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After that big revelation about Cultivator I started my lessons with my mother to learn and write, she was a good and patient teacher plus her lessons were fun.

I was advancing from reading to writing, but one day during dinner we had a guest, it was an old man full of wrinkles, white hair matched by his long beard, he looked quite amicable.

Father cupped his hands and said "Welcome Patriarch to my home!"

"Well it's quite the lovely home and it seems your your sons are growing well Chen."The old man said with a friendly tone.

"Yes Patriarch shang, this is my older son Long jianyu" Introduced Long Chen his older son, Jianyu looked curiously at the old man before smiling and bowing, it seems his etiquette lessons were paying off.

"Long Chen it seems you have quite the decent successor I've even heard he was very talented in the sword."Long shang complimented his most probable successor's son.

Long Chen waved his arms dismissively "He's only slightly more decent than others Patriarch"He said with hidden pride.

The patriarch looked around and greeted Zi Lan before asking "And what is the name of your second son?"

"Oh, this Long Yong my youngest son" Responded Long Chen before taking everyone to the dinner table.

while the patriarch and Long Chen talked about some matters Yong was listening carefully if he could learn something new.

"Those Barbarians were finally driven out of the two southern prefectures of blazing fire and gleaming metal, but they've done quite the damage, and managed to kill quite a few soldier of the imperial army."Talked the patriarch about the current news.

"this only come to show that these barbarians didn't respect the authority of the new emperor of the chu dynasty as he just ascended the throne last year, but i believe with time no more barbarians will breach the borders, also i feel the other two clans of the city are trying to run us out of business trying to lower the prices of the medicinal shops, what do you think?"

"Yes they are still angry about our younger generation winning the last inter-clan competition, but i believe things will calm down." Responded the patriarch.

the continued eating dinner while Long Chen and the patriarch discussed different topics until he suddenly asks

"Long chen you know that every decade the sects close to the chu dynasty will send representatives to the surrounding empires and dynasties to search for talent and only four years remain before they recruit again, so have you decided if you'll teach your son out clan's cultivation technique or you'll wait for the examinations?"

Long Chen contemplated for a while before responding "Next year i'll probably teach Jianyu our clan's cultivation technique, then maybe i'll send him to the examination with his brother and maybe they'll be picked."

"You do know that the sects consider all of the secular clan's cultivation techniques inferior and even if your son passed the talents requirement they will reject him based on his foundation as he already started cultivating"

"don't worry patriarch Jianyu is my successor and even if he isn't accepted he can comeback to the clan and learn from me." Said Long Chen with a determined face.

"All right then it seems you've made your decision, i won't bother you further and thank you for dinner i'll be taking my leave." Said the patriarch before standing up and leaving.

the family talked for a little while before Yong returned to his room.

'it seems there is a difference in talent between cultivator and also cultivation techniques, father said he will send both my brother and i to be tested, but even if my brother didn't pass he is guaranteed to succeed father, but I'm different. I need to diffidently pass the test and join a sect, for my dreams of power and immortality'

Yong kept thinking to himself with glittering eyes before he dosed off.