Chapter 15 The Spirit Fixation Begins A strange sound came from Chu Xingjin's stomach...
Ahead, the elders were still introducing the place to the Director of the Heaven and Earth Bureau, while also praising their own younger relatives, trying to leave a good impression on the Director.
Xie Jiaoyue then recalled the original plot in her mind.
This is the male protagonist's first highlight, so the original novel describes it in great detail.
Such a person must have extremely poor talent; their spiritual roots might not even meet the basic requirements for cultivation.
In the original novel, it is written that in order to make Chu Xingjin and the eldest son's family look foolish, although Xie Jiaoyue was not allowed to participate in the spirit-fixing ceremony, Chu Xingjin was given the opportunity.
Xie Jiaoyue pondered this passage repeatedly and felt that the logic in it was somewhat flawed.
The main issue is not allowing Chu Xingjin to obtain the qualification for spirit determination. After all, in the Xie family, there are many people who are not surnamed Xie but can participate in spirit determination, such as the children of servants of school age.
Therefore, when Chu Xingjin came to the Xie family and later settled there, there was nothing wrong with him obtaining the qualification.
The question is why Xie Jiaoyue didn't have a chance.
Since she wasn't stripped of her surname and expelled from the Xie family, why not give her a chance to test her spiritual roots?
It's as if some people think that she must have extremely poor talent, so poor that she's not even as good as Chu Xingjin, who is rumored to be a genius, so she doesn't need to have her spiritual root tested at all.
What's the reason? What's wrong with her? Why hasn't her mother mentioned these things lately?
Xie Jiaoyue thought about it for a while but couldn't figure it out, so she let it go.
Anyway, she's so rich, she can just spend money to solve the problem in the future. Even if spending money doesn't solve her own problem, she can spend money on Hua Yi or other relatives and friends to support a bunch of powerful people, and she can still live a very happy life.
Just like starting a company, it's certainly good if the boss is a tech genius, but it's not necessarily a bad thing if he isn't.
After figuring these things out, the process of determining one's innate talent officially began.
The Director of the Heaven and Earth Department stood in front of the ancestral hall, with the huge floating boulder in front of him. It appeared to be divided into two parts, but in reality, spiritual energy was secretly surging within it, connecting the center of the boulder through the palm of the Director's hand hidden in his sleeve.
The boulder thus lost its pure black color, and iridescent light emanated from it, giving the multicolored black a peculiar sense of absurdity.
As if to set the stage, the first to appear are always less important characters, such as offspring of branch families or servants and their children.
Sixteen- or seventeen-year-old boys and girls, filled with anticipation for the future, walked onto the stage with feigned composure and carefully placed their palms on the boulder in the manner they had memorized.
A powerful yet strangely gentle energy flowed into their bodies from their palms, circulated once, and then flowed out from their palms again.
The light on the boulder changed in response.
These rays of light represent the differences in talent.
Among the first eight or nine people, the best was a little girl with dual spiritual roots. The little girl was overjoyed, but the audience below the stage had their own worries.
The elder stroked his beard and sighed, "I've heard that the Wang family has some outstanding juniors. I wanted to ask the director about it, but I couldn't find out."
The Second Elder sighed, "I heard that the Xin family also has them. It is said that they have three people with dual spiritual roots, and even more above that."
But in their family, after testing more than half of the samples, only one was barely acceptable.
There were only three people left: Xie Xinghui from the second wife's family, Xie Jiaoyue from the first wife's family, and Chu Xingjin, who suddenly appeared.
Xie Xinghui was the first to go up.
The Second Elder couldn't help but speculate: "Parents' talents will also affect their children's talents. The second couple's talents are neither high nor low. Although the purity of their spiritual roots is average, they both have dual spiritual roots. Perhaps they can give us a surprise."
The Grand Elder couldn't help but say, "I hope so."
The First Elder and the Second Elder sat in the very center, and the person closest to them was Gong Shirao.
Gong Shirao gave a cold snort: "Xie Xinghui only knows how to play and make a ruckus all day long. So what if he has excellent talent?"
The Second Elder's smile froze: "Acting Clan Leader, there's no need to be so harsh."
If Xie Jiaoyue were here, she would be very surprised. How could her mother be the acting clan leader? Why had she never heard anyone call her that before?
But no one around seemed surprised, as if they all knew the truth.
Xie Qingfeng secretly curled his lip. He was just a nominal acting clan leader. Because no one really took it seriously, everyone tacitly kept quiet about it. Only when something important happened in the clan would they discuss seniority based on their status.
In just a few words, Xie Xinghui's results were about to be released.
Xie Qingfeng had no time to argue with Gong Shirao; he was focused on the boulder not far away.
Red and blue light intertwined and shot into the sky.
It turned out to be a dual spiritual root of water and fire with a high purity.
Generally, the fewer the number of spiritual roots, the higher the purity, but this is not a fixed value, but rather a range.
For example, the purity of inspiration for a person with three spiritual roots is between 10% and 50%, for a person with two spiritual roots it is between 40% and 80%, and for a person with a single spiritual root it is at least 70%. If it reaches 100%, it can be called a heavenly spiritual root.
Xie Xinghui's spiritual root purity appeared to be at least seventy percent, how could they not be excited?
"Good, good, good." Xie Qingfeng said "good" three times in a row. His second branch of the family had been humiliated for days, but now they could finally hold their heads high.
He said sarcastically, "I wonder how talented the acting clan chief's daughter and son-in-law are. Can they compare to my son?"
Everyone sighed inwardly.
But people weren't lamenting Xie Jiaoyue's fate; it was as if Xie Jiaoyue didn't even deserve to be lamented.
People are just sighing for Chu Xingjin.
Chu Xingjin was a person whose spiritual energy could not be detected within three meters of him, making him a complete waste. No one had ever had any hope for him.
If it weren't for the friendship with the Chu family, Chu Xingjin wouldn't have been allowed to participate in this Spirit-Setting Day.
Not only the elders thought this way, but most of the younger generation standing below and the onlookers also thought the same way.
In recent days, Chu Xingjin has become the talk of the town in the Xie family. His family background, rumors, and even his appearance have been discussed again and again.
As Chu Xingjin walked toward the boulder, whispers began to circulate among the crowd.
"Is this the one who's recruiting a son-in-law?"
"They haven't officially formed a contract yet; at most, it's just a potential son-in-law."
"He does look decent enough, but doesn't he just have a nose and a mouth? Why did Miss Jiaoyue take a fancy to him?"
"I don't understand. Have you heard? Miss Jiaoyue has a special constitution, so her talent is definitely not good. She should find a chosen one, not a waiter."
"That's right, he's already a waiter, how dare he enter the Xie family? It's laughable. I think the eldest son's family will gradually be marginalized and no one will care about him anymore."
"Alright, alright, he's about to start the test. Do you think that stone will show no reaction at all?"
"I bet there's only a faint glimmer of light."
"Hahaha, I bet there isn't."
Chu Xingjin had excellent hearing, and he heard many of the whispers.
But he didn't care much.
What's there to care about? He's just a clown. The louder he shouts now, the harder he'll be slapped in the face soon.
Chu Xingjin was even secretly excited. This was the first step for him to make a name for himself. He should wash away all the stigma from now on and let others see his brilliance.
Just as he was about to place his hand on the boulder, a rumbling sound came from his stomach.
He frowned slightly, deciding to ignore it and just bear the slight strangeness, and forcibly placed his palm on it.
As a result, the feeling became stronger and stronger.
As the boulder began to glow, Chu Xingjin's waist and abdomen emitted a violent thud, followed by a series of melodious popping sounds, like New Year's firecrackers. Just as the joyous firecrackers could resound all night, the melodious popping sounds seemed to have no end.
The first person to cover his nose was Li Chuxingjin's nearest director.
Then it spread outwards in circles, and people covered their noses one by one.
Once you reach the Qi Refining stage, you can abstain from grains. Everyone present, except for the children who haven't started cultivating yet, has already escaped the cycle of grains.
How long has it been since they smelled such a terrible odor?
What the heck happened?!
That's brilliant! Is there anything more embarrassing than having diarrhea in front of everyone and being caught by them?
Would Chu Xingjin blame her? She didn't force Chu Xingjin to take that medicine; she even gave him a choice. If Chu Xingjin had considered her even slightly, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
However, Chu Xingjin's talent seems to be really good.
The pungent smell was so overpowering that no one paid any attention to Chu Xingjin's test results.
There was only one beam of light on the boulder, and the light was so intense and dazzling that it almost became tangible.
That's the mark of a Heavenly Spiritual Root; he has a Metal-type Heavenly Spiritual Root.
If it weren't for this incident, Chu Xingjin would now be worshipped by astonished people, and some admirers might even become fans on the spot, turning from Chu Xingjin's haters into his believers.
The elders of the Xie family should also be excited enough to come over, touch his hair, and make promises to him.
Those with daughters might even try to win him over, inviting him to find another family to marry into.
The director should also smile and nod slightly at him, looking at him with new respect.
But now, the Director of the Heaven and Earth Department even took a step back, instead of encouraging him, he cast a spell to summon a gentle breeze that dispersed the surrounding foul air.
They performed three more cleansing spells on him before stopping.
Chu Xingjin's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He silently retreated, trying to shrink into the crowd, but the crowd parted to make way for him.
He refused to leave.
His moment in the spotlight was briefly overshadowed, but he still has a chance.
Once everyone's talents have been assessed, according to custom, the current head of the Xie family should bestow spiritual medicines upon them according to their individual talents as encouragement.
At that time, as the only one with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, he will surely be able to return to the center of everyone's attention.
Just one more thing. Once Xie Jiaoyue finishes testing his talent, he will be seen again.
Finally, it was Xie Jiaoyue's turn to stand in front of the boulder.
Not far away, Gong Shirao, unusually losing her composure, stood up nervously.
Xie Jiaoyue did not immediately place her hand on the boulder, because the taciturn Director of the Heaven and Earth Division actually spoke to her.
"You are Gong Shi Rao's daughter?" The Director of the Heaven and Earth Department asked with amusement. "Gong Shi Rao's lineage has a special physique, and for many generations, they have been furnace physiques."
He sighed softly, "Most of those who are used as furnace bodies have only average spiritual roots and aptitude. Gong Shirao was almost given away as a concubine by the Gong Shi family because of this. Fortunately, Xie Qingyun is such a genius that he was willing to marry Gong Shirao as his principal wife."
"But don't be discouraged. With your mother planning for you, you can at least live an ordinary life."
The Director of the Heaven and Earth Department looked past Xie Jiaoyue and at Chu Xingjin: "However, you have already found a son-in-law with a Heavenly Spirit Root, so you can rely on him for the rest of your life."
Xie Jiaoyue couldn't help but roll her eyes.
What's wrong with being a furnace/cauldron? Even if she were a furnace/cauldron, she would be the kind that absorbs yang energy to replenish yin.
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