Talented Martial Hero

Jimmy saw that Darren looked strangely uncomfortable and his heartbeat pounded fast. Still, he kept a calm demeanor. "Darren, you should hurry and refine the seeds now in case someone sees us!" he said.

Darren nodded, took the two crystals, and asked, "Jimmy, what are the blade intent and sword intent seeds?"

"Well, Darren, you might not know this, but the highest level of blade cultivation and sword cultivation is the Intent Realm. The two seeds were created by two masters. After refining them, you will gain the ability to enter the Intent Realm of sword cultivation and blade cultivation. They are both extremely valuable. I have never been able to get my hands on them for so many years in the sect,” Jimmy explained.

"But why give me both seeds? I have heard that one cannot cultivate both swordsmanship and blade kills at the same time. Am I not going to get in trouble refining both?" Darren had heard of such rumors.

"Hey, that's just a rumor. Besides, that's the elders idea. I'm sure there shouldn't be a problem," Jimmy laughed, trying to put Darren at ease.

Darren had practiced both Profound Nine Sword Skills and Grand Thirteen Blade Skills, which were great swordsmanship and blade skills respectively, and did not suffer any injury what so ever. So, it looked like the rumor saying that one could not practice both swordsmanship and blade skills at the same time was very likely untrue.

Immediately, he stopped hesitating, held the two seeds in his hands and mobilized his vital energy to begin refining.

Only in the blink of an eye, Darren felt two tiny but different breaths of energy penetrating his veins. Seeing Darren refine the two seeds, Jimmy knew he could not stay with Darren any longer and left. As soon as he turned around, tears began to fall down his eyes. It made him feel terrible to hurt such a genius, but there was no other way for him to save his brother.

In a short while, Jimmy returned to where William was.

"I have finished what you wanted me to do. Now, let my brother go!" Jimmy commanded as he looked sadly at his brother. He had been beaten up so badly he almost seemed lifeless.

"Let him go? No way!" William's sidekick looked at him viciously and then hit Jimmy's brother on the head. Instantly, he was killed.

"No!" Jimmy screamed and rushed over to his brother. "You bastards! I will tell the elders about what happened!"

"Ha-ha! Tell the elders? Do you think I didn't get approvals from above in order to get those two precious seeds? Only the elites of the Mysterious Realm have those! Use your brain, you idiot!" Karl laughed ferociously. "This guy, Jimmy, deceived and harmed the talented disciple, Darren. Arrest him and have him flogged!"

Karl commanded. Several masters at the second stage of the Spirit Realm swarmed up, beat Jimmy, and took him away.

"William, you didn't do this just to get revenge for me," Karl said, pouting. He seemed dissatisfied "Well, we have to complete the task given by the elders and avenge you at the same time. Darren will be a cripple from now on. You can do whatever you want with him," he replied.

"That's true. Thanks William!"

In the square, hundreds of disciples had already chosen a school of martial arts skill that they were to pursue.

Nelson Qin moved around, still undecided between the schools.

"Nelson, if you join my School of Spear Skill, I will give you 50 superior spiritual herbs every month. Plus, you'll get access to the Mysterious Spiritual Pool to wash your meridians at any time. What do you think?" The elder of the School of Spear Skill made his personal and generous offers. He wanted so badly to recruit the genius.

Every school must fulfill its promise of supplying resources to its disciples. This was the basis of the school's relevance. Even if the disciple suffered great injury and became a cripple, the school still had to keep its promise.

Nelson looked at him indifferently. Unmoved but polite, he replied, "Thank you for your kindness. I'll consider it."

Clark, the elder of the School of Spear Skill, looked a little displeased that the offer was not good enough to attract Nelson.

"Elder Clark, with Nelson's talent and background, I'm afraid he will not care too much about this,” Ezra, the elder of the School of Boxing Skill, said. "Nelson, join my School of Boxing Skill. In addition to the resources promised by Elder Clark, I'll also give you a book on an extraordinary martial skill and a set of Spiritual Armour!" Ezra said.

Nelson's eyes brightened at once. That was exactly what he wanted. He immediately agreed. "Thank you, Elder Ezra. I would like to join the School of Boxing Skill!"

"Ha-ha! Good!" Elder Ezra said happily.

"Are you sure that you're willing to give all of those to him, Ezra?" Several other elders asked, surprised with his generosity.

"Geniuses with the Black Degree talent really get better treatment. I think Darren will get the same offer too. How lucky!"

Nelson, a genius, had chosen the School of Boxing Skill. Now, everybody wondered what kind of offer Darren would get.

Darren went up to the elders

"Darren, tell me what you want. As long as it is not too excessive, I would like to invite you to join the School of Arrow Skill," the elder of the School of Arrow Skill was the first to speak.

Alan, the elder of the School of Blade Skill, interrupted and said, "Darren, join my School of Blade Skill. You can have any amount of superior spiritual herbs. I'll pass on two extraordinary martial skills to you and you can choose two Spiritual Weapons at will.”

"Oh, how generous of Alan! He really wants Darren to join his school!”

"This is unreasonable. Darren gets twice as many resources as Nelson but their talents are both of the Black Degree,” a group of disciples suddenly shouted in unison. They thought the resources promised were too generous.

Nelson also looked embarrassed. It was true, they were both holders of the Black Degree talent. Why did Darren get twice as many resources as him?

"Alan, you really want Darren, huh?" The rest of the elders shook their heads one after another, thinking that the offer was too generous for a genius with the Black Degree talent. It really was not worth it. They gave up the competition immediately.

Darren did not immediately accept it. Instead, he looked at Elsa with a smile.

Alan said to Elsa, “Elsa, I'm bound to get Darren. I'm sorry your father didn't allow you to pay more resources than me, ha-ha!"

Elsa looked frozen. It was true that her father had the intention of getting her to recruit Darren, but the budgeted resources she was allowed to give were far less than what Alan promised. This made her feel a little embarrassed. She didn't know why, but she really wanted Darren to join the School of Sword Skill.

"Darren, Join the School of Sword Skill. I'll supply you with 50 superior spiritual herbs and one Holy Star Herb every month. I'll give you a rare book on an extraordinary sword skill. What do you think?" Elsa struggled to give her offer.

The elders looked shocked when they heard that the offer included the Holy Star Herb.

Even the elders of the limen Sect only had two Holy Star Herbs every month. They were extremely precious for the elders in Mysterious Realm. It was unbelievable that Thomas would give such a plant to Darren.

"Elsa, I don't think you can make such a decision. Thomas will never agree to that," Elder Alan said doubtfully.

"I have full authority to represent my father this time and I mean what I said," Elsa said boldly. She felt a little uncertain but managed not to show it on her face.

"I choose the School of Sword Skill." Darren didn't hesitate. In fact, he had always been inclined to join the School of Sword Skill. Now that Elsa made such a generous offer, he didn't have to wait any longer.

"How bold of you Elsa! Ha-ha!" Alan laughed loudly, "Now, report the list of entry to the sect and have the Chief Elder approve it."

Once the list got handed over to the Chief Elder, it would be a done deal. The sect would distribute resources every month to the disciples.

"Darren, welcome to the School of Sword Skill!" Elsa said. She had a huge smile on her face. "Please teach me, Elsa," Darren said modestly.

The choosing time for schools for martial arts skill was coming to an end. A disciple from the School of Blade Skill approached Elder Alan and whispered something in his ear.

"Elsa, your school paid such a price for a cripple. Watch out for your father's anger,” he said slyly. "Elder Alan, just because Darren did not choose your school, it doesn't mean you can say such things about students. Do you have no manners as an elder?" Elsa said angrily.

"If you don't believe me, feel free to check it out yourself. Darren has dug his own grave and has become a cripple!" The disciple from the School of Blade Skill announced loudly.

Immediately, an elder stepped forward and went to Darren to check his meridians.

"You refined both the sword and blade intents at the same time! You combined both blade and sword intents in your body! I'm sorry, child. You have destroyed your own future as a martial artist!" the elder said with pity.

Elsa looked horrified hearing this claim.