The Way of the Sword (BL)

Chapter 131: Tournament Changes (1)

Elder Han Yie descended to the ground floor of the inn, the disciples who were talking animatedly stopped talking. The inner disciples bowed with respect and greeted.

"The disciples greet the Elder" the internal disciples spoke at the same time, the new disciples tried to imitate these veterans, but came out much more clumsy and less harmonious. 

The new disciples felt a little embarrassed, but there was nothing to do, after all, they had not yet officially entered the Celestial Sword Sect and were unaware of the sect's labels. 

"Good, good, gather everyone in the restaurant. I plan to talk about the tournament and some modifications. "Elder Han Yie spoke seriously.

The inner disciples quickly went outside and brought in all the scattered disciples who were talking around the inn. 

Zemin Yan followed his group into the restaurant, which was already crowded for over 100 disciples and the restaurant was not very large. Good thing Elder Han was floating and all the disciples could see him. 

"Now that everyone is here, I asked Taoist comrade Hu Amen about the battle arena information. The arena can be divided into three smaller battle arenas. "Elder Han Yie began to explain what would happen in the tournament.

The Cultivators who knew about this tournament and had gathered the day before were still on the island, very few of them leaving after the oath of death. After all, they had already risked their lives, at the very least they could try to win some prizes from this great tyrannical sect.

The biggest difference from Hong Yu's organization to Elder Han Yie's organization would be that the 18 novice disciples would have to pass a battle test against the training puppets. 

Elder Han Yie understood that Hong Yu wanted novice disciples to learn to be less arrogant and that there were many strong cultivators out there, that entering a sect would not automatically make one better than anyone else. It was not uncommon for such events to occur to "give the character" to the new disciples.

Of course, there were some small schemes here and there from Hong Yu, except that Elder Han Yie didn't know the purpose of these schemes, so he pretended to ignore yesterday's mistake. When he arrived at the sect, he would have to talk to Hong Yu and punish his fourth disciple accordingly.

However, given the two terrifying events during the trip and yesterday with the spies of other great sects, these novice disciples had already learned to be afraid and not reckless. It was apparent how the arrogance of these 18 disciples had diminished, even the disciples who were not going to participate in this battle were far less arrogant and made fewer noise thanks to the attacks of the Magoru Empire. 

Han Yie considered foolishness to make novice disciples who have a weak or worse foundation had no proper foundation in either the martial arts or the sword arts, it would only throw the sect's face in the mud before these wandering cultivators. 

"All new disciples must fight the Training Puppets so that I can see the results of the training during the trip," Elder Han Yie said seriously. 

Many disciples were nervous because there would always be people who wasted time playing or relaxing during the trip, waiting to arrive at the sect to begin the actual training. 

Even though the aircraft they were on had equipment and books so they could try to develop on their own and showcase their talents.

"Those who do not show a good result can only be removed from the tournament." Elder Han Yie had a sharp look when he observed the new disciples. Many of them felt their hearts race with a little fear, feeling an invisible pressure on their shoulders.

The novice disciples who were not going to participate in this tournament were relieved that they need not be ashamed in front of everyone, of course, some were wailing in their hearts. After all, there are still prizes and sword points worth more than the money inside the sect!

"Please, Elder, let us take the test! That would be better to show our performance and prove that we can participate in the tournament! "The voice was of a little girl who had freckles on her face and had small, narrow eyes. Her hair was caught in two poorly made bunes and her clothes were not of good quality. 

She looked even poorer than Zemin Yan and Yi Yuga, which made many nobles look disdainfully at the young girl who was about 12 years old.

"This is Xiong Jia, she's from a small tribe that lives near village 9. The bear tribe," said Yi Yuga to his friends, of course, he spoke quietly, but some people listened and started talking around. 

He had seen the introduction of Xiong Jia, who joined a group before his in the test. However, he had not seen her during the trip, after all, there were more than 100 new disciples. And he was worried about other things too.

"Jia? This girl's parents had no vision! "One of the young noble girls who was 16 commented with derision. 

The name Jia means Good or Beauty, so many young masters with titles of nobility and even the daughters of merchants whispered and mocked. Clearly, Xiong Jia's appearance was not pretty and she could even be considered ugly. 

"The bear tribe wasn't this tribe attacked last year by the eagle tribe?" Zemin Yan asked doubtfully. A year before the big sects began their mass recruitment, there were many small conflicts where the 10 villages were located. 

Tribes were inferior to villages, villages were smaller than small towns, and so on. 

Deer County was responsible for managing these villages, but with almost no martial cultivators there, Deer County was not concerned about their situation, let alone quarrels between tribes. 

When the village was threatened by mountain bandits, people in the village had to go to Deer County to report and bring money or other items to exchange for assistance from the local "police".

Of course, if the envoys could make it to Deer County without getting caught by these mountain bandits!

"Yes, the eagle tribe practically decimated the bear tribe. The few survivors went to Deer County or joined other nearby tribes. I knew the people of the bear tribe were on the fringes of the main city and were going through terrible trials of hunger and poverty. "Chu Yue spoke quickly, trying to communicate with his friends despite all the conversations around.

"How do you know that?" Asked Yi Yuga curiously. He and Zemin Yan only knew that the bear tribe had suffered greatly from the eagle tribe's attack, but did not know where the survivors had gone. 

"Sister Chu is from Deer County," said Zemin Yan when he saw Chu Yue get a little nervous. 

"You remember that!" Chu Yue said happily as if the fact that Zemin Yan recalls this information was some kind of proof of love. 

"You said that when you performed on test day, not so long ago," Zemin Yan replied without noticing Chu Yue's flushed face. 

While everyone was whispering, Xiong Jia had been bowing to Elder Han Yie a few minutes ago, her heart was pounding wildly, she felt a strong pressure coming from the disciples wearing purple costumes and standing next to Elder Han Yie.

These were the core disciples, no wonder she felt under pressure!

Yun San, Hong Yu, Qi Meiying, and the others were floating in the air behind Elder Han Yie, on the right side were Hu Amen and on the left were the other Elders of the important families of Nam Yang City, plus General Fang. 

All the imperial guards were outside the inn guarding the place, Lan Ruan was nowhere to be seen, could he have gone after female general Lin Mei-Lan?

Elder Han Yie looked at this 12-year-old girl for a while, he found her attitude very good. People who only accept their destiny will never achieve great things on the path of martial cultivation. 

The greatest truth for martial cultivators is that they are always fighting Heaven and trying to change their destiny!

"Not a bad idea, it will allow us to see how much you are really dedicating yourself on the martial path and if you are not just kidding and leading an easy life just by entering my great sect!" Elder Han Yie said with a smile Fierce on his mature face. 

The black beard didn't help his image much, making Han Yie a little scary with that kind of smile. 

"Yun San! Hong Yu! Go with cultivating brother Hu Amen to the arena and install the Training Puppets. An hour from now all new disciples will be taken by Qi Meiying and Meng On to the test area. Jiang Lian, you must warn our guest cultivators that they can go to the stands, "said Elder Han Yie directing orders. 

"Yes, Master!" Yun San and Hong Yu said at the same time, both looked as usual. Yun San with his moodiness and Hong Yu with his kind smile. The two greeted Elder Han and took two rings he offered.