East Meets West (Cultivation World)

5- Ascending and descending

Author’s announcement:
Hey readers, I know that my start or the starting of the story is not so attractive and there are also many mistakes in it.
Sorry, for that. Because I have already published a few rough chapters on other sites a few months back, and they cannot be changed. So, to keep things similar, I have to publish these rough chapters.
This is my first work, so I am inexperienced in this. And it took some time for me to get better. And I promise that as the story progresses, I am also learning and improving myself. So, stay tuned and I promise, that the story and my writing will get better.
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[Chapter starts from here]
Everything was going perfect for Raj, he was a genius in cultivation, he was an important member of his clan and many loved him, he was the darling son of his father, mother, and grandpa. He was a role model for his brother sister and his cousins, he had best friends who would fight for him and be with him in his bad times. He had many fans in his school and many marriages proposals. He was invited by many sects after he would graduate from his school. He was engaged to the Princess of Saurastra kingdom.
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But everything changed,
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Suddenly he encountered a bottleneck in the Evolver realm and could not progress. First, he thought it was due to the well-known fact-
‘As cultivation progresses it becomes harder to break through to new levels’ or something similar was told when he consulted his teachers and family elder.
Raj was already an Evolver at 10-year age, so he thought maybe he will break through soon. But unfortunately, he couldn't break through when he was 11 years. Everyone tried telling him maybe he needs to calm his mind and was told to practice painting or music or poetry or something else to calm himself.
He tried to follow their advice but still could not calm his heart. And as time passed, he started panicking. Gradually everyone realized there was a problem with Raj.
His family members and teachers tried investigating his problem but nothing could be found. Many of his friends and family members tried to console him and told him that they would help him no matter what.
Time passed, Raj was now 15 years old, many of his friends were already in the demi-human level cultivation.
Raj’s problem was still not solved he was still stuck at the peak of Evolver level. Even his juniors, and his brother and sister, Oliver and Olivia were now in the Evolver realm.
Raj did not notice that his popularity was declining> On the surface, Raj thought everyone was consoling him and were sharing his burden but what he did not notice was that his Juniors started criticizing him secretly.
Gradually, his family also started to decrease the cultivation resources allotted to him. But Raj could not see that, as he was frustrated about his bottleneck and was trying very hard to make a breakthrough or at least solve his problem.
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The Graduation ceremony was approaching because, at the age of 15, Students of the Gurukul school would graduate, and at the Graduation ceremony Student’s talent would be tested, and based on the student's talent, he or she will have the opportunities to join the top sects and continue on the path of cultivation to become strong, earn money and power, earn status and other things. Because of all this, the Graduation ceremony is an important exam for the students as their future depends on it.
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Gurukul ceremony ground.
Today is the day of graduation for Raj’s batch. Many people from different Clans and Sects with High positions have gathered at the VIP section, even the Royal Palace eunuch has come along with the Princes and Princesses. And they have gathered so that they can get to know the genius students who may become their subordinates or friends and help them in the future when competing for the Throne.
The parents of students or the family members have already gathered in the audience area. They want to see the results of their children’s talent and strength.
The Graduation ceremony is divided into two parts.
Talent testing and Fighting.
In talent testing, there is a device that is used to measure a student’s talent.
A Talent measuring device is divided into 9 levels. Level 1 talent is the lowest while Level 9 talent is the highest and if a student is above Level 7 many clans and sects consider them as their core disciples and are the focus of training.
At starting, Raj’s talent was guessed to be Level 8 or Level 9 talent but now it is hard to determine.
Talent shows or determines a person’s potential on the path of cultivation. The common talent measuring device used in Saurastra kingdom are medium level Talent measuring device. In countries, normally sects or schools use low level Talent measuring devices and in the Empires, they use high level Talent measuring devices.
So, if a Level 1 or Level 2 talent measured in medium level Talent measuring device is measured in low level Talent measuring device then it might show Level 8 or Level 9 Talent. The same can be considered in a high level Talent measuring device. This means a Level 8 or Level 9 on a medium level Talent measuring device might just reach Level 2 or level 3 on a high level Talent measuring device.
And in the Fighting part, the students are allotted a certain number and whenever two numbers are drawn, they fight, and the winner advances while the loser will fight with other lost students and the fight continues until proper ranking is determined.