Chương 50: Scholar Fan (I): The Royal Family

[Blind determination is the path of fools, focus is a virtue of a true hero. It's never wise to just run towards something in particular, to wholeheartedly place your mind, spirit, soul and body into a specific goal that you would forget to see and take notice of the world around you. Such determination is mostly admired, but if you forget to even live, then what's the point of being determined, what's the point of power. Sometimes just living would take you to the goal you seek, without even having to worry about the hazards and dangers of life fucking you over.]

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There were three months before the half quarter sect competition between disciples in the mortal gate of the sect. Alex wanted to participate as there would be rewards to help him increase his cultivation speed and his power. Of course he could just as easily ask for help and money from his grandfather, but he did not what everything handed down to him. It might sound stupid, but this was a lesson his father had taught and imparted on him, it was one of the principles that shaped his childhood, and he was not yet ready to throw it away.

For the past few days Alex had been receiving lessons from an old man who introduced himself as Scholar Fan. For the most part Alex couldn't sense any sort of QI or energy from him, but never the less he didn't doubt for one second that this man was powerful. But at the moment this man was his teacher, and it was not in the way of cultivation or martial arts, but rather in other subjects that might seem useless to others, but was of the ultimate importance to a person of his position.

It has only been a week since Scholar Fan had started teaching Alex, but Alex fleet like it has been years. The scholar had forbidden him from cultivating for a month, and entire month! For someone like Alex who wanted to go strong as fast as possible, this was like torture to him. But Scholar Fan was adamant, stating that he wouldn't let any other things clutter the mind of his student. He was rather strict with his lessons, but he was not shy about giving praises either.

Alex might be a talent in cultivation, but all of that would mean nothing if he doesn't have the intelligence to back it up. And at this point it's already been established that Alex is a very intelligent person, he was smarter than most teenagers his age or even those a few years older than him. But in the end he was just a typical village boy, and his knowledge of the world was so limited that he could not be called anything but a bush boy.

So Scholar Fan taught him history, taught him etiquette and geography and the current state of the world. He taught him politics and the art of war and the best possible ways of how a young master of a sect can behave and act. It was a lot to take in, but Alex was a sponge for knowledge, in fact it was what he liked better than even cultivating; learning! In this day and age, there's a word for people like Alex, they called them nerds.

"So young master Alex, the current imperial dynasty of the empire of heaven, where does it originate from?" Scholar Fan asked as he folded his hands behind his back, and walked around the massive tree Alex was currently sitting under.

"The Imperial family, are know as the Long dynasty. The name of our emperor is Long Han, and he's roughly 400 years old. The Long Dynasty originated from the higher plane of existence called the Heaven Star Universe, and it's the direct lineage of Supreme Heaven's gate empire, which is also a sect. They're the ultimate power there, and they became the emperor is the youngest son of the current god king of the Heaven star universe.

Our current emperor Long Han has three imperial empresses and 7 imperial concubines. He has 13 sons and 22 daughters, with the youngest daughter being roughly sixty years old, and the oldest son who is also the crown prince being a 143 years old. There five branch families under the emperor Long Han, our current Sect Master Long Yu is a part of one of this branch families, making him and all of his progeny a part of the imperial bloodline.

The imperial bloodline is rumored to be descended from true fire dragons of the primordial era. They are natural masters of the fire element and their Qi cultivation/ Martial art [THE FIERY SCRIPTURES OF BURNING HEAVENS] is known as one of the most sophisticated and destructive techniques in the world right now, and it's right on par with the top techniques of the five main sects.

Our Wudang sect has to pay tribute and homage to the king every year, and because our sect master is a member of his clan, our sect is not better than a common dog at the behest of the emperor, besmirching our good name….."

*Whack!!* "Owww!" Alex called out in indignation.

"Young Master Alex you should pay attention to the words you say, your position is rather precarious and one that has many eyes on you. If someone else were to hear you, they would accuse you of treason, and if that should happen, nothing, not even your powerful grandfather can save you from the trouble that will come your way." Alex looked as his teacher with a dead pan look on his face as he said.

"Those were your exact words, every syllable." Alex shot back at his teacher with a dull tone.

"Well *cough*you shouldn't take everything teacher says literally. Teacher was just really emotional the day he said all those things, so just put it out of your mind for now. Alright! Teacher wants you to go back and focus on your cultivation, initially I wanted you to wait until the month passes, but you've been learning everything that teacher has to teach a little too fast it's ridiculous, now teacher has to go and figure out what to teach you next. So it's better you focus on cultivation for now, at least until after the half year sect competition passes. Then teach would ask for permission to take you outside the sect for experience, with a few guards of course. Now let's finish today's lesson, let's focus on a topic that you've not touched on before.....Kamasutra!"