Refining Oneself Into A Corpse

As the group entered the hall, they immediately saw a wide pit in the ground.

The group followed Feng Liuhen down the steps.

They walked for an unknown amount of time before finally reaching the bottom of the pit.

What came into view was a straight passage, with long strips of stone on both sides emitting a faint white light, dispelling the darkness in the passage.

The group continued along the passage.

Gradually, it became brighter and brighter ahead, and some people even exclaimed in surprise, as if marveling at the magic of this underground world.

"It's so bright ahead, what is that?" some people asked.

"It is hope," some people answered.

Before those people could explain, the group had already arrived at their destination - the Hope Flower Patch.

In the flower patch, there was a straight path, which was the hope for some people.

"This flower is called the Hope Flower, a first-grade spiritual treasure, but because of its special ability - to enable mortals to awaken their talents, it is also known as the Transformation Flower, ranking tenth on the Rare Treasure List," Feng Liuhen said slowly, looking at the curious teenagers.

At this moment, those teenagers had already left their parents' sides and stood behind Feng Liuhen, while their parents stood not far away, watching them closely.

Lu Chuan led Wang Tiezhi and the other two to guard the entrance of the Hope Flower Patch, holding a small booklet in his hand, which contained the list of all twelve-year-old teenagers in Black Stone Town this year.

Du Jiangliu led his men to maintain order on the scene. In Feng Liuhen's opinion, Du Jiangliu was simple-minded, making him the most suitable person for this task.

But in a dark corner unnoticed by them, a figure covered in black hair was lying motionless on the wall.

"Everyone, are you ready?" Lu Chuan asked with a gentle smile, looking at each of the teenagers.

These people are hope. Anyone who can awaken their talents is qualified to embark on the path of cultivation.

Therefore, Lu Chuan did not show a superior attitude towards them.

Besides, after they awaken their talents, they will join the Black Stone Town guard team to cultivate, learn, and master the common sense of this world. These tasks were completed by Lu Chuan in previous years, and this year will be no exception.

As for Du Jiangliu, in Feng Liuhen's words, he is just a lump of iron - without a brain, a madman who only knows how to cultivate.

"Ready," the teenagers answered.

"Okay, next, I will call out the names of those who will come forward, first measure their bone age, and after measuring their bone age, follow this path straight ahead until you can't walk anymore."

"Do you all remember?"

After Lu Chuan finished speaking, he still looked at the teenagers with a smile on his face.

"Remembered."

The teenagers said.

"Okay, let's begin."

After Lu Chuan finished speaking, his expression became serious, and he picked up the booklet and placed it in front of him.

"Feng Yan."

"Here!"

The teenager named Feng Yan left the group and came to the bone age measurement area.

Measuring the bone age were three old men with goatee beards, all of whom were invited from various pharmacies in Black Stone Town.

After measuring his bone age three times, Feng Yan came to the front of the Hope Flower Patch after the three old men nodded.

Looking at the magical plants with only stems and no leaves, and with small white flowers growing on top, Feng Yan swallowed silently, and then took a step forward...

"Feng Yan, sixteen steps, lower-grade talent, congratulations, congratulations."

Lu Chuan's voice sounded, Feng Yan came back to his senses, and then turned to look behind him.

His expression was excited, and he walked back.

His eyes passed through the crowd and looked at two old people.

These two old people are Feng Yan's parents. At this moment, the old couple was also in tears, smiling as they dealt with the congratulations from the people around them.

"Dad, Mom, I succeeded, I can become an immortal, we will definitely live a good life," Feng Yan vowed in his heart.

He returned to the group, but the way the teenagers in the group looked at him was completely different from before.

These eyes contained envy, jealousy, love, disdain, and so on.

Lu Chuan didn't give them time to discuss.

"Xu Kun."

"Here!"

The teenager named Xu Kun stepped out of the line, still checking his bones first, and then came to the Hope Flower Patch.

He took a deep breath, and then took a step forward.

Just as he stepped out, the surrounding Hope Flowers fell from their petals, and then danced and fell on him before disappearing.

Xu Kun was unaware of this, he only felt that he was walking in the clouds, his feet were light, and his head was dizzy. Although he knew what he was doing, he couldn't control his body and could only walk forward instinctively.

Suddenly, he felt as if something exploded in his chest, and at the same time, a warm current began to grow in it. He knew that his Qi Sea had been opened.

"Xu Kun, twenty-five steps, medium-grade talent, not bad, I hope you will work hard in the future," Lu Chuan's voice awakened Xu Kun.

Xu Kun's face was flushed, and he returned to the team happily.

"This year is okay, two little guys have already qualified," Feng Liuhen was also very satisfied with this.

"Next, Du Leisi, three steps, unqualified."

"Next, Feng Tiantian, five steps, unqualified."

"Next, Liu Chaoqian, nine steps, unqualified."

"Next, Li Qianjin, eight steps, unqualified."

"Next, Xu Cai, ten steps, qualified."

...........................

The ceremony of awakening talent continued until the afternoon. There were a total of fifty-three teenagers who turned twelve this year, and only seven qualified.

Among them, one with medium-grade talent and six with lower-grade talent.

It is worth mentioning that the children of the two wealthy households who had previously argued both lacked talent.

Cultivation is difficult, as can be seen from this. Many people are stuck on this first hurdle, without even talent.

Without talent, there will be no Hope Flowers to invest in them. Without Hope Flowers, they cannot open up the Qi Sea and embark on the path of cultivation.

"The teenagers who have awakened their talents will be officially incorporated into the Black Stone Town Guard Team starting tomorrow. You have a three-year study period to systematically learn about the knowledge of the cultivation world. After the study period is over, you can protect the peace of Black Stone Town like other constables."

"Also..."

Feng Liuhen stood up and gave a passionate speech, saying that some teenagers were so excited that they couldn't wait to protect the peace of Black Stone Town right now.

"Tomorrow morning, the several teenagers who have awakened their talents will gather at the central government office. At that time, Lu Class Leader(陆班头: Lu Squad Leader) will lead you to cultivate and study."

"Okay, it's over, we should go out."

Feng Liuhen said here, and everyone reluctantly left this hopeful place, turning back every step of the way.

In the dark corner, a figure had already left one step ahead of everyone. He was full of restrained aura and no vitality. No one noticed his trace.

After everyone came out, Feng Liuhen closed the pit again, ordered several constables in soap robes to guard it strictly, and then left.

This year's talent assessment ceremony, some people were happy and some were sad, but for most people, it was nothing more than adding some talk to the dinner table, and it didn't change their lives much.

The sun was setting, and the wind was gradually rising. After a while, heavy snow began to fall, dyeing the whole world white.

Feng Liuhen stood on a pavilion, looking at the flying snow, his mind was full of thoughts.

"Cultivation... looks glorious on the surface, but there is a lot of dirt behind it, not to mention low-level cultivators like us, whose lifespan is no different from mortals, at most only a hundred years. It is difficult, difficult, difficult to seek the path of longevity!" Feng Liuhen quietly looked at the heavy snow, and behind him, a figure in a black robe stood there quietly, motionless, without saying a word.

"Immortal. Immortal! Immortal?"

"Is there really an immortal in this world?"

"You know, it would be great if you could talk, you could also accompany me to relieve my boredom, it's so boring to be alone..." Feng Liuhen turned around and looked at the black-robed figure standing still behind him.

The black-robed figure was Chen Xing. At this time, although he didn't walk like a normal person, for those who didn't know him, they would only regard him as a person with inconvenient legs and feet, so Feng Liuhen brought him by his side as a precaution.

Early the next morning, seven teenagers braved the heavy snow and came to the central government office. Lu Chuan had been waiting for them here for a long time.

"Let's go, the classroom has been arranged, and you will spend the next three years there."

After Lu Chuan finished speaking, he led the seven teenagers towards a pavilion.

I saw that the pavilion was black all over, and there was a plaque on it with the words - Scripture Pavilion.

Entering it, what came into view were desks. Lu Chuan came to the front of the lecture table in front of the desk and sat down.

The seven people also followed suit, each finding a position and sitting down.

"Can you all read?" Lu Chuan asked.

"Yes." Five people answered.

"No." Two people answered.

"Your class is not bad, so many people can read." Lu Chuan nodded slightly, and didn't waste any more words on this.

"I mainly teach you the knowledge of the cultivation world. If you can read, someone will teach you."

"Today, let's talk about this cultivation world..."

"The world we are in is called the Immortal Spirit World. This world is very big, I will tell you what I know..."

"The area we are in is the northern part of the Great Wu Dynasty, a small town in Nanhe County. There are dozens of small towns like our Black Stone Town in the entire Nanhe County," Lu Chuan slowly said.

"I know Nanhe County, I went there a few years ago." One teenager opened his mouth, causing the teenagers next to him to be envious.

"Hehe, you don't have to be envious. Our Great Wu Dynasty was founded on martial arts. When you have achieved success in cultivation, you will have the opportunity to go to Nanhe County City to see it in the future." Lu Chuan still spoke unhurriedly.

He knew the teenagers' desire to compare.

"Okay, next, I will talk about the things you are most concerned about."

When the teenagers heard this, they quickly sat upright, pricked up their ears, and looked like they were listening carefully.

"It is said that at the beginning of the world, there was chaos, the sky was not the sky, the earth was not the earth, and the clear and turbid air were intertwined and connected."

"One day, a great god woke up from the chaos. Looking at the scene in front of him, he decided to split the world. He held a sharp axe and split it out with one axe. The clear air rose and turned into the sky, and the turbid air solidified and turned into the earth, thus forming the world..."

Lu Chuan's voice slowly sounded in the classroom, tightly grasping the thoughts of the teenagers.