Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 307: A new martial art school

Even though some of them are famous martial artist none of them were born from such illustrious lineage. 

The Vermont might not be illustrious by themselves. After all, their family rise to power started after King Adrian coronation but their relations are illustrious indeed. 

It seems this noble lord had marry Lady Helia from the South. 

Helia Zephyr or now called Althea is descended from Kingly line of Vangua and some of the Southern nobles in Aetherland, linking Lord Arial Vermont to almost all the major houses of both Vangua and Aetherland. 

Then there are rumors that his sister is betrothed to the King of Aetherland son, thus increasing the prestige of the Vermont's. 

This and other factors make him formidable and terrifying. 

Offending some of martial artist elder might make it harder to roam the martial art world, but offending such illustrious person would make it harder to make a living all over the entire continent.

Some people just determine not to offend him. How could they possibly know that the man they offend was a man of such stock?

It also acknowledged that he is a genius in martial art. He even gave such profound knowledge to the disciple of Sun Moon Sect, Xiao De. 

Listening to all of this information even Xiyun admire him. 

Returning to the house, Xiyun notices that her teacher is not in her room and then after confirming her sister is also not there, she began employing her lightness technique.

Hiding in the shadows, her steps did not even produce a trace of sound, her internal energy which is originally low, is concealed even more, that only an outburst of her internal energy could break her stealthy technique.

She quickly pinpoints the room that the Abbess and her sister inhabits and quickly hides herself on the ledges of the windows.

The shadow hides her and even the moonlight did not shine around the ledges of the windows, like the forces of nature is helping her tonight

That night Xiyun heard the conversation between her sister and her teacher, speaking in hushed tones in one of the rooms in the house.

'Teacher did you see his technique?' she recognizes the voice of her older sister

'I did.' 

'And?' 

'It was not like any technique I have ever seen, Liyun. I could not believe my eyes. The world is vast indeed. Who would think that such miraculous person will appear?' Then Xiyun could hear her teacher sighed

'So?' 

'So, his claim is true. He created that technique. I could find no other explanation' 

'How could that be? Teacher, tell me? Will I lose if I fight him?' 

The Abbess sighed again. She creased her forehead; clearly bad news will be delivered. The Abbess looks at Liyun with a complicated expression.

'Probably. No. Surely. If he could defeat Ren Gui so effortlessly what do you think will happen to you?' 

'But maybe if I use the forbid-' 

'No! You must not. His technique is pure.' 

'Pure, teacher?' Xiyun perk up her ears even more

'Yes. Pure. I see the flow of his internal energy. No flaw at all, not in exerting or pulling. It is pure. Using Jade Palm on him will only result with you suffering internal injury. Not to mention you did not yet master that Jade Palm. You only scratched the surface.' 

'This Arial Vermont is a terrifying existence teacher.' 

The Abbess nodded, Xiyun could see the complicated expression on her teacher face, as she kept peeking and listening to the Abbess and her sister conversation.

Even though Xiyun did not master any of the sword or palm technique of Ermeishan, she did focus herself in one technique. 

Walking On Air Arts. It is a lightness technique of the Ermeishan. She has learned this to great effect. 

Learning this technique has given her many advantages to gain more information. Of course she hides it from the Abbess that she learned this technique. 

Since the sect look at her with condescending view, of course they could not have imagined Xiyun managed to learn this lightness technique. 

The matter of how she had come to learn this art is very akin of a fortuitous encounter stories in Jianghu

One of Xiyun task is cleaning the Ancestral Hall of the past Abbess. She found it hidden under the tablet of the past Abbes when she had stumble and knock down one of the memorial tablets.

As she was anxious, she hit another and for some reason it opens up a latch beneath that table of memorial tablets. It was then she saw what is inside that latch

It told her to kowtow a thousand time to the First Abbes Tablet. 

She kowtows one thousand time without stopping and then she heard a click. 

At that time her forehead is already swollen and bleeding. Her ears could identify the origins of that sound. She went behind the statue of the first Abbes.

Inside that hall, there is a statue of the First Abbess, her statue is put on the center wall. She found out there is a gap and there is a book titled Walking on Air Arts.

She hid the book behind the first Abbess tablet and every day when she came to clean the Hall, she will learn it bit by bit until she remembers it by heart. 

Other palm or sword technique she did not learn any of them fearing her act will be exposed. 

Walking on Air is a technique of Ermeishan but rarely used nowadays. It was used during the formation of the sect. 

Because they were weak at the time, they used this technique to hide from their enemies. 

But since Ermeishan then developed powerful palm strike and sword technique, they rarely practice this technique. 

This technique is called one of the embarrassments of the Ermeishan but Xiyun learn it because it is useful to her since she is weak.

But the embarrassment is not because the technique is inferior but because the connotation it brings. 

Walking On Air Technique is a stealth technique combined with lightness skill. 

Ermeishan, who have established itself a reputation as an aboveboard sect and a sect that do things in the open, and is even called as one of the Five Righteous Sect, if they are known to practice this kind of technique their reputation of course will plummet. 

The technique itself remains as one of the surest way to escape, a superior hiding technique in the martial art world, a lightness skill rivaling even that of Arial Wind God Technique.

'What if Lord Arial really form his school in the martial art world? Won't the martial art world will be rule by him?' 

Liyun said, her head shaking. It looks like Liyun is very interested whether this Arial is interested in opening his sect someday.

'He is still young and he is already that powerful. Imagine if he is older and gain more experiences. Could anyone stop him? Could you stop him Teacher?' 

The Abbess just sighed.

'Thankfully he doesn't seem to want to form a school. Since he declares only himself as the only one in that school he must use the name of the school just to participate. If he has a disciple, then I don't even want to think about the implication it will have in the martial art world. And there is still Nanshan and Linzi. At least as long as Northern Badger and Southern Healer is still alive; he cannot do as he pleased. But I do not doubt among the new generation of martial artist, he is to be watch' 

Then they talked about battle strategy, how to defeat her next opponent, what Liyun should be careful of, tutored by the Abbess and Xiyun who is hiding broke out of hiding. 

She flew from the ledge of that room, quickly landing a few dozen meters away from the room, landing without even a sound, showing how proficient she is on Ermeishan lightness technique. 

She did not learn anything in the Ermeishan other than lightness techniques. Even this she hides from the Abbess and from the other disciples. 

She has her reason not to covet the more powerful technique or learning the manuals of the schools.

Even though Xiyun never have any interest in martial arts but she knows how important it is to learn martial arts. For her goal, she might say it is inevitable for her to learn.

In Ermeishan her sister treats her coldly and the other disciples bully her while her teacher ignores her. 

Then remembering the words of her teacher she decided. josei

'The first disciple of All Conquering Sect' she muttered on the dark.

She then began preparing, and she found hope again. Maybe…she thought. 

Maybe if it's under him, maybe if it's him there is a chance. 

Deciding this, she jumps silently among the bushes, the forest seem to be like some small playground to her as she walks without a sound, glides like some weightless feather as she reach the east side of the peak.

A few minutes later she arrives and then hides herself near Arial house. She wanted to enter and tell the young man to accept her request. 

But she knows about martial arts experts. They are an eccentric bunch. What if she offends him unintentionally? 

So, she retreated for a while.

She racked her brains, on the nearby creek, walking in circles, not knowing what to do. Then after half an hour, Xiyun spotted a shadow exiting the house 

Is that Lord Arial? She asked herself.

He is moving from the house? Why? She wondered. If he just wants to train wouldn't the yard of that big house can accommodate him. 

Why go to the forest? 

Curios, she follows him, stealthily just like Arial enter the forest stealthily. She hides herself near one of the trees and she could see that Arial is looking left and right. 

Then after sure that nothing is wrong he sit cross legged removing his clothes and showing a muscly lean body, prove of hard work and then he closes his eyes. 

She was wondering why when she felt her entire body felt like it is being locked down by the eye of a predator.

suddenly Xiyun is attacked by a feeling of dread comparable to the feeling when she was attacked by the bandits when she was little and she almost rendered unconscious.

She kicks her foot at the ground as the force forces her backwards. She taps the ground once again and she glides backward. 

If not for her quick action flying away from that forest she would have fainted. So this is his power. 

'If I become the disciple of such person….' she thought to herself. Then steeling her resolve, she approached the area once again but he was not there anymore. 

'Where is he?' She asked herself. 

Then someone tapped her shoulder 

'Looking for me?'

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