Fang Yuan Do's

CHAPTER 4 - Gu Yue Fang Yuan

The sun rises in the sky, the sunshine is brilliant.

The mountain fog was not too thick, sharp rays easily passed through it.

More than 100 young men of 15 years old gathered in front of the clan pavilion.

The clan pavilion was in the middle of the village, reaching 5 floors and roofed sharply angled, it was heavily guarded.

Before the pavilion was the square, and in the pavilion was the temple of the ancestral memorial tablet of the Gu Yue clan.

Every generation of clan leaders had once lived in pavilions. With every major ceremony or major incident, the clan elders would gather and discuss the meeting here as well.

This is the authority center of the entire village.

“Good, all of you are on time. Today is the Awakening Ceremony, it is a great turning point of your life. I won't say much, just come with me.”

The one in charge right now was the academy elder.

His beard and hair were white and he was excited as he led the young teenager into the pavilion.

However they did not ascend, but were brought down after passing through the entrance of the large hall.

Following the stone stairs that were built, they went to the underground cave.

A group of youths made a surprised and amazed voice. The underground caverns were beautiful, stalactites sparkling with rainbow colors.

This light shone on the young man's face, his neon color was exquisite.

Fang Yuan mixed with the crowd, quietly observing everything that was happening.

In his heart, he thought, 'Hundreds of years ago, the Gu Yue clan ancestor came to Qing Mao Mountain and settled down after migrating from the Central Continent to the Southern Border.'

It was then that they discovered spirit spring in this underground cave.

This spirit spring produced a large amount of primeval stone. It could be said that this was the foundation of the Gu Yue clan.

They walked a few hundred steps. The light grew darker and the sound of water was faintly heard.

After turning the corner, a 10-meter wide underground river greeted them.

Now the colorful lights of the stalactites had disappeared, but in the darkness, the river was emitting a dim blue light. It was like a river of stars in the night sky.

The river flowed from the dark depths of the cave. In the clear water, one could see fish, aquatic plants and even sand under the river. Across the river is a sea of flowers.

This was the Moon Orchid of the Gu Yue clan that was carefully cultivated.

The beautiful blue and pink petals were shaped like a crescent moon, the flower stem was like jade, the center of the flower was shining like a warm brilliance radiating from a pearl under the light.

At first glance, in the dark background, the sea of flowers looked like a vast piece of land covered in a bluish-green carpet decorated with countless pearls.

'Moon Orchid is food for many Gu. This sea of flowers could be said to be the greatest cultivation medium of the clan.' Fang Yuan thought consciously to himself.

“Wow, very beautiful!”

“It's really beautiful!”

New sights open the eyes of young teenagers.

Each of them had a light that radiated from their sight with a feeling of excitement and anxiety.

“Alright, listen as I call your name. Those who are called must walk through this river to the opposite bank."

"Walk as far as possible, the farther the better. Are you all clear?” Said the academy elder.

“Clear." Answer the young men.

Actually before they came here, they had all heard their family members or seniors talk about it.

It is known that the further you can walk, the better your talent will be. Your future will be brighter too.

“Gu Yue Chen Bo.” The elder held a list of names and called the first person.

The river was wide but not deep, covering up to the knees of a young man. Chen Bo's face was full of seriousness as he stepped into the sea of flowers onto land.

As he did so, he could feel an invisible pressure as if there was a wall in front of him that he could not see, blocking him from walking forward.

At this moment, the flower at his feet suddenly emitted a weak white light. Light gathered around Chen Bo and entered his body.

For a moment Chen Bo felt the pressure drop, the invisible wall that was blocking him suddenly felt softer.

With this, Chen Bo gritted his teeth and exerted his strength, walking forward.

He tried to force his way in stiffly, but after 3 steps the wall in front of him again hardened as before.

So he couldn't walk any further.

As he saw this, the elder sighed. While recording what happened, he said, “Gu Yue Chen Bo, 3 steps, there is no talent to become a Gu Master. Furthermore, Gu Yue Zao Xie!”

Chen Bo was deathly pale as he walked through the river back to the young man, clenching his teeth.

Without any cultivation talent, he could only live as a normal human, holding the lowest position in the clan.

His stature wavered, it was a huge blow to him, as if reality had killed all his hopes.

Many people cast a pitiful gaze at him, even more staring fixedly at the second person crossing the river.

It was a pity that this young man could only walk 4 steps forward, he also had no talent.

Not everyone has the talent to become a Gu Master. In general, it is not bad if 5 out of 10 people have talent.

In the Gu Yue clan, this ratio was higher, reaching 6 people. This was because the ancestor of the Gu Yue clan, the leader of the first clan was a famous, legendary, and powerful person.

Due to the reason his bloodline cultivation carried powerful genes, so the average quality of talent in the Gu Yue clan was generally higher because they carried his blood in their veins.

With 2 failures in a row, the other elders who were observing the scene in the darkness started to make ugly expressions.

Even the clan leader frowned slightly. The next moment, the academy elder called out the third name, "Gu Yue Mo Bei."

A horse-faced young man wearing a linen robe was lightly summoned as he walked out. He was tall, looking much stronger than his comrades.

There was a bold aura emanating from him. He crossed the river in a few steps and reached the opposite bank.

10 steps, 20 steps, 30 steps, one after another small lights entered his body. He walked up to 36 steps before he could not go any further.

The youths by the river bank watched with their eyes wide open, startled.

The academy elder happily exclaimed, “Good, Gu Yue Mo Bei, B grade talent! Come here, let me see your primeval.”

Gu Yue Mo Bei walked back to the side of the academy elder.

The latter extended his hand and placed it on the teenager's shoulder, closing his eyes as he examined in focus.

Then he withdrew his hand and nodded, noting on the paper, 'Gu Yue Mo Bei, a 66% primeval sea, can be fully trained.'

This special talent can be measured by 4 levels, class A to class D.

A D class talented young man who was raised for 3 years would be able to become a rank 1 Gu Master, becoming the foundation of the family.

A C grade talented young man after 2 years of cultivating would usually be able to become a rank 2 Gu Master, becoming the backbone of the clan.

Class B talent must be considered. Often becoming clan elders in the future, with their 6-7 years of training would be a rank 3 Gu Master.

And if it came to class A, even if it was only 1, it would bring great luck to the entire clan.

Great attention should be given, with this talent in about 10 years they could become a rank 4 Gu Master.

At that time they would be able to compete for the position of clan leader!

In other words, as long as this Gu Yue Mo Bei grew up, he would eventually become one of the elders of the Gu Yue clan.

That was why the academy elders laughed happily, the elders watching in the darkness also heaved a sigh of relief.

Then they all turned to look at one of the elders among them jealously.

This elder was also a horse-faced, known as Gu Yue Mo Bei's grandfather, Gu Yue Mo Chen. Face smiles.

He provoked a look at his old enemy and said, “What do you think? My granddaughter is not bad, is she? Gu Yue Chi Lian.”

Gu Yue Chi Lian had a head full of red hair. He made the 'hmph' annoyed, not replying to the others. It was obvious that his facial expression was completely dark.

1 hour later, half the young man had already walked through the sea of flowers.

There were quite a number of C and D class talents among them, while half of the young man had no talent at all.

“Sigh, the lineage is getting thinner. These few years the clan did not have a rank 4 Gu Master to strengthen the bloodline."

"The leader of the fourth clan is the only rank 5 Gu Master, but in the end he perished along with the Flower Wine Monk and left no descendants whatsoever."

"The talent of the next generation of the Gu Yue clan is getting weaker.” Said the clan leader while sighing long.

At this moment, the academy elder shouted, "Gu Yue Chi Cheng!"

Hearing this name, all the elders looked at Gu Yue Chi Lian, this was Gu Yue Chi Lian's grandson.

Gu Yue Chi Cheng was small and short in stature with a face full of pockmarks. He clenched his fists, his entire face sweating.

It was obvious that he was very nervous.

As he walked to the opposite edge, a small light entered his body, after walking straight for 36 steps he stopped.

“Class B again!” The academy elder shouted.

The youths started a commotion, sending Gu Yue Chi Cheng envious gazes.

“Hahaha, 36 steps, 36 steps!” Shouted Gu Yue Chi Lian, proudly staring at Gu Yue Mo Chen.

This time it was Gu Yue Mo Chen's turn to put on a sour face.

“Gu Yue Chi Cheng, yes.” Amidst the crowd, Fang Yuan stroked his chin while thinking.

In his memory, the clan severely punished Gu Yue Chi Cheng because he cheated during the Awakening Ceremony.

In reality Chi Cheng only had C grade talent, but since his grandfather helped him fake the results, that was why he looked to have B grade talent.

To be honest if he wanted to cheat, Fang Yuan had many ways to do so, some ways were even more perfect than Gu Yue Chi Cheng's methods.

If a B-class or A-grade talent appeared, they would receive the great attention of the clan.

But first, Fang Yuan had just been reborn. It is difficult to prepare cheating methods with this condition.

Secondly, even if he managed to cheat, he would not be able to forge his cultivation speed. He will be revealed by then.

However Gu Yue Chi Cheng was different, his grandfather was Gu Yue Chi Lian, one of the 2 elders with the most authority within the clan.

With this Gu Yue Chi Lian would be able to protect her grandson.

'Gu Yue Chi Lian has always been hostile towards Gu Yue Mo Chen, these two elders are the 2 elders with the greatest influential authority in the clan.'

'To suppress his opponent, he needs his own grandson who has extraordinary talent.'

'That's also because she was helping from behind, Gu Yue Chi Cheng could hide the truth for a while.'

'In my memory, if it weren't for that incident, the truth would never have been revealed.'

Fang Yuan's eyes shone with light, his mind thinking of a way to use this knowledge to his advantage.

If he exposed the matter on the spot, he would receive a little reward from the clan, but then he would offend the extremely powerful Gu Yue Chi Lian.

It's not worth it.

In such a short time he was also unable to blackmail them. Due to having a low status, it would only backfire on him.

As he pondered, he suddenly heard the academy elder call out his own name, "Gu Yue Fang Yuan!"