11. Using one finger to pass the preliminary round.

After the Chen clan patriarch speech ends, the clan meet competition preliminary round going to start. In the arena, there's five round-formation for the participants fighting. The battle ring made by formation master in the Chen clan. All participants get a tag number. When the formation ring shot out two number, that's means the owner of the numbers will need to step at the round-formation. They will be sent inside the formation dimension and fighting there.

All spectator can see the fighting inside the dimension from the light-screen produce by the round-formation. In the morning 50 people in the early number from the main and branch clan will be fighting. The next 50 people will be fighting after the lunch break. Chen Houmin and his sister will be fighting in the early number while Chen Danshou and his sister after lunch.

Chen Danshou never participates in the competition before, so his sister told him all about it. Looking at the round-formation, Danshou's pondering inside his mind. He never thought the Clan got a peak mortal-level formation master inside the clan.

Alchemist, Formation master, Armament master being ranked just like weapon-grade. To rank up that profession-skill is not easy. Not just they need the rise of the qi-level, their knowledge about the upgrade raw materials, the abilities to control fire arts for the Alchemist and Armament master, the rune knowledge for all three of them also needed. That's why to be a peak mortal-Formation master is not easy.

"Brother?"

"Huh? What?"

"Do you hear what I said?" Chen Houshin pouting her lips because when she's tried to explain about the competition to her brother, the young man dazing alone.

"I hear it all."

"Really?! You should take care of yourself later. All the participants average power at mortal-levels and Core-level. At the preliminary round, you might not meet the Core-level. Because the clan always tag those at that levels, they use to pass the preliminary round and already include to next round just like brother Houmin."

"Oh..okay then."

"Because nobody knows about your level, you need to pass this round."

"Hmm.."

"Brother.."

"What?"

"Please have mercy on the weak members, okay."

"Why'd you said that?"

Chen Houshin looks anxious.

"There are many of your bullies loitering around in the preliminary round."

Hearing that, Chen Danshou's eyes flashing a wicked look.

Chen Houshin looking at her brother ignoring her, make her heart falls. She's not supposed to say those things. Now, she's not sure her brother will reign his hand.

"Don't worry, I'll give them mercy if I meet them later ."

The preliminary round in the morning start and a few Core-level rose from there. They eliminated a lot of Mortal-level in there except ten mortal-level from the main family including Chen Houmin young sisters. They both are an exceptional fighter. Chen Houlin using her flute-skill to make her opponent to injured just by listening to her plays, they all admit defeat fast. Chen Houyan is a sneaky fighter, she's never using a frontal attack but using her black moon blade to do sneak-attacks. They even beat some Core-level low-grade. Their fighting view being watched by many people and they all cheers for the girls. All the elders inside the main seat praising the second madam and patriarch because of them.

Hearing the praise, the second madam looks happy just like a peacock but the patriarch just nod. He doesn't want to make Lu Yini jealous just because of second madam's children. He's also doesn't want to make the second madam continue to pass her lines. If he can outs the second madam from the Chen clan, he'll do it fast but Lu Yini never gonna accept him later.

Looking at Ma Wenchi, Chen Houlun hate this woman a lot. If not because of her pregnancy, he'll never gonna marry her. Her pregnancy makes Lu Yini's very disappointed with him. He's also hating this woman because she makes him betray Lu Yini using drugs many times. If not because this woman using drugs, he'll never gonna have three children from her. He just needs Lu Yini to gives him children.

Spectator's seats.

Chen Mohe looks at the arena and notices the young boy he wanted to cheer on still not competing yet. He's pouting his wrinkle lips. He doesn't want to see others fighting. Chen Molun feeling his worse mood, sweating his back. This Grand-ancestor got a bad temperament on him.

"Mo-Mohe, how about I asked the staff about the one you want to see."

"No need looks like he's gonna fight at the afternoon round."

"Huh?! How do you know?"

"I just saw him leaving the arena."

"Let's go imposing on him to eat."

"Ok-Ehhhh..."

Watching Chen Mohe leave, Chen Molun just follows the old man.

"Brother, we're both pass this round."

Chen Houyan hopping to her brother's side, reporting her and her sister's passing the round. Chen Houmin just nods, his eyes look at his sisters happily. Even though his face still cold but his eyes betray his hearts.

"Just a few more people for morning round, do you want to watch?" Chen Houlin asked her siblings, they both shake their head. "Then, how about eating lunch now? We can ask Chen Houshin to eat with us."

Chen Houyan looking around the participant's seat but not seeing Chen Houshin and his brother.

"Where's Shin-er?!"

"She left earlier with her brother."

Lu Yini's courtyard.

"Mother."

Lu Yini smiled at her children and make them sit. They gonna eat lunch together at the garden pavilion.

"Boy, your back but not come to see this old man. How can you do that to me?"

A familiar sorrowful voice makes Chen Danshou looks at the garden pathway. He found two old men walking to the pavilion. One of the old men is very familiar to the old Danshou. The old man is the sweeper at the clan library. Danshou used to confide in him every time they met in the past. Old Danshou always likes to treat him as his grandpa.

"Grandpa He, you came?"

"Hmph, if not me coming here, you must be forgotten to see me."

The old man pouting his mouth making Chen Molun seeing that almost tripped his feet.

"There's no way that happens, Grandpa He."

Chen Danshou walking to the old man and start dragging him to sit in the table.

"Grandpa, this elder is?"

"Oh, he's grandpa's friend. Just call him grandpa Lun."

"Oh..greetings Grandpa Lun."

Looking at the young man in front of him, Chen Molun remembers somethings about this young man. He remembers other ancestors talked about one child being in this old man's favour. Looks like this young man is the child. But, it's weird if the young man is the child because he can feel this young man cultivating qi inside his body. Also his qi's quite thick just like an earth-level cultivator. Feeling his friend suspicious about his great-grandson, Chen Mohe hit Chen Molun with his elbow.

"Come, grandpas, let's eat lunch together."

Chen Danshou brings the two old man to sit together at the pavilion. When he arrives, he saw his mother prepared two sets cutlery for them.

"Grandpa He, why are you look good today?"

Hearing Chen Danshou questioning his clothes, Chen Mohe almost chokes on the food. He never thought this child will be asking the same thing as Chen Molun. Chen Mohe looks aside him and glare at Chen Molun, making his friend sweating much cold sweat at his back.

"I'm gonna send you to the backyard training hall!"

Chen Mohe spouting his word slowly to Chen Molun making him wants to cry but can't. It's not his fault the child also asking this old man. (T-T)

Danshou watching the two old man interaction and feels that these two is so funny.

Competition arena.

After lunch, the clan meet competition for the noon round start. Chen Danshou's duel will start in the third round of the noon competition. Chen Houshin at the second. Watching at his sister qin-skill at the duel, Danshou thought to ask some qin-skills from Gelu for her. Maybe he can help his sister to be stronger later. He knows his sister got good talent is music fighting skill, maybe she can go far in the cultivation world using her music-skill later.

Main seat.

"First madam, congratulation, third young miss passing through the preliminary round. Her qin-skill is getting better now. Looks like she's on mastery-level for Soul-stirring music skill. There's not a lot cultivator to become expert on that skill."

One of the elders in the main seat area flattering the first madam. Not just him, few of them also said almost the same thing. They all know that the first madam is the strongest female at the Chen clan main house. She's also the sister of Lu Clan patriarch, so her position in the Chen clan is very high.

Ma Wenchi boiling inside her heart. She hates this woman the most. It's already many years since her son pronounces a waste and she's so happy when that happens but then this woman has borne a talented girl and get her popularity rose again inside the clan. She hates because this woman except his wasted son have everything she wanted. Her husband only loves this woman, this woman's background family also higher than her. If only she can kill her but she can only satisfied get rid of her son. Remembering how she gets rid of her son without the woman's knowledge to make her feel better.

"Finally, the boy will be fighting in the next round. I can't wait." Chen Mohe looks excited, waiting for Chen Danshou fighting in the arena. Looking at his old friend, Chen Molun feels bitter.

"Mohe, can't I go to the backyard training hall? If you don't send me there, I'll keep quiet about the child."

"You dare to threaten me?" Chen Mohe glared at Chen Molun, making him scared.

"I-I just don't want to go there. I'm one of the diligent ancestors that always continue to cultivate, so why are you send me there? Let's make a deal, okay?" Chen Molun can't help but beg at the old man.

"Fine. I won't send you there. Hhh, so old but such a coward."

'I'm not a coward, okay. Your backyard training hall is just too scary. My old bone can't handle it.' Chen Molun grumbles in his mind.

After his sister turn, the next round of the competition is Chen Danshou's turn. Looking at his tag number showed inside one of the round-formation, Danshou leap into the formation and get inside the dimension. Inside the dimension, he sees a white plain room. Waiting for a while a brutish, brawny man near 30 years old comes inside the dimension. Seeing the symbol of Chen character with branch drawing, he knows this man comes from the branch families. Checking at the man's qi, Danshou can see this man is a low-rank Core-level cultivator. The man's looks like a brutish one.

"Kekeke, I can't believe my luck is so good and getting a young boy like you to be my opponent. Just surrender now, or I'll beat you up for good until your parents can't recognize you."

Hearing the man's words, Chen Danshou can't help to chuckle.

'Without you beating me, I think my parents already hard to recognize me if I take off my mask.'

"Hey, young boy, what are you chuckling for? Are you mocking me?!"

'Such a noisy brute. Better finish this round fast.'

Looking at the brutish young man, Danshou's shaking his head and start to move. Using his movement skill, Danshou moves in front of the man in a flash, making the man startled. Using his index finger, Danshou flick to the man's forehead, sending the man's big body flying and hit the dimension barrier. The man passed out and send outside the dimension. After sending the man outside the barrier, Danshou also sends outside by his tag. He passed this round so easily.

"Wah! Just one finger, that young man defeat his opponent so easily. Just using one finger!"

"Holy!! How can that happen?! Who's this man?!"

In the main seat area, all elders inside and the Chen clan patriarch's group look bewildered. They all can't recognize the young man in the mask. They never met the young man before. While looking at the shocked group, Lu Yini lip makes a fleeting smile. She feels happy, her son is the best.