The Science of Cultivation Chapter 3: Rising Phoenixes

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely beco a great cultivator in your place and get you an Ascension Pill, too.” Zi Xi said as he stepped forward toward the transparent talent orb.

Another hand landed on Li Lang’s shoulder and he couldn’t help but smile when he saw it was Zi Xiao i. His two childhood friends were there for him. His mories of them may be hazy, but there was no doubt they had always been there for him.

Zi Xi’s confident declaration had drawn the attention of everyone in earshot. Many were looking on in anticipation to see if the young boy could back up his words, while others wanted to see the disappointnt on the arrogant brat’s face.

Zi Xi didn’t let the audience wait and strode straight toward the table where the orb and examiner were.

“May I?”

The examiner wordlessly nodded and gestured for Zi Xi to place his hand on the artifact.

The mont his hand made contact with the orb, light flashed out. It started from a dull red and brightened rapidly. Not even a second had passed before the light already changed to orange.

At the sight of the orange light, gasps could be heard all around Li Lang. He particularly took note of the people’s faces who were waiting for Zi Xi to fail, as he found their shock amusing and satisfying. The satisfaction was to the point where Li Lang had to question himself regarding his strong emotions.

Is this young body affecting my thinking? How intriguing.

Li Lang didn’t have ti for introspection, as the scene didn’t end there. The orange light grew brighter and brighter until the color soon changed to a pale yellow.

“Grade three! Brother will definitely be able to get you and Dad the Ascension Pill given so ti!”

Li Lang could feel Zi Xiao i’s hand tighten around his shoulder as she exclaid excitedly.

The grip grew even tighter, like a vise, when the color began to change once again. Green light began to rain down the platform into the plaza.

By now, even the deacon who was floating in the air, acting all mighty, began paying full attention to where Zi Xi was. His steel-like expression broke when the light changed to blue. His eyes struggled to pop out of their sockets, and he quickly vanished from his spot only to reappear beside Zi Xi.

The blue light in the orb brightened, and hints of indigo were present, but quickly vanished. The orb then stabilized at a dark blue color.

The audience was all stunned into silence, and before they could recover, the blue light dashed out of the orb and transford into the shape of a phoenix. The blue energy, shaped like a phoenix, rushed into the skies and a deafening screech rang out for many miles before exploding into harmless specks of light, like fireworks.

Once the phenonon ended, the deacon swiftly picked up Zi Xi’s hand and took his pulse. He furrowed his brow before turning to the examiner, who was waiting with bated breath to write down the latest results.

“Eighty-nine spiritual roots, top of grade five talent with a unique physique.”

“Sir…Unique physique? Which one?”

“Just write it down as unique. I’ll report to the elders myself when we return.”

“He probably doesn’t know.” A soft voice whispered into Li Lang’s ear.

“Xiao i, be quiet. He can probably hear you.”

As Li Lang had suspected, the deacon turned to them with eyes like a hawk. However, it softened when it landed on Zi Xiao i.

“I see that is your sibling, correct?” He asked as he rested a hand on Zi Xi. “Co here, girl. It’s your turn.”

Zi Xiao i hesitated for a mont, but seeing her brother before her, she took a deep breath and moved toward the examiner after flashing Li Lang with a reassuring smile.

By this ti, the crowd had recovered and the sound of hundreds of people muttering filled the plaza.

“Grade five aptitude! I can’t believe I witnessed it myself. I heard you could beco a Foundation Establishnt cultivator, even if you slack off with that kind of talent!”

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“Hey, who is that guy? Can anyone introduce him to ?”

“Shut up. You think he’d spare any ti for soone with grade one talent like you? It’s too obvious you’re just aiming for Ascension Pills.”

“...Can you bla him? Ascension Pills could let even people like us with grade one aptitude breakthrough into the Foundation Establishnt realm and live for a hundred years longer.”

“His twin sister is apparently next. Do you think she’ll have similar results?”

“Quiet, it’s starting!”

The crowd only quieted down when Zi Xiao i placed her hand on the orb.

The light flashed out with just as much intensity as in Zi Xi’s case. The color rapidly climbed from red to orange, then to yellow. As if the scene was set on replay, the color of the orb only stopped when it reached dark blue once again.

Another phoenix shot out from the orb and spread its wings as it flew high above, before dissipating into tiny blue lights.

The noise from the crowd erupted once again as the srizing scene repeated itself.

The deacon quickly repeated his inspection of the younger sister.

“You two, what are your nas?”

“Zi Xi.”

“I am Zi Xiao i.”

He nodded with a satisfied look before taking out two wooden tokens and handing them to the siblings.

“Show these to the gate guards when you co to our sect. They’ll let you go straight in without any further tests. I look forward to seeing you two at Mount Clear Heart.”

The siblings bowed and thanked the deacon and then retreated like the rest of the children who had finished their test. Those who had been accepted were invited to visit the Clear Heart Sect’s ho base in a week. This gave the children ti to bid farewell to their families and prepare for their long-term stay in the sect. The travels also acted as another test for the potential recruits.

That ant all the children returned ho once their test was complete, regardless of the results.

While being dragged away by Zi Xiao i, Li Lang was lost in thought, completely unaware of the looks of the crowd or the whispering of nasty rumors about him.

He was busy reassessing his situation and his current condition. His mories of his past life had all co back, and he found himself in possession of a lifeti’s worth of mories from another world while his body was only ten years old.

As a biodefense expert for many decades, he knew enough about biology to know how much the physical body affected one’s mind. He had to make so adjustnts to adapt to his new reality.

Not only that, he found himself in a world of cultivation. And as if to mock the efforts he had previously put into his research, a viable way to immortality was dangling before him, piquing his curiosity to the fullest.

Then he found out he had no talent, which ant no sect would accept him or direct any resources his way, which made it especially difficult for him to co into contact with cultivation-related knowledge beyond the surface layer.

With a viable avenue to immortality in front of , am I forced to give up because of my talent? No! I must not give up and look for ways to learn more about cultivation. However…it isn’t likely unless I beco a cultivator myself. That way, I can gain more ti, too!

Li Lang turned to look at his two childhood friends walking beside him. Zi Xi imdiately noticed his gaze.

“No need to feel down, Li Lang. We both got grade five talent. It should be possible for us to get enough Ascension Pills for both you and Lord Father. You won’t get rid of us so easily.”

That’s right…these two will have longer lifespans the higher their cultivation goes. I’ll be just a mory to them if they don’t strain themselves to attain those pills. They already have enough on their plate, supporting their dad, and now I’m added to the mix…

Li Lang began thinking up ways he could help.He doubted he could buy a cultivator pill so easily, so he would have to do so investigating first.

Ti went by in the blink of an eye, as he was lost in his thoughts. The next thing Li Lang knew, he was standing in the main hall of a mansion, where a middle-aged man with a long mustache stood before him and his friends.

“---and that’s all, Lord Father.” Li Lang only tuned in at the last bit of Zi Xi’s report to his father.

“I see…” The man swirled his mustache and turned to Li Lang to give him a look over with undisguised pity in his eyes. “You should all go rest for now. I’ll have the servants prepare a feast for tonight.”

At the man’s words, two servants suddenly appeared and guided Zi Xi and Zi Xiao i away. Li Lang swiftly stepped out of the main hall and followed his mories back to his room. He found it spartan, just how he rembered, with only a simple bed and drawers.

He had been given his own room from a young age, despite his supposed status as a servant. The master of the mansion had always treated him well, and he heard it was because his late parents had served diligently throughout their lifeti.

Li Lang surveyed the room and then paced around anxiously with a hand on his chin. He couldn’t calm his mind when there were so many fascinating things waiting for him to research, and most important of all, cultivation.

It beca especially arduous for Li Lang to sit still without being able to delve straight into researching a subject that piqued his curiosity. It didn’t help that he was used to planning out how to utilize every minute of his ti. One didn’t beco one of the forerunners for the Progressor of Mankind award without an enormous amount of effort behind it.

He paced around the room restlessly while he dug through his mory for sothing productive to do.

That’s right! There’s a library here. I needed to learn more about this world, so it’s perfect!