The moment those words came out of Master Chen mouth, my heart fell into my knees instantly, all kinds of crazy thoughts began to swirl inside my mind .
The first thought I had was to get out of here right away, but not to mention Master Chen, even the two senior brothers here, I don't have the chance of beating them in terms of movement speed, I would be caught instantly .
The reason to why I wanted to get out of here as fast as I could, was because I thought that he might have find out that thing that was in my mind, that was currently my most precious secret, this getting found out by others, it could only bad news for me .
So that was why I got nervous, just as I beginning to organize the thought that I was currently having, trying to get an answer for the questions that should be asked by him, I heard him say :
Your Blood Qi is lesser than how it should be even after we take into consideration that you actually forced yourself to breakthrough, which ended in making you suffer some internal injures, but nothing is too serious, they are slight injuries that should be healing quickly, but that in itself is a surprise, but not the reason to my shock .
The Meridians In your body seemed to have been connected, did you use some other Technique to temper the other parts of your body ? .
I looked at the Man in front of me and was at loss of what to say, I was thankful that he seemed to have not found the existence of the panel, but I too wasn't able to understand what he was currently saying .
I did indeed used Ferocious Blood Refinement technique to temper the area in my chest and later in that same day, I did try to pull something crazy that could have led others to death, was that what he was talking about .
Just as I was about to ask about what he meant, senior brother Fu suddenly said :
Master, I believe that I can give an explanation for the loss of Blood Qi you mentioned, you see, Junior Brother Tian before I head to get him, was participating in some kind of an inner competition in the Lu Family, it was held in the honor of Junior Brother Lu's father passing away .
I didn't know how to open this topic with you at first Master, but in that competition Junior Brother Tian, showed that he was indeed a genius that might only apeer every 100 years, in that competition, he used Blood Qi to be able to compete with his opponents .
He used his Blood Qi to gain an advantage in the use of Martial Skills, Master, I hope you won't be so shocked, but junior brother Tian was actually able to get the two Martial Skills that he only got yesterday to the level of Small Success, it only took him one night .
I witnessed him using these skills simultaneously and was shocked when I reached that conclusion, Master, Master, do you hear me ? .
Hearing what Senior Brother Fu was saying about me, I wanted to go and bow down to out of gratitude, if not for the fact that my hand was still held by the Dojo Master and it seemed that he wasn't about to let go of it any soon .
I was neither happy nor sad about this kind of development, him telling the master about how my comprehension was amazing and him explaining why I didn't have much blood Qi currently, all helped me out in someway or another, but this was still Senior Brother Fu trying to look after me, he helped answer one question for me .
But it was the second question that I had no clue what to say in answering it, I still didn't understand what he exactly was even asking me, as I looked at Master Chen in front of me, I saw that he seemed to be in thought about something, he was still looking at me so intensely that I began to feel that he wanted to peel off my skin .
Yet those terrifying eyes were seemingly not even staring at me, it was quite an unsettling feeling, but at least he was squeezing it tightly or else my hand might have really snapped in his .
After he was called out by Senior Brother Fu, the man seemed to have awoken from his in trance, he looked at senior brother Fu and asked him again to confirm those words that just came out of his mouth, senior brother did and the man gaze turned to me and said :
Is this true ? .
Seeing that the question for confirmation was directed at me, I nodded my head, my hand was currently held hostage by him .
Strange, really strange, but If that was indeed the case, even though I'm still unable to figure out what exactly was wrong with you, but if you successfully performed the two Martial Skills and your mastery over them both was indeed at the Small Success, I will be accepting you as a Close Disciple, what do you say, are you up for the challenge .
Iseeing the chance that I was currently being offered, I was beginning to get more excited than ever, that wasn't the Only reason to why I was this excited, I was at least able to understand that Dojo Master Chen, might have forgotten all about the second part of his inquiry .
I was a bit troubled by something else, I was now thinking that I needed to make use of that chance that was again being given to me, so I was now wondering whether should I show some more of my skills to secure a position in the heart and mind of the master in front of me .
What is something wrong, are you not feeling confident ?.
Seeing that I was still hesitating to respond, he once again asked me, but this time his tone was stern and was quite taunting as well, I sensed that my Blood Qi run wild inside my body in an aggressive manner as if declaring that he wasn't scared of anything, seeing that it was time to be decisive once more .
I first looked at senior brother Fu and said :
" I'm sorry for lying to you Senior Brother, but in fact I achieved the Great Success level of mastery over the Thunderclap Fist Martial Skill, I just didn't get the chance to tell you this .
I then turned to the man that was still holding my hand in his grasp to this point of time and said :
" Should I carry on with the demonstration Master ? .
The moment I said those words, I noted that the guys present were somewhat acting weird, first they weren't responding to my words, second they were all standing stiff and rooted to the ground, heck they weren't even blinking as they looked at me .
A few minutes passed with them still standing there like statues, the first to come out of this weird state was the master, I saw him blinking in front of me and he kept opening his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end no words came out of his mouth .
Even though he was the first to wake up out of all the three people here, the one who was actually able to speak or at least tried to speak was Senior Brother Fu, he was about to say something, but then he was stopped by the Master gesturing for him to not say anything more, then he turned to me and mode his head, giving me his permission to go ahead and demonstrate my two skills .
After reaching the Flesh Tempering Realm first layer, I'm now able to use Martial Skills without much need of Blood Qi, but the effect would be so low in combat, but I was here just showcasing my Mastery over the two skills, so there was no need to use that much Blood Qi .
I stood in position and readied myself, then I first used Crouching Tiger, making use of both moves in it to demonstrate my mastery, I was still able to make them think that I still only achieved the Small Success with this Skill .
Using the panel in my mind, all that I needed to do was remembering the red dots that appeared yesterday and try to let at least make two of them show up in the illustration of my body that only I could see .
Good, Good, you are little short of reaching the Great Success realm .
I stopped using Crouching Tiger as I heard the voice of Master Chen, I almost slapped myself at how poorly did I execute that plan I had in mind, I was only able to make one red dot to appear, that was the reason why he was telling me this .
I was not good enough in failing, that was the thought I had in mind, I cupped my fist and discarded all the useless thoughts that I had in mind, after asking for permission to continue again politely, I once again got in position, then I directly blasted a punch forward, one that was so quick that it was difficult for the eyes to catch up with .
But that wasn't the most remarkable thing about that fist I did, the most distinctive thing was the fact, that the punch that I had just unleashed was accompanied with the crackling sound of thunder, fainter than the sound that Senior Brother Fu made yesterday, but it was enough indication that I had indeed reached the Great Success realm of mastery .
As I finished demonstrating my skills, I once again cupped my fist and bowed to the Master in front of me, who as per his words should be my Master from now on, at least if he didn't take his word back .
DiscipleTian Long, are you willing to be my 8th Official Close Disciple and honour me as your master .
" I do, I hope to be able to make master's name resonate all over the world .
I saw that he raised an eyebrow at that and looking to be a bit displeased, I wondered if I had already did something wrong already, but thankfully, senior brother Fu again came to my rescue and told me that I should be greeting the master in a different way than the one I used .
After understanding what I needed to do, I was once again shocked by how people in these world were still stuck with the traditions, whether was this good or bad, I currently can't tell, knowing what I needed to do, I directly said :
" Disciple Tian Long greet Master .
I said this and kowtowed in front of him, waiting for him to give me the permission to get back up, it didn't take long before he told me to rise up, I did what he told me and once I raised my head, I saw that his stern face from a few seconds before had shifted to one that was warmly smiling and saying :
I had accepted yet a good disciple, I hope you will continue to work hard on Improving your strength, being my disciples don't come without risks, but you should be safe for the time being, I'm looking forward to see how much stronger will you be able to become .
Your comprehension might just be barley enough for you to achieve greatness and who knows, you might be able to find something that could help you in restoring your Blood Vitality .
" Disciple will take master's words to the heart, I hope to be able to meet master's expectations of me, master don't need to warn me about dangers, after all, whether I became master's disciple or I wasn't fortunate to, I embarked on the path of Martial Arts fully aware of the dangers .
You look determined just like the other day, good, good, that how should we Martial Practitioners should act, you guy have such a strong belief in pursuing Martial Arts, it is a relief .
" Master mentioned that he had seen my determination from yesterday, but I don't believe that I got the chance to meet master, so how could that be possible .
I was still a bit alarmed, wondering what he meant by saying that he saw my determination yesterday and I couldn't help but wonder about how did that happened .
He flashed me a knowing smile and said :
Do you remember taking the stairs that led to the main Training Hall ? .
I at first nodded my head a bit absent-mindedly, but then I was struck by the realization that hit me, yesterday, I did indeed ascend those stairs, but each step I took, was like testing me and daring me to go forward, I thought that this was a psychological effect somehow .
But now that I learned that Master Chen was there and connecting the dots together, his own words and that familiar pressure that he was exerting, it now made complete sense in my mind .
" Disciple thanks Master for his help and guidance .
You seem to have misunderstood, I your Master were trying to obstruct you, you was able to push through, even after I started to use more pressure to push you back, so it was all your good work and strong will that allowed you to success .
He was saying something that I had already somewhat anticipated, so I said :
" Master you might not be aware of the changes that test Master put me through had changed my heart and mind, for that I'm grateful .
Haha, it's good that you gained something out of it, it seemed that I had accepted yet another sensible disciple, it seemed that I will have to thank old Lu when I meet him, Long'er don't let that guy corrupt you ..
As he finished saying this, I saw him pointing at the still looking a bit troubled Senior Brother Fu, but once he was aware of master's action and warning, he directly lashed out and he even joked about me following him instead of that miser of a master, who still hadn't even gave me a gift in celebration of getting discipled yet .
The two quarreled with one another, the disciple and the master, both seemly at odd with the other, but if someone were to see the smile on their faces as they quarreled, he would not think for even a second that those guys were quarrelling .
After they finished being at each other's throats, the Master turned towards me and said after coughing out some of the embarrassment he was having, he said :
That idiot disciple of mine is right, I really need to give you a gift, so tell me what do you think you lack, what do you want Master to give you, don't be nervous, just ask what you want and Master will be sure to grant you your wish, if you don't have anything in mind, me your Master will make some arrangements for you .
As Master said these words, he seemed to begin having some thoughts in mind about what I might need, I myself got a little bit more excited seeing him granting me the chance to ask for what I wanted, so already having an idea in mind, I said :
" Master, the disciple here want to get a taste of the Blood Nourishing Soup and if there was no problem, I also wanted to ask Master, if it was possible that I find some accomodations, I had left the Lu Family and don't have a place to live in currently .
The moment I said these words, I saw that master's expression become a bit weird as he looked at me, just as I was wondering why was he acting like this, it shouldn't be much of a problem, seeing my bewildered look, my senior brother once again interfered and said :
Junior Brother Tian's demands are really set low, this isn't befitting your status as a genius, you should ask for at least 100 Flesh Tempering Pills and the ability to have a lot of Herbal baths .
Blood Nourishing Soup might be good, but Blood Qi Nourishing Pills were even more effective, not to mention that you will have been able to get these things more occasionally from now on anyway, you really should be taught on how to take advantage of others .
What in the world do you want to teach him your greedy disciple, 100 Flesh Tempering Pills, if I had that much, I would have disowned you and get back to the capital, Tian Long don't go following that guy around, no I forbade you from following his steps .
The Master's face currently was a mix of anger and disbelief, I already understood that Flesh Tempering Pills were precious, but it seemed that I was still underestimating their value .
I currently had no need for the Precious Herbal Baths that he mentioned before, but now that I understood that I might have indeed set the bar of my expectations so low, just as I was about to say something, I was interrupted by the Master saying suddenly with a serious tone :
You two should leave, I have a few things to discuss with this guy, other than his gift .
Don't let this stingy master fool you brother Long, he had a lot of good things in hand .
Those were the last words, I heard before seeing Senior Brother Fu getting out of the Hall, or it was more accurate to say that he was blasted out, soon Lu Chiang took the permission to leave, without even sparing a look at me, leaving us two alone in the Hall .