When it was Tian Youguang's turn, he looked completely exasperated.
I never expected the sect leader to play this kind of game. Isn't he just making things difficult for himself?
Originally, Du Yumei was about to become his disciple, but now she's suddenly barged in!
The most important thing was to use immortal power to launch feathers. Although it was called a competition, it was also a test of the two peak masters' skills.
What if I don't control my strength well and shoot too far or too close? Wouldn't that be embarrassing? Wouldn't that tell everyone that I, as the senior brother, am not as good as my junior sister?
Yunhai laughed and said, "Junior Brother Tian, don't be nervous! Just perform to your normal level!"
Tian Youguang chuckled awkwardly, "Senior brother, are you trying to embarrass me in public? Fine! I'll give it a try!"
With a flick of his right finger, Tian Youguang sent a pure white feather flying out. The feather slowed down as it approached the heads of the ten disciples gathered around Xiaozhu Peak.
The onlookers held their breath as the feather slowed down, flew forward a short distance, and finally reached the top of the ten disciples' heads before its speed dropped to zero and it began to drift down slowly.
Tian Youguang breathed a sigh of relief. At least he had saved face. Now it was up to luck.
The feather began to spiral downwards, and everyone stared wide-eyed, eager to see who it would land on.
Tian Youguang's eyes widened in shock, and he let out a long sigh of anger.
The pure white feather drifted down and landed on Lin Caogen's head.
The sect leader of Wuwei Sect, Yunhai, couldn't help but chuckle. The peak master of Lengyue Peak, Cangyue, said, "You're quite lucky, kid. Come forward and have your immortal roots tested."
Lin Caogen was speechless. He had inexplicably accepted the leaf that Yunhai had sent earlier, and now the feather had landed squarely on his head. Wasn't this fate making him look foolish? He had barely managed to get into Xiaozhu Peak by currying favor with others; if he made a fool of himself and caused Tian Youguang to lose face, how would he ever stand up again?
Sect Master Yunhai laughed and said, "Junior Sister! You won this time! This new disciple is called Lin Caogen. I actually like this kid quite a bit, but he mentioned when he was chatting with us earlier that he only has one immortal root. I'll have him go with Junior Brother Tian to Xiaozhu Peak to chop wood, boil water, and cook, and also have Junior Brother Tian give him some pointers."
Lengyue Peak Master Cangyue said, "He said he only has one immortal root, he probably determined that himself! Many disciples buy small root-testing stones, but most of them are counterfeit or substandard. Their own measurements might not be accurate. It's better to come to this legitimate root-testing stone to test your immortal root!"
Tian Youguang was speechless. Those counterfeit root-testing stones were decades ago. Nowadays, at least in Wuwei Town, the root-testing stones sold are basically reliable. Moreover, the young people who come to participate in the initiation disciple assessment ceremony usually pool their resources to buy a small root-testing stone and take turns testing their own root foundation before they arrive. It's almost impossible to be wrong.
Sect Master Yunhai laughed and said, "Since Junior Sister Cangyue wants to win completely, then fine, Lin Caogen, you can test your spiritual roots. I didn't let you test them just now, what if you have three spiritual roots instead of one? All of these are possible."
Lin Caogen was speechless and uneasy for a moment, not knowing if something unexpected would happen! He immediately nodded and went to the root-measuring stone.
Tian Youguang thought to himself, "It's over! Disciples like Du Yumei will have to go to Lengyue Peak! My Xiaozhu Peak will never rise to prominence! Even if the sect leader gives us a high-level Earth-rank cultivation technique for the Qi Condensation stage, it won't be enough. We need talented individuals with extraordinary abilities to cultivate it."
Du Yumei looked at Lin Caogen with her beautiful eyes and thought to herself, "I never thought that I would have to let him decide which peak I would go to cultivate on! How interesting. This man named Lin Caogen is quite handsome, but it seems that he only has one immortal root. Even if the previous measurement was inaccurate, at most he could add one or two more. I originally went to Xiaozhu Peak because there were few disciples there, but now I'm afraid I will have to switch to the Cangyue Peak Master's sect!"
Lin Caogen reached out his hand toward the root-measuring stone, trembling and hesitant to extend it any further.
Tian Youguang roared, "Kid! Hurry up! What are you dawdling for? Are you even a man? What's there to be afraid of? Testing your immortal potential isn't like drawing your blood!"
Lin Caogen's forehead was beaded with cold sweat! He was somewhat worried that his identity might be exposed. After all, he had been a prisoner on the dungeon, and strictly speaking, he still was.
Lin Caogen steeled his resolve and placed his left palm directly on the root-testing stone. Instantly, a surge of immortal power rushed into Lin Caogen's body, surging and crashing around as it tried to enter his immortal root.
In an instant! Invisible immortal power entered the first immortal root that Lin Caogen had opened, and then surged out from Lin Caogen's immortal root and shot into the Root-Testing Stone! Instantly, a red beam of light as thick as a chopstick shot out from the Root-Testing Stone and soared straight into the sky!
The clear blue sky suddenly became stormy!
The red beam shot into the sky and directly stained the clouds above with a layer of red frost.
Everyone was stunned. The sect leader of Wuwei Sect stared at the red light emanating from the Root Testing Stone and muttered to himself, "Is this Lin Caogen's only immortal root? What a low-key fellow."
Tian Youguang's eyes lit up as he stared at Lin Caogen and excitedly shouted, "Heavenly Rank! Heavenly Rank! It's a Heavenly Rank Immortal Root!"
Upon hearing Tian Youguang's exclamation, the entire square in front of the Wuwei Sect's gate erupted into a verbal commotion.
Du Yumei looked at the man in front of her and never expected that he would have a Heavenly Immortal Root! For a moment, she felt a surge of envy and inferiority.
Lin Caogen never expected that using such a large root-testing stone to test his immortal roots would cause such a commotion. He immediately withdrew his hand nervously.
The red beam of light in the sky disappeared, and the clouds returned to their original color. However, a vortex appeared in the sky. Immortal energy from heaven and earth converged on the vortex, and then condensed into a thin, long vortex that poured into the immortal roots of the forest grass roots.
Upon witnessing this scene, Cang Yue, the peak master of Lengyue Peak, felt her heart race and exclaimed, "He actually condensed the essence of heaven and earth and drew it into his body! Is this the potential of a Heavenly Rank Immortal Root?"
Seeing this scene, Du Yumei also showed a deep sense of inferiority. Although she had nine golden earth-rank immortal roots, the speed at which the nine immortal roots absorbed immortal essence could not compare to Lin Caogen's speed.
Lin Caogen felt as if his first immortal root had just been completely opened, and every cell in his body was thirsting for energy. Having lived on Earth since birth, his body was almost "dried up". Now that his immortal root was fully opened, it automatically activated the function of attracting the energy of heaven and earth. Every cell began to frantically absorb the energy of heaven and earth to transform itself.
Lin Caogen felt his whole body burning hot, as if floating on air. The whole process lasted for several minutes, after which he felt his body was filled with power. Every cell was brimming with energy. The tiny, elongated vortex of energy that had formed between heaven and earth gradually dissipated. However, Yun Hai clearly felt that the energy of heaven and earth was still slowly gathering towards Lin Caogen's body. His body seemed to be like a magnetic field, actively attracting the primordial energy of heaven and earth to enter through his pores.
Lengyue Peak Master Cangyue gave a wry smile and said, "Senior Brother Tian indeed has a good eye! I didn't expect you to find such a talented disciple. However, Senior Brother Tian's behavior of hiding things is really not very clever!"
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