Chapter 2: The Boy Named Aldrian Aster
Six years later,
The sun started to appear on the eastern horizon, the roosters had already begun to crow. Some villagers had already woken up to begin their morning activities. Some were starting to prepare food, others were going hunting, some were searching for medicinal plants in the forest, and various other morning chores were underway.
In one of the houses in this humble village, a child had already woken up to start enjoying the morning breeze and begin his activities. He was seen lifting a bucket filled with water he had fetched from the river not far from the village. With red hair and blue eyes as blue as the ocean, his short body, around 130 cm tall, should have made him stagger while carrying the heavy water bucket, but what was seen instead were steady steps and firm hands for a child his age.
"Aldrian be careful!" His father warned him from behind, a man with red hair, brown eyes and handsome face that made him a lady killer. He had tall and sturdy body, each step he took was solid, but when he looked at his son and saw that he seemed fine, he was still worried about him.
"It's okay father, you don't have to worry." said Aldrian. It started a year ago when he suddenly decided to follow his father to fetch water from the river, at first his father forbade him from helping because he was still a small kid, but Aldrian was stubborn and keep nagging his father, he even sneaked out to follow his father and silently bring his own water bucket. Eventually he could only surrender and let his son follow him and let him fetched the water.
"I don't know if this is a good thing but-" when he looked at his son, he remembered an event from the past. Not long after his son's birth, when he checked his condition, he was surprised by the amount of energy inside the tiny body. The energy had already formed inside his dantian, but it was still dormant.
From the dense energy, it was already equivalent to that of a person starting their cultivation journey in the 'Beginner' stage. This was something impossible, as the usual age for beginning cultivation is 14 years old. Perhaps some exceptions, like geniuses and unique individuals can cultivate earlier, but never has there been a situation where a newborn possesses 'Beginner' stage energy.
Another miracle occurred when his son turned three years old. The energy inside his dantian started to spread into his meridians across his body. Even though it was only a minuscule amount, this was a sign that he had begun to cultivate his energy unconsciously, which was amazing because he had never taught his son any cultivation technique or anything related to cultivation. All of that accumulation over the years until today has made Aldrian's body already stronger than that of a normal kid.
"sigh...I guess I can only hope for the best for my child."
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The sun had already illuminated most of the land when they arrived at their home, where they were welcomed by a beautiful young woman. Her long black hair, which reached her waist, and her mesmerizing blue eyes could captivate any man who looked into them. Irene surely made many men fall in love at first sight.