Chapter 75 Asking the Spirit
Yu Che looked at her like this, his lips curling slightly. "Well, I wish you all the best. You'll be able to protect yourself better in the future."
"You too," Lin Xingyan replied immediately, her eyes sincere. "I hope you can practice as well."
Just then, a discordant laugh interrupted the whispers between the two. Zhao Yu, accompanied by two followers, wandered over to Yu Che's desk.
"Oh, you're having a good chat, aren't you?" Zhao Yu put his hands in his pockets, raised his chin slightly, and looked Yu Che up and down with a critical gaze.
"Are you still dreaming? How could someone like you who can't do anything and is as dull as a saw-mouthed gourd possibly have that kind of fate?"
A tall and thin follower next to him immediately joined in the joke:
"Exactly. Unlike our Brother Zhao, he'd already checked it out. Uncle Zhao has a small spiritual stone in his company. Brother Zhao touched it and wow, it was incredibly bright. Brother Zhao is going to be an immortal in the future!"
Another short and fat follower also nodded quickly:
"That's right. In a couple of days, the school will use a large spiritual stone to test Brother Zhao. It will definitely show his excellent qualifications. After all, Brother Zhao won the gold medal in the 3,000-meter race at the sports meet."
Zhao Yu listened to the flattery of his younger brothers, and his face became even more proud. However, he deliberately waved his hands and said in a pretentious tone:
"Hey, keep a low profile, keep a low profile." He glanced at Lin Xingyan and saw that she was looking at him with raised eyebrows. He felt even more elated, thinking that he had attracted her attention.
Changing the subject, he deliberately turned to Yu Che and said, "Oh, by the way, Yu Che, I think you also signed up for the 3,000-meter race in that sports meet? It's a pity that you fell flat on your face halfway through, so I didn't even record your results.
"Otherwise, maybe the gold medal would be a bit suspenseful." After he said that, he started laughing first, and his two followers also laughed exaggeratedly.
The classmates around him all remembered that Yu Che's sports performance had always been average, and that he participated in the competition simply because the sports committee member couldn't find anyone else and asked him to make up the numbers. His words were obviously an attempt to put pressure on him.
When Lin Xingyan heard this, a smile appeared on her lips. She was about to join in the conversation when Yu Che gently touched the tip of her shoe under the table.
Yu Che raised his head and looked at Zhao Yu calmly, as if he was watching a farce that had nothing to do with him. This made the laughter of Zhao Yu and the other two gradually become dry.
Zhao Yu felt bored, and seeing that Lin Xingyan didn't seem to have any regrets or admiration for him, he felt a little unhappy, but he quickly comforted himself:
When the test results come out, this beautiful transfer student will definitely regret her attitude today. By then, if I am magnanimous and just give her a little nudge, won't she come over to me on her own initiative?
Thinking of this, he snorted, and returned to his seat with his two followers, full of beautiful fantasies about the future.
After everyone left, Lin Xingyan approached Yu Che and said softly with a trusting tone, "Ignore them. I believe in you. By then, you will definitely be more powerful than any of them."
Yu Che looked at the unconditional trust in her eyes, and suddenly it was as if he saw the high-spirited young man from long ago.
He has matured now and doesn't care about such childish provocations. But when the girl next to him looks at him like this, the passion in his heart that has long been settled seems to be stirred up again.
In the end, he just smiled at her and said nothing more.
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Not long after, the spiritual root testing ceremony took place as scheduled. The gymnasium was temporarily converted into a testing area, and all the second-year students lined up in long queues according to their classes. The atmosphere was bustling with activity, and everyone was filled with excitement.
In the center of the venue, a simple bluestone stands tall. That is the Questioning Spirit Stone. It emits a soft white light, alternating between light and dark, as if it has life, attracting students to stop and observe.
During the test, students need to place their hands on the surface of the bluestone, concentrate their minds, and try to draw the energy in their bodies into it.
If one has spiritual roots, the spiritual stone will trigger corresponding resonance based on its properties.
The more stable the resonance, the more concrete the scene presented, which often means higher talent and control.
"No, next." The dean of studies who was in charge of recording shouted, and each announcement was like a judgment.
The team moved slowly. Some people closed their eyes and silently recited before the test, while others were nervous and at a loss.
Those who were found to have mixed spiritual roots shouted in ecstasy, jumping on the spot with excitement, while those who got nothing looked ashen and were urged to stay away by the teacher. All kinds of emotions fermented in the noise.
Finally, it was the turn of Class 8, Grade 12. Zhao Yu and the other two squeezed into the front of the line, craning their necks to watch what was going on ahead.
"Wow, look at the top student in Class 3!" a girl in the same class exclaimed.
At the front of Class 3, a girl who always wore thick glasses was placing her hand on the Spiritual Stone.
After a few breaths, a white light shone from the bluestone, and mist seemed to rise from it, forming the faint shadow of a lake. On the lake's shore, a few wisps of tender green grass sprouted and swayed gently.
Although the scene is not grand, it is extremely clear and stable.
"Dual spiritual roots of water and wood! Good purity!" The professional tester next to him announced the record with a little surprise.
This combination of attributes means that it has unique advantages in the cultivation of elixirs and spiritual plants.
The crowd immediately erupted in envy. They hadn't expected that girl to be such a top student academically, and now also possess a talent for cultivation. They really didn't know how she'd grown up.
"I can't tell, the guy who holds a book all day long..." Zhao Yu muttered in a low voice with a complicated look in his eyes.
Finally, it was Yu Che's group's turn. The students from Class 8 all looked around, shouted loudly, and were nervous and expectant.
It was Zhao Yu's turn to play. He puffed out his chest and strode forward, his face full of confidence.
He placed his hands on the bluestone, trying to activate the faint sensation that his father had paid a large sum of money to guide him.
As the white light flowed, three hazy mists rose from the bluestone.
A tan, a pale gold, and a gray, indistinguishable attribute. The mist swirled chaotically, creating light and shadow that was neither pure nor stable.
"Gold, earth, and another unknown mixed spiritual root, its nature is uncertain." The inspector's voice was flat.
The smug look on Zhao Yu's face froze instantly, and his face turned red as if his neck was being strangled.
Three spiritual roots? Mixed and undetermined? This is a far cry from my father's description of "one in a million"!
All the resources his father invested...this result made him lose all face.
The two younger brothers hurried over to comfort him.
“Brother Zhao, you are very strong if you have spiritual roots.”
"Yeah, yeah, look at those people, they have nothing."
Zhao Yu took a deep breath and glared angrily at Yu Che and the others in line behind him. He was just praying that the people at the back of the class, especially Yu Che, wouldn't show better qualifications.
No, Yu Che, a loser, couldn't possibly have spiritual roots. He hypnotized himself, only then was he able to suppress his resentment.
At this time, it was Yu Che's turn.
He walked calmly past Zhao Yu's warning gaze and approached the Spiritual Questioning Stone. He deliberately restrained his cultivation, calming his mind and simulating the state of a teenager who had never practiced before.
His right hand slowly covered the cold bluestone.
A thin but extremely dazzling purple arc of electricity shot out from the surface of the bluestone like a spirit snake emerging from a cave, and exploded a cluster of small electric sparks at a high altitude!
At the same time, the air around the bluestone was slightly distorted, and a few tiny green sprouts stubbornly grew out from the cracks in the stone in the intervals between flashes of electric arcs.
"Thunder spiritual root as the main one, wood spiritual root as the auxiliary one! Double spiritual roots awakened!"
The inspector's voice finally took on a hint of obvious excitement.
Although the electric arc seemed to be weak and the manifestation of the wood spirit root was quite weak, this was not absolute. After practicing, there would be some transformation if opportunities arose.
The key point is that the Thunder Spiritual Root is a mutant spiritual root, and its main feature is its strong offensive power, which is very rare!
The whole audience was silent for a moment, and then burst into exclamations that were countless times more enthusiastic than before.
"Dual spiritual roots? There are people with dual spiritual roots in our class!"
"Damn, Thunder Spiritual Root, and it's the main attribute!"
"Yu Che? He's usually so quiet, but he's surprisingly... so hidden!"
Zhao Yu was like being struck by lightning, his face turned from red to white, and then from white to blue.
He looked at Yu Che in disbelief, then at the bluestone where a tiny arc of electricity still remained, as if he were having a nightmare.
How is this possible? Yu Che, what right did he have?
His two younger brothers were even more stunned.
One of the younger brothers, the one who usually mocked Yu Che the most, was now pale. Looking at Yu Che, who was being watched by the entire audience, he felt a surge of panic and a sense of abandonment.
He has been trying to curry favor with Zhao Yu, and he himself has been tested and found to have no spiritual roots.
But now, he had offended a guy with dual spiritual roots and a promising future? This was the beginning of hell!
The intense panic made his head hot.
"Impossible!" The little brother screamed and rushed out of the team regardless of everything, rushing straight to ask Lingshi.
"He must be cheating! This broken stone has questions..."
As he roared, he reached out to hit the bluestone, trying to prove something.
In the chaos, he exerted too much force and lost his balance, and with a "bang" he actually crashed into the base of the Spiritual Stone.
There was a sharp sound, and the core of the spirit stone, which was emitting a soft light, suddenly went out.
Then, a very familiar and demonic female voice suddenly rang out in the gymnasium:
"Bluetooth is disconnected."
This electronic synthesized sound is so scientific! The gymnasium instantly fell into an eerie silence.
Everyone was stunned and looked towards the source of the sound.
The next second, someone couldn't help but burst out laughing. Then, as if a switch had been flicked, a torrent of laughter engulfed the entire stadium.
The tense and solemn atmosphere just now disappeared, replaced by boys and girls laughing in an ungraceful manner.
The physical education teacher reacted the fastest. He stepped forward and pulled the confused kid away like a chicken.
The dean's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He quickly walked to the center of the venue, grabbed the microphone, and the veins on his forehead bulged violently:
"Silence, silence!" He roared twice before barely suppressing his laughter. "There's absolutely no problem with the sensing core of this Soul-Questioning Stone."
"Because the special effects of the properties consume a lot of spiritual energy, the school's funds are limited and it is impossible to equip enough spiritual stones for energy. Therefore, we have configured the cutting-edge naked-eye 3D imaging technology simulation."
Finally, the Dean of Studies paused, then added with forced composure, "I've seen it, and it's exactly the same as the original. There's no difference."
Thinking of the culprit who exposed the truth, the dean glared at the pale-faced younger brother fiercely:
"As for you, you have damaged public property and disrupted the order on campus. Come with me to the teaching office!" After saying that, he forcibly dragged the person away.
This absurd farce finally subsided a little. Zhao Yu felt a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat. He stamped his foot and yelled at the only remaining henchman around him:
"What are you still standing there for? Let's go back to class! You're embarrassing yourself!" The two men, one in front and one behind, pushed through the crowd and ran away.
Lin Xingyan was beside Yu Che, watching this dramatic scene. At first, she was trying to hold back her laughter so hard that her shoulders were shaking because of the "Bluetooth is disconnected" sound. Later, she finally couldn't help it and covered her mouth with her hands to laugh until tears came out.
This scene is really quite funny. To compare it to its essence, this electronic sound is like modern humans seeing uncivilized primitive people making a fool of themselves.
Yu Che helplessly watched her fainting from laughing, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curved slightly.
He just remembered that a similar "accident" had happened in his previous life, and that's why he stopped Lin Xingyan from arguing with them two days ago.
With a sound of "Bluetooth connection successful", the dean suppressed his anger and his voice returned to its normal state.
"Next, Lin Xingyan!"
Lin Xingyan nearly failed again. She took a deep breath and stepped forward. In an instant, her posture was flawless. She gently placed her hands on the bluestone surface.
There are no thrilling explosions, no dazzling lights and shadows.
A quiet drizzle appeared out of nowhere on the surface of the bluestone. Pure water vapor suddenly spread from around the Spiritual Stone, forming a flowing water ball with a light blue halo.
It is peaceful, stable, and contains a vast sense of life.
The entire stadium fell into silence again, but this time it was a silence so shocking that it was speechless. Even though they knew that special effects were the result of technology and hard work, the facts presented were indisputable.
"Single, single spiritual root, water element! Extremely high purity!" The inspector's voice became distorted with excitement.
At this moment, the screams overturned the roof of the gymnasium.
The principal, who was not far away, could no longer contain himself. He pushed aside the teacher who was blocking his way and stepped onto the examination table with a smile on his face, saying enthusiastically:
"Student Lin, Student Lin! Great! Great! This is truly a great honor for our school! In the future..."
Before he could finish a few words of his endless praise, the head teacher rushed over quickly and grabbed the overly excited principal.
The head teacher leaned close to the principal's ear and whispered a few reminders in a very fast voice.
The principal's voice suddenly stopped, the smile on his face froze, a trace of surprise flashed across his excited eyes, and then there was fear hidden in his eyes.
He stepped forward again and immediately adjusted his posture. Although he still had a smile on his face, his congratulations became very restrained:
"Ah, Lin Xingyan is truly gifted. Very good, very good! She has a bright future! The school, uh... will do its best to support her!"
He took two steps back awkwardly, his eyes still showing a hint of nostalgia and resentment, but he finally turned around to maintain order.
Yu Che, who was standing aside, keenly observed the entire process of the principal's change from arrogance to courtesy.
A trace of suspicion slipped through my mind. Why did the head teacher's few words cause the principal's attitude to change?
Just as suspicion arose, Lin Xingyan, who had just withdrawn her hand, seemed to sense something. She tilted her head slightly, her gaze passing over the crowd to Yu Che's face.
The first glance contained a profound illusion, and the next second, a smile of surprise broke out on her face, as if she was stunned by the luck that fell from the sky.
She turned around suddenly, and before anyone could react, she hugged Yu Che who was standing beside her.
"Great, Yu Che! Did you see that? We all have spiritual roots!"
Her tone was filled with pure joy, and she wrapped her arms around Yu Che's neck.
Yu Che was startled by her sudden hug.
The girl's soft body pressed against him, the fresh fragrance of her hair lingering around his nose, and the momentary doubt was shattered by this passionate hug.
His body seemed to be under a spell of immobilization, and his arms hung in the air helplessly.
Seeing this, the boys around burst into strange howls like monkeys, while the girls exchanged excited glances. They suddenly realized that Yu Che's appearance was not ordinary, with a good-looking man and a good-looking woman.
The hug lasted only two or three seconds. Lin Xingyan seemed to realize that her behavior was too inappropriate, and she quietly loosened her hand and took a small step back.
Two blushes quickly appeared on her fair cheeks and spread all the way to her ears.
Her eyes flickered, and she lowered her head in embarrassment, twisting the corners of her clothes nervously with her hands: "I'm sorry, I'm too happy, I didn't mean it."
Looking at her red cheeks and helpless look, as well as the people around her making fun of her, Yu Che was also infected by this young body and felt a little embarrassed. He had no time to think about the strange feeling just now.
He cleared his throat slightly embarrassedly and said as naturally as possible: "It's okay, congratulations."
The testing ceremony concluded amidst countless expressions of envy and jealousy. The names of students with spiritual roots were quickly registered and became the latest hot topic on campus.
A week later, the school officially issued a notice:
In order to cope with the new situation of the revival of spiritual energy and concentrate on cultivating newly discovered cultivation talents, a "Spirit Control Class" will be established immediately.
All students whose spiritual roots are detected, regardless of their qualifications, will be transferred to the Spirit Control Class for concentrated study and special training.
The notice also stated that entering the Yuling class meant that their goal was no longer just the college entrance examination, but to be able to enter Huaxiu University in the future.
The newly established Huaxiu University is the top university specifically for young cultivators. It brings together cultivation materials and teaching staff from all over the country and is full of talented people.
Entering the Yuling class means that Yu Che, Lin Xingyan, and even Zhao Yu, their campus life is about to enter a whole new level.
On the way home from school, Lin Xingyan seemed a little embarrassed, her eyes sparkling as she said to Yu Che, "I'll be a student in the Yuling class from now on. Please give me your guidance, Yu Che."
Yu Che watched her smile brighten up again and nodded, "Well, let's work hard together."
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The author has something to say: I have let myself go a bit
Everyone, check out the new pre-collection. I'll open a new article based on the number of collections. Oh, I just love the new and forget the old.
P.S. I am such a little genius that I came up with the title of a book in the same series.
The Unfaithful Man Will Finally Get Pregnant
Main Unit Article/Qiangqiang/Giving Birth
You tried to steal my money and kill me, so I gave you a good pregnancy in return.
Horizontal banner: charity
ps: "Unfaithful" refers to betrayal, not limited to love.
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[Scammed and bankrupted, top x business crime partner, bottom]
"Just give birth to me in this rental house, okay?"
[Abandoned Zombie King Top x Sanctimonious Savior Bottom]
"The little zombie in my stomach is moving. Can you feel it, human leader?"
[Refined into a puppet disciple top x arrogant and cold-blooded master bottom]
"Master, I almost lost my incense, but luckily you are here."
Control party, please be careful
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