"In the history of this country we had powerful beings of all three cultivation schools, spirit cultivation are occulted. They use their power to do good and to do harm. Demonic Cultivators, as the most unstable way for cultivation, usually are loathed by every people."
Luke kept talking:
"Even existing these four schools of cultivation the cultivators are the absolute minority of the mankind, if we look at the numbers. As said usually people with high talent cultivate inner strength, people with lower talent cultivate external strength.
The degree of talent is measured by the quantity of unblocked central meridians, from a total of twelve meridians. Your mom born with four complete and three partially unblocked meridians, and she was titled the bigger talent of her clan of the last century.
Within the five hundred years of history of the Smith's Clan only nine people were born with at least one hole meridian cleared, the only ones alive are your mom, the clan leader, the two Grand Elders and your elder cousin Johan. They were destined to become cultivators since they were born.
The Smith clan had at his history a total of fifty-one cultivators. The surplus of the forty-two cultivators all born with only partially cleaned meridians and used External Cultivation with commoners and cultivators Martial Arts to refine their body.
Just to getting to know, there was more than a thousand martial artists of the Smith Clan through the time.
Son, you will have a hard time to become a cultivator. It may look impossible now, but you cannot forget that we, me and your mom, prepared for you many exclusive resources.
We present to you the knowledge of the common, for sake of your ability to survive. We put you at the library, to get knowledge. The army gave you battle experience and the basic about the weapons. The set of manuals and medicine baths to reinforce and strength your body and gave you the "Swimming against the River" soul manual, for make your mind clear and got you smarter.
We did what we could do to help you to reach the summit of the basic training in the whole mortal world.
To do that to you, we spent 80% of the family income to your training. I'm sorry for being incapable to give you an easy lift in the path of cultivation. Now is already time for you to get your own supplies and get real experience in the world.
There will be a local tournament in the Achronian and Synchronian this year, the first ten students will get a spot in the Martial Arts College. The first five will get a year of resources, the first three will get two years of resources and the champion will get all three years of resources plus a potion that will clean some meridians.
All your opponents will have between eleven and thirteen years old and cannot be cultivators (because cultivators automatically gets the spots and resources). You have more seven months to train and polish your body and mind. We only have trouble finding the best master to you."
[sorry for this very long speech]
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The daily life of Beth couldn't be better. She was peaceful in her mind and heart, today she sits together with his son to cultivate their spirits side by side. She always provides hints to her son about what she learned during soul cultivation and even Luke was present helping both of them.
At the very first day of soul cultivation his son already mastered the first Scroll! How anyone could say that his son was untalented? Not only that. He even showed sign of start to understand the second one. At this he only said:
"Mom, to fight against the river only being the fish will not suffice. To fight the river we don't need to resist, but to win. We need to be both the fish and the water"
This simple statement gave her the hint she needed to break through the fist shackle of the soul!
The only thing that made her sour are the difficult to find a master to initiate her son. He only has seven months to the tournament...
With no other way, she swallowed her pride and hate and gone to the main build of the clan. There she asked for a meeting with her grandpa.
She was directed to a meeting room where she saw a fatty old guy with wine in his hands and rose cheeks. When the man looked at her his eyes lit up, and he spoke melodiously:
"Hello my dear Beth, how are you going darling?"
"Hello Grandpa Adam, I'm fine." She said while trying to escape his hug. "I need your help"
Adam, with a sad look, told his granddaughter: "How rude, I am your grandpa, you should show more sympathy and love..."
"I don't come for that. I need a good master to teach my son how to win a real fight."
Adam looked troubled and took a deep breath before answering honestly.
"Oh Beth, you always make trouble for me ln the sake of your kid. I'm getting old and sick, and I carry a blame on my heart even knowing that I am not the culprit... About your son, every famous master already know his situation, none of them wants to waste time and effort to train him."
"I don't need excuses Adam." Said Beth "Must exist a good teacher for my son somewhere, my son is my life and you know. I'm not asking you to pay, just let me know if you know one."
Adam sit down again, took a sip in his wine and made a signalled Beth to sit too. He looked at the window near his chair, as if he was looking to other place and time. With a silent sigh, he answered:
"Okay, you win. There are one that was a renowned but got some troubles. He did not accept a disciple in the last five years, since he killed the last one with his own hands. Every student that have survived to his training passed the examinations of the Martial Arts College.
The second problem is that now he is a drunkard. If you want a master that can extract the most of your son has to be Master Albert. Make your son go to this address and look for Drunk-bert and let the destiny play his role."
Beth was outraged, how could this man point her a drunkard?
Feeling that mortal stare Adam gave up:
"Beth, sweetheart, don't look at me like that. I was expecting your visit and have make mine research months ago. Master Albert is the best choice because he has a secret technique that can help your son. He only taught that for two of his students, if Arthur learns that he will have a higher chance to become a cultivator"
Beth came home and brought the news to his son and, as expected, Arthur got excited.
"Yahoo, finally I will have a chance to be great"