Lin Zhenzhen remembered that today was the routine spiritual power test, which was conducted every ninety days.
Tianhe Hall regularly organizes its disciples to undergo spiritual power tests and records the results.
In the original book, it was during this test that Xuanyuan Zhao discovered Chen Shu's talent for the Chaotic Spiritual Root, which made him pay special attention to her and help her develop her potential. The two gradually developed feelings for each other.
What's the rush? Look at your ignorant attitude.
She filled a basin with water, slowly washed up, then sat in front of the bronze mirror, took out the scissors from the dressing table, and with a "snip," cut off her waist-length black hair.
[Aaaaaaah, host, what are you doing?!] The system screamed in her mind, [This is the original owner's hair, which she's kept for over ten years!]
Lin Zhenzhen chuckled softly. Of course, she knew that this long hair had accompanied Lingzhen for fifteen years.
Yunlong has a tradition that if a woman falls in love with someone, she will grow her hair long for him.
Her long black hair was a symbol of her deep affection. If she were to cut it off one day, it would be tantamount to severing her feelings and declaring her determination to break off all ties with this person.
Lin Zhenzhen lost at least 30 centimeters with this surgery, and now her hair only reaches her collarbone.
In this era, both men and women are expected to grow their hair long, while short hair has become considered unusual.
However, Lin Zhenzhen herself was not good at those complicated hairstyles, so she simply tied her hair into a ponytail with a hairband and took out a close-fitting outfit she wore when riding a horse from the closet.
After tidying up, Lin Zhenzhen went out and headed straight towards the Tianhe Sect.
When she arrived, many disciples had already gathered in front of the Spirit Refining Field. They formed a semicircle, watching the results of the other people's Spirit Rank tests.
Because Lin Zhenzhen cut her hair, her outfit today is completely different from usual.
So no one noticed this petite figure. She pushed and shoved her way to the front row, just in time for Chen Shu to go on stage.
She was clearly dressed up carefully, and her eyes kept glancing at the person on the stage until the host coughed twice to remind her, "Junior Sister Chen Shu, please."
Chen Shu bit her lip and placed her palm on the floating crystal spirit stone in front of her.
A miraculous scene unfolded: a beam of light flashed across the previously chaotic crystal surface, and at the same time, the Spirit Rank test responded, confirming that the user was at the third level of Spirit Warrior!
Although this is only the most basic level of spiritual cultivation, she clearly has a useless spiritual root and shouldn't have any improvement in her cultivation.
"Could it be a Chaos Spiritual Root?" someone in the crowd blurted out. Chen Shu clearly heard it too, and her eyes lit up, with a hint of anticipation on her face.
Xuanyuan Zhao, who was originally sitting on the stage, also got up and went to the crystal spirit stone to examine it carefully.
The murmurs from the crowd grew louder.
"This is the first time I've seen the young sect leader pay so much attention to a disciple's test results."
"Chen Shu is the first person with a useless spiritual root to enter our sect. It seems the rumors are true. The young sect leader really treats her specially."
Despite their attempts to lower their voices, the surrounding sounds could not escape Xuanyuan Zhao's ears.
His brows furrowed slightly, followed by a gasp: "Is that Lingzhen? She actually cut her hair!"
Xuanyuan Zhao's brow twitched slightly involuntarily, and he looked in the direction of the sound.
Lingzhen stood in the center of the crowd. Unlike usual, she didn't stare at him with a joyful expression. Instead, she looked indifferent, as if she didn't care about anyone here.
Xuan Yuanzhao's gaze fell on the ends of her hair, which were cut in a way that looked like they had been chewed by a dog. Lin Zhenzhen also turned her head at the same time, and her eyes met his.
He then noticed that she had a white ribbon tied around her neck, perhaps to cover the fingerprints he had left yesterday.
He paused, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
This minor injury could easily be covered up with a little spiritual power, but she insisted on leaving it there.
So much effort was put into using this self-inflicted injury ruse. After all these years, his methods haven't improved at all.
[Host, the male lead's favorability rating has dropped to zero again. We've come full circle, back to square one!]
Lin Zhenzhen: ...Is this man crazy?!
The presiding senior looked at the roster in his hand and called out, "Next, Lingzhen."
The crowd quieted down, and everyone's eyes lingered on Lingzhen and Xuanyuan Zhao.
The news of Lingzhen breaking off her engagement with the Xuanyuan family had already spread far and wide. Although the reasons were varied, even Lin Zhenzhen now used cutting her hair to show her determination.
However, the version most believed by the world is that Xuanyuan Zhao took the initiative to break off the engagement because he didn't like Lingzhen.
Xuanyuan Zhao glanced at Ling Zhen indifferently, then stepped down from the stone platform and left the Spirit Refining Field without saying a word.
Everyone gasped and nodded silently in their hearts. It seemed the rumors were true. As a result, they looked at Lingzhen with more sympathy.
Lingzhen stepped onto the stage, the crystal ball hovering above the stone pillar.
"Junior Sister Ling, please." Ling Zhen was the last disciple to have her spiritual power tested. The senior brother in charge of recording didn't even look up, and wrote down the words "spiritual power level three" on his notebook.
It should be noted that Lingzhen's cultivation level has not improved since he was thirteen years old, and he has been writing these words for four years.
“Ling, Lingzhen, Second Stage of Great Spirit Master.”
The disciples below the stage erupted in uproar, everyone finding it hard to believe.
"Ling Zhen has been stuck at the third level of the Spirit Master realm for a long time. Isn't it rumored that her spiritual root is flawed?"
"After passing the third stage of Spirit Master, one should be at the fourth stage, so how can one's cultivation level jump so much?"
"Could they have used some underhanded methods? I've heard there have been some demonic cultivators lately..."
Lin Zhenzhen looked curiously at the crystal ball spinning in front of her, noticing two streaks of blue and green light intertwined within it. Those were the original owner's dual spiritual roots of water and wood.
But what is that small white thing next to it?
Just as she was wondering, a rough male voice interrupted her thoughts.
"In today's cultivation world, it's not about skill or diligence, but about birth and family background. Even if we cultivate day and night for more than ten years, it's not as useful as a single high-grade pill."
Lin Zhenzhen squinted, locking onto the figure that reeked of sourness.
She curled her lips into a charming smile.
"Senior Brother Shi, who are you talking about?"
Shi Hong snorted coldly. He had long disliked Ling Zhen, who was just wasting his life by relying on his status as a scion of a prominent family.
Previously, she was mindful that she was the young sect leader's fiancée, but now she has no inhibitions and wears her emotions on her sleeve.
"Among our disciples present, only one has been a complete waste of talent, his cultivation having not improved at all in four years. Who do you think I'm talking about?"
"Oh~" Lin Zhenzhen smiled even more brightly, and the system in her mind exclaimed "Oh ho".
Whenever it sees this expression on its host's face, it knows someone is about to be in trouble.
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