Eternal Reverence - Chapter 53

Chapter 53
Evidently, Guan Xue noticed Li Fuchen too .

The current Li Fuchen gave off an entirely different impression to Guan Xue .

With the transformation of his soul spirit and his Crimson Battle Form being at the completion stage, Li Fuchen emitted a kind of unique aura that seemed very formidable . It didn’t seem like it would lose out to anyone .

Looking at him from afar, he was like a shining star . Although not as glaring as the sun, but seemingly abstruse like a profound mystery .

The frail looking body had an valiant and impenetrable qi presence which was difficult to ignore .

“When did the outer sect have such a charismatic guy?”

Standing beside Guan Xue was a lass whose phoenix eyes lit up .

The outer sect male disciples that could attract her attention, could be counted on one hand, and most of them were the outer sect’s top 10 prodigies .

“Senior Guan Xue, its Li Fuchen . ” The delicate girl beside Guan Xue couldn’t help but whisper .

Guan Xue nodded and approached towards Li Fuchen’s direction .

“It’s been awhile . ”

Arriving at the table that Li Fuchen was seated at, Guan Xue stroked her beautiful fringe while greeting .

“Yes . ” Li Fuchen didn’t put down the chopsticks in his hand and just gave a slight nod to Guan Xue .

Guan Xue frowned . Had it been anyone else, they would have already stood up .

“The matter about the engagement… Apologies . ” Guan Xue said .

Li Fuchen laughed it off, “The dissolution is a good thing . You can be at ease, and that applies to me as well . ”

“I truly hope that is what you think . ” Guan Xue sized up Li Fuchen, trying to read what was on his mind .

A pity, Li Fuchen’s eyes were calm and unmoved, no emotions could be detected .

Pursing her lips, Guan Xue said, “Your method of obtaining those contribution points has raised the attention of many, especially the top 500 outer sect disciples . You had better be wary and if you have any dispute that requires help, feel free to look for me . ”

The breaking of the engagement was the fault of her Guan Clan . She wished to make up for it, and doing so would allow her to clear her regrets, resulting in a better cultivation in the future .

“Thanks for your good intention, but I am able to settle my own issues . ” Li Fuchen rejected the good will of the proposer .

The lass with the phoenix eyes interrupted, “The name is Li Fuchen, right? You should stop being stubborn . I am not sure how you defeated Wang Hu, but he was only ranked 485 among the top 500 outer sect disciples . Your senior, I am untalented, placing at only 452 . However, my junior Guan Xue is different, she is ranked 366!”

She actually thought that Li Fuchen was pleasing to her eyes . But he was merely good looking, everything still came down to potential .

“Many thanks for the advice, I have finished . Please take your time to eat, I will take my leave . ”


Li Fuchen preferred not to get tangled up with this bunch . Putting down his chopstick, he proceeded to leave .

“This guy…” The female disciple with the phoenix eyes frowned .

Guan Xue: “Forget it, he was already like this in the past . ”

“Seems like you still know him very well?” The phoenix eyed lass giggled .

Guan Xue’s expression turned cold, “So what if I know him well . He is destined to be in a different world than us . His bone frame is just that of a normal bone frame . ”



“Normal bone frame?” The delicate female disciple was shocked .

All three of them had extraordinary bone frames and Guan Xue being the best with her 4 Star extraordinary bone frame .

This was one of the reasons why the three of them always hung around each other . Which is why people always say ‘Birds of a feather flock together’ .

“That is not possible! How can a normal bone frame improve that quickly?” The lass with the phoenix eye had a face of disbelief .

Guan Xue: “Something ought to have changed within his body, causing him to obtain an abnormally high perception . But unless he received an earth class medicinal herb, it isn’t possible for any transformation with his bone frame . ”

Yellow class herbs were common, and mystic class herbs already contained mysterious energy of the heaven and earth . But in order to alter one’s bone frame, an earth class herb was required .

The phoenix eyed lass: “A high perception would only be beneficial until the Earth Realm . To break through to the Heaven Realm, it isn’t enough to rely just on perception . ”

The delicate girl nodded in agreement .

***

On the way back, Li Fuchen saw He Ping .

And He Ping seemed to be in some kind of trouble as he was being surrounded by a group of disciples .

“Junior He Ping, don’t be shy . You should feel honored that senior Fang invited you to be his follower . ” A fierce looking youth spoke in a vicious tone to He Ping, while laying his hand on He Ping’s shoulder .

He Ping sneered, “The follower thing is just a front… The real purpose is for me to contribute pills to him right?!”

With the vast number of disciples in the Cang Lan Sect, there were bound to be factions . Strong disciples would recruit many followers, and these followers would provide pills as a tribute to their faction leader . With the leaders getting stronger, their faction grew stronger as well .

However, not everyone had the qualification to start their own faction . Once an individual started a faction, they would face challenges from other factions .



Once defeated, the faction would fall apart .

In order to maintain one’s faction, one’s own ability must be impregnable . If one’s own strength wasn’t good enough, no one would be convinced to serve under you .

Apart from being strong, if one had a good background, like a backing from a capable inner sect disciple . Normally, no one would dare to touch them without any good reason .

Also, having an astonishing potential was a great deterrence too .

If you were a 4 star bone frame disciple, anyone except another 4 star bone frame disciple wouldn’t come looking for trouble .

“What? Not willing? I advise you to think it over thoroughly . Rejecting senior Fang would mean the end of your tranquil days . ” The fierce looking youth threatened .

He Ping: “Sorry, I will not comply . ”

“You rather be forced to drink a forfeit than drink a toast, then allow me to let you understand what it means to defy us . ”

(TL note: 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 – ‘To refuse a toast only to be force to drink a forfeit’ in this case it means that He Ping would rather suffer the punishment than bow down)

The fierce looking youth applied pressure and clutched on He Ping’s shoulder .

Creak… Crunch!

The fierce looking youth was around the eighth level of the Qi Realm, but He Ping was only at the seventh level . Under the pressure of the five fingers, He Ping started to form cold sweat and couldn’t struggle free no matter what he did .

Shaking his head, Li Fuchen walked over .

“Hey! You guys better stop before going too far!” Li Fuchen’s voice travelled into their ears .



The fierce looking youth shot a menacing look at Li Fuchen, “Kid, who are you? Do you feel like dying?”

“Its Li Fuchen . ” One of the youths recognized Li Fuchen .

Hearing what was said, the fierce looking youth loosened his hand and turned to face Li Fuchen, “Li Fuchen right?! I advise you to stay out of this matter . ”

Li Fuchen’s notoriety was something that he had heard of many times .

Without any expert with him, he didn’t dare to seek trouble with Li Fuchen .

“Scram! I am not going to repeat myself . ” Li Fuchen shouted indifferently .

“You!” A youth with a long face got agitated .

“Let’s go . Li Fuchen, you will regret this . ” The fierce looking youth was rather calm . He then led the rest of the group and left .

Kneading his shoulder, He Ping said, “You shouldn’t have done that . ”

Li Fuchen laughed, “Why didn’t you accept their proposal?”

He Ping replied helplessly, “Becoming a follower of that senior Fang would save me a lot of trouble, but it would slow down my cultivation pace . ”

“If that is the case, I heard that within the outer sect, there are some factions that safeguards the weaker disciples . You should join them . ” Li Fuchen suggested .

“What about you?” He Ping didn’t plan to join any factions, but it seemed to be unavoidable .

“I am used to being alone . ” Li Fuchen shook his head .

He Ping knitted his brows, “That senior Fang isn’t just anyone . He is one of the top 10 prodigies of the outer sect, ranked in the 10s of the top 500 disciples, and has a terrifying potential . He will definitely come looking for trouble with you . ”

“Let’s put this off until he comes knocking . ” Waving his hand, Li Fuchen and He Ping separated .