Chapter 24 (1/2)
Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon
Winter left. Spring came. In the blink of an eye, Meng Chuan had been in the Mortal Shedding realm for a year.
During one summer evening, the evening wind carried a cool breeze, but it was rather lively in Mirror lake Dao Academy’s courtyard.
“I’m Zhou Qian. Please give me some pointers, Senior Brother Meng.” A youth bowed respectfully.
“Go ahead.” Meng Chuan nodded.
Today, he was here to spar with Dean Ge Yu—who had long achieved Saber Force and also cultivated the swift saber. Meng Chuan would gain inspiration every time he sparred him. Hence, he would come seek guidance every half-month. Although Dean Ge Yu was greedy and petty, he was still very attentive towards his most talented disciple.
After sparring with the dean, he would take an hour to give his juniors pointers. To him, sparring with them was too easy. It could even be considered a form of relaxation.
“Be careful.” The youth, Zhou Qian, suddenly charged forward and launched a series of attacks. As Meng Chuan stood there, his body was strangely blurry. No matter how hard the youth tried to attack, he could not touch the corners of Meng Chuan’s clothes.
After unleashing all he could muster with the sword, he delivered his final killer move. He stabbed forward thirteen times—only to miss every time.
Zhou Qian was quite talented in the Mirror Lake Dao Academy. According to the lecturers, he was likely to be admitted to Mountain River Pavilion next year. However, the gap between him and Meng Chuan was still too great.
“Senior Brother Meng is impressive.”
“Now, not a single disciple in the Dao Academy can touch Senior Brother Meng’s clothes. They can’t even withstand one blow from him.”
“Senior Brother Meng is destined to be a Godfiend,” the disciples watching by the side said.
The prestige enjoyed by every generation’s Eldest Senior Brother fluctuated.
Meng Chuan was definitely the Eldest Senior Brother with the highest prestige in the Dao Academy over the past few decades! His strength was unimaginable, far exceeding the second top disciple in the Dao Academy. He was also willing to sacrifice his precious cultivation time to guide his juniors occasionally . His family clan’s influence was also the highest in the entire prefecture city, but he hadn’t bullied others.
Many factors caused the juniors to idolize their Eldest Senior Brother.
“Your last move is the killer move of the sword art known as the Thirteen Consecutive Peaks,” said Meng Chuan. “It’s also very clear in the manual that once this sword technique is unleashed, it should be like mountain peaks that are constantly undulating and as one. You have accomplished the ‘Undulating,’ but you have yet to achieve ‘As One.’ Your sword slashes were a scattered mess, which decreases its might significantly.”
“As One?” Zhou Qian murmured. He seemed to have an idea but was still short of something. He trusted Senior Brother Meng’s advice.
In terms of techniques and moves, even the lecturers had said that only Dean Ge Yu could top Senior Brother Meng in all of Mirror Lake Dao Academy. Senior Brother Meng’s guidance was more direct than the lecturers’. As a disciple who hadn’t been admitted into the Mountain River Pavilion, Zhou Qian had no right to have the dean teach him one-on-one.
“Your other sword moves aren’t bad. Only the flaws of your killer move are more obvious. Go and practice this move more. Once you master it, you will attain Greater Mastery of this sword art.” Meng Chuan’s gaze swept across his juniors, which were filled with anticipation. He smiled and said, “It’s getting late. Go have dinner, everyone.” With that said, he left.
The juniors also understood that Senior Brother Meng’s guidance session had ended. Many of his fellow disciples walked towards the Dao Academy entrance.
Huh? When Meng Chuan reached the entrance, he saw a figure dressed in red robes—Liu Qiyue. She had grown taller and was no shorter than Meng Chuan.
“Ah Chuan, Ah Chuan,” Liu Qiyue shouted immediately.
“Qiyue, you’re one year younger than me, but you’re almost my height.”
Liu Qiyue laughed and said, “My dad said that girls enter puberty earlier. Besides, I’ve also stepped into the Mortal Shedding realm. That accelerates my body’s growth.”
Liu Qiyue—who was 15 this year—had also broken through to the Mortal Shedding realm this month. However, her archery was still stuck at a bottleneck. Attaining the Unity realm was just too difficult.
2“Let’s go. Let’s hurry to Cloud River Restaurant for dinner,” said Liu Qiyue immediately. “You lost to me.”
“Alright, alright, let’s go.” Meng Chuan nodded helplessly. He had lost a bet.
After Liu Qiyue broke through to the Mortal Shedding realm, Meng Chuan had claimed that Qiyue couldn’t touch him even if she fired a hundred arrows while he stood within a circle ten feet in diameter. Liu Qiyue refused to believe him. Meng Chuan was filled with confidence, having honed his movement technique with arrow volleys—especially when such a movement technique was coupled with his powerful Lightning Divine Body foundation. However, a Mortal Shedding realm sharpshooter was difficult to deal with when they unleashed their full power. Arrows containing a Godfiend’s power, together with archery techniques, were simply nightmares. It was far more terrifying than the guards who just fired arrows normally.
4Using his movement technique, Meng Chuan dodged seventy-nine arrows in a row, but the eightieth arrow hit his clothes.
He lost!
Meng Chuan remained rather happy despite losing and decided to try again a few days later.
Cloud River Restaurant was the number one restaurant in Eastcalm Prefecture. It was a bit extravagant to bring her here, but this was a restaurant his father ran! He didn’t need to pay when eating there!
The youth, Zhou Qian, watched Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue leave. Senior Brother Meng entered the Mountain River Pavilion at the age of thirteen. I have to enter it by fifteen! He secretly made up his mind and walked in another direction, returning home.
…
Zhou Manor.
“Young Master.”
“Young Master.”
Zhou Qian returned home and the servants were all very respectful.
The Zhou family was originally a very ordinary family in Eastcalm Prefecture. Later on, Zhou Qian’s father, Zhou He, made a name for himself! He was quite skilled and managed to build a social network with comrades from the battlefield. After twenty years, he managed to establish a family business. He could be considered a rather famous tycoon in Eastcalm Prefecture.
“Young Master Zhou, Young Master Zhou.” Suddenly, a child appeared from a corner.
“Ironborn?” Zhou Qian looked over and smiled. “Why are you here?”