Chapter 7 (1/2)
Chapter 7 - A Gu Master has 9 ranks, Flower Wine leaves behind treasure
Soon a week pa.s.sed.
”Humans are above all creatures, Gu are the essence of heaven and earth. In this world there are thousands of species, countless number of Gu. They live everywhere around us - In the soil, in the bushes, even on the bodies of wild beasts.”
”As humans continue to propagate and grow, the scholars of the past gradually uncovered the mysteries of the Gu. Those who have opened the aperture, using their own primeval essence to feed, refine and manipulate these Gu - people who have achieved these various purposes are what we call Gu Masters.”
”And all of you have successfully opened your aperture in the Awakening Ceremony 7 days ago. With the coagulation of the primeval sea, right now you are all Rank one Gu Masters.”
In the village academy, the academy elder talked with confidence and composure. In front of him were 57 students, seated and listening attentively.
The mystery and strength of a Gu Master had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the youths a long time ago. Thus everything that the elder taught and said, the students were very interested in.
At this moment a young teen raised his hand. With the elder's permission he stood up and asked, ”Elder sir, I've known this since I was small. There are Rank one Gu Masters, Rank two and so on, can you explain in more detail to us?”
The Gu Yue teacher nodded and waved his hand to ask the young man to sit down. ”Gu Masters have 9 ranks, from bottom to the top - Rank one, Rank two, Rank three all the way up to Rank nine. Every rank is considered a big realm, and it is divided into 4 small realms – initial stage, middle stage, upper stage and peak stage. You have all just become Gu Masters, so all of you are Rank one initial stage.”
”If you all work hard in your cultivation, your cultivation base will naturally advance to rank two, even rank three. Of course, the higher your talent the bigger your chance of promoting.”
”For D grade talent, the primeval sea takes up about 2-3 layers of the aperture, the highest promotion reachable is Rank one to Rank two. For C grade talent, the primeval sea is 4-5 layers of the aperture. Usually the progress stops at Rank two, but with luck a small percentage of people can advance to Rank 3 initial stage. B grade talents have a primeval sea that takes up 6-7 layers of the aperture, they are able to cultivate to Rank 3, even as far as Rank 4. As for A grade talent, the primeval sea is plenty; it takes up 8-9 layers of the aperture. This kind of talent in a person is naturally the most gifted and the most suitable for a Gu Master's cultivation, being able to reach Rank 5.”
”As for Gu Masters who are Rank 6 and above, they are all legends. I am not clear about the specifics either. In the Gu Yue clan, there has never been the appearance of a Rank 6 Gu Master, but Rank 4 and Rank 5 Gu Masters we have had before.”
The teenagers' ears all p.r.i.c.ked up, their eyes s.h.i.+ning brightly as they listened.
Many of them couldn't help but look at Gu Yue Fang Zheng who was sitting rigidly at the first row. He was an A grade talent after all. Their eyes were filled with feelings of envy and jealousy. At the same time there were some who stared at the corner at the last row of the cla.s.sroom.
Leaning against the window at the corner was Gu Yue Fang Yuan, who was bent over the desk sleeping soundly.
”Look, he's still sleeping,” someone whispered.
”He's been sleeping continuously for a week, yet he's still not awake?” Someone cut in.
”There's more. I heard that he was up all night, wandering about at the edge of the village.”
”There's been people who've seen it more than once, apparently he holds a wine-jar at night, dead drunk outside. Luckily these few years the village surroundings have been cleared clean, so it's safer.” The fellow schoolmates whisper here and there, letting all kinds of small gossip spreading around quickly.
”Ah well, the blow was just too big. Someone hailed as a genius for so many years unexpectedly ending up to be a C-grade talent in the end, hehe.”
”If only it was just the case. Of all the people his own little brother was p.r.o.nounced an A grade, right now being the center of attention, enjoying the best treatment. The younger brother soars up to the sky, while the older brother falls to the ground, tut tut…”
As the discussion amongst the students got louder and louder, the academy elder's brow deepened into a frown. In the whole cla.s.sroom all the teenagers were sitting respectfully, showing liveliness. This made Fang Yuan who was sleeping on his table stand out so much that it hurt the eyes.
”It's already been a week, yet he's still so dispirited. Hmph, initially I must have been mistaken by him, how could someone like this be a genius!” The elder thought disgruntledly. He had spoken many times to Fang Yuan regarding this matter, but to no effect - Fang Yuan still did whatever he liked. He would sleep through every cla.s.s, making the elder in charge of teaching have a very frustrated headache.
”Forget it, he's just a C grade. If he can't even withstand this sort of blow, fostering him with that kind of temperament will just end up wasting the clan's resources, nothing good will come out of it.” The elder's heart was filled with disappointment towards Fang Yuan.