Cultivators

"The cultivators have arrived!!! "

Screamed an agile looking young man as he ran around the street banging the doors of every house he could reach.

The people living in the streets where not irked by the noise made by the young man but rather pounced out of their houses with happiness.

Adults could be seen holding their kids and running towards the same direction.

The expression on the face of the children exhibited anxiety and ecstasy.

"Lee be quick we have to get to the gate very early"

Said a fair man with grey moustache which made him appear much older than his age.

He stood anxiously in front of a small building which did not appear to very conducive.

"I am here father!!"

Screamed a thin lad as he ran out of the small building,the boy appeared to be twelve or less,he possessed fair skin just like his father but his,was more smooth.

He was extremely handsome with his dark pitch hair and azure eyeballs that were sparkling with an enthralling light.

"Let's go"

Said Lee's father as he grabbed Lee's thin hands and walked briskly towards were the others where running to.

It didn't take long before they reached their destination,they could already see a crowd of parents and their children standing in front of a large gate which was made of wood.

The wood were placed upright like trees and the gap between them was able to contain two adults.

It was a wonder why people still acclaim it as a gate.

But the obtrusive sight was that behind each of the woods where young men who were strapped in beautiful garments.

The aura they emitted was very peculiar and different from that of the crowd.

They were precisely the cultivators which the young man was screaming about.

They were humans who came from another realm which was far bigger and larger than this realm.

A realm is a space or region where humans and other species dwelled.

A realm was just like a small world,it possessed the makings of a world to its honour,it had the sun,the azure sky and the stars.

It only could take a small population of life in it.

It had no actual ruler,it only belongs to the strong and the mighty

The realm which Lee is in is a mortal realm, the atmosphere of the realm is not suitable for cultivation.

No single cultivator was present in this realm as they would not last long,since they could not cultivate.

The men behind the woods who are referred to as cultivators were sent from their realm to pick children who can cultivate.

This practice has existed for long that even the adults amongst the crowd meet the same tradition from when they were also young.

The pillars of wood were precisely eight meaning there are eight cultivators.

The population of cultivators that came to this realm are more than this,they had spread to other places in the realm.

After what seemed like forever everybody in the city seemed to have gathered at the gate.

The cultivator at the fifth pillar suddenly spoke in a deep bass voice.

"We have arrived once again from our realm to pick lucky kids who would become future cultivators and warriors"

"The only ones who can participate are those who have not gone through the test before,and that should be people at the age of ten to probably sixteen"

The man kept his hand inside his robe and brought out an orb filled with water,the water had ten multi coloured fish in it.

The fishes appeared to be asleep as they had their eyes closed and bubbles escaping out of their mouths.

The other cultivators also did the same that is bringing out an orb from their garments.

"With that know I would go through the procedure of the test, this fishes are know as Sleeping Force Fishes"

"They are born with the deep characteristics of sleeping,you hardly find a sleeping force fish awake"

"The only thing that can wake them up or attract them is Sil force(qi)that which cultivators cultivate"

"Anyone who would become a cultivator would always have an aura or hint of Sil force around him or her"

"So,meaning that if anyone of you that can wake or attract a sleeping force fish to yourself has the affinity to become a cultivator"

The children in the crowd were growing anxious and running wild in their thoughts.

"But!"

Said the cultivator as he raised his index finger up.

The crowd seemed to be expecting it as they all stared at him indifferent.

"There is an amount of fishes that you should be able to attract to pass the test"

"We have always placed our pass on three fishes as you must have been informed by your parents or guardians"

"But"

Said the cultivator with his finger raised up again but this time he had a grin on his face.

Seeing this made the crowd have their hearts beat wildly,they were shaken,they knew nothing was good about the smile.

"Yes,there is a but,this time we have increased the pass to four fishes"

A commotion of screams and fear emanated from the crowd,people began to murmur in anger,kids felt their heart skip a bit.

"That's cruel!!"

"We want it back at three"

"Just say you don't want kids from our realm again!!"

"Yes,that's true state your intentions plainly"

Adults began to protect against the new development but they were kept shut by the angry scream of the cultivator at the fifth wood pillar.

"SILENCE!!!"

Silence suddenly descended and

everywhere became silent once again.

"You think you have a choice?!!, Tell me ?"

Nobody dared to say anything they all replied him in their thoughts.

"We have increased it to four because we want elites,we need warriors that can shine bright among other realms, not some cultivator who just managed to pass the test"

"We want real cultivators not weaklings"

The man inhaled heavily to calm his anger before he continued.

"The next instruction is if your child is lucky enough to pass the test,you can't meet with him or her as the person would cross to our side,so say whatever you want to say in hope that you would not see each other for a long time"

"Will give you few minutes for that,so be snappy"

Everybody began to talk sweet things and words of encouragement to their wards.

Lee was not left out as he and father also conversed.

"Lee,are you sure you want to become a cultivator"

Lee's father asked as he stared at his son in a strange manner.

" Yes father,I want to"

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