【1】TeProtagoistsIborTaletIsLow

    “Waaah...waaah...”

    Aloudcrypiercedtheair—wasthatmeg?Justmomentsago,Ihademergedfromdarkness.

    Amanwalkedtowardmewithnervoussteps,whilealycradledme.Themaninwhiterobeswhoheldmebeamedwithjoy.

    “gratutions,Master!It’saboy,justasexpected!”

    Themanaddressedas"Master"showedvisibleemotion.

    “Ialreadychoseaianyan,mythirdchild!”

    Timeflewby,andnowIamthreeyearsold.AcctoFather,thebestagetobegincultivatioweeoday,hetookmetothefamily''''''''stestingchamber.There,IsawastoneknownastheTalentStone.Bypgmyhandonit,itwouldassessmyiitude,rankingfromgray,red,e,yellow,green,blue,indigo,violet,uptobck—bckbeingthehighest.

    Theresultappeared:ashadebetweengrayandred.Ohelowestpossible.

    BothFatherandIfellsilent.Iwasthefirsttospeak.

    “Father...mytalent...isreallythatlht?”

    Myfather’sianlon,rankedseongtheFourDivis—Xuanwu,Qinglong,Baihu,andZhuque.

    Heistalnddignified,andthoughaging,hisbodyremainsfirmandupright,exudingthemajestyon.Hisbrowsaresharplikeswords,hiseyesdarkahafaintgreenglowthatseemstopiercethesoul.Hisskinispalebuthealthy,hisbckhairtihandimmacutelygroomed.Hecarriesacoldbutnotdistantaura—calmandposed.Myelderbrothercloselyresembleshim.

    Iamthethirdchildinthefamily.Inmygeion,namesarebasedontheFiveElemeh,Metal,Fire,Wood,andWater.MyelderbrotherisTianyao,myeldersisterTianling,andIamTianyan.Ialsohavetwinsisters,stilllearningtospeak,ianmuandTianmiao.

    Fathersighed.

    “Well,nothingbedonenow.Startcultivatingfirst.Whenyht,I’llta