"Realms, there are many versions that exists, Universe realms like the Vast tree realm, spiritual realms like treasure heavens and the underworld, God realms, earth realms and even void realms exist the more whole the realm is the easier it becomes to cultivate and for creatures to gain sentience"
- Teacher Yu ~ Nascent soul Stage
One after the another children were tested bringing surprise and joy to the many parents.
These children were the most talented direct descendants in any of their various historical records and with proper upbringing they could have been the ones to bring their respective homes to new heights.
Only accounting for the children here of course.
"Double element rank 2 spiritual root, earth and fire with a minor possibility of evolution with 6/10 earth 4/10 fire making it rather difficult to purify towards any element but not impossible towards the earth element, the iron gauntlet physique to add, little miss Clea has a bright future ahead of her" Llylia summarized.
"Single element rank 2 spiritual root of the wind element few impurities but difficult to say if it will evolve without fortune favoring you, hmmm Gray smoke physique... Little prince Valor has much potential" Llylia was starting to get jealous of the new generation, these talents were rarely seen with even rarer physiques.
"Oh our first variant spiritual root of the day, thunder spiritual root! Rank 1 spiritual roots to boot... the number one spiritual root for sound cultivators how lucky of you little boy. Hollow bone physique! A natural born sound cultivator that will one day roam unperturbed in the world congratulations to the song family"
Thunder and lightning spiritual roots may sound like they should be one, but in truth thunder was merely the sound after the lightning as such it was changed over time to better fit the narrative, if only so many other aspects of cultivation had the same improvements of clarification, cultivation would be far easier to understand.
"Single element rank 1 metal spiritual root, only slight imperfections, hmm? Titanic strength physique and sword bones!! A godly sword cultivator in the making!"
This process continued for a good while until all the children had been tested.
None among these children besides for three among them had more then a double element spiritual root.
These three unlucky children's parent's were not concerned due to the particularity behind the childrens physiques.
One child had a five element spiritual root which could be considered the absolute worst in terms of progression speed but the most stable of all which also made breakthroughs into further ranks much more difficult.
This girl had what could be considered one of the top 10 physiques in the previous Vast tree realm the world encompassing physique, but the higher the rank the more difficult it became to cultivate it properly.
To enter the top 10 physique its potential was undoubted, but many of these top physiques only had 1 previous recorded user many of which few records remained about, in the cultivation world the 'Top 10' of anything was generally theoretical as few encounters between holders of such physiques ever happened.
As such the - top ten legendary physique - and - top ten concurrent physique - lists were made, the blue wave physique being among the top 10 concurrent as it had plenty of records to go by.
The other child held what could be considered the one of the rarest spiritual roots ever to appear in history, the formless spiritual root which was able to change into any spiritual root the user wished, and just like his spiritual root his physique was so rare it could not be identified and even his species could not be determined to be human but he was not the only one on that final part either.
The final child a triple element spiritual root, but it seemed to be close to evolving so it was something to look forth too.
His physique could not be considered very special but it was peculiar and one of the most wished for physiques in the Vast tree realm the New dawn physique.
Many more children had incredibly rare talents to be nurtured, talents that no one could look down on... But in the end only if they survive reaching their full potential will any real results be shown.
As these children were direct disciples, favored apprentice's or family of those in power they were getting a head start on all the competition left behind on the arks, but they needed to work hard otherwise they could be toppled.
"Now that-that has been concluded, we will take a short break to allow you all to eat the first course of todays meal"
Sect disciples appeared from behind the venue carrying trays of food that had yet to be cooked or prepared in any way walked to a table each.
"Our three course meal will be prepared using our sects culinary cultivation techniques, this is the first course. I hope you enjoy" Llylia concluded
Instantly the sect disciples had taken the unprepared fruits, flour, milk and more ingredients and started to chop, mix, shape and cook all the ingredients rapidly.
What should have taken at least half an hour to cook and another half to finish preparing was done in less then 3 minutes and presented befor each guest.
"Spectacular, it is rare to see such a display of skill" one of the guests said
The adults said this simply as flattery as they all had seen culinary cultivation in the past but most were of a low level, some even had their own culinary cultivators prepare food for them daily.
The sects culinary arts were advanced in comparison to some but not all.
The children on the other hand were looking with awe, asking questions and voicing their excitement with few that did not.
After he meal the children and parents each went their separate ways.
While the children interacted with each other the parents began to discuss amongst each other about the various kids future potential and growth.
"Madam Nordaine your family must be blessed, to have not just one child with a rare spiritual roots but three and all of them with a rare physique, I mean the purple corruption star? Myriad star blue knight? I've never even so much as heard of these and even the inspecting glass failed to be able to provide answers not to mention the boy who has the formless spiritual roots with a completely unknown physique" the woman speaking was the Bell family's matriarch Merry Bell whom had seated next to madam Nordaine
"Don't jest to much those physiques are unknown to us as much as they are to you, we have yet to see if they are a blessing or curse. Compared to your little Anabella who has a clear path ahead of her I think its much worse to worry about our lack of knowledge about these particular physiques" madam Nordaine did not keep disregard of Miss bell and gave her an honest response
"Even so, at least you have options. Luck was truly on your side that two of three physiques have to do with star cultivation which your family excels at, unlike with our little Anabella that has a path laid out for her but we can't provide the amount of spiritual Qi required for her cultivation let alone the type of treasures that fit her physique and cultivation of heavy Qi... I worry about any senior finding out about her and kidnapping her" Matriarch Bell was truly worried for the future for cultivation of the heavy Qi art, it required not just two or three fold the spiritual Qi of normal cultivations but well over 10x the regular amount and this would drastically increase as the cultivation progresses, without a constant supply of this energy breakthroughs will be even more difficult.
Sect master Anne walked over to the table Mrs.Bell and Madam Nordaine sat
"Mrs.Bell, Madam Nordaine may I sit with you?" The sect master asked
"Of course you can Miss Anne how could we reject the host in her own home" Mrs.Bell responded
Madam Nordaine simply nodded.
"Thank you for the courtesy" the sect master nodded then turned to Madam Nordaine
"Madam, does your son have a dao partner?" with no tact the sect master asked
Mrs.Bell "..."
"Oh my, are you looking for a partner for one of your sect members Miss Anne?" Madam Nordaine did not mind the abrupt question
"No? I'm asking for myself" without a trace of shame sect master answered
Mrs.Bell "...!"
Madam Nordaine felt like she had a frog stuck in her throat unable to speak
Such matters of a cultivator having an age gap was not really uncommon in the cultivation world, it was the norm.
When one lives for millions of years numbers really did become simply a concept
But still, unless one was seeking to take the youthful energy from others to take for oneself, rarely would one aim so low
Sect master Anne could by no means be considered a person in need of youthful essence, she looked to be in her late 20s to early 30s at most, she had already entered Body reformation stage meaning her looks are eternal, she was also truly beautiful that by no means would lack admirers.
The only reason explanation would be that she was just joking and would like most cultivators, wait until the child grew into an adult to start pursuing them which in itself would still draw the silent ire of others.
"I'm not joking Madam, the moment I saw him I could tell it was meant to be, from his skin pale as snow, his body that seems to want to burst out of his clothes, to his black hair as deep as the void and his eyes that seem to want to tear you apart, it makes my blood boil! Please Madam, let me be his dao partner!" the sect master went into detail
Mrs.Bell had raised a sound isolation formation as if by instinct befor this rant started, this was simply too scandalous.
Madam Nordaine was silent
Conversations could be heard on each table as some of the attendees got to know each other better.
The children on the other hand had started to socialize a little amongst themselves but this group of kids was particularly proud of themselves which made friendly interactions between each other a battle of pride.
Children that weren't part of a major family but instead brought due to their talent were more eager and actively sought to make good first impressions with others.
~~Five family union flagship - Bells of hope~~
Five family union residential district 18, high density building room 1,203.
A boy lay inside a small room not moving, neat the boys side a food ration half eaten.
"Mom, im sorry im sorry..." with tears on his face these words were forced out
These being the last words said befor the boys body went fully limp and the light in his eyes gradually faded
Not very long after the boy was fully dead a speck of light descended on the body, the body soon started convulsing befor it stopped abruptly.
"Ugh my head hurt so much, this is one hell of a hangover" the boy woke slowly
The boy sat up slowly wincing as he did
"My body is so stiff. Its almost like I died and came back to life hahaha... Ugh"
The boy looked around for a second
"Where am I? Its so dark in here were is the light switch" as he said 'light' the surroundings were illuminated, revealing the layout of the room.
"...Did I get checked into a hotel by Eric? Its a rather small room tho, and he could just have let me crash at his place instead of leaving me here and what is with my voice, must need some water" he lifted his hand up in irritation
"What the fuck!" The boys body shot up from his sitting position, but quickly got dizzy and had trouble standing
"What, what's going on! These aren't my hands! Not my feet or voice either" leaning against the wall he checked himself noting all the changes in his body
The boys body was heavily bruised and it even felt like several bones were broken.
Thinking quickly the boy looked around the room and headed towards the door... drawing?
"Were is the handle? How do i open this door" the door had no handle and both the door and the frame were so smooth they would have no distinction from a wall if not for the fact that the door was of a different color
"Wait, how did the light turn on?" Thinking back he never flipped any light switch and the light had turned on
"Open!" The door did not open
"Is their something else... Oh! Unlock" a click sounded out
"Open" the door opened and the boy walked outside
A hallway allowing no more then 2 people to pass stretched far in either direction.
Other doors could be seen in the hall opening from afar, with no door facing each other, each with their own gray wall infront.
Some people could be seen traversing the corridor entering or exiting their room but not a single window could be seen.
There was no lightbulbs or light strips to illuminate the hall yet it was still clear to see with no trouble.
While the hall was not wide it was rather tall at almost 5 meters in height with many etched patterns all across from top to bottom and even the floor was filled with patterns yet the floors and walls were smooth as if the etched patterns rejected his touch.
The boy looked around for a second befor taking a look back into the light gray room.
A small bag lay on the side of a small bed, small shoes and clothing could be seen.
The boy looked at himself again
"I should... I should be careful and check everything here first" he headed back into the small room
"Close the door, lock"
The boy walked towards a cabinet, checking its contents not expecting for their to be anything inside as per the usual hotel brochure it was no where to be seen.
"These clothes are weird and to large for me, they are so out of date looking yet modern? What material are they made from" he tried looking for a hem tag out of curiosity
"No tag?" He put the shirt down and looked at another piece but none of them had hem tags to identify their brand of make
"These look like woman's clothing, is the rest inside this drawer the same?"
He kept looking until he found sure proof
"Woman's undergarments..."
While holding said cloth, the door to the side of the boy opened
"Samuel what are you doing honey?" A woman spoke
The boy turned his head
"..."
"Giving your mom the silent treatment now?" The woman walked closer to the boy
"Mom?"
"Mom? now you are questioning my parental rights? You sneaky little rascal taking a peak at your mamas undergarments while shes away!" The woman made an angry face but her voice was teasing
"Ah I wasn't, I didn't mean too" the boy named samuel started his defense
"Oh? So you simply tripped opened every drawer and checked all my clothing on accident?" The woman was overhead and hit the top of the boys head
"Urk" samuel couldn't evade, but he was not hit hard so even if his body was weak he did not fall.
The woman looked around the messy room and noticed the rations on the floor
"Why do you keep eating those, eat normal food like the rest of us..."
Her face turned dark in disappointed.