The Legend of Fangren

Standing on the stage, looking at Feng Zhonghua lying on the ground, Fang Shi scratched his head.

So all you cultivators are this fragile?

He hadn't expected his opponent to be so light, able to lift him up with a single move, and with such wide and sweeping attacks. Once his eyes caught up, he, with his superior speed and strength, could easily break through the opponent's defenses.

Hmm, I always feel... he has a kind of numerical beauty now.

"Fang Shi, you win."

Qu Yang and Liu Yiyuan landed, and Liu Yiyuan immediately went to help Feng Zhonghua up and check his condition.

"Thankfully, he just fainted."

After giving him a pill, Liu Yiyuan straightened up and looked at Fang Shi, but did not blame him for being too heavy-handed.

"Good lad, I truly misjudged you. Tell me, what have you been doing for the past month? Your strength has increased so dramatically."

The surrounding disciples immediately perked up their ears.

Fang Shi had no choice but to answer truthfully: "Elder, I have been searching for spiritual fruits all over the mountains for the past month."

"Wow, with your dormant profound energy, how many spiritual fruits would you need to consume?"

Liu Yiyuan was certain that he had not misjudged Fang Shi's aptitude, but the fact that his strength had increased could not be wrong. Therefore, there was only one explanation.

"Could this be the person destined for greatness?"

The crowd erupted in uproar.

The legendary person of destiny? Do such people really exist?

But apart from that, there seems to be no other explanation for where he got so many spiritual fruits to consume, not to mention that he was just selling the rather rare Fire Heart Fruit offstage.

"Hahaha…"

Qu Yang stepped forward and said to Fang Shi, "Young Fang, I told you you were destined for cultivation."

Ignoring the murmurs below, he announced loudly, addressing the other elders: "Gentlemen, this lad has limited talent and is not easy to cultivate. Fortunately, he is blessed with good fortune and destined for greatness. I will take him as my disciple to add some wealth to my Heaven and Earth Pavilion. Please do not argue with me."

Other elders: "..."

You've already got him in your hands, what are you talking about?

Unexpectedly, Qu Mei rushed onto the stage: "Brother, aren't you going to take me as your apprentice?!"

Qu Yang glanced at his younger sister and said lazily, "My family asked me to take care of you, but as I've said before, I don't care about family matters. If you have any difficulties, just come to me. But if you want to persuade me to go back, you'd better save your breath."

He doesn't accept his younger sister because he's afraid she'll cling to him all day, pestering him relentlessly. Even if he doesn't waver, it'll be annoying enough for him every day.

"Um...didn't anyone ask for my opinion?"

At this moment, Fang Shi, who was being held by the waist by Qu Yang, pointed to himself and spoke weakly.

Shouldn't the matter of becoming an apprentice be based on mutual consent? How could it be decided unilaterally?

"What, you've changed your mind? I'm a sixth-level elder, and others can't even become my disciple."

"Well……"

The problem is that you don't seem to be looking to take me as your apprentice; it's more like you're planning to tie me to a pillar at the entrance of the Heaven and Earth Pavilion to be a lucky cat.

"Don't worry, coming to my Heaven and Earth Pavilion won't restrict your freedom much. Otherwise, why do you think I haven't taken on a single disciple all these years?"

"Alright then." Fang Shi's tone made it sound like he was just making do, which made the surrounding disciples grit their teeth in annoyance.

However, after this battle, Fang Shi's reputation as a "person of destiny" was firmly established within the sect.

After he stepped down from the stage, although he was still being stared at, at least no one dared to provoke him again.

The guys who had surrounded him earlier had already disappeared. After all, Fang Shi was strong, and the elder had said that he was a person of good fortune, so this fruit was probably just something he found randomly.

What's the point of learning this? They're just naturally gifted.

It's safe to say that the fantasy cultivation world has an exceptionally strong capacity to accept certain character traits.

The reason everyone could maintain their composure at this moment was entirely due to Fang Shi's talent. Fortunately, this guy's talent was so terrible that it was probably to balance the luck.

After all, what good is it to find a spiritual fruit if you're lucky? It won't help once you reach the third stage of Qi Gathering Realm.

The ability of a cultivator changes dramatically from the moment they acquire their natal artifact. The worse their aptitude, the weaker their outer power, which in turn affects their artifacts, spells, and techniques.

Faced with the overwhelming power of these factors, the bodies of living beings are nothing more than fish on a chopping board, to be slaughtered at will.

...In the end, it can only serve as a mascot.

"So it doesn't seem like a big deal."

"Yeah, it's just that they eat well and are stronger."

People below the stage could be heard talking about this from time to time. Luo He, who had come to Fang Shi's side, comforted him and said, "Fang Zi, don't listen to their nonsense."

"Hmm."

Our little He Bao is so thoughtful, much better than those other sour guys out there.

Unexpectedly, another graceful figure emerged from behind Luohe, staring at him with resentful eyes.

"Um, what's up, Senior Sister Qu?"

"It's nothing." Qu Mei wasn't familiar with this guy at all; her resentful look was just a result of her older brother ignoring her, so she turned her attention to him.

Why should I, bro, choose this guy over me?

In short, Qu Mei's eyes were full of resentment as the younger sister.

Luo He quickly smoothed things over: "Senior Sister Qu lives right across from me, she can come back with me."

"How are things going? Has any elder accepted you as disciples yet?"

"Elder Qianguan just took us in."

"A boatman?"

Fang Shi looked up at the stage and realized that the Elder Qian Guan looked somewhat familiar.

Hmm? Isn't this the senior sister from the French-style clothing store? She has a mature and beautiful appearance and easily leaves an impression.

Uh... he even called her "senior sister" back then.

Looking from afar, the other person seemed to sense something, turned around and smiled sweetly at him, the meaning of which was unknown.

In any case, everyone has achieved a good result, which is cause for celebration.

Feng Zhonghua: ?

While everyone on the other side was overjoyed, Feng Zhonghua was so angry that he threw things around in a frenzy.

He rose from the Human Rank to the Earth Rank, and in the blink of an eye, he went from a multi-person room to a single room. However, he felt no joy and even dismantled most of the wooden furniture in the room.

With great difficulty, he suppressed the violent rage in his eyes and reverted to his original gloomy and ruthless appearance, looking at the few people in front of him who dared not even breathe.

Why did you choose that guy?

"Young master, we will do as you say..."

If Fang Shi were here, he would recognize these people as the same guys who had surrounded him earlier.

"Do as I say?"

Feng Zhonghua touched his neck, still feeling a lingering pain. His anger was barely contained, and he roared, "I ordered you to find disciples from each rank who have been slacking off in their cultivation, to save me the energy I expend in this challenge! Don't you know I was aiming to defeat He Qisheng in one fell swoop? Now you've ruined my plans! What is your punishment?!"

"But young master, we really didn't expect that kid..."

"Hmph, do you think I don't know that you lot are always greedy and self-serving? Zhao Ba, don't forget that I only allowed you to become a steward in my Feng family after you came down the mountain because you helped me. Now you dare to use me as a pawn. If you join my family, you'll cause trouble sooner or later!"

The leader of the group was Zhao Ba. Upon hearing Feng Zhonghua's words, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Young Master... Young Master! I have been poor for too long. Cultivation is far too resource-intensive. In the past, I had no other choice but to be greedy. Now, I have finally met you, Young Master, which is like seeing the light at the end of a long night. I was truly confused and relapsed into my old habits. Please forgive me this time. Let me atone for my sins by doing good deeds. I will do anything!"

"Um……"

Feng Zhonghua calmed down a bit. Although his expression remained cold, he still needed a few people to manage him because he had important family matters to attend to.

"In that case, go into the mountains tonight, go down the back path, and wait at the end. I will give you something. After that, whatever happens, just let it be and don't ask or think too much."

"I understand." Zhao Ba hesitated for a moment, but thinking of the lucrative job of being the steward of the Feng family, he still forced himself to nod and agree.