"Bai Ning Bing"
Everybody held their breath. Bai Ning Bing was a hated and bullied weakling, and people expected nothing of him. Except for An Sha. This transmigrated individual knew in detail exactly the horror that Bai Ning Bing was gonna be.
"This orphan, why are we even giving this guy a chance?"
"Well, let him. And when he remains a mortal, I will buy him as my slave."
"Shush, or the academy elder will scold us"
10 steps
A few turned unsightly, because they realised they who they bullied was a gu master
20 steps
The youngsters watched with bated breath.
30 steps
Even the elders stopped chattering among themselves.
"That is a huge amount of hope gu, are we blessed with an A grade?"
40 steps
The silence was thick enough to be cut with a knife
"Hail the ancestor, we may finally overthrow the other clans"
50 steps
Everbody was dead silent, with only one thing in mind - This lad is going to be the future of out clan, the greatest gu master the mountain had ever seen.
"As the distant relative of the boy, I, Bai Chi Di will adopt him"
Commotion started among the elders, for whoever controlled Bai Ning Bing, would control the clan for decades.
Or so they thought.
'Which if the ten extreme physiques is he?'
While the clan elder pondered somberly, An Sha was turning green with fear.
'Oh heavens what sin did i commit to be born the same year as this sinister demon with the Northern Dark Ice Soul physique'
In the oldest legends of this world, all humans are descendants of Ren Zu.
But as the saying goes, the dragon has nine unique sons. There are no two absolutely same people, and even twins have differences.
In this world, the difference that is of the biggest concern is aptitude.
Those that have the aptitude to cultivate could become Gu Masters, going beyond ordinary. Those with no cultivation aptitude were just mortals, the lowest level in the society, who could be trampled upon and played with.
Cultivation aptitudes were divided into four grades; A grade, B grade, C grade and D grade. Everyone knew this.
But actually, there were still more outstanding aptitudes above A grade.
This was a secret. Clans would never carelessly spread this, and only after reaching a certain status in society, could one know this secret.
There were ten types of aptitudes above A grade and they were collectively called Ten Extreme physiques.
'Before Ren Zu died, he gave birth to ten children. The eldest son Verdant Great Sun, second daughter Desolate Ancient Moon..... Among the ten, there was one named Northern Dark Ice Soul. Ren Zu's legends whether real or false, alluded to many secrets in Gu Master's cultivation. Ren Zu's ten kids individually represented ten types of ultimate aptitudes.' An Sha recalled.
'Any one of the ten extreme physiques is superior to A grade aptitude. The most excellent A grade aptitude can only store ninety nine percent primeval essence in their aperture. But any one of the ten extreme physiques holds full hundred percent primeval essence in their aperture!'
'However, everything exists in balance; the ten extreme physiques which holds hundred percent primeval essence is too perfect and heavens won't easily allow their existence. For instance, in Ren Zu's story, his ten kids didn't have a long life. In reality, it is difficult for the Gu Masters who hold ten extreme physiques to grow and mature, almost all dying an untimely death. Of course, if they can really grow to become a Rank six, they will be able to sweep through same stage opponents and even perform miracles such as fighting a higher rank!'
'Bai Ning Bing who possesses Northern Dark Ice Soul is the same. With hundred percent primeval essence, his aperture is too stressed out and has the risk of collapsing any moment. To decrease this risk, Bai Ning Bing must cultivate and use primeval essence to nurture his aperture walls and increase its strength to be able to support the hundred percent primeval essence. Thus, his cultivation speed is outstanding and shocking.
However, high cultivation means higher quality primeval essence which subsequently increases the pressure on the aperture, instead increasing the risk. Bai Ning Bing is like a victim in a lone boat in the sea; he doesn't have fresh water and can only drink the sea water to relieve his thirst, but the seawater is salty and will absorb the original moisture content of the body instead, making him even more thirsty.
The higher his cultivation is, the nearer he is to destruction. Yet he cannot choose not to cultivate, since being from Bai village and the one upon whom the clan's expectations lies, he will also face assassination from Xiong and Gu Yue village. This forces him to continue to grow stronger. Being the possessor of the Northern Dark Ice Soul, he clearly understands his situation. Knowing he doesn't have much time left and his death being certain, he has thus formed this temperament."
An Sha sighed when he thought of this.
This was clearly an irony.
Excessively excellent aptitude didn't lead a Gu Master to have a meteoric rise, but would be the main culprit behind their deaths.
Too much is as bad as too little; people need to drink water and eat food, but if they eat and drink excessively, they could die.
From another angle, no matter which world, there is no true perfection. There is no perfect love, no perfect work.
Excessively perfect will just lead to destruction.
While this happened, the academy elder recovered from the shock and started calling out more names.
"Bai Pa An Sha"