Kapitel 11: Chapter 11 Stepping out of Moon Night Forest.

"Put your energy qi into the sword and let it flow around to confirm what I have just said to you," Lu Jin said to Tu Feng while going through the Rustle Sword Technique.

38 seconds later, Tu Feng opened his eyes,. looking a little confused, looking at Tu Feng, Lu Jin asked, "what do you think that sword in your hand is about?"

Answering, Tu Feng said, "in my understanding, the inner sword could be very well said to be as important as the outer sword, because if there is gap in the inner sword, the sword will easily get broken."

"What you say is true, I have never thought about it that way. Having a gap in the inner sword leads to easy breaking of the sword, that means the saying, a sword rather breaks than bends, is really not good for all cases, because sometimes, sword do bend, it is steel and not stone, but if it forced to the limit, it will break." Lu Jin said while you at the sword, he continued saying, "so as sword cultivators, we should learn from the sword in our hands, for they are the best teachers in the way of the sword."

Looking at Tu Feng he said, "Looks like everyone's understanding in the way of the sword is totally different. What I understood when going through this, the inner sword is the core of the sword."

"It's gives power to the sword in order perform the moves of the sword. If the inner sword is empty, the sword can be said to be a leaf without strength, that is why some sword cultivator have custom made swords, to compliment their sword techniques."

"You can't use a cicada like sword, to perform a cleaving technique, the potential of the cleaving technique will not be unleashed."

"Comprehend my word well, before we leave the forest." Lu Jin said as went on reading the Rustle Sword Technique.

Both a Young boy of 13 and a child 9, were sitting down cross-legged in the open, but yet no demon went to kill them and take their badge.

The aura of the young boy is razor sharp while the kid didn't give out a aura, looking like mortal child that has no cultivation. But what is a kid with no cultivation doing in Moon Night Forest?

After a few hours, Tu Feng opened his eyes, picking his sword, he pierced out, it was his sword technique, *Rain drop* technique, using the first move *Piercing rock* technique, like the rain drop, it does not use much force, repeating what Lu Jin said, using the right amount of power for an attack, brings out it potential.

Pisss, a rain drop appeared, as it pass through tree after tree after tree, coming to a stop after losing it force.

Seeing his attack, Tu Feng was amazed as how he could have such power, looking at his master, he bowed in thanks as he went at the side of a tree to take a nap.

Tap tap, "wake up let leave here, the time of the competition is almost over," Lu Jin said as he woke Tu Feng up.

Standing up Tu Feng looked at Lu Jin and asked, "are you done with your cultivation?"

"Let go, my safety is very important," Lu Jin said as he ran towards the exit of the forest with Tu Feng following right behind.

Lu Jin said to Tu Feng, remembering his feud with Bu Nan, "be careful of Bu Nan and Gu Wuchen, they tried to kill me and take my demon core, so seeing you with me will make you a potential target, in front of absolute strength, I will run away."

"And hide, you will run away and hide right? Tu Feng asked smiling.

knock! Lu Jin knocked Tu Feng's head as he said with a stern face, "never misquote what I said or complete my words with the wrong word."

"Yes master," Tu Feng felt like crying as he lagged back to avoid anymore knocking.

"Be faster, before you get eaten by a demon with me not even knowing, making me the the master with the shortest time spent with his disciple, before losing him while they were together," Lu Jin said, shaking his head to remove the thought that crept inside his head.

"Finally, we are out of there," Tu Feng said as he landed at the entrance of Moon Night Forest.

Also landing, Lu Jin looked around and saw that they were only 14 academy students remaining out of the 60 that went in.

Seeing Lu Jin and Tu Feng, elder Anki said, "let go back the to the academy."

"Are they not more students still coming, the time has not finished yet," a female student said, feeling concerned about the low number of students available.

"All the other students are dead and you are the only ones that left alive," a senior replied.

Feeling shocked, the students could not believe it. They were 60 students before entering the the forest and now they were only 14 students left

"You all are strong and some of you have luck on your side for not meeting a demon stronger than you," elder Anki said as he brought them to the top of the mountain.

"Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the grading will not just be in higher level of cultivation."

"We were able to see some demon soldiers having the strength of a demon commander and they are called transformed demon soldiers."

"They can transform into human form, and they are able to ignite their bloodline inheritance to perform a mortal rank battle technique."

"If a transformed demon soldier was able to breakthrough to the demon commander realm, it core will have the highest points, so the grading will go like this:"

1. Rank 1 demon commander with bloodline inheritance of mortal rank battle technique - 1000 points, it will be called grade 1 core

2. Rank 9 demon soldier with bloodline inheritance of mortal rank battle technique - 500 points, it will be called grade 2 core

3. Rank 1 demon commander with bloodline inheritance - 200 points, it will be called grade 3 core

4. Rank 1 demon commander - 150 points, it will be called grade 4 core

5. Rank 9 demon soldier with bloodline inheritance - 100 points, it will be called grade 5 core

6. Rank 9 demon soldier - 50 points, it will be called grade 6 core.

"So you all should take out your cores," elder Anki said as he took a step back to give room for the students to showcase their cores.

Bu Nan went first, pouring out the cores from his bag, he laughed as he saw the shocked faces carried by some of his classmates.

A senior counted it, "a total of 22 demon cores." He said as he continued counting, "one grade 2 core, four grade 3 cores, six grade 4 cores, five grade 5 cores and seven grade 6 cores."

The points in total is 2,850 for Bu Nan.

"Next person", elder Anki called out.

Wu Lan poured out his demon cores, as the senior counted it, "16 demon cores.

Four grade 3 cores, five grade 4 cores, four grade 5 cores, three grade 6 cores."

Total points of Wu Lan's cores are 2,100.

Next Person, Hu Zixin came out drop his core, counting it, the senior said, "14 demon cores.

Three grade 4 cores, nine grade 5 cores and seven grade 6 cores."

Total points is 1,700.

Lei Nuo has 6 demon cores, four grade 5 cores and two grade 6 cores.

Total points is 500.

Tu Feng has 12 demon cores, one grade 4 core, nine grade 5 cores and two grade 6 cores

Total points is 1,150

Heng Shi has 9 cores, nine grade 6 cores.

Total points is 450.

"Lu Jin has 4 cores," the senior said but his voice could not contain the shocked look that was written all over his face.

Seeing this, Bu Nan looked worried as he tried to calm himself, "although he got Tai Bu's core, it motivated me to kill more demons and even Gu Wuchen was almost killed during this few days."

The senior continued, two grade 1 cores and two grade 2 cores.

Total points is 3,000.

Even elder Anki was shocked, as he told the senior students that Bu Nan will surely secure the first position in this round and he was confident about it, after all Bu Nan have five xiantian realm cultivators willing to fight for him.

Bu Nan, Wu Lan, Gu Wuchen, Aoi Feng and Su Wun are the ones who really felt it.

They fought Tai Bu first hand and they almost died, but Lu Jin was able to kill another of such demon whose core contain better energy qi than that of Tai Bu.

Looking at Lu Jin, Gu Wuchen felt fear as though a sword was placed at his neck and any slight movement, the sword will slash his neck.

Su Jun has 6 cores, six grade 6 cores.

Total points is 300.

Zhu Mingxia has 4 cores.

one grade 5 core and 3 grade 6 cores.

Total points is 250.

Guang Chan has 11 cores.

One grade 4 core, three grade 5 cores and seven grade 6 cores.

Total points is 800.

Tao Shanyuan has 3 cores.

Three grade 6 cores.

Total points is 150.

Gu Wuchen has zero cores which equals zero points.

Su Wun has zero cores which equals zero points.

Aoi Feng has zero cores which equals zero points.

The positions for the first round of the competition.

1. Lu Jin - rank nine body tempering realm cultivator

2. Bu Nan - rank nine body tempering realm cultivator

3. Wu Lan - rank nine body tempering realm cultivator

4. Hu Zixin - rank one xiantian realm cultivator

5. Tu Feng - rank nine body tempering realm cultivator

6. Guang Chan - rank nine body tempering realm cultivator

7. Lei Nuo - rank nine body tempering realm cultivator

8. Heng Shi - rank nine body tempering realm cultivator

9. Su Tin - rank nine body tempering realm cultivator

10. Zhu Mingxia - rank nine body tempering realm cultivator

11. Tao Shanyuan - rank nine body tempering realm cultivator

12. Su Wun - rank one xiantian realm cultivator

13. Gu Wuchen - rank one xiantian realm cultivator

14. Aoi Feng - rank one xiantian realm cultivator.

"Now, that is all for the first round. In three days time, the second round will begin, go get some rest and treat your injuries," elder Anki said as he left the area together with the senior students.

Looking at the rest of the remaining students, Lu Jin could see that he was not the one with the worst injury, instead it was a peak rank 9 body tempering realm student name, Tao Shanyuan, whose left hand was ripped out of his shoulder.

"No wonder he could only acquire 3 demon cores." Lu Jin said as he kept looking around.

The next was Lu Jin, the bones in his right hand pierced out of the flesh.

Everyone else was fine, except from some bruises accumulated through out their 7 days intense battle.

They were 4 rank 1 xiantian realm cultivators and 9 peak rank body tempering realm cultivators.

They are the survivers of the first round and they will fight in the second round to determine the top 10, top 3 and no. 1 cultivator of this year Annual competition.

Everyone started leaving as they took a glance at Lu Jin before shaking their head and left.

"Never judge a book by it cover is the perfect proverb to use in this situation," Hu Zixin said as he left. After everyone left, leaving just Lu Jin and Tu Feng.

"Take this manual and try comprehending the technique on it, I will give you for a month, so try to get as much benefit as possible before your time runs out." Lu Jin said as he gives the Rustle Sword Technique over to Tu Feng.

Nodding his head, Tu Feng took the manual and bowed to express his appreciation, see you in three days, master.