Shen Mu was nervous , because the day he was most expecting will be the day after tomorrow, the day he will awaken his origin core and become a Gu master,
sitting opposite to him was Shen Zhen who was lecturing him non-stop and nagging him like a nanny, to not be too prideful or disappointed from any result.
He was also telling about the grades of aptitude, which he already knows, but it doesn't hurt to know in detail once again-" The lowest was Rank No grade who have cracked spirit roots who can also cultivate but is a waste of resources and even waste of their own time, they will not be able to go past rank 1 no matter how hard they try, it is set in stone that they will remain rank 1 forever, that too of the lowest grade, so no clan or organization will ever spend resources on them. next is..
E grade with 41-50% of spirit energy capacity with Green Jade spirit roots from level 1-10 for each increase in percentage capacity.
D grade with 51-60% of spirit energy capacity with Gold Jade spirit roots from level 1-10.
C grade with 61-70% of spirit energy capacity with Purple Jade spirit roots from level 1-10.
B grade with 71-80% of spirit energy capacity with Human spirit roots from level 1-10.
A grade with 81-90% of spirit energy capacity with Earth spirit roots from level 1-10.
S(Supreme) grade with 91-99% of spirit energy capacity with Heaven spirit roots from level 1-9."
Shen Mu who was paying close attention to Shen Zhen words asked-"Brother what about those with 100% spirit capacity does rank 10 Heaven spirit roots not exist?"
Shen Zhen replied-"They don't and it is said that people with Heaven spirit roots don't exist and it is only a myth, but later on people speculated that only primordial ancestor and his own children are the only people with level 10 Heaven spirit root."
Shen Bo opened the door, Both Shen Mu and Shen Zhen greeted him, Shen Bo also gave Shen Mu some advice regarding the ceremony and the basic etiquette and conduct that should be followed," So Mu I am busy training your nephew Ren , so I will take my leave." at the mention of Shen Ren, Shen Mu twitched, Shen Zhen face darkened, even though Shen Bo noticed his children's expression, he woke up silently and left.
Shen Zhen could only sigh-"Father is becoming more and more distant towards us, and becoming more biased towards elder brother Shen Gui and nephew Shen Ren, I pity you brother, at least our older siblings got some resources from father, you wouldn't even have that opportunity, remember your elder brother Shen Zhen will always be present for you, if you have any problems or cultivation resources you can ask me."
Shen Mu could only nod and give a grateful look.
Two days passed by....
At the ancestral shrine hundreds of candidates kneeled in front of ancestral tablets, they offered offerings , they take a vow to protect the clan even at the cost of their life.
At that day Shen Mu saw a man at the forefront of everyone , his aura was displaying extreme authority , it was like you couldn't cross his word, but could only kneel like a mortal and accept it.
He was apparently vice-clan leader Shen Ying of Shen clan who was a rank 5 Gu master, along with him three elders of Shen clan were present, Shen Ran who had long white beard and was in his sixties giving an aura of a scholar, Shen Mo looked ordinary in his mid 30's not particularly striking in a group of crowd, and Shen Zhang looked muscular and was giving a wild aura with a scar growing from his right eyebrows to his cheeks.
"Children of the Shen clan, you are now on your journey to become a Gu master , some of you might not have the aptitude to become a Gu master, but to Shen clan you are always the same, you are as much as required as a Gu master, to those who have become a Gu master you have to be humble and try to be a better Gu master every day, and protect your loved ones and the clan, the clan could only stand tall due to your past predecessors." said Shen Ying.
As expected the young youths were riled up and took the speech to heart, the speech may look unnecessary at first glance, but thinking from the stand point
of those candidates who might not have the chance to become a Gu master , they might get easily depressed after all they are at a very young age, even though it has no consequences widely , past precedents have shown that it might have a terrible influence in the clan , who wants to remain ordinary can you see gold in front of you and not take it , your friends would become a Gu master, the ones you were playing yesterday are Gu masters, but you just a ordinary mortal, and vice-versa the candidates who had aptitude to become Gu masters may become arrogant, harming themselves and others in the process.
At snowy spring lake hundreds of Gu masters were waiting in turns to go near the lake, the lake was filled with unnumerable Gu as soon as they went near the lake a group of Gu were attracted to the Gu masters, but the Gu and the candidates were separated by a invisible field, they can't approach the candidates even if they want to, they were stopped in tracks.
Shen Ran was calling one by one - "Shen liang 37 Gu" The person in question looked extremely dejected and walked back looking down, he didn't have the courage to raise his head.
"Shen Lan 20 Gu"
The girl fell to the ground and cried non-stop "This is a mistake, mistake how can I only attract only this much"
She was forcefully taken away by a Gu master.
"Shen Shang 50 Gu" Shen Ran allowed the Gu , as soon as they entered the him his Origin core was awakened.
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Slowly one by one neared the lake, some were happy , some were dejected, some were not satisfied with their talent, all kinds of emotions can be seen displaying on the faces of candidates, soon it was Shen Mu's turn
Shen Mu slowly walked towards the lake in expectant manner, he was expecting his second life will grant him some extra raw talent. Shen Mu neared the lake and soon 53 desire Gu approached him.
"Rank-D grade 3 golden jade spirit roots." Shen Ran allowed the desire Gu to enter his body at the location of his lower Dantian located behind his navel.
As soon as desire Gu entered his body , he felt a explosion going in his navel, his consciousness was dragged into his origin core, there was a large land mass about 50km2 which was barren, with a small well sized basin at the centre half filled with spirit energy. There was small vine growing inside the well sized basin, it had golden hue marks at some spots. It was his spiritual root.
"Next.."
Shen Mu was disappointed that his aptitude was only Rank-D that too at the lower end, but what can anyone do? one's aptitude is totally random, he can only thin as such and accept it.
In this test two rank-B talents already appeared, the selection was coming to a end.
"Next Shen Ran Mo" when Shen Ran Mo Wang was called Shen Ran had a slight expectant look towards him, apparently the three elders who were attending the ceremony had their descendants taking the test, Shen Ran Mo Wang was The great-grandson of Shen Ran.
As Shen Ran Mo Wang stepped into the lake 79 desire Gu attracted to him, Shen Ran Mo Wang was extremely happy , Shen Ran also nodded slightly towards his great-grandson. Shen Zhang, Shen Ying and Shen Mo congratulated Shen Ran.
At Shen Mu's home..