Chapter18:SacredMountainDharmaProtector

ButtheHeadoftheLiuFamily,LiuZongYuan,wasnotpresent.SuYiguessedthathewasprobablyaccompanyingtheexpertsfromSacredMountain.

Quietlywaiting,SuYipaidnoattentiontotheeyesthatfellonhim.

Astimemovedon,thereweremoreandmorespectators.Soundsofvariouskindscamefromtheseaofpeoplewhichlookedlikeblackantspackedtogetherandresonatedloudlyinthevenue.

SuYiwasslightlysurprised.SacredMountainhadonlycomeforthtochooseafewdisciplesandsuchahugecommotionwascreated.ThissightwasenoughtoprovethepositionofSacredMountainintheheartsofthemasses.

Undertheinfluenceoftheatmosphere,SuYibecameslightlyheatedupforaction.Sincehehadalreadycometothisotherworld,althoughhedoesnothopeforeverythingundertheheavens,attheveryleast,hemustmakehisnameinthisworld!

“Heretheyare!”

“DharmaProtectorWangishere.”

Suddenly,therewasamovementontheplatform.Theupperranksofvariousfamiliesstoodup.

SuYitookalookandsawthattherewerequiteafewfigurescurrentlystrollingtowardsthem.

Fromthosefewpeoplewhoweresteppingontotheplatform,SuYi’seyescaughtafamiliarperson.Hewasaround40yearsoldandhisfacestillhadtracesofthehandsomecontoursduringhisprime.HewastheCityMasterLiuZongYuanandthefatherofthatlittlegirlLiuRuoxi.

Andinthecenterofthecrowd,therewasanoldpersonwholookedaround50yearsold.Ontheshouldersofhislongrobewasanembroideredflower-likepatternswhichseemedtorepresenthisidentityorposition.Hislongfacehadasmileandhiseyesshined.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😅)

Behindtheoldmanwereseverallargemenaround30yearsoldandtherewerestillquiteafewyoungmenandladiesaround16-18yearsold.

Theseyoungpeopleallhadfreshandbrightclothes.Theirtemperamentswerenothinglikethatoftheaverageperson.Standinginthecrowd,theystoodoutveryeasily.

“Greetings,DharmaProtectorWang!”

Seeingtheoldmanwalkingtowardsthem,theHeadoftheHousesandtheHighEldersalreadystartedgreetinghimpolitelyandrespectfullyfromadistanceaway.

“Ateaseeveryone!”

Theoldmanwalkedalongtheplatformtotheseatattheveryfirstrow,hisfaceconstantlysmiling.WiththeheartfulleadingofLiuZongYuanandHeYiKuan,hewasalsonotallthatmodestandsatdownattheseatinthecenter.

Onthecontrary,itwastheyouthsfollowinghimwhodidnotevenglanceatthepeoplefromtheotherlargefamilieswhowereofthesamegenerationasthem,theireyesshowingasenseofpride.

“Strong,buttowhatextent?”

SuYi’seyeswereconstantlyobservingtheDharmaProtectorwhosenameseemedtobeWangQuanDe.PeoplesaythatanyonewhocamefromSacredMountainwasanexpertwhosenamealonecouldcauseacommotionanywhere.ThisDharmaProtectormustnodoubtbestronger.Whenhewalkedpasthimjustnow,SuYiinvoluntarilytrembledveryslightly.Maybethiswaswhattheycallanaura’spressure.

Dong!

FollowingthearrivaloftheexpertsfromSacredMountain,theringofabellsoundedthroughoutthevenue.Theoriginallynoisyandlivelyplazaimmediatelybecamesilent.

Asthebellrang,CityMasterLiuZongYuanslowlystoodup.Hiseyes,maybepurposefully,ormaybenot,sweptacrossSuYiandthen,helookedatthedensemassofhumansbelowtheplatform.

“CityMaster!”

Thedensecrowdinthefoursidesoftheplaza,asLiuZongYuanstoodup,raisedtheirheads.

Agazefilledwithrespectfelluponhimoneafteranother.Someevenshoutedoutloud.OnecouldeasilyseeLiuZongYuan’spositioninthecity.

“Everyone,todayisthedayinwhichexpertsfromSacredMountaincomeforthtochoosedisciples.ThisisagloriouseventfortheCityofMan!IthankthepeopleofSacredMountainfortheirblessing!”LiuZongYuanopenedhismouth,hisvoicefilledwithYuanQiwasenoughforeveryonetohearhimclearly.

HearingthesewordsfromLiuZongYuan,DharmaProtectorWangsmiled.

TheCityofManwasinsuchadesolateplace,inbetweentherewaseventhatlandofchaos.Allthiswhile,SacredMountainneverconsideredthiskindofplacetochoosedisciples.

ButitwasbecauseofhowoutstandingLiuRuoxiwasatSacredMountaindidtheymakeanexceptionandcometochoosedisciplesandheoversawthematterofchoosingdisciplesthistime.

“ThistimeSacredMountaincametochoosedisciplesandthereareonly7places.Becauseofthelimitednumberofplacesforthetest,onlythe5BigFamiliesshallhavethetest.Butdon’tworry!EveryoneintheCityofManwillhaveachance!Afterthetest,thosewhoareeligiblecanstepforthandchallengethosewhohadalreadygainedaspot.Ifyouwin,thenyoualsowintheirspottoenterSacredMountain!”

LiuZongYuangazedattheplaza.Hisheartyvoicespread,andhecontinuedsaying,“Now,letthetestbegin!”

“Boom!”

Undertheplatform,assoonastheCityMasterfinishedhiswords,cheersandshoutsresoundedandshooktheplaza,burstingthroughtheskies.Enthusiasmandlivelinesshititspeak.

“Allthosewhohaveaspottoparticipateinthetestcannowproceeddowntotheplatform!”

LiuZongYuanturnedhisheadandsaidtotheyoungmenandladiesofthelargefamilies.

“Goandparticipateinthetestwell.Don’tbetoonervous!”

TheHighEldersofthevariousfamiliesremindedtheyoungergenerations,fearingthattheymaybeaffectedbytheirnervousness.

Butinreality,theoneswhowerethemostnervousrightnowwereactuallytheseHighEldersofthefamilies.

Onebyonetheyouthswalkedout.Thoughtheyseemcalm,deepinsidetheywerenervous.

Whoosh!Whoosh!

Then,theclothesoftheseyouthsshookslightly.TherewasamovementofYuanQiastheyshotoffintotheskyfromtheplatform.

Therewerevariouskindsoffiguresintheair.Someelegant,somegraceful,andsomesharp.Amidsttheshoutsofpraisefromthesurroundings,theyalllandedinthemiddleoftheplaza.

EvenSuWeimanagedtolandsmoothlyontheground.

EventhoughSuWeiwasheavilyinjuredyesterday,buthestillhadthespottotakethetest.

Thiswasjustatesttocheckforyourtalentandnotabattle.Hencebeingheavilyinjureddidnothavetoomuchofaneffect.

“Sohandsome!”

“YoungMasterHeSanmustbeabletoenterSacredMountain!”

“YoungMasterMoBuFanwouldsurelyalsobeabletoenterSacredMountain!”

“LiuYanniissopretty.Whoknowswhowouldbetheluckyonetomarryherinthefuture.Iwouldbeabletogiveuptenyearsoffmylifejusttomarryher!”

Manyyoungmenandladieswerelove-struck.Allofthemwereattheagewhereonestartedtoknowlove.Thosewhocouldstepontothestagewerethemostfamousyouthsofthecity.Eachoneofthemhadmanychasers.

Hearingthecheersofthesurroundings,theyoungmenandladieswhichcamefromSacredMountainignoredthemtotally.Theydidnotevenbothertohidethelooksofdisdainintheireyes.

Andnow,onlySuYiwasstillontheplatform,seeingthegracefulandelegantfiguresoftheyouths,hewasspeechless.

EventhoughhewasalreadyintheYuanSoulRealm,butSuYifeltsoawkwardthathehadneverlearnedanymartialarts.

OtherthanhiscultivationlevelreachingtheYuanSoulRealm,SuYididnotknowanythingelse.

The3yearsbeforewerealsomostlyspentonstrengtheninghisbody.

“Thetestisalsonotabouthowhandsomeoneis,ifitwas,allIneedwouldbemyface.”

SuYislightlygrinned,andundertheeyesofthevariousbigfamilies,hewalkedtotheedgeoftheplatformandlookeddowninaprobingmannerfromtheplatformwhichwasaround20metersinheightandfinallyhejumpeddown.

“This-”

SeeingSuYi’saction,quiteafewgazesslightlyshook.DidSuYireallydefeatSuWeiyesterday?Seeinghowheisnow,itdoesn’tseemlikethat’sthecase.