A/N: Yo, minor announcement to make. Yesterday, I was told by a friendly reader, who found something "out of character" in chapter 2. I went back, edited it and now, hopefully, it should be better. It won't drastically impact the story, so for those that haven't noticed, don't bother.

Now, after editing and re writing the middle/latter part of that chapter, Tian Shen is an old childhood friend who lures her to go out the garden to watch the stars, like they did when they were little, and not a complete stranger whom she falls "Head over heals" – as the reader who pointed it explained it.

Thanks for all of your support, here's chapter 5!

“Je Je Je ~” From the crowd one could hear a strange laugh containing tinges of disdain. The human wall split apart, making way for a young teenager carrying a fan. His whole demeanor spoke only of one thing: Young master.

“Lousy grade 3 talent?” Contrary to the vibes he gave off; he was dead ugly, even a horse’s ass be a better face. “Je Je Je ~”And his laugh was as disgusting. A servant carrying his bags behind him loudly yelled, “Young master Xiu Fan has arrived.”

“Xiu Fan. 16.”

The teenager walked with his chest high, eyeing those around him, seemingly taking a stroll of leisure until he arrived to the pillar. The orb shone and Elder Mo, indifferently as usual, said,“Grade 5, Qualified!

Awe spread among the participants. A grade 5 talent? What sort of existence was that? That was a whole layer above what Cheng Seung achieved. A monstrous genius had arrived, and he would take the academy by storm!

Slowly but surely, the crowd diminished and the number left had dwindled down to one – Wei Mei Rong – who stood alone before the pillar. The bottom line for qualifying was having above second grade talent. Thus, all third grades and above succeeded in completing the first test.

“Mei. 15 years”

Walking down to the pillar, and under everyone’s gazes, she placed her hand onto the rough, solid texture. If she rubbed her palm against it, it would surely get bruised or even starting to bleed. Seconds after, a lukewarm, foreign energy brushed against it and entered smoothly. The whole experience felt as if someone touched her form bottom to toe, inspecting every fibre of her body without even asking questions first.

“Grade…” Elder Mo begins, “...Hm?”

In the sphere that should be gleaming with light, there was nothing to be seen. It was absolutely empty. Elder Mo scratched the back of his head, uncertain about what to do. He had been the elder in-charge the last ten years, but this had never happened before.

Looking at the girl, she seemed to be a nice lass, should he give her the favor of doubt? He shrugged his shoulders and thought, “If she is unfit to be warrior, the following tests will be too tough for her either way.”

“...Qualified?” Elder Mo finished his sentence.

This announcement caused many to furrow their brows. These kids weren’t stupid so they understood that something was wrong. Cheng Seung, the young man wearing animal furs, took tone toward the elder. “Excuse me, Elder Mo. For what reason did that girl pass?

“Eh.” Elder Mo’s expression turned miffed, “Hmph, you dare to question my judgment? If I say she qualified, she qualified!”

Cheng Seung’s face turned green. An elder of the star seeking academy was a powerhouse. The prerequisite for elders was at least third grade. Even Wei Mei Rong’s father, who was known for being extremely strong, was only so powerful. How would he, who wasn’t even a one star warrior, be willing to anger, insult or even make one such existence lose face? That’d be courting death, and he wasn’t willing in the least.

Behind the poker face, Elder Mo let out a cold breath of relief. Luckily, he could use his status to instantly silence the other party. But, there was this strange feeling tugging his mind about Mei. Something was odd about her, but he didn’t know what.

Wei Mei Rong herself had no idea what happened. Instead of looking at that orb she had immersed herself in the lukewarm, nice replacing feeling. Seeing everyone glaring at her, she wondered what she had done to deserve it.

Turning around to everyone who passed the first test Elder Mo said, “It’s time for the next test, follow me.” While walking Elder Mo explained the next part of the exam, “This next part is very simple actually. I presume everyone knows about inner techniques?”

Seeing that some shook their heads he continued, “A brief summary will do, guess..."

“Warriors are different from normal fighters. The reason for that is inner techniques. Together with the energy from the astral path stored within the vessel, it mainly works as guidance to let the energy temper the body, making it stronger, faster and more durable. Other than that, it has a few other usages, coincidently one that we will use today.

“Today, you will all be given a special inner technique. Depending on the times you can circulate it around your body channels, you can either pass or fail. The higher purity of your energy, the more times you can circulate it. Every time you circulate it, some of the foul mortal air – impurities – will take hatch in your channels, making it harder to to circulate it the next time. Only after sleeping, eating or cleansing one's body can it be removed. I myself will judge how many times you can circulate it before failing” He explained.

Stopping in a training yard, Elder Mo pointed his finger at Wei Mei Rong, “You, come forward please.”

Wei Mei Rong had no choice but to comply and hurried over.

Glancing at the young lady in front of him, Elder Mo gave her a scroll, “This is a very easy technique and should be learned in mere moments. When everyone understands and can use it, we will begin. Once you are done, pass it onward to the next person.

As she returned to the crowd, she was met with mocking. Chen Seung and his newly gained lackeys were looking at her with scornful eyes. The woman next to him curled her lips.

Despite being a girl, Wei Mei Rong had grown up with a big brother and a third grade warrior as a father. To have someone look at her like that awoke irritation, “What do you want?”

“Ugly bitch.” The woman sneezed at her, “… jump of your high horse! Once inside the school you’ll find out how small you are” Saying this, the woman turned around and ignored her.

At first, Wei Mei Rong stared blankly, what the heck did the woman say to her? But seconds later, she felt anger rise from within, quickly suppressing it. It was not the right time or place to throw a tantrum. Most likely, that girl had gotten her astral path a long time ago, while Wei Mei Rong had just embarked on the road to become a warrior.

She decided to ignore these people and instead try to learn this technique as fast as possible. Slowly opening the scroll, her mouth formed a round O. The scroll depicted an an image, showing the human body and all its meridians, body channels as Elder Mo called them. Further down, there was a wall of text:

“To practice this inner technique one needs a clear mind unrelated to one’s surroundings. The first step is to achieve the most basic astral path; therefore gaining the smallest amount of energy. The second step is to be able to revolve one’s energy to the finger tips; revealing a sufficient control. The third step is to..."

A/N: If someone feel themselves up to the task of making a cover, that'd be really nice. Also, as the story progresses, I will need a proofreader. Thanks for reading the chapter!