Chapter 1097: Chapter 977: Choosing Martial Arts
The voices of the three people’s discussion were not quiet, and even though Ye Fan was far away, he could hear their words, feeling a bit puzzled, not knowing what they ant.
After all, Tong Tianhao was the sect leader; he was the first to regain his composure. He stood up, took two steps forward, ca to Ye Fan’s side, and glanced at the crowd.
Under the commanding gaze of the sect leader, the voices of discussion quickly vanished, and all eyes focused on him and Ye Fan.
“I announce that the Inner Sect Disciple Competition has officially ended. First place, Ye Fan!”
As Tong Tianhao’s voice fell, the entire square boiled over. Though everyone was ntally prepared for this result, when the mont truly arrived, many still found it unbelievable, feeling a sense of dreaminess.
After all, Ye Fan had only joined the Xuanwu Sect for three months!
Seeing the crowd getting a bit restless, Tong Tianhao pressed down with both hands, quieting all voices again, and then said, “The champion has erged, but this ti we have set up three spots for elite disciples. Hao Jian and Bu Zhuifeng both lost, and along with Du Hai, there are still three people. My original idea was to have the remaining two spots decided among the three.”
“However, given that all three have suffered injuries to various extents, recovering in a short ti is not easy. After deliberating with many elders, it’s decided that this ti the spot for elite disciples will only go to Ye Fan, while the three of them will wait for the next Inner Sect Disciple Competition!”
Wow!
This statent prompted an uproar, as no one expected the high-levels of the Xuanwu Sect to decide like this, aning Hao Jian and the others would have to stay in the inner sect for at least another year.
The highest voices for advancing to elite disciples were among the three, but none of them made it into the elite disciple ranks, surprising everyone.
The benefits of becoming an elite disciple are enormous, not only increasing the monthly distribution of Spirit Stones from one hundred to one thousand, ten-fold.
Elite disciples can also choose a martial art from the first layer of the Xuanwu Pavilion as a reward for promotion, which every elite disciple is aware of.
However, Ye Fan wasn’t fully aware; he only knew elite disciples had better treatnt than inner sect disciples, and better cultivation resources, but he truly didn’t know what specific rewards they had.
Tong Tianhao also knew Ye Fan was only half-aware of so of the Xuanwu Sect’s rules, so without waiting for him to ask, he proactively explained these rewards.
Outer Sect disciples and Inner Sect disciples looked at Ye Fan with eyes full of envy, jealousy, and resentnt. Ye Fan unexpectedly erged, overshadowing everyone’s brilliance completely.
Even so elite disciples were filled with emotion, reflecting on how after much hardship and challenging battles, they barely squeezed into the ranks of elite disciples, while Ye Fan, who had only joined for three months and was picked up from the Xuanshou Mountain Range, could easily stand shoulder to shoulder with them. This sowhat made them feel unreconciled.
Nevertheless, they were not foolish enough to express this publicly, and even Chu Feng, who harbored intense hatred towards Ye Fan, managed to hide his overwhelming resentnt well, replacing it with a fake smile and congratulating Ye Fan.
Could their disguise possibly escape Tong Tianhao’s gaze?
Tong Tianhao imdiately knew they were quite dissatisfied, but at the mont he wasn’t inclined to explain anything to these disciples.
After announcing the rewards Ye Fan deserved, Tong Tianhao swung his broad sleeve, and a gust of Gangfeng rolled around Ye Fan, sending him directly from the square to the entrance of the Xuanwu Pavilion.
As Ye Fan landed, a small token, neither tal nor wood, fell at his feet, emitting a crisp sound.
Ye Fan was alard; Tong Tianhao’s power was truly terrifying. From the square to here, it was separated by at least two mountain peaks, although these peaks weren’t very tall, they still covered a wide area.
Tong Tianhao could send him here with one sweep of his sleeve, showcasing the formidable strength, and precise control over True Yuan.
The old man guarding the Xuanwu Pavilion rubbed his blurry eyes, and stretched out a large hand to Ye Fan, saying, “Token, without the sect leader’s token, no one is allowed near the Xuanwu Pavilion.”
Ye Fan gestured, and the token on the ground was directly grasped in his hand. Although the old man guarding the Xuanwu Pavilion didn’t appear to have strong cultivation, Ye Fan still dared not show any neglect and respectfully handed the token over.
Because, back on Earth, Ye Fan knew in a Wuxia novel that the most powerful in Shaolin wasn’t the sect leader, but the sweeper monk in the Scripture Pavilion.
This story profoundly taught Ye Fan a principle: never look down on those who guard places like the Scripture Pavilion.
These seemingly insignificant old n, like servants, often have the patience for solitude or coincidentally acquire strong cultivation techniques and martial arts.
Seeing Ye Fan being quite respectful to him, the old gateman quickly inspected Ye Fan’s token and returned it to Ye Fan’s hand.
“Your token is limited to activities on the first floor, freely select any martial arts stored within, but you may not enter the second floor, or face consequences by sect regulations!”
“Thank you, elder.”
Ye Fan bowed to the old man and then entered the first floor of the Xuanwu Pavilion with the token.
Looking around, Ye Fan found that this first floor covers a very expansive area, with many shelves like bookcases standing against the walls, housing martial arts classifications, although most are the lowest-grade martial arts, unable to unleash any powerful effects.
Ye Fan wandered around the bookshelves twice, discovering martial arts specifically for attack, including fist and leg techniques, even techniques for Magic Artifacts, ntal thods, and movent techniques among others.
It’s fair to say that despite the uneven quality of martial arts on the first floor of the Xuanwu Pavilion, nearly no powerful ones exist, yet the variety is quite comprehensive, covering many domains.
Ye Fan didn’t know what kind of martial arts to choose; he had the Domineering Fist, which was unmatched in attack power.
Moreover, the characteristics of the Domineering Fist perfectly suited his physique, allowing him to maximize the power of the Nine Heavens Profound Body. He didn’t need a second attack-type martial arts for the ti being.
Just as Ye Fan was unsure of what to choose, Elder Xuan appeared in his sea of consciousness again, chuckled, and said, “Kid, you don’t need to think about attack-type martial arts now. Although the Domineering Fist is an Earth martial art, in terms of quality, it’s no worse than any attack-type martial arts here.
Moreover, the Domineering Fist has one advantage—it’s an Earth martial art, so no one in the Xuan Realm can discern the origin of this martial art. Therefore, I suggest you choose a martial art that can enhance your speed, naly, a step technique.”
Ye Fan nodded; he had the sa intention. Now with Elder Xuan’s guidance, he was more convinced of his idea. However, he was at a loss about which step technique to choose.
There were several step techniques, each with its advantages. Ye Fan reviewed them all but couldn’t decide since he didn’t know which step technique suited him best.
Ye Fan conveyed the descriptions of several step techniques to Elder Xuan, hoping he would make a decision for him. Although Elder Xuan was rely the Artifact Spirit of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown, he had lived for endless ages and had vast experience, perhaps he could help Ye Fan out.
After listening to Ye Fan’s descriptions, Elder Xuan curled his lips and said, “The collection at the Xuanwu Sect is really quite poor; these martial arts are too inadequate.”
How strong is Elder Xuan’s Divine Sense?
Even without Ye Fan’s introductions, based on Elder Xuan’s spiritual power, he could slightly scan and discern the approximate quality of these martial arts.
“The Nine Revolutions Mysterious Steps, for you now, can be considered a decent step technique. Its strength lies in its unpredictability; no one knows where you will appear next.”
Elder Xuan comnted on the various step techniques Ye Fan introduced, saying, “But the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Steps has a clear downside—it’s more unpredictable but lacks speed. Against powerful opponents, this step technique is almost useless; it’s only suitable for picking on those whose realm is similar to yours.”
“Flying Sky Steps—don’t bother with it, it’s too worthless to have any choosing potential…”
“Fish Dragon Eight Transformations focuses on movent technique but is sowhat lacking in speed, also unsuitable for you to cultivate now…”
Listening to Elder Xuan critique the step techniques he considered as completely worthless, Ye Fan felt completely dejected; based on Elder Xuan’s words, he might return empty-handed from this treasure mountain.
Fortunately, Elder Xuan was dedicated enough to eventually choose a step technique for him.
“Wind Shadow Steps” – capturing wind and shadows, not only excelling in unpredictability over the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Steps but also not inferior in speed.
In Elder Xuan’s words, among the martial arts on the first level of the Xuanwu Pavilion, only this one could barely be considered as trash; the other martial arts couldn’t even qualify as trash.
However, Elder Xuan also severely criticized this technique, saying Ye Fan’s current power was too weak. He had to rely on this martial art to enhance his speed, otherwise, this step technique deserved to be thrown into the trash bin.
“Uh…”
Ye Fan rolled his eyes sharply.
Just as eating a al must be done bite by bite, the growth of power cannot be achieved in one go. He couldn’t have the discerning eye like Elder Xuan; having one martial art was enough.
No matter if it was temporarily usable, Ye Fan ultimately chose Wind Shadow Steps; after all, based on Elder Xuan’s years of experience, he definitely wouldn’t mislead him.
Ye Fan copied the secret manual of Wind Shadow Steps, lingered a bit longer, and seeing that there was indeed no other gain to be made, he decided to leave.
All these martial arts were sealed, and without lifting the seal, one couldn’t view the specific records within. Ye Fan certainly wouldn’t be foolish enough to unseal them.
Doing so would likely lead to imdiate exposure to others, and this mistake must not be made.
Just as Ye Fan stepped out of the Xuanwu Pavilion, Tong Qianchen ca walking over with a smiling face, clearly having seen him.
Ye Fan didn’t avoid her, and approached her proactively, saying, “Xiao Qian, why have you co?”
“Can’t I co to see what martial art you’ve chosen?”
Tong Qianchen looked at Ye Fan with an excited smile, as if there’s a flower on his face.
“Of course you can!”
Ye Fan smiled and took out the handwritten copy of Wind Shadow Steps, handing it to her.
Just as Tong Qianchen was reviewing the introduction to Wind Shadow Steps, Ye Fan suddenly rembered sothing and asked Tong Qianchen, “Xiao Qian, what is the elite disciple ranking?”
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