Chapter 74 Tuition Fees
Shen Xiang gazed inwardly at the five beast totems condensed from his internal energy, and couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. Those were indeed extremely powerful energies. Ordinary Mortal Martial Realm cultivators of the tenth rank could be easily defeated by him, as for True Martial Realm warriors, he had yet to encounter one, so he couldn't make a judgment.
"Good little brother, you're more spirited than I was at your age!" Su Meiyao nodded in satisfaction, a sweet smile spreading across her face.
Shen Xiang smiled complacently: "Two sisters, can I go to Taiwu Gate now? Can I buy new clothes for you?"
"You little scamp, you just know how to fawn on us." Su Mei Yao hummed.
"It's okay, but you still need to be careful. In the martial arts world, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Your current strength is still like an ant in their eyes." Bai Youyou reminded, although she and Su Meiying had been confined to this medicine garden for days, they were actually very happy.
Su Mei Yao and Bai Youyou entered the ring, Shen Xiang walked out of the medicine garden, came to the valley, his body shook, a pair of fire wings appeared on his back, he jumped violently, jumped to dozens of feet high, then flapped the Vermilion Bird Fire Wings behind him, flew into the sky, and entered the clouds.
The deeper he flew in, the denser the spiritual energy became, which left Shen Xiang astonished. He had long known that the places where those martial arts sects were located had extremely dense spiritual energy, but he had no concept of it. Now that he had personally experienced it, he finally understood why so many people yearned for the martial arts sects.
"This side is just like a fairyland." Shen Xiang exclaimed, looking down at the high mountains below, the large rivers, listening to the lush bird songs, and the greenery that seemed to drip with spiritual energy.
"In this world, the Wudang Sect is the most powerful force. Of course, under the Wudang Sect, there are also some families and empires with power. Here, there are also ordinary people who cannot practice martial arts, and they are the majority." Su Mei Yao said.
Shen Xiang had heard Su Mei Yao and Bai Youyou mention before that this world would be much larger, with more people, and strong individuals emerging one after another. It was a colorful and diverse world!
Martial arts schools have a long history of inheritance, and were founded by a group of martial artists in the early days. Later, they developed more and more, with more and more people, and richer resources, so there are many strong people inside.
While flying, Shen Xiang suddenly heard a commotion coming from below. He looked down and saw someone fighting with a giant bull covered in flames.
That is a demon beast, a kind of beast that understands how to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and has spiritual veins since birth. Its strength varies from strong to weak, and every part of its body is a treasure.
Shen Xiang swooped down and landed beside the fiercely battling battlefield. The one fighting the fire ox was surprisingly a ten-year-old-looking chubby boy. This chubby boy had an affable appearance, looking like the kind of person who could be easily bullied.
The young fatty furrowed his brow, with a serious face he was dealing with the fire ox. His strength was not bad, and he was cultivating golden attribute true energy. His martial arts skills looked good too, when he punched out, he could display his true energy to the fullest.
"Old brother, need help?" Shen Xiang asked from the side, he could see that this fatty's foundation was not weak, and he guessed that it should be above the 9th level of the Mortal Martial Realm.
"Older brother, I've almost finished fighting and you just show up now. If you help me now, I'll have to share some of the spoils with you, it's not worth it!" Shen Xiang spat out blood at the fatty's response, this fatty was actually calculating these things.
"I don't need any reward, I just want to see how powerful this demon beast is." Shen Xiang said with a smile.
"That won't do, how about this: I'll give you a cow's leg!" said the fatty, who was surprisingly principled.
"Good!" Shen Xiang spoke as he took a step forward, instantly arriving behind the fire cow. He saw that his fist was bursting with golden light, killing intent surging forth, forming a golden-white tiger head.
Shen Xiang's first move was to use the "White Tiger Fierce Killing Fist" with his Golden Attribute True Qi, striking the sturdy body of the Fire Ox. The punch produced a loud explosion, and a burst of golden light flashed out, actually blasting a bloody hole in the thick skin of the Fire Ox, leaving the fatty utterly astonished.
The Fire Ox's leg suddenly kicked back, its speed so fast that Shen Xiang almost got kicked by the ox's hoof. Although he managed to dodge, he was still scorched by the intense heat emanating from the ox's leg, burning a hole in his clothes. The Fire Ox's aura was incredibly powerful, leaving Shen Xiang astonished - this was his first time battling a demonic beast.
"Older brother, what kind of fist technique is this? So overbearing!" Fatso asked in surprise, at the same time punching a fist onto the bull's head, a burst of violent aura shook the air and exploded out, the fire cow let out a deep bellow.
Shen Xiang took advantage of the Fire Ox's rage and unleashed a flurry of swift punches, instantly throwing out dozens of fierce and powerful Tiger Slaying Fists. The intense aura pierced through the thick cowhide, shaking the Fire Ox's internal organs, and beating it to the point where it spat out fresh blood and could no longer use its strength.
At this time, the fat man's fists were tightly clenched and raised high, like a giant hammer falling down towards the cow's head. The thick golden true energy transformed into an aura that wrapped around his fist-like hammers, fiercely smashing down with a loud explosion, accompanied by a shockwave that impacted all directions. The cow instantly died, falling to the ground.
"Brother's fist is not lazy!" Shen Xiang praised, he has seen the strength of this martial artist, young and talented.
That fatty smiled and said: "I am Zhu Rong, what's your surname and given name, elder brother?"
"Shen Xiang! I'm only seventeen this year, Brother Zhu calls me older brother, but it makes me sound old." Shen Xiang smiled slightly and clasped his fists, saying, however he indeed looked very mature, with a sturdy build that gave people a sense of stability.
"Looks like you really are older than me, haha, but I've also lost out, so we're even. Say, little brother, you're two years younger than me and yet you're so capable, you must be from a prestigious family, which one is it?"
Shen Xiang guessed that Zhu Rong's family must be doing business, otherwise they wouldn't always talk about calculations.
"I'm from the secular world." Shen Xiang said truthfully, while Zhu Rong started to deal with the corpse of the fire cow, cutting off a leg for Shen Xiang, and intentionally making it smaller, which made Shen Xiang cry and laugh at the same time.
"So you're going to enter the Taiwu Gate?" Zhu Rong asked, and the fire cow had already been stored in his storage bag.
"Hmm! Brother Zhu is actually a disciple of Taiwu Gate?" Shen Xiang asked back, following behind Zhu Rong.
"It's just luck that you became a disciple of Taiwu Men, although your strength is comparable to mine, but you entering Taiwu Men is out of the question." Zhu Rong said with a proud face.
"Why?" Shen Xiang curiously asked.
"Because you don't have a family backing you, you should know that the Taiwu Sect is different from other sects. Other sects provide their disciples with the best benefits, but the Taiwu Sect charges its disciples fees." Zhu Rong said this with disdain on his face, revealing how much he valued money.
Shen Xiang had also heard of such things before, so Su Mei Yao let him give a golden spirit fruit to Leng You Lan.
"Are you saying I can't afford the entrance fee for Tai Wu Men?" Shen Xiang asked.
