Zhang Wu Ji (2)

"Hahaha! What a good name! Good name!!!" the elders laughed the moment the third young master shared with them the name that will be recorded in the annal of world history.

At the expected day of birth, Lady Yue gave birth to a healthy boy, where this child is well accepted amongst the family members. As it was discussed earlier, the infant is blessed with the name [WU JI] that represents freedom and living without restriction. At the same time, it represents limitless within the understanding of Diagram and Yin Yang.

On the day of his first-month-old celebration, the Zhang Household invited the two other families that could be called as the top household within the entire Longshan City. But among the three families, Zhang Household can be said to be the smallest and weakest.

Still, these rumors did not manage to destroy Zhang Wu Ji in his infancy. Instead, the youth growing up very well and given with the attention of the entire Zhang Household, he learned about the continent they're living within, the city, their surrounding, and also the importance in cultivation.

Cultivation in this world splits into two different ways. One can also treat them as the path of Harmonization, which is the Physical Qi Cultivation and Designing Qi Cultivation. While the Physical is more to the effort, the Designing part is more to talent.

The differences in each rank are known as Realm. Within every realm, there are three different stages of accomplishment, known as Early, Advance, and Peak. And before one advanced into the next Realm of Cultivation, they'll have to comprehend the Realm Shackle. As for those in this comprehension level, they are known as Half-Step Advancement Cultivator.

Starting with Inner Qi Realm, the cultivator is expected to comprehend the importance and also understanding of the world's Natural Qi. Only when one capable of forming the Natural Qi into a shape they're qualified to enter the next realm.

After the Inner Qi Realm is Yuan Qi Realm, where the cultivator will start to understand the origin and manipulate the world's Natural Qi into a tangible form. When a cultivator reaches this level, their next challenge will be solidification of the Natural Qi.

This brings them into Zhen Qi Realm, a stage of solidification and bringing reality to the Natural Qi. Known as True Energy, this is what a cultivator must achieve in their path before they advance into the next realm.

What was known is unless one obtained the right of Half-Step into the realm above Zhen Qi Realm, they're not qualified to peek into the secret above Zhen Qi Realm. This is also why they called the first three realms of cultivation as Preliminary Cultivation Path.

As for the Designing Qi Cultivation, it was better to be known as a Profession Cultivation Path. The scope they covered exceeds what people can imagine, but mainly, the Profession Cultivation Path is treated as the Department of Technology and Production during the war.

Similar yet different, the Profession Cultivation Path also differentiate themselves into a different realm of achievement. Starting with Tier 1 to Tier 3, they are known as the Preliminary Designing Path. In term of obscurity and knowledge, they're comparable to Inner Qi, Yuan Qi, and Zhen Qi Realm.

Of course, their differentiation in each Tier is no longer Early, Advance, and Peak, but Levels. There are ten levels in a Tier, starting with level 1 as the weakest and level 10 as the strongest.

The time passes quickly, and in a blink of an eye, Zhang Wu Ji is soon to turn ten years old. With his youthful and charming look, followed with a set of clothing from a professional tailor, this brought him a level higher than those children with family lack of income.

"Father, how can the fighter with a Designer Gauntlet stuff so many powerful weapons inside? I remember you say that a Designer Gauntlet can fit three at most." Zhang Wu Ji questioned his father as they continue their way home.

"My boy, three weapons fitting is for the basic. The higher is your understanding of Qi Designing, the better your Designer Armament fares during the battle. Look at father's Designer Armament, because I'm proficient in using swords, the Designer Gauntlet carries no parts to make other weapons except swords." Zhang Yuan equipped his Designer Gauntlet with the sword mode.

But when they reach the gate into the Zhang Household, the two immediately put a facade of going somewhere to play. While this facade capable of passing through the other family members, the two got caught by Lady Yue when they entered their own personal courtyard.

"How many time I told both of you to not go to those place!" Lady Yue wish she can whip her husband, Zhang Yuan for bringing their one and only child into the shady Designer Ring that allowed people to bet on people that fight inside the ring every single day.

Such entertainment is impossible to not exist within the Longshan City due to their high number of population and skillful individuals. As a regular patron to this Underground Designer Ring, even Zhang Yuan participates before in the ring but and won two of his five battles.

While Zhang Yuan's intention to bring the child into the place to increase his knowledge regarding Designing Cultivation Path, he failed to recognize the threat that might happen due to their child's talent.

Unlike the others, Zhang Wu Ji's talent in Designing Cultivation Path far exceeds ordinary people, where he can be said to be the top genius within the entire Longshan City due to his achievement in creating a half-complete Designer Gauntlet while he's ten years old.

This achievement even made Zhang Wu Ji received two invitations to study in their academy specialized for Designers, known as Beiyang Designer Pagoda and Xuanshou Designer Pagoda. Different from each other, the Beiyang Designer Pagoda specialized in heavy armament designing, while Xuanshou Designer Pagoda excels in beast armament.

One possesses immense strength, another independent and flexible.

Although they sound attractive, the two academies only belong to the Tier 1 Designer Pagoda Faction. What Zhang Wu Ji wish was to obtain the invitation from Shenyang Designer Pagoda, a Tier 2 Designer Pagoda Faction.

As the Longshan City situated in between of these three academies, it was natural that one of these three Designer Pagoda is their choice of further education. Unfortunately, for those that have no talent at all to engage in Profession Cultivation Path, their only fate is to participate in the various organization that possesses one or few cultivation techniques.

"My wife, I know my mistake, please let our child off from this..." Zhang Yuan begged his wife to let the child go, but as a mother and as a wife, how can she fall into his mere trick?

"Do you take me as a fool? Both of you, remove that piece of Designer Block from your knee and continue kneeling! Else, I will send both of you to sleep inside the barn tonight!" Lady Yue knocked their heads and ordered them to remove that piece of thin block protecting their knees.

"Mother..." Zhang Wu Ji cried.

"Keep your tears until I'm dead. I will not be lenient to the two of you for these weekly mistakes. This is your 34th time of kneeling on the washing board, why won't the two of you learn?" Lady Yue took her seat on the chair not far from them before she replies Zhang Wu Ji.

A few hours later, the two sat at a corner of the Dining Table, afraid that the Old Master Zhang will continue what Lady Yue left earlier. As for Madam Zhang, her attention is all over Zhang Wu Ji and his bruised knees, while complaining to Lady Yue once a while during their dinner.

After dinner, the father and son couple went into the room to apply the Blood Unclogging Medine, but while the child is allowed to sleep in his own room, the father is unfortunately forced to sleep outside of their consummating bedroom.

"Yue-Er! I know my mistake!" Zhang Yuan cried for forgiveness the whole night until he wakes up with a blanket covering him in the morning. Sneakily, Zhang Yuan grabbed a bottle of Concentration Essence and left for his daily responsibilities.

As for Zhang Wu Ji, he's back to his daily studies, learning about cultivation, Designing, History, and other menial practices. But what interest him the most is the Designing Training that allowed him to utilize multiple kinds of ingredients to refine his own Designer Armament.

"Wu Ji, do you still remember the number of parts a complete version of Designer Armament possessed?" the teacher Zhang Household hired privately belonged to a smaller Designer School that yet to obtain the qualification to be called as Designer Academies.

These Designer Schools usually possess not less than fifty teachers, which is about a one-fifth of the qualified teacher class members belonged to a Designer Academy. Like the Zhang Household, the teachers from Designer School often hired privately to tutor potential students like Zhang Wu Ji or open for youth to attend the class.

"Yes, teacher Luo. I remembered most of the part related to Designing Qi Cultivation, and also the basis for Designer Armament!" Zhang Wu Ji confidently replies to his teacher as he withdraws a gauntlet from a Limited Space Spatial Card.

"This brat! Even I have not enough contribution funds to possess a Wooden Universal Plate! Yet as a gift for talented individuals, the Beiyang Designer Pagoda includes it as a door gift without any terms and condition!"

"Jealous! AH!"