Soon, another week passed.
"Humans are the spirits of all living things, Gu are the essence of heaven and earth. In this world, there are thousands and thousands of Gu, an uncountable number. They live all around us: in the mineral soil, in the grass, and even inside wild beasts."
"In the process of human reproduction and development, the ancient sages gradually discovered the mysteries of Gu worms. Those who have opened their apertures, using their own true essence to feed, refine, and control these Gu to achieve various goals, we collectively call them Gu Masters."
"Seven days ago, during the Aperture Opening Ceremony, you all successfully opened your apertures and condensed your Primeval Sea. You are now all Rank One Gu Masters."
In the village school, the school elder was lecturing passionately.
Opposite him sat fifty-seven Section 7: Gu Masters Have Nine Revolutions, Hua Jiu Leaves a Legacy youths, all listening with rapt attention.
The wonder and power of Gu Masters had long been etched into the youths' hearts. Therefore, everything the elder said deeply fascinated them.
At this moment, a youth raised his hand. After receiving the elder's permission, he stood up and asked, "Elder, I have known since I was very young that Gu Masters are divided into Rank One, Rank Two, and so on. Could you please elaborate for us?"
Old Master Gu Yue nodded and waved his hand for the youth to sit down. "There are a total of nine great realms for Gu Masters. From bottom to top, they are Rank One, Rank Two, Rank Three, all the way to Rank Nine. Each great realm is divided into four minor realms: Initial, Middle, High, and Peak. You have just become Gu Masters, so you are all at the Initial stage of Rank One."
"If you work hard at cultivation in the future, your cultivation will naturally improve, and it is possible to be promoted to Rank Two or Rank Three. Of course, the higher your aptitude, the greater the possibility of promotion."
"D-grade aptitude: the Primeval Sea occupies twenty to thirty percent of the aperture. One often can at most cultivate to Rank One or Rank Two. C-grade aptitude: the Primeval Sea occupies forty to fifty percent of the aperture. One usually stops at the Rank Two realm, and only a very small number can be fortunate enough to break through to the Initial stage of Rank Three. B-grade aptitude: the Primeval Sea occupies sixty to seventy percent of the entire aperture. One can cultivate to Rank Three, or even Rank Four Section 7: Gu Masters Have Nine Revolutions, Hua Jiu Leaves a Legacy. A-grade aptitude: the Primeval Sea is abundant, occupying ** percent of the aperture. Such people naturally have the highest talent, are the most suited for Gu Master cultivation, and can cultivate up to Rank Five."
"As for Gu Masters above Rank Six, each and every one is a legend. I am not too clear on the specifics either. Our Gu Yue clan has never had a Rank Six Gu Master, but we have had Rank Five and Rank Four Gu Masters."
The youths pricked up their ears, listening with sparkling eyes.
Many couldn't help but look at Gu Yue Fang Zheng, who was sitting upright in the first row. This was an A-grade aptitude! Their gazes were filled with envy and jealousy.
At the same time, some gazes drifted towards the corner of the last row of the classroom.
In that corner by the window, Gu Yue Fang Yuan was sprawled over his desk, snoring loudly.
"Look, he's still sleeping," someone said softly.
"Has it been a whole week of sleeping? Still haven't snapped out of it?" someone else curled their lips.
"Not only that, I heard he doesn't come home at night and wanders around outside the village."
"Some people have seen him more than once holding a wine jar and getting dead drunk outside at night. Luckily, the area around the village has been cleared in recent years, so it's relatively safe." The classmates whispered to each other, and all sorts of gossip quickly spread.
"Sigh, the blow is really too great. He was known as a genius for so many years, but it turns out he's just a C-grade. Heh."
"If it was just that, it would be one thing. But his own younger brother was tested as A-grade, and now he's the center of attention, enjoying the best treatment. The younger brother is in heaven, the older brother is on earth, tsk tsk..."
Listening to the increasingly loud discussions around him, the school elder's brow had wrinkled into a tight knot.
Throughout the whole classroom, the youths were all sitting upright, radiating vitality and vigor, which made Fang Yuan, sprawling and sleeping on the table, seem even more glaring and conspicuous.
"A week has already passed, and he's still this decadent. Hmph, I really misjudged him back then. How could such a person be a genius!" The elder snorted coldly in his heart. He had spoken to Fang Yuan about this many times. But it was completely ineffective. Fang Yuan still went his own way. He slept through every class, giving the teaching elder a massive headache and making him furious.
"Forget it, he's just a C-grade. He can't even withstand a blow like this. Cultivating someone with such a temperament would be useless, and it would just be a waste of family resources." The elder was very disappointed with Fang Yuan in his heart.
Fang Yuan was only a C-grade aptitude. In comparison, his younger brother Fang Zheng had an A-grade aptitude. This was the one truly worthy of the family spending great effort to cultivate.
The school elder thought about this while continuing his previous topic, "In the history of our clan, there have been many experts. Among them, there were two Rank Five experts. One was the first clan leader, our ancestor. He founded Gu Yue Village. The other was the fourth clan leader. He was extremely talented and cultivated all the way to the realm of a Rank Five Gu Master. If it weren't for the sneak attack by that despicable and shameless demon, Hua Jiu Xingzhe, he might have even advanced to a Rank Six Gu Master. Sigh..."