Keisuke opened his eyes, in front of him was an unfamiliar ceiling
"Ouch"
Kei lifted his torso and felt stinging pain throughout his body, but especially his arms
"So you have awakened" Yang Ming was sitting on a chair filling her nails next to Keisuke's bed
"This is the infirmary and you have been sleeping for 4 hours"
Keisuke's arms were wrapped up in bandages
"Did I..."
"Win?! OF course you did! The crowd was speachless! It was the best match we had in a long while, but well, since you fainted we will give out the rewards tomorrow"
After Yang Ming finished speaking a large figure opened the door and started approaching Keisuke and Yang Ming
"Brat you are finally up! What a match! To be honest I didn't think that you would win! Hahahaha!"
Kei laughed along with the man
"What a master you are, not having faith in your precious disciple, hahaha!"
The man was none other than Keisuke's dearest Master
"Well I might as well give you one of your awards today kiddo, the most precious award of them all, My daughter's hand in marriege!" Master Ming announced happily
Keisuke would have jumped up from the bed from the sock of he wasn't injured
"YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER!?"
Yang Ming unable to say nothing after hearing such an absurd statement
"YOU OLD BASTARD! DON'T EVEN JOKE ABOUT THAT OLD ASS TRADITION! AND YOU! OBVIOUSLY HE HAS A DAUGHTER! I EVEN HAVE HIS SURNAME!"
After hearing such a revelation Kei was speachless, wide mouthed and with eyes that couldn't believe what they were seeing
"Y-yo-you..."
Now that Kei got a closer look he realised that they actually resemble each other a little, both can be playful but serious at times, and through this realisation he figured something serious out as well
"Yang Ming... I think... You and Master Ming have bipolar disorder. The first time I met you you were really cheery and playful, lately you have been very serious!"
Yang Ming was flubergusted by the sheer stupidity of Keisuke 'how can someone be so fucking stupid?'
"When a serious matter is brought up, I obviously won't joke around, and when a serious matter isn't on the rise, I have no need to be serious... Are you stupid? Don't you know how emotions work or something?"
Keisuke understood how dumb his remark was
"I think I might have hit my head a little too hard, anyway master Ming, I don't like forced marrieges, hell I don't even know Yang Ming enough to marry her, I will respectfully decline"
"Brat! When did you even hurt your head! Also! That was obviously a joke! Ahhahahaha! Here.."
Master Ming had a proud look as he got something from his pocket
"Catch kiddo!"
Master Ming threw a fist sized ball at Kei
"I REALLY CAN'T!"
~BONK~
Kei got bonked on the head by the mysterious ball and fell back down as he lost consciousness
"DAD! HE LITERALLY CAN'T MOVE HIS ARMS! WHY DID YOU THROW IT SO HARD!"
Yang Ming was rightfully angry
"oops... Anyway Yang Ming, tell him to eat this when he wakes up, its an elixir that will heal him and help his cultivation a little"
Master Ming started taking his leave
"Yes father" Yang Ming agreed
And said under her breath "if he wakes up..."
*
*Later that day
"So he told me to eat this?" Kei having now awakened for the second time was sitting on the bed with the Mysterious pill next to him
"Yep he said it'll help your injuries and your cultivation base" Yang Ming picked up the Mysterious pill
Now tha Kei got a closer look at the pill, it was pure black except for 4 gold stripes indicating that it was well made
Yang Ming proceed to bring the pill closer to Keisuke's face "Open your mouth."
Keisuke chuckled "That's quite big"
"That's what she said." Yang Ming shoved the pill in Kei's mouth the moment he opened it
~choking sounds~
"Well then, I'll leave it to you, be sure to get well before tomorrow so that you can see the fruit of your efforts" Yang Ming left and closed the door behind her
Keisuke was now left to fend for himself
'It won't go down! Damn those two! Father and daughter! Are they trying to kill me?!'
Keisuke looked frantically around the room and next to him on the desk there was a small carton of juice
'JUICE!'
Kei threw himself on the juice carton bitting it hard and drinking the juice inside like a vampire
~COUGH COUGH COUGH~
"Fucking hell! It's finally down!"
Suddenly Keisuke felt burning sensation in his stomach
'What the hell! First I almost choke to death and now I will burn to death?!'
Keisuke remembered the words spoken in a murim manhua he used to Read, where the mc was in a similar situation
" "Don't fight it, let it flow as it wills" "
'UGH FINE! LET'S FOLLOW THE MANWA!'
Keisuke then let the burning mysterious pill flow through each part of his being
'not so bad'
Keisuke felt a feeling of relief, the blazing heat still in his body but rather than hurting it, it felt more like
"Purification"
Kei's hands healed enough for Kei to move them and so he sat in a lotus position
And so Kei could feel the full effects of the mysterious Pill
'This... Its purifying my meridians and opening up those that are clogged, fuck, how could I forget about impurities... I was too focused on getting a higher cultivation base all this time, damn it, from all the chaos, I forgot about the hundreds of Murim manhua I read.. After this, I have to remember everything.. A strong foundation, comprehending the Dao, cleaning up impurities, damn it, I was too short sighted, even if I have achieved a realm many would dream of I am nothing compared to true immortals, I have nothing compared to the main characters in Manhuas, and I'm just now realising it. Well, Manhuas ARE fiction but seeing as cultivation was real all along, they must have some truth to them. If I want to ascend and defeat God I have to... Put in more effort. '
All throughout Kei's body the fire raged on and Kei was sweating profusely
There was one last thought on Kei's mind
'This is going to take a while'
*
*Kei had now been sitting for a while waiting for the effects of the pill to wear off, and finally the effects were dying down
Kei opened his eyes
It was dark outside, the bed was soaking wet
"I finally figured out what this pill actually is, it must be ^that^. The bone marrow pill"
When the effects of the pill died out completely Kei got a look in his body
'Holy shit, it seems that it really did do some good work, many of my meridians are now cleansed and completely unclogged, my bone marrow has also been cleansed, but sadly not completely, it seems other parts of my body were purified as a side effect of the bone marrow pill trying to purify my bone marrow... Let's try circulating my Qi... '
Keisuke started using the universe breathing technique in order to see if there were any visible differences
' Damn, I can circulate my Qi 3 times as fast. Master Ming... Thank you. Thanks to you I finally see what path I must take to move forward, you reminded me of the past I had forgotten (murim manhuas)'
Now Kei knew what goal he should complete first, complete purification, in truth it is a miracle that Kei had a good enough constitution to improve up to the Golden Core Mid Stage without having gotten rid of at least some of the impurities in his body. Now Kei knows the best method to move forward
'Well, why don't I take a look at my core as well while I'm at it'
Kei used his divine consciousness in order to peak into himself and view his "Golden" Core, which actually had the colour of his universe Qi
In there he saw the earth he had built as his foundation surrounding his golden core and around, as before there were specks of light resembling stars, except, in a particular place deep in his dantian there was a cluster of stars assembled alike a galaxy
'HOLY! SO AS I GET STRONGER I WILL GET MORE LIGHTS! What happens if I fill it all completely? Damn it's like a progress bar!'
In reality that was not the only change inside of Kei's dantian, The space inside of Kei's Dantian seemed to have enlarged as well
(the dantian housed the foundation for the golden core as well as the golden core itself, the dantian is the thing that holds most of Kei's Qi)
Keisuke finally stopped probing around his insides and opened his eyes
"damn, I seem to have gotten a lot stronger these past few months-wha-"
~gagh~
Kei now holding his nose to prevent him from vomiting
"It smells really bad, these must be the impurities... Fuck. I guess I'll take a bath"
Impurities had risen up from inside and were now on Kei's skin, the odour could only be discribed as the exact smell you have a wif off in the busses in Greece called A10 and B10, truly an abhorrent smell
*
*Kei quickly cleaned himself up
By the time Kei finished bathing, the sun had already risen
Keisuke was walking around outside the Mount Hua sect as a morning stroll, until he heard a voice yelling at him
"IT'S TIME YOU BASTARD!"
From the distance coming from inside the sect, Yang Ming could be seen running full force towards Kei
"TIME FOR THE AWARD CEREMONY!"
Finally Yang Ming reached Kei
"Wow, your injuries really did heal"
"Not only that, well, this is good, I wanted to check out my capabilities now that I've eated that pill, say, how about a race to the Arena?"
Keisuke wanted to test his abilities sooner but sadly good hygiene was the priority
"With the Space Law?"
Kei nodded at Yang Mings question
~zap~
And with that Yang Ming disappeared
But not to somewhere far, the first layer of the law of space let's you travel short distances.
Yang Ming was continuesly using the law of space and teleporting to reach the arena
"THAT BITCH!"
Keisuke followed after Yang Ming
*
*At the arena, were the award ceremony will be held
~huff~
"Hehe, I knew it, I can use it faster now"
Keisuke had made it first, but not by much
~step~
"Damn it, I even cheat- had a head start."
Both now standing in the middle of the arena the fights were previously held
Kei looked around only to find Da Zhan, Zhang Liu and the man who made it a possibility for Kei to win, Master Ming
"Oh? So I'm last?"
Now that everyone was present, Master Ming started giving a speach to the audience
"From the ancient times, the Mount Hua Anual tournament has been on going, sometimes traditions changed as we progressed"
He spoke those words while looking at Yang Ming, his tone was serious, it wasn't his usual cheery mood
"Many things have changed from the ancient times, but our foundation stays as strong as ever. This year's tournament was one of the most spectacular in our history, I am proud to live through such a generation of talented disciples, as the founder of the sect once said, The new generation's Talent will be the foundation of tomorrow, thuss it is our duty to nurture said talents. This is the main reason behind the Anual tournament, to spark rivalry as well as to reward the hard work our disciples have put in"
As an old man does, the sect leader kept speaking about the past, but he understood what the people wanted
"Now then, no need for any more words,"
Master Ming put Qi into his voice in order to elevate it
"TIME FOR THE AWARDS!"
The crowd cheered, they could finally see what rewards would be given out to the contestants
"First! Yang Ming and Zhang Liu!"
The two disciples stepped forward in front of the sect leader
"You both made it to the semi-finals, an achievement not many could acomplish,
You two will be awarded with 3 Days in the sect's ancient Dragon's den as well as 2 core nourishment pills"
The crowd was socked
"The ancient dragon's den?"
"What? Hasn't it only been 80 years?"
"wait a minute.."
Kei was confused
"What is the ancient dragon's den?"
Yang Ming explained to Keisuke
"The ancient dragon's den is a place deep within the mountain Mount Hua sits upon, it got its name because after disciples cultivate in there, they resemble a carp that ascended to become a dragon, that place is filled with pure Qi as well as a pool of viscous liquid that has amazing purifying qualities as well as really Dense Qi increasing in quantity the deeper you go, but usually that place only opens up once every 100 years in order for the deepleted Qi to gather once more after the disciples stop using it, usually a disciple only gets 1 free day so getting 3 free days is a big blessing. But as I said it usually opens for use only once every 100 years, I don't really know why the sect leader is deciding to open it now only after 80 years"
~Cough cough~ The sect leader cleared his throat
"Well, I guess before I announce the rewards for the others, I should explain why the dragons den will open 20 years early, I have been feeling fluctuations from inside the den for a while now, the Qi has already been replenished, I don't know the exact reason, but I will be keeping an eye out in the dragons den to see if anything weird has accured. Anyway, the dragon's den will be open in a week, everyone be sure to cultivate well"
The crowd was extatic, they would get to cultivate in the den 20 years earlier than normal
Kei understood the true value of the ancient dragons den right away
'Purification! Ha! If I can get in there it will be amazing for me! Not only will I be able to further purify my body, I may also advance a realm!'
"Now then" The sect leader continued speaking
"I will announce the awards for second place now that I explained the early opening of the ancient dragons den, Da Zhan! Come forward!"
Da Zhan took a step forward
"Da Zhan, you got a remarkable 2nd place, you are a talent that will lead the new generation, your accomplishments are not miniscule, in truth even I thought you would be the one to take first place this time around, congratulations, you will be given 5 days in the dragons den, as well as A Nascent soul pill and a Bone Marrow pill"
"What?"
"Nascent soul pill"
"oh my... So we might have two Nascent soul realm experts in our clan soon"
A Nascent soul pill assisted a person in breaking through to the Nascent soul realm, truly now as Da Zhan was one step behind Nascent soul, this was the best treasure he could get his hands on
Da Zhan without speaking much took the Pills and bowed
"Thank you sect leader!"
The sect leader then got ready to announce the award for the final victor
"Now! It's time to announce the First place rewards! Fujima Keisuke! Come!"
Hesitantly Kei took a step forward with an awkward look
"Keisuke! Your development could only be described as miraculous, never in my 500 years to the sky have I ever seen someone progress this fast, with only 6 months of training you were able to achieve what some found impossible, even comprehending the first layer of the law of space, maybe you utilised the law in a self destructive way at the end, but you still did well, thuss I will award you with 7 days in the Dragons den, 3 Nascent soul pills as well as two Materials of your choosing from the sect's treasury! I already gave you a Bone marrow pill btw, was it nice?"
Keisuke walked forward and received a bottles of pills from the patriarch
Keisuke bowed to thank the patriarch
"I give my thanks to the patriarch!"
The sect leader started finalising the tournament
"That brings the Mount Hua annual tournament to an end! Let's hope for results like these in the next year, everyone remember to work hard!"
Every single disciple cheered on the patriarch
The Patriarch grabbed Kei and started walking towards the sect
"Now then Kei, let's go to the treasury so that you may pick out two Materials, just saying but I won't give you super rare ones.."
*
*To be continued