Chapter 4: Azure Fire Physique
As Fu Yang and Shi Wen entered the gate, a cobblestone pathway led them through a small courtyard adorned with potted plants and vibrant flowers that added a burst of color to the surroundings.
The courtyard was centered around a serene pond, its surface adorned with delicate lotus flowers that gracefully floated atop the water.
The gentle sounds of trickling water from a stone fountain filled the air, creating a soothing symphony that resonated throughout the space.
Shi Wen could only admire the new scenery for a few minutes as they entered the house.
Unlike the traditional scenery in the yard, as soon as they entered the house, a modern living room unfolded, showcasing an aesthetic that spoke of refined simplicity and contemporary elegance.
Bathed in soft natural light pouring in through floor-to-ceiling windows right in front of the yard, the room exuded an airy and spacious feel, complemented by the sleekness of minimalist design.
However, there was one thing that didn't blend together with the living room: an old rocking chair with a black coffee table set in front of it.
Fu Yang led Shi Wen to sit at the coffee table while he sat on the rocking chair.
"It's good to be back home! Fufu, prepare some snacks and juice for the two of us!" Fufu was a robot that he personally made.
There was nothing special about the robot; it was just a little butler ready to help him with household chores. Also, Fufu could cook delicious food.
Creating a robot was more cost-effective than hiring a servant. As soon as he was promoted to an Outer Elder, he spent a significant amount of his savings to buy all the necessary materials needed to make a robot.
Making Fufu was easy since the manual to make an ordinary Butler Robot was already posted on the Sect's Website; he only needed to pay 50 Cosmic Points to download the manual with his Energy-powered Laptop.
However, to integrate Fufu's superb cooking skills, Fu Yang needed to buy an additional chip containing instructions on how to cook, which cost him 200 Cosmic Points.
Overall, he spent around 500 Cosmic Points to make Fufu. To maintain Fufu's daily functionality, he only needed to use a Small Energy stone per week.
With his fixed salary of 10 Small Energy Stones per month, he could maintain Fufu and have an extra 6 Small Energy Stones to save. On the other hand, hiring a servant would cost him 2 Small Energy Stones per day. If he hired them every other day, he would spend 6 energy stones a week, the same amount of energy stones he could spend on Fufu per month!
While waiting for Fufu to finish making snacks, Fu Yang took out the Aptitude Seeking Mirror. Back when he first found Shi Wen in Havenshire City's food street, he didn't bother to study the additional information of Shi Wen.
At that time, he was too excited at the thought of finally having a disciple with an aptitude value above 70.
To Shi Wen, it looked like he was just checking himself in the mirror, but to Fu Yang, he was reading the additional information about Shi Wen.
Name: Shi Wen
Age: 9
Aptitude: 58 (note: currently, his Azure Fire physique is dormant. If the physique is activated, the aptitude value will increase up to 88.)
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'Tap here to see more... hmm, what does this mean?'
Before tapping the mirror, Fu Yang checked Shi Wen for a moment and then slightly tapped the mirror as if there was dirt.
Name: Shi Wen
Age: 9
Aptitude: 58 (note: currently, his Azure Fire physique is dormant. If the physique is activated, the aptitude value will increase up to 88.)
Azure Fire Physique will automatically activate as the person reaches 18 years old; however, they may die in the fire of their own physique if their strength isn't strong enough to withstand it.
The suggested strength to activate the Azure Fire Physique is Nascent Realm Core.
To restrain the Azure Fire Physique for a few years, an extremely cold environment may help. Do note that the strength of the fire of Azure Fire Physique will increase as the years to restrain them increases.
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"What the heck?!"
Fu Yang couldn't help but raise his voice. What he just read was really shocking.
He just found a disciple with an aptitude of more than 70, but he may die activating his physique?
Was he destined to never cultivate?
Should he try abolishing his cultivation and restart his cultivation journey?
"So-sorry, sorry, Mister. Uwaa!"
As Fu Yang's voice was very loud, it scared the little Shi Wen. The little boy thought Fu Yang was displeased with him, which is why he suddenly shouted at him.
"Ah! Don't cry. I am not shouting at you; I was just surprised at my appearance, that's all…"
Because he couldn't think of any other possible explanation for his sudden outburst, he could only say things related to his appearance.
Almost all the members of the Sect thought he was obsessed with his appearance, so this explanation seemed plausible.
" 'Sob' Really, mister?"
Shi Wen was slightly relieved that he was not the reason why this mister shouted.
"Ehem. Let's get to know each other while waiting for the snacks. I am Elder Fu Yang, a recently promoted Outer Elder of the Heavenly Cosmic Sect." Fu Yang realized only now that he still hadn't introduced himself.
"I-I am Shi Wen. I am 8 years old." Shi Wen said while wiping his tears.
'8 years old? But his age in the mirror is 9... Hmm, it might be because he is a beggar; that's why he didn't know his real age.'
"Shi Wen, the reason why I brought you here is that I want to take you as my disciple. Your first task is to become a Nascent Realm Cultivator before the age of 18."
"Huh?"
Before Fu Yang could further explain, Fufu arrived with 2 sandwiches and juice.
"Never mind, let's continue talking later. Shi Wen, eat some snacks."
"Okay, Elder Fu."
Following Fu Yang's lead, Shi Wen ate his sandwich. This snack would be his first meal of the day; he was really famished.
Yesterday, Shi Wen could only eat a piece of stale bread and drink water from the fountain sneakily at night.
Looking at Shi Wen happily eating, Fu Yang ordered Fufu to cook dinner early.
As they finished eating the snacks, someone came and knocked on the door.
"Wait here, Shi Wen. I will just see who the person knocking is."
Fu Yang opened the door.
The young man was shocked to see Fu Yang opening the door. Usually, he would just say, "Come in" and didn't bother to get up from his rocking chair.
"Oh, Xuan Lei. What do you want?" Fu Yang opened the door slightly, enough to fit his head and talk to this unwanted guest.
"Elder Fu, I came here to remind you that tomorrow's New Disciples' entrance examination will start at 5 a.m."
Xuan Lei was taken aback by the weird actions of Elder Fu, but he didn't dwell on it for any longer. Elder Fu would always do something weird and spontaneous.
"Why so early?"
Fu Yang wasn't an early person to begin with. Ever since he couldn't cultivate past the 1st Nascent Realm, he would spend most of his time reading novels on his Energy Phone and sleeping like ordinary people.
With his current strength, he could go without sleep for a month, but sleeping was a habit he couldn't get away from.
"There are too many people who registered for the entrance examination. In order to filter out those with below the required aptitude in time, the Sect Master requested to start it early. He said he already informed you before he went on his trip. He just called me earlier to come and remind you."
Xuan Lei paused and pointed out another reason.
"Also, since Elder Fu requested to be the only one to assist in the whole entrance examination, the Sect Master decided to provide only one Aptitude Reader."
Fu Yang remembered having requested the Sect Master to be the only one to assist on the Aptitude Reader. He asked for it in order to secretly use his Aptitude Seeking Mirror and find a potential disciple with an aptitude above 70.
Well, because Shi Wen's aptitude would be fully unlocked at the age of 18, he would need to wait for 9 years. There was also the threat of Shi Wen's death if he wasn't strong enough to resist his Azure Fire Physique.
He really needed to host this New Disciple Entrance examination and find himself a new disciple.
"I understand. I will go to the plaza at 5 a.m."
As soon as Fu Yang said that, Xuan Lei left.
Fu Yang sighed with relief when Xuan Lei was out of his sight.
For now, he didn't want others to know that he had a prospective disciple.
What if they snatched Shi Wen from him? After all, Shi Wen's basic aptitude was still 8 points higher than his.
If his master was able to gauge his aptitude from a mere glance, what's more if the other elders saw Shi Wen's aptitude?
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Shateralyn I noticed some wrong grammars on the previous episodes, I will revise them again tomorrow.
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