Chapter 594: Attack the Ghost Market: Chapter 415!
Six-thirty in the afternoon.
Chen Xiang arrived at the funeral shop on time.
Standing about one meter eighty-five tall, he wore a set of white sportswear and carried an ancient sword on his back. Having comprehended the “Great River sword aura,” his demeanor underwent a shift. He projected an indescribable aura.
“Greetings, Director.”
Chen Xiang saluted.
Xu Yang sat on a chair on the first floor of the funeral shop, scrutinizing Chen Xiang closely. He nodded approvingly, saying, “Not bad, not bad … in a few months, you managed to cultivate from an ordinary person with no martial arts foundation to the Grandmaster Realm. Indeed, you have potential.”
In Xu Yang’s presence, Chen Xiang felt both excited and reserved.
Students of their Swordsmanship class had always regarded Xu Yang as their idol.
For this reason, they would deliberately keep tabs on Xu Yang, learn about his deeds, and also understand the extent of his prowess…
At this moment, facing Xu Yang, even though Xu Yang had restrained his aura and did not exhibit the slightest bit of oppressive might, the unique aura seeping out from him made Chen Xiang feel like he was unable to breathe, standing up straight with utmost anxiety.
Xu Yang noticed Chen Xiang’s discomfort and laughed, “You need not be nervous…I remember when we first met, you wanted to take me as your master.”
Chen Xiang hurriedly said, “Director Xu, I was young and ignorant then…”
“Young and ignorant?”
Xu Yang asked, “Are you nineteen this year?”
To which Chen Xiang replied, “Replying to Director Xu… I just turned twenty last month.”
“Twenty years old, just two years younger than me. If you say ‘young’ … we’re about the same age.”
Xu Yang glanced at Ma Xiaotiao, who understood and brought over a chair.
“Sit down and talk. No need to be so formal with me.”
Seeing Chen Xiang timidly take his seat, Xu Yang inquired about his cultivation at the Martial Arts Academy, asked about the sword techniques he practiced. Gradually, Chen Xiang started to relax.
Xu Yang said, “I heard that you comprehended sword aura in Sword Aura Grand Canyon and broke through to the Grandmaster Realm. Could you show me the sword aura you have comprehended?”
Chen Xiang quickly got up, unsheathed his sword, and was about to head outside the funeral shop.
Xu Yang stopped him and said, “No need to go outside. Here will do. Attack me.”
Chen Xiang unsheathed his sword and cautiously lunged forward with his sword.
Xu Yang stretched his right index finger, using the fingertip to resist Chen Xiang’s sword tip. In a stern voice, he exclaimed, “A man should not fear nor falter! Dainty and girlish, do you lack even this bit of courage? Show me all your strength!”
Ah, youth.
Upon Xu Yang’s provocation, Chen Xiang apologized, “Pardon me,” then his long sword whirled “Shua” and thrust directly towards Xu Yang’s forehead.
Buzz!
His body exploded with sword aura.
Strengthened by the sword aura, this close-range lunge was as fast as a gust, emitting a burst of sword song.
Xu Yang sat still on the chair without moving a muscle. He flicked his right index finger gently, deflecting the sword aiming at his forehead. Then, with a pinch, a push, and a pull, he easily snatched the sword from Chen Xiang’s hand.
Chen Xiang stared blankly at his empty hands, looking very disappointed. It took him quite a while to recover from the shock. Clearly, he had suffered a considerable blow.
Xu Yang placed the snatched sword on the table and asked, “What are your thoughts?”
“I … I …”
With a trembling body, Chen Xiang weakly answered, “So … my swordsmanship is so bad… I was proud of it. If I can’t even hold a sword, why learn sword skills at all?”
“…”
My god!
Xu Yang, at a loss for words, said, “Even if you’re a newly-promoted martial arts grandmaster, or even if you’ve been a Land Immortal living for hundreds of years, if I want to snatch his sword, it won’t be difficult…”
Chen Xiang was stunned.
It seemed…
That was indeed the case!
Xu Yang then said, “You cultivated the most common Daoist Arts and sword techniques in the martial arts academy, but managed to achieve so much in such a short time. You were able to comprehend the ‘Great River sword aura’ without practicing the Dahe Swordsmanship Scripture, instead, relying on the sword aura and essence of the sword, I left in the Sword Aura Grand Canyon. It shows that you have an exceptional aptitude for swordsmanship.”
“When you wanted to acknowledge me as your master, I said if you could comprehend the essence of the sword during your years in the martial arts academy, I would accept you as a disciple. Now that you have comprehended the ‘Great River sword aura’, would you like to become my disciple?”
For a moment, Chen Xiang just stood there, thinking he had misheard.
Become Director Xu’s disciple?
Being a self-taught basic swordsman, he knew very little about martial arts and the martial world and wasn’t aware of Xu Yang’s identity and status.
Now that he knew, even though he had really comprehended the essence of the sword, he didn’t dare hope that he could become Xu Yang’s disciple… But to his surprise, Director Xu had reached out to him because he genuinely wanted to take him as his disciple.
Off to the side.
Seeing Chen Xiang confused, Ma Xiaotiao immediately berated, “Chen Xiang, my master accepting you as a disciple, is a blessing you acquired from your past life’s cultivation, aren’t you going to pay respects to the master?”
This scolding shocked Chen Xiang back to reality from his daze.
He knelt down immediately, performed the ritual of paying respects and loudly proclaimed, “Disciple Chen Xiang, greets Master!”
Sitting upright in his chair, Xu Yang accepted Chen Xiang’s ritual of three kneels and nine prostrations, and then said, “Get up. From now on, you are my second disciple, Xu Yang.”
Ma Xiaotiao looked at Chen Xiang and smiled, “Brother Chen Xiang, I am master’s oldest disciple, you can just call me elder martial brother from now.”
In terms of age.
Chen Xiang was four years older than Ma Xiaotiao.
In terms of height, he was taller, given that Ma Xiaotiao was only 16 and still growing.
However, Chen Xiang didn’t mind, he respectfully called him “elder martial brother.”