Unknown Prodigy
Mu Yu had no choice but to drone his way through the foundation course for an entire month before he could join the other Heaven Stage disciples.
Luo Feilong and Ji Wenkai had all eyes on them, the latter in particular. People wanted were waiting for Ji Wenkai to visit Advancement Hall again despite people seldom going there as they were eager to see him crack the formation tablet.
Ji Wenkai returned to Advancement Hall five days after his last attempt. During the five days or recovery, he consulted Greater Heaven Stage Caster Lu and received some valuable advice. Even so, he still wasn’t sure he could break the formation tablet. Indeed, he claimed he was confident he’d succeed on his next attempt last time. That, however, was merely a bluff he came up with so that Greater Heaven Stage Caster Lu would offer him tips. By the same account, he was reluctant to try again after just five days; however, Greater Heaven Stage Caster Lu encouraged him to try again. He had to go along with it, lest his hoax be exposed.
Luo Feilong also went to Advancement Hall to see how Ji Wenkai would do.
“Wow, Junior Brother Ji, that’s quite the escort you have. Have you really figured out how to break the formation tablet?”
Ji Wenkai faked a smile. “Senior Brother Luo, thanks to Greater Heaven Caster Lu’s tuition over the last five days, I do have a gained some insight and improved. With his help, it is only a matter of time until I succeed.”
“Don’t let Greater Heaven Caster Lu down, then,” sarcastically said Luo Feilong, irritated he didn’t receive any pointers.
“Don’t worry, Senior Brother Luo. He invested his time in me because he acknowledges my competence. I can promise that I’m not someone who doesn’t value his time.”
When the two factions moved their attention off each other and onto the three quaint formation tablets in the starry scar, their mouths were agape.
“Did Ji Wenkai already succeed?!”
“Judging from his reaction, I would argue otherwise. I would say the same for Senior Brother Luo.”
“You didn’t do it, did you?” Luo Feilong questioned Ji Wenkai, staring out of the corner of his eyes.
Of course Ji Wenkai wanted to claim it was him. Too bad for him, once one formation tablet broke, the remaining two’s defence mechanisms activated. Thus, nobody besides the one who broke the first tablet could approach them. The mechanism’s purpose was to prevent people taking credit for what wasn’t theirs.
“It’s got nothing to do with you, either,” jabbed Ji Wenkai.
“Does anyone know who broke the first formation tablet?” Luo Feilong turned around and inquired.
“Was it you?”
“You think you’d hear the end of it from me if I did?”
“Was it a neutral disciple, then?”
“Why you asking me as if I know?”
Neutral disciples, naturally, referred to those who didn’t side with Luo Feilong or Ji Wenkai.
Luo Feilong and Ji Wenkai could see the wrath boiling in each other. They were going to have to take the individual who broke the formation tablet under their wing or kill him as a means of protecting their influence. If the individual broke all three formation tablets and became a Greater Heaven Stage disciple, then it didn’t bother them as much. After all, Greater Heaven Stage disciples wouldn’t stoop down to waste their breath on Heaven Stage disciples. If the individual could only break one, they were a Heaven Stage Disciple, consequently being a threat.
Two kings in one nation was excessive. Three kings in one nation was unacceptable! Hence, the two “kings” founded a transient alliance.
The last disciple to crack the formation tablets and advance from Heaven Stage to Greater Heaven Stage was Ling Huarong, a female disciple who went on to become one of the sect’s most important figures. That was twenty years ago.
Lu Deyi soon caught wind of what happened and jubilantly raced to Advancement Hall. He couldn’t approach the tablet, but he could verify it broke. “Fantastic! Excellent! We finally have another Greater Heaven Stage disciple. Was it you, Ji Wenkai?”
“No, it was not, Greater Heaven Stage Caster.”
“Was it you, then, Luo Feilong?”
Luo Feilong shook his head.
Lu Deyi turned to the remaining disciples and questioned, “Was it one of you?”
“Go and ring the assembly bell. Call all Heaven Stage disciples here!” Lu Deyi directed.
Azure Bell was a huge, quaint bell with a formation imbued to ensure its chime reached every corner of the sect’s grounds. Different hitting styles delivered different signals. For instance, three chimes and a pause signalled for Lesser Heaven Stage disciples to assemble. Four chimes to replace the pause and a wave signalled for Heaven Stage disciples to assemble. Constant chimes indicated the sect was endangered.
While the Heaven Stage disciples made their way to Advancement Hall, Mu Yu asked, “Heaven Stager Caster, may I ask what the meaning of the chimes are?”
Mu Yu was supposed to have his afternoon block free until Song Qingyu decided to add intensive supplementary fundamental classes for him. The reason for the addition of classes was due to him needing to leave for two days and not being able to find a relief teacher.
Song Qingyu had a listen to the chime sequence and expounded, “When Heaven Stage disciples want to announce a large-scale formation explanation, they follow that sequence to assemble everyone. Remember the sequence you heard as you will need to join them next time. For now, you don’t need to go. Focus on yourself first.”
“I see. Thank you for explaining.”
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