Chapter 10: Practice
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Ronin finds himself in a world of darkness and boundlessness.
There was no sun or stars overhead, no path under his feet, no sound for shouting.
Suddenly, a monster beast with three eyes and a hideous face came from the end of the darkness.
It stomped across, bathed in flames, scorching the earth and burning space!
Its eyes were fiery red, like blood, and like firelight, staring at Luo Ning from afar.
"Isn't that the appearance of a demon beast carved by yourself?" Luo Ning immediately woke up and broke out in a cold sweat.
The appearance of carving a demon beast by himself is purely a random imagination, and it actually appeared in his dream.
After waking up, Luo Ning found that he was lying at home, with no injuries and his body was intact.
He glanced around, and suddenly noticed a strange figure at the table, covered in a gray cloak, somewhat strange.
If it weren't for the fact that your eyes happened to fall here, it would be easy to ignore the past.
"Awake?"
Luo Ning was secretly vigilant: "Who are you?"
This person is like staying in his own home, pouring out a pot of water and drinking it by himself, without any weight at all.
The body naturally exuded a solemn momentum, and this momentum Luo Ning had felt on the body of the black-armored general Xiang Feng, holding an iron rod in his hand.
"My name is Meng Tian, and I am a member of the Dragon Tower!" the other party replied, his voice was flat, but he revealed great pride.
The atmosphere was depressing, and Luo Ning felt inexplicably under pressure in front of the other party.
What is the Dragon Tower, and why did he come to his house?
"How long have I been unconscious?" asked Luo Ning after thinking about it.
The martial arts test is the most important, he feels that he has been asleep for a long time, what about the results!
Meng Tian: "Three days. β
After speaking, he told the results of the martial arts test one by one.
This time, a total of 1,000 disciples of the Jiangning City Martial Arts Academy participated in the martial arts test, and 12 of them withdrew at the beginning of the martial arts test and lost their qualifications to worship the sect.
Among the other disciples, 922 had too low grades to enter the sect, and 65 entered the second-rate sect.
No one worships a first-class sect.
Zhuo Dongliu, Yang Ning and Mu Yi have outstanding achievements in killing livestock, killing demon beasts and dogs, they are talented and have unlimited potential, and they have been exceptionally accepted by the top two sects.
As for Luo Ning, he was the only disciple who stayed for ten hours in the martial arts test without killing any livestock.
In the empire, it is divided into top-level sects, first-class sects, and second-rate sects.
The top sects are only Tsinghua Zhengzong and Peking University Zhengzong, which bring together real geniuses from all over the empire.
First-class sects generally have only one in a province, while second-rate sects are generally located in a county.
"You didn't even kill any livestock?" Luo Ning was stunned.
Recalling the curtain of the battle at that time, the burden that filled the right ear of the livestock was indeed crushed by the dog, but killing the dog had its own credit.
But Yang Ning said that he killed the dog with Zhuo Dongliu and Mu Yi.
What happened while I was in a coma?
In the basement, the scars on the back, the silver belly pocket, the hazy kiss.
Luo Ning didn't speak for a long time after hearing this, and his teeth gurgled between them.
Seeing Luo Ning's appearance, Meng Tian guessed that things might be far from what was rumored by the outside world, but he didn't care.
"Boy, human nature is complicated, and it will take you a long time to learn in the future. Meng Tian scoffed:
"With the martial arts test results of Zhuo Dongliu, Mu Yi, and Yang Ning, they can only worship the first-class sects, and they finally worship the two top sects not because they killed the demon beasts, but because they found the black plaque. β
The black plaque, Luo Ning recalled at this time, the words on it were no different from those on the tattered stone tablet.
"The black plaque has a broken guidance technique recorded on it, and Xiang Feng of the Imperial Army still wanted to suppress this matter and secretly report it, but he snatched it directly after I knew about it!"
Meng Tian smiled and leaned back, talking about it, very proud.
Luo Ning was secretly speechless, but he didn't expect that the person in front of him was a really ruthless person, and he even dared to rob the things of the imperial army.
The army is stationed in various provinces of the empire, slaying monsters and suppressing the Quartet, and is famous.
Ordinary people can't help but change color when they talk about the army.
Meng Tian continued: "In the empire, it is useless for anyone except my Dragon Tower Chief Mansion Master to get the black plaque, and the Chief Mansion Master has completed a top-level channeling technique according to the above records, although it is not as good as the original fragments on the black plaque, but it is far beyond the existing other channeling techniques. β
Meng Tian looked at Luo Ning and said, "And the few disciples of the Martial Academy who are involved in the black plaque are the gateway for the major forces to obtain the top-level guidance technique. β
It turned out that the head of the Dragon Tower thought that the disciples of the Martial Academy who found the black plaque had merit, and announced that the sect that several Martial Academy disciples worshiped could obtain the top-level guidance technique.
As for other factions that want to obtain top-level channeling techniques, they must purchase them at a cost, and they cannot be passed on.
Zhuo Dongliu, Yang Ning, and Mu Yi were robbed of income by the two top sects.
Of course, even within the two top-level sects, only the elders and true genius disciples were qualified to cultivate the top-level channeling technique.
Luo Ning's eyes flashed with shock, what kind of person was the head of the Dragon Tower, who could actually make the two top sects and the army bow their heads.
He noticed the other "forces" that Meng Tian had mentioned, and it seemed that the empire was more complex than he thought.
Meng Tian smiled and said: "Your martial arts test score is zero, the two top sects don't look down on you, and the other first-class second-rate sects want to obtain the top channeling technique through you, but our Dragon Tower is willing to give you a chance to join." β
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Jiangning City Martial Arts Courtyard, a large red list framed with transparent glass is hanging on the entrance door.
At the end of each martial arts test, a "Hero List" will be posted, with a list of disciples who have entered the sect.
The most dazzling part of the hero list, "Yang Ning, kill one hundred and one livestock and demon beasts, Qinghua authentic, top sect!"
"Zhuo Dongliu, kill eighty-eight livestock and demon beasts, Tsinghua authenticity, top sect!"
"Mu Yi, kill seventy-five livestock and demon beasts and dogs, Peking University Authentic, top sect!"
The front of the hero list was full of junior martial arts disciples, and they observed the hero list, hoping that their names would also appear on it in the coming year.
"Isn't this Luo Ning?" a joke broke the silence of Luo Ning.
In the distance, Zhuo Dongliu's white clothes attacked, stepping on elegant footwork, and the scenery was infinite.
"Sure enough, I don't have my own name. Ronin's mood hit rock bottom.
Although he knew that Meng Tian didn't have to lie to himself, he still didn't give up and wanted to see it with his own eyes.
After all, the goal for many years is to worship the two top sects.
"What's the matter?" said Ronin.
Zhuo Dongliu sneered at the corner of his mouth, among the disciples of the martial arts academy this year, he has always been the one with the best performance, but he was robbed of the limelight by Yang Ning in the martial arts test!
Zhuo Dongliu was annoyed in his heart, although he also "coincidentally" worshiped the top sect, but he knew better that all this was brought about by the agreement between his father and Yang Yi.
The unsightly agreement made him breathless like a thief.
Unexpectedly, Yang Ning was lucky enough to kill a real demon beast, he was confident that since Yang Ning could kill the cangu, he would definitely be able to, but unfortunately he didn't encounter it.
As soon as he thought that Yang Ning was seriously injured in order to save Luo Ning, Zhuo Dongliu was angry with Luo Ning out of thin air, why couldn't Luo Ning drag Yang Ning to death, so that he could kill the demon beast Canggu openly and worship the top sect alone.
Zhuo Dongliu knew that his thoughts were very naΓ―ve and shameless, but he couldn't restrain his nonsense.
"Tut-tut, it's a pity that you don't even have anyone in the second-rate sect!" Zhuo Dongliu sneered.
He didn't know the real reason why he worshiped the top sect, even if he didn't have the achievement of "killing" the demon beast, he could successfully worship the top sect just because he found the black plaque.
Luo Ning nodded: "Well, I also think it's a pity, for the major sects." β
Some people were still afraid of the face of their classmates when they were in the martial arts academy, and they didn't dare to be too arrogant, but now when they worship the sect, the sparrow flies on the branch and thinks that it has become a phoenix, so they immediately sneer at their former classmates.
Zhuo Dongliu is such a figure.
Luo Ning wanted to turn around and leave, but he didn't want to have a lot of trouble with Zhuo Dong for a moment.
The other party worshiped the sect, and he had a great future from before, but what does that have to do with him.
"Hmph, Luo Ning, you once said in the academy that you are better than me, Mu Yi, and Yang Ning, and now I and Yang Ning worship the authentic sect of Tsinghua University, and Mu Yi also worships the authentic sect of Peking University, don't you feel ashamed now?" Zhuo Dongliu scolded.
Luo Ning ignored it and continued to move forward.
There are so many people watching.
Zhuo Dongliu suddenly felt absurd that he was being despised and performed like a clown in the crowd, but the other party did not react.
"You're looking for death!" Zhuo Dongliu's face was disgusted, and his body bounced towards Luo Ning, and in his rage, he didn't realize that he had used all his strength.
The fist is like a tiger and a snake, and it is very different from the martial arts taught by the martial arts academy.
Luo Ning caught it with one hand, and his fist hit the palm of his hand, as if it was in endless cotton wool, soft and weak.
Luo Ning's face was cold, but as soon as he turned around slightly, he easily pinched the opponent's fist to defuse the attack, and Ren Zhuo Dongliu couldn't pull back his hand no matter how hard he tried.
Zhuo Dong was stunned, he couldn't break free, he couldn't break free!
He has cultivated martial arts outside the martial arts academy, and now he is even more worshiped in the top sect and chooses a day to enter the sect, but the latter is "unsightly" by any sect.
When the teachers of the martial arts academy heard the news, they rushed over and were furious when they saw this scene.
The one-armed teacher Zhou Fan shouted: "Luo Ning, what are you doing! Don't let go quickly, Zhuo Dongliu is an excellent disciple of the Martial Academy, the pride of the Martial Academy, and has already worshiped the authentic sect of Tsinghua University!"
Several other teachers also ordered them to let go quickly.
Luo Ning looked at the faces of these teachers who had been with him for ten years, and suddenly found that it was so strange.
They don't ask why they have a conflict with Zhuo Dongliu, they don't wonder why Zhuo Dongliu is at a disadvantage when he fights with him, they only know that Zhuo Dongliu worships the top sect, so they blame themselves regardless of the reason.
Ronin let go, extremely simply, he didn't want to stay in this place anymore.
This place is not worth nostalgia.
Zhuo Dongliu, who had regained his freedom, immediately showed a resentment in his eyes, and attacked Luo Ning again, this time he was fully prepared.
However, in the next moment, there was no suspense, and Zhuo Dongliu had been kicked a few meters away again.
The teachers were so surprised that they were speechless for a long time.
"Wait!" Zhou Fan shouted: "Why don't you come back quickly and apologize to Zhuo Dongliu!"
Luo Ning left silently, alone. Don't look back.
In the distance, Meng Tian was waiting for him to move forward.