March 4, 2018
Vol 1, Chapter 44: The Turmoil Before The Great Compet.i.tion
TL: G.o.dspell
"Many thanks for Seniors advice, I will remember it." Ding Hao nodded.
"You this big fat bast**, how dare you to speak ill of me, behind my back." After being silent for a long time, the female voice, hearing the male voice speaking ill about her, immediately scolded him.
"Old lady, I was clearly in the front of your face while speaking, how can it be regarded as behind?" The male voice happily laughed with pride.
The female voice: "…."
Ding Hao: "…."
"Well, boy, hereafter you can call me as Sword Ancestor, as for this crazy woman call her as Blade Ancestor, so as to avoid being confused while speaking in the future, who knows whom you are talking with ..." The male voice earnestly said.
"You this cheap b.a.s.t.a.r.d, this old lady is as fragrant as a flower, filled with uprightness and charm, Blade Ancestor seems to be very old, later you can refer me as Blade Fairy, right this is better haha ..."
"Blade fairy? I, you this crazy woman, do you think it’s alright to call yourself a Fairy Maiden?"
"Why is this not alright? Anyways, it’s better than compared with some cheap Ancestor little b.a.s.t.a.r.d, right? Haha, cheap Ancestor, you are so cheap!"
"* * *, crazy woman, are you that eager for a fight, huh?" The Sword Ancestor right now is completely filled with madness.
The Blade Ancestor heartily laughed: "I am not so cheap to fight with someone like you!"
Ding Hao: "…."
…….
The 2nd day.
Ding Hao, as usual, went to eat breakfast at the Cooking Pavilion with the hunter youth Zhang Fan.
But it seems that the Hunter youth is worried about something.
Even after cultivating Extreme Profound Inquiring Sword Cultivation Technique for a day and two nights, he is still not able to make any progress, not even able to feel any sort of Qi sensation, in the entire East River Bank among all the four hundred disciples, he is probably the last one.
After hearing some encouraging words from the Ding Hao, Zhang Fan finally cheered up a bit.
"Senior Brother Ding, Good Morning!"
"Senior Brother Ding, Good Morning!"
All the way, constantly many disciples wearing Green Colored Robes intimately greeted Ding Hao, even before arriving at the Cooking Pavilion, fifty to sixty people had already gathered around Ding Hao, surrounding all around him, all of them are constantly asking for guidance about all the difficulties they had encountered while cultivating.
With a face full of smiles, Ding Hao had not hide anything, with his experience, he had patiently answered each and every question.
After reaching the Cooking Pavilion, there is already a disciple that had already prepare the breakfast for Ding Hao, nearly hundred people are surrounding Ding Hao, even while eating, they are asking bits of advice, both sides are constantly exchanging their experience gained in cultivation, the atmosphere appears to be very warm among them.
Many people are watching them, this lively atmosphere, their eyes are filled with envy but also jealousy.
"In just a few days, this Ding Hao unexpectedly had won over the hearts of so many disciples, I didn’t imagine that he will be such a scheming person!"
At the other end of the Cooking Pavilion, a teenager with sharp eyebrows and with a hook-nose, frowning said to his several companions.
His name is Ji Xin, he is one of the East River Bank top ten contestants.
Ji Xin is very strong, in the Overall Ranking List he is just before Ding Hao, he had also reached 2-Martial Apprentice Realm cultivation level, it is said that his family background is also not small, as he had come from a very Big Clan below the mountains, on top of it a solid foundation, he also has many financial resources in his possession, and many followers are always following him.
"Humph, although the sword skills of Ding Hao are very strong, but he had only cultivated sword skills and not any other Qi cultivation techniques, Senior Brother Ji let him enjoy right now, when the time had arrived, all these disciples sooner or later surrounding him will soon be scattered."
A disciple close to Ji Xin said.
"Good, the test is also coming close, if he wished to stay in the Inquiring Sword Sect, then with his present strength it is already very difficult for him, and with all these good-for-nothing disciples surrounding him, he is only wasting his time? Senior Brother Ji you do not have to worry about this Ding Hao anymore, the difference between you too is already very much!"
Another disciple beside Ji Xin said with a smile.
Hearing his words Ji Xin, become a little bit happy.
…..
Meanwhile.
In East River Bank, number one residential area, number one room.
"What? Ding Hao that beggar with no family background, that fellow, had won the hearts of all the disciples in the Cooking Pavilion?" A youth is sitting cross-legged on a cushion, he seems to practicing some martial arts, opening his eyes slightly, a wisp of cold dense aura, suddenly flashes in his crystal-clear eyes."
His complexion is very fair and clear, he is certainly a man but his eyebrows are delicate like a willow tree, his eyes are very long and slender, when he narrows them slightly, he exactly looks like a gentle and beautiful female lady, but deep inside he is a very shrewd and scheming person.
His name is Li Lan.
A very feminine name.
But in fact, he is also one of the top ten chosen contestants from the East River Bank.
Li Lan had ranked at the 35th place in the Overall ranking list, with his extremely amazing talent, he is referred as the number one expert in the entire East River Bank by many of the Sect’s Elders, that is why he was given the no.1 room in the entire Bank.
It is said that a directly related family member of Li Lan is an Inner Sect Elder in the Sect, clearly, his background is very powerful.
So why is Li Lan being in the weakest East River Bank among the Five Great Banks, about this issue, it is difficult to understand by all the disciples who know about his ident.i.ty, because with his strength and his relations in the sect, even if he wants to enter in the strongest Central River Bank among the Five Banks, this is absolutely not any difficult matter.
After entering the East River Bank, all the disciples who knew about some insider information spontaneously centralized by Li Lan"s side and are willing to give him their loyalty.
At this time, before Li Lan, four to five people are respectfully standing.
Among two of them, two are the ten chosen contestants from the East River Bank, one is named Ge Yin, and other is Zhang Tianlun, without a doubt their strength is not weak, but in front of Li Lan, they do not even dare to lift up their eyebrows, it is clear that they are very afraid of him.
"Senior Brother Li, do you want us, to teach this boy a lesson, and see how he will make a fool out of himself in public, then where he will get the face to even guide others." Ge Yin tries to suggest.
"No" Li Lan slightly shakes his head and closed his eyes after pondering for a bit he said: "This will only make other East River Bank disciples, disliked you, there is no fruit in doing this."
Ge Yin complexion takes a big change.
Li Lan attentively thought for a moment, and then said: "Ding Hao is just a small character, a naive idiot, he thinks that with just some small favor, he can subdue others for his use? But he does not know, in the entire Inquiring Sword Sect, respect is only given to those who had unparalleled strength, only the strong, has the qualification to grasp the right to speak, he is distracted in such trivial matters, right now, he is inevitably delaying his cultivation, he is like a seed thrown out of from a watermelon, his ideals are not high, his will is also not strong, it is insufficient for us to worry about him."
"Senior Brother meaning is." Zhang Tianlun smilingly asked.
"The Five Banks Great Compet.i.tion, is a very big deal for the five Banks, previously, I had asked you to investigate all the other four Banks chosen contestants strengths, have you made any progress?" Li Lan asked while slowly closing his eyes.
Ge Yin hurriedly replied: "Among the five banks, by far the strongest is the White River Bank, and among the ten chosen contestants, seven chosen people are sworn brothers, they called themselves as "Seven Righteous Alliance". The first brother name which is also their leader is Li Muyun, his strength is unfathomably deep, it is estimated that he is above 3-Martial Apprentice Realm, the next six people are also very talented, if they go all out they can compete for the first place in the compet.i.tion, their specific strength lies in their battle skills, I had written all the records in this small notebook, asked Senior Brother Li to take a look once."
After speaking, he handed a small notebook with a blue cover to Li Lan.
Receiving the book, Li Lan had swept his gaze all over the contents, pleased with the result he said: "You have done well, very good, now go and further continue to investigate that Li Muyun, try to found more detailed information."
Ge Yin smilingly nodded: "Senior Brother Li, you can rest a.s.sured, I will soon be done."
Looking all at this, Zhang Tianlun hurriedly reports his own harvest.