At this moment, there was quite a commotion in the whole place.
The guests who arrived stood up one after another and looked in the same direction. Jiang Wentian, the master of Jiang Mansion, Jiang Chen's grandfather, walked slowly over.
Many people in the Jiang family had not seen him for almost half a year, but he finally appeared on this festive day. He was still strong and energetic, which was very reassuring.
Jiang Wentian greeted the guests one by one and sat down at the main table.
Jiang Chen noticed the gesture in Gao Yue's eyes and walked up to greet him.
"Chen'er, are you feeling better?" Jiang Wentian's furrowed face showed a hearty smile, and he didn't mention Black Dragon City or Jiang Chen's father.
Jiang Chen understood it and said some New Year greetings.
Jiang Lu, Jiang Jian, Jiang Feng and other direct descendants came forward to pay New Year's greetings to their elders.
After that, Jiang Wentian stood up, faced everyone, and announced in a sonorous voice that the annual banquet had officially begun.
Tables of sumptuous dishes were placed on the table, and the aroma filled the whole place. The greedy children were the first to use their chopsticks.
"Jiang Feng, what have you gained in this year at the academy?" Jiang Wentian said.
Jiang Feng was overjoyed and said proudly: "Grandpa, my realm has reached its early peak, and not long after, I will reach the middle stage of Juyuan realm."
"When the time comes, my brother will also be a very powerful force in Jiang Mansion!" Jiang Jian immediately agreed.
"good!"
Jiang Wentian nodded with satisfaction, suddenly glanced at Jiang Chen, and said with regret, "It would be great if Xiao Chen wasn't injured."
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Feng looked dissatisfied and said: "Jiang Chen was stuck in the bottleneck of the Qi Condensation Realm before. It does take time to break through. Even if he is not injured, it will take about a year."
"Jiang Chen was able to reach the Juyuan Realm in less than half a year after being injured. How could it take so long?" Jiang Lu retorted.
"Didn't you just become the Juyuan Realm? How long did it take?" Jiang Feng said sarcastically.
The juniors' bickering made everyone at the table laugh.
The second elder said: "In that case, let's start the annual assessment to see which disciple is the best."
Suddenly, all the disciples looked stern, filled with anticipation and anxiety.
The Chinese New Year is not only about getting together to have a meal, but also about watching the growth of young people.
This is also the reason why Jiang Chen strives to become the Juyuan Realm.
"Very good, let's get started, bring out the Soul-Living Bow!" Jiang Wentian had no objection and waved his hand.
Soul-Living Bow.
It is a weapon unique to Nanfeng Ridge. Its characteristic is that it does not have any lethality, but it can check the strength of a person's soul.
The strength of the soul is also related to the comprehension of exercises and martial arts.
Therefore, Lihun Bow can tell a person's talent.
This is rare. Talent is related to everything in this continent, but there is no 100% reliable way to determine talent.
It's like gambling on a stone. You have to dig out the outer layer to see whether it's treasure or waste inside.
A person must also practice and be judged by time and achievements.
However, everyone wants to know their talents in advance and how far they can go on the path of spiritual practice.
Many big forces hope to find ways to check talent and select disciples for training.
The disciples of Jiang Mansion used the Soul-Living Bow to shoot at distant targets. The farther the distance, the higher the strength of the soul.
Murong Feng and Li Lie, disciples of Wenjian Sect, didn't know what was going on. They only understood it after listening to the explanations from the Jiang family next to them.
Murong Feng is a great beauty, with a beauty that is completely different from that of Dashan women, elegant yet energetic.
The close-fitting gown has already attracted a lot of enthusiastic attention to her.
She said: "There have always been few tools for testing talents, especially the accuracy is not good enough. I never expected to see such a thing in a place like Shiwanda Mountain, and to make it so interesting."
"When we go back, buy one and bring it to the elders to see if this method is accurate." Li Lie said.
"good."
The Wenjian Sect also has the Wentian Sword, which is specially designed to test talents. The blade is engraved with weapon patterns, making it difficult to pull the sword out of the sheath. A person's talent in swordsmanship can be judged based on how much of the sword is unsheathed.
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The number of Soul-Living Bows is limited, and disciples of the Jiang Mansion must take turns.
Each disciple stood in the open space holding the Soul-Living Bow, aiming at the porcelain pot tied in the air. The nearest porcelain pot was three hundred steps away.
Most disciples choose the nearest target, because if they challenge a farther target, if they miss, their score will be zero.
Only those who are confident enough will challenge the difficulty.
For example, Jiang Feng, if he can be accepted as a disciple by Cangnan Academy, his talent will not be any worse.
He shot an arrow very handsomely, and the arrow made a long and sharp sound, tearing the sky, and the porcelain pot 800 steps away turned into pieces.
The people in Jiang Mansion exclaimed in surprise, and Jiang Tianxiong even looked proud.
"Not bad." Jiang Wentian also nodded with satisfaction.
"It's fun, I'll try it too."
Jin Jie suddenly walked up to Jiang Feng, her tone was completely non-negotiable, and she directly stretched out her hand.
"No problem." Jiang Feng also gave her the Soul-Living Bow.
Jin Jie was not in a hurry to shoot the arrow. She first played with the Soul-Living Bow, tried to pull the bow string, and then attached the Soul-Living Arrow. She was very confident and pointed directly at the target a thousand steps away.
The slender arms stretched the bow string to the limit, and with a whoosh of arrows, the porcelain pot was shot at the twelve hundred paces.
"Wow!" Many people were shocked.
"Huh? It seems I can choose a farther target." Jin Jie was very happy and was about to shoot the second arrow.
"Jiang Mansion is not a place for you to play. It's one person at a time. Even if you want to play, you have to follow the order." Jiang Chen walked over and was almost speechless to this woman.
In his previous life, he was the son of Lingyun Palace, but he was never arrogant because of his status.
Jin Jie behaves like one of the first descendants to become rich, with an indelible evil streak.
"You are so poor and stingy."
Jin Jie curled her lips. She didn't have a good impression of Jiang Chen. She rolled her eyes, handed the Soul-Living Bow out, and said jokingly, "You haven't shot yet, right. What were your scores in previous years?"
In the past, he couldn't figure out why, but after learning that Jiang Chen had a divine vein, he felt relieved, because along with the news about the divine vein, there was also the incident of the divine vein being taken away and the tragedy in the east courtyard.
"Here, let's see if you can break my record." Jin Jie smiled brightly when she heard that Jiang Chen's record was four hundred steps behind her own.
Jiang Chen took the Soul-Living Bow, thinking that his father Jiang Qingyu had set a record of two thousand steps, which was a relatively deep thing in his memory.
In the past, Jiang Chen often had this as his goal.
"Just let me finish it for you."
Jiang Chen drew his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming it at the porcelain pot two thousand steps away.
This action attracted the attention of many people. Jiang Feng next to him sneered: "Don't forget, if you can't shoot that far, the arrow will miss and your score will be zero."
The farther the distance, the greater the difficulty, because then the soul strength is not only reflected in the distance, but also in the accuracy.
Two thousand steps away, the porcelain pot was almost a black dot.