Joining School

Ryan then said he was fine to his grandfather and went near to the young lady and thanked her for presenting the chance.

The young lady was shocked to see Ryan comprehend the details so quickly and come near her to talk to her.

She then waved her hand to cover the surroundings with a light film that included Old John, Ryan, and her in it and spoke.

"Your comprehension is still not developed properly, and it will help you when your spirit roots have developed entirely and manifested."

"We won't be coming back to test the spirit roots again in the next five years, so I have passed the exercises and the corresponding spells up to the qi realm mid-stage, so when you are twelve years old start meditating to infuse the spirit energy into your body."

"If you reach the third stage Qi realm by the age of 15, come and join the Medicine Valley. Don't waste your talent by listening to the old man's advice and joining the kingdom's bureaucracy, which is corrupt and won't help you achieve immortality," she warned and dispersed the light film that blocked the sound from transmitting outside.

Then Ryan took the old John and went down the stage, seeing the young lady instructing the children to go home for the day and return to the square tomorrow morning to start the journey.

The children got down from the stage, returned to their parents, and happily left for their homes.

Ryan held old John's hand and went back home with various thoughts in his mind.

Since it was already afternoon, Ryan felt hungry and helped his grandfather prepare some food for both of them once they got home.

After eating his food, John his grandfather helped Ryan remove the bandages tied to his head.

Then Ryan went outside and saw his reflection in the tub where water was stored.

The wound that was bleeding the previous day had healed completely, and the scabs began to fall off while the forehead was entirely healed.

There were only a few bloodstains on his head, which were quickly washed away with water. Ryan then bathed there and went inside to change his clothes.

He dressed up and went outside after not finding his grandfather inside and saw him being taken to the village chief.

The village chief then saw Ryan coming outside so he called him and informed Ryan that he could attend school from tomorrow and he didn't have to pay the school a few as the village would cover the expenses.

Ryan cheerfully agreed, and the village chief departed the house after bidding his farewells.

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The next day morning Ryan with his grandfather John went back to the village square to send off the children who are leaving the village to broader world for cultivation.

By the time they reached the village square there are already people gathered there to send off the children's.

The children's said goodbye to their parents with tears in their eyes and went to the side of the young lady and the old man.

The young lady then counted that everyone is present, and no one is absent and waved her hand then a ship size of small vehicle immediately appeared in front of everyone and started levitating in the air.

Then she performed some seals which made the ship gradually expand into large flying ship which can accommodate 100 members simultaneously.

Ryan was fascinated by the magic of conjuring the items but upon careful observation he saw every time they conjured an item the ring on their finger would light up and Ryan predicted based on his observations it was storage ring.

Ryan after seeing the magic of flying and storing items made eager to cultivate but he has to wait for at least 2 more years to enter into practice as his spirit root hasn't manifested. 

"I hope everyone said goodbye to your parents, we won't be coming back again for next 5 years and I won't turn our ship back if you cry in the middle of the journey." The young lady said to the children gathered beside her.

Then she came forward towards the parents and said, "We will take care of your children, and they will return after five years once they have completed their basic study at the sect. So, everyone, don't worry about them. Stay healthy so you can happily watch them come back to see you again."

She bowed to the old man for his help during the journey and the spirit root test across the empire. With a wave of her hand, she presented him with a golden brocade box. Then, with another wave, she and the children floated into the air and entered the levitating ship.

The ship stayed there for three minutes, and soon a golden protective shield formed around it, making it shine with a golden hue. The ship emitted a small roar and then vanished from the place.

The old man watched the ship go away and throwed the brocade box away which by coincidence or planned it fell in the hands of Ryan and then summoned a horse and put a small shining crystal into it and left that place riding it.

Ryan who caught the golden brocade box was left standing there with stunned expression while watching the old man go back hurriedly.

Everyone watched the golden brocade box with envy but non came forward to take it from the Ryan as they knew Ryan was favored by immortals and none want to offend an immortal for just some gold box which they had given to him.

Yes, everyone thought it was given to Ryan by the old man as a favor and everyone left back to their houses talking about today's event.

The old man who left the village took out a voice transmission stone from his pocket and informed the other side about the recruitment of a single root disciple by Medicine Valley and how she hadn't allowed him to conduct other tests and every other detail of the trip. Strangely, he didn't mention Ryan at all, as he didn't even remember him as some mysterious force erased Ryan from his memory after he left the village.

The other side of the transmission asked the direction of ship and cut the transmission.

Soon, the cultivators near Medicine Valley will hear the news that the daughter of the current sect leader was attacked while returning to the sect by a dozen rogue cultivators at the Foundation Building stage. She killed half of them with the help of the ship's defense equipment, and the rest were killed by her father who came to her rescue.