4 Starting Line

The news of this morning spread like a wildfire throughout the town, every adult who heard it started to look for kids that still within the age limit and convince them to enter it. The west city gate is flooded with people that wanted to enter the match or the one who just came to watch the show.

"Ang Ling! Are you going too?" Said a middle-aged man that going in the same direction as Ang Ling.

"Yes uncle, I will be the winner!"

"HAHAHA! That's just so like you Ang Ling."

Hearing that, Ang Ling could smile confidently as he strides toward the west city gate with enthusiasm looking at the whole crowd. Meanwhile not far from him, on the rooftop of one of the tallest pagoda, there is a person covered in black cloak looking at the bustling city with an indifferent look.

"Ah… The 'Fei Lian' sect is really desperate for new disciple aren't they. They need a new student to keep the sect running as it could not be helped, it is almost 'that' time again after 10 years of lying dormant, the expedition this time surely would also eat a lot of victims, just like 10 years ago… Kekeke." The man expression turns into joy before he disappeared from the rooftop.

No one heard him, no one saw him, no one knows where did he came from, when did he come nor when did he go. Just like the wind, he went unnoticed or so he thought.

…

"!!!"

"What an evil cultivation! It seems the 'dark' one becoming more and more restless lately." Said an old man sitting in the middle of the room. He's donned in a green robe just like the one from the institute wearing, except the one he wore, had a gold plated typhoon emblem on the left chest. His long white hair from and beard from the age is apparent, but his face still looks masculine enough to be said as 10 years younger than his actual age.

With his closed eyes, he stroked his long beard while thinking what the best course of action to dealt with the one from that side.

*Sigh*

"I just hope, the city would be in peace for a long time." He said, as he stood up and look at the west city gate that bustled with activities, as some people took this as a chance to earn some money, be it from selling meals, accessories, armors, and weapons. Their merchant spirit is burning fiercely as their shout could even be heard from afar.

When he looks at the city, he got woken up by a knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

The door opened slightly at least enough for a head to goes through. From behind the door, a beautiful girl with black long hair could be seen poked her head inside the room, to look for her father.

"Father…" Her melodious voice that could even beat the mermaid to shame, resounded across the room. If someone heard her voice everyone would gone head over heels for her, moreover when they saw her face that could make the moon hide behind the cloud when it saw her.

She had straight long black hair, with big Aqua eyes. Her straight thin nose coupled with her round cheek, and her lips definitely bring her charm to a higher level! Albeit her young age, she already has many suitors waiting for her, before they could extend their arms to ask her for marriage because they knew that once she grew up, she would become one of the most beautiful women in this planet. (But that would be for a later time.)

Looking at her daughter, his frowning face changed into a smile.

"Oh! My daughter, what happens that you need father presence urgently?" He asked his daughter, as usually when he goes inside the city core room, there won't be anyone who would disturb him. Only when there's an urgent matter, he would get notified by the guard before he goes out to settle the matter. That's why his daughter presence in here, is quite surprising even for himself.

"No… father, it's just that I'm notified that I will be leaving tomorrow, that's why I want to spend more time with father."

Looking at her daughter, He could not help but felt moved. She is his most treasured child since birth, besides her gift, she is his only daughter from five children he had so he must treasure her well, that's just how a father is.

"Since that is the case, then how about we go there?"

Looking at his father finger, pointing at the west city gate. She beamed with a smile as she thought that her father really knows her very well. Since she was a child, she always spends her time in this large manor where she had everything she needs, she usually spends her time by reading a book, learning noble manner and play with the other noble kids. she always curious about the outside world and eager to know more about it, when her father teaches her cultivation, she was brimmed with joy and will practice it all the time. After many sparring with her father and brother, she becomes so strong that her father needs to send her to the sect before she even reaches her adulthood because afraid to wasting her talent in this kind of place.

"HAHAHA! You also curious right? Which common people would be strong enough to be recognized to enter the institute."

"Unn!" She nodded her head excitedly, as she only has her brother or guard to spar with her, she really intrigued to see how will this tournament turned out.

…

Back to our MC, now nearing the west gate there are more and more people that recognize him and greet him like the uncle from before, Ang Ling is quite famous in his district as he is the son of the famous Bei restaurant, and coupled with his friendliness and knowledge, he gained a lot of favor from the neighborhood and everyone would greet him with smile as he smile and greet them back.

Despite a well-off family, Ang Ling is also known as a generous person he also always teaches the other kid many things that even the adult doesn't know. One of the subjects he teaches is the 'Scholar Language' usually a scholar language could only be learned at the capital and only someone who aims to become a scholar or a government subject would be required to learn it.

The scholar language is a language of old and it is profound and sacred in nature because of its use in cultivation. The scholar uses it to gain knowledge from an artifact, or old inheritance. While the government used it because it's been passed down from one generation to other generation from old days, and all text regarding the reign of people of old, law and order, is using this 'scholar language' that's why government subject required to learn it.

For the common people in this world, this language is not very important because it does not really affect their life, moreover, they now have the same common language that easier to use. The scholar language started to be forgotten by common people, besides cultivator or scholar people, only noble and aristocrat family still used it until this day and age.

But all of that seems useless in front of Ang Ling because he does not need to go to the capital to learn some language because he already knows the language even before he knows what this 'Scholar language' thing. In truth, it is just a Chinese language, and of course, since he came from the advanced world where language is not a limitation any more, he understood it already so there is no need for him to relearn it. What made it fascinating, is that the existence of Japanese language being used for everyday life and used as a universal language, whereas the Chinese language becoming a sacred language that only with high status is allowed to learn it, is a quite fascinating concept for him.

Since he had a lot of free time he decides to share his knowledge with the kids around him, wishing that it would be useful some way or another.

"Oh, it's boss Ang Ling."

"Ang Ling, I will do my best!"

"Boss, let us do our best."

"If I get chosen to enter, I won't ever forget your kindest boss! "

"Who's this kid?"

"Stupid! Don't you know? He is Ang Ling…"

Nearing the west gate, the one who knows about Ang Ling starting to increase as he gets more greeting from his acquaintance, where the one who does not know him started to ask around who is this little boss that everyone started to greet him with respect when they saw him. A lot of conversation goings-on, the person himself does not really care much, as he replies them back politely before continuing his walk toward the venue where he needs to do registration.

Following the procedure, it is very easy but also very hard at the same time. It is easy to enter as to enter it as they just had to read this old scroll written in scholar language, and if they get the passing mark from it, then they would be qualified to enter the tournament. 'Ah, that's why those guys thanking me earlier.' Ang Ling thought when he got his turn to read the scroll.

Looking at Ang Ling result, the two examiners had a puzzling look on their face. This scroll that they use for the registration is one of the institute treasure item, where it could detect a person Qi, and talent, before the scroll decide it if the person is qualified or not. But this Ang Ling, it is shown that his Qi is still at Qi disciple level one, and his talent for cultivation is a white one, or in another word he's suck! But for some reason, the scroll said that he pass the requirement and as the scroll is a treasure item it surely not at fault, and they also do not really wanted to take a fuss about this they just passed him just like that.

And with that, the plot started to move.