Chapter 271
The matter of the sects in the human realm is really strange. 0067 went to the Sword Sect to investigate and went through the storyline countless times, but still couldn't find any clues.
Ying Ning had a vague feeling that something was wrong, so she and Si Baixue disguised themselves and sneaked into the Sword Sect.
At this moment, the two were dressed no differently from ordinary people. Si Baixue had transformed into a gentle and weak scholar, while Ying Ning's face was that of a bold woman with a scar on her eyebrow.
The method used by the One Sword Sect to test spiritual roots is that the tester uses their consciousness to control the Heavenly Testing Stone. If the Heavenly Testing Stone can rise, it means that the tester has spiritual roots.
The higher the Heavenly Test Stone, the purer the spiritual root is proven to be.
Ying Ning walked to the Heavenly Verification Stone, and a sliver of consciousness was separated from her mind. Under the witness of many elders of the One Sword Sect, the crystal-clear stone body swayed and rose into the air.
"Superior spiritual root!"
Gasps rose from the surroundings. The spiritual root test had been going on for three days, but only a dozen or so people with spiritual roots had been selected. This was the first time that people had received a superior spiritual root.
The sect elders' thoughts were written all over their faces; some were smiling broadly, while others were preoccupied.
The One Sword Sect had been dormant for hundreds of years. Although the elders were all cultivators with spiritual roots, their cultivation progress was minimal due to the issue of spiritual energy in the human realm.
They are now elders, but only because of their cultivation levels from hundreds of years ago.
With his time running out and unable to ascend to immortality, he will likely face death just like any other mortal.
Wei Sheng, the sect leader of the One Sword Sect, watched as those people, full of expectation yet disappointed, slowly left, while another group of people lined up in front of the sect to wait for their spiritual roots to be tested.
His expression was somewhat solemn.
"Was what happened today right or wrong?" he asked softly, seemingly addressing no one in particular.
The chubby deputy sect leader beside him also watched the scene unfold: "Sect leader, matters decided by the Immortal Realm are not something people like us can decide..."
"Rebellious".
Wei Sheng withdrew his gaze: "Mortals can no longer enter the immortal realm. Now, if we select people with spiritual roots, wouldn't that just waste their lives?"
For an ordinary person, life is full of hardships.
But it's better than embarking on the path of cultivation now, chasing a goal that can never be reached.
"The Sword Sect has issued an order, and it's not just the One Sword Sect that has received the order; the other sects have also received it." The chubby vice sect leader's face was somewhat grave. "Sect leader, let's go with the flow."
"Perhaps someone will actually be chosen to go to the Immortal Realm, which would be a destiny for them to ascend to immortality."
Wei Sheng's gaze fell once again on the group testing their spiritual roots. For some reason, he felt a sense of unease, as if a storm was brewing.
"I hope so."
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Si Baixue, now using the alias Si Xue, walked to the front of the Heavenly Verification Stone. His gentle and frail appearance attracted a lot of attention.
"This tiny little thing actually came to test its spiritual roots?"
"Young master, you should go home quickly."
"I feel like I couldn't even lift an axe!"
Si Baixue separated a sliver of her consciousness, and the Heavenly Testing Stone shook a few times before quickly rising into the air. The person in charge of the testing, upon seeing this, said:
"Superior spiritual root!"
"Si Xue, an inner disciple!"
Those who had just been discussing Si Baixue now felt as if a large stone was stuck in their mouths.
"this....?"
“..........”
"He also has a superior spiritual root?!"
......
Si Baixue deliberately winked at Ying Ning, her eyes crinkling with laughter, before turning away and coughing twice, making his frail body appear even more vulnerable.
The sight of two superior spiritual roots in succession caused a stir among the crowd.
"They actually have two superior spiritual roots?"
"Wow, these young people these days are amazing."
"I want to test it too!"
"I want one too!"
The murmurs and voices of longing to embark on the path of cultivation among the crowd were already impossible to muffle, and the person in charge of the testing shouted loudly:
"Please line up and do not cut in line!"
During the seven-day test of spiritual roots, the One Sword Sect only accepted three disciples with superior spiritual roots and a dozen or so disciples with medium to low spiritual roots. Ying Ning, Si Baixue, and another disciple with a superior spiritual root were all under the supervision of the deputy sect leader, Yuan Yuan.
Vice Sect Leader Yuan Yuan appeared to be of a gentle nature. Upon entering the gate, he saw Ying Ning and the other two:
Hahahaha.
"We've actually acquired three top-grade spiritual roots this year! This is truly a great joy for the Sword Sect!" Yuan Yuan looked at Ying Ning and the other two, feeling extremely satisfied.
"From now on, I will personally teach the three of you."
Yuan Yuan then thought of the Immortal Realm: "I suppose you've all heard that the Immortal Realm will soon open a teleportation array, allowing those with strong spiritual roots to travel there."
"This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity."
"You must cultivate diligently."
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The lessons taught by the One Sword Sect are mostly basic cultivation techniques.
The library has a vast collection of books, and Yingning often goes there when she has nothing to do.
She flipped through a few pages of the Immortal Realm cultivation manual and found one section quite interesting. She read it for a while until she heard the slightest sound beside her. She looked up and saw an elderly man with white hair.
"Greetings, Elder." Yingning put away her book and stood up to greet him.
Wei Sheng raised his hand in greeting and saw the Immortal Realm cultivation manual in Ying Ning's hand: "How is it?"
"Is it possible to comprehend the immortal cultivation method?"
Wei Sheng recognized Ying Ning as one of the three superior spiritual roots. In recent days, he had visited the library by chance and each time he saw Ying Ning engrossed in reading some books from the immortal realm.
Today, I couldn't help but ask her.
"This disciple has grasped most of it," Ying Ning replied. The spiritual aura emanating from this person was far clearer than that of Yuan Yuan, so he must be Wei Sheng, the sect leader of the One Sword Sect.
Wei Sheng asked a few questions about the mental cultivation method, and to his surprise, Ying Ning answered them all correctly.
In addition to the content of the book, she also shared her own insights:
"Concentrate your vital energy and achieve gentleness; can you become like an infant?"
"Only when one's essence, energy, and spirit are in harmony can one merge with heaven and earth."
Hearing Ying Ning's answer, Wei Sheng nodded with satisfaction. He remembered this child; she had been found to have a superior spiritual root during the spiritual root test.
It's hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
Wei Sheng couldn't help but remind him, "There's no need to force the matter of the Immortal Realm's array."
"Just let things take their course."
After Wei Sheng left, Ying Ning mentally tapped 0067:
"Little Seven, what's the Sword Sect's latest move?"
"Master, the elders of the Sword Sect have brought out array artifacts and have begun setting up the Immortal Realm teleportation array."
Crossing from the human realm to the immortal realm is no easy feat.
After the chaos of the Six Realms, in order to maintain the balance of the Six Realms, the gods of the Divine Realm set up a boundary barrier in the Human Realm. If people from the Upper Realm want to come to the Lower Realm, they will be affected by the boundary barrier, and their spiritual power can only be exerted at 30% or 40%.
Not to mention, traveling from the human realm to the immortal realm is even more difficult than ascending to heaven.
The teleportation array set up by the Sword Sect at this time is made up of countless array treasures, which can allow mortals to temporarily ascend to the upper realm.
The fact that the celestial realm went to such great lengths makes one wonder.
"Elder Qingzhu has always been indifferent to worldly affairs, only seeking to cultivate in peace. However, I remember that he seemed to be on good terms with Daoist Qingjian." Yingning recalled carefully.
The plot doesn't seem to describe Elder Qingzhu's story in much detail.
"Elder Qingzhu is now in charge of the Sword Sect. If anything happens, he will definitely be implicated."
0067 then told Yingning about something else: "Master, Bai Xie is a wicked soul separated from Jue, and as for Que Rong..."
67 recalled the scene it had witnessed in the Underworld: "He had been imprisoned in the Underworld for many years."
“Since Jue is a person from the God Realm, although I don’t know why he became the Lord of the Underworld, it certainly couldn’t be something happy about.” Ying Ning guessed a bit.
"To bid farewell to this person."
"Master, should we be careful?"
Even if the divine realm falls, the Chilong clan will still receive countless offerings and worship.
As Ying Ning felt the three divine artifacts within her body—the Phoenix Shield, the Hou Pearl, and the tattered Purifying Lotus—circulating within her, she let out a bewitching and wicked laugh:
"Little 7, no need."
That's how it is.
"That's what makes it fun, isn't it?"
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