Chapter 1 First Hearing of an Immortal Testing Spiritual Roots - Main Character's Entire Family Dies (As Standard)
In a remote and backward village in the mortal realm, all the adults of a family gathered together, discussing selling their six-year-old daughter for money.
"Aunt Li is experienced; she said this baby is definitely a boy. It's good to sell that girl; we can use her to raise our grandson. But where has that brat Daya run off to?" the mother-in-law said, touching her daughter-in-law's belly.
When her daughter-in-law was asked about her daughter, she said impatiently, "I don't know. She's been fearless since she was born and doesn't get close to us. Now she's running all over the mountains and fields. I reckon she'll be back before dinner is ready."
The old woman snorted: "Hmph! Let her play for a few more days. When the old man and the others come back after sunset, they'll know how much that girl can be sold for and where to get a high price."
The daughter-in-law stroked her belly, explaining that she was selling her eldest daughter, whose second daughter had died young, and that she was now pregnant with her third child.
The girl they were talking about was in Xiaohaigou at that moment. This family hadn't given her a proper name, always calling her "Da Ya," but she always told everyone that her name was Song Yin.
Song Yin was the name her parents gave her in her previous life. She later learned that they had pondered this name for a long time before finally choosing the character "Yin" from the phrase "Great Sound is Silent." In her past life, she lived in a world teeming with mutants. Both her parents perished in the battle to eliminate them when she was a child, and she was raised by a base. After growing up, she joined the team, following in her parents' footsteps. Ultimately, in the battle against the mutants, she sacrificed herself to save many teammates, dying at the young age of twenty-six.
After her death, Song Yin was reborn into a strange world and lived in Xiaosong Village for six years.
A few days ago, Song Yin overheard her so-called family members happily sitting together discussing selling her.
Song Yin didn't feel sad when she found out, because she knew what kind of people this family was from the moment she was born.
Children's Gully is a ravine where stillborn children are abandoned. It's not just Xiaosong Village; other villages also dump the remains of children who die here. People usually think Children's Gully is eerie, and few people come here.
Because of her past life's work, Song Yin often collected and buried corpses, so she wasn't afraid of the dead. Therefore, Song Yin used this place as a secret base, hiding many things there.
The coins, food, and even a couple of worn-out clothes were all things she had painstakingly saved. Hiding them in the Song family's house wasn't safe; if they were found, those people would naturally take them for themselves.
Xiaohaigou is different; hardly anyone comes here, and even if they do, they wouldn't expect anyone to hide something here out of bad luck.
Since Song Yin knew they were going to sell her, she naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die. She planned to sleep in Xiaohaigou for one night and then quietly escape Xiaosong Village before dawn the next day, before the villagers got up.
She hadn't figured out what she could do if she escaped. At worst, she could be a beggar for a while; only then would she have any hope of escaping. If she were sold by the Song family, the indenture would make escape very difficult.
There were many children's corpses left here. Some families believed in burying them properly, while others simply discarded the remains. She was very familiar with burying corpses, and later she buried some remains in the ground as well.
Song Yin: "I hope everything goes smoothly tomorrow."
It was the height of summer and the weather was scorching, but Xiaohaigou was much cooler. The only downside was the abundance of mosquitoes, but surprisingly, Song Yin never got bitten by them whenever she came here.
With ample food in the summer and wild animals rarely venturing out of the deep forests, Song Yin found it much safer to spend the night in the mountain valley.
Inside the small cave, Song Yin gradually drifted off to sleep amidst the cool breeze, the stars, and the chirping of insects.
At the Song family home, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law prepared dinner and waited for Mr. Song and his son to return home, but Song Yin did not come back. Even as darkness fell completely, Song Yin still did not return.
The whole family panicked. They were afraid that the person wouldn't come back, or that something had happened to them or they had gotten lost—how would they sell them for money?
Grandpa Song and his son searched the village but couldn't find him, so they returned home in a huff.
Grandpa Song narrowed his eyes, recalling the first time they discussed selling Song Yin, and said to everyone, "It seems she overheard what we were talking about a few days ago, and now she's definitely deliberately hiding from us. There's no need to look for her anymore; a six-year-old child can't run far, and she'll naturally come back when she's hungry."
The mother-in-law was finally relieved. "Hmph! I'll definitely give her a good beating when I get back to vent my anger."
The four of them went back to their room and didn't look for Song Yin again; they lay down on the bed and went to sleep.
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In the middle of the night, uninvited guests broke into Xiaosong Village and several other small villages in the surrounding area.
A group of bandits carrying torches entered Xiaosong Village, where the villagers were fast asleep.
Immediately afterwards, people started shouting and crying, begging for mercy.
Their newly harvested wheat was stolen by bandits, and those who disobeyed were also killed by the bandits. The bandits searched house to house, taking everything they could.
The Song family of four was first woken up by the noise, and then frightened.
"Have mercy, brave warrior! Leave us some. If you take it all, we'll starve. My family has a wife who is pregnant with our grandson. Please, brave warrior, spare our lives."
They knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to the bandits, their foreheads hitting the ground until they were quickly red. Their kowtowing and begging for mercy did not earn the bandits' sympathy, but instead annoyed them.
The bandit immediately drew his knife and killed Old Master Song with one stroke, then killed the other three as well.
"Bah! I've become a bandit, do you expect me to have a conscience? Brothers, let's search one more place and move on to the next one."
The bandits ransacked the house, then spat on the corpse as they came out, saying, "Pah! What a poor family, they didn't have a single valuable thing."
This situation did not only occur in Xiaosong Village, but also in other surrounding villages. Bandits burned, killed, and looted, and most families were wiped out.
Only a few families survived in Xiaosong Village. When the bandits came, they didn't dare to cry. They served the bandits tea and water and acted subserviently. They also handed over all their grain. The bandits were pleased with the service and spared their lives.
Only after all the bandits had left did these people dare to sob quietly, and gradually they began to wail loudly.
Nothing in Xiaosong Village affected Song Yin.
Song Yin woke up very early. She got up, slung her small bundle over her shoulder, and left Xiaohaigou.
Originally intending to bypass Xiaosong Village, Song Yin unexpectedly saw the village engulfed in flames from afar. After much deliberation, she decided to return to Xiaosong Village.
The fire continued to burn. Song Yin returned to the village and stood at the door of the Song family's house. The house was still burning, and four corpses lay in the yard.
She didn't know what had happened in Xiaosong Village that night, but judging from the situation, it was highly likely that they had been robbed by bandits. She had heard about bandits in this area from others long ago.
Seeing this scene, Song Yin felt only relief, relief that she hadn't gone home. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to defeat all the bandits and would most likely have become a victim of their blades as well.
"Tsk, what goes around comes around!" Song Yin felt a sense of satisfaction and turned to leave.
After encountering survivors in the village, she inquired and confirmed that the previous night's robbery had been carried out by bandits.
We were delayed a bit on our way back to Xiaosong Village. As we left the village, the sky brightened, light pierced through the clouds, and birds sang incessantly.
Song Yin gazed at the dawn and exhaled a breath of stale air, "What a beautiful day!"
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Song Yin hummed a little tune all the way, feeling incredibly content.
Her destination was the county town.
On the road, they encountered an old man with gray hair driving an oxcart, with a child about the same age as Song Yin on the cart.
Song Yin stopped the old man, "Grandpa, I see you're heading towards the county town. Could you give me a ride? I'll pay you."
The old man stopped the oxcart and said to Song Yin with a smile, "Get on. How much can a skinny little girl like you weigh? Keep the money, I don't want it."
Song Yin: "Thank you, Grandpa."
As soon as Song Yin got on the oxcart, a little boy asked him, "Are you also going to Qing Shi Village to test your destiny for immortality?" He didn't look down on the person in front of him because of his shabby clothes and dark skin, but instead greeted him immediately.
Song Yin had just sat down when she heard this: "Qingshi Village? Testing one's destiny for immortality?"
The old man driving the oxcart turned around and asked Song Yin with a smile, "You don't know? It's fate that we met. Dashan, you tell her about it."
The child, named Dashan, immediately and loudly agreed, "No problem, Grandpa!"
Da Shan excitedly told Song Yin, "There are immortals in the world. They select disciples from here every many years. The selected children are taken away and enter the ranks of immortals, becoming capable of anything, from heaven to earth! The immortals don't accept disciples at fixed times. They only come to accept disciples once every ten, several decades, or even a hundred years. We are lucky this year because we just happened to meet the immortals who came to accept disciples!"
Immortals? Really? Song Yin thought back to the many novels she had read in her previous life, and there were indeed novels about cultivating immortality. Could it be that "The Child of the Mountain" is about cultivating immortality?
Whether it's true or not, there's plenty of time now, and she's not afraid of that family of ghosts coming to take her back.
Meeting Da Shan's excited gaze, Song Yin slowly nodded, "Then I'll go with you to take a look."
Da Shan clapped his hands excitedly: "Great! I hope we can all be elected!"
Song Yin: "Do you know what the selection criteria are?"
Upon hearing this, Da Shan quieted down, scratched his head, and chuckled awkwardly, "Hehe, I don't know."
The oxcart gradually headed towards Qingshi Village. Song Yin nodded to herself. This was indeed the direction of Qingshi Village. The old man hadn't lied to her. Now, only the authenticity of the immortal remained to be verified.
Once inside, Song Yin realized something was wrong. Even though Qing Shi Village was a large village, there shouldn't be so many people inside.
Children huddled together, young boys and girls checking each other's clothes to make sure they were neat and tidy. Villagers, who never stopped working in the fields, chatted idly. Elderly people sat under trees, answering questions from the younger generation. People kept arriving at the village entrance. A magnificent horse-drawn carriage slowly entered the village, incongruous with its surroundings. Women in fine clothes alighted from the carriage with children, and donkey carts and mule carts were filled with young people...
Da Shan jumped off the oxcart, excitedly pointing in one direction: "There are so many people! Grandpa, let's hurry over to the big rock, there are fewer people there!"
The old man led the ox, saying, "Alright, alright, let's go to the big rock."
Something's not right, very not right. Song Yin looked around and saw that the place was packed with people, bustling with activity as if a celebration was about to take place.
Having just recovered from the shock of being sold off and having the village massacred by bandits, Song Yin was suddenly enveloped in a joyful atmosphere. This sudden change made her feel unreal.
Song Yin stared blankly at everything before her, lost in a daze, when suddenly a shout from the crowd jolted her awake.
"Immortals! Immortals are coming! Look at the sky! It's an immortal!"
The crowd began to riot.
Where are the immortals?
"He really is an immortal!"
Song Yin looked up at the sky and saw several streaks of light. Three handsome young men, standing on swords, were descending in altitude and flying towards the crowd.
Song Yin began to feel dazed again. Could a person actually fly on a sword?
The three eventually stopped above the crowd, close enough for everyone to see their faces clearly. Two men and one woman, dressed identically except for their hairstyles.
The man on the left spoke: "Quiet, clear the middle area. All those aged six and above and twenty and below, line up. Those who do not meet the age requirement, stand on the edge and do not obstruct the line." His voice was not loud, but everyone could hear him clearly, as if he were speaking right next to them.
The old man urged Dashan and Songyin, "You two hurry up and line up. If you're selected, you'll be just like the immortals!"
Song Yin and Da Shan joined the queue in the open space in the middle, where they were now in the middle of the line. In a short time, there were already quite a few people ahead of them in the queue.
At this moment, the three immortals landed.
Song Yin stood behind Da Shan, with a tall man following behind her, who looked to be over twenty years old.
The man looked down and said, "Little kid, you're lining up to save a spot? Are you old enough to line up? Go home and have your milk."
Song Yin ignored it, letting it go in one ear and out the other. Her eyes were getting brighter and brighter, and only one sentence was on her mind.
Turns out, I'm living the story of a protagonist reincarnated into another world and embarking on a cultivation journey! All those years of reading novels weren't for nothing!
The line quickly stretched to the village entrance, and because of the presence of the immortal, the man behind Song Yin didn't dare to push her out of the line.
Three immortals, two men and one woman, were present. One maintained order, one tested spiritual roots, and the other recorded information with paper and pen. Amazingly, the paper and pen floated in the air, allowing them to write without using their hands.
There were about fifty or sixty people ahead of Song Yin in line, and she waited patiently. Da Shan, on the other hand, was very excited; even though they were at the front of the line, he was eager to look ahead.
The sound of testing continued to come from ahead. Very few people were selected. So far, only one person has been selected. The selected person stood behind the immortal who controlled the paper and pen to record the information.
"Bone age 21 years old, age exceeds the limit, next."
"I just turned twenty-one last month, please have mercy on me, Immortal Master!"
"No means no. Next one."
“Bone age just twenty, put your hand on it… no spiritual root, next.”
“Bone age fifteen... Metal, Fire, Wood, Earth spiritual roots, stand behind your senior brother.”
Another person has been selected.
Song Yin didn't know whether it was better to have many spiritual roots or few; she just hoped that she would definitely have spiritual roots.
They quickly lined up in the mountains.
The immortal who conducted the test was the female immortal. She held Da Shan's wrist and said, "Your bone age is six years old. Your age matches. Place your hand on the spirit-testing plate."
The so-called spirit-testing disc is a uniquely patterned disc with eight transparent beads around it.
When the mountain was placed on it, the disc did not react.
The female immortal said, "No spiritual root, next."
Upon realizing he had no spiritual root, Da Shan deflated like a punctured balloon, his head and shoulders slumped, and he left the group dejectedly.
The old man wasn't disappointed when he saw that Dashan hadn't been chosen. He smiled and waved to Dashan, saying, "Don't be sad, Dashan. Grandpa will take you home and cook you something delicious."
Hearing that there was something delicious, Dashan immediately perked up and happily skipped back to his grandfather's side. However, remembering that Song Yin still had to be tested, he stopped halfway and turned to look at Song Yin.
As usual, the female immortal grasped Song Yin's wrist. "Bone age is six years old, which matches the age. Place your hand on the spirit-testing plate."
Song Yin placed her left hand on the spirit-testing plate. She felt that the plate was cool and refreshing, much like a large watermelon taken out of the refrigerator, bringing a refreshing coolness to the summer day.
Then Song Yin saw a change in the spirit-testing disc; one of the eight beads brightened, and the transparent bead was filled with a rich, vibrant green.
The female immortal paused for a few seconds, then said, "Wood spirit root, stand behind this senior brother."
She was chosen! Song Yin's face lit up with joy; she became the third person chosen today.
Seeing that Da Shan was still looking at her, his eyes full of envy, Song Yin pursed her lips, waved to Da Shan and the old man, and said, "Thank you!"
The old man was still all smiles: "Congratulations, congratulations, Dashan, we should go home now."
Grandpa led Dashan back to the oxcart, and he got on. The two figures gradually left Qingshi Village.
"Bone age 28, not the right age, next."
"Fairy, you're so beautiful, please have mercy on me. I'm only twenty-eight, not thirty yet. Can you let me test my spiritual roots?"
Attracted by the argument, Song Yin turned around to look at the female immortal, only to find that the man behind her was not old enough.
Song Yin complained: "You're a fraction older than me, how dare you tell me I'm too old to leave while we're in line?"
The man's face burned with embarrassment and anger as he yelled at Song Yin, "Shut up, you brat!"
Female immortal: "How dare you!"
Along with the word "reckless," the man was knocked out of the line by an invisible force and landed in front of the onlookers.
The man realized that the person in front of him was an immortal. He didn't even have the slightest anger or desire to resist. He scrambled to his feet and left Qing Shi Village in a sorry state.
After watching the farce, the senior student who was recording the events looked down at Song Yin, who wasn't even as tall as his leg, and asked, "What's your name?"
"Song Yin".
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Reborn into a new life, she cultivates to great heights and becomes the master of a peak in a sect. Only when she undergoes her tribulation does she discover that she has transmigrated into the body of the villain's powerful master in a fantasy novel? And in the end, she'll be killed by the villain's sword?
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Since Long Aotian, who killed him, was his mortal enemy, what was he waiting for?
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Qin Zhaoyue: Go and kill Li Qingyu.
The disciples pointed at themselves: Huh? We're going to kill Uncle-Master Li? Really?
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[Excerpt 1]
The apprentices gathered together and secretly played with crickets.
Eldest disciple: We are not strong enough, so we can only resort to underhanded tactics.
Second disciple: Uncle-Master Ke Li has given us many benefits, asking us to speak well of him to our master.
Third apprentice: Never mind, let's just deceive both sides for now.
[Segment Two]
Li Qingyu, who had been drugged by her eldest disciple, stayed in her room and did not come out. Her second disciple quietly locked the door.
The third disciple said: "Uncle Li, Master told you to wait inside the house."
The third disciple then said: Master, we have already killed Uncle Li, and his body is inside the house.
The master has arrived, so the disciples retreat.
Qin Zhaoyue pushed open the door and saw Li Qingyu, dressed lightly and clearly wearing traditional Chinese medicine, lying on the bed, and fell silent.
Their eyes met, and Qin Zhaoyue turned and left.
Li Qingyu stretched out her long arm from behind and pressed it firmly against the door.
"Didn't Zhaoyue send me? Why are you leaving again?"
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