Shen Yuan Ring

Ten years later,

The streets of Daoshu City are bustling with traffic and people.

Not far away, two children were chasing each other, and two people were secretly following behind them.

"Brother Dao, slow down... slow down, I can't catch up with you. We've been running for so long, let's rest for a bit." A chubby boy shouted from behind, panting heavily, clutching his stomach with one hand, slumped on the ground, looking like he didn't want to run anymore.

"Little Tiger, if you don't lose weight, you'll really become a ball. Look at you, everyone else grows upwards, but you just grow sideways." Not far in front of Little Tiger, a young man dressed in brocade and satin, with a beast-shaped ancient jade pendant at his waist, with regular features and a fair and clean-cut face, spoke up as he turned around.

"If we don't hurry, we'll really miss this awakening. You know, the Awakening Talent Ceremony only happens once a year in the family. If Fifth Uncle finds out, guess what will happen..." Dao Yi said slowly.

"Ah... hurry, hurry, if we miss this awakening, and Dad finds out, I probably won't get any pocket money this year." Upon hearing this, Little Tiger seemed to have thought of something bad. His little face lit up, and suddenly he felt an inexhaustible strength and jumped up from the ground.

The fifth uncle that Ji Daoyi mentioned was Ji Xiaohu's father, Ji Mingzhu, the general manager of Daoshu City, who was in charge of all the shops in the city.

Three years ago, Ji Xiaohu's father sent him back to the family home to study and learn to read. It was at that time that Ji Daoyi met Ji Xiaohu, and they became best friends.

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

The Ji family's martial arts training ground in the outer courtyard.

A large crowd of onlookers from the Ji family had already gathered here. Of course, the main characters today were teenagers aged 10 to 12, who had lined up in an orderly fashion.

Meanwhile, the family head Ji Hai and his wife Ye Li also came to the scene, but they watched from the pavilion next to the martial arts square.

They came here to see what kind of talent their son was awakening. After all, it was just a talent awakening of a child from the Ji family, and it wasn't up to the head of the family to personally preside over it.

"Today marks the annual talent awakening period of our Ji family, and it is also the beginning of your glorious life. Now, those whose talents have been awakened, please step forward in an orderly manner, place your right hand on the awakening stone, and wait a few seconds. If the awakening stone does not react, it means the awakening has failed; if it displays the corresponding color, it means that you have awakened your cultivation talent, then congratulations on becoming a cultivator," said Steward Ji Ye.

"Now, the awakening ceremony shall begin!" said Steward Ji.

The first child quickly stepped forward, looking slightly nervous, as this was his third attempt at awakening. If he failed again this time, he would lose his chance to become a cultivator. His slightly trembling right hand touched the flawless white awakening stone, and within two breaths, it slowly glowed white, then red, orange, and yellow, changing in sequence before finally settling on yellow.

Upon seeing the bright yellow of the Awakening Stone, the child cried with excitement.

"Ji Junli, Yellow Level, Intermediate, Next." A registrar quickly registered the information and called out to the other children.

"I never expected that Junli would actually awaken in his final year. He's really lucky."

"Who can argue with that? I remember his older brother also tried to awaken his powers three times without success, but this time his family really stepped in."

"Yes, he has mid-level Yellow-grade talent. He should be able to cultivate to the Divine Realm. Look, that child Honggui didn't awaken successfully. He has no chance now." Looking at the child who had just been standing dejectedly to the side, she said with regret.

"How could everyone possibly awaken their talent successfully? It would be good if even one out of the first ten succeeded. These are people who have participated in the awakening process twice. Most of them are children who can't awaken their talents. It would be good if one or two of them did."

"makes sense"

While these people were talking, dozens of people had already completed their awakening, but only two people had actually awakened. Of course, those who awakened earlier were the oldest, and this was their last chance to awaken their talents.

The best time for a child to awaken their talent for cultivation is between the ages of ten and twelve. The older the child is, the lower the probability of awakening their talent, since not everyone can awaken their talent for cultivation.

Without awakening one's cultivation talent, one cannot sense the elemental energy in the air, and therefore cannot open up the dantian.

Very few people are able to awaken their talent for cultivation after the age of 13, so the cultivation world sets the age for talent awakening at ten to twelve years old.

"Ji Kangjian, Red-level High, next."

"Ji Zhique, failed. Next."

"Ji Xukun, mid-level orange rank, next."

......

"Why haven't Dao Yi and Xiao Hu arrived yet? Could they still be in Daoshu City?" Ji Zihan kept looking back.

"Probably not. On such an important day, Uncle Hai would definitely notify them in advance. They should be on their way," Sun Puyue said.

"Your turn is coming soon, are you nervous?" Ji Zihan tickled Sun Puyue's slender waist again.

......

"Sun Puyue, low-level Qing rank, next," the registrar said excitedly, his voice rising several notches.

"As expected, she is indeed the daughter of the Second Deacon. She has directly awakened the Azure level. With this talent alone, she can at least be among the top five in the family."

Listening to the respectful and praising conversation around him, Sun Puyue proudly puffed out his chest again.

"I never expected that Pu Yu would awaken a Blue-level talent," Ji Hai sighed.

"Why haven't A-Yi and Hu-Zi arrived yet? The children who have awakened their talents are almost all gone. If they miss this opportunity, they'll have to wait until next year." A-Li looked towards the edge of the square.

“We’ve already sent people to pick them up. They should be on their way. After all, it’s only a dozen miles from the city to here. I believe Dao Yi won’t miss this year’s awakening,” Ji Hai said.

It's no wonder Ji Hai wasn't worried that Ji Daoyi wouldn't come, because he knew how much his precious son envied his ability to fly in the sky, and had been asking him when he could start cultivating since he was very young.

In order to stop Ji Daoyi from bothering him, he told Ji Daoyi that as long as he awakened his talent for cultivation at the age of ten, he would be able to cultivate.

"Ji Zihan, intermediate level of Azure rank." The registrar shouted again, and the two consecutive Azure rank talents instantly brought the atmosphere to a climax.

......

"Ji Xuefeng, Green-level High, next."

"Ji Liang, failed. Next."

.......

As the last person finished awakening, and seeing that no one else had stepped forward to awaken, Steward Ji was about to announce that the awakening was complete when he heard Ji Zihan shout.

"Dao Yi, Xiao Hu, hurry up, you two are the only ones left."

Ji Daoyi and Ji Xiaohu were also running towards the Awakening Stone with all their might. When Ji Ye saw Ji Daoyi and Ji Xiaohu, he swallowed the words that were about to end.

Ji Daoyi didn't waste any words. He stepped forward and placed his right hand completely on the Awakening Stone. Soon, it turned red, orange, ... until purple, and then switched between seven colors before finally returning to white. However, the cheers around him stopped abruptly as the light of the Awakening Stone disappeared.

Because this situation has never been encountered before, it is unknown whether Ji Daoyi's talent has been awakened or not.

Only Ji Daoyi knew that he had successfully awakened his talent, but the bright sunlight obscured the white light of the talent stone, and when he removed his hand from the awakening stone, it was noticeably dimmer.

Finally, the registrar looked helplessly to Ji Ye for help. When Ji Ye saw the registrar looking at him, he cursed inwardly, "I can tell just by looking at me."

Just as he was wondering what to do, Ji Ye's expression suddenly changed, but he quickly regained his composure and announced loudly, "Ji Daoyi, Crimson Advanced, Ji Xiaohu, it's your turn."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaohu went to the Awakening Stone and placed his right hand on it. The red color immediately lit up and then turned into a deep blue color.

"Ji Xiaohu, Senior Level (Blue Grade)"