Azure Sky Continent, Prince Chen Manor, Carefree Courtyard of Prince Chen Sheng.
The walls of the room are covered in spirit jade tiles, each and every tile was precisely placed to create a beautiful spirit gathering array pattern that was different on every surface and is filled with rich spiritual energy. The ceiling is also covered in these tiles. Every square foot of the room was covered in these intricate jade tiles. The floors were made of polished hardwood, with thick rugs lining the walls and a landscape painting hanging on the wall with a faint incense smell drifting across the room. Everything pristine and clean and it is filled with a unique Dao charm.
There are small multiple pillars carved with intricate patterns, each one completely made of spirit crystal. They formed a ring around the area where Chen Sheng was sitting. The intricate patterns carved in the pillars danced with the swirling energy of Chen Sheng's aura.
The young prince is sitting still, cross legged, his head slightly bowed in focus, his back straight as a line with his eyes closed, his hands laying palms up in his lap. The swirls of spiritual energy whirling around him move and dance in a rhythmic pattern, their energy flowing with him as he continues his meditation practice. After absorbing the swirls of spiritual energy for about thirty breaths, Chen Sheng opens his eyes. His gaze is filled with flickering stars and a hint of determination, he slowly stands up ad walks to the windows that faces the slowly setting sun, his gaze is replaced with calmness as he watches the sun set.
"It's been three years since I arrived in this world, I don't know what happened to the sect, did we win the war with them" he pause for bit, "but it doesn't matter, whether we win or not there's no way of knowing that because I have been given a chance to rewrite history right now I still have 3,000 years before the demons uprising and I have to make sure to prevent the calamity from happening again" his thoughts was cut off by a pleasant young voice which belonged to Chen Fengyi, she has a round and adorable face that was still filled with milk, but her eyes were bright and intelligent, showing her curiosity and zest for life, she is his little sister in this life who always pester him every time with a bright smile on her face. "Are you staring at the sun again brother, don't you know that it's old men that does that", Chen Sheng walks toward her with a smile on his face and looks at her with a gaze filled with doting "Feng'er what are you talking about, that is called enjoying nature's beauty, but you won't understand even if I explain it till tomorrow because you're still too young".
Chen Fengyi scrunched her nose with disapproval in her eyes she replied to him "Shèng gēge that is what you always say every time, humph don't I will grow up and be an adult soon like you and you won't be able to bully me like this anymore".
"Okay, okay little adult what brings you here this time around ?" Chen Sheng asks her with a light smile on his face, "Father informed me that he wants you in his study".
"Oh thank you little sister I will go and meet him now" Cheng Sheng walks towards the door and his little sister Cheng Fengyi followed him.They both walked to their father's study, where their father Prince Chen who is a general in the army awaited them. As members of the royal family who are not in the emperor's line are not allowed to take part in matters of the royal court, Prince Chen joined the army since the old Emperor's days and gradually he became a valiant and fearless general who has earned the love and respect of all his soldiers. He led his army to victory against a hostile neighboring kingdom, demonstrating his tactical prowess and determination.
Entering the study, Chen Sheng bowed low to show his respect and reverence towards his father, Prince Chen. As he did so, Prince Chen's face lit up, and he cracked a smile, gesturing for his son to sit in front of him. "Yi'er can you excuse me and your brother for a bit", upon hearing her father's request, Yi'er quickly and quietly left the study to give them some privacy.
"Father, what is it that you need to discuss with me that is so important?" asked Chen Sheng. Prince Chen grumbled in reply, "is it not about you, Chen Sheng. The 500 boys and 100 girls that I asked you to recruit are all ready now."
Upon receiving the news, Chen Sheng expressed his gratitude to his father with a wide grin on his face. "That's wonderful, father. I will meet them soon," he said eagerly.
"You know I promised not to interfere in your business, but I must admit that I'm quite curious about the sudden recruitment drive. What is the reason behind it?" he inquired thoughtfully. Cheng Sheng took a deep breath and calmed down his excitement before replying his father " Father I need them for an important mission, don't worry I know what I'm doing and I won't tarnish the reputation of our family".
"I know and I trust you but I just want you to be careful" His father replied with care and concern on his face. He nod his head before taking his leave. He walks towards the building with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Now that father have help me recruit those people it is time to implement the second step of my plan". Upon reaching the door, he pushed it open and walked inside calmly. The steward that is managing the recruits quickly step forward to welcome him "young master, you're here, welcome", Chen Sheng smile and replied him with a hint of gratitude in his voice "Uncle Meng you've suffered this time, thank you for your help" the latter quickly reply him "Not all young master, it's what I'm supposed to do for you".
They both walked towards the main yard where all the boys and girls are waiting, "young master, as you've ordered us previously, we recruited them from all over the kingdom, also we have tested them according to your description and they've all passed both martial and moral test".
"Thank you for your help Uncle Meng" He walked to the main platform and cleared his throat slightly before he starts speaking with a calm voice, "ahem, you guys must be wondering why you are all recruited and brought here after undergoing some tests, as some of you might have known previously, you are all currently in Prince Chen's Manor, and I am Cheng Sheng the young master of Prince Chen Manor. I arranged for my father's men to recruit all of you because I want all of you to work for me", he pause slightly to observe their reaction before he continues.
" I have make arrangements for your families to be taken care of and compensated for those of you who did not have family you will be given the compensation money to use as you please, so if you have any doubt or if you want to back out please signify because if you agree to work for me now you will swear an heavenly dao oath not to betray me or spread any information about anything going on in this building".
All of them went silent for a while before a young boy with a muscular body raise his hand and stand up " young master Chen, my name is Chen Jialuo, I am willing to work for you because your men saved my life ". Chen Sheng nods his head in appreciation " good, anybody else, please feel free to speak your mind because once you swear the oath it will bind you for the rest of your lives ". The reason he his doing he his doing this naturally because they are going to be his allies in the future and they will resist the calamity ahead together.
Another young boy with a sly looking face and a thin body figure stood up " young master, my name is Duan Yu, I am also willing to serve you but I want you to guarantee that you will not make us do bad things in the future" upon hearing what he said, the surrounding boys and girls nods their head in agreement, he bows slightly before taking his seat. Chen Sheng looked deeply at the boy with an interesting smile before replying him " don't worry young lads, I am a righteous and upright person, I will never order you guys to do any evil thing whether now or in the future ".
A few of them also voice their concerns and Chen Sheng replied them calmly but none of them chodes to leave, they all stayed to serve him, because in Azure Sky World, the concept of nobility and slavery is something that is deeply engraved into all of them, nobles have the right to own slaves not to mention that Chen Sheng is also a member of the royal family. " Since none of you chose to leave, then you have to swear heavenly dao oath ", he turned to the steward behind him and he handed him a stack of template " Uncle Meng please help me distribute this to them " he turn to face the recruits " Swear an oath according to the template that will be given to you ".
They all swear according to the template and lightning flash through the sky to indicate that heavenly dao have acknowledge their oaths so if any of them have any thoughts or intention to break the oath they will be struck by the heaven dao lightning.
"Now that you have all swore the dao oath you are all my trusted aides so I want you all to walk forward one by one and report your name before placing your hand on the Qi attribute detector". He brought out a medium sized stone and placed it on the podium in front of him. As the name implies it shows what kind of attributes a person possess for cultivation, if it shows a deep blue light it means low grade spiritual root , yellow means middle grade spirit root, red means high grade spirit root and purple means supreme grade spirit root but there is very rare spiritual root which is Huang grade spiritual root and it will show gold light.In the history of Azure Sky World only two people once possess Huang grade spiritual root in the world .
The recruits walked forward one by one to test their spiritual root. A young man with straight face and a thin body figure walked forward "Young master my name is Dubao" then he placed his hands on the stone which emitted a bright yellow glow , the next person also placed his hands on the stone "Young master my name is Xuan" and the stone emitted a bright yellow radiance, the next person is called Wen Xiaoya" and she placed her hands on the stone which emitted a very bright red glow. The next person also stepped forward to place his hands on the stone "Young master my name is Shitian" and the stone emitted a rich purple glow which means he possessed a supreme grade spiritual root and can be classified as a genius, if he is placed in the outside world and he is discovered by the major powers of the world, he will be treated as a treasure because supreme grade spiritual root is very rare compared to high and middle grade spiritual root. Also the higher the grade of the spiritual root,the more talent a cultivator will have which will make a cultivator's cultivation speed faster and easier.
By the end of the test,only six more people possess supreme grade spiritual root the other either possess high grade or middle grade and rest low grade spiritual root.