It was Tan Rui, pointing his finger at Lin Fan as he approached.
Behind him were the other enrollment seekers who had succeeded in reaching the top of the stairs.
Only two-thirds of the enrollment seekers made it to the top.
Lin Fan didn't even bother with Tan Rui; he just looked away.
This nonchalant attitude triggered Tan Rui.
How dare he get to the top of the stairs before him!
Taking away all the limelight from him.
If they weren't in Qing Feng sect, he would've killed Lin Fan on the spot.
"What do you mean by cheated? How and what did he do?"
The disciple giving out the Qi restoration pill asked.
"He helped his friend and pushed one of the others down."
"What did you say, you liar?" Ho Ming wasn't pleased with what he heard. "The man fell down on his own! He must have lost all his energy."
"Nonsense, the man looked all right; he suddenly fell."
"Yeah, you guys must have pushed him somehow."
"But I heard the man say, 'Help me, I'm tired' before he fell."
Chatter began as the enrollment seekers gave their own opinions.
Everyone but Tan Rui.
Tan Rui bit his lips as he knew it was impossible the man would lose his energy; the man was a cultivator from the Tan family.
He'd better go with the point of Lin Fan pushing the man down.
"Silence! You will all be disqualified if you squabble any more. Let the chief organizer decide."
The disciple put up both hands and stopped the chatter.
Not far away from the square was a pavilion.
Sitting in the pavilion, two men in their Daoist robes and Zhang Xi were seated inside.
One of them, the sect master, Qing Yang Zi, with gray hair, long beard and small eyes that turned into a line when he smiled, was drinking his tea.
The other, Tan Fei, with his stout figure and villainous thin, sharp-ended mustache, rubbed his chin.
When Qing Yang Zi finished his tea, he put down his teacup and said with a smile, "Tan Fei, you are the chief organizer this year; you decide. Remember, the Dao must be harmonious for everything to work. We mustn't do things to the extreme to stir the Dao."
Tan Fei squinted his eyes and thought to himself, "You sly old fox, telling me I'm in charge but still reminding me that I shouldn't go too far."
"Sect master, that Lin Fan did help his friend. As for that person falling, we might have to ask for witnesses."
After careful consideration, Tan Fei replied.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xi wasn't too happy.
Even though she was here as a representative for her dad, as he was in secluded cultivation, she wasn't afraid to speak her mind.
"As the assistant organizer this year from Physique peak, I disagree. Qing Feng sect disciples have been taught to help each other in need; if we penalize him, it shall make the disciples deeply disheartened."
"Hmm... Little Zhang Xi, I can see that your dad, Zhang Yi Nian, has taught you well," Qing Yang Zi nodded and picked up his teacup for another sip.
"I know what to do now, sect master," Tan Fei wasn't too pleased; his thin mustache fluttered from him blowing hot air from his nose.
He stood up and his voice boomed in the air, "Lin Fan exhibited qualities that a Qing Feng sect member should have, helping fellow disciples. Therefore, he can continue onto the next test."
"What about the man pushed down the stairs by him?"
"Yes, what about that?"
"You must get to the bottom of this."
"Get that man up here and confront Lin Fan."
The crowd wasn't pleased.
Lin Fan was fit enough to be the first to get to the top; he was a threat to their enrollment chances.
By now they would try anything to get him disqualified.
Tan Rui, however, kept quiet.
If the man was brought to question, his cover would be blown as a cultivator mixing in with the enrollment seekers.
"Young lord Tan Rui, don't keep mum; say something."
"Don't worry. We will stand by you and stand for justice."
Uncharacteristically, Tan Rui kept quiet, and his eyes darted around.
He thought furiously in his mind, what stupid fools these people are.
Can't they see they are not helping?
Finally, he glanced at Tan Fei in the pavilion with a pleading look for help.
Tan Fei pointed to his close guard standing outside the pavilion and said, "Go check on the man who fell; get him here to confront Lin Fan. Make sure he recovers well."
"Yes, Master Tan Fei." The close guard nodded and went on his way down the stairs.
Moments passed as everyone waited eagerly for the close guard's return.
Lin Fan didn't bother; sat down on the ground, took out buns, and shared them with Ho Ming.
They started to feast on the buns, getting ready for the next test.
"Eat more; if the first test was about endurance, the next must be about power."
Ho Ming nodded.
"Master Tan Fei, the man is... the man is dead from exhaustion, all his energy gone."
When the close guard arrived, he reported to Tan Fei.
Tan Fei shot a glance at Tan Rui and said to the crowd, "That closes the case. The next test starts soon."
He had asked his close guard to finish off the man.
The sect master isn't some senile old fool; getting the man here would mean trouble.
And if he pursued it any further, the sect master has his way of digging out memories from dead men.
"Well done, Tan Fei. Always remember, it's all about maintaining the harmony in the Dao."
Stroking his long gray beard, Qing Yang Zi gave Tan Fei his compliments.
"Sly old fox," Tan Fei smiled at the sect master but muttered silently in his mind.
With the sect master's words in mind, Tan Fei stood up and announced, "Now that it's over, time for the next test."
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When he heard the announcement, Lin Fan stood up in anticipation.
He was all ready for the next test.
The other enrollment seekers looked at him with side eyes.
There wasn't much they could do other than look on.
They had passed the first test barely scraping by.
Deep down inside, they knew they didn't have the ability to try to get Lin Fan out.
Lin Fan had gotten up the fastest and hadn't struggled, while most of them were on their knees at the final few meters.
"Everyone, come over here."
A familiar voice could be heard shouting at them; Lin Fan turned and saw Zhang Xi.
She was walking over to them from the pavilion and pointing her hand to the left of the central square.
This test looked like it would be handled by Zhang Xi.
She wasn't lying about her identity, Lin Fan thought.
He looked to the left and saw a big, burly man in a brown Daoist robe standing there.
"That is senior martial brother Sun Hai, core formation level from the Physiques Peak."
"All you need to do for the next test is to make him move a little with all you can muster."
"Senior martial brother Sun Hai shall limit his powers to Qi Refining level."
Zhang Xi explained what they had to do for the next test as she introduced Sun Hai.
Sun Hai, with his bald head and missing eyebrows, was tall, fit, and muscular like a bull.
"Look at him, such strength! Do join the Physiques Peak if you pass the test! You shall not regret it."
The enrollment seekers tried very hard to keep their laughter in.
Who in their right mind would want to be that?
Uncouth, compared to the gentleman's sword.
Lin Fan shook his head at Zhang Xi's attempt to get disciples to join.
She must be very desperate.
"Who wants to go first?" Zhang Xi asked for the first person to attempt the test.
Initially, everyone looked at each other.
After a few minutes, someone finally walked up to make the attempt.
The man pushed Sun Hai with all his might, but it was like hitting a brick wall.
Seeing that it wasn't working, he ran back and threw his whole body at Sun Hai.
Thud.
The man's shoulder hit Sun Hai's chest, and he fell to the ground.
Rubbing his shoulder, the man looked at Sun Hai's feet.
To his disappointment, Sun Hai hadn't even moved an inch.
"I give up," the man bowed toward Zhang Xi and left.
He looked at Sun Hai and sighed as he left.
Now that he had failed, he would have to wait for next year to try again.
With the first man failing, the other enrollment seekers started to take it very seriously.
The next few men who came up to try also failed.
Some even punched at Sun Hai to vent their anger.
In the end, all they got were broken knuckles as Sun Hai's body at core formation level was too hard for them.
Finally, Tan Rui stood up and said, "Since they've all failed, I think it's time for me to motivate everyone."
He waved his hands as the other enrollment seekers cheered for him.
Tan Rui's image was now that of a righteous young lord in their minds, as he had tried to report Lin Fan for cheating earlier.
After he walked up to Sun Hai, he held his palm in front of Sun Hai's chest and took a deep breath.
"Huh!"
Tan Rui spat out the breath, with one leg in front of the other, and pushed with his palm.
At first nothing happened, then Sun Hai slowly shifted a little.
"Wow, he did it!"
"Finally, someone's strong enough to do it."
"Among all of us, I knew it had to be young lord Tan Rui to succeed."
"I bet no one can move him more than Tan Rui did."
Tan Rui bowed at Sun Hai as the crowd cheered even louder at his success.
As they wondered who would be the unlucky one to be next, Lin Fan stood up.
They raised their eyebrows at Lin Fan.
Did he do this on purpose?
Wanting to compare himself with young lord Tan Rui?
What a stupid fool.
They would not spare their laughter if Lin Fan failed.
Lin Fan stood ten meters apart from Sun Hai.
From his battle with Master Tan, he knew he could easily move Sun Hai at this distance if he kept his powers to Qi Refining level.
Master Tan was definitely at a higher level than that.
Best not to get too close to hurt senior martial brother Sun Hai.
"Is he planning to start from there?"
"After the previous attempts, he still thinks it's easy?"
"Fool, I tell you."
The enrollment seekers jeered at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan clasped his hands and bowed at Sun Hai, and said, "Do be prepared."
The other enrollment seekers couldn't hold it anymore.
Just when they thought he was a fool, he'd outdone himself.
Who did he think he was?
They cussed at Lin Fan for his arrogance.
Zhang Xi watched with intense interest; Sun Hai didn't think much of it.
The afternoon sun shone intensely above.
An eagle soared and with its high-pitched screech, echoed in the central square.
Whoosh!
Lin Fan jumped at Sun Hai with his Magnificent Leap ability.
He immediately appeared in front of Sun Hai.
Thud!
Sun Hai felt the impact and his eyes turned wide open.
Instinctively, he increased his Qi level to Foundation Establishment level.
Still, he could feel the force from Lin Fan reverberate within his body.
All the enrollment seekers' jaws dropped and their eyes opened wide when they saw Sun Hai move.
One step, two steps...
He finally stopped after stepping back ten steps.
"What happened?"
"Did I hallucinate?"
"It can't be, Sun Hai must be..."
Before the enrollment seeker could finish his sentence, Lin Fan looked at him, daring him to say it and he would be challenged by Lin Fan.
He kept mum, not daring to risk it.
Tan Rui, watching by the side, squinted his eyes, changing his view about Lin Fan again.
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