Douluo Continent: Sword Named Star, Slaying Gods to Prove the Dao

But on the morning of the ninth day, the entrance suddenly disappeared, and Ning Dingling had failed.

Is the path to becoming a medicine god really that difficult?

He had hoped that bringing his sister along would give him a chance to inherit a divine position, but unfortunately, he didn't succeed and was eliminated in the very first step.

"Xingchen, what should we do?" Liu Erlong and A Yin looked at Ning Xingchen.

Ning Xingchen stood up and looked at the remaining three passages.

"Only I can walk this path of the Medicine God."

“We’ll go with you!” Ah Yin and Liu Erlong said in unison, and then they went to Ning Xingchen’s left and right sides.

Ning Xingchen turned around and looked at the two of them, saying, "You can't go in. Let me try."

"Star, you..."

“If I can’t come out, you can go back to the sect to report, understand?” Ning Xingchen said.

"I will definitely find a way to let you know if I succeed, and it won't be too late for you to go in then."

"All right!"

Ah Yin and Liu Erlong nodded at the same time.

As they were talking, Ning Xingchen took out another spatial soul tool and gave it to the two women.

There was enough food for them to eat for a year, and they were told not to leave the Cloud Mist Mountains unless absolutely necessary.

Ning Xingchen checked over the past few days and found that the soul beasts outside wouldn't set foot here, so they were safe. However, outside this area, there were many soul beasts that were over 50,000 years old.

These past few days, the spirit beasts outside have been keeping a close eye on them, seemingly treating them like easy prey.

Therefore, Ning Xingchen instructed them to stay here as long as possible, and to try to increase their soul power as much as possible before finding a way to leave.

After giving his instructions, Ning Xingchen hugged the two women and then walked into one of the cave entrances.

When Ning Xingchen entered, she found herself in another space, completely isolated from the outside world.

Before us was a bright cave, its length stretching as far as the eye could see.

Looking at the walls on both sides, they were covered with pictures of medicinal herbs and descriptions of them.

Is taking this path simply a test of pharmacological knowledge?

As Ning Xingchen walked, he memorized the contents of the walls on both sides. Fortunately, he had previously learned a lot about medicinal herbs and had also picked various medicinal herbs in the sect's herb garden.

Therefore, he recognized most of the medicinal herbs on the wall and memorized their descriptions.

Although some of the medicinal herbs were slightly different from what he had seen in the descriptions, fortunately he had absorbed the Spiritual Wisdom Skull, so while he wouldn't say he had a photographic memory, he was close to that level.

This road wasn't very long, only about a thousand meters, but it took Ning Xingchen about two and a half days to walk it. The reason it took so long was mainly because there were more than nine thousand kinds of medicinal herbs recorded here.

When Ning Xingchen reached the end of the road, he saw a table and a chair with paper and a pen on it.

However, as soon as Ning Xingchen stepped into this space, the path behind him disappeared, leaving only a space about twenty square meters wide.

"Welcome to the first test for the disciples of the Medicine God. All the answers to this test are on the wall you just passed."

To pass this test, you only need to answer 1,000 questions correctly with an error rate no higher than 1%.

One thousand questions!

No wonder Sword Douluo failed after only one day.

Ning Dingling, the older sister, is meticulous; it's unclear whether she's passed this test yet.

Sitting in the chair, I saw the exam questions displayed on the white paper on the table.

It's very simple. You're given a picture, just write down the names of the medicinal herbs.

This was no problem for Ning Xingchen.

When Ning Xingchen wrote down the four-character name of the medicinal herb, the page displayed a 100% accuracy rate, 1/1000.

A 1% error rate? Who are you looking down on?

One percent of a thousand questions means that you can get a maximum of ten questions wrong.

Inside the Valley of the Medicine God!

The woman in the seven-colored dress and the Star River Heavenly Demon Vine watched the scene on the light screen in front of them; Ning Xingchen's answering questions was right in front of them.

Beside them was a cloud of mist, and within the mist were a pair of eyes that were also staring at the light screen.

Besides these three, there are also Sword Douluo and Ning Dingling.

"He got one right. This kid actually guessed it correctly." Xinghe Tianlu Teng seemed somewhat disdainful.

"How come you got the second question right again!"

……

This is the 85th question!

Time passed slowly, and Ning Xingchen gave the answer almost every ten seconds or so that the questions were displayed. He didn't get a single question wrong until he answered all five hundred.

The woman in the seven-colored dress looked at Ning Dingling not far away and said, "You took eight days, but he is your younger brother, yet he only took two and a half days to surpass you. Has he studied any knowledge related to medicinal herbs before?"

Ning Dingling responded, "Xingchen has studied, but he does so by reading books on his own."

The woman in the seven-colored dress nodded and said, "Since this is the Medicine God's test, you must have the potential to become the Medicine God. Remember, medicinal herbs are just the most basic step."

Ning Dingling looked at Ning Xingchen, who was answering questions on the screen, and whispered, "Xingchen, we can only rely on you."

After entering the Valley of Medicine Gods with Sword Douluo, she was trapped inside. There was only one way out: to defeat the woman in the seven-colored dress in front of her.

However, the woman in the seven-colored dress in front of them was no ordinary person; her soul power had reached a terrifying level of ninety-eight.

Although there is a chance in the future, it is not something that Sword Douluo can accomplish in a few years or even a decade.

The transition from level 95 to 96 is a significant hurdle, let alone the leap from 96 to 97 and then to 98. This requires not only the accumulation of time but also a multitude of other factors.

Now that Ning Xingchen has entered, she still hopes that Ning Xingchen can pass the test and become the successor of the Medicine God.

"Five hundred and sixty-five!"

……

"Six hundred and eighty-two."

"Big sister, he's only been here for two days. Even if he's learned a lot before, he can't remember this much, right?" Little Star said again.

This is the part it least wants Ning Xingchen to pass the test. Although both require the Star attribute, the thought that Ning Xingchen's sword can absorb its Star power makes it feel a chill.

"Wrong answer, wrong answer, I'll definitely get the next question wrong," Xinghe Tianluo Teng kept muttering.

"Second sister, stop reading, it's giving me a headache." A voice came from the mist, clearly indicating that this was another soul beast that was over 100,000 years old.

The woman in the colorful dress kept her eyes fixed on Ning Xingchen. Her gaze was complicated, as if she hoped Ning Xingchen would answer correctly, yet also didn't want him to.

Ning Xingchen did not disappoint everyone. After nearly a day, he answered all the questions correctly, scoring 1000/1000, a perfect score.

"Big sister, he got them all right," Xinghe Tianluo Teng said helplessly.

At the same time, Ning Xingchen also heard the voice coming from the void.

"Congratulations, all of them are correct. You can skip the second and third levels and go directly to the final fourth level."

The space around Ning Xingchen shifted, and then a long road appeared in front of him.

This time, Ning Xingchen was carefully observing as she embarked on her journey, since the answer to the first challenge lay on the road.

Fortunately, this road is not long and is quite ordinary.

After walking a hundred meters to the end, it turned out to be a medicinal herb garden.

All the medicinal herbs in the herb garden are at least a thousand years old, and there are only ten of them in total!

Next to the herb garden was a book. Ning Xingchen opened it and found that the contents were either the Four Correct Techniques or something else entirely.

It's basically the same as the four techniques he obtained, but there are some slight differences. It seems that this set of techniques is an improved version and is even more effective.

"If you learn the above techniques, you can pass the test by picking six medicinal herbs intact within three days."

Even if it takes three days, Ning Xingchen could pick the medicinal herbs immediately without any problem.

However, Ning Xingchen was in no hurry to pick the medicinal herbs; he would learn the improved version of the Four Directions Technique first.

Inside the Valley of the Medicine God.

“Haha, he definitely can’t pass the fourth test. It took my elder sister five days to barely pass and pick six medicinal herbs. He only has three days. Did you increase the difficulty for him, elder sister?” Xinghe Tianluo Teng asked.

The woman in the seven-colored dress shook her head and said, "No, he entered the fourth level by correctly completing the first level, so the difficulty increased. What was originally required to be completed in ten days was reduced to three days. As long as he can complete it, he will be the successor of the Medicine God."

"If he finishes it, then what about you, sister?" Xinghe Tianluo Teng said with a worried expression.

“It’s a good thing that Master has found a true successor. You don’t need to be sad. Some things are destined not to be mine, and I can’t force them,” the woman in the seven-colored dress replied softly.

Ning Dingling and Sword Douluo looked at the techniques Ning Xingchen was practicing and found them familiar; they must be very familiar with them.

The two exchanged a glance and already understood what the other wanted to say.

They had seen Ning Xingchen use this technique a long time ago; his skill in harvesting medicinal herbs was impeccable, and he seemed to have never made a mistake.

Doesn't that mean Ning Xingchen has a sure win?

Chapter 88 Becoming a Disciple of the Medicine God and Expelling the Rakshasa God's Power

This test required completion within three days, which was not difficult for Ning Xingchen, especially since he had already harvested eight of the ten different medicinal herbs.

So Ning Xingchen practiced the new Four Directions Technique on the first and second days.

"Big sister, even if he practices like this for ten days, he still won't succeed," Xinghe Tianluo Teng said with a proud expression.

However, the woman in the colorful clothes immediately contradicted her.

"You've been practicing for years, and your success rate in collecting medicinal herbs is still less than 60%."

"Hehe, big sister, how could I possibly be cut out for that!"

"Look, this kid's starting to make his move." Xinghe Tianluo Teng felt a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject.

Within the light screen, in that instant, Ning Xingchen completed the harvesting of a medicinal herb, and successfully extracted it.

"He succeeded on his first try?"