The group was led by the disciples of the Flying Star Sect to Star Guest Peak to be assigned rooms, and then each received their own food for the night.
Qi Yu touched the few spiritual fruits in her hand and thought to herself that this was indeed a major sect. These fruits were different from the ordinary fruits she had eaten before. They were carefully cultivated by spiritual plant masters and contained rich spiritual energy. Cultivators could eat them to replenish their spiritual power, and ordinary people could eat them to strengthen their bodies.
Around three thousand people passed the test of the Heavenly Ladder. Not many were eliminated, since anyone with perseverance, even a young person like a shooting star, could climb the Heavenly Ladder.
The real key is tomorrow's spiritual root test. Whether an ordinary person can enter the Flying Star Sect depends on the results of tomorrow's spiritual root test.
For someone like Qi Yu, who already knows his spiritual root and has a certain level of cultivation, testing his spiritual root is just a formality; the final result will depend on the test in the secret realm of the Flying Star Sect.
"I hope it's not too much of a rip-off."
Qi Yu sighed and casually used a cleaning spell to clean her body and some dirty clothes.
Although it's not as comfortable as a real bath, it's quick and easy to get herself clean, so she's too lazy to go through all that trouble.
She sat on the bed, closed her eyes, and began to cultivate.
The night passed quickly.
As dawn broke, disciples from the Flying Star Sect came to have breakfast with them and then led them to the location for testing their spiritual roots.
Bai Huan and Qi Yu each held a fluffy, soft red bean bun in their hands, eating while observing their surroundings.
The location for testing spiritual roots was similar in structure to the large square at the entrance of the Flying Star Sect. Some disciples brought out tables and chairs, and placed a testing stone on each table. Several senior brothers and sisters sat behind the tables.
A chubby, kind-looking disciple cupped his hands around his mouth, making a megaphone shape, and announced loudly, "Those who haven't had their spiritual roots tested, line up in the six lines on the left. Those who already have a foundation in cultivation, line up in the three lines on the right."
Bai Huan greeted her and then excitedly walked towards the line on the left.
Qi Yu walked to the rightmost line, swallowed the red bean bun with a hint of reluctance, and secretly made up his mind to join the Flying Star Sect.
The food in the cafeteria here is just too much to her liking!
The line for testing one's spiritual root was very long, and because Qi Yu walked slowly, she ended up in the middle to back of the line.
She glanced casually at the senior brother at the front of the line who was having his spiritual root tested, and suddenly stopped.
It's time to rest!
Wasn't he supposed to be on duty at the Flying Star Treasure Pavilion in Wucheng? He actually came back?
Yan Shi lay lazily on the chair, the toes of his boots hooking around the table leg, looking as if he was born to sit on the chair.
He casually directed the cultivators in line to place their hands on the spirit-testing stone, while he held a small notebook in his hand to record the cultivators' names and spiritual roots.
At this moment, a loud discussion suddenly broke out from the line on the left.
"Single spiritual root!"
"He still has a golden spiritual root! If he becomes a weapon refiner, his future will be limitless!"
"She'll definitely be accepted as a personal disciple by the elders!"
"That goes without saying."
Qi Yu turned her gaze curiously, squinting at the figure of the girl who was the center of attention.
She wore a light blue dress, with colorful ribbons tucked into her hair, which was braided and draped over her right shoulder.
It turned out to be Bai Huan.
Upon learning the result, she didn't seem particularly surprised, simply nodding and walking away to a corner as if trying to conceal her presence.
Qi Yu withdrew her gaze, sighed that there were still many geniuses in the cultivation world, and continued to search for the figure of the boy she wanted to find in the crowd.
I wonder what kind of spiritual root the Human Weapon is.
Although Meteor, as the villain, ultimately couldn't escape being killed by the male protagonist, he still managed to wipe out all of the male protagonist's men, so he certainly shouldn't be underestimated.
Ah, found it.
Meteor was now at the very front of the sixth line.
He placed his left hand on the spirit-testing stone, while his right hand, hanging at his side, was clenched into a fist and trembling slightly.
The senior brother who recorded the spiritual root and name looked at the spirit-testing stone for a while, his voice calm and undisturbed.
"A shooting star, right?"
"right."
"I have five spiritual roots. I'll get my badge from the senior sister over there later. I can start as an outer disciple."
"...Okay. Thank you, senior brother."
Qi Yu stood still, watching the young man walk steadily toward the senior sister who was handing out the name tags.
For some reason, although he appeared calm, she could sense the helplessness and sorrow in his heart.
Will the villain possess all five spiritual roots?
How can someone with five spiritual roots stand up to the male protagonist?
Qi Yu looked at the spirit-testing stone on the table with some suspicion; it was different from the spirit-testing stone in the Spirit Academy.
Could it be that the quality of the spirit-testing stones here is poor? Meteor is actually a chaotic spirit root just like her, but the senior brother testing her spirit root is blind and can't see it.
Otherwise, it wouldn't explain the meteor's unbelievably powerful strength in the plot segments.
"Girl, keep walking forward."
Suddenly, someone pushed her from behind. Qi Yu came to her senses and realized that she had already fallen far behind the people in front of her in line. She quickly caught up.
Whether it is or not, we'll find out by looking at her test results later.
Before long, it was her turn in line.
Qi Yu took a deep breath and gently placed her hand on it.
Seeing her nervous expression, Yan Shi teased, "Don't you already know what your spiritual root is? Why are you still so nervous?"
Qi Yu gave a forced smile and said, "Thank you. I took ten Marrow Cleansing Pills last night to see if I could defy fate."
Yan Shi: "..."
He looked down at the five rays of light gathering on the spirit-testing stone, covered his face with the small notebook in his hand, and chuckled, "Junior sister, it seems you're unlucky. You failed to defy fate and ended up with five spiritual roots."
"Next time you want to buy Marrow Cleansing Pills, come to our Treasure Pavilion. They're definitely better than those random Tom, Dick, or Harry concocted ones you just buy."
Qi Yu: "...Hehe."
Yan Shi opened the notebook and asked, "What's your name?"
"Jade gives rise to smoke".
Yan Shi glanced at her and said, "Quite poetic. Alright, go to the back and wait for the secret realm assessment later. Next."
Qi Yu gave a fake smile: "Okay, received. By the way, senior brother, you should change your spirit-testing stones."
Yan Shi: "Hey! You took the useless Marrow Cleansing Pill and now you're blaming our Flying Star Sect's Spirit Testing Stone? This was personally refined by our Venerable Breaking Moon!"
Qi Yu raised an eyebrow. The name Po Yue Zun Zhe was familiar. It was another "exceptional case of being poisoned by cold poison but not dying" that Wu Shi Chang mentioned when she was suffering from the Seven Cold Soul Stealing Poison and sought an antidote from Wu Shi Chang of the Spirit Academy.
It is said that in order to combat the cold poison, Venerable Poyue took the Marrow Cleansing Pill to transform his wood spiritual root into a fire spiritual root. He also practiced body cultivation techniques, using intense fire to temper his body and suppress the cold poison that caused the Seven Cold Souls to be consumed.
In short, he's a formidable character.
However, this spirit-testing stone was forged by that Venerable Broken Moon, yet it couldn't even detect her chaotic spiritual root. It seems it's not as powerful as it seems.
But this result also gave her another perspective.
The supervillain Meteor is very likely to have a chaotic spiritual root, just like her.
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