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Stone Tablet

"That building over there is a cafeteria for Outer Court disciples like me. The disciples of the Inner Court dined in a separate building." Mo Zhou explained as he guided Yuan around the Flying Sword Sect.

"Un. Un." Yuan nodded his head in excitement.

"Do you see an open area there? That's where the disciples went to lecture from the Sect Elders once a week."

"That tall building is where the disciples train to hone their sword techniques," Mo Zhou said as he pointed to the pagoda that was in the distance.

"A unique shape for a building ..." Yuan silently admired the elegant tower.

"Do you think I can go inside to take a closer look?" he then asked Mo Zhou, who quickly shook his head in an apologetic manner.

"Sorry, Daoist Yuan, but visitors are not allowed to enter the building with a ceiling ..."

"The Che. The stinking place. How are you going to attract new students if you block everything?" Yuan shook his head in pity.

"Nh ..." Mo Zhou did not know how to refute his stupid statement and could only smile awkwardly. Because normally, one would not go around the Sect before deciding whether they wanted to join or not.

"Forgetit." Yuan suddenly said. "Let's continue the tour."

Mo Zhou sighed in relief when Yuan did not continue the topic of conversation.

"OK, then let me show you what the disciples of the Flying Sword Sect consider to be the most important thing in this Sect!"

"Oh?"

Hearing his words, Yuan instantly became curious about this place.

After walking for a few minutes, they stopped in front of three tall stone tablets sitting next to each other.

These three stone tablets were perfectly rectangular in shape and had dozens of names engraved on them, resembling a memorial to the dead. However, unlike the other two, the middle stone tablets only had a few names on them, and they were much larger and sharper than the others.

"What'sthis? A warning to the dead?" Yuan opened his mouth to ask without thinking.

"Ap—" Mo Zhou looked at him with a frightened look. He then looked around to see if anyone was there to hear his words.

Upon seeing that the place was empty, Mo Zhou heaved a sigh of relief again.

"Daois Yuan, although I am aware of your ignorance of the Sect, what you just said has greatly offended not only me but also every disciple in this Sect!"

"What?" Yuan looked at him with a confused expression.

"This is not a warning to the dead but a ranking for the entire Sect! Every name on these three tablets represented a genius within the Sect, and they were all respected by the thousands of disciples in this Sect! If anyone other than me had heard your words, they would have jumped at you with a raised sword, because it was so disrespectful to individuals who had shed their sweat and blood just to be at that rank!"

"A-really? I don't know, but I'll still apologize for my rude remarks... Sorry." Yuan said apologetically.

Seeing his sincere apology, Mo Zhou nodded with an approving smile. "It's okay. I know you didn't mean that."

He then turned to the three tablets of stone again and said: "Every tablet of stone except the one in the middle has forty-five names, with the one in the middle having only ten, with the one in the middle having only ten, so that the total becomes a hundred names."

"The hundred names are the names of the strongest disciples in the Flying Sword Sect— excluding the Sect Elders and Sect Leaders. And each of them received the full support of the Sect, allowing them to enjoy the resources provided almost infinitely. Ah.. and everyone in the middle stone tablets was given the title of 'Murid Core'."

Mo Zhou's eyes sparkled with admiration as he stared at the three stone tablets, especially when his gaze met the one in the middle, looking dazzled.

"Every disciple in this Sect—including I—wantin has our own name engraved on the stone tablets."

Suddenly, as Mo Zhou ended his words, the last name on the third stone tablets disappeared. And a few seconds later, another name was engraved in the same place.

When Mo Zhou saw this, his eyes flickered with excitement.

"Look! Someone just changed the 100th name!"

"Eh? How did the names on the tablet change itself? Isn't that engraved in it?" Yuan was more curious about the phenomenon than the event itself.

—

After staring at the stone tablet for a while, Yuan suddenly realized the name 'Ren Fuchen'.

He pointed to the first stone tablet and asked Mo Zhou in a curious tone: "Hey, that Ren Fuchen ... is he the same as Ren you have hurt?"

When Yuan mentioned Ren Fuchen, Mo Zhou's skin looked pale.

He then nodded with a desperate move, justifying Yuan's curiosity.

"His name is on the level... 14. He's the 14th strongest disciple in this place?"

Mo Zhou nodded again but this time it was slower.

"What about the girl you dated? Is he also on the level?"

Hearing his question, Mo Zhou silently pointed to the last name engraved on the middle stone tablet.

"Xing Aiying .. rank 10 ..." Yuan then turned to look at Mo Zhou with a surprised expression. "You actually seduced someone whose name was listed in the rankings - the middle one, no less? How brave and ambitious!"

"..."

"By the way, this is all that can be seen, at least for a guest like you," Mo Zhou said.

"Now I have to give this Fire Lizard monster core to senior apprentice brother Ren ..." Mo Zhou sighed sadly.

"Do you really have to give it to her? You didn't make a mistake, so there's no reason for you to listen to his nonsense" Yuan said.

Mo Zhou shook his head and said, "You don't understand, Daoist Yuan. This is a world where the strong make rules and the weak abide by their rules, even if such rules are absurd and full of nonsense."

"And I told you that only idiots would follow such rules," Yuan shrugged. "You're the one who doesn't understand here."

"A-A idiot?" Mo Zhou looked at him, who subconsciously called everyone in this world an idiot, with a strange expression on his face.

"How about I come with you to meet this Ren guy?" Yuan suddenly said, making him dumbfounded.

"It's okay," Mo Zhou said a moment later with a bitter smile, "It's my own problem, I can't drag you into it, especially after everything you've done for me."

Yuan was silent and looked at him with a calm expression.

"Is that so? Lalu—"

Suddenly, a loud voice sounded from the distance.

"Hey, isn't that the kid who tried to prosecute senior apprentice sister Xing and ended up offending you?"

Both Yuan and Mo Zhou turned to look towards the voice, and Mo Zhou's face paled as soon as he saw two handsome youths in the distance staring at him.

"S-Internship senior-brother Ren! Senior apprentice-brother Zhen!"

When Yuan saw how Mo Zhou's legs trembled like a jello, he knew how scared he was of these two people.

"Mo Zhou, you bastard! How dare you make me walk to your place to look for you!" The handsome young man on the right approached Mo Zhou with an angry expression, his hands clenched tightly.

"Where are you hiding? Didn't I say that today is the last day for you to bring me the monster core of the Fire Lizard or another—?!"

"I have it! I brought the Fiery Lizard monster core! Here goes!"

Mo Zhou took out a small red crystal from the pocket of his robe and showed it to Ren Fuchen.

'That brat actually managed to obtain the Fire Lizard monster core!' Ren Fuchen's eyes widened when he saw the crystal. He did not think that someone as weak as Mo Zhou would have the ability to kill a powerful ferocious beast like the Fire Lizard, yet there was a monster core within his grasp.

"How did you get it? Don't tell me you bought it?"

"It doesn't matter how I got it! I've gotten what you asked for, so leave me alone from now on!"

"Ha ha ha ha!" Hearing his words, Ren Fuchen burst into laughter. "You're such an idiot! You actually thought that I would leave you alone just because you somehow managed to obtain the monster core? It's just an excuse for me to beat you up!"

"What?!" At this point, Mo Zhou's heart was filled with bitterness. "You promised that you'd forget I seduced senior apprentice brother Xing if I gave you the Fiery Lizard monster core!"

"Of course, I will respect my words and forget about your embarrassing actions in seducing senior-sister apprentice Xing. However, once you give me the Fire Lizard, it will no longer be about that. How dare a lowly trash like you have. A feeling for apprentice-senior sister Xing! Your feelings alone are enough to get you beaten up!"

Mo Zhou trembled uncontrollably after hearing those words. Just his love for his senior apprentice sister, Xing, was enough to get beaten up? Where is justice in that? But unfortunately, he was weak and Ren Fuchen was Chosen — their status in this world was too far apart.

"Well, what an amazing statement!" Yuan suddenly said loudly, causing Mo Zhou's body to mysteriously stop shaking. "Beating someone just because they love the same person as you? How messy your personality is there." Yuan laughed out loud, almost like he was watching a funny movie.

"And who are you? You are definitely not a disciple of this Sect, so how did you get in here?" Ren Fuchen finally realized Yuan and Xiao Hua were standing at the side.

"Who am I? I was the one who gave him the Fire Lizard's monster core," Yuan said, his expression calm.

"Yuan Daoist!" Mo Zhou looked at him with wide eyes.

"Huh? So you're the one..." Ren Fuchen looked at Yuan with narrowed eyes.

"Why did you give him something as valuable as the core of the Fiery Lizard monster? What does he offer in return?" She asked.

"He gave me nothing, I don't want anything from him either. I gave it just because I liked it," Yuan replied casually.

"..."

Although he did not know who Yuan was, Ren Fuchen was wary of him. After all, what kind of normal individual would give something as valuable as the Fiery Lizard monster core away for free?

"And? What do you want?"

"I would really appreciate it if you stopped bullying her," Yuan said with a smile.

"And what if I say no?" While Ren Fuchen did not want to offend someone as mysterious as him, he did not fear him. Not only was he Chosen but they were still inside the Flying Sword Sect, where he had protection in all directions.

"Of course, you will refuse …." Yuan turned to look at Mo Zhou and said, "I've saved his life once, it wouldn't be strange if I did it again, right?"

"You ..." Ren Fuchen instantly frowned at his words.

"Yuan Daoist!" As for Mo Zhou, he looked at Yuan with tears in his eyes, his gaze filled with admiration, and his heart filled with gratitude.