Chapter 1 (1/2)

”Li Fu Chen, you still will not be my opponent even after you train for ten years”

Cras.h.!.+

On the training grounds, the delicate looking Li Fu Chen was seen flung out of the stage and the one who threw him was a juvenile clad in green clothes.

”Heh, as I expected, defeated in three moves”

”Within a year, this is already the seventh time Li Fu Chen was defeated by Li Yun He right?”

”Ain't that right, just last year, Li Fu Chen was considered as a genius and had always suppressed Li Yun He. But out of expectation, after a year, the genius became inept. Not only did his abilities not improve at all, it seems stupidity set in, knowing that Li Yun He was not someone he could defeat, he still accepted Li Yun He's challenge.”

”You have wronged Li Fu Chen, he always had a proud personality and never cowers from a challenge.”

”Hai, blame it on Li Fu Chen's fiancée Guan Xue, there isn't anyone who didn't know Li Yun He liked Guan Xue as well. The three of them grew up together, but Guan Xue was already betrothed to Li Fu Chen, making Li Yun He extremely unhappy.”

The mocking laughters that came from all around rang in the ears of Li Fu Chen, causing him to start breathing erratically.

A year, everything happened a year ago.

A year ago, within the Li clan, he was rated a genius, Li Yun He was never regarded as his rival.

Out of the blue, his talents seemingly vanished. More like his talents was unusable, everytime he tried to concentrate, he would have a splitting headache. The pain rendered him unable to cultivate in peace. Once Li Yun He realised Li Fu Chen had not improved at all, he then began to repeatedly challenge Li Fu Chen.

With his fist tightly clenched, Li Fu Chen looked to the sky with an ache in the heart.

”Wretched heavens, when have I ever offended you, why would you take away my talents. Do you not know in this world, having strength reigns supreme and the consequences of not having talent.”

Li Fu Chen's heart raged.

Pity the heavens could not hear the voice of his heart.

Staring down at Li Fu Chen with a sneer, Li Yun He felt domineering. He had always felt jealous of Li Fu Chen, jealous that his father was the Patriarch of the Li clan, regardless of resources or treatment it was all better than his own. If his own father had been the Patriarch, his achievements would have definitely outshone Li Fu Chen's.

Now that Li Fu Chen had fallen from grace, yet the Patriarch was not to be biased. It was a known fact that Li clan was not just following the Patriarch, there was a committee made up of clan elders. Once the committee made a decision, even the Patriarch was not able to change it. However, most of the time the Patriarch was able to make decisions, as the elders seldom interfered with daily tasks.

”Li Fu Chen, I advise that you forget about Guan Xue. Such a inept like you isn't good enough for her!”

Once done berating, Li Yun He turned and left the training grounds.

The bystanders all left one after another, leaving Li Fu Chen by himself.

There was a pavilion in a distance, standing under it was middle-aged man in white who witnessed the whole commotion.

”Fu Chen, though Father is the Patriarch, even I can't help you in this situation, you have to rely on yourself.”

As a father, to see Li Fu Chen get bullied, he felt worse than anyone else. But he was clear, if he had helped his son, Li Fu Chen would have suffered with more humiliation and hate from others. In this world where strength rules supreme, everything is about one's abilities. Help from others could make one look good on the outside, but in the dark, everyone would be hating them.

***

Deep in the night…

Li Fu Chen sat on a futon, meticulously cultivating the Red Jade technique.

The Red Jade technique, Li Clan's only yellow cla.s.s high tier cultivation technique with a total of seven layers.

A year ago, Li Fu Chen had already cultivated it to the third layer. A pity that since last year, there hasn't been any measure of progress, but Li Yun He was able to use this precious year of time to advance to the fourth level, thus being able to suppress him.

”Ahh!”

Even after trying up-teem times, the pain in his head still haunts Li Fu Chen, causing him to howl in pain.

This kind of pain is much worse than any bodily ache by a hundred times, its source of pain emanated from deep within the soul.

Drenched with sweat, Li Fu Chen struggled to lift his eyelids, as blood trickled down his lips from him biting with force.

”Why is it still the same?”

Till now, Li Fu Chen has yet to understand, what exactly happened to him. Even though losing fights is already humiliating enough, but this verdict of losing his talent with no reason is even worse. It just like the venom from a snake slowing corroding his bone marrow and only realizing it when all the marrow is gone.

***

As the night is dissipated, day broke.

Early in the morning, a guest had came to visit the Li clan. It was Guan clan's Patriarch, Guan Yue.

In the conference hall, suited in white, Li Tian Han pa.s.sionately went forward to welcome his guest.

”Guan Yue, what wind blew you here today?”

Guan Yue's height was close to eight feet, having the back of a tiger and waist of a bear, he laughed awkwardly: ”I was free today, so I came over to have a look, how is Fu Chen lately?”

”He.. Still the same as ever, the loss of his talent has been hard on him, I hope he can endure it.”

Li Tian Han's face bore a sad expression.