Talents Altered Part One

The group of three persons reached the forest edge, where Tian Jian usually practices Sword Technique.

Yang Bai and Lu Bao interestingly saw their surroundings, and they found nothing special there. But when they looked at the ground, they found that the space around a particular tree is very different from all other trees. All other tree leaves fallen on the ground intact, but the leaves around that particular tree were precisely sliced into tiny threads.

Yang Bai suspiciously asked, "Tian Jian, is that the spot you usually practices? But why are the fallen leaves around that tree are different from other trees?"

Tian Jian smiled but didn't reply, but he slowly draws out his sword from its sheath. A gentle breeze came out of nowhere and left silently without any noise, but when it's leaving, it made some of the leaves fall from the tree. Tian Jian observed those leaves which were falling from the trees, like a hawk watching its prey, and his presence suddenly changed, and he steps forwarded gracefully like a swan on the water.

Tian Jian gently waved his sword, but those gentle waves are moved at a swift speed. Lu Bao and Yang Bai can only see some shiny slashes.

"Swoosh.." Tian Jian only slashed for an instant, and after that, he retracted his sword, the leaves which are falling down got slightly slow down except that everything is same, but when they are nearing the ground, they slowly split into fine silk-like threads, and finally fall to the ground.

Lu Bao, and Yang Bai, couldn't feel any greatness in Tian Jian's swordplay until they finally saw those thread-like leaves. Both of them were astonished by that marvelous sight, and their mouth went agape,

After some time, Yang Bai came out of shock and yelled, "AHH!"

Yang Bai with, a quivering voice, asked, "Tian Jian, how did you do that?"

Tian Jian smiled with satisfaction, but he didn't show any arrogance, and he slowly said, "Yang Bai, Lu Bao, this is the result of my training. I practiced a technique that my father gave to me, and to practice this technique, my father told me to practice under this tree until I can cut those leaves precisely into tiny threads."

Yang Bai, with great curiosity, asked, "Tian Jian, What is that technique? And did you perfected the technique?"

Tian Jian honestly said, "The name of the technique is Mantis Sword Slash, and also, I only mastered the first move of this technique."

"Only First move?" Yang Bai asked dejectedly.

"What do you think? Do you think you can master techniques as simple as eating a pie? It requires so much practice and hard work, and also this mantis sword slash is not a basic level technique, but it's a high-level Tier-Two battle technique."

"What! It requires so much hard work?" Yang Bai didn't hear any of the Tian Jian words, he only heard hard work, and it is resounding in his mind as a passing bell.

Yang Bai dispiritedly asked, "Tian Jian, does it require a long time to master this technique? And also, how long do you think I can master this technique?"

Tian Jian jokingly said, "For me, It took less than one month, but for you, I think it gonna take maybe one year,"

"Tian Jian, What did you say? It will take me one year? No, You are underestimating me, the number two genius of this village. Since you as a number one mastered it in less than a month, then as a number two, I will master it in less than two months." Yang Bai confidently patted his chest,

"And also, Lu Bao as a number three, he will master that technique in less than three months."

Lu Bao, who was listening to Yang Bai's promises suddenly, was dumbfounded by his last words, "Why Me, number three?"

"What? Lu Bao, do you think you are number one? Number one is already Tian Jian's, so you can only hope for three." Yang Bai strictly reminded Lu Bao.

"I am not asking for number one. What I am asking for is number two," Lu Bao asked in a low voice.

"What! You bastard! Since when did you start eyeing my position? And I always thought of you as my little brother, but now you are eyeing for your big brother position," Yang Bai said with so much grief.

'When did I become your little brother?' Lu Bao surprisingly thought inside him.

Tian Jian, who was watching this scene was amused by Yang Bai's deceitful words, but he with an angry tone, "Yang Bai, I am annoyed with your logic. But, since you loved your number two position so much, I will put a competition. I will give both of you a basic tier technique, and those who master that technique first will be number two."

Yang Bai, who is always lazy, also ignited with a fighting spirit by Tian Jian's words.

Yang Bai, who was ignited by a fighting spirit, suddenly grasped something wrong in Tian Jian's words, "Tian Jian, Did I hear it wrongly? You said that you only give basic Tier techniques. Maybe you are mistaken, am I Correct?

"No, I did say Basic Tier technique, and also I don't have any technique other than basic tier with me, apart from the Tie-Two mantis Sword slash technique given by my father." Tian Jian said.

"Humph! I won't practice basic level technique, and since your old man gave you Tier-Two Battle Technique, then my old man must at least give me Tier-One technique. Now I will go and demand that technique from my old man." Yang Bai snorted.

"Yang Bai, you better not try to eat more than you chew, everyone must first start from basic tier technique for better foundation, and I also practiced that technique, only after that my father gave me Tier-Two Battle Technique." Tian Jian reprimanded Yang Bai with a stern voice.

"Holy Hell! I must start with the basic Tier technique? Then when can I reach you? And you are already practicing Tier-Two technique," Yang Bai said gloomily.

Tian Jian laughed and mockingly said, "Then you better start your training as early as possible, or else you won't even see my back for your entire lifetime."

"Yo...u, Wait for me." Yang Bai tightly gripped his fist while furiously gnashing his teeth.

After some time, Tian Jian has taken two Basic-Tier technique scrolls from his pouch.

Tian Jian asked for these scrolls from his father, and since these are only Basic-Tier techniques, Cheng Huan gave them without any heed.

Tian Jian looked at the scroll in his right hand, and he lifted his head towards Lu Bao and asked,

"Lu Bao, I think you have Hammer-Type Level-Two weapon soul. So you can practice with this Hammer-Type technique." Tian Jian extended his right hand towards Lu Bao with a technique in it.

"Ok." Lu Bao dejectedly takes that scroll.

Tian Jian also notices Lu Bao dejection, and after thinking for a while, he knows the reason for Lu Bao dejection, so he encouragingly,

"Lu Bao, I know why you are dejected. You are feeling dejected because your level of weapon soul is very low, correct?"

"Lu Bao, I am not saying these words to soothing you, but I asked my father about weapon soul, for what he said, Yes, it's true, Weapon Soul determines the cultivation level, but that's not completely true. There are some instances where a person with low-level weapon soul reaches the high level of cultivation." Tian Jian said inspiringly with a bright tone.

"So, All you have to do is not lose hope and have a strong determination. Then you will achieve wonders."

Tian Jian's words are like light in the darkness, eliminated the dark thoughts in Lu Bao's mind.

Yang Bai, who is listening to Tian Jian's words, was now brimming with ecstasy, and he excitedly asked,

"Tian Jian, Is what you said true? Because I also have a good-for-nothing Level-Two Staff- Type weapon soul."

"Yes, What I said is true, But you have to do hard work countless times greater than others." Tian Jian said with a devilish smile.

"What? I have to do hard work, but others don't. Heavens, why are you so unfair to your own favored son." Yang Bai bitterly asked as if he was betrayed by his own father.

"Yang Bai, you can creep as much as you want, but heavens won't grant you a high level of weapon soul, but I will grant you," Tian Jian mysteriously paused.

"Tian Jian, what will you give it to me?" Yang Bai asked with eagerness. He thought Tian Jian is going to give him a precious gift.

Tian Jian slowly approached Yang Bai, and with a hyped tone, "I will give you this," He slowly extended his left hand towards Yang Bai.

Yang Bai, who was eagerly waiting for Tian Jian's precious gift, was dumbfounded by that sight because all Tian Jian hyped is just a basic tier technique.

"TIAN JIAN" Yang Bai hatefully yelled at Tian Jian.