《New Life》


 1 Morgan Freeman is God

    Baal lay down on his bed and closed his eyes to think, when he reopened it he stood on a cliff in front of a magnificent sunset... on clouds.


    "Where am I? It''s heaven, I''m dead and the Grim Reaper finally finished with me?" murmured Baal shocked.


    As soon as Baal muttered these words he noticed a man in a white suit sitting on a bench watching the sunset.


    "Come here enjoy this sunset. Nowadays, nobody looks up to enjoy the world" said the man in suit."


    Baal walked slowly toward the bench .


    While he approached he was once more shocked by the man sitting on the bench.


    "You are Morgan Freeman!" exclaimed Baal in seeing the man in front of him.


    "I am God" he replied.


    "Why do you think everyone find I am so good in the role of God? That''s because this is the case." he said smiling at him kindly.


    "You know why you are here isn''t it?" he asked.


    "I''m dead because of my disease." replied Baal with a bit of relieve.


    "Your disease was the sole case in the world and one of a kind."


    "I know, since my sixteenth years old I gradually lost all my memories and my mental abilities reduce to my death. So it was the time" said Baal remembering everything, those he has forgotten, those he lost with his illness, and his family who stayed with him until the end, and who will surely cry when


    they see his body.


    "I''m sorry"


    "Could you just tell me why?" asked him with a a tired look in the eyes that betrayed all the trials he went through, all the despair he has experienced.


    "This disease should appear, the vaccin that will be developed will allow the development of medicine on earth in anticipation of the various situations that will appear later."


    Baal managed to see the pain in the eyes God and his anger decrease greatly.


    "So, what''s happen now?" asked Baal curiosly.


    "Du to our disease you have 2 choices. Either you stay in paradise or you can live a new life in the world of you choice with the abilitie of your choice."


    "I want to live a New life!!!" reply baal.


    God shook his head.


    "Come with me"


    God stand up and brought Baal in a different place.


    They where in front af a door which fly amongs planets in the sky.


    "So, which world do you want to go?" asked God


    "I love light novels and i can''t remember how munch i read, so i want a world which give me the chance of becomming a God like you, a world of cultivator or a world with job and level!!!"


    The right eyebrow of god rise, obviously he was surprised by the reply of Baal. He want to become a God, his egal, it''s rather interesting.


    "Can I ask you why do you become a God?"


    "I want to live the life i didn''t have, and it will be fun!"


    God laughed at this rather frank answer and wave his hand.


    "Here, it will be a cultivator world or a job/level world, and for your abilitie, what do you want?"


    Baal shook his head thinking of the best abilitie, it will determine his future and the world where he will go.


    "Can I choose anythings?"


    "No problem, but it not have to be something like killing every people you dislike"


    "I want to have a systeme like the lights novels. With this I can be in a world of cultivators with a level and all and all."


    He asked a systeme which answer at all his questions and which improve the user, so everyting is due to him but the system is like a premium account in cultivator world.


    *Clack*


    God snapped his fingers and said:


    "It''s done but you won''t have anyting else."


    Brrrr


    The door slowly oppened but there was nothing in the other side.


    "Now you must jump, why do you think we have the angel jumping?"


    Baal turned around but he found nobody. God faded away.


    He jumped and pray Morgan Freeman for a better live.

 2 A New Beginning

    Baal felt a curious substance around him. It was like if he was in a warm liquid but he can''t really move. The strangest is that he didn''t need to breath. He asked himself where he was and why.


    Suddenly he heard a voice, a gentle voice who sing like an angel, a voice who make him remember of the love his parents had toward him.


    "Oh, I get it, God choose to reincarnate me in a new born." think Baal.


    "I should have a system now so, open system"


    [Initialization]


    [Initialization Completed]


    [Welcome in the "Freeman System"]


    [Do you want to know what I can do Now?]


    [Yes/No]


    "Yes"


    [Freeman System has 2 fonctions:]


    --->1: Ugrapte all the cultivation methods the host has.


    --->2: Du to your request, le system will help the host.


    "So you will not give me cultivations techniques or anything else like all the system in light novels ?"


    [Host, even the divine cultivation technique in the world will have an ugrapte with me, so I am more useful than them]


    "So, what can I do? I think I will be here a long time."


    [I suggest host to improve the meditation of qiqong you found on Internet for combat your disease.


    You will be able to train your soul until you born.]


    "How can you know it? I didn''t say you anything about me."


    [The system is a part of the Host''s soul. So the system will have acces to all the memories of the Host. The system can never leave the Host until he wants it when he is a God. Do You want to improve the m¨¦ditation ?]


    "Do it."


    [Target choose: *Meditation*]


    [Improvement...]


    [Improvement complete.]


    [*Soul of qiqong* receive.]


    [(Low)Mortal grade technique]


    [Transfert of the cultivation technique in the brain of the Host...]


    [Tranfert complete]


    A huge quantity of informations enter the brain of Baal like if he read a book and he remember everything.


    "Wow, that''s awesome also, could you tell me what are the grade of cultivations techniques please ?"


    [The cultivations techniques are classified in 4 classes, each split in 3 grades: Low ; Mid ; Hight


    The classes are from the weak to the strong: Mortal<Earth<Heaven<Divine ]


    "My ''Soul of qiqong'' is Mortal grade after the evolution because it wasn''t a cultivation technique?"


    [Yes, you are right Host]


    "Can you show me my stats ? You are a system."


    [Here]


    A screan appear before the eyes of Baal with his Stats.


    Name: None (Not born yet)


    Age: None (Not born yet)


    Cultivation (Soul strength): None


    Strength:???


    Vitality:???


    Skill: *Soul of qiqong*


    Suddenly, Baal felt tired and his mind melt away.


    The next time his consciousness return he was already born. Baal look to the two people in font of him, they are really beautiful. The woman give a feeling of lightness and kindness with big eyes and her hair like silk. The other one is an hansome man with a heroic aura around him.


    "Well, we will name you Xin, Shenghuo Xin" said the woman with a magnificent smile on her face

 3 Birth

    "My son..." said the man calmly while he holding Xin in his arms. It was as if it was a day like another without special events.


    But, looking closely at his face we can discern the joy and pride in his eyes.


    "Don''t be so close, you''re scaring him dear."


    The room was quite empty, there was just the bed, the dresser with a mirror on top of it, and a wardrob at the back.


    Suddenly, a warm feeling crossed the body of Xin, it was very comfortable and weak, as if it was afraid of breaking his body, but quickly, it faded away.


    Then, the man gently return Xin to his mother with a relaxed expression on his face.


    "So ?" asked the young woman in a worried voice


    "He''s fine, he has no problem. All went well."


    She calms down when she hears these words.


    "He seem strong" said the young woman while carrying Xin.


    Xin suddenly wondered what he looks like, then for reference, he tried to turned his small head toward his parents to watch them more carrefully. Unfortunately in his baby''s condition it was difficult to move and keep your eyes open. Nevertheless he could slightly move his head in their direction.


    His mother has a soft white skin with a face with fine lines, his dad has more prononced traits on his face and was tall between 1m80 and 1m90. He seem to have a relatively good genetic heritage.


    With his efforts for turning his head Xin felt vary tired and he wanted to simply enjoy the love that he was being given and feel at ease. Then, Xin fell asleep, even if Baal reborn as Xin, now he was just an infant.


    Xin awake several hours later but there was only his mother in the room beside him who fall asleep du to fatigue.


    "I wonder what will be my life from now, however there''s no point in dealing with these things now. I am only an infant. Right now the most important thing to do is to train my soul, system what''s the use of my cultivation technique?"


    [ The cultivation technique of the Host is a Low Mortal grade technique, however it is a technique improved by the system so it is perfect to lay the fundations of cultivations.]


    "It will quicky improve my cultivation or it have a special capacitie ? It must have something special."


    [The cultivation technique will refine your soul according to the laws of nature with the ancestral methods of qiqong wich was improve. Your future cultivation path will be more smooth but you will not win any cultivation with it.]


    "So it will reinforce my soul and increase my talent with cultivation ?"


    [Yes]


    "Awesome !"


    Xin closed his eyes and begin his cultivation according to the information in his brain.


    Thread of natural energies move to Xin and enhance his soul lightly.


    Without his knoweledge his body transformed and the cells of his body reorganize under a more perfect structure, making it more pure allowing him to support this influx of natural energie.

 4 I have a computer in my head ?!

    {Hello, i changed one of the capacity of the system in the chapter 2, it will now said : "help the Host" instead of "answer all the questions of the Host" }


    ...


    "System, when you said to me that you will answer all my question ?" asked Xin with interest.


    [The system was maid by God for supporting his Host, you. The system has a vast quantity of informations about cultivations,so it can support the Host for mastering or creating a cultivation technique when the Host have a better cultivation. Because the system is now a part of the soul of the host it have acces to the 5 senses of the Host,the system can scan his surrounding and make simulation and deduction about anything with all the information the system harversting.


    Tipe of advice, the system only have information about cultivation hence, the system can obtain informations and transfert them to the Host if he obtain them like if you read a book.]


    "So, you are like a computer which can help me to remember everyting i want? And I have a computer in my head?!"


    [Yes]


    "If i understand, you can''t tell me where we are or anything right now ? You are a little useless, but i''m feel like Robocop so i forgive you hahahaha."


    [...]


    During the next three years, when Xin was born, he gave a scare to everyone. Because he never cried or make a sound.


    He never needed an adult to coax him. His life is more normal than a regular adult, waking up at a consistent time, open his mouth when the meals come, and go to bed at night. Aside from opening his mouth to eat, no sound came out from his mouth. The only thing he did everyday is stare into open space.


    He also rarely wet his bed, because he learned to pull the bell next to his crib. After a while, everytime he pulled the bell, his mother will come to help him. This act convinced the family that the little newborn is a genius at such a young age.


    During a stormy night a month ago, a major event happened in the house.


    Xin crawled out from his room to the roof when his parents weren''t looking. He just stood there looking at the sky. Rain was pouring on him, and even thunder did not scare him. He clenched his fists and seem to be in peace with the world. When his parents saw him, they saw a night sky as if was a part of nature.


    Since then his parents let him a lot more time alone thinking that he has the blessing of the world.


    "System, display my status"


    Name: Shenghuo Xin


    Age: 0 year


    Cultivation (Soul Strengh): None


    Strengh: 0.25 (1 is the stat of an adult)


    Vitality: 1.5 (1 is the stat of an adult) (Vitality is the life force of the body)


    Skill: *Soul of qiqong*


    Then, Xin continued his little tranquil life consisting of cultivation, eat and sleep until he turn 5 years old.

 5 True divinity

    "I think, it is time Lin. Now he has 5 years old and he should be trained to become a man." Said the father of Xin.


    "Please Muzi, don''t overdo it, he only has 5 years old." said his wife.


    "I know, but he will have to face the world in the future so I can''t promise you anything." Said Muzi resolutly.


    Muzi advance slowly toward the room oh his son with a spark of excitment in the eyes while he was folowed by his wife.


    The family of Xin is not a wealthy but, it is not a poor family, they are just in the medium class of the nation, a simple farmer family.


    The World where is Xin actually is: the "Meiying" country in the Origin World, the legend said that when the World was created it began here, this world is like fusion of a typical world of cultivation in light novel which is like medieval china, with a modern world, they have modern technologie which help the normal people to live.


    When Muzi and Lin entered the room of his son, Xin slowly turn himself toward his father while asking himself why his mother and father came together in his room. It must be important for them to come together and not one after another or just one of them.


    "Son, you know the cultivation exist in this world and even if i am not an expert in cultivation, i will teach you what i know so you will be able to protect you in the future" said Muzi with a speck of anticipation in his voice, he clearly expecting a session of teching between him and his son.


    "Yes father!" said Xin like an adult, a thing which make raise a corner of Muzi''s mouth.


    "Can you leave us honey ?" asked gently Muzi toward his wife.


    "Yes but don''t be too hard on him."


    "Don''t worry."


    Then his wife left the room with a little reluctance, and Muzi turn himself toward his son with a serious gaze.


    "Firslty Xin, there exist many form for the cultivation, some tend to get closer to the kind, and some are the opposite, but none of them are bad. I Don''t know all the forms of cultivation however, they all have a common point, like a rule: they all have 9 grades. Some try to reach the 9 Heavens, and some try to reach the deapest Hell and there are others."


    "Dad, someone has ever reach the 9 grade ?"


    "I don''t know, we are only in a small region of the Meiying country and for us rank 1 being is a true expert."


    "So, how can I begin my path to the cultivation ?" asked Xin eager to begin his cultivation after earing these informations.


    "We will come to this, In this world there exist 3 path for the cultivation: The Saint path wich is for kind people; the Demonic path for more cruel people, and the Neutral path. These path each have a lot of cultivations techniques wich will influence your form of cultivation. Some turn it in a serpent, a dog, or a phoenix, it is only a guide for your cultivation. Your cultivation is influenced by your soul, so, even if 2 people have the same cultivation technique like a bird, they will have diff¨¦rents species.


    My cultivation taked the form of a hoe but unfortunaly I didn''t reach the first rank. So, when you turn 10 I will send you to school and with luck you will reach the rank 1. Until that moment you will not cultivate but train your body with me."


    "Why ?"


    " I found with experience that generally, most of the people who reach the first rank has better physical abilities than the most peoples. So, from now you will help your mother and me the Morning, and in the afternoon you will train your body with me."


    Xin who read a lot of novel understand what his father mean, if the body can not support his cultivation he will not be able to reach the rank 1 and in worst case he will hurt himself. "


    "I understand, when do we start ?"


    Muzi was a little surprised by the fact that his son was not not displease from not cultivate, but he was proud of the act of his son which was calm and reflected."


    Then Muzi began to teach his son various form of tempering for the body he developed after years of woek in the farm.


    "Systeme, what is the level of cultivation of God ?"


    [The level of the God known as Morgan Freeman is a grade 8 being, nobody ever reach the 9th grade, at level 7 a being became a divinity, however the level 9 is the fabled True divinity and the being can not be killed unlike the other 8 grades also, the myth said they can even create life from nothing.]


    So, Xin continued his exercises with a goal for his New life, surpass everybody and becomming a True God one day. While he listened Xin continued his drill with an objectif : becomming a level 9 being.

 6 The time of departure

    Five years passed, the sun was high in the sky and we saw in the middle of a field a young boy skin slightly sun-tanned lifting hay boots with each arm under the heavy sun of noon.


    This young boy was not frail but he was not imposing so much, and a certain harmony seemed to be present when his athletic body.


    "Xin comes here, the bus for the exam center will leave without you if you continue to hang out!" shouted a woman from a small house a little further.


    This young boy was Xin who had spent 5 years training to get ready for this day. Xin was finally 10 years old and it was the day he could finally leave for Academy.


    This academy was not a single academy and in his old world, there were actually four academys in different parts of the world, these schools were different because each followed one of three paths of cultivation.


    Angelic academy for the saint way, the Titan of Abyss for the demonic path and finally the Void academy for neutral way.Finally there was a normal academy for those who didn''t make it in the previous 3 academys. The Angelic school had its principles firmly opposed to the Titan of abyss but they put aside their differences during the time of recruitment, while the void school maintained friendly relations with the other two schools.


    These schools had diametrically opposed methods of education that are only explained to the students entering the school, but one had to pass a test to enter a school after discovering the form of his cultivation, so after discovering what form had his soul.


    "I''m coming !"


    Xin scrambled to finish what he was doing and ran to the cottage.


    As he approached the building, he saw that his mother was waiting for him at the door.


    Lin held Xin''s head in a loving way as she slowly walked forward.


    At that moment, the doors to the room opened wide. Xin glanced at the people who walked in; it was his father, Shenghuo Muzi.


    Muzi nodded his head and looked at Xin, "Xin, how have these past few days been training?" Even when talking to Xin, some concern was being shown as well.


    "I thank father for his concerns, your son has been doing very well." Xin''s voice was very even. Ever since the start of the training 5 years ago, Muzi has been very hard with his son.


    Hearing Xin''s voice sound so clipped with a sense of detachment, Muzi couldn''t help but sigh to himself secretly. "Xin, come accompany your father"Muzi then turned around to exit from the room.


    "What do you think of me after this training?" Muzi asked him


    "I realized that you did all this for me and that you treated me hard because the world is hard," Xin replied with a smile on his face.


    Muzi laughed suddenly and looked jovial and paternal like several years ago.


    "Thank you for forgiving that father that others might call unworthy but you''re right, I''m proud of you Xin for supporting this training that others would describe as inhuman."


    Xin went back to see his mother, Lin''s face was covered in tears as she looked at Xin. With a loving gaze, she said, "Xin, you have to study diligently at the academy. Try to stay out of trouble, understand?" Lin spoke with a tone filled with deep concern.


    Xin obediently nodded, and said, "Don''t worry, Mom, I know what I should do."


    "Xin, it''s genting late" reminded his father.


    "I''m going there," Xin said, turning to his parents thinking he would not see them again.


    Xin then returned to the bus which will take them after 5 days to the place prepared for the awakening of soul.


    Soul Awakening is just the phenomenon where every child of 10 can awaken his cultivation.


    Usually, schools make a selection the same day after awakening to know the raw talent of children.


    "System, show me my status I want to see it again before going to the center of enlightenment."


    Name: Shenghuo Xin


    Age: 10


    Cultivation (Soul Strengh): None


    Strengh: 2


    Vitality: 5


    Skill: *Soul of qiqong*

 7 The Arrival

    5 days later the bus arrived on the place of an immense plain populated with numerous tents of different forms.


    The bus pulled back and stopped at the entrance to this makeshift camp, while across the way was a huge tent with a space as big as a gym.


    "We have arrived !" shouted one of only two adults on the bus (ignoring the driver).


    "Listen to me carefully ! The awakening test is in front of you in this huge tent, after you finish you can join one of the three sections of the camp to try to integrate an academy. Also, all those who will not succeed come back in this bus to go to an academy for normal person" souted the man.


    All the children nodded in agreement with a smile on their face visibly eager to take the test.


    The camp had 3 sections each defined by a color, the left side of this makeshift camp was filled with black tents with red hues with an icy aura, the middle was composed of simple white tents without real peculiarity. Finally, the right side of the camp was composed of yellow tents with golden reflections and containing a warm aura, it was easily understandable that these three groups respectively represented the abyss, void and saint academy.


    When everyone came out of the bus, a young woman came out of the huge tent in front of them.


    "Hello, I''m Luna and I''m the manager for this awakening session," she said, leading the whole group into the tent.


    When they entered, a heavy silence burst forth suddenly, there was almost no sound like inside a church giving an almost sacred feeling to visibly nervous children.


    "The tent has been isolated so that all outside sounds are not heard for anyone passing the test can fully focus on awakening his cultivation." whispered Luna, showing them a group of children with their age a little further of them encircling a gigantic mirror several meters in height.


    "System, scan the tent" asked Xin intrigued by the means used to block the sounds.


    [Begin Scan ...]


    [Warning: Amount of potentially dangerous energy for the host surrounding the tent]


    [Warning: Inability to analyze energy due to lack of information in the database.]


    Xin understood then that it was necessary to find a quantity of information as soon as possible to palliate this problem or the system will be quickly useless if it did not concern the cultivation.


    "Last thing, you are currently the last group to arrive here, so after finishing your test, you will only have until the end of the day to choose your academy, then you will leave with them" informed luna.


    After saying that she took them to replace the group in front of them around the mirror.


    After going in line, each of the children passed in front of the mirror and luna explained to them in turn the procedure to do in the ear, finally after looking at the mirror about 2 minutes each went to select a school.


    The line moved quickly and very soon it was Xin''s turn.


    "Get closer" luna told him.


    "It''s finally my turn," thought Xin. "This is where my legend will begin."

 8 An unexpected Martial soul

    Xin walk toward the mirror without hesitation ans full of excitement, then he looked in it with a grin pasted on his face.


    Suddenly, everything became dark and a little white flame was in front of Xin instead of the mirror. After a few seconds, a trendemous noise could be heard all around the mysterious place surprising Xin.


    Then a firefly appeared before him


    -? Hello Xin, how are you? ? Said the firefly


    -? Fine thank you, but where are you ? ? asked Xin with a voice full of curiosity.


    It was understanble with all the things that happens in a few moments.


    -? In front of you Xin, we are in your head. I am your martial soul, the sum of your memories, your personality and your soul. In fact I am also your subconscious so now will be the first and last time we will be able to talk together ? said the voice with a laughter.


    -? You seem to be pretty well informed of this situation. ? said Xin toward the flame.


    -? Remember, I am you subconscious and your soul, so I am a fusion of all the memories you have, those you remember or not, the cerebral capacity you don''t use, and your System. So I have a formidable understanding and calculative capability.


    You don''t have better question ? It is not everyday that you can talk to your brain. ?


    -? What martial soul are you? ? asked Xin with impatience.


    -? I am a simple cell.? said the flame with a voice full of joy, we can hear the grin he should be made if he had a mouth.


    -? A cell. ? said Xin with frown until a revelation struck him.


    -? It seem you understood advantage we have despite the obvious problem. ? said the flame after "seeing" the face of Xin.


    Then the world around Xin and the firefly began to disintegrate.


    -? It''s time to leave now. ? said the flame which disappear in bubble of light which enter the body of Xin.


    Suddenly, Xin returned in front of the mirror as fast as it disappeared a few minutes ago with a boy in front of it full of reflexions.


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    Name: Shenghuo Xin


    Age: 10


    Soul Form: Cell [rank 0]


    Cultivation: None


    Strengh: 2


    Vitality: 5


    Skill: *soul of qiqong*

 9 Choosing a school

    Shortly after having resumed his spirit, Xin exited in hurry his tent to not hinder the other children who will take the test.


    Then he began thinking about his martial soul. It was a cell, it seem week and would have to start from scratch but perhaps it wasn''t for the worst. Each being that live is composed by cell, so if he is not wrong, his martial soul should be able to develop into anything. He remember the lessons of his father, the martial soul influence your path toward cultivation, someone who have a dog soul would have to learn a canine technique to try to develop his spirit into a new evolution like a giant wolf, if he tried to take a bird technique he could end with a dog but instead of a mouth it would have a beak.


    But think of a cell and his possible evolution, in the mythology back at earth there were stories of mutant monster, chimera, griffin or even the Sphinx. If he could choose the good techniques aka g¨ºnes for his spirit cell he could have a mythological being as his martial soul.


    But this idea create a new problem for Xin, which school to choose, his soul was obviously neutral but it could develop in every path you can think.


    After few seconds of thinking he came to a decision, he will talk to the repr¨¦sentants of each school and he would choose afterward.


    Happy toward his genius mind, he walk toward the Angelic academy.


    When he arrived toward The brightest there was a visible conflict between two group of people, one had a dark and heavy atmosphere and the other was white with a light atmosphere. These two groups were surrounded by a lot of children who were interested by this eventful moment.


    Thinking that it was certainly the demonic and angelic group, Xin approached one of the children for asking.


    -? Hey, what happened here ? ? he asked


    -? When a children boasting a ''frozen fire''(fire which froze) arrived and was conflicted between one of the school, each one try to poach him but it degenerate and here we are.


    ''If I join one of these school I will have a lot of conflict toward the other group in the future, I should just join the Neutral school, with the system I just need time for being successful'' think Xin before heading toward the neutral ground.


    Arriving here, he only found an old man with a calm aura who smile at him.


    -? Hello young man, are you here to join our humble school ? ?


    -? Yes senior ? said Xin respectfully with a bow, thinking that like the typical light novel either he was a powerful cultivator or he has a lot of knowledge and hint to help him in the future.


    -? Then I welcome you In the Void academy, a school where you can be everything, merchant, craftsman, or even fighter... ? said the old man seeing the face Xin was making thinking he join a typical cultivation school.

 10 Chubby sun

    -? What do you mean by that ? ? asked Xin a little lost.


    ''Don''t a cultivation academy is just meant to teach what is related to cultivation?'' he asked himself in his mind rethorically.


    -? I know what you are thinking ? said the old man with his perpetual smile.


    ? We are the Void academy, a neutral school in every way, it is not only that we don''t side with good cultivation or bad, but we are also neutral toward the paths of cultivation and his usage.


    You want to be an alchemist? we will train you. You want to be a musician? We will try to help you integrate your cultivation in your music. Even if you want to be a scholar, we will train you with techniques toward the mental path, you would be more strong spiritually and you would be able to think more deeply after various things. ?


    In less than 0,1 second after the old man finished his sentence he understood the implication, the school let his student a total Freedom toward their path, but it will be with a downside, the more ''classic'' paths of cultivation should be less developed than over school. But despite that, Xin knew that he had made a good choice to choose this school, this Freedom is exactly what he need with his spirit.


    -? You plan to quit us Young man? ? asked the old man with a little laugh after seeing the different expressions Xin had shown in the last couple of seconds while thinking about the school.


    -? No senior, I was merely astonished by the school. ? answered in hurry, but seeing the joy the eyes of the old man were showing, clearly by amusement, he calmed himself, a little ashamed by his quick answer.


    -? You can enter the tent and talk with the other applicant, in 30 minutes we will go to the school. ? said the man.


    Xin nodded and enter the tent behind the old man.


    It was a simple tent with nothing beside a table and a few chairs, it was clearly mean to be temporary, inside there were 3 other children aside him.


    That surprise him considering the number of childre who came to test their martial soul.


    Xin took an empty chair and go sit in the corner of the tent, he has just sat that a chubby man cam to him with a smile.


    -? Hello, I''m Happy and you? ? he asked like a shining sun


    -? I''m Xin, do you know why there is so few people in there? ? he asked the chubby man with curiosity


    -? Yes ? he answered. ?To other people this school is for the freak who don''t follow the usual path of cultivation, hence, for them it is a lesser school. ?


    -"But why are you here if it has a so bad reputation?" asked Xin


    -? It''s because a teacher of the school is my family''s friend, he invite me to come and promise to look after me. ?


    They continued to discute actively until the old man enter the tent to tell them to prepare themself.


    It was the time to go.

 11 A fiery girl

    The group of children follows the old man toward an old bus which seem to have seen his fair share of life. While walking, Xin asked the system to scan the old man to be sure of him.


    *Scan of the subject...scan complete*


    *result : unknown energy detected, suspected to be cultivation¡­ advising the host to stay away from the subject, potential ability to harm the host.*


    -? System, why do you know the notion of cultivation and the different stage but not the energy utilized by the cultivators ? ? asked Xin puzzled by the system.


    *Answer: the system just know the mundane notion of cultivation, something that even a normal human could know if he found it in a book. Everything that concern the cultivation isn''t know by the system. The system advise the host to collect informations.*


    Thinking about this answer, Xin was shaken at the shoulder by his new friend.


    -? Do you think that we will become level 1 beings in the future Xin ? ? asked Happy with excitement.


    -? Of course Happy, and we will live like kings! ?


    -? Don''t be so sure, don''t you know that only a little percent of genius can become level 1 being ? By seeing how you act , you two don''t seem to be one. ? said a little girl behind them. It was a petite girl with brune hairs a little curly at the ends.


    -? And who are you miss ''I know all''? ? asked Xin a little irritated by what said the girl.


    -? I am Leslie, Leslie Ackerman, the future greatest alchemist of this continent. ? Said the girl with a pride and conviction, it was as if her determination was unshakable.


    Seeing that things will degenerate tried to calm the tense atmosphere but to no avail.


    -? Isn''t it more absurd to think that someone will be the greatest of alchemist of the continent than a level 1 being ? ? asked Xin with a mocking voice.


    -? Perhaps for common people, but I am a genius with a martial soul of fire. ? she said with a smirk on her face.


    Xin was a little impressed but he didn''t show it, it was true that a martial soul affiliate to an elemental attribute tend to have more chance to be a cultivator in the future, because of the numerous path they could take it wasn''t easy to deviate in a wrong path of cultivation (aka.the dog with a beak). But just the tough of having the cell as his martial soul lifted his mood, it has the potential to be at the top of the biological martial soul and perhaps more.


    -? And you what do you have? ? Asked Leslie with a smug face toward the two.


    -? I also have a fire martial soul. Do you want to be friend Leslie? ? said Happy with a large smile.


    It shocked the other two, it was not common to have an elemental soul and even less if it was the same.


    -? And you ? ? asked Leslie toward Xin, a little curious toward his Xin.


    -? An animal martial soul ? said Xin. It calmed Leslie a little, it would have been uncommon to be a special soul like her and Happy.


    The animals souls expect a few minority were common soul without a great hope to become ''true'' cultivators (at least level 1 beeing).


    ? It is time to enter the bus, come in line ? said the old man toward the children.


    After being installed, the free children were sitting together.


    After speaking to Leslie a little he and Happy understood that Leslie wasn''t a bad girl, just a little to proud by her soul, in fact it was a nice girl if you know her a little.


    And with that the bus headed to the school while the three new friends were learning new things about the other two.

 12 The first cultivation technique

    Despite the fact that the adults said that they arrived, the children who get off the bus discovered that there only was a plain in front of them, there were no sign that they could be a school here.


    -? Everyone, come here. ? call the old man toward the children.


    ? I present myself, I am the janitor, Mr. Mu. We will enter in the perimeter of the school, but before that you will need to be judged to be student here. ?


    It surprised everyone, they already were few but the stil want to reduce the number of student.


    -? I know what you are thinking, but in the Void academy we will train everyone with the best of our capability, so every student should be worth the attention. ? said the Mr. Mu with a loud voice. ? Your test will be simple, you just need to be able to cultivate, easy isn''t it ? This will test your comprehension and if you are suited to cultivate. ?


    The three friend became a little anxious after hearing that, even if they have a good soul they could still fail.


    ? Each of you will have a cultivation technique suited to your martial soul, you will either receive the ''energy condensing technique'' for the elementals souls, the ''hundred arms refinement'' for the tools souls and, the ''potential refinement'' for the biological souls. You will have 30 minutes to understand them, after you will show me to judge. ?continued the old man/


    ? These techniques may be basics and found everywhere but if you can master them then your chance to be ''true'' cultivators will be higher. Remember, the highest building have the strongest fondation. ?


    Hearing this, the 4 children saw the others in the eyes and each one go to a booth meant for his spirit, Xin gone to the biological booth, Leslie and Happy to the elemental booth while the fourth child went to the tool.


    Taking an affiche with the technique, Xin asking the help of the system.


    -? System, scan the technique improve it please. ?


    *Confirmed host...Scan of the technique...scan complete*


    *''Potential refinement'' scanned¡­(Low) mortal grade technique*


    *Upgrade available...10 minutes needed...Confirm?*


    Seeing this, Xin was extatique but before that he was intrigued by something.


    -? System, how do you upgrade a technique? Will it change too much from the original, I don''t want to be deemed cheating by using another cultivation technique. ?


    *Answer: The upgrading of the system is a purification of the technique, If a technique is faulty or is harmful toward the host, the system only calculate the best course to remove them, hence the technique is only more efficient, note that the more the technique is faulty and the lowest is your cultivation and the longer the system will calculate for the same upgraded technique. *


    Hearing that, Xin was relieved and he asked the upgrade.


    *Target choose: Potential refinement*


    *Improvement¡­*


    Xin sat on the floor and make as if he was trying to comprehend the technique, he doesn''t want to seem suspicious, and 10 minutes later.


    *Improvement completed*


    *''Potential refinement'' obtained*


    *(Mid) mortal grade technique*


    *Transfer of the cultivation technique in the brain of the Host¡­*


    *Transfer complete*


    Then the flow of happen, and Xin know exactly what to do and how to do, as if he has done it all his life.


    He then began to cultivate, and as expected it was easy to do it, he felt the energy around him rush in his body, in every corner to finally going to his martial soul.


    *unknown energy detected...analyzing...The energy is deemed beneficial to the body¡­ similarity detected with the energy of the man surnamed Mr.Mu, categorizing this energy as cultivation energy?*


    -? Yes. ? said mentally Xin before continuing the cultivation, the more he cultivate and the more he felt his martial soul cell filling vitality and energy.


    This smooth beginning in cultivation was remarked by The Who grin seeing this.


    And soon 20 minutes passed.


    -? It''s time, come to show. ? me said Mr. Mu.


    Xin stopped his cultivation and asked mentally the system to show his status.


    Name: Shenghuo Xin


    Age: 10


    Cultivation (Soul Strengh): Just began ( more information needed to categorize a precise information)


    Strengh: 2.1


    Vitality: 5.1


    Skill: *Soul of qiqong* *Potential refinement*


    Xin smirked seeing his stats increased even slightly after just 20 minutes.


    But thinking of the future, he calm himself and go to the old man to pass this test.

 13 Finally students

    After arriving before the old man each one began to show him his prowess. It began with Happy and Leslie, each of them began to cultivate and everybody feel the slight absorption coming from them, with that it was deemed as a success.


    -? It''s absolutely normal for a genius like me. ? said Leslie even if everyone can see the little relief she''s trying to hide but nobody said a word. After them came the turn of the fifth guy who seem to have a knife as a martial soul, but despite the obvious determination nothing happen when he tried to cultivate before old Mu.


    Obviously he was dimmed as failing and he became crestfallen, but he regain a little hope when old Mu said that in the future, if he can understand this technique he can show him to enter the academy.


    And finally it was Xin''s time, even if he know that he can cultivate, and even if he know that it wasn''t much, he became nervous, so nervous that he nearly trip when he tried to reach old Mu, and obviously, everyone laugh at his expenses.


    But this has the effect of lessen the tension in the air which has been building after the filling of the previous child.


    After regaining his composure Xin walked with resolution toward old Mu and began to cultivate, obviously the effect was more obvious than his friend but not by munch.


    As a technique destined to building the foundation, aside that the explosive effects of the first time, the naturals effects are shown on a long p¨¦riode of time because it was acting on the depths.


    And naturally old Mu said that he succeeded, happy, he goes enjoy with his friend while seeing the fourth child goes back to where he came from by the bus.


    -? Shall we go ? ? asked old Mu nicely.


    -? Yes senior ! ? said the 3 children in a same voice.


    And in front of them the famous academy appeared like a dream, it was an enormous campus with a style which remind Xin the SF stories from his previous life, we could see friends from 10 to 20 years old talkings among themself or eating together like if it was the campus of an university from back home.


    -? You know ? begin the old man ? Here we are not like the other school, and it is not just by our techniques of cultivation or our subject of education, the first motto here is : You are cultivating for living a better and longer life, so try to enjoy it or you will regret it. ?


    Even if it was a simple notion it was like a revelation to the three friends, a lot of cultivators tend to forget that but it was because of this idea that everyone begin to cultivate.


    ? Now I will show you your room and tomorrow we will discuss what you will want to learn. ?


    Old Mu led them to a fairly big building at the side of the SF building from earlier and place them to 3 bedroom, the number 1000; 1001 and 1002.


    I let you here and I will guide you tomorrow.


    Then old Mu leave while the children thanks him.

 14 Sudden understanding of himself

    -? You comes to my room you two? I need to show you something. ? said Xin.


    Then they enter his bedroom, the number 1000 and he locked the door behind him.


    It was a simple room with a bed, a wardrobe and a desk.


    After sitting together he asked his friend a copy of their cultivation technique,intrigued happy give him his copy.


    Then Xin asked his system to scan the technique for upgrading it.


    *Confirmed host...Scan of the technique...scan completed*


    *''energy condensing technique'' scanned¡­(Low) mortal grade technique*


    *Upgrade available...10 minutes needed...Confirm?*


    Xin accepted and he began to talk about the future while he waited.


    -? So, what do you want to do in the future? ?


    -? Like you know, I want to an alchemist, they represent exactly what I am, they are the chimist of the cultivators, obviously you need to be capable people to do it, but that is only an optional reason. The primary reason is that my grandpa was a chemist who always dreamed to be a cultivator, I love the science thanks to him and he left me his dream to be an alchemist, being the best it''s just because a genius need to have a challenge. ? she said with a large smile.


    -? Me it is not a big thing. ? said Happy. ? I always to work with my hand and doing the work at the farm with my parents, so I would like to be an herbalist for the mystical herbs and work with them, and like that perhaps I will be able to help Leslie if she have a problem about herbs. ?


    -? It''s my turn. ? said Xin, he never asked himself what type of cultivator he want to be, a sword cultivator, an alchemist, or something extremely different.


    Then he began to think, in the past he was always alone because of his illness and even if he naw have two new friends it is not somethings that could be easily forgotten (the pun wasn''t intended), be now he remember that when he had a problem, he was sad the animals always were here for him, perhaps it was why his soul was biological and has yet to take a form as a cell, he loved all the animals they were important people for him.


    And this fact, this understanding of himself struck him, his martial soul began to cultivate by himself and cultivate until he reach a new stage, he could feel that he has more vitality now and has more strength but more that all, he could feel that he was more attune with the wild and the beasts, as if he was one of them in the shape of man, and he understood what he wanted to be.


    Obviously the sudden increase of cultivation of Xin surprised the two but they waited that Xin explained himself before asking questions.


    Then Xin opened slowly his mouth.


    -? I know what I want to do in the future, I Want to be... ?