This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

The instructor asked loudly, "What is the first rule of the sect?"

Everyone answered in unison, "The Guiyuan Sect is united in heart and mind, working together. Failure is not terrible; what is terrible is giving up. Victory belongs to the brave; only the defeated flee." (The brave win, the defeated avoid.)

After saying this, the man lowered his head in shame. "Mentor! I will follow your instructions."

This time the man really behaved himself. If things continued to develop this way, it would definitely be detrimental to him, so he admitted defeat.

The mentor nodded with satisfaction, "There are still people who want it, give it a try."

At this point, some people lowered their heads. They were there to learn, not to provoke others. They would listen to the instructors, so they had no courage to challenge them.

Those who supported Instructor Lin glanced at Lian Xue, their eyes darting back and forth.

I don't know what they're plotting, but their malicious expression is repulsive.

Wu Xiong glanced at everyone and thought that was the end of it. He said, "If no one has any objections, then let's begin the formal training."

One of the men, his eyes darting around, said, "Our mentor isn't convinced, so why don't we let her give it a try?"

The man was referring to Lianxue.

Lianxue frowned. She hadn't offended this person. She considered herself to be very low-key and hadn't provoked anyone, so why did people keep causing her trouble?

Lian Xue took a deep breath, clasped her hands and bowed, "Martial Instructor, I have no objections, I respect your decision."

Looking at the humble, petite girl before him, Wu Xiong felt no annoyance, but rather a sense of pity. He thought to himself, "What kind of ambition does such a young child have to challenge me? I absolutely do not believe it."

He then said, "Miss, there's no need for that. I'm not so easily swayed by a single word and believe it to be true. If I were, it would be a disservice to my age, haha."

The gentle words comforted Lianxue, who gratefully said, "Master is wise and insightful. I thank you."

Wu Xiong said angrily, "Stop flattering me."

Then, with a serious expression, he said, "In the cultivation world, the strong are respected. In front of the strong, all scheming is useless. Next time you try to scheme, open your eyes and see how old she is. Aren't you ashamed? If she were a teenager, I would believe you, and you can challenge her if you want. But don't think I'm a fool."

With his last words, Wu Xiong glared angrily.

The person who spoke was so frightened that he took a few steps back, swallowed hard, and felt a panic in his heart.

He turned to look at a woman whose eyes were full of pleading.

The woman glanced at it only once before looking away, as if it were none of her business.

The man felt even more helpless. He said in a trembling voice, "Mentor, I was wrong. Please punish me." He then knelt down.

Wu Xiong looked at the man and said, "You don't need to apologize to me. You should apologize to this girl." After saying that, he pointed at Lian Xue, acting as if it was none of his business.

The man reluctantly approached Lianxue, bent his proud back, and lowered his head, saying, "Please forgive me, young lady, I was presumptuous."

The man was able to let go easily, and his apology was sincere; however, no one knew what he was really thinking.

After apologizing, he waited for Lianxue's forgiveness. He thought, what could a young girl possibly think? He had already apologized, so she should say it was alright and that would be enough for her to get through this.

Lianxue looked at this person who didn't mean what he said. She didn't want to forgive anyone, and forgiveness and apology were non-existent. "Teacher, you should make the decision. How about we double the training for the rest of the time?"

The man looked up at Lian Xue in shock; this was completely out of the ordinary!

Wu Xiong also looked amused. "Hmm! That's a good idea. Cultivation begins with cultivating the mind. If one's mind is not upright, one is destined not to achieve great things..."

Jingwei was stunned the whole time. She never expected that person to cause trouble, nor did she expect that her mentor would be so righteous, or that Lianxue would act so unpredictably. For a moment, she felt like she was in a dream.

Before anyone else could speak, Wu Xiong continued, "Next, everyone, follow me to a place where we will begin training. Come with me."

Inside the Phoenix Bracelet, Hei Yu watched everything unfold, muttering to himself, "What a mess! You've just arrived and already offended a mentor. A mentor's revenge won't end easily. And what's more, the more this mentor speaks up for you, the more that person hates you. It seems your troubles won't stop in the future."

Lianxue ignored Heiyu and let it talk to itself. The reason she didn't bring Heiyu out was because she was afraid that it would talk too much and arouse suspicion.

After all, the spirit beasts that can talk are all of a high level, and I don't even have the ability to protect myself, let alone protect Black Feather. So I won't expose myself while I'm still young and vulnerable.

Although Kuroba is a cat, the risk rate is relatively lower, but it's still better to be careful, since there are still many strong ones.

The group descended the mountain and headed east. After traveling about a hundred miles, they came to a waterfall with a wide area and a broad river flowing beneath it.

Looking further in, there were some thick pieces of wood lying on the ground.

There were many large stones in the distance, piled up in heaps.

Wu Xiong led the group through piles of trees and rocks to the waterfall.

With a gesture, everyone stopped in their tracks and looked at the waterfall before them. They were all puzzled; if they were here for cultivation, what use was this waterfall?

With doubts in their hearts, they all turned their gazes to their mentor.

Before they could even ask, Wu Xiong spoke up, "Everyone, get into the water. Go down to the bottom of the waterfall. Do you see those rocks?"

"That will be where you stand. If anyone falls, keep going until someone can stay on the rock for two hours. Then the training will end. Now, let's begin."

He then added, "You have four hours."

The man looked utterly dejected, but had no choice but to obey.

Looking at the rushing waterfall before them, and then at the rock that could only support one person, everyone hesitated. How long could they hold out? Could they perhaps not go?

Regardless of their concerns, the instructor showed no mercy. Seeing that no one moved, he kicked up the waterfall and flew up by himself.

The man panicked and struggled in the water for a long time before finally seizing an opportunity to climb onto a rock.

Seeing this, everyone else also decided to enter the water.

After all, they didn't want to be kicked away and go in in an awkward position, so they preferred to do it themselves.

Lianxue and Jingwei did not hesitate and went into the water.

You don't know how cold it is until you get in the water. Lian Xue felt the cold seep into her bones and trembled as she moved forward.

The instructor looked at the results with satisfaction before saying, "You can use spiritual power to keep warm, but you cannot use spiritual power to climb. Do you understand?"

After listening to her mentor's words, Lianxue used her spiritual power to resist the cold and she really didn't feel so cold anymore. However, the pounding of the waterfall caused her to lose her balance. Even when she stood on the smooth stone, the speed of the waterfall made her sway unsteady.

One wrong step and you could fall down, and it would be difficult to climb back up. Sure enough, many people have fallen down without exception.

Lianxue also lost her footing and fell. As she tried to climb back onto the rock, she felt a resistance preventing her from moving forward.