The Six Immortals Chapter 17

Cheers For Jing Feng Selection process for disciple ended soon, but that wasn’t the end of it. Those who had been selected could now participate in the rankings tournament. This year, a total of three hundred and eight nine contestants had been chosen as disciples, and could now participate in the tournament. To participate in the tournament, one would have to register separately. One would have to win at least the first three matches before having a shot at the top ten. The top ten would get rewards based on their rankings. “Bi Fan, you quickly go and register yourself, hurry up, go quickly. Otherwise,……hmmmm, you looked good” Xiaofeng delicately shook Bi Fan’s hand, her eyes dazzling. “I will go and register myself, and I will try to fight for the first place.” Bi Fan wasn’t blind to his low-status, he wanted to make a name for himself, and he wanted to get more combat experience. So naturally he wasn’t letting go of this opportunity. In the world of cultivation, having a low-key profile wasn’t a very good thing. He needed a good school to select him; otherwise his chances of improving his strength would go down by a lot. There was no point in being talented, he needed to show people what he was capable of, only then he would get the proper support and training. And only then, his strength would grow by leaps and bounds. Even though Bi Fan had gained a lot of knowledge in recent times, he needed more. After ‘inner breath’, each subsequent layer became harder to crack through. One would require a great amount Dan pellets at regular intervals and moreover, a teacher’s guidance. Even before participating in the disciple selection, Bi Fan’s heart was already set on the ranking tournament; he wanted to get a good ranking, for rewards, and respect. Registrations ended very quickly. Only a hundred and eighty participants enrolled, mostly lured by the attractive rewards. The prize for the first position was top grade magical instrument, ten pellets of ‘inner breath’ Dan and three pellets of ‘inner organs’ Dan. The second prize was top grade magical instrument, eight pellets of ‘inner breath’ Dan and one pellet of ‘inner organs’ Dan. Third, was rewarded with a high grade magical instrument, and five pellets of ‘inner breath’ Dan. Fourth to tenth place was given either magical instruments or ‘inner breath’ Dan pellets. The more gifted a fighter was; the higher reward he would get.  The rewards that the top three got were a lot better from the rest of them. Practicing with these resources at hand would ensure that these three would always stay ahead of the rest of them. Bi Fan didn’t care for such rewards. The Tian Yuan ring had enough resources in it to take care of his needs. He just wanted to impress the high-ranked schools in Quinyang, so he could get the proper training. Even though he knew some secret techniques for using a double-edged sword, he was afraid to reveal it to people. The tournament began, and only three stages were set up for this, so the schools could carefully watch and judge the contestants. Bi Fan’s number had been drawn towards the end, so he sat with Xiaofeng, and waited for his turn. Suddenly a group of girls started making loud noises. “Ah! Look its Jing Feng. Jing Feng has finally arrived!” “Look, Jing Feng is so handsome.” ….. …….. The arrival of Jing Feng had caused a chaos, the girls were going crazy about him, and even those sitting in front of Ling Xin Ya were shouting and screaming. Jing Feng had a serene look on his face, as he swayed his fan. His graceful movements made the crowd even more excited and they cheered and screamed for him even louder. Bi Fan hearing all those cheers and screams felt very lowly. “Jing Feng has a very loud reputation, he’s very well admired.” Said Bi Fan, secretly envious of Jing Feng. He addressed Xiaofeng and asked: “Is that kind of shouting and cheering really necessary?” Earlier Xiaofeng and the other girls from Yunufeng had been sitting very quietly, but now, they too seemed to be very excited. Even Xiaofeng was gossiping with the other girls. “Xiaofeng, not only does Jing Feng look really handsome, he’s also extremely strong, what else does a girl want in a man.” One of the Yunufeng girls was whispering to Xiaofeng. Xiaofeng looking somewhat unconvinced replied: “I would like to see him fight once.” Her beautiful eyes couldn’t help but steal a glance at Jing Feng. Bi Fan watched as Xiaofeng looked at Jing Feng, and his heart surrendering feeling sour. Jing Feng had arrived in the Ming Fung valley earlier and knew that Bi Fan would be in the crowd somewhere; he spotted Bi Fan and started walking towards Bi Fan. Most of the Yunufeng girls had come to the selection to get a glimpse of Jing Feng, watching him walk towards them, left them speechless and their mouths, hung open. Their obsession for Jing Feng was taking over. Even Xiaofeng’s face was red with excitement, as she said to herself: “Is he coming in my direction, what will I say to him.” As she whispered this, the shouting and cheering started getting even louder; Jing Feng was getting closer. As Jing Feng got closer, Xiaofeng could feel her heart beat faster and faster. Jing Feng was really handsome, and really strong too, everything a girl wanted, even Xiaofeng was no exception. Bi Fan had noticed how Xiaofeng was becoming very self-conscious; he couldn’t help but feel envious of Jing Feng. Bi Fan was fond of Xiaofeng, he was very fond of her, a feeling that Bi Fan hadn’t been able to understand. On top of that, Bi Fan was very well aware of his low status, and had a very low self-esteem. Love was a luxury he couldn’t even dream of. And Xiaofeng had been very kind to Bi Fan. So naturally, he took a liking to her, and couldn’t imagine another man getting close to her. Jing Feng came over, looked at Bi Fan and smiled. Bi Fan stood up and greeted him: “Brother Jing Feng, nice to see that you have returned from your training.” “I just returned, but I never imagined that Bi Fan would be tossing such big guys around the ring like that.” Jing Feng said with a smile. The two of them chatted as the girls looked on in amazement. They were curious about Bi Fan and Jing Feng’s relations, many of them were suddenly interested in knowing more about Bi Fan. Bi Fan was talking to a public figure and now had a much sturdier body; he was attracting a lot of female attention. Jing Feng chatted with Bi Fan for a while, and then parted ways. A lot of Neimen students were here, and Jing Feng needed to meet them too. Jing Feng had barely just left when Bi Fan realized that Xiaofeng had been staring at him with a look that said: “How do really know him?” All the other girls too were looking at Bi Fan curiously, making him feel very uncomfortable. “I met with in Quinyang town and then we went to Ting Feng valley together.” Bi Fan explained. Xiaofeng questioned him: “Why didn’t you tell me, what happened between the two of you?” Watching Bi Fan talk to Jing Feng like that had made Xiaofeng very skeptical, she could sense that something might be fishy. “Nothing really…” Bi Fan said, “We stayed together for three days, after which we parted ways, I came back to mountain, and he left for his training.” Most of the women were looking at him superciliously; they weren’t very convinced with his explanation.  The rankings tournament was much more exciting than the selection combats, and from time to time, exhibited some excellent fights. “Nice!….” the crowd burst applauding. Bi Fan glanced around to the ring, just as a very young participant had picked up his big and bulky opponent in his arms in a very powerful stroke, leaving his opponent to struggle in vain. “He seems to have broken through to ‘inner breath’ layer, if you have to fight against him at some point, be very careful. ‘Inner breath’ practitioners can be very strong and making even the slightest mistake can be the difference between winning and losing.” “Understood” Bi Fan replied, making a note of the name of the young fighter on the stage. Li Shu.

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