5 The Aperture Awakening Ceremony

"Now let's see how much I can go," muttered Wu Yi Hai as he dived into the well.

The moment he was plunged into the well, he could feel an invisible pressure attacking him from all sides, blocking him from diving further. During this moment, the stones surrounding him gave off a weak white light. The light gathered around Wu Yi Hai and entered his body. Due to the pressure, these white lights gathered at Wu Yi Hai's abdomen and collected into a group spontaneously, almost 8 centimeters under his navel.

Wu Yi Hai felt the pressure drop; the invisible pressure blocking him suddenly felt as if it disappeared.

"It's getting more and more exciting," Wu Yi Hai thought to himself as he felt this amazing process, and suddenly his spirit was kindled intensely. With this, Wu Yi Hai gathered his strength and tried to dive deeper and deeper into the well.

With each centimeter that he dived, one after another, the Hope Gu would fly out from the walls of the well and enter his body, joining the ball of light. The ball of light grew brighter and brighter as he dived deeper.

Wu Yi Hai withstood the pressure, continuing to dive downward. "Below 2 meters means that there is no cultivation talent. 2-4 meters means D grade talent. 4-6 meters means C grade talent. 6-8 meters is a B grade talent. And 8-10 meters would mean A grade talent. Up till now, I have dived 6 meters."

7, 8… 9.

Wu Yi Hai could hear a bang, and in between his two kidneys, the ball of light reached its limit and suddenly exploded.

This burst of energy only happened inside his body; outsiders couldn't see it. Only Wu Yi Hai alone could feel it at that moment, an earthshaking reaction.

Instantly, the fine hairs on his body stood up, his pores shut tight, his mind stretched to a tense limit.

Soon after, his mind went blank, his entire body became soft as if he fell into some clouds. His heart relaxed, his fine hairs flattening, and his pores re-opened again.

In a short while, his entire body was perspiring.

This entire process felt long, but it actually happened in a short time. The feeling went away as fast as it came.

Wu Yi Hai was blanked out for a short period before he returned to his senses. Immediately, he started to swim the way he came.

"Gasp… Hah… Hah… Hah." The moment Wu Yi Hai exited the well, he started to gasp for air.

But soon after that, he focused all his attention on his body and found that below his navel and in between his two kidneys, an aperture had formed.

The awakening ceremony was a success, and he awakened an A Grade aperture!

This was the hope for the future!

The aperture was mysterious and unusual. Although it was located inside Wu Yi Hai's body, it was at the same time not sharing the same space with his internal organs. You could say that it was endlessly huge, yet at the same time, infinitely small.

Some call it the Purple Prefecture; some call it the Chinese Pool. However, many know it as the Primeval Sea Aperture. The entire body is spherical, and the surface of it is covered in flowing white light, like a thin layer of light coating. It was the layer of light from the Hope Gu that previously exploded.

This thin membrane of light supported the aperture so it would not collapse, and inside the aperture was naturally, the Primeval Sea. The seawaters were smooth like a mirror, showing a greenish-blue color, yet the water was dense and brought about a copper luster. Only Rank one Gu Masters can form this green coppery primeval essence, known as the green copper sea.

"Hahahaha… although I guessed that Taoist inner alchemy would be effective, I didn't think it could be this effective," even Wu Yi Hai himself was amazed by the result of his awakening not because of the result of awakening itself but because of the way it worked.

You see, the Taoist arts divide the human body into three sections: the physical body, the energy body, and the soul. The inner alchemy itself tries to cultivate the energy body, so when we say three treasures, they actually only mean energy body three centers, also all meridians are in this section.

From his previous experience and taking advantage of concealment method, Wu Yi Hai actually tried to cultivate inner alchemy into this world and the result was… amazing! Not only could he get twice the result with half the effort, but anything in the Gu world contained at least a little primeval energy and could speed up the process. From the age of 8, he was training his Inner alchemy and now all the effort went up in smoke; the awakening ceremony devoured it all.

But you would be hardly wrong if you thought that he was depressed. On the contrary, his body was shaking from pure excitement.

"This… this structure… this is only rank one, why does it resemble a forcefully formed golden core? No, not forcefully, this light wall around my aperture is creating a structure from my energy body, this is amazing!" Wu Yi Hai thought to himself.

The height of the sea surface was up to more than 90% of the aperture – it was around 95-96%. This was an A grade talent. Every drop of seawater was pure primeval essence, representing the condensation of Wu Yi Hai's essence, vitality, and soul. It was also the accumulation of his life potential over the past 12 years.

"No, now is not the time for being emotional; the old devil is waiting for me," Wu Yi Hai collected himself and stood. After that, he slowly went to Uncle Zheng who was waiting for him on the side.

Seeing Wu Yi Hai soaked like a Drowned Mouse, Uncle Zheng waved his hand, and a yellow light shone, drying Wu Yi Hai.

"How was it, young master?" asked Uncle Zheng.

"It was extremely good," he paused for a moment, "but it's better to see it yourself."

Wu Yi Hai stood before Uncle Zheng and the latter stretched out his hand and put it on the juvenile's shoulder, closing his eyes as he checked Wu Yi Hai's aperture with focus.

"More than 9 layers of aperture are filled… a top-tier A grade talent," exclaimed Elder Zheng surprisingly.

"Okay, you must be tired. Go back and rest. Tomorrow, at this time, come to me again to decide which path you should choose," Elder Zheng patted Wu Yi Hai's shoulder with a big smile.

"Yes, then I should take my leave now," bowing respectfully, Wu Yi Hai left the Wang Clan's Pavilion with his butler.