Chapter 1411: I Want To Change My Clothes
Translator:StarveCleric
Editor:StarveCleric
"Zhang shi!" Upon seeing Zhang Xuan, the Inceptive Sage of the Seer Guild quickly greeted him with a clasped fist.
"Is Elder Feng still doing well?" Zhang Xuan replied the greeting.
Back then, while he was in the Shrine of Seers, he had unwittingly destroyed the other party's treasure and tore down the entire place. In the end, he even caused the other party to be struck by lightning too, and that had left him feeling deeply guilt-ridden.
"He's in the midst of a seclusion at the moment." the Inceptive Sage of the Seer Guild replied. "He seems to be a little down at the moment for some reason..."
Hearing those words, Zhang Xuan scratched his head awkwardly.
He could still remember the imposing air that Elder Feng carried with him when they had first met, and he couldn't help but feel that he was the cause of the other party's slump.
"I know that Elder Feng intends to take you in as his direct disciple, but still, as one of the guardians of the Tower of Master Teachers, I can't be going easy on you. This is to uphold the integrity and sanctity of the trial." the Inceptive Sage said.
"Of course, I understand." Zhang Xuan replied with a polite smile.
Of the supporting occupations he hadn't reached a proficiency of 8-star yet, poison master and soul oracle were automatically excluded from the list of choices, so he had no choice but to pick seer as well. While he hadn't read any books regarding the occupation, he didn't think that it would be too difficult for him to clear its trial...
"Good. The assessment will be very simple. The both of us shall be divining an event simultaneously, and as long as your conclusion is the same as mine, I'll consider it as your victory." the Inceptive Sage explained the rules.
It went without saying that the assessment for seers would be related to divining. While each seer possessed a different level of ability from one another, as long as their divination was right, they should still arrive at the same conclusion.
"Understood." Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Alright. I'll divine that you won't be able to clear the Tower of Master Teachers today." the Inceptive Sage said with a smile.
"You are going to divine that I won't be able to clear the Tower of Master Teachers today?" Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
This was a paradoxical statement. Clearly, the other party was intentionally setting up a trap for him.
If he were to say something that he would be able to clear the trial, that would be at odds with the declaration made by the Inceptive Sage, thus spelling his instantaneous disqualification.
But even if he were to agree with the Inceptive Sage and temporarily clear this floor, the Inceptive Sage still had the option to choose not to 'acknowledge' his victory later on as long as there was a valid reason behind it. In other words, even if he were to clear the remaining six floors afterward, the Inceptive Sage could still revoke his acknowledgement under the grounds of his inaccurate divination, and thus, resulting in the overall failure of the trial.
This sure was a scheming move.
As expected of the Inceptive Sage of the Seer Guild, he sure knew how to corner others effectively.
"Indeed. As long as you agree with my words, I'll let you pass right now." the Inceptive Sage said with a smile.
To be honest, even though it wasn't exactly the young man's fault, he still couldn't help but feel that the young man had some blame to play behind the Shrine of Seers' collapse and Elder Feng's slump. As the Inceptive Sage of the Seer Guild, he felt that he should get back at the other party a little.
