Chapter Fifty: The Dispute Over the Mentor

  "He's really cool!" Looking at the stage, Fang Tian Nan was in a fierce battle with Wu Yun Bao, but after one move, he still had the upper hand and even used his sword tip to press against Wu Yun Bao's forehead, achieving ultimate victory. Gu Xiao Fan couldn't help but exclaim under the stage, her face filled with excitement and a hint of incredulity.

  "This newcomer is really strong." The person beside him also chimed in casually.

  "Right, I think I heard his name is Fang Tiannan, and he was promoted to outer sect disciple by relying on the accumulated contribution points of his sect."

  "Is that so? When did ordinary juniors who relied on contribution points to advance become this powerful?"

  "Hmm, maybe it's a case of 'dressing up as a pig to eat a tiger'."

  "Who says it isn't? Wu Yunbao's strength, although not much among the outer sect disciples, but for new recruits, isn't he just a 'tiger'?"

  "You all underestimate Wu Yunbao too much, no, that's not right, you all underestimate the three Wu brothers. Wait and see, after dealing with the small ones, bigger ones will definitely come out. At that time, this newcomer will be in big trouble."

  "That's also a matter for later." Someone in the crowd spoke out in opposition, "At least for now, he won't get into any trouble, on the contrary, he will cause many instructors to fight over him. See? Those few instructors over there are already getting restless."

  "With a powerful mentor backing him up, even the three Wu brothers might not be able to bully him."

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  At the same time, Di Jianming and Xiao Ruo were also looking at the stage in surprise. Fang Tiannan was suppressing Wu Yunbao with his strongest attack "Sword Moving Like a Mountain", and still had a calm expression on his face, which was truly astonishing.

  "It seems that this brother we just met is really something else... A moment later, Di Jianming sighed and said, "I really didn't expect it, his strength is so powerful. Even if I were to fight him, I think I wouldn't have any chance of winning. The few years I spent cultivating outside the sect were all in vain."

  "Tian Nan being able to win isn't entirely unreasonable." Xiao Ruo's tone was calmer, "Think carefully, didn't you suspect beforehand that Tian Nan would win?"

  "Hmm, …" Ji Jianming heard this and smiled awkwardly, rubbing his own head, clearly thinking of something. He deliberately glanced around and found that no one had noticed them, before speaking in a low voice, "That's right, after all, we're the ones who made it to the last trial of the Transmission Heaven. If we didn't have some real skills, how could we have possibly made it?"

  "Heh heh......" Xiao Ruo heard this and also had a similar expression.

  It is worth noting that the specific list of six people who entered the Transmission Cave Heaven has not been fully announced within the sect. Among the onlookers, perhaps only Xiao Ru and Zhai Jianming understood Fang Tian Nan the most. And Fang Tian Nan was able to achieve the results of an inner door disciple in the Transmission Cave Heaven with his identity as an outer door disciple, whether it was talent or strength, he must have surprised the two people.

  If it weren't for this, even in Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming's hearts, they would have doubts about each other.

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  When Fang Tian Nan's sword tip was pressed against Wu Yun Bao's forehead, Wu Yun Bao's face turned a deep blue, and then suddenly flushed with redness. Without needing to deliberately listen to the discussions of the crowd below, Wu Yun Bao knew that at this moment, he had not only failed to humiliate Fang Tian Nan, but instead became the stepping stone for Fang Tian Nan's rise to fame in the outer sect.

  As for Fang Tian Nan's strength, Wu Yun Bao didn't have much to say. Firstly, Fang Tian Nan's own realm was already at the initial stage of transforming his inner energy, and the sword techniques he displayed still left Wu Yun Bao somewhat bewildered. In other words, even if Wu Yun Bao lost, he hadn't clearly seen how Fang Tian Nan had evaded his attacks. Secondly, during the assessment of new disciples in the outer sect, although there weren't any major casualties, it was still common for occasional small mistakes to result in injuries. After all, they were engaging in real combat with real swords, and even with a referee present, there would be oversights.

  Wu Yunbao was still thinking about how to leave a "memento" on Fang Tiannan, but unexpectedly he would be defeated instead.

  For a moment, Wu Yunbao could only glare at Fang Tiannan with anger and then turned around to leave the arena.

  It's not that Wu Yunbao didn't want to say a few harsh words, it's just that this kind of scene made him lose face and he couldn't stay any longer.

  The timely, the referee on the stage also announced the result of this round. Fang Tiannan put away his long sword and slowly walked down from the stage.

  Gu Xiao Fan immediately went up to welcome him, gave Fang Tian Nan a thumbs up and said: "That's really impressive. Congratulations, congratulations..."

  Looking at his opponent's flattering appearance, Fang Tian Nan couldn't help but joke: "Aren't you going to prepare well for the test?"

  "Ah-ha!" Gu Xiao Fan slapped his forehead, suddenly enlightened. In an instant, he forgot about Fang Tian Nan and rushed onto the stage, leaving Fang Tian Nan laughing lightly.

  "Tian Nan brother, you really are a true master who doesn't show his face." Next, Zhai Jianming and Xiao Ruo also walked out of the crowd and came to Fang Tian Nan's side, congratulating him one after another. "That sword move just now was truly eye-opening."

  "Xiao Ruo Shixiong, are you here to tease me too?" Fang Tian Nan said with a bitter smile.

  "Alright, alright, you two can stop flattering each other now." Ji Jianming interrupted, saying, "Xiao Ruo Shixiong, your strength among the outer sect disciples is indeed top-notch. And as for Tian Nan... this time it was just an unexpected disaster. I hope that in the next few days, you will still be careful. The names of the three Wu brothers, I'm sure you've also heard them before. Wu Yunbao is only the weakest one among them."

  "Besides Wu Yunbao and Wu Yuncan, who is the third person?" Fang Tiannan took the opportunity to ask. This was related to his own safety in the outer sect in the future. He couldn't help but be a little cautious.

  "In fact, it's not as serious as Ming said." Xiao Ruo explained, "Wu Yuncai is a martial artist in the later stage of Huajin realm. If he wants to find you for a trial or to teach you a lesson, without a suitable excuse, it's unrealistic. Another person among the three Wu brothers, his name is Wu Yuntian, although he is ranked second, but his cultivation and talent are the most outstanding. He has already been promoted to an inner disciple. So, Tian Nan, you don't have to worry too much."

  "Is he a member of the inner circle?" Fang Tian Nan muttered to himself and remembered it in his heart.

  At this moment, Fang Tiannan seemed to have noticed that someone was staring at him, and immediately looked in that direction, but did not find any familiar faces. He only vaguely saw a black figure on the periphery of the crowd, slowly moving away. Fang Tiannan couldn't help but shake his head slightly, as if what he had seen was just an illusion.

  Besides, since Fang Tiannan had just defeated the outer door disciple Wu Yunbao, there were still many people in the crowd who were paying attention to Fang Tiannan.

  Fang Tian Nan also thought it was just his own paranoia.

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  Considering Fang Tiannan's outstanding performance in the test of new disciples, he naturally became the most sought-after candidate when it was time for the masters to select their members.

  Fortunately, Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming had anticipated this situation and gave Fang Tiannan a lot of advice. They also introduced several instructors to him in detail. After considering it, Fang Tiannan finally chose an instructor named Wang Jidong, a Yuan Jing Zhen Ren.

  To put it in Xiao Ruo's words, that would be Wang Jidong. Although he may not be the most outstanding among all instructors in terms of strength, he is indeed the most experienced when it comes to teaching. Especially for someone like Fang Tian Nan who lacks actual combat experience but can still execute exquisite martial skills as an outer sect disciple, Wang Jidong's coaching standards are quite impressive.

  Furthermore, Wang Jidong himself is also getting older, nearly sixty years old. He doesn't have any innate attribute energy, but his disciples under him have many members with various attribute energies. Each one of them has made significant progress in strength under Wang Jidong's guidance.

  What's most important is that Xiao Ruo said that Wang Jidong's personality isn't stiff. When cultivating under him, the freely arranged time is quite abundant.

  And this is exactly what Fang Tian Nan needs most.

  In terms of martial arts, with the running route of internal energy in the middle dantian, Fang Tian Nan felt that he didn't need to continue exchanging and learning some qigong methods and sword techniques from Qingyun Sect for the time being. As for combat experience, it was necessary to improve as soon as possible. Moreover, Wang Jidong, as a mentor, was quite old and it would be more difficult to advance in rank, so Wang Jidong's own demand for cultivation resources would be relatively lower.

  Choosing Wang Jidong as a mentor means that Fang Tiannan's initiation fee will also be relatively lighter.

  Fang Tian Nan himself knew his own wealth, but he couldn't bear it, a huge "blood loss".

  After some thought, Fang Tian Nan finally accepted that Wang Ji Dong was indeed the most suitable mentor for him.

  After Fang Tian Nan had confirmed his mentor, the other mentors also rushed to Wang Ji Dong and nodded in respect, then they were busy selecting their own disciples.

  What Fang Tian Nan did not expect was that Gu Xiao Fan, whom he had just met, also performed well on the stage and eventually had four mentors extend an olive branch to him. Among them was Wang Ji Dong. And Gu Xiao Fan's choice was also quite astonishing to Fang Tian Nan, as it turned out to be the same as his.

  Fang Tian Nan couldn't help but nudge him with his elbow and asked with his eyes.

  "Haha... " Gu Xiao Fan chuckled softly, leaning his head against Fang Tian Nan's ear and whispered, "I will naturally follow your choice. It must be correct."

  When Fang Tian Nan looked at Gu Xiao Fan with an incredulous face, Gu Xiao Fan felt a bit embarrassed before explaining: "That, I heard that this mentor is the most lenient in managing his disciples..."

  In an instant, the two of them exchanged a glance and revealed a rather tacit smile.