Xianxia: Why am I here?

Chapter 60  Meeting a veteran grand-master of the first level

In the forest, under a huge tree, a fire was lit.

There were many people seated in groups and from the crowds, it seemed that the people gathered here are from some good backgrounds from the clothes there are wearing. Each person seemed busy with their issues either polishing a weapon or discussing something, laughing about it.

"Did anyone see where Liu Jin went? It has been half a day and he has not returned yet." A woman with a red dress stood up and asked this but only a few people paid her any attention.

"I am asking a question!" She frowned. As her voice seemed to have become louder affecting everyone else. Her tone was unpleasant as though talking down to the people present and someone could not take it anymore.

"I want to remind you, woman, even if the Jin clan were to collapse non of us owe you an explanation, instead of keeping an eye out for that idiot yourself you dare to shout at us, do that again and I assure you that he will be least of your worries." The voice came from some young man in a group of teenagers and it had a trace of undisguised killing intent. This made the woman shiver and she quickly regained her sanity. Yes, this was not their residence and neither was this people servant for her to order around and that tone could get her killed here.

Without wasting any time the woman left the group in a hurry and when she was further away some people in the group were having some discussions. "That Jin clan kid is probably dead, after using some beasts to try and gain some advantage over the treasure, he failed miserably as it seems that someone killed all the monsters, so he went ahead and send the person in charge of his protection to kill those responsible for killing his toys. In the end, he forgot to keep a grandmaster by his side, what a fool." Some talks could be heard and after the subject changed to something else, some man sneaked out from the group and headed towards where the woman that had been threatened was.

After some discussions the woman seemed to be furious, she asked the man, "Are you sure about this?" This was because she already knew why that brat was hiding, he had disrupted their plans and even send the strongest person from the group to deal with stupid issues. This was very annoying as they had one main objective and after leaving for some time the spoilt brat already destroyed everything the scariest thing was the fact that they could make enemies before they even went ahead to compete for the fetish in the middle of the forest.

Back on the cliff, Wang could see the man clearly and even the person had a sharp look in their eyes he cast a glance at the saber by the guy's waist, his mind was still processing this when a huge pressure seemed to be descending towards him. He knew what this was, artistic conception and it was very close to entering the second level but since it was lacking the power had yet to transform.

Wang did not want to be pressured by the saber intent and unique force was being generated from his body and a hundred meters around him under his observation had started to shrink from the man's pressure. He released intent too and it allowed him to remain unaffected by some slight pressure. The man slapped his palm towards Wang and this brought about some huge power with it, just like his practice that time he had broken through and he retaliated with a palm too that pushed immense power to the man's side and the confrontation resulted in him being slightly inferior.

"Hong!!!"

From the moment the guy arrived, Wang was aware this was not going to be easy and the development seemed to make him satisfied as the suppression from the opponent was not that much. The same was true for the other side, as he could feel that Wang was not weak and the fight might end up in his favor but the damage that would happen in the end might block his purpose for coming into the forest.

He had a different mentality from the past and once others come to him to take something, he would just kill them. In the case of this guy that wanted his life, there is no reason to pretend that they can become friends as he was sure this guy has killing intent towards him and so he pulled the spear from his back. He would not become a whetstone for others, after all some individuals use such situations to improve their will and spirit. Wang could not accomplish this since it was not his direction to use external factors to push his will. In this situation, he was also interested in the reason for the guy to attack him as those that want your life does not get to have the benefit of the doubt when their lives end up in your hands.

The world of martial arts is not fair, and if you wake up and make wrong choices then deal with the consequences. His spear was removed from the back and he thrust forward, targeted towards the man and the man seemed to also seem to be a pro. He did not take the attack lightly and also pulled out his saber and calmly watched Wang charge over with the spear. The man seemed like someone that had gone through more battles, thus he was calmer and but Wang was secretly excited and looked calm.

The two collided, and a huge 'bang' could be heard. The spear struck the saber continuously and the sound kept spreading in all directions.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Wang's spear kept colliding continuously while the saber seemed to slash, and smash toward the spear on occasions when the spear was thrust forward it would result in or sweep and poke the man changing his attack patterns. The speed of the attacks just kept increasing and even Wang managed to exceed his usual attack patterns when practicing. These attacks seemed to be capable of causing massive destruction in a city and only now did he know how lucky he had been in the past to survive past those injured and dying grandmasters. In no way, did he see even someone in the blood forging level capable of ending his life even in the worst state possible but it also woke him up.

"It seems true that when one becomes stronger they tend to act in an arrogant manner, and this can end up making my situation dangerous in the future. It is necessary to not pull punches against others. Those people I have met in the end suffered from not even giving me any serious thought as a threat." At this moment, his mind seemed to have changed greatly. In the same way, he understood some important secrets that can save his life in the future while at the same time making him seem weird.

In the attack power shown by the two it could be said to be astonishing in the eyes of the weak but those in the second stage of grandmaster could crush these two as their simple attack can level a mountain. To Wang's surprise, the man had not retreated at all despite the fact that he seemed to be overwhelming him. When he realized that no matter how much he attacked the guy, he did not retreat, making Wang seem to feel the pressure.

"It seems that my spearman-ship is still average when it comes to grandmasters." This was his thought but the truth is the guy was already standing at the peak of the first stage and with some opportunity he could advance his artistic conception. But he was sure that when the guy started to attack perhaps things would not be very good. When the guy took a step forward, Wang could barely attack and counterattack as he retreated. The moment the saber attack arrived he felt as though a mountain had slammed into him and with his speed and strong physique he managed to handle it but the man was shocked.

He knew that it would be difficult to win this one and this battle and thus instead of focusing on the fact that he might not have it easier he advanced. When the attacks collided it was no longer just a small issue as the two seemed like two giant mountains slamming into each other. Wang made up for his weakness in spear intent by focusing on using the power of the Indestructible Pragna, and in this way, the attacks from both seemed to almost be canceling each other. Even though their expression of both of them was becoming serious with the passage of time, their attacks did not stop.

"Without a strong body technique, it would have been very difficult for Wang to survive and he realized that his speed was not an advantage at all. The guy could catch up with him so he had to improvise and his spear seemed to change trajectory from time to time trying to get past the defense of the guy from different directions. In the same way, he could see that the saber kept flashing and succeeding in defense. The thing that made him alarmed was the saber being used relentlessly without even retreating at the time he made such tricks and they did not work.

Wang was forced to retreat and the opportunity he wanted to create for himself was abandoned as he preferred to not exchange a serious injury for a minor chance without the assurance to cause actual damage. The blade was a few inches from causing him a serious injury and thus he retreated instinctively.

Even with the retreat, some saber intent seemed to have escaped through the openings hitting him on the shoulder due to a shift in position or his head might have been chopped off. It proved a smart choice to retreat and he did not dwell on it, as the attack from his spear followed and this time he did not try creating opportunities at all. In this way, Wang seemed to have never considered other systems of weapons and now experiencing them he could feel they were worth studying and extracting their experience to improve his spear options.

In the way, the saber seemed to work, he might have some issues but in the end, his spear mastery had yet to enter the master level. For one to reach this stage with their saber it can be seen that the man was already a master and his attacks seemed the same as a defense. Wang only had the advantage of speed allowing him to keep some slight advantage over the opponent. This is also the reason he was able to last long, as his strong body would not be able to withstand saber intent attacks, and in the current state of the guy, he could not fully exploit saber intent.

Only those in the third level of grandmaster can accomplish this and the second level can barely support it with the True Qi in their body.

"It seems like I am still weak!