A new day begins, and Yang Kai woke up. He cleaned up and took the broom lying in the corner of the small room and walked out. Standing at the front door, he stretched a little. He looked up at the touch of grey in the dawn sky and closed his eyes while taking a deep breath. He was enjoying this moment of peace, before reopening his eyes to start sweeping the ground; cleaning away the dirt and leaves.
Clad in simple black clothes that were easy to clean, it highlighted the youth's loneliness and years of isolation here. Yang Kai, while wearing a meticulous expression, had his spine as straight as a javelin. Even though he was completing the lowest-ranked task. His actions were very calm as he didn't exert much force on the broom; his body, as though still, carried a certain sense of elegance. With only the rotation of his wrist, the broom moved effortlessly. When his body moved, the dust and trash on the ground seemed to magically accumulate in one place around him; as though they had grown a pair of feet.
Yang Kai was High Heaven Pavilion's Trial Disciple. For three years, he had trained in the Sect but managed to only reach the Tempered Body Third Stage. Yet, the other Disciples that had entered at the same time as he had long surpassed him and reached higher stages. They were all able to enter the main building, pay their respects, and make advances towards their futures. While he can only lament about his inadequacy in the outer courts.
Achieving Tempered Body Third Stage in three years cannot be judged as good or bad; just really, really mediocre.
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Helpless, Yang Kai could only continue to sweep out here in the outer court; working hard to support himself and working hard in training.
High Heaven Pavilion is a unique Sect. This uniqueness is seen through the ruthless competition between Disciples. In this Sect, the strong are like kings, while the weak are eliminated. The strong eat the weak; the law of the jungle, in the High Heaven Pavilion, this rule is actively followed by all.
In other Sects, you might be able to school friendly competition, brotherly bonds, and people working together to achieve the same goal. But in the High Heaven Pavilion, you will only be able to find false bonds – in order to use each other and rise in power. Stepping over each other's bodies is the only way.
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High Heaven Pavilion's strict system is well-known throughout the entire Great Han Dynasty. Although the grounds were not that large, due to the brutal nature of their Disciples, their might is second to none! This is also because each Disciples' skill is akin to a tiger. When outside of the Sect, no one in all the rivers and lakes dares to provoke them.
In High Heaven Pavilion, there was one rule. That's to fourteen-year-old Disciples, the first three years of their acceptance is considered the testing phase. In these three years, all of the Disciples' food, clothing, and shelter are provided by the outer court. Disciples only need to focus on cultivating. If by these three years, they managed to breakthrough pass the Tempered Body Stage, then they will be able to enter the inner court to pay respects to the Elders and become their Disciples. Of course, you don't need to have a teacher. You could practice on your own, but there is a huge difference between learning by yourself and having a teacher. In a way, High Heaven Pavilion's rules do have some flexibility and freedom.
In those three years if you don't get a breakthrough, then you can either leave the Sect or be demoted to a Trial Disciple.
Yang Kai is currently a Trial Disciple! He is also known as High Heaven Pavilion's shame!
Compared to Ordinary Disciples, their treatment is very different. Trial Disciples must provide for their food, shelter, clothing, for the Sect will no longer waste cultivating resources on these trashes. Once demoted to Trial Disciple, you basically can never advance. Unless you manage to increase your cultivation level quickly. Only then will the Sect allow an attempt to become an Ordinary Disciple.
The entire High Heaven Pavilion consists of three thousand Disciples, while what about the number Trial Disciple? You can count them on your ten fingers! But, Yang Kai has faith that he can eventually become an Ordinary Disciple!
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For Trial Disciple who wants to survive in High Heaven Pavilion, it was akin to an attempt at reaching the heavens. Take Yang Kai, for example, the current hut that he is living in was built by him, one log at a time. The holes on the small roof, he doesn't even have time to fix them. When it rains, the water can't exit properly and builds up in the room. He buys his own clothes and got collects his food himself. He is responsible for all of his own needs.
Yang Kai's small hut is in the Sect's most remote and most uninhabited location.
Generally, with such horrendous treatment, it is difficult to endure. That is the reason why the sect only has a very small number of these Disciples. Most who couldn't break through the tempered body chose to leave, but Yang Kai stayed.
A few months before, when he was made a Trial Disciple, Yang Kai accepted a sweeping job to provide for himself.
Right now Yang Kai was both a Trial Disciple and the Sect's little sweeping servant. But just by sweeping to maintain a living is hard. There are many times when he is cold or hungry but in this life, he had chosen this path. Even so, he didn't play the drums of retreat; Because in this-this life, he had chosen this oath and must continue through it. That was what men did.
In Yang Kai's mind, there was a concept of toughness; if you don't hit the brick wall, then you will never understand what it meaning to be tough!
The sky gradually began to light up as he swept. Cleaning the trails, sweeping dust from the space.
Even though sweeping itself didn't use a lot of energy, but without food or drink since the morning and constantly moving, Yang Kai was drenched in sweat. This had nothing to do with strength, but his poor physique. Two out of three meals he was hungry. For anybody living like him, how could their physique be considered good?
Gradually a group of High Heaven Pavilion Disciples surrounded him. These Disciples had woken up early, not to cultivate but to look at him. They had a great interest in Yang Kai, looking at him with avid gazes like they were staring at a naked beauty, a sweet fragrance like juicy meat bins seem to waft in from of them.
Among those High Heaven Pavilion Disciples gathered around Yang Kai, there was a tense competitive atmosphere surrounding them. Looking at each other warily all held an unfriendly look.
A new day begins, and Yang Kai woke up. He cleaned up and took the broom lying in the corner of the small room and walked out. Standing at the front door, he stretched a little. He looked up at the touch of grey in the dawn sky and closed his eyes while taking a deep breath. He was enjoying this moment of peace, before reopening his eyes to start sweeping the ground; cleaning away the dirt and leaves.
Clad in simple black clothes that were easy to clean, it highlighted the youth's loneliness and years of isolation here. Yang Kai, while wearing a meticulous expression, had his spine as straight as a javelin. Even though he was completing the lowest-ranked task. His actions were very calm as he didn't exert much force on the broom; his body, as though still, carried a certain sense of elegance. With only the rotation of his wrist, the broom moved effortlessly. When his body moved, the dust and trash on the ground seemed to magically accumulate in one place around him; as though they had grown a pair of feet.
Yang Kai was High Heaven Pavilion's Trial Disciple. For three years, he had trained in the Sect but managed to only reach the Tempered Body Third Stage. Yet, the other Disciples that had entered at the same time as he had long surpassed him and reached higher stages. They were all able to enter the main building, pay their respects, and make advances towards their futures. While he can only lament about his inadequacy in the outer courts.
Achieving Tempered Body Third Stage in three years cannot be judged as good or bad; just really, really mediocre.
1
Helpless, Yang Kai could only continue to sweep out here in the outer court; working hard to support himself and working hard in training.
High Heaven Pavilion is a unique Sect. This uniqueness is seen through the ruthless competition between Disciples. In this Sect, the strong are like kings, while the weak are eliminated. The strong eat the weak; the law of the jungle, in the High Heaven Pavilion, this rule is actively followed by all.
In other Sects, you might be able to school friendly competition, brotherly bonds, and people working together to achieve the same goal. But in the High Heaven Pavilion, you will only be able to find false bonds – in order to use each other and rise in power. Stepping over each other's bodies is the only way.
1
High Heaven Pavilion's strict system is well-known throughout the entire Great Han Dynasty. Although the grounds were not that large, due to the brutal nature of their Disciples, their might is second to none! This is also because each Disciples' skill is akin to a tiger. When outside of the Sect, no one in all the rivers and lakes dares to provoke them.
In High Heaven Pavilion, there was one rule. That's to fourteen-year-old Disciples, the first three years of their acceptance is considered the testing phase. In these three years, all of the Disciples' food, clothing, and shelter are provided by the outer court. Disciples only need to focus on cultivating. If by these three years, they managed to breakthrough pass the Tempered Body Stage, then they will be able to enter the inner court to pay respects to the Elders and become their Disciples. Of course, you don't need to have a teacher. You could practice on your own, but there is a huge difference between learning by yourself and having a teacher. In a way, High Heaven Pavilion's rules do have some flexibility and freedom.
In those three years if you don't get a breakthrough, then you can either leave the Sect or be demoted to a Trial Disciple.
Yang Kai is currently a Trial Disciple! He is also known as High Heaven Pavilion's shame!
Compared to Ordinary Disciples, their treatment is very different. Trial Disciples must provide for their food, shelter, clothing, for the Sect will no longer waste cultivating resources on these trashes. Once demoted to Trial Disciple, you basically can never advance. Unless you manage to increase your cultivation level quickly. Only then will the Sect allow an attempt to become an Ordinary Disciple.
The entire High Heaven Pavilion consists of three thousand Disciples, while what about the number Trial Disciple? You can count them on your ten fingers! But, Yang Kai has faith that he can eventually become an Ordinary Disciple!
1
For Trial Disciple who wants to survive in High Heaven Pavilion, it was akin to an attempt at reaching the heavens. Take Yang Kai, for example, the current hut that he is living in was built by him, one log at a time. The holes on the small roof, he doesn't even have time to fix them. When it rains, the water can't exit properly and builds up in the room. He buys his own clothes and got collects his food himself. He is responsible for all of his own needs.
Yang Kai's small hut is in the Sect's most remote and most uninhabited location.
Generally, with such horrendous treatment, it is difficult to endure. That is the reason why the sect only has a very small number of these Disciples. Most who couldn't break through the tempered body chose to leave, but Yang Kai stayed.
A few months before, when he was made a Trial Disciple, Yang Kai accepted a sweeping job to provide for himself.
Right now Yang Kai was both a Trial Disciple and the Sect's little sweeping servant. But just by sweeping to maintain a living is hard. There are many times when he is cold or hungry but in this life, he had chosen this path. Even so, he didn't play the drums of retreat; Because in this-this life, he had chosen this oath and must continue through it. That was what men did.
In Yang Kai's mind, there was a concept of toughness; if you don't hit the brick wall, then you will never understand what it meaning to be tough!
The sky gradually began to light up as he swept. Cleaning the trails, sweeping dust from the space.
Even though sweeping itself didn't use a lot of energy, but without food or drink since the morning and constantly moving, Yang Kai was drenched in sweat. This had nothing to do with strength, but his poor physique. Two out of three meals he was hungry. For anybody living like him, how could their physique be considered good?
Gradually a group of High Heaven Pavilion Disciples surrounded him. These Disciples had woken up early, not to cultivate but to look at him. They had a great interest in Yang Kai, looking at him with avid gazes like they were staring at a naked beauty, a sweet fragrance like juicy meat bins seem to waft in from of them.
Among those High Heaven Pavilion Disciples gathered around Yang Kai, there was a tense competitive atmosphere surrounding them. Looking at each other warily all held an unfriendly look.
