Chapter 55 Inside The Sect
William and the Guild Master exited the portal simultaneously. In front was a large ring-like mountain chain that stretched almost to the end of William's view.
The mountain chain was dotted with five peaks that stretched into the clouds. At the very top, one could barely make out different colors of blue, red, yellow, green, and purple. "Those are the Five Peaks," the Guild Master spoke while looking to the sky. "They represent the five main elemental focuses of our Sect, being Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Lightning. I live on the Fire Peak, even though I specialize in Magic of the Space and Time Elements. Your Peak will be decided once you become an Inner Core Disciple."
William nodded. He thought for a moment before asking, "How do I become an Inner Core Disciple?" "There will be a test held in two weeks time. It would be best to train your combat ability before then." The words felt weird coming out of the Guild Master's mouth, considering William could already defeat Golden Core Cultivators. Who knew how strong William would be once he started Cultivating?
"Yes, Guild Master." William replied.
"My name is Gu Dianlong, and I am the Sect Master here. You will refer to me as Sect Master Gu while you are a member of my Sect." he waited for William's confirmation before continuing. "I don't have time to spend with the kids in your generation, so an Elder will be giving you a tour of our facilities and show you to your room." Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com
Sect Master Gu led William to the Sect entrance, which was a set of large wooden doors inscribed with powerful Arrays. They approached a small registration building for visitors, where two middle-aged men welcomed the Sect Master with respect.
"Welcome back, Sect Master." they spoke in unison with a deep bow to which Sect Master Gu nodded.
He bowed slightly to Elder Lin, feeling it was the right thing to do. "Thank you Elder. I will be sure to thank Sect Master as well." Elder Lin nodded in approval. 'If only the rest of the younger generation was as polite as this kid.'
If Elder Lin really knew what kind of person William was, he would definitely regret ever uttering those words. Elder Lin continued the tour after providing William his room key. He showed William to the training area, where many disciples were already launching various spells and techniques at scarecrow-shaped training dummies made of a purple fabric. A male disciple of about sixteen launched a water bolt at a dummy with a splash, causing the scarecrow to change from purple to a dark blue.
William watched as the disciple looked at his result and frowned with disappointment. The disciple turned to the side, where he saw William and Elder Lin standing at the side. He wasn't sure who William was, since he wasn't wearing a uniform, but when he realized Elder Lin was watching him, the boy felt he needed to correct this embarrassment. He quickly created a fireball about half a meter in size and threw it at the dummy. The fireball moved at about a quarter of William's best speed, landing squarely on the center of the scarecrow's head.
A large explosion should have sounded, but the area seemed to be soundproofed, as William only saw the dummy burst into flames. He was amazed once again at the various ways you could apply Arrays, and was thankful he received the Talent so early on.
The fire died down, but the scarecrow was still there. It was now dyed a light green color that slowly faded to dark green, light blue, dark blue, then back to purple. The boy smiled in satisfaction, then locked eyes with William and gave a smirk.
"Those training dummies are designed to encompass the simplified colors of the rainbow," Elder Lin started explaining. "The dummies will change color from dark purple to blue, green, yellow, orange, and red and all shades in between depending on how much power your attack has when it hits the target.
Since that boy's target turned light green, it means his attack was equal to someone in the late stages of the Foundation Establishment Realm."
So that kid who looks much younger than me is actually quite impressive. He has two Elements and his Fire Magic is stronger than Briar's. Too bad he picked the wrong opponent! William thought to himself.
"I think I'll give it a try if you don't mind, Elder." William suddenly spoke up to Elder Lin's surprise.