Riding to the clan domain, he was exited to show his progress to Master Si. Arriving at the domain's port, he was stopped by two guards.
This guards were much more serious because they were members of the clan, they were not working for the clan as outsiders like the guards guarding the main gate.
"stop there junior brother" stopping Si Zhang and looking at a little piece of paper, he seemed to read something and compare it to Si Zhang.
"he fits the description, are you Si Zhang?" nodding his head to the question, Si Zhang did not know why he was being stopped.
"listen junior brother Zhang, you are required to meet your master in the great hall. Show those Wei clan bastards what we are made of"
"I will, senior brother" finally understanding why they stopped him, he walked towards the great manor. The guards let him in.
Entering the great hall, he saw all the elders sitting with young people beside them. They were Surely their disciples.
"Si Zhang, you are finally here. Thank you for having assisted Si Guang and Si Chen" looking at the direction of the voice. He saw the clan leader, he was paler than the last time he saw him.
Clasping his fists and bowing his head, Si Zhang greeted the clan leader. "Si Zhang greets the clan leader, It was my pleasure to assist my two elder brothers. They are powerful martial artists."
"indeed they are, as the future of our clan they must be stronger than the others, so how is the situation at the border?"
He remembered that Si Guang had told him about spies from the just faction trying to infiltrate the region. "Thinking about it, Si Guang and Si Chen surely told the clan leader about it" he thought
"The border is under control. During my stay, we only encountered a large group of bandits. We took care of them."
Satisfied with the report, the clan leader nodded his head. "very good, I am proud. Now go stand beside your master" walking towards Master Si and standing beside him, Si Zhang looked towards the other disciples present.
Among the four of them was one girl, she was not older than fifteen. The others were young men full of energy and ferocious gazes.
"we can begin the meeting now that everyone is present. Two days later, the duels will take place. I want everyone to be ready and have a rested mind. Today nobody is allowed to exit the domain" his serious gaze met the eye of every disciple.
"the rules are unknown only that it will be duels, so if it is revealed to be duels to the death be ready to kill or be killed"
"be ferocious, let's show those Wei bastards what happens if they mess with our clan!" hearing the words of the clan leader, the four disciples including Si Zhang were motivated to the brink. "Yes, clan leader!" they replied in unison.
"we will depart tomorrow morning. I, the fifth elder the sixth elder will make sure nothing happens to you all" looking at Master Si, the clan leader continued talking. "great elder, you shall be in charge of the clan until we come back. Make sure nothing happens"
"be at ease clan leader, when I'm present nothing can happen" assuring the clan leader was the best thing to do. "very good then, everybody can leave now. The meeting is over, see you tommorow morning at the main gate"
Everybody exited the main hall. Si Zhang followed master Si. Arriving home, they were greeted by butler Hao. They directly went to the courtyard.
"Little Zhang, I can feel the change in the amount of qi you have. I am happy that you have succeeded in entering the second-rate martial warrior realm. Good, good"
"Master, you had promised me last time that if I increased my sword mastery to intermediate level, you would tell me how strong you are?"
"I will tell you, but you must win your duel first"
"but master, you sai-" before he could say anything he was slapped in the face. "martial artists do not talk back to their masters as it is a great sin. We are sinners but THIS we do not do!"
"take this scroll it holds my most precious skill, Do not give it to anyone. From what I see you are a prodigy, to become a second rate-martial warrior at twelve is impressive. I think that you have the capacity to start learning this skill"
"as for mastering it, you have your whole life. I will let you be for today" taking his leave and letting Si Zhang alone in the courtyard, he was looking forward to see if this disciple of his was able to accomplish this challenge.
"damn, why won't he tell me how strong he is. Whatever let's see what this skill is all about, to need a whole life mastering it." taking the scroll and opening it he heard the system notification.
Ding! "Host, would you like to learn the legendary skill [Palms of Destruction]?"
"learn" information about the skill flooded his mind. "What an unfathomable technique, I understand why he doesn't want me to give it to anyone"
Ding! "Description of the skill: Five thousand years ago, the Martial Devil Zhao had made himself countless powerful enemies. He created a skill that consisted of ten palm strikes embued with demonic energy, each capable of destroying mountains and moving rivers. He lured his ten greatest enemies, the five Saints and five Saintesses, in a mountainous region. Where he killed all ten with ten consecutive palm strikes.
After the battle was over he was never seen again, before his death he decided to write his skill down on a scroll and pass it down to his disciple. It then became a tradition to pass it from master to disciple."
Si Zhang was amazed about the scroll's history. This additional information was given to him by the system, the things that flooded in his mind was how to execute the Palms of Destruction.
"so, was master the disciple of a great expert?" Si Zhang was now even more intrigued about Master Si
"What other secrets does he have that I do not know?"