4 Beginning of the Awakening Ceremony

So the two brothers one white haired the other black haired left the house. Along the way, they bumped into many other youths around the same age as them usually in groups of two or three while heading the same way as them.

"Look, guys, those are the Fang brothers." Their ears could pick up the small cautious talk. "The one walking in front with the white hair and blue eyes is Fang Yuan, he's the Fang Yuan who created those poems when he was 6 years old" some of them emphasized.

"So that's him. His face is cold as ice it looks as though he has no regard for others so arrogant, just like the rumors say." Someone said in displeasure.

"Hmph, if you were a genius and had his looks then you can also act arrogant!" Someone coldly replied against the person.

Hearing all these praise and envy for his older brother Fang Zheng had no emotion shown o his face as he was already used to all this while lowering his head lower slowed down more behind his brother.

Walking along Fang Yuan started recalling all his thoughts after his first rebirth while also walking through here he couldn't help chuckling feeling extremely carefree.

Over a hundred 15 year old youths gathered in front of the clan pavilion.

"Good, all of you are punctual. Today is the Awakening Ceremony, it is your life's greatest turning point. now just come along with me." The one responsible at the moment was the elder of the academy he had both a white beard and hair and while he was in high spirits, he led the young teenagers into the pavilion. After entering they were led downstairs after going through the entrance of a great hall. Following down a constructed stone ladder, they went into an underground cave.

The underground cave was beautiful, stalactites sparkling with the colors of the rainbow. This light shone on the youth's bewildered faces as they continued forward.

After walking for a while and taking a turn sounds of water were heard then slowly the neon light disappeared but the darkness did not come instead a faint blue glow illuminated ahead showing a river.

"Wow, so pretty!"

"It really is beautiful!"

The new sight opened the young teenagers' eyes.

"Alright, listen as I call your names. Those who are called must walk through this river to the opposite bank. Walk as far as you can, of course, the further you go the better it is. Are you all clear" The elder said.

"All clear," the youths replied. 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 is. Your future will also become brighter.

"Gu Yue Chen Bo." The elder held the name list and called out the first person.

The river was wide but not deep, it covered up to a youth's kneecaps. Chen Bo's face was full of seriousness as he stepped into the flower sea ashore. 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. During this moment, the flowers at his feet suddenly gave off a weak white light. The light gathered around Chen Bo and entered his body. For a moment Chen Bo felt the pressure drop; the invisible wall blocking him suddenly felt softer. With this, Chen Bo gritted his teeth and mustered his strength, walking forward. He tried to force his way in stiffly, yet after three steps the wall in front of him hardened again back to the state before. Thus he could not walk any further.

As he watched this the elder sighed. While recording what happened, he said, "Gu Yue Chen Bo, 3 steps, no talent to become a Gu Master. Next, Gu Yue Zao Xie!"

Chen Bo was deathly pale as he walked past the river back to the youths, clenching his teeth. Without the endowed talent, he could live as a normal human, holding the lowest position in the clan.

His stature was shaky it was a huge blow to him as if reality had killed all his hopes. Many people threw him pitiful gazes, while even more had fixated stares at the second person crossing the river.

It was a pity that this youth could only walk four steps forward – he did not have talent either.

Not everyone has the natural talent to be a Gu Master. Generally speaking, it is not bad if five out of ten people have talent. In the Gu Clan, this ratio is higher, reaching six people. This is because the Gu Yue clan's ancestor The first generation clan leader was a famous, legendary and powerful man. Due to his cultivation, his bloodline carried powerful genes, thus the average quality of talent in the Gu Yue clan was generally higher as they carried his blood in their veins.

With two consecutive failures, the other elders observing the scene in the dark started making ugly expressions. Even the clan head was frowning slightly. The next moment, the academy elder called out the third name: Gu Yue Mo Bei.

"Here!" A horse-faced youth dressed in linen robes lightly called as he came forth. He was tall in build, looking much sturdier than his peers. There was a brave aura about 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 until he reached 36 steps before he could finally go no further.

The youths at the riverbank watched with wide opened eyes, shocked. The academy elder happily exclaimed, "Good, Gu Yue Mo Bei, B grade talent!