One day, Lan Shi was sitting with his father, Lan Zhao, who was reading some records. There were many books and scrolls around him. Some of these scrolls caught his interest, so he asked his father what they were. His father didn't look at him directly, as he was very busy with his work. But he answered,
"These scrolls contain recipes for Gu worms. I don't know if I've told you this before, but your grandfather, Lan Yi, was one of the best refiners on Huang Jin Mountain. Take this recipe and look at it."
He gave him an incomplete recipe for a second-rank Gu in an attempt to distract him from his annoyance. After looking at the recipe, he took out a pen and began writing on it. A minute later, his father noticed what he was doing, panicking and pulling the recipe out of his hands. He thought he was drawing on it and began yelling at him. Lan Shi was afraid his father would punish him, so he began explaining that he hadn't ruined the recipe, but had completed it. Lan Zhao didn't believe him at first, but when he began examining the recipe, he froze in his place, he asked him how he did it.
Lan Shi quickly changed his attitude and began bragging to his father that it was easy. To prove this, he took out another incomplete recipe and completed it.
At that time, Lan Shi was a young child. Although he was a reborn adult in the Gu World and had the Supreme Grandmaster attainment in the Refinement Path, his mind was still that of a four-year-old child, which didn't help him think clearly about the future. It was a good thing that he hadn't revealed his true level of attainment in the Refinement Path. If the superpowers in the Gu World had known about his existence, the entire world would have fought over him.
After his father confirmed that he was a genius in the field of Gu recipes, he began telling the entire clan about his talent to raise his status within the clan.
People began flocking to him and offering him incomplete Gu worm recipes. After they confirmed his genius, they began showering him and his family with gifts.
Lan Zhao took advantage of his son's widespread fame and opened a shop selling Gu worms. And its requirements, from food materials to the materials needed for refining, taking advantage of his son Lan Shi's advice derived from his Supreme Grandmaster education in the Refinement Path. His business prospered greatly, and the Lan Shi family became the wealthiest on Huang Jin Mountain. Lan Zhao's status rose, from being a mere second-rank Gu Master to becoming an Elder of the clan's Elders. Eleven years passed, and Lan Shi grew into a tall teenager with a handsome face and short, soft hair. His most striking feature was his golden eyes, like the sun, a distinctive feature of the Shen clan. Today, he attended the awakening ceremony with his generation of Shen clan members. Lan Shi and his companions were waiting for their names to be called to take the test. At the same time, the Shen clan's Elders stood in an invisible place.
"The situation on Huang Jin Mountain is about to explode, and war is imminent. What is the position of the Gong clan? Will they support us in the war against the Liu clan?"
The speaker was the Shen Wen Wu clan leader, a middle-aged man with gray hair that receded from the crown of his head. His sunken golden eyes, which had begun to wrinkle, combined with his thick gray beard, gave him a mysterious and forbidding appearance.
"Their stance is hesitant and unsteady, and they don't seem to want to make a decision until the last moment."
Elder Yao Zhong, leader of the Yao Faction, one of the three most important factions in the clan, along with the Clan Leader and the Feng Faction, spoke.
"Although we have helped them refine many third and even fourth rank Gu, they still haven't made up their minds. They simply have no shame."
"I'm telling you, the Gong Clan, exposed to the steam of the Heaven's Eye Lake, can't think clearly anymore. Can't they see the bigger picture? If Liu Bai Zu can advance to the fifth rank, it will be the end of us all."
The Elders began to express their displeasure and did not calm down until the names were announced.
"Si Xuan"
"Yes, ahhh." Si Xuan had stumbled and fallen into the river in her confusion, which caused everyone to laugh. However, she quickly stood up and entered the river and began counting her steps. "28, 29." She was exhausted and was about to fall, but she forced herself to advance.
"Please, just a little bit. 30, 31."
She then stopped, unable to advance no matter how hard she tried.
"Wow, Si Xuan. 31 steps. B-rank talent with a 62% Primordial Sea volume."
After examining her Primordial Sea, the next name was called.
"Chen Bo"
"Yes." Chen Bo was unlucky, having only advanced 12 steps.
"Chen Bo. 12 steps. D-rank talent."
And so the names continued to be called. The results of the Chai Clan were as follows: Good, as out of every 10, 7 were able to awaken the aperture. This arrangement was made by the Fifth Clan Leader, Shen Wen Bo. When he managed to ascend to the fifth rank, he invited several A-level Gu Masters to join the clan and marry into it, which strengthened the clan's bloodline.
"Lan Shi"
"Yes." As soon as "Lan Shi" was called, everyone turned to him. Even the Elders were watching with anticipation, as Lan Shi was the most genius in the history of Huang Jin Mountain.
Lan Shi went down to the river and began counting his steps.
"10, 11, 12, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32"
When he reached "40," the crowd cheered and began shouting.
"He's reached 40 steps, right? That means he's an A-level talent!"
"He deserves to be a Huang Jin Mountain genius!"
"Look, he's still walking with such ease!" "
"45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50"
Here, Lan Shi paused and then returned. Unlike everyone else, there was no change in his expression. This was because he had known this would be the outcome years ago. Because he possessed the Supreme Grandmaster attainment in the Refinement Path, he could tell the talent of any individual simply by being near them.
After he returned, his aperture was examined.
"Wonderful, Lan Shi. 50 steps. A rank A talent with a 99% size primeval sea."