Lord of Fate (Chapter 4)

At this moment, a crisp and sweet voice called out to Xuanyan, "Brother Xuanyan!" "It's you! Xue'er." This was the youngest daughter of the Ouyang family head, Ouyang Miexue. She had lived with the Dantai family since childhood and had grown up alongside Xuanyan! The Ouyang family was also a considerable clan, similar to Xuanyan's family in that they did not interact much with the outside world. If the Dantai family could be considered the true overlords of the Northern Plains, then the Ouyang family was the overlord of the Eastern Wastelands! Because Miexue had been very close to Xuanyan since childhood and both families were of nearly equal strength, the heads of both houses subtly intended to let their families form a marital alliance.

"Brother Xuanyan, what are you going to do?"
"Xue'er, my father asked me to handle something. Do you have any matters, Xue'er?"
"Uncle Mie Ming asked Brother Xuanyan?… Let me guess… I think Uncle Mie Ming wants to test Brother Xuanyan's talent attributes. But Brother Xuanyan is a genius of the Dantai family, so he should have a very strong Water element, right!" Speaking of Xuanyan being a genius, Ouyang Miexue was extremely happy.

"Xue'er, don't praise me anymore. Alright, Xue'er, you go with me!" With that, Xuanyan took Miexue's hand and headed toward the main hall.

Along the way, the two chatted, occasionally showing happy smiles.

In the main hall:
"Xuanyan, you should know why I called you here! Today, I will test your talent attributes, which are crucial for your future. However, Xuanyan, you don't need to worry too much, as these are things beyond your control! Alright, follow your father to the testing hall!"

"……No matter the result, you are still my son," said Dantai Mie Ming, not waiting for Xuanyan and heading to the testing hall first.

"…Yes, Father." Xuanyan sensed from his father that something bad was about to happen! Dantai Mie Ming, Xuanyan's father, understood Xuanyan's situation very well. He had long noticed that while Xuanyan was very intelligent, he had no affinity for the Water element, which was extremely embarrassing for the Dantai family that revered the Water God, especially since Xuanyan was the heir of the Dantai family! But Xuanyan was still young, so Dantai Mie Ming did not want to put too much pressure on him and thus did not tell him.

In this Xuanyuan world, talent determines future achievement. The cultivation levels varied depending on the region! In the Northern Plains, cultivation was roughly divided into Spirit Communication, Spirit Practitioner, Spirit Adept, Spirit Master, Spirit Transformer, Spirit Emperor, Spirit Venerable, Spirit Saint, Spirit Lord, and Spirit Sovereign. Of course, legends spoke of other realms, but those belonged to the divine and were no longer in the realm of mortals!For a great family like the Dantai Clan, realms like Tongling and Spirit Masters are just basic foundational levels! The head of the Dantai Clan is at the very top of cultivation in this world: the Spirit Emperor!\Many people were already waiting in front of the Testing Hall; they all wanted to see the potential of the young master of the Dantai Clan! In their minds, Xuanyan had been very intelligent since childhood, so his talent must be exceptional!\"Young Master Xuanyan, place your hand on the testing crystal and let me help you with the test!" an elderly man said gently to Xuanyan. Despite appearing ordinary, this elder is the seventh elder among the twelve elders of the Dantai Clan!\When Xuanyan placed his hand on the crystal, the people of the Dantai Clan all looked at it with anticipation! But at this moment, the head of the Dantai Clan was sweating profusely, looking extremely worried!\One minute, two minutes, ten minutes... no response. No response usually means only two possibilities: one is that the strength of the person being tested is too great for the crystal to detect. But Xuanyan obviously cannot be the first case. The second possibility is that the person being tested is an 'Elementally Unaligned Individual.' 'Elementally Unaligned' is a polite way of saying it; in harsher terms, it means a cultivation failure!\No one expected that the genius of the Dantai Clan was a cultivation failure! In this world, those who cannot cultivate have the lowest status, and yet the young master of the Dantai Clan cannot cultivate!\In that instant, all the gazes on Xuanyan changed! Xuanyan could completely feel the hunger, ridicule, disdain, and disappointment! Only a few gazes remained unchanged toward him...\"Clan Leader, maybe the testing crystal is broken. I'll replace it with another!" said the Seventh Elder. A broken testing crystal? How could such a thing happen in the Dantai Clan!\"No need. Xuanyan cannot cultivate. Everyone, disperse!" said the head of the Dantai Clan.\At that moment, as the Dantai family members were about to leave, an anomaly occurred...\(Some people might think my novel is very cliché, but here comes the important part... pay attention to the next chapter. I must say, this novel is absolutely different from others)