On October 1st, Li Shiming quietly left home before dawn. He didn't want to see Siqin's tears again. Yesterday, Siqin next door cried until very late and fell asleep in a daze.
He cast the 'Light Body Technique' on himself and first took back the four surveillance cameras.
If all goes well, he won't be back any time soon.
After performing the "Invisibility Technique", he sped across Zhongdu City and climbed over the city wall to leave the city.
When he arrived at the foot of the Temple of Heaven, there were already many carriages heading towards the Temple of Heaven on the top of the mountain.
This Ascension Conference will be held in the Temple of Heaven. All the young men who are ready to take the test of their qualifications and talents, as well as the independent cultivators who want to join the sect, will gather here today.
Li Shiming slowed down. He saw young men sticking their heads out of the carriages and looking around curiously.
These teenagers all have one thing in common, that is, their eyes are particularly bright, but their bodies are very weak.
Generally speaking, gifted people will develop spiritual roots at the age of twelve, and the growth of spiritual roots requires a lot of energy.
This causes the growing teenagers to lose a lot of energy and they are generally very thin.
Moreover, the fewer spiritual roots a young man has and the stronger his talent is, the greater the demand for energy from his spiritual roots in his body.
It would be fine if such a talent was born in a wealthy family, but if it was born in a poor family, it would most likely die in a short time.
After countless years of Ascension Conferences, the secular world has a preliminary screening for young people with spiritual roots.
The boy with spiritual roots is extremely smart and his eyes are full of spirit, but he is weak.
Of course, no one in Daxia who participated in the screening knew the specific reasons for this work. They only knew that it was an important task led by the royal family.
Even the young man who came at this time and the people who sent him here, a large number of them also did not know the reason.
As spiritual roots are rare, most of the young people here are mortals, and they come here just for tourism.
When Li Shiming reached the top of the mountain, he saw Gu Jiazheng standing in front of the gate of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, and there were guards maintaining order in the square below.
Gu Jia saw Li Shiming and waved with a smile.
The guards made way for him, allowing Li Shiming to approach Gu Jia.
"Hello, Brother Gu!" Li Shiming bowed.
"You don't have to stand with them, just stay by my side. I don't know which senior uncle will come today, so I'll let you test your spiritual roots first!" Gu Jia waved his hand and said.
Li Shiming stood obediently beside Gu Jia. He saw horse-drawn carriages entering the square continuously, dropping off young boys and girls, and then lining up under the command of the Guards.
Of course, there are privileges everywhere, such as Li Shiming himself and the small group of young men and women standing at the front of the square.
Li Shiming would never admit that he had any privileges, but the identities of that small group of young men and women could be easily determined just by looking at the clothes they were wearing.
Among them, the two people ranked first and second, the leading boy was about fifteen years old, with a noble face, and his clothes were embroidered with four-clawed golden dragons.
The girl ranked second was equally extraordinary, wearing the Great Summer Palace costume.
The four-clawed golden dragon can be embroidered only by the direct descendants of the royal family, and the palace dress represents that the girl was born in the palace.
Li Shiming was looking at them, and they were also looking at Li Shiming.
Who told Li Shiming to stand higher than them and closer to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests where the test was being conducted?
"Don't worry if your spiritual roots are too poor. You have been noticed by Uncle Cui and you will definitely be able to get in!" Gu Jia comforted softly as he saw that there was still time.
Although he was optimistic about Li Shiming, it was difficult to explain things like spiritual roots.
Spiritual roots are the basic condition for cultivation, but they are not the absolute factor. He values Li Shiming's ability to perceive more.
Being able to learn spells such as 'Spring Breeze and Rain' and 'Light Body Technique' by self-exploration shows how talented Li Shiming is in this area.
"Thank you, Brother Gu, for your concern!" Li Shiming replied gratefully.
"Here it comes!" Following Gu Jia's reminder, Li Shiming felt the faint fluctuation of spiritual power in the sky.
He looked up at the sky, but saw nothing.
"When you arrive at the sect, remember to learn the 'Sky Eye Technique' and other qi-gazing techniques!" Gu Jia noticed Li Shiming's confused look and said.
After he finished speaking, he bowed down, and Li Shiming quickly followed his example and bowed down as well.
A figure appeared out of nowhere and stood in front of Gu Jia.
"Gu Jia, the garrison envoy of Daxia, pays his respects to Uncle Master Zhao!" Gu Jia saluted meticulously and greeted him respectfully.
As he was speaking, two more figures appeared on the left and right sides of Uncle Zhao.
Li Shiming knew from the fluctuations of spiritual power that although he didn't know the specific strengths of the two cultivators who appeared later, he was sure that they were not foundation-building cultivators. Only the aura on Uncle Master Zhao was extremely obscure, making it impossible for him to judge.
But he didn't need to judge. Gu Jia called him Uncle Master, so Uncle Master Zhao was the foundation-building cultivator sent by the sect this time.
"Junior brother Gu, no need to be polite, just go in and start!" Uncle Zhao nodded, waved his hand and lifted Gu Jiadao up.
He walked into the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. The two monks who followed him nodded to Gu Jia, gestured to him, and then entered the gate with Gu Jia.
When Gu Jia entered, he waved to Li Shiming, and Li Shiming followed him in.
Uncle Master Zhao sat cross-legged in the middle, took out a jade wall with a dragon carving on it from his storage bag and placed it on the wooden table in front of him.
"Uncle Master Zhao, this is Li Shiming who was born in Daxia. His origin is clear. He has an immortal fate and inherited the legacy. He has no connection with other sects or forces!" Gu Jia stepped forward and pointed at Li Shiming and introduced him.
"It's rare that one can cultivate to the third level of Qi Refining with just a piece of inheritance. You don't look very old. Come here!" Uncle Zhao said with a smile.
He was not too surprised at Gu Jia's recommendation.
As long as there are talented people in the area where they are stationed, these stationed monks will do their best to help.
The purpose is that if any of them grow up, they will bring feedback to the stationed monks.
This is encouraged by the sect. It is precisely because of these benefits that the stationed monks will do their best to find talents for the sect.
Li Shiming walked to the jade disc with some trepidation. Uncle Zhao cast a talisman and spiritual power surged on the jade disc.
"Put your hand on the Lingbi!" Uncle Zhao said in a deep voice.
Li Shiming stretched out his hands and pressed them on the Lingbi.
He felt a spiritual power from the Spiritual Wall flowing into his body, and after circulating around, it returned to the Spiritual Wall.
Three beams of light flew out from the Lingbi, one gold, one red and one green.
"You are sixteen years and seven months old, and you have the three spiritual roots of gold, fire and wood. You meet the recruitment requirements of Tianhai Sect. Are you willing to join Tianhai Sect?" Uncle Zhao looked at Li Shiming with a smile and asked.
"I do!" Li Shiming put aside his worries and answered solemnly.
The three spiritual roots were not unexpected to him. He had guessed about it as early as when he was practicing the 'Five Elements Qi Gathering Technique' and was able to sense the three kinds of spiritual light spots.