Chapter 456: Simple Victory - 456
The guild master of the Assassination guild continued. "He will simply exist as an observer due to some rules. The challenge will be conducted in the most basic tournament format. You four come up and pick your lots."
Bernard held a box out. Inside were pieces of wood with numbers engraved on them.
Zhu Yi walked up and picked out the number 4. He was paired to fight with number 1, while 2 and 3 fought their own battles.
He and number 1 were up first. There was no arena and they simply stood across from each other in the center of the dim room.
Zhu Yi observed his opponent. He had scars, to no surprise. There was one surprise, which was that he was under the age of 20. He looked like a middle aged man. He was bald and wore leather armor. He carried a spear.
Despite his middle aged look, Zhu Yi did not underestimate him. It was simply something he had been taught by Zhou Fan.
What Zhu Yi failed to understand was just how strong he had become under Zhou Fan's guidance. He soon learned that he had the right to be arrogant.
The man charged with his spear pointed forward. It looked basic, but Zhu Yi was sure that it was some sort of technique.
He moved forward and thrusted his sword. To Zhu Yi, it felt like a basic thrust that he had practiced a thousand times. It was quick and strong.
To his opponent, however, it felt as if a snake was coiling around his weapon. He was unable to even react as the sword pierced him. Luckily, Zhu Yi had not been aiming at his vital spots.
His opponent fell to the ground, bleeding out. The room was silent. It had always been, but now, everyone was shocked.
Although the foundation establishment realm was low in the world of cultivation, everybody in white palace city was at or below this level.
Neither of the guild masters, nor anyone else in the room were able to fully understand his attack.
Even the talented young man who had calmed Zhu Yi's sword intent stood up in shock.
He was very talented, as was clear of his treatment, yet he was merely a low level cultivator in white palace city. He did not even belong to a sect.
Although Zhu Yi had only practiced for two months with Zhou Fan, even with his low talent, perhaps only the geniuses in the top ten sects could fight him on the same level at his current state.
Zhu Yi sheathed his sword and looked over at the guild masters. For the first time in a long time, they felt a sense of pressure. It only lasted a moment.
Zhu Yi quickly sheathed his sword intent.
The guild master of the Assassination guild spoke. "Winner of the first round. Zhu Yi. Do we need to continue this?"
Of the two remaining contestants, neither of them spoke up. Zhu Yi not only outmatched them, but even the young man who got in automatically.
"Then we'll call it a day. The opening of the inheritance is tommorrow. Come here at 6 in the morning."
Zhu Yi left the building and walked towards his house.
Zhou Fan spoke. "This could bring trouble."
Zhu Yi nodded. He was not an idiot. He had noticed their shocked expressions.
They could only hope that it was not misinterpreted as Zhu Yi having gained some sort of incredible inheritance, though in a way, he had. Zhou Fan himself was the inheritance.
Luckily, any inheritance that Zhu Yi could have gotten, at least in this worlds peoples minds, could not compare to entering an inheritance that Chen Jie was involved in.
"Try hiding your strength more. In the future at least. You'll be fine now." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi nodded. He did not know what plans his master had for him, but he expected that they were beyond even this world.
As Zhu Yi was returning home, he was stopped by a familiar person. Zhu Yi turned around and saw the young man that had supressed his sword intent.
Even though it had been a while since he had seen Zhu Yi fight, there was still obvious shock on his face. It was as if a normal person had seen something incomprehensible, something that they had never even imagined could exist.
"I don't believe it. I want to fight you." It was all that he said, but it expressed his feelings.
He was surpassed, and he already knew it, but he needed to fight.
"Let's go to my house." Zhu Yi said.
The young man nodded and followed him.
"My name is Wu Qin." The young man said.
"My name is Zhu Yi." Zhu Yi responded.
They ran in silence until Zhu Yi reached his house.
Zhu Yi began thinking. He felt silly for resting before the tournament. He hadn't expected it to be so simple and easy.
He turned around and looked at Wu Qin.
"Do you want to attack first?" Zhu Yi asked.
"Let's just fight." Wu Qin said. He grabbed his sword and pulled it out of his sheath.
He stepped towards Zhu Yi at a great speed. He was in a small courtyard while in the foundation establishment realm. It could basically be instantly traveled.
Zhu Yi instantly felt the difference between Wu Qin and the man from earlier. Surprisingly, it did not feel all that great.
Zhu Yi slashed down and his sword intent fell. Sword intent was like killing intent. It was a sort of aura that the body gave off.
There was a major difference, however. Killing intent was usually the same at any level. It depended on intent to kill. Only a few could actually make any use of it for anything besides intimidation.
On the contrary, sword intent could be used as an actual power. It would strengthen the power of a weapon. In the past, it had been called Weapon Qi. Swords had sword Qi, spears had Spear Qi. It was only when Zhou Fan had changed everything that it became called weapon intent, sword intent, spear intent, and so on.
It was not practiced by cultivating, but by practicing.
Chapter 457: The Top Ten Sects - 457
As Zhu Yi's sword fell, Wu Qin knew that he had lost. Zhu Yi's sword made him feel as though he was fighting against a core formation realm cultivator. Only a sword cultivator like him could truly grasp the difference between them.
Zhu Yi's sword shattered Wu Qin's sword and pushed him back. When the slash was completed, Wu Qin stood with blood dripping down. Luckily, he was not severely injured.
Out of respect for his opponent, Zhu Yi had used his full ability in that attack. Although Wu Qin had done well at enduring it, Zhu Yi had actually pulled back a little at the end.
Otherwise, it was unknown whether Wu Qin would even be alive.
"I've lost." Wu Qin said while staring at the ground.
"Cheer up. You're still young, I'm sure that you can go far." Zhu Yi said.
He felt a little bad. After all, he had no talent. It was only because of Zhou Fan that he had won this fight.
Wu Qin bowed. "Thank you for fighting me. I'll take my leave."
Zhu Yi nodded his head and Wu Qin left.
Zhu Yi rested for the rest of the day. This time, the rest would be worth it. No matter how strong Zhu Yi thought he was, could he compare to those in the top ten sects? He did not know.
The next morning, Zhu Yi made his way to the same building as yesterday. When he entered, he saw Wu Qin, the two guild masters, and two other people under the age of 20.
Zhu Yi looked around, wondering why he was always the last to arrive. He had come exactly on time. Was it common courtesy to be early?
"You're here. Let's go." The guild master of the Assassination guild said.
Although Zhu Yi could not tell 100%, the guild master seemed to be nervous. As they walked on the street and looked into the distance, it became slightly more obvious.
"He is worrying about meeting those from the top ten sects." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi nodded. He had come to the same conclusion.
Zhu Yi had some questions, but when he looked around, it seemed that everyone was feeling a bit of nervousness and fear.
Zhu Yi was confused.
Zhou Fan explained. "I suppose this is some sort of fear that those who live in the cultivation world develop towards those at the peak. You aren't experiencing it because you know me."
Zhu Yi nodded and simply remained silent. Though they were walking, they were moving very fast.
Despite it being early morning, the streets were as busy as ever. They fit in well with the crowd as they moved. They were moving towards the center of the city, where the White Palace itself resided.
As they reached the center, they went around the White Palace and continued towards the edge of the city. The city was huge for a mortal, but it did not take long to reach the end for them.
They soon reached the official city line. On the other side were 40 individuals. 20 of them seemed to be under 20, most likely the participants, while the other 20 were older. Of the older 20, ten of them gave off a powerful and dangerous feeling.
"All ten of them are nascent soul realm cultivators." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi was shocked, but it was not unexpected. They were the top ten sects after all.
The other older 10 were all at the peak of the foundation establishment realm. It could be inferred that they were bodyguards or servants. When looking at them, Zhu Yi felt as if the odds of winning a fight were very low.
For the younger 20, each of them gave off the same feeling as the 10 older Foundation establishment realm cultivators.
The older ones seemed to just be a formality.
When the nascent soul realm cultivators saw the guild masters, they nodded. Both of the guild masters bowed deeply.
One of them turned. Although it was slight, he seemed to be in the highest position of everyone here.
He addressed everyone, including Zhu Yi and the other three participants from White Palace City.
"The opening of this inheritance is a once in a hundred year event. You are all both lucky and talented to get the opportunity to participate. This inheritance is something that even I would want to enter. Cherish this opportunity and make the most of it." He said.
Zhu Yi was able to guess this man's identity. He was from the number 1 sect in the world. A sect known as the Frost sect.
When Zhu Yi had first learned of this, he had connected them with the Celestial Ice sect. Although there was no obvious connection, it made sense. Still, it was unknown what connection they actually had, even if Zhu Yi could infer it.
When the nascent soul realm cultivators' words finished, 30 of the 40 people entered White Palace City.
They stood in one big group near Zhu Yi and the other three, though they seemed to have no intention of communicating. It was not unreasonable.
With any logic, there was no way that some rogue cultivators from White Palace City would be able to match them.
Wu Qin's gaze turned to Zhu Yi. Perhaps only he could match them. The two guild masters were the same. Although they were subservient, they were still proud. They were guild masters after all. They were far from ordinary.
Zhu Yi's guess seemed to be right about the older cultivators. They worked as servants to the disciples of the top ten sects. The young cultivators all talked to each other while ignoring Zhu Yi's group.
Zhu Yi waited to leave, but the guild masters stood still. "We're still waiting for some people." They said.
A few minutes after the nascent soul realm cultivators left, a group of 20 people under the age of twenty arrived.
The guild masters explained as they walked over. "They are from the rest of the world. There was a tournament, and they all won."
Although the disciples of the top ten sects ignored those from White Palace City, they at least paid attention to the arrival of 20 new participants.
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