Gu yue bo’s Bewildered expression was quite funny considering a few moments ago he had an authoritative air around him.
He suddenly jumped up!
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My heart started to race, only thought in my mind was- fuck, I am dead! fuck, I am dead! fuck, I am dead! fuck, I am dead! fuck, I am dead!
the thought of running away came into my mind, But it was discarded even faster, I knew I could not outrun a rank 4. I thought of what I could say that would make him spare me.
While I was thinking all of this, he turned around and went towards the wardrobe took out a loose white ceremonial garment and wore it.
‘ “Ancestors, please bless us! We pray that this ceremony will bring many young men of outstanding talent and intelligence, bringing their families new blood and hopes!”, I remember praying this.’, he said to me with A fanatic look in his eyes.
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Then he lit the copper incense that was on both sides of the tablets, the smoke was rising.
The head of the Gu Yue clan had a middle-aged appearance, his sideburns were graying and he was clothed in ceremonial white robes, kneeling on the brownish-yellow floor. His body was straight with his hands held together, eyes tightly shut as he prayed sincerely. He was facing a tall black case; there were three layers on the case, all housing memorial tablets of ancestors.
On both sides of the tablets was copper incense, the smoke rising.
After finishing prayers, the Gu Yue clan head bent his waist with his two hands pressing against the floor and kowtowed. As the forehead knocked against the brownish-yellow floor, loud thuds could be heard.
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“Goddamn!” I thought. Nearly seeing my life flashing by, is not a good feeling.
I sensed the deep devotion and reverence of the Gu Yue clan head towards his ancestors. He knelt before the tall black case with three layers, each holding the memorial tablets of his forefathers. The copper incense burned on both sides of the tablets as he offered his sincere prayers with closed eyes. He cherishes his family and their legacy with utmost respect and gratitude. The sound of his kowtowing and the thud of his forehead against the ground speak of his strong emotions and heartfelt reverence for his ancestors.
“Great work! Bringing me the news! Is there something else he ordered us to do”, he said with a mixed emotional expression
“My Lord, ancestor gen1 has forbidden us from entering the blood pool till I am rank 4, or a calamity might befall us”. I said with my brows furrowed, and a somber and fearful face.
“ In Bai Gu mountain in a cave with bone spikes that spiral at the tip, lies our inheritance. Also, Gen One has instructed us to leave for Bai Gu Mountain with a Refinement path master, three flying Masters, a large number of storage gu, concealment gu, A way to awaken the aperture, and someone who can capture two children without being caught by a rank 4,”, I added with a confused look.
“How to get the inheritance? how to pass Gen One's test? to think he would give so many details, very well then, I need time to think this through and how to use the rest of the information you provided, you may go right now. I will call for you when you are needed”, He said With an expression of reverence and determination.
To think this was a minor character in reverend insanity, All it took for him was a minute to grasp the information and think of how to go ahead with it. I talked about kidnapping children but he did not bat an eye. Just what sort of scary monsters will be ahead in my journey? Do people think it's okay to commit heinous crimes in this world when it comes to benefits?
Next day,
“Humans are above all creatures, Gu is the essence of heaven and earth. In this world, there are thousands of species, countless numbers 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 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 nowyou 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 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 promotion.”
“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 2, 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 can 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 pricked up, their eyes shining brightly as they listened.
Many of them couldn’t help but look at me, I was sitting in the first row. I was an A-grade talent after all. Their eyes were filled with feelings of envy and jealousy.
At the same time, some stared at the corner in the last row of the classroom. Leaning against the window at the corner was Gu Yue Fang Yuan, who was bent over the desk looking extremely depressed, and tired.
“Look, he’s still depressed,” someone whispered.
“He’s Hurt pretty bad, also seems like he didn’t sleep well last night ”, Someone cut in.
“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 were just the case. Of all the people his little brother was pronounced 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…”
As the discussion amongst the students got louder and louder, the academy elder’s brow deepened into a frown. In the whole classroom, all the teenagers were sitting respectfully, showing liveliness. This made Fang Yuan who was dispirited at his table stand out so much that it hurt the eyes.
Elder decided that he would guide this lad through this tough time after class. After all, taking care of students Is the responsibility of teachers.”
While the academy elder thought about all this, he was also replying to the latest question. “In the clan history, there have been many strong masters. For Rank five masters there were two. One of them is the first-generation clan head, our ancestor. He was the one who established Gu Yue Village. Another one was the fourth clan head. He had remarkable talent and managed to cultivate to the realm of a Rank five Gu Master. If it wasn’t for that despicable shameless demon Flower Wine Monk’s sneak attack, he might have been able to achieve Rank six, but who knows…”
As he said this he heaved a deep sigh. Below the platform, the youths started shouting in a rage.
“It’s all because of that Flower Wine Monk, he was too sinister and cunning!”
“What a pity that our fourth clan leader was softhearted and benevolent, and died at a young age.”
“If only I was born a few hundred years earlier! If I saw that demon I would have torn off his ugly face.”
The fourth clan head and the Flower Wine Monk’s story is something that the entire Gu Yue clan knows.
The Flower Wine Monk was also a Rank five Gu Master, famous among the Demon faction in his time for his many years as a big flower thief. A few hundred years ago he travelled to Qing Mao Mountain.
He attempted to commit crimes in Gu Yue Village but was found out by the fourth-generation clan leader in the end. After an earthshakingly huge battle, the Flower Wine monk was beaten to the point he had to beg for mercy on his knees. The fourth clan head was merciful and kind, intending to spare his life.
Yet the Flower Wink Monk suddenly launched a sneak attack, successfully inflicting heavy wounds on the fourth clan head. The clan head
flew into a rage, killing the Flower Wine Monk on the spot.
However, his heavy injuries were not curable, and thus, he died.
Therefore in the hearts of the Gu Yue clansmen, the fourth-generation clan head was a great hero who sacrificed his life for the village.
“Flower Wine Monk huh… if he died there then how am I enjoying his legacy ”I thought with a sneer on my face.
Two days pass by,
three days have passed after informing the clan head, what the fuck is he doing? I thought while entering the class.
Without knowing it, the class was almost over. The academy elder finally informed, “This past 3 days I have taught you all how to contemplate and check your own aperture’s primeval sea, and how to meditate and shift around the primeval essence inside your body. Now is the time for you all to refine your vital Gu. After this class ends, you will all go to the academy’s Gu room and pick a Guworm. After choosing your Gu, please go home and focus on refining it. When you have finally refined your Gu, then you can come back to the academy and continue attending class. At the same time, this is your first assessment. Whoever can finish this assessment first will be rewarded a generous sum of 20 primeval stones.”
