Grand Town has a population of roughly 5000 people. It is located in the eastern border of Osiris Island. Out of the three towns on the island, Grand Town is considered to not only have the largest population but it also occupies the most area of land too.

In a small house, there was a young man sitting by the bedside of a beautiful blue haired woman. The women was in pain going through the final moments of labor.

‘Honey, you’re in the final stretch, just one more push.’ The young man was said with concern. ‘hah! hah! hah! hah! hah!… ahhhhhhh!’ The beautiful women gave one final scream which was soon replaced by the cries of a baby boy.

‘Honey you did it, it’s a baby boy!’ The young man said with excitement. ‘Darling let me hold him’ The beautiful women said with a gentle smile. guh gah ruh yu…’Look honey I think our little one is trying say something’ The beautiful women said with a curious expression.

‘Ha Ha Ha, oh darling our son is not even a day old, how can he possibly try to form words’ The young man couldn’t help but let out a laugh after dismissing the possibility. The beautiful women turned to the young man and said ‘I suppose your right but what should we name him?’

Young man: hmmm…’How you do feel about Yin Shen?’

Beautiful woman: Yin Shen… I think it suits him.

Later that night in a room with his parents, Yin Shen was lying in a crib wide awake while his parents slept. ‘So my name now is Yin Shen huh…not a bad name but it will take some time getting used to’. The baby Yin Shen was in fact Zhu Fai. He had successfully reincarnated along with his memories.

Yin Shen: I don’t have much mobility in this body but that is to be expected. Since I have all this time, I might as well look at the technique Mr.Wang left me first. He also did say there was a message from him and his master too.

Yin Shen dived into the innermost reaches of his mind. It didn’t take long for Shen to find 12 orbs hovering next to each other. Each orb was numbered one through twelve starting from the left. When he tried touching the orb numbered ‘1’, his hand phased through it.  The same happened with the rest of the orbs.

‘Why am I unable to open these orbs? There must be some method to opening them but I can’t seem to find that memory’. Yin Shen was feeling frustrated and didn’t know what else to try, however; as he was about to give up, two spheres of light suddenly emerged from behind the orbs.

One gave off a golden radiance similar to what the mysterious Mr.Wang demonstrated when they first met. The other sphere was crimson and shined brighter than the golden sphere. Without warning, the golden sphere shot out a radiance which covered the entire area. Soon the radiance was slowly dimming down and Shen was able to see the golden light taking the shape of a person.

When Shen saw this person, He cried out in shock:’Mr.Wang!?’.

Mr.Wang:….Zhu Fai if you’re seeing this projection, it means you attempted the open the first orb. You also must be wondering why you’re not able to open any of the other orbs either. There are two reasons for this. The first is I set seals on each of the scrolls which can only be opened when you break through the refinement techniques’ respective stage.

In other words, you can only open them in chronological order starting from the orbs numbered ‘1’. As for the second reason, your lower dantian has not developed enough for you to advance to the first stage.

You must first absorb Haki from the world and circulate it in your lower dantian in order to nurture it growth. Next Haki must be guided from the lower dantian to the rest of your body so it can not only remove the impurities from within but also strengthen your body.

Shen: Tch no wonder I couldn’t even touch the orbs but why would he set seals on them? Oh it looks as there more to this message.

Mr.Wang: I imagine you’re quite anxious to start cultivating. Once this message ends, the method to drawing and channeling Haki will be imprinted in your mind so be patient a bit longer ha ha ha.

Shen: hmph acting like he knows me. Old man knows me too well.

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Mr.Wang: Moving on, I should explain my reasons for the seals. It has to do with your predecessors. I previously told you that only the best of the 9 mortals, my previous disciples, were able to cultivate this technique. They were able to master half of the technique but the Haki in their bodies ended up becoming unstable. That instability caused their lower dantains to eventually explode; killing them in the process.

Shen:’!!!!!’

Mr.Wang : I naturally grew concerned so I watched over the last 3 disciples to see if there was a common link to the previous  deaths. I was disappointed when I found the reasons to be so simple

Shen: ‘simple’?

Mr.Wang: it turned out they forcefully broke through the technique stages without removing the impurities. Once the impurities are removed from the body, the amount of Haki absorbed is reduced by sixty percent. On the other hand, when the impurities of Qi are removed from the body, its essence is reduced by 90 percent.

‘The previous disciples were blinded by greed and kept the impure energy in their bodies so they can break through the next stage faster. Maintaining that impurity in their bodies resulted in their lower dantains and elements essence to become unstable which eventually led to their demise’.

‘Lastly, the disciples looked at the contents in the later stages of the technique which describe how to absorb stronger versions of the elements essence while they were only in very early stages of the technique which put their bodies through tremendous torture and left permanent damage. Although you seem like a smart person Fai, I do not want you to suffer the same fate as your predecessors. To fully grasp this technique, it is imperative that you build a solid foundation before each breakthrough’.

Shen: I understand now. So these seals were for my benefit. Although I don’t consider myself a rash person but the temptation of taking short cuts can influence even the best of people. I am no exception to this either.

Mr:Wang: I bet your wondering what the function the crimson sphere serves. The sphere contains a message from my master but it can only be opened when you break through the final stage of the technique. However I am not clear on what the message is.

Now before this message ends, there is one last thing I need to tell you. It is concerns the timeline of the world you are currently in. Although you ultimately wanted to travel with Luffy and his crew, I figured you wanted sufficient time to increase your strength before meeting them. To that end, I made it so you were reincarnated 17 years before the start of Luffy’s adventure.

Shen: 17 years…

Mr.Wang: That concludes the message Fai. From here on out, I can no longer help you. The path ahead will be filled with danger and trials which will test your physical and mental capacity. If you decide not to ascend to the world of the gods and live your life in your current world, I will not hold it against you. Once you reach the 12th stage, there will very few people who will be able to challenge your power.

Mr.Wang: I will now pass on the method of drawing Haki to you. Goodbye Fai; good luck and I hope we meet again.

The figure of Mr.Wang began to lose its radiance and shape. It resumed the form of a sphere and moved toward Shen. Once it was close, it shot out a golden light which enveloped him. The golden light was transmitting the method to his mind. The pain was relatively light and it could not be compared to when Mr.Wang transmitted the refinement technique. After the pain subsided, he looked around and noticed that the golden sphere was gone.

Shen returned from the innermost reaches of his mind. It was still night and both his parents were still asleep. He was feeling various emotions but one thing was for sure. He felt gratitude toward Mr.Wang. If it wasn’t for him, Shen would have died with regrets and never had the chance to achieve his goals and dreams.

Shen: Thank you Mr.Wang. I will not waste this life and chance you have given me.

‘Although I can start cultivating now, I will wait until tomorrow morning. My mind may be that of an adult but I am still in an infant’s body and the desire to sleep is taking over. Tomorrow is a brand new day. I will take the opportunity to learn what kind of people my parents are and find out if I am in East Blue’. With that, Shen closed his eyes and went into a deep sleep.