Full-Time Magister: The Evil Emperor Descends

"Oh, not bad luck, to run into a lightning-type spirit seed here. It seems to have been naturally generated recently."

Seeing this, Zhang Zhiwei looked surprised, clearly not expecting his luck to be so good, but he wasn't particularly surprised or happy.

He waved his hand in front of him, and a vessel specifically for collecting spirit seeds flew out from the loose sleeve of his Taoist robe, landing steadily in his hand.

Zhang Zhiwei slowly walked forward, used his spatial power to gently manipulate the lightning-type spirit seed, and slowly put it into the vessel.

After examining it closely, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he smiled with great interest.

"Interesting, it's actually a top-grade lightning-type spirit seed."

Then, he turned to Mo Xie, handed him the spirit seed vessel, and said with a smile.

"Young friend Mo Xie, now that you have come to our Celestial Master's Mansion, then consider this lightning-type spirit seed as a gift."

Since the Celestial Master had said so, Mo Xie naturally had no reason to refuse. Besides, this was a top-quality spiritual seed. Whether he fed it to Xiao Lei or auctioned it off, he would make a profit either way.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, kid."

He took the spirit seed vessel from Zhang Zhiwei and put it into his spatial ring. As for the spirit seed fragments on the ground, neither of them cared about them. If others heard about it, it would break their guard.

"Actually, at the beginning of each month, countless rare and precious natural resources are produced here at Tianmen Mountain. However, it is almost the end of the month now, and the precious resources have long been collected. The remaining ones are all produced in the last few days."

"I see……"

Upon hearing Zhang Zhiwei's explanation, Mo Xie nodded in sudden understanding, his gaze slightly surprised as he looked around at the scattered lightning resources.

The land is full of fragments of spirit seeds, and even produces spirit seeds, making it a treasure trove for thunder mages.

Given the current level of resources, even the Celestial Master's Mansion is too lazy to come and collect any more. One can only imagine what a feast it will be at Tianmen Mountain at the beginning of the month, where there will probably be quite a few lightning-type soul seeds.

This also reflects a phenomenon: because the existence of the Kui Niu helped the Celestial Master's Mansion, it was able to continue to develop without participating in external resource disputes.

This also confirms the terrifying nature of some reclusive families and forces; they all have their own ways of acquiring resources and look down on things from the outside world.

The two continued their journey, passing through a land rich in resources, and finally arrived at the foot of Tianmen Mountain.

A bright and shiny stone gate came into view, with the words "Heavenly Gate" written on the plaque. After arriving here, it seemed somewhat out of place with the surrounding landscape.

Mo Xie looked up at the endless steps in front of him. Although there was no movement, his super intuition told him that there was definitely a hidden danger on those endless steps.

"Whether you can pass the trial and finally gain the approval of the Kui Niu depends on you going up there alone."

Zhang Zhiwei stopped at the entrance and, as he spoke, pointed to the lightning on Tianmen Mountain.

"Look at the lightning above. It's just a bit of power emanating from the Kui Niu. As long as you can withstand this lightning, you can reach the top of Tianmen Mountain, pass the trial, and have a chance to see the Kui Niu."

"Boom!!!"

At that moment, a deafening thunderclap suddenly resounded in the azure sky, followed by a thick, black bolt of lightning striking the steps, but without leaving any charred crater.

Seeing this, Mo Xie, sensing the terrifying power of the lightning, casually asked a question.

"Master, is there any special significance to the lightning in this trial?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei stroked his long white beard and slowly said, "There are a total of eighty-one lightning bolts in the trial, and eighty-one of them are divided into nine levels of power. The higher you go, the stronger the lightning becomes."

"Similarly, the power of the lightning here will vary depending on the examinee's own strength."

"Therefore, we will not allow high-level mages to participate in the trials, otherwise the lightning that descends would be extremely terrifying. Only high-level mages can participate in the trials."

"We also considered that some high-level mages are too old, so we chose to let the younger generation of high-level mages participate in the trial, so that the magical tools and artifacts can exert their greatest effect."

“And mages below the high rank are too weak and might fail halfway through, so there’s no need for them.”

In reality, the lightning along the way had no effect on the Celestial Masters of all generations.

The most difficult step was facing the test of the Kui Niu.

That kind of test of the mind, no one understood how to pass the test, it seemed to be over in just a second.

Apart from the first four generations of Celestial Masters, no one throughout history has been able to gain the approval of Kui Niu, which has caused great distress to the Celestial Masters of the Celestial Masters' Mansion.

Therefore, in the face of this predicament, the trial, which was originally only open to disciples of the Celestial Master's Mansion, was opened to outside magicians after the 64th Celestial Master, the previous Celestial Master, announced that the young people who passed the trial would be rewarded as encouragement.

The idea was indeed excellent, and it made the Celestial Master's Mansion shine brightly and become famous in the magic world. Unfortunately, no one could gain Kui Niu's approval.

"So that's it..."

Having learned enough, Mo Xie was about to step into Tianmen Mountain when he remembered something and asked jokingly.

"Master Zhang, if I get struck by lightning, won't I just fall straight down?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei smiled gently and spoke patiently.

"Hehe, don't worry, these lightning bolts are all controlled by the Kui Niu. If you don't pass the test, it will send you down anyway."

At this moment, he looked at Mo Xie and said very seriously.

"By the way, if you have any magical wing tools or anything like that, I advise you not to use them. Tianmen Mountain itself has an anti-flying barrier, so you can't fly up there. Besides... first impressions are very important!"

This last sentence was an extra reminder to Mo Xie, since Kui Niu doesn't like opportunistic people.

After all, some people had tried to fly up before, but they were still mercilessly struck down and Kui Niu didn't even give them another chance to participate.

"Oh, there's one more thing."

Zhang Zhiwei seemed to remember something else and continued speaking.

“You told me yesterday that you specialize in lightning. Although you have resistance to lightning, Kui Niu will still increase the power of lightning, treating everyone equally.”

"Okay, thank you for your advice, Master. I'll go up now."

With a fist and palm salute to Zhang Zhiwei, Mo Xie prepared to step onto the steps leading to the top of Tianmen Mountain.

Just as they stepped onto the steps, a loud bang came from the sky, and a thick, black bolt of lightning fell from the sky, striking the steps of Tianmen Mountain, its target being Mo Xie!
"BOOM!!!" (End of Chapter)