Chapter 2: Chilling
Lin Xiaoman looked at the round plate on the table in front of him with excitement and curiosity. Is this the thing that can test spiritual roots?
She, the child of Heaven, traveled through time and space as the protagonist. What spiritual root would she reveal later? Single spiritual root? Dual spiritual roots? Or perhaps a different spiritual root? Like thunder, ice, or something like that?
It’s exciting just thinking about it!
However, this excitement was soon interrupted by the young man sitting behind the table.
“Put your hands on it and feel it.”
Lin Xiaoman didn't dare to act rashly. Upon hearing this, he quickly stretched out his right hand and placed it on the disc, calming his mind and emotions. Just as he was about to feel it, he saw the disc suddenly light up with four different colored lights.
She blinked. Four? She had no idea what that meant, considering the ones ahead of her hadn't seen any light, but she still had a bad feeling.
"Lin Xiaoman, bone age 6 years old, four spiritual roots of gold, wood, water and earth, qualified."
Lin Xiaoman was stunned. In fact, after she knew that this world was a world of cultivating immortals and that she had traveled through time, and even after she tried various methods to test and failed to find that she had a golden finger, she always felt that she would definitely be able to detect her spiritual roots. After all, she had traveled through time, so she must be a favorite of heaven.
She thought about it over and over again but she never imagined that she actually had four spiritual roots. She could have a single spiritual root, double spiritual roots, different spiritual roots, or even five spiritual roots. After all, there are stories in which the protagonist is a useless person with five spiritual roots who is looked down upon by everyone at the beginning, but in the end it is discovered that five spiritual roots are the most powerful.
But she is none of those, and instead has four spiritual roots, neither up nor down, bah, there is no down either, she has four spiritual roots.
Lin Xiaoman followed the instructions and walked to the smaller group on the left. These people all emitted light during the test, which must have revealed their spiritual roots.
Having come here with full of expectations and ambitions, it was like a bucket of cold water was poured on him, and Lin Xiaoman felt chilled from the inside out.
"Hey, what's your spiritual root level?"
Suddenly, someone patted his shoulder. Lin Xiaoman turned around and saw a chubby little boy with a face full of flesh, his eyes almost invisible. He looked about six or seven years old.
"Four spiritual roots."
"Wow! I have five spiritual roots. My name is Lu Youling. What's your name?"
"My name is Lin Xiaoman."
"Lin Xiaoman, I've got this. From now on, we'll be fellow disciples. When we get to the sect, I'll protect you, hehe."
Lu Youling's face was beaming with joy. She pulled Lin Xiaoman and chattered excitedly, which helped Lin Xiaoman come out of her original loss, and then joy slowly welled up in her heart.
What was she sad about? She was a person with spiritual roots now, and she could practice. Even if she didn't have enough talent, she could make up for it with hard work.
She can practice cultivation. Such a great thing has happened to her, but she is still complaining about herself.
Two hours later, everyone finished the test. Lin Xiaoman looked around and found that there were only 36 people with spiritual roots. You have to know that the square was originally full of people, at least thousands or even tens of thousands of people. In the end, only 36 people were tested to have spiritual roots.
At this time, a young man in a moon-white robe walked over with a cold expression. He didn't even look at them. He asked a question to the man in green who was testing Lin Xiaoman's spiritual roots.
"Have you finished the tests?"
"Yes, Brother Wang."
"Okay, let's go immediately."
Senior Brother Wang frowned and looked at Lin Xiaoman and the others. He was indeed unlucky this year and didn't meet anyone with good talent.
"yes."
As he spoke, Senior Brother Wang waved his hand and a huge sword appeared at his feet, causing everyone to exclaim in surprise.
"Come up one by one. Four people sit side by side, and the ones behind you will follow."
The man in green and several other men dressed like him urged Lin Xiaoman and others to sit on the huge sword.
"Immortal, can I say goodbye to my father?"
Some people were stunned. They didn't expect to set off so soon and couldn't help but ask.
Although Senior Brother Wang seemed to have a bad temper, the man in green who tested Lin Xiaoman's spiritual roots seemed much gentler and more patient.
"I'm not an immortal. You're all people who have been diagnosed with spiritual roots. Now you've joined my Tianyan Sect, so we're fellow disciples from now on. My last name is Chen, so you can just call me Senior Brother Chen from now on."
Senior Brother Chen wasted no time in arranging everyone to sit on the giant sword while he spoke. "Now that you have entered the immortal sect, you will have to temporarily sever your worldly ties. Your families have received a generous reward for your spiritual roots being detected, so there's no need to worry."
Looking at the little kids in front of him, he paused and said, "They may be waiting at the entrance of the square. You can take a look down later."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoman quickly turned around and looked outside. Fortunately, she was sitting in the next row, and when she turned around, she saw the village chief and his group at the entrance of the square.
"Xiaoman, good job."
Seeing her looking over, Lin Maodong excitedly waved over here and shouted loudly that although the other friends in the village who came to take the test did not have their spiritual roots detected, they each had a white meat bun in their hands and were eating happily, while waving happily at this side.
At this time, the wind was starting to blow around the giant sword, indicating that it was time to set off.
Lin Xiaoman hurriedly waved over there, and the next moment, he felt a sense of weightlessness. The square, the people there, and even the entire city quickly became a tiny dot and disappeared from his sight.
Although she was not awake for a long time in Xiaohe Village, everyone was very nice to her, and the village chief was also very nice. Fortunately, her spiritual roots were detected this time, and the village would receive a generous reward. She heard this from the village chief on the way here. If one of them was found right, Tianyan Sect would reward the village with 100 taels of silver.
She remembered that in that era, a meat bun only cost 2 cents, and 100 taels of silver was enough for everyone in the village to live well for a long time.
The sadness of parting would not linger long in the hearts of ordinary children. On the way, they were quickly distracted by the wonder of flying in the sky. Even Lin Xiaoman could not help but look down.
The rapidly receding scenery made Lin Xiaoman sigh that this was like flying in the clouds. Could she do the same in the future?
It’s beautiful just thinking about it!
After an unknown amount of time, they finally stopped in front of a huge and majestic city.
"Everyone after the second row, please get off."
Senior Brother Chen jumped down first. Lin Xiaoman and others were stunned and quickly got up and followed him down. When they looked back, they found that Senior Brother Wang and the rest of the people had flown away again.
"Brother Chen, why are they not using it when we are here?"
Seeing this, someone couldn't help but ask.
Senior Brother Chen smiled and said, "They are going to enter the mountain gate to take the test. You will live in Andu City from now on. Andu City is also the market town of our Tianyan Sect. The people living here are all the relatives of the sect members or prospective members."
After a pause, he continued, "To enter the outer sect of Tianyan Sect, one must have at least three spiritual roots. Those with four or five spiritual roots must first cultivate and live in Andu City. If one can reach the middle stage of Qi Refining within three years, they can enter the outer sect of the sect to live and cultivate."
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