6 chapter 6

Five years passed, the sun was high in the sky and we saw in the middle of a field a young boy skin slightly sun-tanned lifting hay boots with each arm under the heavy sun of noon.

This young boy was not frail but he was not imposing as well, and a certain harmony seemed to be present when his athletic body. His body was in perfect proportions.

"Xin comes here, the bus for the exam center will leave without you if you continue to hang out!" shouted a woman from a small house a little further.

This young boy was Xin who had spent 5 years training to get ready for this day. Xin was finally 10 years old and it was the day he could finally leave for Academy.

This academy was not a single academy as in his old world, there were actually three academies in different parts of the continent , these schools were different because each followed one of three paths of cultivation.

Angelic academy for the saint way, the Titan of Abyss for the demonic path and finally the Void academy for neutral way. Finally there was a lot of normal academies for those who didn't make it in the previous 3 academies around the world. The Angelic school had its principles firmly opposed to the Titan of abyss but they put aside their differences during the time of recruitment, while the void school maintained a neutral relations with the other two schools.

These schools had diametrically opposed methods of education that are only explained to the students entering the school, but one had to pass a test to enter a school after discovering the form of his cultivation, so after discovering what form had his soul Xin would have to make a choice depending of the form of his cultivation and his compatibility with each path.

"I'm coming Mom !" Said Xin.

Xin scrambled to finish what he was doing and ran to the cottage.

As he approached the building, he saw that his mother was waiting for him at the door.

Lin held Xin's head in a loving way as she slowly walked forward.

At that moment, the doors to the room opened wide. Xin glanced at the people who walked in; it was his father, Shenghuo Muzi.

Muzi nodded his head and looked at Xin, "Xin, how have these past few days been training?" Even when talking to Xin, some concern was being shown as well.

"I thank father for his concerns, your son has been doing very well." Xin's voice was very even. Ever since the start of the training 5 years ago, Muzi has been very hard with his son but always in the optimal proportions, intense training when needed and while his body rest he will study the general knowledge of this world.

Hearing Xin's voice sound so clipped with a sense of detachment, Muzi couldn't help but sigh to himself secretly. "Xin, come accompany your father"Muzi then turned around to exit from the room.

"What do you think of me after this training?" Muzi asked him

"I realized that you did all this for me and that you treated me hard because the world is hard," Xin replied with a smile on his face.

Muzi laughed suddenly and looked jovial and paternal like several years ago.

"Thank you for forgiving that father that others might call unworthy but you're right, I'm proud of you Xin for supporting this training that others would describe as inhuman." He said while hugging for the first time his son.

It was rare for Xin to see his father so caring so he try to appreciate it the longer possible, and soon they separate themself.

Xin went back to see his mother, Lin's face was covered in tears as she looked at Xin. With a loving gaze, she said, "Xin, you have to study diligently at the academy. Try to stay out of trouble, understand?" Lin spoke with a tone filled with deep concern.

Xin obediently nodded, and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I know what I should do."

"Xin, it's getting late" reminded his father.

"I'm going there," Xin said, turning to his parents thinking he would perhaps not see them again, in this world in general you go in an academy in your tenth year old and sometime they don't came back because they died for various reason, it is why certain people go in one of the classical academy, it was more secure and you don't risk to die like the cultivation academies, each year a few people don't come back and nobody who aren't from the académie know it.

Xin then returned to the bus which will take them after 5 days to the place prepared for the awakening of soul.

Soul Awakening is just the phenomenon where every child of 10 can awaken his cultivation, it is one of the reason why his father don't try to instruct his son how to cultivate, if he tried before forming his soul it could be detrimental, like a newborn who try to smoke or drank a beer, he will need to grow more before.

Usually, schools make a selection the same day after awakening to know the raw talent of children.

"System, show me my status I want to see it again before going to the center of enlightenment."

Name: Shenghuo Xin

Age: 10

Cultivation (Soul Strengh): None

Strengh: 2

Vitality: 5

Skill: *Soul of qiqong*

While seeing this, Xin was satisfied of himself, if not counting his strength which anyone could achieve with enough work, his vitality was so high that Xin rarely became sick or hurt himself, he need a little time to rest after a big effort and he was always close to the animals back at home, as if he was one of them, perhaps it was because he has more vitality and more attune to nature, sometime his parents compare him to a Druid or a benevolent Buddha due to his closeness with them.

And while reminding that the bus began to drove.