The Eternal System
System 05: Cultivation Event
The day had changed and the day that became the time of the power exhibition had arrived. Li Chen who was in his room also glanced out of the room and got the hallway of his house which looked like a servant was walking alone.
He whispered to the waiter from inside the room.
“Pssst! Hey, you!”
The maid turned around and realized she was being called by her young master. He immediately approached Li Chen and bowed respectfully to him.
“Young master, Xiao nian is facing you. What's calling Xiao nian?”
“Mother, father and my sisters. Have they all gone to the power show?”
“Already young master. They had left a few minutes ago”
“Good then!”
Li Chen immediately opened the door and walked out of the room wearing his special clothes first to practice and carry a brown robe in his hand. Although Xiao nian was only a servant of the Li family, he who saw his young master change clothes looked a little confused.
“Xiao nian, please help me not tell anyone that I went out” whispered Li Chen by putting one index finger in front of his lips
However, Xiao nian as a servant who was ordered like that looked a little scared. Because he was previously given a message by Ling Yao, the mother of Li Chen to keep the Li residence together and also his young master, Li Chen.
Before Li Chen walked further from the passageway, Xiao nian called out to him while bowing respectfully.
“Tu-young master. Please forgive me, but please hold on for a moment!”
The call from Xiao nian made his footsteps stop and Li Chen immediately turned his head back towards him.
“What's up?”
“Sorry for the sassness of Xiao nian, young master. However, the madam had ordered Xiao nian to keep the young master from getting hurt. If the young master goes out and is disturbed by the residents outside, then..”.
What Xiao nian said was quite logical to Li Chen. Everyone now only knew that he was a weak young master who could only take refuge on behalf of his own family. Moreover, if he came home even injured and seen by his mother, then Xiao nian would receive punishment.
Li Chen understood the meaning of the remark. However, he could not stop there and tried to convince Xiao nian.
“Xiao nian, lift your head”
The servant raised his head as ordered. And when he looked towards his master, suddenly a powerful Ki energy felt like a gust of wind that shook his soul and body.
Both of Xiao nian's eyes opened wide and his body froze in silence. Not a single gust of wind felt as normal as that. And since there was only Li Chen standing in front of him, Xiao nian instantly knew that the aura of Ki was being unleashed by him.
Li Chen only smiled faintly and hoped for Xiao nian to believe him.
“Do you believe me now?”
Xiao nian looked down respectfully at him.
“Xiao nian believe! Young master, please be careful on your journey”
“Thank you, Xiao nian”
After gaining the trust of his servant in the abilities he displayed, Li Chen immediately turned around and went to where the power exhibition was held.
On the other hand, Xiao nian who saw the departure of his young master was seen smiling happily while looking at the bright sky in the morning.
“Mrs, sir. Young master has returned”
* * *
Right in the middle of the city Feng who was organizing the power exhibition was visited by many people. How not? An event held every year with visits from several large families and also famous cultivation academics, namely Liliang Academy.
Everyone would definitely come to the event to watch the young cultivators show their fangs inside the arena.
On the west side of the seat, there was Ling Yao, along with her husband, Li Tao. And also his two daughters, Li Yao and Li Jia. The youngest brother looked agitated by turning left and right expecting Li Chen's promise to come to the event.
“Uuhh... Where's sister? The show will start a little more!”
The sound of Li Yao whispering to himself made Li Jia who was sitting next to him turn towards him. A beautiful girl who has the same eye color as her sister. A charming face and a body that had beautiful curves, as well as long brownish black hair that was very graceful fluttered made the eyes of men around fixed on him.
“What's up, Yaoyao?”
“Eh?! N-no brother. Just a little relieve the nervousness just”
Yaoyao who remembered that Li Chen was intending to give a surprise also tried to find an excuse to avoid suspicion from Li Jia.
However, Li Jia who heard her sister said she was nervous about stroking her head.
“Yaoyao, no need to be nervous. You are my great brother, surely you can make the people here amazed!”
“Hehe! Thank you kak”
Seeing Yaoyao smiling sweetly in front of him, Li Jia who was anxious towards him pinched both of his cheeks and toyed with him.
“Aaw~ Yaoyao, my little sister. You're too sweet, brother won't let anyone take you!”
“Ka-sister! Stop it, my cheek will turn red if it is pinched like that!”
The two joking girls were gently reprimanded by her mother and father who were sitting a little higher behind her.
“Two of you, listen to your mother's words” Li Tao continued
“Good...” both girls said.
The two girls stopped to joke. And all of a sudden, a group of people came and sat far away across the arena the Li family was sitting.
Li Jia who looked ahead, saw a girl who looked very charming with her hair pink and long stripes look very harmonious with her dress and skin as white as milk.
However, Li Jia did not look stunned at all. He even showed an annoyed look towards the girl and gritted his teeth violently as if he had a huge grudge.
Yaoyao who saw the look on her brother's face was so scary even tried to ask.
“Kakak? What's up?”
“Yaoyao, look in front of you!”
As Yaoyao looked ahead, she saw the same girl with Li Jia's eyes on her. And just like her brother, Yaoyao's eyes and facial features turned irritated at the girl.
Wh why?
Because the girl was their older sister's former fiancee, Fang Yi. A talented girl from the Fang family, as well as the youngest cultivator to occupy the level of a three-star senior fighter at the age of 19 during last year's power exhibition.
Originally, Li Chen and Fang Yi were in a matchmaking relationship because the two of them often met, played, and even practiced cultivation together. However, when Li Chen lost all his strength, Fang Yi turned a blind eye to the engagement and broke off the relationship with Li Chen.
When they saw the girl coming back in their eyes, the feeling of anger was just something that could describe the overflowing emotions within her two sisters.
“He was-!” muttered Li Yao
“Iya. She's the girl who dumped sister when sister was in trouble!” grouse Li Jia
The look in their eyes was clearly visible and even felt by Ling Yao. He gently held the heads of his two daughters and tried to calm them down.
“Li Jia, Yaoyao's. Be nice, this is in the middle of the show. Don't add enemies”
Li Jia who became the eldest daughter there, turned her head and felt disapproval of her mother.
“But ma'am, that girl has hurt sister so deeply! How can I-!”
With a thin smile and putting one index finger in front of her lips, Li Jia suddenly fell silent when her mother did so.
“Most importantly, now your sister is fine. He needs you, and therefore do not make him worry by adding enemies”
“Ba... alright...”.
* * * *
“Welcome everyone, at the annual event of the Feng city power exhibition! This year will be the same year to show the fangs of the young cultivators in this city! Including also, those who can provide surprising and attention-grabbing things, will get the opportunity to be invited into the Liliang academy!”
Said one host while directing everyone's eyes to a throne occupied by a charming woman with bright blue hair. That woman was Ying Yue, the head of the student organization of Liliang academy.
Ying Yue stood up from his throne and gave an encouraging greeting to the young cultivators who would participate.
“All young cultivators and ladies and gentlemen. I, Ying Yue will be the representative of the Liliang academy this year. As you all know, the Liliang academy has quite a well-known reputation in producing talented cultivators. Of course, we want to keep it”
“And therefore, I came as a representative here to witness the abilities of the young cultivators. Unleash all your abilities, and enter Liliang academy to become stronger!”
“WAA!! WAAA!!”
Cheers from the audience and the participants who attended exclaimed at the opening of the event. Without lingering, all participants were summoned one by one and advanced into the arena to place their palms on a gigantic stone that had ancient Chinese carvings inscribed, and then they were forced to place their palms on it, ‘Gengzhong’ or called ‘Cultivation’.
“Five-star junior fighter!”
“Four-star junior fighter!”
“One-star senior fighter!”
The male host exclaimed at each participant who finished showing the cultivation level of the young cultivators who were between the ages of 16 and 18. The power exhibition event had already begun to enter the stage where the spectators wanted an uproar from a young cultivator of a higher level.
And the time position was very appropriate, because the one who was called at that time was Li Chen's younger brother and Li Jia, Li Yao.
“Currently, young lady of the Li family. Please go forward!”
LI Yao who was already in the arena walked up to it and placed his palm right in front of the giant stone.
He took a deep breath and threw it away slowly.
“Fiuuh... sister... look at me!”
A bountiful Ki aura appeared around Li Yao's body and made one arena feel a gentle breeze from the powerful aura.
Woooschh!
And when that aura began to fuse into the gigantic stone, a special engraving was inscribed in front of him and showed Li Yao's cultivation level.
“Ti-not expected! LI Yao, the youngest girl in the Li family has a three-star senior fighter level!” shouted the host