Zhaojia Village has always been the place where the Tongshan School recruits disciples.
Every three years, they would send a team led by a Jindan cultivator to a specific place to recruit disciples for the sect.
Most of the time, the Jindan cultivators were only responsible for driving the shuttles. After arriving at the destination, they would have the foundation-building disciples form teams of two and begin conducting spiritual root tests around the surrounding villages and towns.
Ling Ling Ba was the first to discover the arrival of the monks. At the same time, the monks also discovered the existence of the "Three Thousand Worlds".
Two monks wearing the sect's uniform were hovering above Zhaojia Village on swords.
Looking at the younger monk, he asked, "Brother, do you think the house at the entrance of the village is different from the other buildings?"
The monk with small eyes, who was called Senior Brother, nodded and said, "This house looks like a magical instrument. There have been more monks going out recently, so it's not surprising."
"Yeah, let's go down and take a look."
"Go quickly and come back quickly."
It has to be said that the inner disciples of the righteous sects are just sparse-minded. Even though they realized that the 'Three Thousand Worlds' was a magic weapon, they dared to go straight forward when they saw that there was no trace of demonic cultivation.
As soon as they landed in front of the 'Three Thousand Worlds', they smelled a medicinal fragrance emanating from inside, and their hearts became more at ease.
The young monk said, "Maybe he's an alchemist from somewhere who's out for training."
"Not necessarily," the monk with small eyes frowned slightly. "Looking at this magical weapon, it's definitely not something that a Foundation Establishment cultivator like you or me can possess. I'm afraid a senior has taken a fancy to a gifted child in this village and wants to take him as his disciple."
He thought for a moment and said, "Well, everything depends on chance. We are late."
As he spoke, he raised his voice and announced his name: "I am a disciple of the Tongshan Sect and I am here to visit you." If the other person is an alchemist, whether for the sect or for yourself, it is best to leave a good impression and make some friends with him or her.
Not long after, a woman in a white robe appeared in front of the two of them. She had a slight smile on her face, and her level of cultivation was unknown.
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All children aged 5-10 in the village must gather outside the village ancestral hall to undergo a spiritual root test.
The test in the village is just a preliminary one. After it is found that they have spiritual roots, they will be gathered together and brought to the Jindan monks to undergo spiritual root tests again with special instruments. Only then can their qualifications be truly known.
As for children with extremely poor spiritual roots, after telling them how difficult it is to practice and asking about their own wishes, if they are unwilling to practice, they will be sent back to the village.
But usually, no one is willing to go back, no matter how poor their qualifications are.
Zhao Liuli had used a spell to temporarily conceal her spiritual roots. Unless a Nascent Soul cultivator arrived or used a special magical tool, it would be impossible to determine her aptitude.
"A-choo!" Zhao Daya sneezed and rubbed her nose: "It's a bit cold. Is Erya wearing enough clothes? I'll go get you some clothes." The ten-year-old girl has already developed the awareness of being an older sister. On weekdays, when her parents go out, she takes care of Erya.
"I'm not cold, sister, please wear more clothes." Zhao Liuli shouted to Zhao Daya who was walking quickly into the house.
The weather is getting cooler and autumn has begun.
The monks who came to test their spiritual roots came later than in previous years and were in a hurry. They did not care whether they could find a child with suitable qualifications.
Zhao Liuli vaguely remembered that the cultivator who had come to test his spiritual roots in his previous life had arrived just in time. Because he needed to complete his sect's mission, he was very active in finding children with suitable qualifications.
Something must be wrong when things are abnormal, so she decided to quietly find out the reason.
For most sects, recruiting disciples wasn't a difficult task, usually assigned to Foundation Establishment cultivators who were on their first sect mission. Two people were traveling together, one new and one old, neither of them very powerful.
The foundation-building cultivator has not yet cultivated true spiritual consciousness, so naturally he cannot detect Zhao Liuli's existence.
In the afternoon, the two monks took a short rest in the village chief's house.
The spiritual root test has ended, and they will give the children one last afternoon to say goodbye to their families before leaving.
It is unlikely that they will come back until they have achieved success in their cultivation.
"We're lucky this time. We found two children of the right age in this small village, but we're not sure about their qualifications." The young monk, who was carrying out the spiritual root test for the first time, looked in good spirits. "We have three more places to visit next."
"Although we are short on manpower and time is a bit tight, we should still wait. After all, if they leave this time, they will hardly have the chance to see their families again." The monk with small eyes was sitting cross-legged on the cushion he had taken out, eyes closed, resting his mind. "Bye, say goodbye properly and focus on the Great Dao."
The young monk suggested, "Why don't we go to the next place now and come back tomorrow to pick them up together."
"This is against the rules, but..." The monk with small eyes thought for a moment and said, "It's okay. This year is not as good as in previous years. We are responsible for two more areas than before." It's just a bit tiring.
"It's just a coincidence that this happened this year."
"Then let's say goodbye to Senior first and then set off with her tomorrow?"
"Okay." The monk with small eyes opened his eyes, stood up and put the cushion into the storage bag.
"I didn't expect that Senior would also be unable to find the way and the market..."
"Be careful with your words," the monk with small eyes reminded, "Don't talk behind my back."
Seeing his brother's unusual seriousness, the young monk immediately replied, "Yes."
The world of cultivation is vast, and getting lost in the world is common. Sometimes, one can fly in one direction for days without seeing any signs of human habitation, or even stray into a forbidden area. Even Nascent Soul cultivators, not particularly skilled in divination, can be lost, and this is no joke.
Seeing the two of them getting up and heading towards the village entrance to say goodbye, Zhao Liuli withdrew his spiritual sense.
The two monks who came to Zhaojia Village to carry out the sect's mission of recruiting disciples were completely different from the two she met in her previous life.
As it happened, she also knew these two monks. Judging from the time, the current cultivation of these two monks was not as good as the two who came to carry out the mission in the previous life. It seemed that the sect was indeed short of manpower.
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Eryi had been in Zhaojia Village for two months. He had toured the area and even attended a fair held by several distant villages. He had had enough of the farmhouse fun. Seeing the monks arrive, he was in high spirits.
Originally, according to the villagers, she only needed to wait for half a month for the monks to arrive, but she didn't expect them to arrive much later than usual, and she didn't know why.
In these two months, Eryi not only learned the simplest method of alchemy, but also gained other things.
She discovered that there was no systematic concept of medicine among the mortals in the Qingling Realm.
The Qingling Realm is rich in spiritual energy, and all kinds of herbs grow fast and well. After growing for a long time, they can even turn into spiritual medicines.
Some illnesses that easily trouble mortals are nothing to cultivators.
It draws air into the body, expels impurities from the body, and keeps away from all diseases.
From another perspective, the marrow cleansing pill that is used to introduce people to the world of cultivation is a panacea among mortals.
Any blockage or tumor can be removed at once, and any disease can be cured.
Even though elixirs are expensive, few people bother to delve into general medicine, pharmacology, or medicinal properties, knowing there are better options. After all, their bodies are generally healthy, so they don't usually have serious illnesses; they either recover or perish.
The medical skills in the world of cultivation are far less developed than those in the martial arts world.
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The immortal master was about to leave with the immortal who had tested his spiritual roots, and the entire village of Zhaojia Village saw him off.
As a cured patient, Zhao Liuli was called up early by her mother and waited at the village entrance.
The white figure that had appeared in the village from time to time in the past two months was now communicating with two Tongshan Sect monks at the entrance of the village.
Seeing the figure looking over, Zhao Liuli waved goodbye to her.
She still hasn't been able to see the true depth of this 'immortal master'.
For more than a month, they hardly talked to each other, and the longest time they spent together was their first formal meeting.
At that time, Zhao Liuli had just drawn Qi into her body, and her mother brought her to visit her. Rumors had just spread in the village that her brain was still not very smart.
Her mother was naturally a little worried, and finally couldn't help but ask, how is Erya?
The woman in the white robe rubbed her head gently and said, "Very good."
The abilities of cultivators seemed omnipotent to ordinary people, but just these two words put her mother at ease.
Zhao Liuli sealed her spiritual roots after the arrival of the Tongshan Sect monks. But before that, she hadn't concealed the fact that she possessed spiritual roots. When she first fell ill, it was this "immortal master" who cured her.
Zhao Liuli understood that she couldn't be unaware that she had spiritual roots, but she didn't tell this to the cultivators who came to test her spiritual roots.
Whatever the reason, it greatly improved her favorability.
Although dual-element spiritual roots are not considered top-tier in the world of cultivation, and cultivation will encounter some obstacles, they are still considered to be good seedlings that are urgently needed by various sects. If a second-rate sect like Tongshan Sect discovers her, they will definitely try their best to keep her.
Soon, the two children with spiritual roots had said goodbye to their families and stood next to the monks from Tongshan Sect.
Set off.
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After watching the Immortal Master leave, the people of Zhaojia Village dispersed. Autumn had arrived, and they were busy every day, rushing to harvest.
The family whose two children had been taken away wiped their tears and followed the large group out of the village. Farmers, regardless of whether they were happy or sad, had to work now.
"Erya, what are you standing there for? Go back." Daya came over and held Zhao Liuli's hand.
"……Um."
When three monks are together, they can communicate more information than when there are only two.
She had just learned the reason why the monks were late.
On August 2, a major event occurred in the Qingling Realm that shocked the entire world.
The sky above the entire Qingling Realm was filled with calamity clouds, and every random bolt of lightning was as powerful as the calamity of ascension.
From that day on, a strange phenomenon appeared in the mortal world.
Originally, as long as a dead mortal didn't have a strong obsession that caused his soul to linger and turn into a ghost, his soul would disappear after two hours. But now it was different. It would remain there until a figure in official uniform appeared and took it away.
A few nosy monks had attacked the figure, but found they couldn't hit it at all. However, the figure also couldn't fight back.
"Sister," Zhao Liuli shook Daya's hand and said, "Do you remember when I got better?"
"About a month or so." Daya took Zhao Liuli and walked a few steps faster, asking the woman in front: "Mom, Erya asked me when she got better."
The woman smiled and said, "Forty-five days ago, I was counting the days."
That was August 2nd.
Zhao Liuli's mind was flooded with events from his previous life, and he stood there for a long time without being able to move.
In the Qingling Realm, any cultivator who enters the Nascent Soul stage will soon learn a secret.
——There is no reincarnation in this world.
The memories of several lifetimes mixed together and kept replaying in his mind. The confusing thoughts were entangled together and finally stopped on the white-robed immortal master who had just left.
Zhao Liuli understood that she had been seen through long ago.
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