Ancestral Book Pavilion

The light of dawn shone through the small tint from Itachi's windows. The light seeped in and lightened up the room, it was the early hours of the morning and the sun had not risen yet.

Laying in the spotless and clean room was Itachi, his bed was a mess and scrunched up as if a huge fight had taken place. Itachi was sleeping soundlessly, as if in a deep trance.

Itachi's left thumb moved slightly as if to signal he was about to wake up.

In the next moment, something unexpected happened.

Swish

Itachi's eyes suddenly opened fully wide!

"HUFF! HUFF! HUFF!"

Itachi abruptly sat up and started breathing heavily, as if he was still in severe pain from yesterday night.

As Itachi breathed in and out, he instinctively realized he was no longer in any pain, after realizing this he finally calmed down and sighed in relief.

When Itachi looked around he noticed it was already dawn and soon the sun will rise.

" I remember the pain going up to my neck, I believe I fainted straight after. But it's strange, I don't feel any different. But my mind feels extremely clear as if a massive cloud of fog was removed "

" I haven't felt this good since I transmigrated here ."

Itachi looked at his hands and felt a surge of inexplicable power, he couldn't quite put his head around what it was. But he felt great!

" Oh snap! The opening ceremony! "

Itachi instantly looked at the clock on his wall and sighed in relief, he still had 45 minutes left before the sect opening ceremony, during that time they will give all the new recruits cultivation manuals and teach them how to cultivate.

" I have to go soon, first I will shower and get dressed, I can't be late, if I'm late I would leave a bad impression on the instructor. I need a cultivation manual, otherwise, this spiritual root I now have is no different than useless "

Although Itachi didn't feel any different, he was a smart man, he attributed the torturous pain he went through yesterday to the spiritual root activating in his body. He knew it was there.

Following this, Itachi had a shower and then got dressed up. He wore his dragon embroidered dark blue sect robes and walked towards the door.

Before he could even open the door, the door suddenly creaked open and heartfelt laughter could be heard behind it. Eventually, the whole door opened and in front of Itachi was a chubby kid, Bai Xiao Chun.

" Heyyyy brother Feng! Good morning! "

Itachi nodded in response and said " Good morning brother Bai"

Bai Xiao Chun heard this then giggled sheepishly " Hehe brother Feng, sorry I didn't knock, I was worried you were fast asleep, so I wanted to barge in and wake you up"

Itachi looked at him and then walked out of his house, they conversed as they walked towards the sect's ancestral book pavilion. At the same time as they walked, there were dozens of kids also walking, and talking happily.

A hint of excitement could be seen in all of their faces, some were even jumping up and down as they quickly walked towards the book pavilion.

As Bai Xiao Chun and Itachi walked side by side, Bai Xiao Chun then asked, " Brother Feng, did you hear, they found the corpse of a turtle boar in the outskirts of the sect? "

Itachi looked at him calmly and said " Oh? "

However, inwardly Itachi had a million thoughts running across his head " Have I been found out? No that's impossible, I was swift and alerted no one, at most they found the corpse, they won't attribute it to me"

Itachi was extremely calm at this moment, not phased in the slightest.

" So, what else did you hear? "

Bai Xiao Chun looked at Itachi from the corner of his eye and whispered, " Brother Feng, apparently the beast was killed in a savage manner, someone said it was stabbed at least 40 times and it's head crushed to a pulp! Some are even saying it was done by a demon! "

Itachi heard this and inwardly laughed " Rumours tend to be exaggerated " Itachi said inwardly.

But Itachi outwardly nodded at Bai Xiao Chun's comment, not batting an eye.

He continued walking and talking with Bai Xiao Chun. As they neared the book Pavillion someone barged past Itachi, almost knocking him to the ground!

" Move it trash! Get the f*ck out of my way "

Ma bo sneered as he walked past Itachi, not forgetting to give Itachi a look of disgust, as he walked off his entourage trailed behind him, like a pack of hyenas.

Bai Xiao Chun stared at Ma Bo back and cursed " Brother Feng, are you alright? Ignore that scumbag, just because he comes from a strong family, he thinks he can act however he wishes, don't worry brother, ill protect you!"

Itachi briefly smiled at Bai Xiao Chun's goodwill and then patted his shoulder, saying " No need brother Bai, this is but a minor matter, under the heavens, we are all but the same. Such a minor matter does not affect me "

Then Itachi proceeded to walk off, leaving a surprised Bai Xiao Chun who was left staring at Itachi fleeting back.

' I feel like I'm talking to an elder, where did brother Feng learn such words?' Bai Xiao Chun inwardly remarked, he then ignored these thoughts and ran to catch up to Itachi.

After about 5 minutes they had finally arrived at the Book Pavilion, the pavilion was a massive building, like a massive library, it was 4 stories tall and at least 40 meters wide. It looked majestic as it towered above all the other buildings. Waiting in front of the large gates of the pavilion, stood Instructor Lu Tian Tong, he looked like a savage warrior as he crossed his arms and waited for all the kids to arrive.

One by one the front gates were getting crowded, at least 50 new recruits were there. Everyone was waiting silently, the excitement was palpable. When they saw Instruct Lu standing there like some god, they grew even more excited. They patiently waited for his next words.

Lu Tian tong swept his gaze across the crowd and after deducing that everyone was present, he cleared his throat and loudly said " Welcome, today you will be picking your cultivation manuals, inside the pavilion, there are thousands of books, chose carefully what manual you would like to learn. Each person can pick only ONE manual, nothing more, nothing less! "

After these words were said, the kids grew extremely excited and wanted to rush towards the pavilion gates, some even pushing past each other.

" Silence! Everyone will act according to the sect rules, no one is allowed to brush past each other. When I open these gates you will slowly walk-in" Instructor Lu said as he grabbed the handle of the gates and opened the large double doors.

After this, the kids slowly walked inside in an orderly manner like a herd of sheep.

Itachi was also in that crowd, at this moment he was extremely excited and wanted to get inside the pavilion as soon as possible, he really needed a cultivation manual! He had to have one to increase his realm and survive in this treacherous world!

But what happened next shut down all of Itachi's aspirations…

Just before Itachi entered the building, Instructor Lu suddenly walked in front of Itachi, stopping him from entering.

Itachi looked up at the instructor in confusion, why was he stopping him?!

" Those without a spiritual Root are not permitted to enter the pavilion "

Itachi's heart sank as he heard these words… Although he had a root now, it was not wise to expose it, as far as the sect knew, Itachi had no root and was talentless.

Itachi was now left in a dilemma, without a cultivation manual, his root was useless! There was no way he could tell them he gained a spiritual root overnight, that was an easy way of getting himself killed!

But then all of sudden the elder spoke to Itachi.

" Lin Feng, I have something to tell you… Listen carefully "