As the morning sun slowly rose in the horizon accompanied by the chirping of birds, in a city near the northern border surrounded by great walls, numerous residents could be seen exiting from their homes to welcome a new day. Following the entrance of the city marked by a large gate numerous carriages could be seen entering as they drove along a well paved road, representing prosperity in the city with little to no trash in the surrounding areas. Near the centre of the city could be seen a large building adorned with various banners resembling a symbol of balance that of yin and yang. The pillars supporting the building were marked along by statues of dragons descending as if to reap the souls of mortals below the mortal plane instilling both fear and respect to everyone that saw it. Inside of one of the rooms could be seen a young boy whose approximate innate bone age would be that of a 18 year old, as his eyelashes fluttered awake due to routine, a fresh breeze swept into the room accompanied by rays of sunshine peering below the lavish curtains. Slowly the young man stood up his weight lifting from the king sized bed as his round buttocks relieved the force they were exerting on the soft mattress.
As he glanced at the mirror next to his bed a young man with blue hair could be seen wearing a black robe engraved with a yin yang symbol on the right of his chest with streaks of dragons on his left and right sleeves with their mouths roaring open at his cuff . As the breeze fluttered the curtains the morning rays of sunshine reflected on his face briefly, those whose gaze landed upon his face would be surprised by his face as it both possessed the enchanting beauty of a woman and the handsomeness of man creating a delicate balance one that would be called a heartthrob in the modern world, truly his face was one whose visage could be said to enchant both men and women with his thin eyebrows accompanied by his dark blue eyes and thin pink kissable lips.
His enchanting dark blue eyes shone under the morning rays as he drew the curtains open, those who looked into them would be surprised that his gaze seemed much more mature despite his young age . As he made his way to bathe a sigh escaped his mouth filled with both fatigue and disappointment yet his eyes had a flash of excitement at the upcoming events of the day. He slowly removed his robe and as the robe brushed against his skin falling down his exceptionally well defined muscles could be seen creating a magnificent sight that could make women drool from excitement not just from their mouths. He entered the bath and after a brief moment a maid assisted him in bathing whose beauty could be said to not be below that of supermodels in the modern world yet this caused no ripples to form in the young man's heart as he had grown accustomed . The young man slowly drifted into a daze as he recalled the moment he reincarnated into this world, those who would hear such a thing would be amazed as such things as reincarnation can only achieved by those lofty immortals in the second heaven and above.
I was a relatively normal student but his close friends would say otherwise as he was always deeply engrossed in novels especially those of the fantasy genre yet who would have expected that at the ripe old age of 20 years old I would pass away due to a careless truck driver leaving both my parents and little brother , truly heart breaking . Yes!!! I was killed by none other than truck-kun himself yet I didn't reincarnate into any novels I read and the legendary golden finger was completely absent from the beginning. Luckily, I was born into a rather prominent family called the Jiang family and was bestowed upon the name Jiang Chen. With the support of both my new parents and elder sister, I quickly adapted and accepted my situation yet with such prominence came responsibility as from a young age I was groomed to become fitting of the Jiang family name, from learning to read and write calligraphy at the level of imperial scholars as well as learning the etiquette that befits someone of my status, it was thoroughly etched into my very bones.
I finished bathing yet the lingering feel of the maids hands still lingered on my body yet I could feel my little brother twitch slightly at the thought but my facial expression remained stoic. Jiang Chen promptly wore a white robe of similar design to his previous one and quickly proceeded to the dining hall where upon arriving he saw a lavish assorting of dishes placed, the aroma was enchanting making his previously still stomach tremble with anticipation . His gaze slowly drifted as he saw both his parents, his father Jiang Fan as well as his mother Xia Ning both pleasantly dressed but despite being several hundreds years old they still looked to be only entering their 40's yet anyone who'd dare underestimated them could be erased with a mere gesture from their hand signifying their terrifying cultivation. Unfortunately, his sister was out for a sect mission so she wasn't here. Yes, Jiang Chen was fortunately reincarnated into a cultivation world and was luckily provided with both cultivation techniques for qi circulation and combat. With his parents and elder sister both being high level practitioners his entry into cultivation could be considered to be extremely smooth as he had already reached the 9th level of qi refining and was already at perfection, yet he had to withhold his cultivation from advancing to foundation establishment as he planned to build a perfect foundation and the resources required though affordable, he ultimately decided to join a sect instead as it was cheaper long term and could also increase his families influence in the cultivation world.
Jiang Chen promptly sat down next to his father, the maids quickly filled his plate with food and left.
"Jiang Chen how did you sleep? I hope you are ready for the disciple recruitment ceremony." Xia Ning asked with fervent concern.
Jiang Chen looked at his mother with warmth and said "I slept well mother . Don't worry I am well prepared."
"That's good I was worried that with your father constantly pestering you to train these past few days you'd be worn out." Xia Ning said dotingly.
Xia Ning's gaze drifted off to her husband looking at him endearingly accompanied by slight displeasure. Jiang Fan coughed and quickly spoke up looking aggrieved "Xian er I was simply doing it for his own good." "Own good you say, If I didn't stop you he wouldn't even be able to walk out of bed, Hmph!!!! " Xia Ning retorted. Watching their back and forth banter, Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel a slight warmth swell in his heart . If someone said this was him experiencing qi deviation, he would send them to meet their ancestors. Hmph!!! courting death . After finishing breakfast, Jiang Chen and his parents made their way outside the building where they bid farewell. Jiang Chen looked to his left where elder Xing, his nascent soul protector appeared like a ghost, elder Xing reassured his parents of his safety and quickly pulled out his flying sword signalling to Jiang Chen to board. Jiang Chen was covered with elder Xing's qi and they disappeared into the distance with a beam of sword light. Jiang Chen looked back at the city as it quickly receded into the distance.
After several day's worth of travel and only stopping for a few hours to rest as they relied on fasting pills they finally reached their destination. Several mountains could be seen in the distance and as they approached against the backdrop of the rising sun, clouds of mist could be seen swirling, creating a picturesque scene of a golden river flowing between the mountains . Despite his years of nobility as a young master this scene couldn't help but make him gasp, truly worthy of being a holy land for cultivation. They landed on a square near the bottom of one of the mountains where the recruitment ceremony for outer sect disciples for the azure cloud sect was to take place. Amidst the astonishment of the crowd already present, an elder quickly arrived greeting them. " I welcome young master Jiang Chen to the Azure cloud sect," The elder said. The crowd couldn't help but gasp in astonishment at the sight of the young master in front of them carefully studying him from head to toe astonished by both his handsome appearance and demeanour. One of them couldn't help but say "Truly a god among men. "