Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 508 - 53 Chengshan Martial Arts Conference

Hearing Kong Xiong’s voice, Richard realized it was the day to attend the Martial Arts Gathering.

The Chengshan Martial Arts Conference, one of the traditions of the sects in Chengshan City, was held once every hundred years to foster interaction and the exchange of martial arts techniques between major sects.

In other words, it was an event to showcase muscle.

Also, the Chengshan Martial Arts Conference served as a recruitment event.

Chengshan City was a historically significant large city, and to its residents, being part of a sect wasn’t anything extraordinary.

By displaying the strength of their own sects, they could establish their rankings for the next hundred years, which, in turn, would determine the level of their future disciples; this was another function of the Chengshan Martial Arts Conference.

Richard changed into ordinary training clothes and went straight out of the small courtyard without bringing any weapons or armor.

Naturally, Kong Xiong noticed Richard’s approach and nervously asked, "Master, aren’t you going to bring the Green Mountain Armor and the Earth-shattering Hammer?"

Both items were treasures of the Banshan Sect; the Green Mountain Armor was impervious to swords and spears, and the Earth-shattering Hammer could deliver blows of immense force—both were remarkably precious treasures.

Richard glanced at him, his tone calm with undeniable confidence.

"I don’t need them."

These days he had also observed the strength of the internal sects in Chengshan City; among them, thirteen had third-level creatures at their helm, and nine of those had multiple third-level creatures. Interestingly, these nine sects were precisely the ones that had attacked the Banshan Sect years ago.

Although due to the Invisible Face, his own strength had been reduced to about thirty to forty percent, this level of strength was still more than enough to eliminate those Sect Leaders who were merely third-level.

Seeing his master so confident, Kong Xiong could only temporarily suppress his anxiety.

His master never acted rashly; such confidence must have a solid basis.

Perhaps, during those years of seclusion, his master had gained insights into the "Heavenly Dao".

"Master is mighty; your disciple will now prepare the Wild Beasts and head to Chengshan Building."

...

The Chengshan Martial Arts Conference was held at Chengshan Building, located at the center and the highest point of Chengshan City in Mountain City.

The giant wooden building stood on the summit of Mountain City, usually bright as a beacon.

Now, during the Chengshan Martial Arts Conference, it was even more dazzling.

Prominent figures from within Chengshan City all gathered at Chengshan Building today, eager to witness the talent of various sects’ young talents and even the Sect Masters.

"Manager Qian, it’s been so long, long time no see."

At the first floor of the Chengshan Building, a Wild Beastman dressed in a large fur coat with gold rings on his tusks greeted him.

In front of him, the plump and genial Manager Qian immediately responded:

"Clan Leader Liu, what a rare guest. It must have been thirteen years since we last met, hasn’t it?"

"Ha ha ha, Manager Qian, you have a good memory."

Just as the conversation ended, someone else yelled: "Manager Qian, why is your waiter ignoring us? Isn’t someone sitting in the hall a guest too?"

Manager Qian looked over and saw a Wild Beastman in plain clothes and covered in scars impatiently shouting.

He quickly stepped forward, apologizing with a smile: "Ah, Hero Zheng, you shouldn’t say that. As soon as you enter our Chengshan Building, whether it’s a private room or the main hall, you’re a guest.

But today we really are packed with guests, and these waitstaff aren’t martial artists like you are, Hero Zheng. It’s inevitable that they might have missed someone, please bear with them."

Having said that, Manager Qian quickly turned and shouted sternly: "Little Liu, come here quickly! You lazybones, by neglecting Hero Zheng, it seems you want to be whipped!"

After dealing with this, Manager Qian returned to the center of the hall and greeted each of the arriving guests.

During the Chengshan Martial Arts Conference, all the coming and going were prominent figures; getting familiar with them could increase his business dealings in the future.

Soon, the crowd in the hall thinned out, and most of the expected guests had arrived.

What remained were the main characters of this Martial Arts Gathering.

Manager Qian walked out of the hall and flew into the air. From a distance, he saw a flock of birds approaching. Upon closer inspection among the birds, there were dozens of human figures.

As the birds drew closer, upon them stood a group of Wild Beastmen in light robes armed with weapons.

Manager Qian called out in a loud voice: "Green Bird Sect has arrived!"

The Green Bird Sect’s flock stopped above Chengshan Building, and the Wild Beastmen on the bird’s backs lightly stepped off, floating downward.

The leading Sect Master nodded with a smile towards Manager Qian: "Manager Qian."

Manager Qian bowed and replied: "Sect Master He, your appearance remains unchanged."

Following the Green Bird Sect, a loud, hearty laugh suddenly came from a distance. The next moment, a huge winged tiger dashed toward the Chengshan Building. On its back, dozens of Wild Beastmen clad in tiger skins and holding long sticks were eyeing the Green Bird Sect members menacingly.

"He hairy fool, where’s your Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix? Why have you come riding a flock of lousy birds that can’t even count as Wild Beasts?"

Sect Master He looked at the rambunctious Wild Beastman and calmly said, "My Green Bird Sect hasn’t reached the point where we need to show off with Wild Beasts to bolster our prestige."

"I think your lousy birds were lured away by other birds, ha ha ha ha."

The shouting Wild Beastman laughed loudly and then leapt from the winged tiger, covering dozens of yards in a single bound, landing directly in front of Sect Master He.

"Manager Qian, long time no see."

Manager Qian bowed and then sang out: "Wind Tiger Gate has arrived!"

The guests had all arrived, and what remained were naturally the main characters of this Martial Arts Gathering—the forty-two sects of Chengshan City.

Starting with the Green Bird Sect and Wind Tiger Gate, the forty-two sects began to enter one after another, introducing a variety of peculiar Wild Beasts that almost turned the area outside Chengshan Building into a zoo of Wild Beasts.

Quickly, all the sects without a Martial Arts Master had already arrived among the forty-two sects.

Manager Qian looked straight ahead, only to see a flying boat tens of meters long slicing through the sea of clouds, descending from the sky. An invisible pressure dropped from the flying boat, causing the Wild Beasts outside Chengshan Building to involuntarily crouch down.

On the flying boat, a towering figure walked through the air and slowly entered the ninth floor of Chengshan Building, with no intention of greeting Manager Qian.

Manager Qian was not annoyed either, he replied under the pressure, unchanging in countenance, "Jiuxiao Sect has arrived!"

Jiuxiao Sect, one of the fourteen major sects of Chengshan City, its leader, Yun Jiuxiao, had ascended to Martial Arts Master three hundred years ago, elevating the originally ordinary Jiuxiao Sect to one of the major sects.

Following that, those sects with Martial Arts Masters began to arrive one after another.

Shadow Moon Sect, Jiao Dragon Association, Ghost Shadow Sect... Fourteen of Chengshan City’s sects with Martial Arts Masters stationed had quickly arrived, making up thirteen sects.

Only the protagonist after the Martial Arts Gathering had not yet appeared.

Manager Qian looked towards Banshan Sect’s direction and thought, could it be that Banshan Sect was not participating in this Martial Arts Gathering?

But before he could think further, he suddenly saw a wild ox breaking through the sea of clouds in the distance. Atop the wild ox was an old Beastman with white hair and a heroic demeanor, calmly looking at him.

Manager Qian considered himself experienced and knowledgeable – he had seen ruthless Wild Bandits leaders, disciples from the Holy Sect who traveled, and retired Martial Arts Masters... he had seen them all.

Yet none of these people gave him as much pressure as the old Beastman in front of him.

But being looked at by this old Beastman, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and an innate fear made him shudder.

Just before, under the martial pressure of Martial Arts Master Yun Jiuxiao, his face remained unchanged, his voice as sonorous as a bell.

Soon, the old Beastman withdrew his gaze. Manager Qian then finally recovered, his voice trembling slightly as he announced,

"Banshan... Banshan Sect has arrived!"

...

Gazing at the huge wooden building before him, Richard walked through the air and stepped inside. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

Kong Xiong followed closely behind with his disciples.

Along the way, numerous gazes focused on this somewhat unfamiliar old Beastman.

Many were wondering who this old Beastman was.

The exterior of Chengshan Building resembled a high tower, apart from the outer rooms, its interior was surprisingly hollow, supported only by eight large pillars holding up the structure.

At this moment, a huge fighting ring was already suspended in mid-air, and the younger generation of various sects was eager to step up and contest their strengths.

Suddenly, a voice from nowhere echoed in Chengshan Building.

"Chu Yuan still retains his grace of old."

Chu Yuan, the name of Richard’s current identity.

Richard looked up towards the source of the voice, his spiritual power unreservedly scanning it, he faintly replied, "Has Old Dragon Ghost died? Why has the Martial Arts Gathering sent out a little kid like you?"

The speaker was the current Sect Leader of the Jiao Dragon Association. From the information Richard knew, this man was named Long Xiaotian.

Long Xiaotian, hearing this, did not get annoyed and replied, "My master needed to encounter Heavenly Dao recently, he is currently in seclusion, hoping to advance further."

Hearing this, the other twelve Sect Leaders on the ninth floor were all inwardly stirred.

What Wild Beastmen referred to as Heavenly Dao, in the terms of Wizards, meant that his teacher had recently glimpsed behind the veil and was currently digesting the obtained fragments of the rules.

Richard nodded slightly, "Well, he better make it quick, because I’ll be seeking his guidance these next few days."

At this remark, laughter suddenly burst from the rooms on the ninth floor.

Someone sneered, "Has this old man Chu gone senile in his seclusion? Does he think Banshan Sect is still what it used to be?"

Hearing these words, Long Xiaotian laughed loudly, "Very well, on behalf of my master, I welcome Chu Yuan to come and spar."

With Banshan Sect seated, the Chengshan Martial Arts Conference officially began.

Disciples from the smaller sects took the stage first, competing to establish their superiority.

As for these level 1 creature fights, Richard genuinely had no interest.

He yawned and spoke to Ulysses, who was hiding on his shoulder, via a Spiritual Message, "Is there anything good in this building?"

"Nothing. Apart from some recipes, there’s nothing here worth taking."

"Recipes?"

Richard was puzzled.

Ulysses explained, "These Wild Beastmen are quite good at cooking. I heard when I was inquiring outside these past few days that among the Wild Beastmen, there’s a profession called ’Martial Chef,’ specially in charge of cooking Magic Beasts with various Magic Potions."

"Oh? That’s interesting. Then go steal his recipes. It’s not easy coming here; we can’t leave empty-handed."

"... I feel you’re being a bit shameless."

"You wait, I’ll cook it for you to taste once I have it."

"Just a moment, I’m going now."

As Richard continued yawning, the competition among the disciples finally ended.

Next came the highlight of the Martial Arts Gathering.

A figure in white clothes leapt out from the ninth floor, slowly landing on the fighting ring.

"I am Yun Jiuxiao, Sect Master of Yunxiao Sect. Chu Yuan, would you care to spar on the ring?"