Zhang ruishi left the selection ground. He passed through the area where he and Bo zhao fought.

  The path he traveled has two to three check points. By following Hai lan, he managed to avoid them but now he had to go through them.

  For the competition all participants are checked thoroughly like name and which village there are attending from.

  Zhang ruishi changed his path suddenly and went to the place where he and Bo zhao usually hunt for the bear.

  sky is dark

  moon is covered by the clouds

  A shadow figure has placed hand on a beast head

  Red Blood flowing through the ice which is stuck to the beast body

  he is Bo zhao.

  Bo zhao is absorbing spiritual energy from the bear, which is penetrated by the sharp ice.

  Zhang ruishi walked towards bo zhao saying with smile on his face "master Bo zhao why can't you just buy the spiritual ice stone for the cultivation"

  After absorbing spiritual energy Bo zhao started laughing with humor looking at the Zhang ruishi he said, "so you are alive after all hahahahah".

  zhang ruishi took out a pouch and tossed it towards Bo zhao which contained the money he owned to Bo zhao. the pouch made a clink sound after falling on the ground.

  Bo zhao didn't caught it, he let it fall on the ground.

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  "Have you selected" asked bo zhao looking towards Zhang ruishi.

  "i got D grade spirit energy master" said zhang ruishi.

  "so, you got black energy" bo zhao took a deep breath and continued "not bad, so which path are you going to choice" asked Bo zhao.

  "I still need time to think about that" said Zhang ruishi with expressionless face.

  Bo zhao looked at Zhang ruishi and after some time he nobbed "okay, take the money, treat it as my gift for becoming D grade spirit master" said Bo zhao and tried to place his hand on zhang ruishi shoulders.

  zhang ruishi took a step back and looked deep into Bo zhao eyes.

  Bo zhao stopped his hand in mid-air, retracted his hand with a smile on his face and he walked past Zhang ruishi.

  "You can take this bear, i don't need it but don't forget our aggreement" said bo zhao and left.

  Zhang ruishi let out a breath of tumid air, at that moment if Bo zhao placed his hand on Zhang ruishi he will absorb Zhang ruishi spiritual energy into his, which will be Zhang ruishi death.

  Even if Bo zhao doesn't have that kind of intentions, Zhang ruishi doesn't want to take risks.

  For ten long minutes he remained at the same spot before he took the pouch that was on the ground and started moving in the direction towords his house.

  He didn't take the bear with him. Zhang ruishi is so tired he didn't want to carry it. He understood that it was a warning form bo zhao that "even with the D grade spirit energy you are below me." And by mentioning the agreement he is warning him that if the agreement is broken by him, his fate will be same as that of the bear.

  Zhang ruishi reached his house he pushed the door open.

  The journey from Lie Yan village to blazing wind mountain took one day. Zhang ruishi spent one whole day in the selection ground. Total of three days have gone by.

  Zhang ruishi is tired. he took a look towards his sister's hand, the red thread tied on the right hand of zhang yi nuo has still not disappeared.

  He was relieved by this.

  He looked at outside through the window, the night is still dark.

  Before going to sleep he observed his spiritual energy once again.

  the spirit energy is as dark as the night outside.

  Zhang ruishi said "there is a darkness inside me" with a smile.