ROMHS Chap 151 - 350

CHAPTER 301: Wasn't Like That Back Then! I Wasn't! (1)

“Thirty-two…”

The Abbot looked curious.

“It turned out to be a lot different from what I had thought.”

At those words, the elders of the Shaolin Sect had a bit of an uncomfortable expression.

“I expected to some extent that Wudang wouldn’t stand out. The martial arts of Wudang are something that ripens with time. It is unlikely that the younger disciples would exert much at such a young age. There is a limit to these things.”

“Umm.”

The shared characteristic of the Wudang and Shaolin Sect’s martial arts was that both martial arts took time and experience to become powerful.

Therefore, it was common for the third and second-class disciples, who weren’t given much time to train, not to exert much strength.

“And I thought the Peng and Namgung families would stand out. No matter what anyone says, they are not lacking even a little bit when compared to the other sects which will lead kangho.”

“Right.”

The Nine Great Sects One Union and the Five Great Families

The two factions which led the world.

But just because they were related by the same concept, didn’t mean that they were all the same.

The Nine Great Sects were in a close situation where the Southern Edge and Beggars Union were centered around Shaolin and Wudang. On the other hand, the Tang Family followed behind the Namgung and Peng families.

From the start of the competition, they had already predicted the flow to some extent.

The problem was….

“As the Southern Edge Sect collapses, the three families are still left. There are barely more than ten disciples of the Nine Great Sects now.”

“Umm.”

The Abbot let out a low sigh.

Many said that, usually, the Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Families were close-knit for the sake of the world. But the truth was that both factions were simply close to one another. The purpose of a disciple leading a sect and a child leading a family of the same bloodline was completely different.

So, once in a while, both sides bumped heads. So it wasn’t nice to see the Nine Great Sects be so weak compared to the Five Great Families, especially with Shaolin having arranged this meeting.

“The number of disciples remaining from the families is about twice as much as the sects. There are also four people who are neither of the Nine Great Sects nor of the Five Great Families,” said an elder, who let out a sigh after.

Of those who remained, there was only one organization that was neither of the Nine Great Sects nor of the Five Great families.

“It is Mount Hua, which is unexpected.”

Of the thirty-two who passed, four were from Mount Hua.

Four might seem like a small number now, but Mount Hua was the only sect to have four of its disciples remaining, even Shaolin had just three.

“What was their original place?”

“It was silver. Hae Bang, who had received a complaint from them during his visit, immediately gave them a gold letter.”

The Abbot sighed in relief,

“If it weren’t for Hae Bang, we would have been pointed at.”

If Mount Hua came with a silver letter and achieved such a feat here, people would have pointed their fingers at Shaolin for not recognizing the power of Mount Hua.