Chapter 16 Sword Hall

Seeing the sword on his neck, Hu Zixin could not believe it, although the first to third position will get the *dantian strengthening pill* the ranking helps the academy grade you in your potential and abilities.

"I lost," Hu Zixin said, admitting defeat.

Withdrawing his sword, Lu Jin nodded at Hu Zixin as he left the stage.

..... Getting back to reality, elder Anki announced, "the winner is Lu Jin and also the winner of the competition."

"Let now get the position of 3rd to 13th," he said as he directed the defeated participants to come forward.

"Bu Nan Vs Tu Feng, will battle first to decide the third position," he said as he stepped down from the battle stage.

After a series of attack from both sides, Bu Nan won by utilising the power of a mortal rank technique.

After the battle for the third position, the 4th and 5th positions, was battled by Tu Feng, Wu Lan, Guang Chan and Tao Shanyuan.

The 4th position was taken by Wu Lan and the 5th position was gotten by Guang Chan.

For the remaining positions, the strongest get the higher positions.

From the 6th to 14th position, they were randomly distributed, if you are not happy with your position, you challenge the student holding the position you want.

The ruthlessness in this stage was pretty high.

Some students will want to try their luck, thereby making the one been challenged tired.

After all battles were completed, the ranking was as follows:

1. Lu Jin

2. Hu Zixin

3. Bu Nan

4. Wu Lan

5. Guang Chan

6. Tu Feng

7. Gu Wuchen

8. Su Wun

9. Aoi Feng

10. Zhu Mingxia

11. Heng Shi

12. Tao Shanyuan

13. Lei Nuo

14. Su Tin.

Finally for the rewards as promised by the Headmaster and the Hall masters of each Elementary Hall and the Hall masters of Sword Hall, Saber Hall and Spear Hall.

The first place will be given:

One dantian formation pill, Three foundation strengthening pill, 1000 academy points, access to the second floor of the academy's library and one hundred energy stones.

The second place will be given:

One dantian formation pill, Two foundation strengthening pill, 500 academy points and fifty energy stones.

The third place will be given:

One dantian formation pill, One foundation strengthening pill, 200 academy points and thirty energy stones.

The fourth and fifth place will be given:

100 academy points and twenty energy stones.

The sixth to tenth place will be given:

80 academy points and fifteen energy stones.

The eleventh to fourteenth place will be given:

50 academy points and ten energy stones.

"You all will be given three days to choose the Halls you will all be cultivating in," elder Anki said, he continued, "the annual competition is now over, have a nice day."

"I'm leaving," Lu Jin said as he walked away.

"I'm coming too," Tu Feng said as he followed Lu Jin.

Getting to the front of his room, Lu Jin said, "when you get into the sword hall, come find me and do not breakthrough until you find me."

"Ok, I will find you, when I get there," Tu Feng said, not knowing why Lu Jin told him to look for him.

"Don't let people see that we are close, do as if you do not me and I will do as if I don't know you. You will be my chess piece in this academy and this academy will be a chess board, good bye," Lu Jin said as he waved at Tu Feng.

Hearing what Lu Jin said, Tu Feng knew that Lu Jin doesn't just want to learn, cultivate and grow in the academy, no, no, not at all, instead he want to reap lot of benefits or if possible, reap the academy dry before he finds another huge pie to sink he teeth into.

"Ok, I will," Tu Feng said as he went to arrange his things to go to the sword hall.

Three days went by in a flash, but during this three days, Lu Jin has not been idle, his cultivation realm is about to advance into the xiantian rank.

"When I get to the library, I will choose a good mortal rank cultivation technique and maybe a few mortal rank battle technique, that will compliment the rustle sword technique," saying so, Lu Jin went to the sword paint on the wall, he stared at it and decided to keep it, in case of the future.

Taking the required materials didn't take much. Lu Jin packed his belongings as he came outside, taking a look at his room, Lu Jin could not help becoming emotional about it, as he said, "I will check you out next year and see who will be staying here."

Going up the mountain, Lu Jin came before a gate, pattern of lines could be seen on the gate.

"That an inscripti..."

Moving three step away from the direction of the voice, Lu Jin turned as he saw a girl of 16 years, standing at the spot he moved away from.

"Senior," Lu Jin cupped his fist towards the senior after calming down.

"You must be Junior brother Lin, I didn't know junior will react like that. I'm Qui Fen and I will be the one to bring you and Tu Feng into the sword hall," Qui Fen said as she continued what she was saying, "that on the gate is an inscription, it is use to contain energy qi and there a formation around the sword hall, it makes the sword hall to be filled with enough energy qi for every student."

"Senior sister Fen, is the sword hall, really a hall or .....?" Lu Jin asked as he looked at the gate.

"Giggling...," Qui Fen answered, "the sword hall is not really just a hall, it is more like a Palace actually. In the Palace, they are 4 building, the first building has the most number of floors and is located at the fore front of the other buildings."

As Qui Fen was talking, Tu Feng arrived, he looked around and saw Lu Jin, as well as a girl around 16 years old.

Having a good thinking capacity, Tu Feng knew the big sister might be from the sword hall.

"Greeting Senior," Tu Feng cupped his fist as he greeted.

"I was just waiting for you, let me clear things up, as I take you guys to get you officially registered," Qui Fen said, entering through the gate she continued, "the first building have the most floors, the building is use to house xiantian realm cultivators and qualified body tempering realm cultivators, the ones who passed the first round of the competition of coming out of Moon Night Forest."

"The building could also be a ranking of sorts, the higher your room, the higher your rank and the higher your strength. They are a total of 200 floors, 167 floors are occupied and so, you guys will be 168 and 169 respectively. Alright, we are here. This room is not among any of the buildings, instead it is handled by elder Bo for the registration of new intakes. Elder Bo will explain the rest to you as I take my leave," Qui Fen said as she walked away.

"Thank you senior sister Fen," both Lu Jin and Tu Feng said as they walked inside the room by the corner.

In the room was a desk, a chair and a cupboard. There was a door by the corner and an elder was sitting on the chair.

"Greetings elder Bo," Lu Jin and Tu Feng bowed as they said.

"Ehm, come write down your name and your realm," elder Bo said as he kept sitting on the chair.

Lu Jin and Tu Feng wrote down their names and their realm, as they stood by the side waiting for elder Bo to give another instruction.

"The xiantian realm students building has the highest changes every year, if you don't increase in cultivation, you get kicked out of your position. The higher your room, the more allowance you will get from the sword hall.

The current first place is Xu Chan, he has hold that position for the past 8 months, getting the position when he was in the 8th rank of xiantian realm and now in the 9th rank of xiantian realm, having the chance to enter the martial prince realm and getting into the core students class," elder Bo said as he looked at Lu Jin and Tu Feng, he continued, "do not slack off because you have step into the sword hall, but instead work harder, unless, you will be left behind and forgotten."

"Take your identity card, don't misplace it, unless you will stay one month without being a student of this academy, thereby losing your once in a month allowance. Go to the cupboard and take a uniform of your size and don't worry about not finding your size, all sizes are there," elder Bo said as he rest his back on his chair.

After getting their identity cards and uniforms, they both bowed as they left the room.

"You are the junior brothers,. I'm suppose to take to their rooms, you both are welcome," Wun Zhan said.

"Thank you senior brother," Lu Jin and Tu Feng said as they looked at the senior brother in their front.

Wun Zhan said, "I'm Wun Zhan by name, I know somethings have been told to the both of you by elder Bo and the one who brought you to sword hall, but let me tell you all the activities of the sword hall. They are going to be classes twice a month, if you think your strength is high enough, you can challenge the person above you, to get his room and allowance. The person above you can never refuse your challenge, unless he/she has been challenged for that month, so every student only get challenged once a month, but you can challenge anybody no matter the amount of time as long as is not the same person and the one been challenged has not been challenged in that month and you don't challenge anyone lower than you in ranking."

"At the end of the year, the Deputy Sword Master will give a lecture and you are free to ask any question. So that is that, let me take you two to your rooms," Wun Zhan said as he led Tu Feng and Lu Jin to their rooms.

"Senior brother Zhan, except from the allowance, the awe and respect, is there anything else that makes one fight to reach the top," Tu Feng asked.

"Just those things you said alone makes people go through pains and grinding teeth to reach the top, but yes, there is something else that makes you yearn to reach the top room, and that the quantity and quality of energy qi at your disposal. The first room's energy qi is 150 times that of the second room's energy qi, the second room's energy qi is 120 times that of the third room's energy qi, the the third room's energy qi is 100 times that of the 4th to 10th room's energy qi, the 4th to 10th room's energy qi is 80 times that of the 11th to 20th room's energy qi, the 11th to 20th room's energy qi is 60 times that of 21st to 50th room's energy qi, the 21th to 50th room's energy qi is 40 times that of 51st to 100th room's energy qi and the 51st to 100th room's energy qi is 20 times that of 101st to 200th room's energy qi, so the higher you climb, the more yearning you have towards getting to the top," Wun Zhan explained.

Didn't take long they arrived at the building, Wun Zhan said, "use your identity card to open the door to your room, losing your identity card means not being in your rooms and your allowance will not be given to you."

Thank you senior brother Zhan, for your help," Tu Feng said as he went up his room through the stairs.

"Senior brother Zhan, can I ask you something," Lu Jin said as he looked at Wun Zhan

"What is it junior brother Jin?" Wun Zhan asked.

"Do senior brother Zhan know anything about the Sword Master of the Sword Hall?" Lu Jin asked.

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