Fane raised his eyebrows, indicating the server to continue speaking after he heard this. The server became a chatterbox and started to speak without stopping. “You must have visited many other inns before coming to ours. Recently, almost all of the inns are full because the Dual Sovereign Pavilion is recruiting disciples! Everybody heard that the Dual Sovereign Pavilion is lacking in disciples so they are trying their best to join the admission test at the Dual Sovereign City! More than ten thousand people have come here recently!”Fane finally understood why every inn was filled with people after what the server said. Turns out, it was not because the inns of the Dual Sovereign City were doing well, it was because the Dual Sovereign Pavilion was recruiting disciples and this attracted a large number of people to visit the city.Since so many people wanted to become the Dual Sovereign Pavilion’s disciple, the pavilion’s examination system had naturally become stricter.Even though
“That would be too overboard. The recruitment has its own conditions too and the new disciples’ fighting prowess can’t be higher than the initial stage of innate level as this is the best level to train a person. Once a person achieves the intermediate stage of innate level, the value of grooming somebody like that would be far lesser compared to those in the initial stage!”Fane was stunned after he heard this. He understood that the higher a person’s fighting prowess was without the guidance of a teacher, the lower the value was when the pavilion groomed such a person.Hence, usual pavilions would choose disciples that were still not so strong. However, what Fane did not understand was the big difference between the initial and intermediate stages of innate level. Based on what the server described, the difference was huge and Fane was unable to understand this.It might be due to his shallow understanding of this world that he was unable to understand. However, Fane did not conti
That guy shook his head in disagreement. “You are too young. Why don’t you think it through carefully? Do you know the concept of third-grade pavilions? In the West Cercie State that we live in, there are only a handful of third-grade pavilions in such a big piece of land! Do you know how many people there are in the West Cercie State? The amount of people has to be in trillions! How many people among these trillions of people can join the Dual Sovereign Pavilion?”The young man turned his head away and refused to listen to that person’s explanation. “I don’t care about all of this. I’m sure that I will definitely get into the Dual Sovereign Pavilion and I might even become an informal disciple of the pavilion. Although I’m only in the final stage of the acquired level, I’m still young. Given some time, I’m sure that I will improve greatly!”That person instantly rolled his eyes when he heard what the young man said. He looked like he did not want to continue the debate with this you
What was a tea party? It was another term Fane had never heard before. However, from its literal meaning, it seemed to be a martial art exchange gathering.It turns out that these two people had demonstrated extraordinary talents during the tea party causing those present to learn their names and admire them from the bottom of their hearts.Those two stood out among the crowd like cranes standing among a herd of chickens. The people surrounding them proactively made room for these people but those two seemed to dislike them.Especially Morton as he kept glancing at Gerald from the corners of his eyes. Gerald seemed to be more muscular compared to Morton and the protruding muscles on his arms seemed to be extremely powerful. Hence Morton had always thought of Gerald as an all brawn and no brain person.The discussion around them started to enter their ears. Gerald did not care about what these people said yet Morton was filled with contempt as he felt that he was much more talented
That person looked at Fane in surprise after hearing his question. He measured Fane up and down before answering with a rude tone, “You don’t know this? You don’t even know the reward when you want to be a Dual Sovereign Pavilion disciple. You are really free from desire!”There was an obvious ironic hint in this sentence and Fane chose to ignore him. Then he started explaining things to Fane. “The person will not be rewarded with the sengen pill even though they obtained first place in the assessment. That is a premium first-grade spirited pill that everybody wants! It’s almost impossible to buy the pill with 2000 lower-grade spirited crystals. There were only two rewards for the person who finishes first, 50 contribution points and individual accommodation.”“Even though this is the famous Dual Sovereign Pavilion in the West Cercei State, there aren’t enough accommodations as there are too many disciples. Those who are new to the pavilion can only stay in the same room with several
Zeph and Ambrose both knew that was as high of a compliment as they would get. This spurred them to take their organizer’s duties seriously. It was not the first time Zeph was put in charge of announcing the rules and keeping everything under control. This time around, however, he had the help of Ambrose.Zeph requested someone to bring over a chair for Elder Lee. The group stood in a line in the middle of the door and started to list the rules to the crowd below. The rules were exactly the same as before that Fane Woods heard from the others.Zeph took his time reading out the rules and although the people already knew the rules by heart, they did not show signs of impatience at his agonizingly slow speed. After all, the man before them was the manager of Dual Sovereign Pavilion. He could easily take them out with a single punch. Even the cocky Morton and Gerald listened quietly which pleased Zeph very much. After he finished reading out the rules, he paused before continuing in a
“For example, the stronger of the two might be able to light up the third light for six seconds while the weaker of the two can only do it for four seconds. Do you all understand now?” The crowd grasped the simple explanation at once—the obsidian has the ability to measure energy! After knowing of its ability, Fane Woods became more curious about the obsidian. He wondered how it was created for it to have the ability to accurately measure energy to such a degree. Zeph did not immediately announce the start of the test but purposely gave the participants some time to discuss amongst themselves. All the crowd’s attention was focused on the two strongest men amongst them. Naturally, Morton chose this very moment to stroke his ego. He glanced sideways at Gerald and said in a haughty voice, “Seems like they specially created this standard so the crowd can find out exactly how much stronger I am compared to you.” Gerald gave out a loud snort, having a view that Morton was nothing but a
Finally, Zeph announced the start of the test, “We will begin the test now. Please line up. Everyone will have their turns. You will be disqualified if you jump the queue!”Their discussion died down. Fane could not help but wonder why Zeph purposely gave them time to talk amongst themselves. What benefits could the Clan association possibly reap from this? Just as he was mulling over this, a young man wearing a green shirt started to walk toward the obsidian. It was only natural for him to take the first spot as he arrived the earliest amongst them. The others were cowed by him and hesitated to be the first for they knew they could not compete against him. After all, the young man was already in the initial state of innate level. Before the young man found his place in front of the obsidian, Ambrose said to him, “You pass the test when the three lights are all lit up. Please stand behind me when you’ve passed the test.”The young man nodded and took a deep breath to stabilize his
There was a heavy rumbling as the door slowly opened. A boundless sense of energy seemed to come from it.A few of them looked inside. Other than the green light, they could see nothing. The light completely obscured their sight. If they wanted to look inside, they would have to step in themselves.On the way there, Fane had already talked to Lourain about it. Lourain wanted to see what the legendary Valley of Enlightenment was like. That was why Fane asked for two spots.The three of them exchanged looks with each other, and they did not hesitate to step forward together, entering the door.The power of distorting space suddenly pulled the three of them in. The space around them started to spin rapidly. They did not know how much time passed, but it felt like a whole century before the space slowed down in front of them. Then, the sense of weightlessness disappeared as their feet landed on solid ground.The three of them had not been sent to different locations and arrived at the
Zayne scoffed, "Alright then, how do you want to work together?"He wanted to see what Fane was trying to do.Fane did not waste any time, "Both of us have all three keys, and we can open the door. Ten people can enter the door anyway. I just need two of those spots.Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, "You sure know quite a bit."Fane even knew that only ten people would be allowed through. He seemed to have done his homework.Zayne took out his purple key from his storage ring. At that moment, all three keys were there. As long as all the keys were placed together, the gateway to the Valley of Enlightenment would open."If you only need two spots, then I don't mind working with you," Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, but he quickly added, "However, make sure you don't cause any trouble during the important moments."Fane smiled before he said, "I've always been someone who keeps to my word. I'm more worried that you'll cause me trouble instead. There are many geniuses in the V
The two of them knew what that meant. Their eyes met, and worry was evident in their eyes."Is it Fane again?" Zayne said with a frown. At that moment, the first name that popped up in his head was Fane.Only Fane would truly be a big problem for them. Seymour's expression turned sour. He suddenly felt like Fane seemed to be his Achilles heel. Fane could pop out at any time and put him in a difficult spot."That's right! It's me!" At that moment, a voice was heard from afar. The two of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw five figures appearing in the air.This time, Fane did not have a disguise on. He was facing everyone with his real face."It really is you!" Zayne's face completely soured at that moment. Even if they were meeting for the first time, he was already incredibly sensitive to Fane's name.Nothing good ever happened when Fane was mentioned and Fane had actually appeared in front of him."How dare you!" Seymour shouted angrily!He walked forward to sta
When Shin and the others saw that, they were speechless. That person who had looked down on them was completely bound and on the ground at that moment. He looked pathetic.Fane quickly walked toward Warren, reaching out to pull off the mask to reveal his face.Fane controlled his energy, reducing the destructive power in Warren's soul. After the pain diminished, Warren slowly woke up.He looked up and saw the one person he never wanted to see in his life. He lost his voice as he said, "Fane?! It's you!" He almost bit his tongue as he spoke.Fane smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes. It’s me.""No wonder, so it's you! Where's Presti then?" Warren looked up and said.Fane raised an eyebrow and shot an incredulous look at Warren. Warren immediately understood what happened, and his whole face turned pale, "He's dead!"Fane nodded. There was nothing much to hide. Warren gulped, suddenly feeling like his thoughts from earlier were an absolute joke at that moment. He had even been think
After seeing that, there was a surprised look on Warren's face. However, he quickly pushed back that surprise. Even if that man was skilled, he would just be an above-average warrior. Above-average warriors were like paper to him!"Brat, it looks like you have some skill. However, that means nothing in front of me. I'll show you right now what a warrior at the peak is!"Right after he said that, he circulated his true energy around his feet. Red energy started to frantically blow away the dust on the ground. He lunged into the air incredibly fast.Fane raised an eyebrow before he started to form seals with his hands. Countless seals danced around in the air, and a chain appeared.That chain looked like a black dragon as it danced in the air.Warren scoffed in disdain. It was just a petty trick from an above-average warrior in his eyes. That chain would shatter in just one blow.He did not even bother thinking about it as he raised the sword in his hand. A silver ray of light quic
He leaped forward and landed in front of those four. Fane had already noticed Warren a while ago, but Fane relaxed when he saw Warren was alone. If it was just one person, then there was nothing to worry about!"Presti really is a piece of trash. He couldn't even get you!" Warren said with a sneer.Shin clutched his chest and turned to look at Cavill next to him. Cavill nodded slightly and did not say anything. The two of them shut their mouths at the same time as they looked in Fane's direction.Warren immediately felt something was wrong. He turned to look at Fane and saw that Fane was still completely calm as if nothing had happened."Brat, it looks like you're no ordinary person!" Warren said with a sneer.Fane turned to look at him before saying calmly, "Are you here to kill us?"Warren laughed out loud, and his eyes were full of mockery, "What do you think I'm doing here? Do I look like I'm here to chat?"Fane laughed. He could not believe another one turned up so soon aft
When Warren heard that, he felt incredibly exasperated. He mumbled, "It's just Shin, how could there be any trouble? Even if he has some fellow disciples with him, Presti is more than enough. They're all trash anyway."Zayne frowned, and he unleashed an incredibly strong aura that forced Warren to take a step back, "Shut up! Do you think we can afford to be careless right now? We're at the cusp of accomplishing everything right now. We have to be extremely careful. What kind of attitude is this?"Warren immediately shut up and did not dare to say anything. Zayne coldly looked at Warren, and deeply felt like Warren was not someone who could accomplish much. If it was not for the fact that he was useful, Zayne would not even bother bringing Warren through the door with him.Seymour turned to look into the distance. Gray mist filled up the skies, and no one could see the end of the horizon.There was nothing in the skies, and Seymour suddenly started to feel some worry. He was not clo
In front of an ancient stone door, two men were standing there, while another was sitting down and resting.The men who were standing had very stiff expressions on their faces. The two of them looked at each other with animosity in their eyes. It was obvious they were not friendly with each other. The man who was sitting down had his eyes shut and completely ignored the other two."Seymour! You're just the same as Desmond. You can't even get something so simple done. Desmond lost his life. I think you're about to follow suit!" Warren sneered as he mocked.Seymour's expression was dark, and he shot right back, "Warren, stop with those disgusting words of yours! Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do. You're just trying to push me down and take all the credit for yourself!"Stop joking around! You aren't smart enough to steal my credit! Even though Desmond is already dead, he still did the best he could. He was just tricked by Fane. If it was you, you wouldn't even have
Fane frowned. After he reached out to grab Presti's neck, Presti's life ended with a crack.Shin's eyes widened as he looked at Fane with fear. His savior could very well kill him!Cavill started to panic as well. He looked at Fane with alarm. Even though he was thankful that Fane saved the two of them just now, he had no way to tell what Fane would do after this. Fane slowly walked in front of them, and he did not show much emotion on his face.Cavill said in a dry voice, "Fane, you…?"Fane shook his head, "Don't panic. I won't kill you. Let's work together. It's not like only one person will be able to enter after the door opens."Shin looked at Fane with an incredibly inquisitive look. He thought about it before he said, "I… I don't want to work together. I'll give you the key as thanks for saving me. That Valley of Enlightenment doesn't sound like a good place at all. If I enter, I don't even know if I'll be able to survive."As he spoke, Shin had a bitter look on his face.