The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 63

Chapter 63: Lifespan

You XiaoMo reflexively looked over at Ling Xiao. The latter was not the least surprised. A smile like the spring breeze was still hanging on his face, elegant and dignified , just like a noble prince. Looking over, You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched as he saw the Shimeis over to the side acting like maidens , shyly peeking at Ling Xiao with what could only be described as extremely bashful expressions. You XiaoMo had never understood why girls liked these types of men.

The called upon Zhou Peng was the first to enter the arena. Standing at 1.89 meters, his figure was very imposing. He had a strong, sturdy, tall and straight figure with the tension in his muscles vaguely visible. Especially the muscles on his arm, under a layer of clothing, one could almost feel the energy. On his back was a five hundred pound heavy double-edged sword, the heaviest sword there had ever been in the Tian Xin Sect. From this, one could infer that Zhou Peng should be of the strength class practitioners.

Standing on the stage, Zhou Peng didn’t wait for Ling Xiao to join him. Instead, he cupped his hands saying, “I didn’t expect that my first fight would be with Da Shixiong. Truthfully, I, Zhou Peng am very happy. After all, there are not many times where I can spar with Da Shixiong. But I know my own strength. The me now is not able to defeat Da Shixiong.”

Everyone was looking at him in surprise. These words, could it be he was going to give up this fight?

In the elders area, a light flashed in Elder Jiang’s eyes. He suddenly darkened his face saying, “Zhou Peng, even if you are no match for Lin Xiao, there is no harm in trying. Furthermore, just from one fight you can find out how big the the gap between you and Lin Xiao is. Blindly chasing will do you no good.”

Zhou Peng laughed heartily, “Thank you , Elder Jiang , for your advice. Unfortunately, yesterday when Da Shixiong was giving me some pointers, I had an enlightening experience. My training is showing signs of a breakthrough so I am going to go into closed-door cultivation for a few days.”

“Since it was like that, you can get down!” The Grand Master Tang Fan’s serious face finally showed a hint of a satisfied smile. Zhou Peng was his direct disciple. When he got onto the stage Tang Fan could already tell that he was almost at the point of a breakthrough. After not seeing him for a few days, Zhou Peng’s training was again one step higher, making him feel a little surprised. Now, hearing his words, he learned that it was the work of his Elde st disciple. This made him feel at ease. As their Shifu, he was the one who was most clear about the relationship between these two.

Seeing that the Grand Master had already decreed, Elder Jiang said, “So I’ll declare that Zhou Peng withdraws from the first fight. The winner is Lin Xiao.”

That said, an enthusiastic applause broke out under the platform. Among them, the one clapping most loudly was actually Tang YunQi, her pretty face flushed bright red in excitement.

You XiaoMo also applauded, but not strongly. Listening to the applause, he felt that his palms hurt just from listening to it. Was it really necessary to clap so strongly? It was not as if a leading celebrity had arrived.

Everyone had thought that they would be able to witness a tiger versus dragon match. But no one expected that before the fight even started, Zhou Peng already withdrew.

For some people, it would be wrong to say they were not disappointed. These few months there had been very few chances to see Lin Xiao’s power. Although the number one position in the Warrior Division was still his, there were certain disciples of overweening ambition that were not willing to accept being weaker than Lin Xiao.

The saying was right. Know yourself and know your enemy. Then one could fight a hundred battles and win a hundred battles.

If Lin Xiao’s strength were to be revealed a little, the later opponents of Lin Xiao would have a higher chance of winning. So , there were quite a few disciples, and even certain elders , who wished to know how powerful Lin Xiao was. It was too bad that this good opportunity disappeared when Zhou Peng withdrew. Although unexpected, it was still quite reasonable.

Following that, was the beginning of the second fight. Elder Jiang was again the one to pick names.

This time, there was no unexpected withdrawal. The opponents were one male and one female even though it was a mixed draw, this result was very normal. Of course no one would say that it was unfair. In the Long Xiang Continent, it was also equally important for women to increase their power. If not, they would end up as playthings to be trifled with.

The both of them were in the top twenty ranks of the Central Lineage. There was not a huge gap in between them, so their strength was well-matched. Giving and taking, an all out fight. Everyone looked on full of interest and no one was left talking about the first fight. No winner was determined after thirty minutes of fighting but in the eyes of the higher level practitioners, the winner was already clear.

Just a little bit later, the woman fell from the stage. The reason was because of her insufficient strength.

The man standing on the stage cupped his hand towards the woman and said politely, “Yang-shijie, you’ve let me win!”

Elder Jiang again stood out and announced the winner. Right after that was the third fight. This time it was a fight between two men.

As a man, You XiaoMo also had dreams of becoming a top notch warrior. Flying over masts and walking on walls, smashing rocks with one strike, he felt that this was especially manly. Most importantly, delicate girls loved these kind of strong men.

But dreams were just dreams. Its relation to reality was just like how North is to South.

Of course, it was not as if he had never gone to the gym or signed up for karate and taekwondo classes. It was just that he had no talent for martial arts, because from head to tail he was a complete dunce when it came to sports. His sense of balance couldn’t be any worse. The simplest physical education test, the high jump, he had never been able to go above half a meter. The result was that he was the worst in the class. Even the fattest girl in the class did better than him , and this became the biggest shame in his other life.

But it couldn’t be helped. He really had no talent for sports. So , seeing other people display their powerful style, he felt from the bottom of his heart, admiration, jealousy and hate. Why did he not have the talent for martial arts? He had thought that by crossing over, his new body would be able to change his previous situation. But he ended up as a mage, lacking in fighting ability, delicate and weak.

Ling Xiao looked over at You XiaoMo looking at the stage with a complicated expression. He raised his brows, “What are you thinking of?”

You XiaoMo returned to his senses and glanced resentfully at him. He lowered his head dispiritedly, “Why can’t mages cultivate super powers?”

Ling Xiao got what he was thinking. It looked like he got upset looking at the fight happening on stage. He laughed freely, “There are ten thousand beings on heaven and earth. Some have, some have not. Heaven has given you a great power , so some other things must be taken away. Although it is true that mages can’t cultivate super powers, the magic pills they refine are very important to practitioners. Practitioners are also the same. Although they are strong, they need to face many dangers. The two can be said to have an interdependent existence.”

“I heard that practitioners have very long lives. If the mage dies, wouldn’t they have to look for another one?” You XiaoMo also knew that what he said is reasonable. No matter which world, there couldn’t be a person that was perfect in every way. Just like the person in front of him, he looked perfect on the outside but deep inside he really loved to make fun of him, which was extremely evil.

Saying that, You XiaoMo saw Ling Xiao looking at him strangely.

“Who told you that mages have short lives?”

“Can it be I’m wrong? But isn’t it true that mages can’t cultivate special powers? Then how can the lifespan be lengthened?” You XiaoMo exclaimed in surprise. He had always thought that to be the case.

Ling Xiao looked at him as if looking at a complete idiot. He lifted his hand and rapped his knuckles on You XiaoMo’s head saying angrily, “Who said you’re not cultivating special powers? You’re usual ly refining magic pills, isn’t that cultivating special powers? The book I gave you, don’t tell me you’re not practicing it? How can there be someone as stupid as you? Didn’t your shifu and shixiongs tell you?”

You XiaoMo held his head as his tears started to swim in his eyes. They really didn’t say anything! If he wanted to know, he still had to ask.

“But, that book, isn’t it for cultivating that … soul force?”

Speaking those last words, You XiaoMo purposefully lowered his voice. After all, Ling Xiao already said that soul training techniques were very rare. Although he was now a disciple of Kong Wen, he still was not allowed to practice the soul training techniques from the Tian Xin Sect , because he had not been in the sect long enough.

What he didn’t know wa s that Ling Xiao had long ago set up an illusion around them. What the others saw was not two people talking but two people looking earnestly at the competition.

A smile seeped into Ling Xiao’s eyes as he looked at You XiaoMo and elegantly spit out one word, “Idiot!”

You XiaoMo pouted and looked at him miserably.

This was not his fault he came to this life late. How would he know so much? Although he had borrowed quite a few books from the library, the books did not record these things. He also didn’t hear the other disciples talking about it , so he assumed the others also didn’t know. So , he had always thought that mages had very short lifespans.

But he also couldn’t tell Ling Xiao that he was transported over from Earth. Even given ten times the courage, he still wouldn’t dare to say that.

Ling Xiao liked to see his resentful appearance. Although this habit was abnormal, he didn’t mind being abnormal. Satisfied with bullying him, Ling Xiao finally magnanimously told him all about the lifespans of mages.

“Mages and practitioners are the same. Although the way they cultivate special powers and the type of special powers they cultivate are not identical , the lifespan is comparable. Furthermore, mages usually have more secure lives. That’s because they don’t have inner demons and such things. They also won’t accidentally have qi deviation because of improper practices.”