"Shun'er... are you sure about this?" A beautiful woman asked as she softly brushed the hair of a handsome young man.

Hearing her voice, the young man simply smiled and said, "I'm sure. This appearance is going to bother me a lot... so I'll need to get strong!"

This young man was Yan Shun, a 16-year-old mortal who was currently living at his mother's residence. His family is by no means ordinary, composed of only three people.

His mother, him, and his sister, who was ten years older than him and had already joined a sect dedicated to cultivation; they have not heard from her since.

"A-ah... S-Shun'er, please don't smile like that at me..." The beautiful woman stammered, averting her gaze away from him.

"Uhh... sorry." Yan Shun lowered his head.

Although his family was quite ordinary, Yan Shun's appearance was deeply blessed by the heavens themselves.

He possessed long, flowing black hair, elegantly tied at the nape of his neck. The glossy strands caught the light, framing his face and accentuating the sculpted lines of his jaw.

His deep, dark eyes held a mesmerizing allure, drawing you in with their intensity. Complemented by his elegantly arched, sword-like eyebrows, they formed a visage of undeniable allure.

His physique was lean and toned, a result of his regular exercise.Such was the magnitude of his otherworldly beauty that even his own mother, who had borne him into the world, found herself falling in love with him.

In simpler terms, his appearance was enough to make the heavens envious.

"Haaaa... Shun'er, I'll miss you a lot..." She hugged him from behind.

"Mhm..." He nodded his head.

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"Are you ready?" His mother asked him.

"Yeah... I think I didn't forget anything." Yan Shun replied.

"Good... I'll be watching over you!" She kissed his forehead one last time.

"Mhm. Bye, Mom!" He smiled at her softly as he left his house.

Immediately, he made his way towards the Selection Ceremony, where thousands of Sects would gather to take in disciples.

Of course, there was something off about Yan Shun today. He was wearing a mask that covered his handsome face.

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After all, because of his otherworldly appearance, he could charm anyone, no matter who!

There was one time, when the Saintness of a Great Sect appeared and saw him without his mask, and she immediately went to talk with him, expressing her love directly!

Yan Shun was very helpless, and the Saintness almost forced herself into him; she was a cultivator, so he couldn't do anything about it.

Thankfully, an elder called her, and Yan Shun had time to change his clothes and put on his mask, if not, he was worried that she was going to 'eat' him or even imprison him.

That was a close call...

"Mhm... according to my memories... I should just follow this path." Yan Shun mumbled to himself.

Right now, he was walking towards the city hall where the ceremony was going to be conducted.

Additionally, he rarely goes out due to his appearance, so he only knew a little bit about the city.

However, despite his leisurely demeanour, he's quite excited to see what kind of constitution he has.

Every ten years, this ceremony is held in the city, and coincidentally, Yan Shun had the luck to have the requirements to participate in it.

After all, the ceremony is only open to participants between the ages of 16 and 18.

Typically, people begin cultivating when they are ten years old, but Yan Shun was not given the chance to do so, and coming from an ordinary family did not help him either.

So, to embark on the cultivation path, the only way is to attend this "Selection Ceremony" and hope to have a good talent.

"Uhh... Oh! I found it!" Yan Shun sighed in relief, after finally finding the place he was looking for.

He could come with his mother, but if he did, the local people would know that it was him, which could cause problems.

And they don't know about his masked appearance, so it's simply better to go without his mother accompanying him.

Entering the city hall, Yan Shun's eyes widened.

The place was buzzing with activity, filled with people who wanted to join a sect, as well as those who just merely wanted to watch the show.

He shook his head, and merely walked into the registration table, which was organized in sequence, with a huge queue at every table.

So, he waited in a queue until it was finally his turn.

"Please write here your name and age." he said to Yan Shun.

Yan Shun nodded his head and wrote his name and age. In return, they handed him a token that had the number '7777'.

"Ugh... it seems that is going to take quite a lot of time until it's my turn..." He sighed.

He walked towards a secluded spot, settling down, and then started looking around in the crowd, hoping to find his mother.

He spent a few minutes doing that, but unfortunately, he did not find her. So, he simply observed the various interactions in the huge hall.

He had nothing to do after all.

However, what caught his attention the most, was a beautiful woman who was surrounded by lots of guys.

"Ah, is that Miss Xue? She really is extremely beautiful, as the rumours say. Now, I can die happily from seeing such beauty..."

"Right... any guesses on what kind of constitution she should have?"

"I don't know... After all, all kinds of things could happen... but because of her lineage, it should be pretty powerful!"

From their words, Yan Shun could see that she was probably from a quite prestigious family.

But, he did not have any interest in her...

ROARRR!

Suddenly, the cries of a powerful monster echoed in the sky, as more than one thousand people suddenly appeared from some kind of portal.

They descended gracefully, immediately settling down on some kind of "luxurious" seat that the city lord himself had prepared for them.

They seemed to be talking for each other for a while, until someone stepped forward and declared with a shout that gathered everyone's attention.

"The Selection Ceremony will start now!"