Vol 1 Chapter 4 (1/2)
Chapter 4: Ancient Moon’s Fang Yuan!
The bright rays of the sun rose into the sky
The h by the sunshi+ne Around 100 fifteen year old youths were currently gathered before the clan head’s pavilion This pavilion was located directly in the center of the e and five stories tall It had upturned eaves and curved roofs, as well as e square, while the inside contained the eneration of clan elders lived in this building Whenever there was a grand cereather everyone here for deliberations as well This was the center of everything in the village
“Very good, you all ca Horizons Cere point in your lives I won’t waste any more words, so come with me” the man responsible for today was an elder of the schoolhouse His beard and hair were both white, but he was as hale and hearty as a youngup, he led theo downstairs Pre-cut stone steps led theround limestone cave
The youths all gave out confused exclanificent littered in all the colors of the rainbow Such radiance reflected off the youths’ faces in gorgeous hues Fang Yuaneverything He rated from the central lands to the southern borders to settle in thesein this cave This spring generated a large quantity of spirit stones, so it can be said to be the foundation of the Ancient Moon Clan
A hundred steps into the cave and their surroundings had gotten darker Moreover, they could hear the sound of running water After rounding a curve, a ten-littering light of the stalacites had all but vanished Still, within the darkness, the river gave off a faint, dull blue glow, as if it was Night’s very own Milky Way The river flowed from the darkness of the cave, its water incomparably li within, as well as the sand and stones on its bottom
On the opposite side of the river was a sea of flowers
These were Ancient Moon’s specially cultivated Moon Orchids Their exquisite, blue-pink petals resembled crescent moons, their floral axis like jade The center of each blosso thee blue-green carpet dotted with countless glowing orbs
Moon Orchids are a source of food for est cultureYuan mused to himself
“So beautiful”
“It’s really pretty”
The various youths had shi+ning eyes as they gazed on in a mixture of excitement and anxiety
“All right Next up, listen as I call out names Those who are called will ford the river to the opposite shore Go in as far as you can and no more; of course, the farther in the better Do you all understand?” the elder spoke
“Understood,” the youths all replied Actually, they’d all heard from their families or seniors about this task They knew that the farther in one walked, the better one’s latent talent was Their achievereater as well
“Ancient Moon’s Chen Bo[1],” the elder read the first nam
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Though the river ide, it wasn’t very deep and only reached the boy’s knees Chen Bo’s face was all seriousness as he stepped ashore into the sea of flowers Immediately, he felt a invisible pressure, as if a wall existed right in front of him to block his way As he made his way forith difficulty, the flowers at his feet suddenly gave off a clued around Chen Bo before entering his body Instantly, Chen Bo felt the pressure on him decrease somewhat as the invisible wall before him seemed to turn soft and slacken
He gritted his teeth and kept walking forward, stiff and forceful After taking three steps, the pressure before hi hihed and ht then and there
“Ancient Moon’s Chen Bo, three steps No latent talent to be a Gu master Next up is Ancient Moon’s Zao Xie[2]”
Chen Bo’s complexion was ashen white as he clenched his jaw and came back across the river to his old spot Without latent talent, he could only live as an ordinary person from now on and occupy the lowest position in his fae of collapse frohly smothered all his dreams for the rest of his life
Many people shot him cold looks, while even more paid attention to the second boy to reach the shores Sadly, this youth could only take four steps at uaranteed that everyone would possess the conditions for cultivation Generally speaking, it was already considered not bad for five out of ten people to carry potential Within the Ancient Moon Clan, the probabilty was slightly higher at six out of ten
This was due to the Ancient Moon Clan’s ancestor In other words, the first elder He was a faure Cultivation had transforene for cultivation Because members of the Ancient Moon Clan had his blood, their latent talents were naturally higher
After going through two youths in a roith no latent talent, the elder in charge had a very unpleasant xpresion Even the experienced and prudent Ancient Moon Clan Elder was ht at this moment, the schoolhouse elder called out the third name
“Ancient Moon’s Mo Bei[3]”
“Present!” a horse-faced boy dressed in sackcloth replied lightly as he stepped out fro much sturdier than his peers There was an intrepid and valiant air about him
It took him two to three steps to cross the river, then ten, twenty, thirty steps into the flowers as light was absorbed into his body When he reached 36 steps, he finally came to a stop All of the youths on shore looked after him dumbstruck The schoolhouse elder joyfully cried out, “Good, Ancient Moon’s Mo Bei is a Grade B latent talent Come here and let me see your Primordial Sea”
Ancient Moon’s Mo Bei returned to the schoolhouse elder, who rested his hand on the younger boy’s shoulders as he concentrated with eyes closed Afterwards, he withdrew his hand with a nod before recording the information in his records “Ancient Moon’s Mo Bei’s Priorously”