Chapter 45: Storm (Part 1)

Wei Yu’s excitement made the white-robed man feel a little funny, and after a moment of thought, he said, “Originally, we were going to draw lots to determine the order of play. If you have no objections, then I’ll let him go first?”

After saying that, the white-robed man glanced at everyone. I thought about what I had to do, and suddenly stood up and said to Wei Yu, “Brother Wei, is this competition very important to you?”

Wei Yu looked at me with some confusion, probably unable to imagine that I would have an opinion. Then he walked up to me and whispered, “Our lineage has reached my generation, but we have the ability but not the resources! My master passed away unexpectedly, and before he died, he told me that the path of immortals is long and winding, and he hoped that I could go further and take on another disciple to pass on our lineage. Do you think this competition is important to me?”

Wei Yu’s words did not say it all, but they summed up the hardships of the wandering man and his firm ambition. He really had no other choice but to use the resources of the powerful to pass on his own lineage.

I nodded and patted him on the shoulder and said, “Well, you go first. The champion may be yours, but I hope you don’t choose the S organization.”

“Nonsense, with those two guys in the S organization, how could a female cultivator look up to me? I don’t want to go to any of the other factions except for the Xue Shan lineage. Just pick one.” Wei Yu smiled at me.

I said nothing, gave Wei Yu an encouraging look, and sat back down.

Wei Yu went on stage and began the bone age test according to the rules, but my heart inexplicably began to feel nervous. I reached into my pocket and held the bottle of potion that could restore my original appearance tightly in my hand. My fingertips were cold.

I hope Wei Yu can get what he wants, but I don’t know if his record will still be valid if I mess up the competition when I go on stage later.

If I have to, I swallowed a mouthful of saliva, moistened my dry throat, and stopped thinking about it. I’ll just take it one step at a time.

After the bone age was measured, Wei Yu’s match began. Because he was aiming for the Snow Mountain clan, he did not deliberately choose a faction, and according to the rules, he was randomly selected.

He was lucky and drew a well-known faction on the right path. The match finally became the first highlight of the night, forcing out the full strength of the representative disciple of that faction and defeating him, causing a stir in the arena.

I sat down in the audience and watched the match carefully. Wei Yu’s magic was unique, not much inferior to the secret arts of my old Li school, and he still had some energy left. It seemed that I had underestimated this kid. Thinking about the words he said after he said he was a fairy, I inexplicably believed him a little more.

On the stage, Wei Yu let out a long roar accompanied by the roaring cheers in the arena, and then shouted, “Can the Snow Mountain lineage accept me?”

The man in white stood in front of me and nodded slightly. I don’t know if this is a sign of approval.

Hearing that Wei Yu’s goal was to join the Snow Mountain Sect, the crowd’s cheers intensified. The defeated disciple of that sect was of course unhappy, and the face of that sect was also hanging. In the end, he still had to maintain his composure and did not interfere with the words. After a minute of chaos in the arena, a man wearing a white cloak came on stage and recognized Wei Yu as his disciple.

Wei Yu gave a loud cheer and did not forget to give me a sign of encouragement. Although his smile was not very good-looking, it seemed very sincere.

This can be considered a good deed. If it weren’t for the hours of getting along with him, or if I had disrupted the meeting and Wei Yu’s wishes, I would have made a decision. I was a little reluctant to go, but I couldn’t ruin what someone had been pursuing for a long time because of my own impatience. There is no justifiable reason in this world that allows you to put yourself above others.

Because of Wei Yu’s smile, I suddenly realized something and unconsciously took a step back. The man in white standing in front of me seemed to have sensed something, suddenly turned around, looked at me, and still had a heartwarming smile, inexplicably saying, “Your breath is a bit steadier. Is your mind more open?”

I was secretly shocked, but I just said, “No, I just don’t have much confidence in myself, so I decided to go last.”

The white-robed man smiled and said nothing, as if he was about to turn around, but suddenly he said to me, “Very good! I am very happy that you have made this decision.”

What was he happy about? What did he know? My heart began to sink. This inscrutable white-robed man had become my biggest worry, but he didn’t give me any explanation, and I had no other way out.

The rest of the time was spent waiting. Wei Yu, who had already withdrawn, came over to me and said all sorts of things, encouraging me to succeed and join the Snow Mountain clan. But because he had already joined the Snow Mountain clan, he couldn’t stay in the contestants’ seats for too long, and there were many things he had to take care of, so he was quickly called away.

Looking at his back, I thought that this little bit of fate between him and me would end here, but that was just what I thought at the time.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the following competitions were even more lackluster than those of the disciples of the martial arts sects. After all, the strength of the wandering martial artists and the martial arts sects could not be compared. The selection rate was even lower, and the casualty rate increased greatly. Many people were injured during the competition, and even two people died. However, there were no deaths in the martial arts sect competitions. I felt a hint of cruelty, which was even crueler than the ordinary world outside the circle of cultivators.

It was already 8:30 p.m., and all the contestants had already participated in the arena competition, leaving me alone.

“It’s your turn.” The man in white stretched and suddenly looked at me and sighed: “It’s already a waste of time to remind you of the rules, right? Chen Chengyi.”

I suddenly widened my eyes, looked at the white-robed man with extreme caution, and said in a low voice, “I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

“What you do is none of our business as long as you don’t go too far.” The white-robed man didn’t pay any attention to me and floated away from me. As we passed each other, he suddenly whispered in my ear, “I happen to be proficient in the four veins other than the Mountain Vein, and you are the object of attention. Your fate and so on are no secret to many forces in the circle, and even many people know your characteristics, so it’s not difficult to calculate who you are. What do you think?”

He looked at me and smiled.

I looked at him, and suddenly felt my lips dry. I whispered, “Since you know my identity, don’t you have any purpose?”

“For me, long years are inevitably boring. I hope your performance tonight will be wonderful. By the way, there are quite a few people in this stand who are interested in the old monster.” The man in white laughed again, like a fox, and I couldn’t help but think of Su Chengxin.

“Aren’t you one of the old monsters?” I said in a bad mood.

“Haha, young people really have guts.” The white-robed man probably didn’t expect me to say that, looked at me in surprise, and then walked away. I still didn’t figure out what he wanted to do. The person who tested my bone age had already started to rush me.

I walked to the edge of the stage and began the bone age test according to the rules. At this time, the venue was enveloped in a tired and unexpectant atmosphere. After all, I represented the final match.

Wei Yu came down to the stage to cheer for me, and I also vaguely sensed that something was wrong. I always felt that there were some eyes on me.

But it doesn’t matter. The white-robed man’s unintentional words may have already told me some kind of answer. I will be recognized as soon as I get on stage! Before, I was worried about this. Now that there is no worse outcome, I don’t have to worry anymore. Instead, a strange kind of security has formed here, hasn’t it?

The bone age test was over quickly, and I walked up to the stage step by step. Standing in the center of the stage, I felt more stares, some of which were full of great hostility. I could clearly sense it with my spiritual perception. It seems that my identity has inevitably been exposed.

On the arena, a man from the Snow Mountain clan came over according to the rules and asked me, “Chu Ming, which faction’s disciple are you challenging?”

His voice was transmitted to every corner of the venue through the loudspeaker on the stage. I turned my neck, moved my hands and feet, and casually replied, “It doesn’t matter.”

I believe that through this sentence, my fellow students would have known of my presence if they were present. Disguise changed my appearance, but not my voice, and I did not deliberately change my voice.

As soon as I finished speaking, at least four groups of people came out of the ten major forces’ boxes. I looked at them lazily. At least I knew who my enemies were!