since everyone would be on the same level, it would be hard to determine who had fared better.
"Minor Accomplishment?"
Knowing everyone's worry, Pavilion Master Kang chuckled, "If you were to know who designed this battle technique, you wouldn't be thinking the same anymore!"
"Who designed the battle technique?"
"Could it be... Elder Hong?"
"Elder Hong is the person who has the deepest understanding of battle techniques in the Myriad Kingdom Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion. In the past fifty years, he has created at least thirty battle techniques!"
