Chapter VIII: Rites of Passage

"Exactly, it was commissioned by your mother so I have been waiting for you to come on this day."

"Then why didn't you come to me sooner?

"The energy in the jade pendant space is too strong, your body is not growing up when you are young, and if you are too weak, if you come in, your body will not be able to bear the energy, and it will be crushed, and I am limited by this space and cannot come to this real world."

"My God, this is off topic again, you haven't even answered why I know my mother, who are you?" Xu Yichen asked with a puzzled face

"Name, you can call me Ling Lao like your mother, I used to teach your mother, so I can be regarded as her master" The old man smiled slightly

"Elder Ling, well, since you are my mother's master, then you should know where my mother is now, can you tell me?" Xu Yichen hurriedly asked when he heard what Elder Ling said

Seeing Xu Yichen's eager appearance, Ling Lao shook his head and said with regret on his face: "I'm sorry, I promised your mother that she couldn't reveal her whereabouts to you, maybe you can see her when you grow into a strong man in the future."

"It's this sentence again, I don't know how many times I've heard my father say it since I was a child" Shaking his head, Xu Yichen had a depressed expression

"Okay, it's useless for you to think about this now, as long as you follow me and study hard, I will definitely be able to help you become a strong man as soon as possible and see your mother," Ling Lao said comfortingly

"Is this true? Is it possible that as long as I become a strong man, I will be able to see my mother?" asked Xu Yichen suspiciously

"It's true"

"Okay, in the future, I will listen to your teachings, and I hope you can train me to be a strong man who can stand up to the sky" After hesitating for a long time in his heart, Xu Yichen said to the old man respectfully with his hands in his fists

"This is natural, okay, okay, if you have any questions, I'll ask later, so don't fall asleep, hey, you're really high, this morning is your coming-of-age ceremony, don't sleep now, wait for the morning to get up, no energy"

"If you don't remind me, I'm almost forgetting, so I'll sleep while there's still a while"

"One more thing I forgot to warn you, don't reveal my whereabouts to anyone, including those closest to you, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble"

"Hmm...... Okay, I got it."

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The weather in April is warm and comfortable, with no torrential rain or scorching sun. In the spring season, the gentle sun shines on the body and the whole body is warm

In the bustling area of Tianxiang City, the sound of firecrackers is deafening, mixed with the sound of congratulations and blessings, adding a bit of liveliness to this calm small city.

As one of the four major families in Tianxiang City, the coming-of-age ceremony of the eldest son of the Xu family naturally attracted the attention of all forces in the city, and some forces who had a good relationship with the Xu family and wanted to have a good relationship with the Xu family were directly invited to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony

"Ye Feng, the patriarch of the Ye family, bring a thin gift to wish Young Master Xu a happy birthday......"

"Xiao Qing, the patriarch of the Xiao family, bring a small gift to wish Young Master Xu a happy birthday......"

"The patriarchs of the Lin family are lined up, and I wish Young Master Xu a happy birthday with a small gift......"

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"Okay, well, you can all take time out of your busy time to come to Chen'er's coming-of-age ceremony, Xu is grateful here, please come in. Chen'er, what are you still doing there? Quickly arrange the guests to take their seats."

Seeing that the other three major families and most of the forces in the city had given themselves face and time to come to participate, Xu Pingqing's face was full of smiles, and he happily accepted the gifts they sent and ordered his subordinates to put these things in the hut

"Uncles, thank you for coming to my coming-of-age ceremony, please here," Xu Yichen bowed slightly, put his hands in a gesture of invitation, and said with a smile

"Hahaha, you little guy haven't seen you grow so big for a few years, if it wasn't for your father inviting me to participate before, I wouldn't have known that you would be almost an adult" Looking at the white-clothed young man in front of him, Ye Feng couldn't help but say

"Uncle Feng, you've been wandering outside for the past few years, and you only came back a few days ago, so you must have forgotten how old I am."

"Yes, after wandering outside for a long time, I feel that it is better not to worry about the Tianxiang City where I am located, if you are bored, you can come to your father to drink and talk nonsense" Ye Feng looked up at the sky, remembering the time before

"In the past two years, there has been an uproar in Tianxiang City, saying that the Xu family has produced a cultivation genius. I heard that your little doll had become a fourth-grade battle master three months ago, and everyone was very curious to see if the next coming-of-age ceremony test could really prove that you had a terrifying cultivation talent as rumored" It was Lin Li, the patriarch of the Lin family, who was walking on the side, who said this

"Well...... Uncle Lin, you will know with your own eyes when the time comes," Xu Yichen replied vaguely

"Well, then you go and greet the other guests, we'll find a seat ourselves."

"Okay uncle, then I'm going to greet the other guests, by the way, where did Uncle Xiao Qing, who came in with me just now, go, why didn't you see it all of a sudden?"

"I don't know if I should go to the toilet, it's okay, don't worry about him, he'll be here later," Ye Feng replied

"Well, okay"

Watching the two uncles who had a good relationship with his father slowly walk towards the hall, Xu Yichen turned his head and ran towards the door to prepare to greet the other guests

"Yichen look here" A familiar voice came from a distance, and Qing Ying, who was wearing a light blue dress, smiled and waved at Xu Yichen with a roll of bamboo slips, signaling him to come over

"Sister Qingying, why did you disappear after breakfast, I still wonder where you went" Running quickly to Qingying's side, Xu Yichen asked

"Remember when I told you to give you something good? I rummaged through my bag bracelet for a long time to find it. Oh, I'll give it to you now, happy birthday" Touching Xu Yichen's head with a smile, Qing Ying handed him the bamboo slip in her hand, "You put it in your bag bracelet first and go back to the room at night and then take a look at it, now the important thing is that we go to welcome those guests here first."

"Okay, then let's go quickly, otherwise my father and those elders won't be able to cope with so many people," took the slightly heavy silver-white bamboo slip, Xu Yichen put it into the bracelet, and then went to the door with Qingying to help

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After a busy morning, all the guests were finally here, and they were all sitting on a wide floor full of chairs waiting for the coming-of-age ceremony to take place

If a family wants to maintain long-term combat effectiveness, the most important thing is to always maintain vitality, and the source of this vitality is the younger generation in the family, they are the hope of the family's future, and the strength they have also determines whether the family will become strong or decline in the future. Therefore, all the families on the Imperial Immortal Continent attached great importance to the rite of passage, in order to judge whether this child had the potential to be worthy of the family's full efforts to cultivate

The coming-of-age ceremony is quite complicated and complicated, and it is almost maddening. Seeing himself stunned on the stage like a puppet operated by a puppeteer with a thin line, Xu Yichen smiled bitterly in his heart, hoping to end this embarrassing ceremony as soon as possible and get off the stage as soon as possible.

"Next, it's time for the most anticipated part, and I invite our protagonist today, Xu Yichen, to go to the illusion mirror to test his cultivation level and actual combat ability," Xu Li, the three patriarchs who were in charge of presiding over the ceremony, became excited, so that some drowsy people in the audience woke up suddenly, afraid of missing this scene