31 More to lose

One day passed away in the blink of an eye and the day of the fight came. Wei Yuan asked the elders to keep this fight a secret from other disciples and the elders agreed. He didn't want to reveal his skill in front of the whole sect. The elders, sect master and a few others will already know about it and that's more than enough. They will probably spread the news about him even further, but who knows if those news are going to be true or not? The disciples and other cultivators will doubt it and Wei Yuan knew this. The elders can't understand how his skills working so they can only tell what they see with their own eyes and that's vastly different from the reality.

The fight between Yao Yunmeng and Wei Yuan was very important. This fight will decide who is the true second strongest core disciple of the Xun continent. Sects from the central continent often visits the other continents in order to steal hidden talents. A few core disciples always end up leaving with them and Wei Yuan wanted to do the same. He was very rich, but only on the Xun continent. The difference between the central continent and the Xun continent was enormous.

The central continent was way bigger than the other continents. Cultivators and resources were abundant and a big part of the continent are still unexplored. Lucky encounters and legendary treasures are not rare either. The central continent was like a paradise for those who wanted to get stronger. Nascent soul stage cultivators are considered weak there. The quality and quantity is way higher on the central continent. Reaching nascent soul stage is more than possible even for the weak "trash" talents.

Currently Wei Yuan walking beside the elder to the meeting place. The fight will happen inside the forest. Wei Yuan choose this place. It was that certain favorite of his. Yao Yunmeng was already there with the other elders when they arrived. She looked at Wei Yuan calmly, but his eyes widened after a few seconds. Wei Yuan changed too much.

"You, how did you reach Core formation stage so fast and what happened with you?"

"Who knows. You want me to tell you my secrets right here right now? Why don't you tell me how did you reach eighth stage of core formation first?"

Yao Yunmeng's face slightly reddened after she realized what she just asked from him. She was always serious and a perfectionist. Thus, mistakes like these often embarassed her. Just like when someone who is considered to be perfect makes a little mistake and his friends reacts like something impossible happened.

The elders also reacted like this because they never saw her with a red face before. Wei Yuan was indeed cunning. He highlighted Yao Yunmeng's mistake on purpose in order to make her lose composure. It's a common strategy, often used during negotiations and business talks. This is also works during a fight or before a fight, just not many knows how to use it properly because making someone enraged on purpose is often not easy. Especially when we talk about someone like Yao Yunmeng.

"Khmm"

The sect master let out a fake cough to get attention and started speaking.

"Not many will witness the fight between Yao Yunmeng and Wei Yuan, but that doesn't mean that this fight is not important. It's quite the opposite. As you all already know, in this fight Yao Yunmeng gets the right to kill Wei Yuan if he loses and Yao Yunmeng will have to be Wei Yuan's right hand if Wei Yuan wins. This is not everything. Wei Yuan will be the strongest core disciple inside the sect if he wins. This means that he will be the team leader during the competition if he wins here and he will be the second strongest core disciple in the Xun continent."

It was at this time when Yao Yunmeng realized that this bet was not simple. She thought that she only needs to be Wei Yuan's right hand if he wins, but now seems like that's not the case. He will also be the team leader! Yao Yunmeng wanted that position very much. She even talked with the other core disciples, she planned who will fight with whom. She didn't lose anything if Wei Yuan becomes the leader because she needs to obey him if he wins anyway. The problem here is that the others won't accept the sudden leader change and Yao Yunmeng will get embarassed if she gets switched after all that boasting. Sadly, it was too late for her to change rules.

The elders set up an array. This array made them invisible and others were not allowed to step inside this array. It was a good defensive array. Wei Yuan decided to learn it in the future.

"You two can start the fight inside this array, no one will notice it. Yao Yunmeng is allowed to kill Wei Yuan. This is the only one rule. Good luck!"