[ BOOK 1 ] LMW [1 - 190]

97 : In the Limelight

This disciple did not let him down. It's not in vain that he made an exception and accepted him as a disciple.

"Junior brother You, I didn't expect you to be so awesome. Even refining a Reserve energy magic pill. And distilled twice at that. Even stronger than that disciple Jiang Liu. Really making Earth peak proud."

"That's right, that's right. But it's really unexpected that you actually got the Reserve energy magic pill. I remember that the Reserve energy magic pill is the most difficult level two magic pill."

"Heaven's peak Jiang Liu got the Blue spirit magic pill. Blue spirit magic pill is hard to refine but he took a longer time to refine than Junior brother You. The difficulty is also easier than Junior brother You's. The both of them finished at about the same time. Looking at it like this, Junior brother You is still the stronger one."

"We Earth peak finally have this day to walk with our heads held high."

"Hey, you see. Heaven peak people have very black faces yo."

All sorts of excitable and gloating voices rise up one after another. Usually Kong Wen would definitely not allow them to be so bad mannered. But now, there is no reaction from him at all, as if he can't hear the voices behind him. This tacit manner causes the disciples to get very worked up, as if having been injected with chicken blood.

But the more excited they get, the more unsightly the faces of the Heaven peak disciples get on the other side. This is what is called the reversal of the Wheel of fortune!

You XiaoMo smiles helplessly. He didn't think that he would be pushed into the limelight like this. At first, he was worried that his speed in refining magic pills is too fast, attracting suspicion. So he deliberately slowed down. That's why he only finished when the time was almost up.

As for distilling twice, he thought that the disciples undergoing the assessment will also do this many times. That's why he gave up on distilling three times. Only now does he realize that he forgot to factor in the time.

For this assessment, the only requirement is that the disciples refine a live magic pill. As for the quality of the pill, that is only secondary. In other words, no many how times you distill, you will pass as long as it is not a dead magic pill. That's why most of the disciples would chose to only distill once whether it's because they are afraid of failing or afraid that they won't have enough time.

Jiang Liu chose to distill twice because of his over self-confidence. That's why he almost ran out of time. But he also actually got a little big of fame for that. If it wasn't for a certain You XiaoMo, he would definitely have been the most outstanding one for this assessment.

At the entrance, seeing that You XiaoMo is surrounded by his brothers, Ling Xiao curves his lips slightly, turns around, and leaves the Hall of Mages.

Zhou Peng thought he would go congratulate Little brother. Seeing him turn around and leave, he rushes to catch up, "Elder brother, you're leaving just like that? You're not going to say a few words to Little brother? I feel that if you were to show up, he would be very happy."

Ling Xiao turns to his side and looks at him ambiguously. He doesn't think that You XiaoMo would be very happy. That fellow will definitely think that he is there to make him do things that he doesn't want to do.

But it doesn't matter. After all ....... there will be plenty of time for that ah!

After Ling Xiao leaves, You XiaoMo finally looks up from everyone's congratulations towards the door. But he doesn't see the one he wants to see the most. He can't help but feel a little disappointment bubbling up. Although there are times when he really loathes Ling Xiao, there are also a lot of times when he really wants to share with him the happy times.

Three hours later, the assessment if finally over.

You XiaoMo takes a quick look, fifteen of the twenty four Earth peak disciples pass the test. This number must be pretty good since the smile on Master's face does not decrease one bit.

As for Heaven peak and Flying peak, they have nineteen and fourteen respectively. Three peaks have forty eight disciples passing the test altogether.

This number is a little less than last year's. But it can't be helped because budding mages are hard to come by these days. The competition between the large sects are getting fiercer and fiercer. Slow one step and the promising budding mages would be snatched clean.

But from this You XiaoMo can see the gap between Heaven peak when compared to Flying peak and Earth peak. On the surface, Earth peak and Flying peak are only down by four or five disciples but this also reflects the strength of the three major peaks. Heaven peak is clearly a step above.

If Heaven peak were to receive the same proportion of disciples each year, then it won't even take a few years before the number of people in Heaven peak will surpass that of Earth peak and Flying peak by quite a lot. Luckily TianXin sect doesn't restrict the Elders from going down the mountain and taking in their own disciples. It's most probably because of this that the three major peaks have somewhat even number of people.

Upon returning to Earth peak, Kong Wen asks the nine disciples that failed the test to pack up their things and go find Uncle Xiao. Uncle Xiao will make the arrangements for what comes next. Then he lets the rest of the people go except for You XiaoMo.

"Little Seven ah. Looks like Master has underestimated you."

Kong Wen paced around the same spot before suddenly stopping and staring fixedly at You XiaoMo while saying these words.

You XiaoMo immediately starts to drip with cold sweat. These words after all are ....... "Actually ....... Master's teaching is good."

Kong Wen waves his hand, "There's no need to say these flattering words to Master. Master is very clear in his heart. After receiving you as a disciple, I tossed you to Elder brother. Master really didn't undertake any responsibility of being a Master. But Master also has complicated difficulties. Hopefully you will understand. Now that you are an official and rightful disciple, there are a few things that can now be said to you."

"Master, I understand." I wonder if .......

Kong Wen continues speaking, "Several thousand years ago, TianXin sect's size was much much smaller than what it is now. At that time, the strongest one in the whole Mage division was a level four mage, that is the founder of the Mage division. The founder always wanted to expand the Mage division but had no way of doing so. Right until the founder by chance and good luck came across a volume of alchemical techniques."

"What alchemical techniques?"

You XiaoMo pretends to be curious. Actually he already guessed it.

"Martial artists require special techniques when training. Mages are no exception. What the founder found was a volume of techniques that train the soul force ....... "

The rest of it is pretty much the same as what Ling Xiao told You XiaoMo before. In the end, getting to the heart of the matter, Kong Wen finally decides to pass on that volume of alchemical techniques to him. But he must swear an oath to be loyal to TianXin sect forever. And he also can't tell the contents of the alchemical techniques to anyone, not even those that are closest to him.

"Master ....... if the oath is violated in the future, what would happen?"

You XiaoMo asks cautiously. Regarding oaths, he always wondered, are they really effective?

It must be said that before, he was an atheist. But right now, that is no longer the case .......