Chapter 588 – Letting Go (1/2)
Chapter 588 - Letting Go
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The uproar was the culmination of many voices.
Voices of discussion, sighs of emotion.
The relationship between the Mount Li Sword Sect and the Orthodox Academy was no longer as antagonistic as it had been in the very beginning, just as Gou Hanshi had said to his junior brothers before entering Mount Han.
They weren't enemies, but they were still rivals.
Even if they had no hostility against each other, they would still have to meet, to meet once more.
The Mount Li Sword Sect had effortlessly repelled the experts of Tianliang County that had been brimming with hostility. Gou Hanshi had displayed his Star Condensation cultivation and forced Zhong Hui to withdraw without a single word.
The situation had very naturally developed to this point, until finally, it was time for him and Chen Changsheng to meet.
It had been almost two years since that final match of the Grand Examination. In these two years, many things had happened, so would the result of this battle change?
In this world, only Chen Changsheng and Gou Hanshi were well-versed in the Daoist Canon. They possessed a cultivation and talent that their peers would find it hard to strive for. The crowd deeply desired to know just which of them was stronger.
Gou Hanshi had already succeeded at Star Condensation while Chen Changsheng had not. Logically, it was impossible for him to be a match for Gou Hanshi, but everyone knew of those events that occurred in front of the Orthodox Academy's gate in the summer of last year. To ordinary cultivators, surpassing cultivation levels to defeat Star Condensation experts was an unimaginable feat, but this was not at all difficult for Chen Changsheng. But the crowd was still not completely supportive of Chen Changsheng because even though it had not been long since Gou Hanshi had entered Star Condensation, he was still Gou Hanshi. Solely from his name, one could affirm that he was assuredly no ordinary initial level Star Condensation cultivator.
Chen Changsheng stood up and began to walk towards the stone platform, countless gazes tracking him as he moved.
Gou Hanshi was also watching him, very calm and very serious.
Just at this moment, a clear sound came from a room of the pavilion by the lake.
This clear sound was the plucking of a zither, like the crashing of the waves against the shore.
Soon after came the second note from the zither, and then it continued without pause.
This tune was extremely refined. It was obvious from its sound that the zither player was a person who had deeply studied music, each finger lightly pressing on the zither strings rich with emotion. It was just that for some reason, at certain shifts in the music, the zither player would make mistakes that not even a beginner would make—a distinct transition and pause.
”Who is playing the zither?”
Many people turned to the building from which the zither sound was emerging as they thought this question, and there were even a few people that added a few words to this question.
Which person would dare to play the zither at this time?
This building's door was closed. Some people recalled that ever since a few days ago, that building's door had been closed and never opened. As it turned out, someone was actually in there.
The Elder of Heavenly Secrets turned to the building and shook his head. He naturally knew who the person inside was, but he had not expected that the person would not be dissuaded by his advice and still insisted on fighting.
”It seems that we can only leave our match for the future.”
Gou Hanshi gazed at Chen Changsheng on the platform and said. At this point, he had already figured out through the music who the zither player was.
Chen Changsheng had as well and replied, ”Hopefully not too long.”
There were many people that could recognize who the zither player was. The sounds of discussion rose up and then quieted down as countless gazes were cast upon the building, faintly growing excited.
The zither player was Guan Bai.
The true leader of the Heavenly Dao Academy's young generation, Famous Name Guan Bai.
Gou Hanshi truly did want to exchange a few pointers with Chen Changsheng, but upon hearing the zither, he was forced to yield.
The crowd had truly anticipated Gou Hanshi and Chen Changsheng's match, but they wanted to see Chen Changsheng and Guan Bai's match even more.
Because the people of the continent had already been waiting for this match for an entire year.
In the summer of last year, the gate of the Orthodox Academy had been incomparably lively, but Guan Bai had not taken the stage. He had only quietly stood on a street and glanced at Chen Changsheng.
He had not said anything.
But many people in the capital knew.
He had given Chen Changsheng one year to mature.
After that glance, no trace of Guan Bai could be found. It seemed like this expert of the sword belonging to the Heavenly Dao Academy had disappeared.
It now seemed that Guan Bai had secluded himself to secretly cultivate precisely in preparation for today's battle.
With a light creak, the door of the distant building was slowly pushed open.
A man walked out of the building, his posture tall and straight, his expression gentle and serene, his temples unstained by dust.
He was Guan Bai, but he was different from the Guan Bai of the past, a Guan Bai different from the impressions he had left in a few people that knew Guan Bai.