Chapter 257 Chapter 257: A sarcastic tone? No, a self-pleasing tone...

What is he talking about?

Those words just now were spoken by this little guy???

Yu Feng's smile had completely frozen.

He couldn't understand.

Or rather, he rarely encounters such things.

Ever since he became the eldest senior brother of Xuanyun Sect, no matter where he was or who he was with, everyone treated him with the utmost respect.

He doesn't think of himself as a good person.

Especially after entering the book, he became even more ambitious and felt that he was the most special existence in the world. The male protagonist and the powerful supporting characters were all killed or maimed by him one by one. He did not need any supporting characters to serve as a foil. The world should revolve around him alone.

Those female cultivators should be obsessed with him, and those male cultivators should respect him even more.

Before Yu Feng traveled through the book, he had imagined countless times that if he came to such a world and could seize the initiative, he would definitely take away everything. After all, the male protagonists in some male-oriented immortal cultivation novels do some beastly and unbearable things, but don't so many people still follow them to read them?

What does this mean to him?

Therefore, such a guy without any fear came here, and used the past hundred years to turn the entire world of immortal cultivation upside down, forcing the world consciousness to show up and desperately hold the world together to prevent it from collapsing, and began to try desperately to interfere with the entire world.

He was used to having everything go smoothly, with opportunities and admiration coming to him in abundance, and the whole world was his legend.

Wherever he goes, when he hears his name, aren’t the eyes of those children who aspire to cultivate immortality filled with admiration?

Past experiences have lifted him up and made him more confident.

So when he met Xiao Yan Ning, he fell down hard and his face looked even worse.

Gu Yin had never seen this side of the little guy before. He was completely stunned and reacted stupidly for a few seconds before looking confused.

He was a little anxious at first and was about to bite his fingertips to use the spell he was best at.

This guy Yu Feng is such a bully that I can’t stand it at all.

But at this moment, Gu Yin looked at Cheng Hanqiu who suddenly appeared and held the cub in his arms, and was silent for a long time.

No—Master, you showed up so precisely? Have you been lurking around here for a long time?

If you care about this little guy, just admit it openly and do this.

You are messing with my mentality!!

You are not my biological father, you are my living father.

besides--

What's wrong with this little guy?

Isn't he just a bit hypocritical and doesn't like to talk to people?

He looks very well behaved and cute. Was it him who said that just now?

Why are you mocking me just because I found a backer?

Where did you learn this sarcastic tone? It's quite cool, please do more of it.

Cheng Hanqiu looked down at the arrogant and cowardly little softie lying in his arms, tugging at his clothes with a sarcastic tone.

Cheng Hanqiu:......

Cheng Hanqiu was also speechless, but he wanted to laugh more.

He patted the cub's head and looked over with a forced smile, as if he was watching a farce.

Yu Feng's face turned pale.

Before they could speak, Yu Ming, who had been watching for a long time, spoke first.

"What nonsense are you talking about?! My brother is the number one in the Xuanyun Sect! When the demon generals appeared and conquered Zhongzhou, it was my brother who defeated them! The people of Zhongzhou are all grateful to him! It's okay if you don't respect him, but you dare to say such things! Apologize to my brother quickly!!"

"Yu Ming."

Yu Feng said softly, stopping Yu Ming from saying the next word.

He came back to his senses at this moment, and still maintained some decency, looking over again, especially at the cub curled up in Cheng Hanqiu's arms.

"I think you must have heard some nonsense from some idiot and have some misunderstandings about me."

Yu Feng was still smiling. He was certain that such a small cub would not say such words for no reason. There must be someone instigating it behind the scenes.

And he judged that the instigators were obviously these people from Danfeng.

"I might have scared you just now. You can make a new decision."

Then he looked at Cheng Hanqiu.

"I heard that Uncle Cheng recently responded to the call of heaven and had an epiphany. I haven't congratulated Uncle Cheng yet."

"I don't need false congratulations..."

Cheng Hanqiu had been listening on the side, with a somewhat unruly temperament. He held a talisman in his other hand, his eyes slightly narrowed.

It is true that he can no longer lift the sword, but that does not mean that he is a fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered at will.

His collapsed Dao heart was never directed towards Yu Feng.

Every time the two met, there was always sarcasm and ridicule, not to mention the big battle they had in the past.

But before Cheng Hanqiu could finish his words.

The cub in Cheng Hanqiu's arms quickly poked its head out and looked at Yu Feng carefully again.

The look was suspicious and scrutinizing.

Seeing this, Yu Feng curled his lips slightly and said, "Since you yearn for the immortal path and have such a good character, you must know a lot about the world of immortal cultivation. Why don't you let me test you? Back in the battle in Zhongzhou..."

"It seems Ningning saw it wrong," Yan Ning said again, "Why do you only maintain one side? Don't you want the other side anymore?"

That little mouth is chattering away.

Cheng Hanqiu also looked down at Xiao Yanning.

What?

The little guy shrank back again, but continued to chatter: "One side is so well maintained and so thick, and the other side of the face is no longer wanted."

——Thick-skinned and shameless at the same time.

"you--"

Yu Ming on the other side howled.

The cub turned his gaze away. "Why are you so agitated all the time? If I don't understand, then I'm asking, do you so-called 'aristocratic families' train people to remove the essence and discard the dregs?"

There was silence all around.

It seemed that no one expected the little guy's remarks.

Ancient Yin: ...

Is this something that can be said?

Have you said too much?

Can we defeat each other?!

That’s enough, it’s enough that we are right, stop talking for now!

No, you look like a good boy, why are you spitting thorns out of me?

Gu Yin, the usually gentle senior brother of Danfeng, was so happy and panicked that he started to doubt his life.

Yu Feng's face turned completely dark.

The peak masters around were hesitant to speak.

The main problem is that the person who said this is indeed a child, and he has indeed expressed his desire to join Danfeng.

And the cub continued to chatter—

"Daddy, even though Ningning arrived late, she has already finished climbing!"

He is really good at talking.

The cubs before Cheng Hanqiu appeared and the cubs after Cheng Hanqiu appeared were completely two extremes.

The little guy always thinks that there are people walking faster than him, but he is very strong. He wants to show off and brag after he finishes climbing!

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces looked unhappy.

Moreover, at this time, they paid special attention to the name shouted by the cub.

——Daddy?

The cub just shouted casually, as if it was frightened, so no one paid any attention to it.

But now, the cub was curled up in Cheng Hanqiu's arms and calling him daddy.

This is——Cheng Hanqiu’s child???

A group of people looked at the faces of the father and son, and felt strangely that they were similar.

For a moment, countless questions swirled in everyone's mind.

At this time, Jin Wei took a step forward. He looked at everything in front of him without sadness or joy, and then looked at Cheng Hanqiu who was standing in the middle of the venue holding the cub.

"Okay, Yu Feng, everything still has to follow the disciple's wishes."

Yu Feng was so angry that he was ready to take action. Deep in his eyes, which pretended to be clear, was hidden a vicious malice like that of a poisonous snake or insect.

But now it's in front of people after all.

He could only keep it to himself.

He put on his smile again, saluted his master, and then quietly retreated into the team.

Since you can't do what he wants, don't blame him for being rude.

Anyway, it's the law of the jungle along the way.

"Junior brother."

Jin Wei looked at his former disciple, and because of the relationship with the Danfeng Patriarch, he had to call him by this name. His expression did not reveal his inner thoughts, but his tone was quite cold.

"Since you're here, go back to your position. You still have talents to test."

"Yeah, yeah, there's still talent to be tested."

Several peak masters and elders reacted and quickly tried to smooth things over.

It’s not easy to deal with now.

The test over there wasn't finished yet, but a quarrel had already broken out here, and the atmosphere was tense.

Yu Feng is the current leader of all the disciples of Xuanyun Sect. He has strong cultivation and has dealt with many incidents of the birth of demon generals. There is no doubt about that.

But in fact, a long time ago, Cheng Hanqiu had solved quite a few problems. In addition, he is now the only direct disciple of the Danfeng Patriarch Cheng. At that time, Yizhou was affected by the epidemic caused by the demon general, which quickly affected countless surrounding lands. It was Cheng's elixir that saved countless lives.

This is truly a venerable being who was granted a golden body and worshipped in Yizhou. Even if he is now in retreat, it is basically impossible for Patriarch Cheng to make another breakthrough. His life span is almost exhausted, and it is basically certain that he will die in retreat like other ancestors.

With such an influence, even if you look down on Cheng Hanqiu because of what happened to him later, and even if you say something about him behind his back, you have to do it for the sake of the ancestor's face.

They tried to smooth things over, looking at the clever and beautiful little fellow, and they really couldn't say that the little fellow might just be of a good nature.

But after all, Yu Ming's talent has been generally shown before and is quite good.

This can be considered as a comfort and explanation to Jianfeng.

Cheng Hanqiu had indeed arrived early.

He didn't know why he was becoming more and more restless after receiving Gu Yin's message.

He had been hiding in the dark and only appeared when he couldn't help himself.

He was too lazy to think about it since he couldn't figure it out. He just patted the cub's head and put Xiao Yan Ning down.

Let the little guy go to the team over there.

Yan Ning blinked her big eyes and looked at Gu Yin and her father who were weak and alone on her side.

Look at those guys with 'evil intentions'.

Xiao Yan Ning was quite worried.

This little coward kept looking back every step of the way, and it took him a long time to walk back to the team.

Over there, the test has already begun, and the cubs line up one by one and go up to the testing stone platform.

Yan Ning walked back to the team with puffed cheeks.

Wherever he went, some of the cubs were outraged.

I couldn't help but whisper.

"Do you know who you are talking to? He is our Zhongzhou's great hero. How can you talk to him like this?"

"That's right, that's right."

“That’s too much.”

Yan Ning opened her eyes, which were as black and white as black grapes, and looked at them.

"He said my dad was a bastard."

Several of the cubs choked.

"I understand. A great hero can call your dad a jerk."

The cub consciously stayed away from them, as if it was looking at a strange creature.

"No, my father is not..."

"That's not what we meant. You can't say that about a great hero—"

"It's okay, Ningning understands." Xiao Yanning nodded seriously and took a few steps back. "Ningning is just different from you. Being isolated is Ningning's fate. Ningning understands."

You understood something! !

The cubs' faces turned red and they couldn't utter a word for a while.

Yu Ming over there seemed to want to argue, but under the gaze of his brother, this arrogant little guy finally calmed down a little and just looked at Xiao Yan Ning with a very dissatisfied look.

Cheng Hanqiu did not join the queue.

He heard what the cub said and snorted in amusement.

The Taoist in green had been in a lazy and drowsy state for a long time. Even though his eyes were clear at this moment and he was leaning on the side, he naturally revealed a bit of decadence.

Different from the young man who was full of vigor and vitality back then.

Gu Yin followed Cheng Hanqiu obediently, and finally couldn't help asking: "Master, what did Ningning say——"

"He figured it out on his own."

Cheng Hanqiu smiled with his face but not his heart.

“Maybe this is his way.”

What Tao?

"What's the weird way?"

Cheng Hanqiu raised his hand and patted Gu Yin's shoulder.

Although I feel helpless, I feel an indescribable sense of relief.

"To make others angry and yourself happy is probably the way to please yourself."

The name is quite nice and cozy.

On the other side, Yu Feng had already thrown out the magic weapon that he had shown to several peak masters before, and it was hanging in the air, claiming that whoever was destined to get it would get it.

He was smiling again at this moment, and there was no sign of the frustration he had just shown.

"Fake."

Gu Yin curled his lips beside him.

If my junior sister were here and heard this guy say that, she would definitely rush up with the medicine cauldron and fight him to the death.

The measurement was carried out very quickly, and most of the cubs were measured in one go.

This test stone is made up of two parts.

One part is a test stone pointing to the sky, and the other is lying flat on the ground.

The piece lying flat can measure your spiritual root attributes, and the piece facing the sky is particularly important.

That is used to determine the grade of your spiritual roots.

In theory, spiritual roots are divided into several levels, consisting of the five most basic elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Of course, based on these five spiritual roots, there are also derived different spiritual roots. A single spiritual root is the best, followed by others.

But generally speaking, spiritual root attributes are not that important to a person. A single spiritual root is equivalent to specialization, so the power will be greater, but other cultivators with multiple spiritual roots will also have unexpected results if they make good use of their spiritual root attributes.

What really determines the speed of a person's cultivation is the quality of his spiritual roots.

Now among the seven major immortal sects, there is a leader with four spiritual roots.

That person's spiritual roots were of top grade, his cultivation speed was very fast, and his mind worked quickly. The attributes of the four spiritual roots in his hands became a nightmare for his opponents.

Therefore, when the immortal sect goes out to select disciples, they basically only judge whether you have spiritual roots. This test is to determine the grade of your spiritual roots.

The level of your spiritual roots will affect where you will go and what kind of immortal you will cultivate. However, among the disciples recruited, 80% will become outer disciples, and more than 10% will be menial disciples. Only a small number may enter the inner sect. It is even rarer to become a direct disciple or direct inner disciple of a certain venerable.

"Gold, Wood, and Fire are the three spiritual roots. The spiritual root grade is low. Go over there and wait in line... Next one is Yu Ming."

It was at this time that Yu Ming stepped onto the test bench.

When he put his palm on it.

The golden-green light became brighter, and the upright test stone was instantly filled to a little over two-thirds of its height.

Those peak masters couldn't help but stand up.

"Top-grade dual spiritual roots."

"It's really a good seedling."

"He's not much different from his brother."

"Back then, Yu Feng had a single, top-grade gold spiritual root. At that time, I even competed with the sect leader for his right to be his disciple. Now, another one has arrived. I can only congratulate the sect leader on gaining another exceptionally gifted disciple."

Jin Wei just smiled and nodded in admiration.

"good."

"But it seems like a pity for Yan Ning."

There was also an elder who changed the subject.

"Entering the Dao is a process of sensing the heaven and earth. Some casual cultivators also enter the Dao slowly in the process of sensing the spiritual energy because they have spiritual roots, and embark on the path of cultivation. Therefore, when they are four or five years old, everything has not yet begun. It is the best time to form a system, and it is also the standard for the seven major immortal sects to accept disciples. Yu Ming, who has a high-grade spiritual root, is surrounded by spiritual energy at the moment, and he has the potential to enter the Dao. With a little guidance, I believe it won't be long before he enters the early stage of the Dao. Then Yan Ning's spiritual root grade should not exceed Yu Ming's."

"Indeed, although he looks cute and can complete the entire Cloud Ladder, and he has spiritual power, this spiritual power must have been gained during the process of climbing the Cloud Ladder. At the beginning, it was not clear how much spiritual energy he had. At that time, he was just good-looking, and other aspects were somewhat mediocre."

"They should be the same age."

Several peak masters and elders took a quick look.

"Since they are the same, then Yan Ning, whose spiritual power is slightly weaker than Yu Ming's, can only be a mid-grade spiritual root at best."

This is quite convincing.

Putting Yu Ming and Yan Ning together, one can clearly feel that the spiritual power surrounding Yu Ming is more intense than that surrounding little Yan Ning.

"However, with such a mentality, mid-grade spiritual roots are also very good. It's just that the path is more difficult than that of high-grade spiritual roots, but it can also achieve great achievements in the future."

"Yeah yeah--"

The conversation over there reached the ears of the master and disciple standing not far away.

Gu Yin scratched his head.

I agree with this very much.

He also had a mid-grade spiritual root. Looking at the little fellow's appearance, he felt that the spiritual energy surrounding the little fellow was similar to what he felt at that time.

"Middle grade is pretty good too, Master. When Ningning comes down, you must praise him."

He also figured it out.

The little guy is a bit hypocritical. He likes to ignore people, but it is obvious that he likes to hear others praise him.

As they spent these days together, Gu Yin's relationship with the cub became better and better, mainly because Gu Yin really praised him.

Seeing the little guy happy, he was happy too.

The male mother who is taking care of the baby is worried sick.

He also did not forget to warn another troublemaker.

After all, the little guy would obviously be happier when he heard Cheng Hanqiu's praise.

But Cheng Hanqiu ignored him.

Cheng Hanqiu frowned slightly.

He is thinking.

When he was recalling the time when he accompanied the little guy to sleep, he saw some past events from the little guy's dreams along his bloodline.

He only knew that this little guy was sent by Heaven, and he had hidden many things in Xuanyun Sect, but in fact, he had guessed a lot about the little guy's true origin before.

But at that time, people only speculated that this little guy might be a son of destiny who was overlooked and was abused and mistreated in a small corner that was out of reach of the immortal gate, so he was sent here by the heaven.

But after these days, he was no longer sure.

I have a feeling this little guy isn't from some corner of the Immortal Cultivation World...

So if that's the case.

"Master?"

Seeing Cheng Hanqiu didn't speak for a long time.

Gu Yin thought that Cheng Hanqiu's stubbornness had come back again.

"Did you hear that? What are you thinking about?"

"Thinking—"

Cheng Hanqiu finally spoke.

"When I first saw him, there was no spiritual energy around him."

At that time, he also said that this was not a very smart little guy, and he didn't see why he deserved special care from heaven.

And now——

"Yeah, kids grow up so fast."

Gu Yin also nodded quickly.

"after all--"

Halfway through the conversation.

Gu Yin finally realized something.

Because the specific circumstances of the Heaven's call were hidden by them, he had originally told the disciples in Danfeng that this little fellow was a debt owed by their master in a past relationship and was only recently sent to them.

And I heard from my master that Xiao Yan Ning has a clear blood relationship with him.

So he naturally overlooked a very important issue.

Isn’t this the cub that Master raised since childhood?

I don’t know where God got this cub for the master!

So, the first time Master and Xiao Yan Ning met was...

That's when it happened.

Finally it was Xiao Yanning’s turn.

Yu Ming was already standing in a separate row, looking at Xiao Yan Ning arrogantly, his eyes full of arrogance.

The elders and peak masters over there also naturally judged the condition of Xiao Yan Ning's spiritual roots, so it was not such a pity at this moment.

"Danfeng is just Danfeng."

"After all, he's someone else's child. Even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs. Cheng Hanqiu probably wouldn't teach him to be anything bad."

"Yes, yes, Yu Feng, you can take a look at the other disciples. I think there are quite a few very good disciples this year."

Yu Feng was about to answer with a smile.

Over there, the cub placed his hand on the testing stone.

Various colors lit up on the test stone for a moment, then slowly faded away and turned into a single color.

Abnormal color without spiritual roots.

"It's actually a single spiritual root."

"But that's normal. Cheng Hanqiu originally had a single thunder spirit root. The probability of his child having a spirit root is higher. Let me see, this is-"

The color gradually faded from deep blue to a very light blue-white, and from where Yan Ning touched, the coldness spread inch by inch, and a chill came.

"Yes, it's an ice spirit root - grade -"

The elder continued speaking, watching the color of the upright test stone slowly begin to rise.

At first, the speed was very slow, just as they expected, and it slowly rose to the mid-grade level. However, the brilliant color did not stop, but began to grow faster and faster. The elders and peak masters who were originally speaking with a smile choked.

I watched helplessly as a scene that went against common sense unfolded before my eyes.

--What?

A gust of wind surged and lifted the hems of everyone's clothes around, and Yan Ning was the first to be affected. He squinted his eyes, his blue and white clothes fluttered, and frost and snow could be vaguely seen sliding by.

At this moment, the entire test stone is bright!

In an instant, the elders and peak masters sitting not far away stood up instantly.