Lu Yunfei stood before the stone tablet and placed his palm on it.
The children watched with admiration as Lu Yunfei released his first stage Qi refining realm aura.
The aura seeped into the mysterious stone tablet and the ground begun to shake. The shaking quickly passed and a tunnel appeared.
Lu Yunfei led the children down the tunnel. The path was long and narrow with a cold breeze blowing in from within.
At the front of the pack right behind Lu Yunfei was his son Lu Tong. Lu Tong was a famous person in the entire village and everyone expected him to react greatness.
A lot of little girls stuck to Lu Tong like glue on paper. It was unknown whether they learned it at home or from somewhere else but the little girls were using seduction techniques to try and seduce Lu Tong.
Every one of them knew that if they managed to snag Lu Tong even if they were only his concubine they would be propelled to the peak of their lives.
Not only would they lives be improved but so will those of their family.
Lu Tong on the other hand was cold and indifferent to the little girl's antics as his sharp gaze stared forward.
Behind Lu Tong the rest of the little boys of average families chatted amongst themselves as they envied Lu Tong.
At the back of the group was Bai Syaoran. His messy hair made him stand out amongst the children.
He was obviously the back sheep of the group.
Some of the children stole glances at Bai Syaoran and begun to guess amongst themselves about whether or not he would possess any cultivation potential.
All discussions came to an abrupt end when the narrow path way ended and they entered a large cave underneath.
The underground cave was filled with gorgeous white lotus flowers that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The children stood at a patch of barren land as they marveled at the spectacular sight.
Naturally they had heard of this place from the brothers and family members but seeing and hearing were two completely separate things.
Lu Yunfei had seen this scene so many times that it lost meaning to him so he clapped his palms together.
PA!
The crisp clap echoed throughout the underground cave and jolted the children awake.
With that the martial qualification test finally begun.
Lu Tong was naturally the first to attempt the flower test. He walked up to the flowers and took a deep breath before taking that faithful first step.
The moment Lu Tong's foot stepped on the white lotus flowers they suddenly started glowing and dazzling the little children.
When the white lotus flowers glowed Lu Tong felt that his body became slightly heavier but he already expected this to happen. With no choice but to walk forwards Lu Tong gnashed his teeth and faced his future.
One step, 10 steps, 15 steps, 25 steps, 30 steps…
When Lu Tong reached the 30th step threshold he couldn't advance any further. His body was drenched in cold sweat and his face was as pale as a sheet.
A stark contrast to the person he was a moment ago.
Behind him everyone was shocked so much that their jaws lowered to the floor and their eyes felt as though they would pop out of their socket.
"Lu Tong actually took 30 steps!!"
"Didn't the old chief only take 20 steps when he was a child!?"
"It unbelievable! Sigh… with this Lu Tong's fame will skyrocket even further and people like us won't be able to stand on the same pedestal as him."
The little boys had bitter smiles that were filled with jealousy but they still had to pretend and try to carry favors with Lu Tong.
The little girls on the other hand were ecstatic. Loud cheers filled the underground cave, Lu Tong was already a golden thigh in their eyes before but now he had become a something even greater that they couldn't even phantom.
The really shameless little girls ripped their robes in certain areas revealing their milky white thighs and developing breasts.
Seeing this the rage and envy of the little boys escalated even further.
Lu Yunfei was also taken aback by his sons unexpected performance. At this moment he was more proud of his son than ever before.
After Lu Tong's spectacular performance there weren't any outstanding seedlings.
Most of the children only took less than 10 steps with only a few making it past 10 but none made it to 15.
Soon after all the children had gotten tested except for Bai Syaoran.
Bai Syaoran walked up to the edge of the barren land took hit first step. The moment his foot touched the white lotus flowers he felt a mountain of pressure bearing down on his shoulders causing him to sweat profusely.
The other children looked at him with mockery.
"That's it?"
"He really is nothing but trash!"
"Hahaha, I knew that he was trash but who would've thought that he was actually worse than trash!"
"Hahaha!"
"Hahaha!"
The little boys used Bai Syaoran as a tool to vent their frustration. With Bai Syaoran around they felt better about themselves.
The little girls didn't even glace at Bai Syaoran anymore after seeing his pathetic performance as they turned their thirsty gaze back at Lu Tong.
Although he felt like fainting Bai Syaoran gnashed his teeth and took another step but that was his limit.
Bai Syaoran lost consciousness and fell face first on the white lotus flowered.
No one thought that Bai Syaoran would pass out after taking only two steps but when they thought about it everything started making sense.
The white lotus flowers where spiritual flowers that can test a person's soul. The heavier a person's soul is the more steps they could take which in turn relates to their cultivation potential.
Lu Tong's talent was in truth very poor but in the Azure Village he was a talent that appeared once every hundred years. Even so Lu Tong's talent was far greater than Bai Syaoran's who only managed to take two steps.
Hours later Bai Syaoran opened his eyes and found himself in a clay hut without any knowledge of how he got there.
Bai Syaoran exited the clay hut and saw that it was behind the village chief's house.
Bai Syaoran dejectedly descended the hill. On his way home Bai Syaoran saw a large number of people standing outside their homes almost as if they were waiting for something.
Bai Syaoran ignored them and continued heading home but when he arrived he was shocked by what he saw. Outside the door was three items.
A bag, a rusty sword and a note. On the note where only three words "BE GONE TRASH!"
Bai Syaoran figured that his poor performance must be public knowledge by then and his father had had it with him so he was kicking him out since it was his handwriting on the note.
Bai Syaoran was only curious about where his mom was but since he couldn't find her he picked up the bag and rusty sword then left.
Everyone in the village watched Bai Syaoran being chased out of the village with pitiful eyes after all although he was retarded he was not a bad kid.
At dusk Bai Syaoran's figure basked in the sunlight as it vanished into the forest.