The Legend of Peach Bum
Every 7 years the Grand Selection of Big Boss Sect is held in Solitaire Mountain. Cultivators would flock at the foot of Solitaire Mountain to join the gathering and witness the birth of the new generation of geniuses that could potentially shape the future of the cultivation world.
On the 7th day of the 7th month, cultivators who have yet to celebrate their 12th spring and have reached the foundation building stage are allowed to participate in the selection.
The first round of the selection is the test of age and talent. Easy as it sounds, the first round is the most notorious and cutthroat in weeding out the candidates. Less than a third of the original participants pass the initial stage due to the high requirement of the sect with regards to natural talent.
Participants who pass the first test would then move on to the second phase of the selection and enter the seven-floor pagoda. Those who pass at least the 4th floor of the pagoda could consider themselves as outer disciples of Big Boss Sect. Individuals who manage to pass all seven floors are accepted as inner disciples and are eligible to be chosen as a personal disciple of an elder.
This year's candidates are a cut above the previous years but one stands out more than the others. A young lady with long golden hair, impish grin and peach blossom eyes. Noted as the youngest candidate in the selection, she cruised through the seven-floor pagoda like she was walking through her back garden.
When the young lady came out of the pagoda the Sect Master of Big Boss Sect, Jason, welcomed her with the other sect elders. A heated debate on who will take the young lady as an apprentice erupted among the elders. But ultimately, once Jason stepped forward, the arguments ceased.
"If you are agreeable to the idea of having me as your Master it would be an honor to pass everything I know to you." Jason said.
The young lady did not take a breath to decide. She immediately kowtowed and greeted respectfully, "Master."
Jason showed a rare smile. "Rise and tell me your name."
The young lady nimbly stood up. "My name is Peach, Master."
"Peach?" Jason thought it was an unusual name. But noting his disciple's rosy complexion and happy demeanor, Jason thought it was quite fitting. Until…
"Yes, Master." Peach said flashing her signature impish grin. "My name is Peach Bum!"
The end… or is it?
Writing Prompt: Once upon a time, there was a sect called Big Boss. Jason is the sect leader and he recruited an apprentice named…
This one was fun to write. In one of the servers I played in there was a player named ‘Potatobum’ and there was a time when most of the players within the server joined the ‘Bum’ family. Of course, yours truly would not be left out so I changed my username to ‘PeachBum’ and so the story goes.”,)