351 Sacred Cleansing (1/2)
”A great prodigy who managed to achieve the impossible, attempting three consecutive tower challenges within the same day and even jumping to top of the achievement ranking. Quite an amazing feat for someone who barely spent 10 days within the sect if I were to say so myself…”
Listening to the young looking sect master recounting the words that seemed to have taken over the sect due to my 'outstanding feat' with amusement, I couldn't help but feel as if my skin was currently being peeled as his eyes kept staring at me…
”However, just as we both know, that's not all, within the same 10 days you have also done a few more feats that could count as even more extraordinary than what the public knows of…”
'This sect…'
”Activating the true 'Archaic Guidance', something that only I and a few Division masters could achieve, breaking to the essence stage, becoming a weapon dominator and replicating the breakthrough phenomena for 4 more times, possibly not even being a replication as you did use a spear technique for the tower challenge… I believe these are even more fascinating, don't you think?”
'Is a huge rabbit hole?'
I already had a hint after experiencing the effect of the disposition formation that hid this place. It seemed like the whole sect was a very big formation on its own…
It looked like I was somewhat foolish to consider that what I did in that courtyard would be hidden just because it had a closed roof, making it inaccessible to the public's eyes. I missed the point that it was still part of the lion's den.
Even though it was unlikely to have the same effect of a cctv system, it seemed like this huge formation made one capable of observing limited situations, probably limited to sensing using elements, weapon energy and mentality as the indicator.
Besides, not only that, but even White approaching me and leaving such a great technique for me seemed to be part of the whole scheme. I had originally thought it would be okay as sword energy could almost get used on bladed weapons to emulate a similar effect to the weapon's original energy, however, since he managed to notice my repeated breakthroughs, it would be hard to deny it...
”You needn't worry, I'm just fascinated by how talented you are, even if there was a secret behind your achievement, it's just a simple factor to it and doesn't lessen from your value as a genius. Everyone has their own secret after all…”
As the piercing golden eyes of Blade kept staring at me trying to prope me, I finally calmed my heart down as I noticed that while I did lose to him in terms of weapon and elemental practice, my mentality was actually almost of par with him, so he shouldn't be able to view the special products that were hidden inside my heart.
”Now then, the question is… what is it that you want to be rewarded for by being such a magnificent apprentice of my sect? I would have immediately taken you as my personal apprentice and possibly even advanced your seniority, but I doubt that's what you want as a guest, so do tell… The thing that you wanted, what might that be?”
”I…”
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”My lord!”
”No need to overreact, just receive your instructions in silence.”
”Yes, my lord…”