Volume 1 Chapter 1 (1/2)
After turning 6 years old, there was always strange inscriptions appearing in Guo 12th’swithin his ear The strange sound has caused Guo 12th to have trouble sleeping every night However, to Guo 12th’s surprise, it never affected his body's nore the sound And as ti with the sound in his mind
He had chanted for 2 years before the sound grew fainter Even though the sound has becorown accustohts without any probleized Like an addiction, he would feel uncoan to chant without realizing it himself whenever he had free time
When the sound and inscriptions coht he laid on his bed and continued to chant the words out of habit There was a total of 167 words and 167 pronunciations As he continued chanting, he suddenly felt his e of memory entered his mind Afterwards, Guo 12th immediately lost consciousness
It felt like a strange and bizarre dream
Guo 12th woke up early the next an to look around
Guo 12th was not hih his appearance was the same He clearly understood that he was not hie of souls required an extre soul, the inscriptions and sound frothen his soul
Guo 12th was overjoyed because it was the second tiinal soul did not disappear It was like receiving a precious treasure when he successfully reincarnated the first ti and unique life That road was full of difficulties, just like a pawn crossing the river[1] If he failed, everything would for naught
At the age of 8, Guo 12th did not understand much about his oorld He could only recall that he had a father, a mother, and some brothers and sisters He was the 12th child of the family, and his last name is Guo His father have 6 wives and 17 children He has only been to the small courtyard and the house his parents lived in Therefore Guo 12th did not know much about the world because he has never even stepped outside his house before
He carefully observed his room in detail It was very sih sheets There was a small table with a copper pot, a clay bowl, and also an oil la more
Thinking with his past memories, Guo 12th was shocked It seeinal world he was fro see at the clothes he earing, it looked like a costume from the past He wondered if he had reincarnated to ancient times, but which dynasty could this be?
Guo 12th quickly calmed down Since this was his second successful reincarnation, he has gained patience and had confidence from his past experience that he could survive in this world Guo 12th did not care where he was going to be reincarnated, he only cared whether or not his soul could be awakened with the reincarnation Since the the reincarnation succeeded, he could face any challenges
“12th! 12th! Wake up!”
Guo 12th opened the door and saw a young boy standing outside He said, “6th Brother, I am awake”
Guo 6th said, “After breakfast, father will send you to the ancestral temple for a test”
Guo 12th asked curiously, “Test? What test?”
Guo 6th smiled and said, “Don't worry about it You wouldn’t understand even if I told you”
When eating breakfast, Guo 12th experienced what having a big family was like There was over 30 people in the room, mostly children A small table with soup and bread was placed in front of everyone An old e patterns on his face and ar the soup and bread If anyone wanted ive them more
Guo 12th was never a curious boy, but now after the reincarnation with an awakened soul he wanted to knowHe quietly asks, “6th brother, Uncle Puer what are those patterns on his body, Oh! those patterns are !”
Guo 6th continued to eat while vaguely saying, “He is a Fu Warrior You are still young…you will understand when you get older”
“6th brother, what is a Fu Warrior?”
Guo 6th drank his soup and said, “12th, what is wrong with you today? You usually act like a carefree chicken Uncle Puer is a stray Fu Warrior as taken in by our father to handle small chores”
Guo 12th realized that he had wasted his last 8 years because he knew nothing about this world But upon further review, there was no way for him to know about the outside world because he was always focused on the inscriptions and sounds in his mind It is actually extraordinary for an 8 year old to cultivate and strengthen his soul to the point where the soul awakens with memories attached
“Fu Warrior?”
Guo 12th thought this world is going to be interesting
After breakfast, Puer came up to Guo 12th and said, “12th, Master asked me to take you to the ancestral temple” Afterwards, he also called Guo 10th and 13th Guo Guo 12th learned that his 11th brother has died at the age of 3
With three 8-year-old children, Puer led them into the Guo ancestral temple
The Guo ancestral teular shaped stones Guo 12th found it strange that there were patterns on the stones The patterns were very strange, they looked like both characters and pictures and they were similar to the ones on Puer’s body
Handrails were built on the 6 foot wall, every dozen or so meter there were towers connected How could this be considered a tehold Guo 12th wondered why this castle-liked temple was build Was the world outside not peaceful?
He was not scared of death, Guo 12th have lived through war In his first life, he was a s By chance he stu the soul thus learning it In his first reincarnation, he was born as a farh extreme poverty He later joined thedue to injuries, he opened a small shop with the help of a friend and otten married, but did not have any children Later on, he learned that with soul cultivation he never bear any children
From a soldier’s perspective, the castle like te that confused hin of the temple seemed a bit too advanced for its time
As Guo 12th'saround, he followed Puer and entered the tee open space inside with around a hundred children, ere also around 8 years old They were all being divided into groups of 10 Puer appeared to be fa on, he led the 3 children into a group and said, “You guys line up here and co outside” Then he turned around and left as if he was forbidden to stay any longer
Guo 10th and 13th Guo laughed and talked to each other, but they ignored Guo 12th
Guo 12th was not interested in their childish chat and he was delighted that he was not disturbed He was observing his surroundings and from the small matters, he would make assumptions For example, all the adults here were sturdy and had a murderous aura From a former soldier's point of view, he could tell that these people have experience in killing either people ormurderous aura
Unfortunately, Guo 12th did not have any useful memories of the past 8 years, and most of the ti eater The rules of the Guo Clan did not seem normal When a child reached 5 years old, they would have to live in isolation, and be allowed out when it was time to eat It was rare for the child to see their parents, only at the beginning of the month would they be allowed to see them
Laundry was scheduled to be taken cared of and the children did not have to work at all To Guo 12th, it felt like a boarding school fro, it was similar to how small animals were bred in captivity
More than 10 Elders from the Guo Clan entered and a few stayed outside, 3 of which were Fu Warriors with their bodies covered in patterns They were all quite old, Guo 12th predicted that the Fu Warrior Elders were about 60 years old
There was no announcement to start, but the children up front already started the test
Guo 12th got on his tiptoes and tried to see up ahead, he wanted to see as being tested Yet, he could not see anything because the children in front of him completely blocked his view The children did not care about the test at all, they laughed and giggled while causing a ruckus But Guo 12th was not a child, he knew the Guo clan must have a reason for all the tests, it should even be an important event
“What is the purpose of this test?”
Guo 12th could not resist it anynored him and turned around to talk to someone else An unfamiliar child said, “My uncle said this is a test of potential…but, I don’t knohat the potential is”
Guo 12th said, “My name is Guo 12th What is your name?”
“I a!”
Guo 12th secretly shook his head That name really made people speechless, it see, thank you”
Guo Eggy was very tiny, he looked like a child as only 6 or 7 years old After hearing Guo 12th’s thankfulness, he was extremely happy and said, “Guo 12th, my uncle said that if you have potential, the clan will train you and even let you go outside…but, I don’t want to go outside! If you get sent outyou wouldn’t be able to see your parents again” He really did not understand theof potential
Guo 12th was in the 4th group The pacing of the test was not too slow, and after about 2 hours, it was his group’s turn
The test is very si, an object the size of a lighter was placed on their forehead, then after a feords, they would wait for 2 minutes and it was done
Guo 12th focused on the Elder as ad the test
The oat beard which seeroomed, and a pair of slender eyes filled isdo robe which attracted Guo 12th’s attention It was not reen color decorated with patterns As Guo 12th looked carefully, he discovered that the patterns looked similar to the patterns on the teular-shaped objects hanging on it Guo 12th did not clearly see what those objects were
Guo 12th continued thinking In reality he was not just a sis But this world was just too strange to him Who were Fu Warriors? What is the purpose for these potential test? What is the difference between this world and his previous one? He did not know The previous time, he reincarnated into the same world so he could easily fit in This tie to him
“Child, what is your name?”
The green-robe Elder ad the test kindly asks
“Guo 12th”
To the side, there was soreen-robe Elder said, “Stand still with your eyes looking at ular-shaped object appeared in his hand He immediately placed the object on Guo 12th’s forehead and said, “Stare and look…Aheth of your mind”
Guo 12th thought to himself, “How many children can understand what you just said?” He simply closed his eyes and focused his mind on his forehead