1 The Beginning

"Gather up everyone! The entrance exam will officially begin in 5 minutes!", a young man with above-average looks and short chestnut brown hair stood on a raised platform and shouted loudly for the people in front of him to hear.

The man was wearing a light blue robe over his casual attire. The blue robe was very well made and it had multiple small white clouds embroidered on it.

"Alchemists line up on my left-hand side! Blacksmiths and formationists on my right-hand side, and cultivators line up in front of me!", the young man continued and once everyone heard his order they scattered to their designated position. "The alchemists, blacksmiths, and formationists will do their entrance exam first since they can all take the exam at the same time."

Although disgruntled at having to wait longer, nobody from the cultivators line dared to complain.

Near the back of the seemingly ever-stretching line, a young chubby boy was leisurely seated atop a horse. However, unlike a normal horse, this horse had a blue coat of hair with an ice-white mane and tail. The horse emitted a frosty aura forcing many to keep their distance

"How long are they going to make us wait outside for!? It has already been 12 hours since I arrived and my legs are killing me."

This was not the first time this chubby boy was making a fuss and the people around him, already used to it, just ignored his ramblings.

"Young Master, the alchemist and blacksmith exam usually takes 2 to 3 hours to complete and then the cultivators test would take place.", a middle-aged man wearing grey armour above his clothes informed the chubby boy seated on the horse. This man was assigned by his father to escort the boy until the exam was complete but he seriously regretted agreeing to take this job, however, the pay was too good to give up.

"What?! Another 3 hours! Are you serious right now!", the chubby boy exclaimed louder than he did before.

Not being able to endure the annoying wailing any longer, a tall young man wearing casual black sweatpants and a white loose t-shirt with a spear strapped on his back stood up from his seated position and turned to look at the chubby boy.

"Oi you fat pig! Shut the fuck up before I stuff an apple in your pig mouth!"

The chubby boy glared at the tall young man with an incredulous expression plastered on his face.

"The fuck you say to me you little shit!"

"Do you kiss your mother with that dirty mouth!"

"No, but your sister is a different story. She loves my 'dirty mouth'!"

"Say that again you pear-shaped bastard!"

The two boys went back and forth with their verbal insults and it was clear to the surrounding spectators that they had some history with each other. The only reason the boys did not begin exchanging more than just words was because they did not want to lose their spot in the line.

The chubby boys' guard ignored their bickering and continued with his job, he would only get involved if the boy was attacked physically, verbally however, he didn't care about it.

Not too far behind them was a large carriage connected to 2 massive elephants that were sleeping peacefully.

"Agh why are those boys so noisy.", a young and melodic voice sounded out inside the carriage.

"My lady, men are barbarous and it would be best to avoid them at all costs.", an older and more hardened voice rebuked with clear disdain in her tone.

"That is not true Aunt Gloria. Not all men are like that, there are a few who are different. I think it is unfair to judge a whole group due to the actions of the minority.", while the young lady was saying this she glanced next to her where a handsome young man that even the misandrist Gloria had to admit that she had never seen anyone, male or female, possess superior looks and bearing to him.

However, as if the heavens were jealous of his heavenly-defying looks, they cursed him with a flaw. A piece of thin white cloth was wrapped around his head and covered his eyes. It was not hard to guess that the young man was blind.

The young man turned his head towards the young girl and flashed a wry smile.

"Miss Hannah I would like to agree with you but I am afraid Miss Gloria is right. Men are untrustworthy and you should always be on guard against them."

Hannah stared at the young man, that she picked up on the way to her Sect and decided to drop him off at the destination he was heading to, with an intense gaze.

"Not even you? Can I not trust you, Vasari?"

Vasari, the handsome young man, smiled gently before saying, "No, not even me Miss Hannah. Although you can't trust me, you can most definitely rely on me."

Hannah did not understand what Vasari meant completely but she knew that he was just looking out for her and this action warmed her heart.

"Vasari, do you really have to take this exam? Why don't you come with me back to my Sect? Unfortunately, they do not accept any males but I am close with the Sect Mistress so I can get an exception for you.", she said as she leaned towards Vasari, she took his hand, which was nearly double the size of her hands, and held it in-between hers.

Gloria could only ruefully shake her head after seeing Hannah's actions.

'Aii she has fallen head over heels for this boy. Her mother will definitely not be happy to hear about this.'

Vasari 'stared' at Hannah for a while which caused her to get her hopes up. 'Yes! He must be thinking about it, please accept...'. Unfortunately, her hopes were cut short due to Vasari's answer.

"Sorry but I must participate in this exam, however, it is not like we will never see each other again, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"But..."

Hannah wanted to argue that he was blind and he would need someone to protect him but Vasari quickly interrupted her.

"You do not need to worry about me being blind and getting bullied in the Sect. I have survived all this time without my vision and I got by just fine."

Hannah wanted to counter that sects were different compared to the outside world and he was being naïve but after seeing his gentle smile she did not have the heart to stop him from doing what he wanted.

After the conversation, the trio in the carriage remained silent until the exam for alchemists and blacksmiths was complete, each lost in their own thoughts.

2 hours soon passed and plenty of people could be seen exiting the sect gates with dejected looks etched on their faces. Clearly, these were the people that failed the test.

Over 100 000 alchemists, blacksmiths and formationists participated in the exam but only 1500 of them managed to pass the exam in the end.

"Thank you everyone for patiently waiting. The exam for cultivators will now begin. Make your way through the gates and follow the directions that the disciples point you to. There is no need to rush as everybody will be fairly examined without discrimination or prejudice."

The same young man as before walked through the massive sect gates and shouted for everyone to hear. It was quite a feat considering that there were well over 300 000 people in a line that stretched for over 10km(6.2 miles).

"HAHAHA, It is about time! My feet are killing me!", the loud chubby boy roared boisterously.

"Shut up, you tub. Your swine spit is flying all the way here.", of course, the tall young boy with a spear strapped to his back did not miss the opportunity to comment.

Inside a carriage pulled by 2 massive elephants, a young girl was staring at an other-worldly handsome young man with infatuated eyes.

"Aunt Gloria can you please wake up Dumbo and Pumba outside, we will be leaving now.", Hannah asked without taking her eyes off Vasari who was getting ready to leave the carriage.

"Yes, my lady.", Gloria sighed internally and gave Hannah one more glance before exiting the carriage.

Now that they were alone in the carriage, Hannah felt her heart rate accelerate and her face heat up. Vasari suddenly stood up causing Hannah to jump up in panic and grab his hands.

"Wait, Vasari! Before you leave I have a gift for you.", Hannah looked up to view his face and only then did she notice the size difference between them. Hannah was the average height for a female, being 168cm(5ft5) tall while Vasari was 198cm(6ft5) tall. His shoulders were broad and even though he was wearing baggy clothes it was not hard to imagine the muscles hiding underneath.

Hannah felt her entire body heat up as she thought about all the things Vasari could do to her that she only read about in the novels she would occasionally read.

"Oh, a gift? But Miss Hannah has already done so much by allowing me to travel with you and even drop me off by this Sect even though it's out of your way. You also accompanied me while I waited for the exams to start so there is no need for a gift."

Vasari smiled gratefully at Hannah since he would've been late for this Sect exam and would have needed to wait 3 years for the next one, which he certainly did not want to do.

"This is a gift...and a promise in one, so please accept it.", Vasari could hear the pleading in her voice so he nodded his head in agreement.

Vasari suddenly felt a pair of soft arms wrap around his neck as he felt his upper body forcefully lean forward. His surprise did not end there as he felt his lips being pressed against another soft and juicy pair of lips.

Vasari felt something wet and squishy trying to pry his lips open. He instinctively knew what it was so he allowed her entry and they started a game of domination with their tongues. Vasari moved his hands down and placed them on her lower back before pulling her body closer to his until their bodies were pressed against each other.

The kiss lasted 20 seconds before Hannah disengaged with her breathing haggard, a silly smile etched on her face and her eyes moist with infatuation.

"That was my first kiss.", Hannah said softly with her arms still wrapped around Vasari's neck and his hands on her lower back. "You have to take responsibility now. The next time we meet I will make you mine completely."

"Is that your promise?", Vasari asked with an amused smile and a raised eyebrow as he 'stared' at Hannah.

Hannah nodded meekly but remembered that he was blind and could not see so she answered with a soft 'yes'.

"Then I will be waiting for the day we do meet again. Goodbye...for now.", Vasari said as he let go of her waist and Hannah reluctantly released him from her clutch.

"Goodbye...for now.", Hannah repeated as she stared dazedly at the back of Vasari as he opened the door to the carriage and walked out.

Outside the carriage, sitting in the driver's seat, Gloria watched as Vasari left the carriage with a soft smile on his face.

'Sigh he is too handsome. I can see why the young lady fell so hard for him.', Gloria thought as she stared at Vasari's handsome visage when Vasari abruptly turned in her direction and 'looked' at her.

"Goodbye, Miss Gloria. I hope we can meet again soon." Vasari waved and walked towards the sect gates without waiting for Gloria to answer.

'Hah, what a sweet girl, she is truly charming. Just from her voice alone, I can tell she is a one-of-a-kind beauty from a powerful family and I couldn't tell what her cultivation was so she is at least 2 realms higher than me. Maybe I should make her my first wife, hmm...we will see what happens. First things first, I have to pass this test.'

Vasari slowly made his way towards the entrance of the Sect where his journey as a cultivator would truly begin.