Oops!
"I'm sorry, but it's too late, Brother Tai-He. Because now Bro... Brother Zheng-Fu is behind you!"
Huh!!?
"What are you guys doing here? Shouldn't the two of you be cultivating now?" At that mont, Zheng-Fu, who had regained his senses, instantly felt Chang-Yue and Tai-He hiding around there. Without them knowing, he walked over and asked with a straight face.
"We... we... we're..."
"We change the location of our practices, Big Brother! Is that right, Brother Tai-He?" Chang-Yue was a quick-witted person; she ca up with a solution for herself and Tai-He and answered imdiately.
"Change the location of your practices? Is it really like that, Tai-He? This ti, if you lie to again, you need to be careful with yourself. Tell if it's true or not!" Zheng-Fu said with widened eyes, forcing Tai-He to speak the truth.
"Ac... actually, we... we ca to peek at Master, sir!" Tai-He finally spoke the truth. He could not tell a lie for fear that Zheng-Fu would punish him.
"Brother Tai-He!!!"
Chang-Yue even had a dissatisfied scowl on his face. Anyway, she was also filled with fear; she thought that Zheng-Fu would definitely punish them.
"Big Brother Zheng-Fu, I'm just worried about you. I've seen you talking to yourself since the day before. I'm afraid sothing was wrong with you. That's why I asked Brother Tai-He to lead here!" Realizing that she could not co up with any other excuses, Chang-Yue used a sad face to soften Zheng-Fu's heart.
"Huh! You don't need to lie to , I won't mind if you tell the truth! Well, forget it. You two should go back and cultivate your own skills. And don't co around here again, it's dangerous!" Zheng-Fu did not want to say anything now because his every minute was precious. So, he just told the two of them to leave that place.
"Yes, Big Brother. We'll hurry up now!" Chang-Yue imdiately responded and quickly left with Tai-He.
"Yes, sir, Master!"
When the two of them were gone, Zheng-Fu continued practicing the Moonlight Dragon Sword Skill again. This ti, he was sure that he would release more destructive energy than ever, and its power would be many tis more intense. Because he began to understand the principles of skill more and more.
[Moonlight Dragon Sword Skill]
Woooooooosh!!!
Roooaaar!!!
Boooooooom!!!
"No, it still doesn't work! It's too slow and too easy to defend. I must try again!"
[Moonlight Dragon Sword Skill]
Woooooooosh!!!
Roooaaar!!!
Boooooooom!!!
Zheng-Fu continued his efforts to allow him to release the energy of this sword stance skill more and more quickly. He thought that its original stroke and movent were slow and easy to spot. If the opponent was at the sa level or lower, it would be all right. But if the other party's energy level was higher than his, this skill was no different from a kid's ga.
Another day passed...
In the courtyard of the main academy of the Heavenly Command Sect.
"This day has arrived! The annual disciple-ranking maneuver has finally begun. This year, I'll definitely be at the top of the outer disciples!" an outer disciple said with a hopeful expression.
"Huh! The one like you'll be at the top of outer disciples? What are you dreaming about? With your fourth level of the Heavenly Root stage, at most, you can only be at the two thousandth place!"
Before the young man could even dream further away, another disciple sounded from the side.
"You're so an! You really hurt my feelings!"
"Truth is forever, comrade! I also have no different fate than you… (sob sob)"
"Oh! There are more than ten thousand outer disciples. The first group with the largest number is the first to fourth levels of the Heavenly Root stage cultivators. The second group is at the fifth to seventh levels. And the last one, which is the smallest group, is from the advanced Heavenly Root stage to the initial Heavenly Foundation Building stage. Like this, do you think that those of us who are in the first group have a chance to rank at the top?"
"It's as you say! We, at most, are only in the five thousandth place. Whether we can do it or not, I still don't know. Sigh! I've been in the academy for two years now!"
"Look over there! That's Pao-Gui from the Sacred Divine Thunder Fortress Clan who is the sixth outer disciple!"
"Ah, it's really him. I heard that his father, Master Pao-Da, was promoted to the eighth level of the Deity Soul stage a few days ago. And because of that, Sacred Divine Thunder Fortress Clan's power has greatly increased!"
"Those children of the powerful are literally to be envied! They have unlimited resources to use and many people to help guide them when they get stuck. They aren't like us, who have to work hard to collect mission scores to exchange for divine pills and magic items. Besides, we need to find the backers to survive too. Sigh!"
"By the way, did you guys hear the news of a new disciple that made Heavenly Command Stone emit red light? From then until now, I haven't seen that new disciple yet, despite an announcent that he was only an outer disciple instead of the elders' personal disciple!"
"It's not only you who didn't hear any news of him! I don't think anyone here has ever heard of him. Perhaps he was hiding in his training sowhere. Because the person who made the Heavenly Command Stone glow red like that would already have more rights than the others!"
"Hmm!"
Today was the first day the annual disciple-ranking maneuver began. Every disciple, whether they were outer disciples, inner disciples, or main disciples, was all excited and delightful. Because everyone would have the opportunity to show the skills that they had practiced all year for everyone to see. Also, they all had an opportunity to receive prizes as well.
Of course, what every disciple was interested in right now was none other than being at the top ranks of their sections. Another subject that was indispensable and was still being talked about all the ti was the story of Zheng-Fu. And today, Zheng-Fu joined the disciple-ranking maneuver as well.
Wow!
"I've never thought there would be so many outer disciples like this! Or is it because I haven't often entered here that I don't really know the true number of outer disciples?" Zheng-Fu said to himself after he arrived at the courtyard in front of the academy entrance. This was where many disciples of both n and won ca together.
"Hey, Junior Brother!"
And at that mont, a voice sounded from behind.
Huh?
"It's really you, Junior Brother. Do you rember ? I'm Ling-Chan and we t at Treatise Tower Manor!" This young man was the inner disciple that Zheng-Fu t at the Treatise Tower Manor when he went to select the skill that day.
"Ah! It's Senior Brother Ling-Chan. Nice to see you again!" Zheng-Fu greeted the young man politely before giving a friendly smile.
"It's nice seeing you again, too. By the way, where have you been, and why haven't I seen you in the academy since we t that day?" the young man asked with a friendly smile as well.
"I'm inside the academy, Senior Brother. It's just that I tend to keep cultivating in my room, so you don't see . By the way, does Senior Brother join the maneuver of the inner disciple?" Zheng-Fu could not tell the young man where he was, so he chose to lie and change the topic.
"Oh, I forgot! All right, Junior Brother, we'll et again later. I have to go to register first; otherwise, I won't be in ti. You, too, must hurry up and register if you want to participate. Don't be too late; the registration ti will only end at noon!" When Zheng-Fu asked, the young man realized that he had not registered for the maneuver yet, so he excused himself.
"Thank you, Senior Brother! Then we can et again!" Zheng-Fu clasped his hands in respect, bowing to the young man, and then the two parted ways.
Zheng-Fu imdiately walked toward the outer disciple's registration desk. Many outer disciples gathered around there, and Zheng-Fu took a long ti before breaking through to reach the front of the registration desk.
"Elder, I'd like to register for the disciple-ranking maneuver, sir!" As soon as Zheng-Fu arrived at the registration desk, he did not hesitate to speak to the middle-aged man in charge of managing the outer disciple's maneuver. This middle-aged man was one of the outer disciple section masters.
"Take out your identification badge and apply it to the registration jade here!" The middle-aged master did not even look at Zheng-Fu as he replied. He simply pointed to the registration jade on the table in front of him and told Zheng-Fu the thod.
"Yes, sir!"
Flop!
Whoooooooosh!!!
"It's done, Elder!" Zheng-Fu told him with a smile.
Hmm!
"If it's done, then you only wait until it's ti to match your maneuver opponent. You can see your maneuver pair and your maneuver arena number on your identification badge. And if you don't understand anything, ask other disciples. All right! You can go now; soone else is waiting in line behind you!" The middle-aged man still did not look at Zheng-Fu's face or give him any attention, as if he were just the air.
"Yes, sir, Elder!"
Zheng-Fu did not get angry or upset because he saw that the disciple before him had also experienced such treatnt. After registering, Zheng-Fu walked away. Then he looked for a place to stand and waited for the maneuver to start, which was only half a shichen away.
"There is a vacant place over there. I'll stand there and wait!" Zheng-Fu said after seeing a space not too far from where he was and a few people standing there.
Thump!
"Sigh! If the small world had so many cultivators of this level, I don't know how chaotic it would be! But how are Father and Mother and the others now? Hope everyone is fine and no problems!" Seeing so many low-level cultivators of this main world, Zheng-Fu could not help thinking about the small world he had left. Since the energy levels of the cultivators of the small world were considered extrely low. And it also reminded him of everyone behind him.
"That's the guy back then! You're really Heavenly Command Sect's main academy's disciple!"
Huh!!?
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