Towards Eternity
Ch 333's. Towards the Central Region (I)
When the new day began, Kai Yang woke up and started making his bed. Taking the broom lying in the corner of the small room, he walked out while at the front door it stretched out a little. He looked up to see a touch of gray in the glare of the dawn sky and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. He enjoyed this moment of peace, before he had to start the work assigned to sweep the ground free from dirt and foliage.
Dressed in simple, clean black clothes, the black worn seemed to highlight the youth's loneliness and isolation over the years there. His spine was straight like a javelin with a meticulous expression on his face. Although he finished the lowest ranked job, Kai Yang's actions were executed very well. Gives a little strength to the broom and with just a rotation of his wrist, the broom moves easily. As his body moved, the dust and trash on the ground seemed to accumulate magically in one place around him, just as they had grown a pair of legs.
Kai Yang was a Sky Tower trial disciple because he had been training for three years, yet only reached the third level of an enraged body. The other disciples who had entered at the same time as him, long surpassed this and reached a higher stage. Thus, they could all enter the main building, pay their respects and make a step towards their future. He could only regret his incompetence on the outside field.
Reaching the third stage angry body in three years couldn't be called bad or good, but it was really, really mediocre.
Helpless, Kai Yang could only continue sweeping in the outer courtyard, working hard to support himself as well as in training.
The Sky Tower School was a very unique school, as this uniqueness was through the ruthless competition between the disciples. In school, the strong are like kings, while the weak are eliminated. The strong eat the weak; the law of the jungle actively follows all.
In other schools, you may be able to see friendly competition, brotherly ties and people working together to achieve the same goals. But here, the only "bonds" were wrong, so they could use each other and increase power; stepping over each other's bodies was the only method.
The strict system of the Sky Tower was famous throughout the Han Dynasty. Although the school itself was not that big, the brutal nature of their students, making their strength second to none! It was because the skills of each of the disciples were like ferocious tigers and when they walked out, no one in all the rivers and lakes dared to provoke them.
(TLN: All rivers and lakes are martial terms similar to heaven and earth, to convey how they resonate through the ground.)
Whereas, the Sky Tower School had one rule; that was to accept disciples at fourteen years of age and for the first three years of their admission, it was considered as their exam period. In those three years, all the disciples' food, clothing, shelter were provided by the outer ground, so the disciples only needed to focus on cultivation. But if, in these three years they could break through an irritable body, they would be able to enter the inner court to pay their respects to their elders and become their disciples. Of course you don't need a teacher and you can improve yourself, but the difference in learning on your own and having a teacher is huge. On one hand, the rules of the Sky Tower did have room for flexibility and freedom.
In those three years if you don't break through, then you're given two options: leave school or be demoted to probation.
The trial disciple is Kai Yang's current status! He also humiliated the Sky Tower!
Compared to normal disciples, their treatment was very different. The tempted disciples must provide food, shelter, clothing, because the outer land no longer wastes resources on this garbage. After being revealed to be a trial disciple, you will basically never be able to advance. Unless of course, you managed to raise your cultivation level quickly in small amounts. Only then does the school consider promoting you to be a true student.
The entire Sky Tower consisted of three thousand disciples, while the trial disciples? You can count them with your ten fingers! Kai Yang had the confidence that he could become a true disciple!
For a trial disciple who wanted to survive in the Sky Tower, this was like dreaming of reaching heaven. Take Kai Yang as an example, his current residence was a hut he had built himself, one block of wood at a time. He did not even have time to repair the hole in his small roof. When it rains, the water also can not get out properly and accumulate in the room. He also bought his own clothes and food; basically he was responsible for all his own needs.
Kai Yang's little cottage is in the most remote and least populated location of the school.
In general, when subjected to such horrific treatment, it was difficult to endure. That was the reason why the school only had a small number of trial students. Most who could not meet the requirements chose to leave school, but Kai Yang stayed behind.
This was equivalent to being expelled, how was this alright?
A few months before, when he became a trial student, Kai Yang also received a sweeping job to provide for himself.
Currently Kai Yang was a trial disciple and a small servant; but just by sweeping, it was difficult to survive. There were many times when he was cold or hungry, but he chose this path. So he didn't play the retreat drum, because in this life he swore to continue it. That's what men do.
In Kai Yang there is toughness, it is even if you slam into a brick wall, do not look back on this kind of toughness! (TLN: chinese idiom, to proceed with your own decision/idea/plan)
Clearing the path, sweeping away the dust from the skyline gradually began to light up from the rising sun.
Although sweeping yourself did not use much energy, but without food or drink since morning and constant movement, Kai Yang was filled with sweat. It had nothing to do with strength, only his physique was extremely poor. Two out of three meals he was starving, Anyone who lives like him, how physically do they become good?
As time went on, more and more Sky Tower disciples began to surround him. These disciples woke up early, not to cultivate but to gwak on him. They were very interested in Kai Yang, looking at him with sharp gazes, as if they were staring at a naked beauty or a sweet fragrance like a watery meat bin coming out.
Among the Tower disciples gathered around Kai Yang, there was also a tense atmosphere in the air. Looking at each other with caution, all were unfriendly.
Someone among the crowd softly said, “So many people, this is a bit excessive. ”
At that moment someone said, “Do you think anyone can walk this path, huh? No one wants you to stay. ”
The statement made the person who spoke ashamed. Everyone knew why they were gathered here, why they were all looking at Kai Yang, and they were all waiting for the next moment. The deadline is coming soon, so isn't leaving now not mercy? If you can reach for the prize, then today will be the harvest.
Kai Yang naturally knew the reason for the commotion next to him, although his expression never changed. They will parade every five days, six times a month. He was already used to it, and it was nothing to make a fuss. He also noticed the number of people in front of him had increased, they might not have all arrived yet. (TL: Wow, these guys really bother coming there six times a month. Do they have better things to do?).
Although he was discredited, Kai Yang turned a blind eye to the people next to him and began sweeping
Kai Yang suddenly stopped and sat down halfway and slowly he inhaled the morning air to restore his own physical stamina.
At that movement, the people gathered around him all went around him. A tense atmosphere filled the air, as if the air was no longer flowing
No one looked at each other, but all stared intently at Yang
If people saw this crowd, they would hold the misconception that there was an expert in the middle. Or else, how could so many people surround one such person? In reality, Kai Yang was only a trial disciple with a cultivation at the third level of an enraged body. Everyone present was stronger than him
“Kai Yang, no need to bother. Why don't you obediently lie on the ground so that I can defeat you and save time? ”Seeing it like that, they feel disgusted.
How much energy can a third stage body recover? You will lose anyway, so why linger?
"Listen listen . Kai Yang, please think about the feelings of our fellow disciples as well. We are not like you, after this game we have to train and cultivate. ”
This statement made Kai Yang quickly submit and let them defeat him. The act of restoring his internal energy was akin to disrespecting them, but he only turned a deaf ear, like Lao Buddha
Time continued to pass, suddenly the melodious Tower bells sounded. It reached the ears of all the disciples around Kai Yang and himself, shocking the disciples. The bells tolled nine times, and from the east the sun rose. A new day! Everyone calmed their breaths, helplessly staring at Kai Yang as he slowly got up. He picked up his broom and glanced at the people surrounding him
"Choose me Senior!" Shouted someone. “I attack lightly and can guarantee you no pain!”.
"Junk! Choose me, I will be compassionate. I'll end it in one fist, and I promise I won't waste everyone's time. ”
"Fetch me……".
"Fetch me…… . ”
It was very crowded, like a market where vendors were trying to sell their products, competing with fresher products.
"Kai Yang, you can choose your own opponent!" Someone reminded
Kai Yang laughed, he immediately raised his broom and threw it into the sky. Dozens of pairs of eyes looked up, full of hope and waiting for the broom to fall while praying: "" Time seemed to slow down, the broom turned several times in the air and fell to the ground with a loud bang, no longer moving
The head of the broom pointed to the crowd of a burly teenager. A voice of regret resounded as the rest of the crowd and resignation came out. But the burly youngster laughed loudly and hurriedly: “Fellows disciples, this brother won the battle today, but hope fellow disciples will not blame me. ”
"Che, ********have been lucky!" Said one with jealousy
“Why can't choose me. I come every five days, for a whole month! Kai Yang you didn't do this on purpose right? ”.
“Don't say that, I've been coming for three whole months and not once have I been chosen!”.
"Brother, you are more miserable than I am. ”
“Not miserable, not miserable, watching is also a good and good show. ”The two brothers looked at each other, smiling silently in their hearts
In the courtyard, the others had already disbanded, leaving only Kai Yang and the burly teenagers to face each other
"Trial disciple Kai Yang, the furious body of the third stage!" Yang Kai introduced his opponent
"Ordinary disciple Zhou Ding Jun, the furious body of the fifth stage!" Stout teenager introduced
The Sky Tower disciples were also ranked. From the bottom up were trial disciples, ordinary disciples, lower base disciples, elite disciples, and core disciples; five ranks. Zhou Ding Jun said that he was an ordinary disciple, it meant that he had yet to pay his respects and had no mentor. If the breakthrough disciples of tempering bodies had mentors, then their status would be higher than ordinary low-base disciples. And those elite disciples were chosen from the best lower base disciples
As for the core disciples, they were treated as pillars for the next generation of Sky Tower School and hence cultivated accordingly
The stunning hierarchy of disciples, though seemingly absurd, can stimulate the younger generation into fierce competition, which is the basis of the Tower's brutal regime. This was the main reason why Kai Yang fought with many people, the other rules of the Sky Tower, the Rules Challenge.