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Chapter 20 - Chapter 19 : Sects and Families

The man, Gerald, had brown short hair with equally brown eyes, he had a short trimmed goatee, with an olive skin tone, his smile was amiable nothing forceful.

" Hello, how may I help you?" Ivan asked with after replying to his greetings, bit wanting to draw hostility before the other party did.

He wouldn't attack unless instigated to or when something went against his own code.

Despite his dogma being an eye for an eye, good will he would repay 100 fold while hostility and malice he would repay 1000 fold.

But despite his dogma being as such, there are always situations where equality cannot be repaid as such.

"Ahh yes, I've noticed that your quite new here," Gerald replied, by his side were a group of six disciples, four were men while two were female, all adorned in creamy white embroidered robes.

" Yes that we are, I was passing by and noticed the commotion, might I ask what your all waiting for?" Ivan feigned ignorance.

" You paid a 100 mana stones without knowing what your paying for?!" A woman walked forward with slow steps as the sway of her hips drew eyes with it's enchanting proportions, she questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Hmm..." Ivan turned to face the woman accessing her lightly

She had Honey brown hair tied into sixteen braids that fell over her already full chest, she wore blue robes with dragon embroidery on its sides. She had gold brown eyes with a pink nose and fair jade skin, behind her were 6 disciples all female whose beauty was only less of hers.

"Well yes we were on our way back north but..." Ivan looked around "...the gathering of such powerful auras is not one to be without cause, am I right?" he replied calmly his smile never fading

The woman stared while also accessing Ivan before nodding " true, so that explains why you only brought two disciples," she said lightly before receiving a nod from Ivan.

" Well than ..." the woman paused having noticed she didn't get his name

" Ivan," he stated

"Well Ivan, my name is Derma Fargay I am an Elder of the blue Lotus sect, behind me are my disciples, Tessia, Amelia, Ariel, Geneva, Bella and Renesme," she introduced to which the six bowed Ivan nodded in response before focusing on Derma herself

"I have an offer to make, would you mind adding a few disciples of my Blue lotus sect to your people, we will of course repay you," she offered but before Ivan could speak Gerald spoke.

"Hold on Derma don't you see me talking to Cultivator Ivan here?"

" Ivan we the Cloudless sect would also like for you to take a few of our disciples with you as you still have four slots to fill," he added.

"Hmmm is that why everyone here is in groups of seven, a master and 5 disciples?!" Ivan asked

"Indeed, the phyrillic mountains usually set up different requirements after every Millenia,' Derma replied.

"Is it a necessity to bring Six or can any number below it enter?"

"Any number below is fine, but most sects and families choose to maximize their chances," Gerald stated

"Well I have no qualms taking in your disciples, however how will you deal with them," Ivan said as he pointed forward.

A group of people walked towards them slowly approaching them.

At their lead were two men with grey hair, green and blue eyes respectively.

One wore Brown robes while the other Was in leather Armor.

" I am one of the Elders of the Ramon Family," The man in robes introduced

" I am one of the Elders of the Ayala Family," the man in armor introduced.

"Greetings?"

"We noticed your...thinned numbers and would like for you to take our young ones with you," the man in robes spoke

"Indeed we have 3 disciples each, totalling it to 6, our families will of course pay you handsomely," the man in armor added.

The entrance to the mountains fell into silence after the overbearing request of the two families

The sect elders stood in silence as they waited for Ivan's reply.

Ivan scanned the two men before sighing audibly " Can't one walk this continent without crossing paths with fools who think so highly of themselves."

" What did you say?!" the man in robes asked fury clearly painting his face

" I said why do I always have to deal with bumbling Buffon's such as yourself," Ivan replied unhurriedly

" Take back your words before things excalate you country bumpkin!" the man in armor threatened

" Derma! Gerald!" Ivan called out

"We can't aid you in fighting, none of those gathered here are from normal backgrounds," Derma stared decisively

" Ohh no worries I am never one to ask others to fight my battles," Ivan waved of " I'm asking if there are any rules that prohibit killing, I would rather not make the time of my disciples bothersome," he stated lightly.

Derma's face flushed under Ivan's disregard of their help while Gerald chuckled before answering

"There are not...but people usually wipe out the all targets to remove any chances of hostility within the trials."

"Is that so, well I might as well end it here," Ivan said before vanishing from the eyes of all those present .

He then appeared behind the man in robes with his core in hand, " All that talk for a weak Blue core, I wonder where your confidence comes from despite being this weak," he crushed the core as he lightly walked towards the other man.

" You dare to kill the Elder of the Ramon Family, a young man who was in the entourage of the dead elder rushed forward along with his five other fellow disciples.

Ivan waved his hand as a silver flash of aura zoomed forward slicing the five in halves.

He then appeared before the armored man who had already drawn his sword, his Aura soared as his Grey core strength flourished.

"I'll have you pay for your transgressions!" he declared but before even moving a step

PCHU

His head was blown through by a ball of life energy, 'ohh I can use that bitches energy inolace of mana for the time being,' Ivan concluded, he then slashed forward killing the Mana disciples before waving his hand.

All the bodies dissapeared leaving a solemn silence at the entrance

" Anyone else?!" he asked with an amiable smile that no longer seemed so

"Yo...you... do you know what you've done?!" Derma asked "You just killed the talents and elders if two noble families! " she exclaimed.

"Yeah, and so what if it?" Ivan replied in the same manner

Derma stood in shock as she inwardly shook her head 'men and their irrational tendancies!'

"Gerald do you still want a few spots, I can only allow two, that is if Derma is still up for the offer?" he asked disregarding the deaths of the two Elders.

"Hmm ohh yes I still want to," Gerald replied with a smile ' what a ruthless man, he didn't even think twice before killing the Elders of two Duke families of the Everest Empire as if it were nothing.!'

" Ohh and Gerald" Ivan called out as he walked away "look after my disciples for me...I'll owe you one...both of you," he said before diving into the valley.

Just then the mountains rumbled as a flash of light covered everyone at the entrance.