Chapter 765.
Shi Yan went back.
This former traveling merchant was joyfully returning with a full load.
Not only did he take away a batch of gifts that Wang Duan had purchased to give to the villagers of Xiaoshi, but he also brought with him a promise from Shao Hongcheng, the owner of the ICP Martial Arts Pavilion.
Starting from next year, Xiaoshi village could send three teenagers to HONGYI Wushu Pavilion to practice martial arts every year.
This promise was valid for ten years.
In other words, the Hongyi Martial Arts School would train thirty martial artists for Xiaoshi Village for free!
This was a reward for Little Rock Village for sending Wang Duan to the martial arts school.
Two days later, the Hong Yi Martial Arts Center closed its doors for a day.
In the martial arts arena, all the members of the martial arts school, including over a hundred disciples, all gathered in the arena.
Attending and witnessing Shao Hongcheng’s surrogate master acceptance ceremony.
Originally, such a big event, Hongyi martial arts hall should be widely distributed celebration, invite all parties to come to watch the ceremony.
But Shao Hongcheng engaged in a very low-key, closed the door only to their own families to see.
And a group of martial arts disciples, most of them look strange.
Because they suddenly have a young master uncle!
Wang Chen was simply too young, the age of a mere teenager had actually become an elder, which really made people unconvinced.
Some people even speculated with malice in their hearts, could Wang Chen be the illegitimate son of Shao Hongcheng’s old man?
Otherwise the explanation doesn’t make sense!
Only a few disciples who knew the truth kept their mouths shut due to the warning.
However, this matter could not be concealed.
The discipling ceremony was simple but not too grand, and Wang Chen officially became a member of the Hong Yi Martial Arts School.
Afterward, Shao Hongcheng brought him to an underground chamber.
This room was not big, and inside were enshrined three spirit plaques and a portrait.
Shao Hongcheng said in a deep voice, “This is my Wuji Sect’s ancestor, Zhao Wuji!”
Under his guidance, Wang Chen honored this ancestor with incense and prayers, and performed great rites before finally reciting the rules of the sect.
According to Shao Hongcheng, the Wuji Sect had been established for a thousand years, and at its peak, it had once owned seven cities, but now there was only one true disciple left, and it was only one step away from complete extinction.
In fact, the Wuji Sect is still considered lucky, at least there is still a legacy, many martial arts sects have long since died out.
“Senior brother ……”
Shao Hongcheng said sincerely, “Senior brother I have limited talent, destined to have no hope of being innate, revitalizing the Wuji Sect in the future is all up to you!”
After saying that, he looked as if he was relieved, as if he had unloaded ten thousand pounds of heavy burden.
Wang Chen, however, could not help but cry and laugh.
He was a half-step Jindan cultivator, but he had to take on the responsibility of revitalizing a near-mundane martial arts sect.
It was really a bit comical.
Wang Chen even suspected that the purpose of Shao Hongcheng’s accepting disciples on behalf of his master was to take the pot from himself!
Of course on the surface he still had to say, “Will definitely work hard!”
Shao Hongcheng was satisfied, then took out a booklet and handed it to him, “This is my Wuji Sect’s true merit skill ……”
The booklet that Shao Hongcheng took out was called “Wuji Xuan Gong”, a fundamental gong technique that was directly above the innate!
Wang Chen arrived with the upper booklet, and he asked curiously, “Senior brother, are there stronger people above the innate?”
“Of course!”
Shao Hongcheng replied without thinking, “Innate, is only the peak of our martial artists, above Innate is Transcendent, into the Dao, such an existence is called a cultivator!”
Cultivator!
Wang Chen’s mind was shaken.
He quickly asked, “Then have you ever seen a cultivator?”
“No.”
Shao Hongcheng bitterly smiled and shook his head, “I’m a small Marrow Refining Martial Artist, how can I have the qualifications and chances to see a cultivator.”
After a pause, he added, “But I once saw the means of a cultivator ten years ago.”
This Hongyi Martial Hall Master’s eyes showed a look of fear, and did not continue, but only solemnly told Wang Chen, “As long as you advance to Innate, you will have the chance to meet Transcendent and Dao-entry cultivators, and even become one of them.”
He revealed a smile, “I’ll have to rely on you to lift me up when the time comes, senior brother!”
Wang Dust was modest: “Senior brother is overstating things.”
But his did have a strong interest in transcendence and entering the Dao above the innate.
There was clearly a great secret in this world.
However, Wang Chen was also very clear that he couldn’t eat hot tofu in a hurry, and it was even more important for him to prioritize and not just distract his mind.
Shao Hongcheng pointed to the secret book in Wang Chuan’s hand and said, “This ‘Wuji Xuan Gong’ is something you should first comprehend, if there is anything you don’t understand just come and ask me, but don’t ever lose it.”
Then he reached out and pressed his hand on the wall next to him, only to hear a “rumbling” sound, the stone wall automatically separated left and right, revealing a new secret room.
There were dozens of weapons, armor, shields, and other martial arts equipment lined up in the chamber, as well as a few large chests.
“This is our Wuji Sect’s entire home base now.”
Shao Hongcheng laughed bitterly, “Senior brother, pick two pieces to bring with you for protection.”
He introduced to Wang Chen that the weapons customarily used by martial artists were also divided into grades, mainly Mortal Soldiers, Upper Soldiers, Xuan Soldiers and Divine Soldiers.
Among them, the Divine Weapons were precisely the weapons refined by cultivators, with incredible power.
When Wuji Sect was at its peak, it once possessed two Divine Armaments, but unfortunately, it couldn’t save the sect from its demise.
Nowadays, the best thing left behind in this family’s fortune is a Xuan Soldier.
Of course, this Xuan Bing is currently the treasure of the town hall, will not be used until the life and death situation, so Wang dust can choose all the upper soldier.
But the upper soldier is also very good, than the mortal soldier is too strong, can be used until the innate before!
Wanting something for nothing, of course Wang Chen didn’t reject this senior brother’s good intentions, and after selecting some from the secret vault, he finally chose a long sword and a set of bows and arrows.
“Senior brother has good eyesight.”
Shao Hongcheng was surprised because the two weapons that Wang Chuan had chosen were the finest in the Upper Soldier.
Wang Chen smiled without saying anything.
He was a master refiner who could refine magic treasures, even if he didn’t have his mana cultivation now, he still had his eyesight.
After choosing a weapon, Shao Hongcheng gave Wang Chen another bag of jade coins.
Jade coins are a more advanced currency than bone coins, the exchange ratio between the two is ten to one, this bag of 100 coins is enough for Wang Dust’s daily expenses.
But the biggest benefit of becoming Shao Hongcheng’s senior brother is not these two things, the most important thing is that Wang Chuan will be able to get the same resources as Shao Hongcheng when he cultivates in the future.
High-quality ferocious beast meat, medicinal soup to aid in cultivation, and so on.
However, these benefits Wang Chen did not take for nothing, he needed to represent Hong Yi Martial Arts School to participate in the Battle of 100 Schools in Red Cliff City at the end of the year, and he had to win at least three victories!
Every year, Red Cliff City held a martial arts school competition, in which all martial arts schools had to send representatives to participate and were ranked according to the number of victories and defeats.
The last three martial arts schools in the rankings will be completely eliminated from the competition.
They would not be able to open again in the future.
Due to the fact that in recent years, the disciples of Hongyi martial arts hall were not enough to make it, and Shao Hongcheng as the owner of the hall could not personally participate, so his record was quite dismal, and there was a great risk of falling into the bottom position.
So he pinned his hopes on Wang Chen!