Chapter 22 Tensions Rise

"Blergh!" As Wang Tian's vision settled, he could hear sounds that he never wanted to hear again in his life. A number of disciples were emptying their guts on the ground, while the Sect Masters looked on in disgust. 'Is this the trash we've been training all this time?'

Little did they know that, all the disciples had abruptly been thrown out of the Hidden Space which was quite the nauseating experience. Wang Tian himself had to admit that he was feeling quite queasy but he'd never throw up in public, that would simply be too shameful.

Just as Wang Tian was going to group up with his fellow disciples numerous roars sounded. "You FUCKER!" A man screamed before hurtling his fist towards Wang Tian. Seeing this Wang Tian immediately punched back.

The fists clashed in the air briefly before forcing the man and Wang Tian to take a step back. Had Wang Tian not already been drained after fighting the figure he was confident in sending this man flying.

Settling his gaze on the man, Wang Tian's face immediately lit up before he began to laugh. "Hahahaha! Its you! Still mad that I stole your fruit? How's your body by the way? I am sure after you charged into that barrier your body must be bruised." Wang Tian mocked immediately drawing the attention of many disciples.

Immediately the disciples who had ascended the Mountain of Vitality began approaching Wang Tian in annoyance. Alas this wasn't the only place within the crowd of disciples were this was happening.

Elsewhere disciples surrounded Mu Feng and Su Wu. While many were scared of Su Wu, Mu Feng was one of the weakest disciples present, because of this quite a few disciples began to rush at Mu Feng.

"Clang!"

"Thwack!"

Fortunately for Mu Feng the Skyward Sword Sect Disciples in the vicinity blocked them off. "What do you dogs think you're doing? Just because you lost to our Junior Brother here you think you can use numbers to bully him?"

A fight was about to erupt between the Skyward Sword Sect and the opposing Sects but just as the tension was reaching its peak, the air quaked and a strong aura permeated the surroundings. "If you don't tell your disciples to back off now, you'll have to pay in blood." Su Jian's voice echoed causing many to freeze in fear.

One had to know while it was true the 3 Sects were indeed in an equilibrium of sorts, it was an indisputable fact that Su Jian was the strongest out of the 3 Sects.

"Hmph! Fine, disciples back off and gather around me." The Falling Rain Sect Master ordered, while the Mountain Shaking Sect Master simply grunted causing his disciples to fall back and group up with him.

Wang Tian was actually quite disappointed by this outcome, he had wanted to test his new strength and this had seemed like the perfect opportunity. Alas it would seem that he'd need to find another punching bag.

The Skyward Sword Sect Disciples grouped up near Su Jian soon after, exchanging mocking glares with the other Sects' disciples. On the other hand all 3 Sect Masters began to inquire about the Hidden Space and what had occurred inside.

Su Jian had called over Su Wu and they began to quietly discuss the events that had taken place, although no one else could hear them as they had implemented a voice transmission technique. At some point in the conversation Su Jian glanced at both Wang Tian and Mu Feng briefly, with the smallest of smirks on his face which no one had noticed.

"So, what about our bet?" Wang Tian asked standing next to Mu Feng. Hearing this the boy gave Wang Tian a sidelong glance before sighing. "You win, I owe you 1 favor." Mu Feng muttered in annoyance.

"That's great you do own a broom right? I'll need you to clean my shack, make sure to be up bright and early tomorrow buddy." Grinning from ear to ear Wang Tian patted Mu Feng lightly on the back. "...Fine." He simply replied before distancing himself from Wang Tian. The more he interacted with him the more irritated he felt by his presence, but that was of no concern to Wang Tian, after all he was the winner.

Sometime later the 3 Sect Masters had finished discussing the Hidden Space and glanced at one another. "This isn't over." The Falling Rain Sect Master declared before departing with his disciples. Likewise the Mountain Shaking Sect Master shot an enraged glare at Su Jian before also departing.

Only the Skyward Sword Sect was left in front of where the Hidden Space once stood. "We have to hurry back, lets go." Su Jian said before turning towards the Hissing Forest. Hearing this the disciples felt uneasy but they soon quickly dismissed their thoughts.

On the way back to the Sect Wang Tian had been bugged a few times by his fellow disciples who were asking him about the Fruit of Might and if he still had it and what not. 'This is so boring.' He sighed before answering their questions.

Now Wang Tian had been elevated to a Senior Brother-like figure in their eyes so he had to answer their questions otherwise it would ruin his reputation. While not everyone cared about face, Wang Tian would rather have a good reputation than a bad one any day of the week.

Finally about a little less than a day later they had arrived back at the Sect. Wang Tian immediately went to his shack falling soundly asleep. On the other hand the rest of the Sect was bustling around while the Elders and Su Jian began to discuss their next move.

In all likelihood war was on the horizon and they had to be prepared.