Towards Eternity
Ch 553's. Disciple

Early in the day, the sky was still dark because it was still night.

The sounds of animals and insects sometimes rang out and made the supposedly silent night less silent. In the Jade Bamboo Sect, a nineteen-year-old youth yawned widely.

This young man was an ordinary disciple in the sect. He took the mission to guard the front gate of the sect during the night which was rewarded with a hundred gold coins for three consecutive days. To that end, he barely slept at all for three days, and this was the last day of his mission.

People could see the eye bags on the bottom of his eyes, obviously he was very tired. In the morning to evening, he had to receive lessons in the sect, and by night he had to keep watch all the time at the front gate of the sect, so that he did not have time to rest in the slightest.

"HOOOOAAAAMM. Not only was the reward really stingy, I wasn't even allowed to go pooping while on a mission, really a cursed mission. If it wasn't for the money I needed, it would still be a hundred gold coins back then, where might I be willing to take on this mission" the young man grumbled.

He picked up a bucket of water nearby, then started washing his face to make his drowsiness disappear.

When he felt he was not sleepy anymore, he moved from his place and chose to walk around the gate. He wanted to avoid thinking that could make him feel sleepy again as much as possible because this was his last day on this mission.

This mission must be perfectly blessed even if he himself does not like it. As he was walking down the road leading to the road that led down the mountain, the corner of his eyes caught a black figure walking from a distance and drew closer to him.

He narrowed his eyes and stared with focus on that black human-like figure.

Due to the darkness of the night, he finally created a ball of Inner Power in his hand and turned it into a ball of fire that illuminated the surrounding environment. Finally, although a little faint, he could see the figure of Weng Lou calmly walking towards him with both of his hands clasping his twin swords.

The young man's eyes narrowed when he realized that Weng Lou was just a teenager like him who should only be a few years easier than him.

"Hey, stop right there! Tell me who you are, and do you want to come to this Jade Bamboo Sect?" The young man walked closer to the teenager while letting the fireball of his creation continue to burn brightly.

As he walked closer, his nose could smell the new blood stinging around him and then, he could see that the body of the teenager he came to was clean from the blood boy, but not with his sword, which had dried up blood.

"Sunday senior, my name is Wei Lou, I came here to register as a member of the Jade Bamboo Sect." Weng Lou immediately saluted the young man without caring about his suspicious gaze.

The young man's eyebrows rose when he heard Weng Lou's reply, "Register as a disciple? Hey, do you know what time this is? It's not even morning yet! And why are you alone? Where's the guy who's accompanying you?"

Weng Lou's answer may sound familiar in the morning, or at other times. But today it was still very dark, and the moon was still above the sky, which place received guests at this kind of hour?

The Jade Bamboo Sect was not like the other sects that held the examination of admitting new disciples at certain times, either, they can do the exam at any time if the person who wants to register as a student meets several criteria.

Even so, the Jade Bamboo Sect remained the same as the other sects who were unlikely to hold a disciple acceptance exam. Not because they didn't want to, but it was impossible for anyone to come in early in the morning like this except for a madman like Weng Lou.

"I came alone, and as for the time.please forgive me, I left yesterday afternoon, so it's only now." Weng Lou answered well all the questions of the young man, without losing his respect for the young man.

"Huh, I'm sorry to you, but it's still too early. If you don't have a problem, you can wait outside the gate until the sun comes up, then I'll call you back and bring you in to take the exam" explained the young man.

However, before Weng Lou could give his answer, a gentle breeze blew over the two of them, and from above, the figure of the woman who had followed Weng Lou moved down slowly and landed in front of the two.

"No need, she will accept the exam right now, I will be her witness" said the woman who immediately turned around and walked towards the front gate of the sect.

The young man seemed to be silent in his place and he could not think clearly due to the very sudden appearance of the woman.

"Te-Elder Meigui?! A-Ah, I mean, good Elder! I'll take him to the exam!" The young man bent his body nearly ninety degrees, before then asking Weng Lou to come with him.

***

He was a sealed field within the Jade Bamboo Sect.

Weng Lou was brought into the place after he received an examination. Both of his swords which were weapons he carried left him in a room before then heading to this place.

He stood in the middle of the field with a stone the size of himself in the middle of the field. Near Weng Lou, Elder Meigui and the young man who had previously stood in silence while Weng Lou stared at the stone in front of him.

"I'll explain all the exams in the admission of new students. The first is the power assessment, since you are not yet a disciple of the Jade Bamboo Sect, then you will be assessed through physical strength and the amount of inner strength that has been in your body. Then the second assessment is a mental test, the Elder himself will give you the test later if you pass the test of physical strength and Inner Power.

In the physical test, you only need to hit the stone in front of you with all your might, then for the Inner Strength test, you only need to touch this jade. This stone will assess the amount of energy in you," the young man explained nervously. He did not dare to turn to Elder Meigui beside him at all for fear of offending him.

Weng Lou nodded in understanding, he stood quietly while staring at the stone for a while. "Can I start?" ask her in a very calm yet confident voice.

"Sure, you can start now" replied the young man.

After receiving the answer, Weng Lou put up his horses and began to clench his right hand firmly.

Without any cue at all, he also released his punch to the stone.

*bum! Sreck!*

In that one blow, the boulder was pushed back two meters back. In the area affected by the blow of Weng Lou, there is a fist that has a depth of up to five centimeters, can be seen some fine cracks in the former fist.

"Fhuu.

He did not try to cover up his terrifying physical strength, quite the opposite. He intended to display his strength in front of the Meigui Elders in this field because he knew that this beautiful woman had been watching him throughout his journey up the mountain which meant he had seen the power it exerts along the way.

However he was not too worried, because during his journey he did not expend a hundred percent of his physical strength, so he still had a few aces behind his sleeves.

Unlike the young man who was in the field, Elder Meigui who was there just stared in silence when he saw the punch released by Weng Lou and spoke in his heart, "This child, this child, he's pretty smart. He did not unleash as much power as his own, yet gave off enough power as a judgment that could shock people. He obviously didn't want to cover up his strength."

Elder Meigui nodded in satisfaction then had the young man with him watch Weng Lou to announce the value of his physical strength, after informing the young man of the results.

"E...ehem.the value is the Foundation Level 12 pinnacle! You can start for the Inner Energy test now," the young man said as he thrust the jade in his hand at Weng Lou.

Weng Lou's eyes only looked at the jade for a few moments, but not taking it or touching it at all which made the young man as well as Elder Meigui feel astonished.

"What's wrong? You can start the next test, no need to hesitate. That jade slip could provide an accurate appraisal up to the foundation of a tier 12 pinnacle, if the jade was destroyed, then it would mean that your Profound Power was in the realm of Soul Cleansing." Elder Meigui opened his voice. You could say he was more impatient to see the results of Weng Lou's assessment compared to the young man who was with him in the field.

From what he had seen about Weng Lou's strength during his mountain climbing, Weng Lou did not use the slightest bit of Qi or Deep Power that he had and only used his physical strength. If he had not misjudged, Weng Lou should at least be at the Soul Cleansing realm with his sheer physical strength, and if with his Qi strength, then, he should be stronger than a stage 5 Soul Cleansing.

But all his thoughts were shattered upon hearing Weng Lou's simple answer. "I'm sorry, but I don't have any Inner Energy" he said casually.

Elder Meigui blinked as if he had misheard, as well as the young gatekeeper who was there. Not having Deep Energy? Are you kidding me?

It was what was in the minds of Elder Meigui and the young man. But soon, Elder Meigui put on his understanding face and nodded in understanding.

"Of course, a Martial Practitioner in the Soul Cleansing realm only had Qi and a hint of Soul Power. They no longer use the Inner Energy like those who are still at the Foundation." Elder Meigui spoke calmly.

Right now, he seemed to have found a true genius who would become a disciple in his sect, and that was Weng Lou. A Martial Practitioner in the Soul Cleansing realm at such a young age like Weng Lou, just how step was that? Perhaps their sect was the only one! And he would probably become that genius disciple!

"No, I don't have any Qi or Soul Power either. I have no dantian, and only physical strength I have." Suddenly Weng Lou opened his voice and the excitement that occurred in the realm of the Meigui Elder stopped and he looked at Weng Lou.

"You, what? Try repeating your words just now."

"I don't have a dantian. I only have my physical strength alone, and I don't have any Deep Power, Qi, or Soul Power" explained Weng Lou once again.

Elder Meigui fell silent, while the young man who was with him spoke in a tone of disbelief, "Hey! Don't lie to the Elders! You think that's funny?! Huh uh?!"

"No, that's the truth. I don't have a Dantian-"

Unfinished Weng Lou spoke, Elder Meigui had already snatched Weng Lou's hand and examined him immediately, while Weng Lou did not resist in the slightest. Elder Meigui's face became solemn after a while when he did not find Weng Lou's Dantian anywhere.

"You're not lying at all. You don't have a dantian in your body" said Elder Meigui who then released his hand on Weng Lou's arm.

"What?! He really doesn't have her?! Then how could he have such great power?!" Right now, the young man who was with Elder Meigui exclaimed in shock to forget the status of Elder Meigui who was with him. When he regained consciousness, he immediately apologized and closed his own mouth.

Elder Meigui did not care about it, and asked Weng Lou the same question, "Right, how could you have such strength? Even if you exercise as hard as you can, it is impossible to have such great physical strength without Deep Power or Qi as a counterweight."

"I am a Forger," Weng Lou replied briefly.

"A Forger? How can such a menial job make you have such power? You want to fool me?" Elder Meigui spoke in a cold tone.

"It's not a regular rough job. A true Forger is trained to be able to swing his hammer under all conditions, for which he must have enough physical strength to do so. My own body is able to withstand this force because my organs have been strengthened every time I swing my hammer."

The answer from Weng Lou sounded very convincing and also he looked proud when explaining about his work as a Forger. Weng Lou's answer is an honest answer and is the truth behind his physical strength. This made Elder Meigui who was detecting whether Weng Lou was lying grit his teeth.

All the dreams that he had built up some stiff time now had to be shattered after learning that Weng Lou did not have a Dantian in him. However, he could not give up on Weng Lou just like that.

Despite not having a Dantian, a child with physical strength as big as Weng Lou was something no one else would have imagined. He could not let Weng Lou fall into the hands of another Elder.

"You, your name is Wei Lou, right? I am one of the Core Elders in this Jade Bamboo Sect, people call me by the call of Elder Meigui. From now on, you are a disciple in this Jade Bamboo Sect, and I will be your teacher," Elder Meigui said without the slightest hesitation.

The young man who was there was shocked by the decision of Elder Meigui. "But the Elder, he hasn't received a Mental-Test"

"No need, I raised him to be my personal student, so he can pass the test."

Elder Meigui swung his hand. As an Elder, he had the right to raise a few disciples in a certain amount. As a Core Elder, he certainly had several other disciples besides Weng Lou, and they all did not perform tests like on this disciple acceptance exam either.

Weng Lou, who was smiling widely at the decision of Elder Meigui, immediately bowed respectfully to Elder Meigui, "Wei Lou salutes Master!"

Seeing that, Elder Meigui nodded in satisfaction, and immediately left while taking Weng Lou away from the field, leaving the speechless young gatekeeper in his place.