Another Wuxia Novel

             Chapter 9- Next Phase            The testing grounds have changed. And admission were more closely monitored now. It was a lake, and everyone had to move      there by boats. The elite were selected now, so the expectancy were of high also. People wanted to see wonders... They were      curious what would these disciples be able to refine or craft.             Larchen tried to read the  12-summon art, and he got nothing, it was invisibile... He was sweating like pig left in sun to dry..       His hopes...was crushed, entire documents was blank.. He had only to really on himself now...If you panicked you lost, anyway...       He calmed himself, setting his mind not to cause too big an embarassment.            Embarassment... wait.. the nature of negative feelings, closely r...

         Chapter 5 - Fighting League               First round, were of martial arts, without showy  spells, you simply did some juijutsu using the    strength of your body as it is. If you did use other arts you'd be disqualified, it'd be sparring with fists.        The opponents were picked randomly, but same sect fights were re arranged, it'd be stupid if everyone    in the same sect eliminated too big a percentage of themselves in the first round.        Larchen looked about.. As expected competition were too rough, dreams were too easy. He would    be turned into minced meat in 20 seconds without proper focus. His martial arts weren't bad,    he oftened listen in lessons and practiced a bit, he like the feel it enacted on his body, and the    mood shift that it brought.        But he wasn't able to focus ...

 Chapter 1- Consider the advice of the old    An owl shout hit the hero's ears, then the bird flapped its wings flying away. Larchen shook his hands regardless,  making an overhead motion, for some reason, be it playing a mime for fun, being alone in dark lands for so long,  or that the bird simply could be after his life for not much reason really, as these things went.  He desired to rest, and recover in a familiar place. He thought of a warm fire. But there was no time. He planned to pass by  village and go back to his room at the disciple wing. He was carrying some nice haul, from his recent foray into dark forest.  Monster cores, soul stones, various artifacts, unicorn blood, fish scale... things like that. It was better if he slipped   unaccosted d by the guards or sect elders patrolling the grounds nor anyone else curious enough to make trouble for him, really. Thankfully, he managed to pass by unnoticed. The hero contest were app...