Chapter 33 - Master Liao
There were five people waiting in front of her door and the most eye-catching one was a girl in a purple skirt. The corner of the eyes were raised up and they held an enchanting kind of beauty. What amazed one even more was her purple eyes. When she looked at Lin Haoxue, her eyes seemed to flash with surprise, but Lin Haoxue could feel that she didn"t have any bad intentions.
To the left of her was a man in a yellow shirt. He looked rough, was quite tall, and had dark yellow skin. His hair was so stiff that it seemed to soar into the sky. He stood there with his both arms crossed in front of his chest as he sized up Lin Haoxue.
On her right was a red-clothed man. He had a normal stature and was skinny. He seemed to be looking at Lin Haoxue extremely pa.s.sionately.
By his side was another man in green clothes. He was very tall and slim and looked like bamboo when he stood up straight. His appearance was delicate yet the expression on his face was very cold.
The last person present was another girl. She wore a blue skirt and stood a little farther away than all the others. Even though she wasn"t as pretty as the girl in a purple skirt, she looked pretty and had a compa.s.sionate aura.
These three guys and two girls were all around seventeen or eighteen years old. Lin Haoxue had seen this girl in a purple skirt the other day when she challenged Wu Shiyue, and she knew that her name was Qiao Mengrong, the fifth strongest cultivator in the superior cla.s.s. Except for her, she didn"t know any of the others. However, she could easily guess that they were the other Profound Ancestors of the superior cla.s.s.
"So you came to see me?" Lin Haoxue asked with curiosity. Having so many people show up at her front door and seeing the way they looked at her as if she were an orangutan at the zoo, made her feel uncomfortable.
"Yes, we came to see you since we are neighbors from now on. Actually, it is because we heard that you and your partner defeated Bai Liyi and Wu Shiyue. Therefore, we"re here to see if you girls have three heads and six arms, haha!" The girl in a purple skirt smiled with her eyes raised faintly and said, "I am Qiao Mengrong and they are Ji Xiong, Mu Xingzhe, Cui Yang, and Xia Tong."
"Greetings seniors." Lin Haoxue politely greeted them. Since they didn"t have bad intentions, she chose to treat them politely.
"You really defeated Wu Shiyue?" The red-clothed man stepped forward with his eyes looked glistening. It was obvious that he was still doubting what he had heard.
"By mere luck." Lin Haoxue smiled tenderly.
Back then, except Qiao Mengrong who actually witnessed what happened, all the others felt it was very hard to believe when they heard about it. Even though Lin Haoxue"s response was very humble, she clearly admitted it. They knew too well that Wu Shiyue was at the Profound Ancestor realm, but this young junior was merely a Profound Grand Master, and she had won???
"There"s no such things as by luck, the fact is you won!" Cui Yang waved his hand and kept asking, "So you have the fire elemental as well?"
"Sort of." She had fire elemental profound power, but not just fire elemental veins. Therefore, responding like that wouldn"t be a lie.
However, Cui Yang didn"t seem to understand what Lin Haoxue actually meant, therefore when he heard her response he laughed right away and said, "That"s great! Junior sister, you"re really showing how great our face of our fire elemental is! Last time I got bullied by him for not having enough firepower, you didn"t see the expressions on his face back then…."
Lin Haoxue thought that this Cui Yang was interesting, and he seemed to be a straightforward person. For this reason, she quickly had a favorable impression of him.
"Alright, Cui Yang. You"re being a chatterbox again, don"t forget our purpose." Qiao Mengrong frowned, interrupting the following complains he was about to say.
"So what did you guys come here for?" Lin Haoxue could tell that this Qiao Mengrong was leading the others and speaking on their behalf.
"Here"s the thing. We"ve heard that Master Liao has returned to Taixing town so we decided to stop by the Jiyu auction house. We want to meet Master Liao and ask him to help us imbue our weapons with incantations. We thought that you guys probably didn"t know about any of this, so we came here to meet you and your partner."
"Master Liao?" Hearing that there was a Jiyu auction house in Taixing town as well, Lin Haoxue was a little surprised. It seemed like the Jiyi auction house had quite a big influence since its branches were everywhere. Just who was this Master Liao?
"Master Liao is an incantation master with the Jiyu auction house. It was said that he broke through to the third Nascent realm this year. He barely comes to Taixing town, but he came here once a long while. Therefore, he will definitely make the front yard of Jiyu auction house as busy as a marketplace. You know the status of an incantation master is…"
Qiao Mengrong didn"t say anything more, but Lin Haoxue understood that incantation masters were greatly respected in this world. Mainly because the amount of incantation masters was way too low and they were extremely powerful. Furthermore, it was incredibly difficult for incantation masters to have a breakthrough to the next realm. Therefore, an incantation master at the third Nascent realm showing up would definitely make anywhere busy and this wasn"t an exaggeration at all.
"What is an imbued incantation? What is it for?"
"Imbued incantation?" Qiao Mengrong paused for a bit and then looked at Lin Haoxue with confusion. She couldn"t really believe that Lin Haoxue didn"t know something so common. However, she explained patiently, "Weapons with incantations imbued in them will get their power boosted. Such incantations can either made the weapon more firm or make sharper. Furthermore, it will also draw in the surround profound power. Therefore, when two people who both had weapons fought, the one who didn"t have any imbued incantations would have a much weaker fighting strength than the other. Weapons that had imbued incantations could possibly save one"s life at a crucial moment."
Now, Lin Haoxue understood. For profound cultivators having weapons which were imbued with incantations was very important. However, what Lin Haoxue cared about more was the fact that Master Liao was a third Nascent realm incantation master. Presently, she had two cultivation methods and one of them was called Incantation Law. Incantation Law was the canon of incantation masters, but since she didn"t know anything about them, having this manual was like a poor man finding a gold mine without a shovel. So, for this reason, she thought that it would be great if Master Liao could teach her incantations. This was a great opportunity!
Thinking about this, Lin Haoxue decided to leave for the Jiyu auction house with them.
"Let me get Shen Molian and we can all go together."
"Go, go!" Cui Yang urged her. The others were looking forward to meeting Shen Molian since they were interested in her as well.
Lin Haoxue knocked on her door and Shen Molian came out. It had been a month since they met and she noticed an obvious change in Shen Molian"s aura.
Meeting up everyone processed to the auction house. On the way, those Profound Ancestors were secretly sizing up Shen Molian. But because Shen Molian"s expressions were too cold, n.o.body took the initiative to speak to her.
Finally, they arrived at the Jiyu auction house.
The Jiyu auction house was located in the center of Taixing town and it was the most bustling area.
Comparing their looks, this Jiyu auction house in Taixing town was absolutely different from the one in Demon Execution town. The one in Demon Execution town was four-sided and square-shaped like a normal building, but the one in Taixing town was rounded. Even though both of them had nine floors, the one in Taixing town was a lot smaller.
Today, many people had come to the Jiyu auction house, and they were all waiting outside. Every one of them had weapons in their hands.
Under such scorching heat, those who were waiting didn"t complain at all.
These people were here to ask Master Liao to imbue incantations on their weapons, therefore they were very patient. Everyone knew that incantations were rare and extremely hard to come by.
"Hum? What are those kids doing here?"
Lin Haoxue saw that there were a lot of kids waiting in line on the other side of those who were carrying their weapons. These kids were around six to twelve years old, and some of them had a family member accompanying them. However, some of them were alone, and none of them had weapons.
"They"re here to have their willforce tested." The green-shirted cultivator called Mu Xingzhe said leisurely. "Sometimes Master Liao tests kids willforce when he comes to town. When he decides to do so, everybody squeezes in line to be tested as it"s a rare event. It"s a pity that it isn"t easy to pa.s.s his test."
From Mu Xingzhe"s expressions, Lin Haoxue could tell that he had partic.i.p.ated in this test before. Willforce was the key to becoming an incantation master. Incantation masters were the most respected occupation in the world and their position exceeded even profound cultivators. Therefore, even if the chance of pa.s.sing Master Liao"s test was slim to none, a lot of people still rushed forward like ducks.
"Are there any restrictions to having one"s willforce tested?" Lin Haoxue asked out of curiosity.
"There were no other restrictions except that you be between six to twelve years old."
"Then, I would like to give it a try."
Lin Haoxue was exactly twelve years old this year so she could be tested.
Lin Haoxue said farewell to Qiao Mengrong and everyone else and went to the other side.
"She went to test her willforce?" Chi Yang asked Qiao Mengrong with an astonished face, "How old was she?"
Qio Mengrong shook her head to show that she didn"t know either, and then looked at Shen Molian inquisitively.
"She"s twelve years old this year." Shen Molian finally gave an answer out of kindness.
"She is merely twelve years old? And she defeated Wu Shiyue! Lord, how can any of us seventeen years old geniuses have any face left?!" Cui Yang said exaggeratingly while holding his head.
"Wow! She was too skillful so we all ignored the fact that she is merely a young little girl." The girl in a blue skirt, Xia Tong, said while laughing wryly.
"You should think about how you can improve faster instead of complaining." The tallest and strongest Ji Xiong spoke suddenly. He subconsciously glanced at Shen Molian while speaking. These words seemed to remind everyone, and they nodded their heads in agreement.
Lin Haoxue waited in line on the other side as time slowly pa.s.sed.