Fu Yunchen: He's a handsome boy...?
It seems so!
This body is only fifteen years old.
The little girl obediently lowered her head and admitted her mistake, "I understand, Sister Xiaogong."
Another girl dressed in a red outfit entered the shelter under the eaves with an umbrella. She first looked at Fu Yunchen and Lu Ziyao, especially Fu Yunchen, and a look of amazement flashed in her eyes. However, since she did not know them, she did not greet them rashly.
He turned to look at the young girl and immediately smiled, "You must be Feng Que, the daughter of Prince Shang."
Feng Que tilted his head and looked at her. After thinking for a while, he said in a flustered manner, "You are Sister Fei Yan from the Duke of Chun's Mansion."
"Oh, you're here to take the test too?"
"Hmm. I wonder if I have any spiritual root talent. It would be great if I did."
A few people emerged from the inn, looking disheveled and dejected, their heads drooping; it seemed they had failed the test.
Fu Yunchen looked at the little girl, Feng Que, who was also secretly watching him. When she was caught red-handed, her face turned bright red, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at him anymore.
"So young, and already feeling the stirrings of first love," Fei Yan said with a smile, glancing at Feng Que.
Feng Que's ears also turned red. "Sister Fei Yan, please don't tease me. I'm only ten years old this year. I don't have any such messy thoughts. I just thought my brother was handsome and took a second look."
“That’s the truth,” Fei Yan asked Fu Yunchen, “What’s your name? Which family’s young master are you from?”
Fu Yunchen did not answer.
Lu Ziyao replied on behalf of Fu Yunchen: "My young master's name is Yun Chen, and he is the legitimate son of the Yun family."
"The Yun family? Is there a Yun family in Beidou Prefecture?" Fei Yan didn't react for a moment.
Feng Que had heard of it. "I heard that a family surnamed Yun came from the Imperial City to Nanya Street. Is it Brother Yun's family?"
“Exactly.” Fu Yunchen looked at the young girl. “You are of noble birth, why would you participate in the general election?”
"I came with Sister Xiaogong. She's a maid, so she can only take the test on the general selection day. Where's Brother?"
"What a coincidence, I'm also accompanying my study companion."
"Everyone outside, come in!" someone shouted from inside.
Immediately, everyone who was sheltering from the rain under the eaves went into the inn.
From left to right, there are three sects: Qingquan Sect, Cangyuan Sect, and Tianlan Sect. The other six sects are located in two other inns.
However, those who are chosen by the three sects almost never go to the six factions.
Each of the three sects has two elders who were selected through the general selection process. They sit high in front of their respective sect seats, looking at Fu Yunchen and the others.
After inquiring about their ages, the youngest, Feng Que, was asked to wait aside.
The rest are all fifteen years old.
Feng Que stared intently at Fu Yunchen with her big, dark eyes, ignoring everyone else.
Fu Yunchen noticed her gaze, but treated her like a child and didn't pay her any attention.
“Lu Ziyao, you are the oldest, sixteen years old. You can take the test first,” said an elder from the Cangyuan Sect.
Lu Ziyao, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately replied, "Yes, Master."
A row of five trial spirit stones of different colors was placed on a pillar about half a person's height.
Each color represents a different spirituality.
Red trial stones represent fire, yellow trial stones represent earth, gold trial stones represent metal, blue trial stones represent water, and green trial stones represent wood.
Lu Ziyao stood in front of the red trial spirit stone and began to meditate, but after a while the spirit stone did not react.
The elder said, "Let's try the next one."
Lu Ziyao tried them one by one... but none of them lit up!
It has no spiritual root!
Lu Ziyao's face turned pale, and he remained silent with his head down for a long time.
Fu Yunchen looked at him but didn't go over to comfort him. He didn't need comforting him at this moment; he just needed time to accept reality.
Next up is Fei Yan.
Fei Yan, dressed in red, stood before the red trial spirit stone. The moment her hand touched it, the spirit stone lit up, glowing a bright red. The redder the spirit stone, the higher the talent.
The elders of the three sects were all interested.
Next, Fei Yan tried other trial stones, but none of them lit up.
It was determined that he possessed an exceptionally talented fire elemental root.
Immediately, an elder from the Qingquan Sect stood up and said, "Young friend Feiyan, would you be interested in joining our Qingquan Sect? Leaving aside our other advantages, our Qingquan Sect is the wealthiest in the entire continent when it comes to spirit stones. In particular, we have a fire spirit stone mine, which you can cultivate in at will."
An elder from the Cangyuan Sect also said, "Our sect offers you any of our superior fire-based cultivation techniques."
Among the three sects, Tianlan Sect ranks last. It has neither a sea of spirit stones nor top-grade cultivation techniques, but it still strives for them. "Our sect leader has a fire spirit root and wants to recruit another personal disciple. If you are willing to come to Tianlan Sect, I guarantee that you can become a disciple of our sect leader."
All three families have made pretty good promises. Fei Yan thought for a moment and said, "Can I go home and discuss it with my parents? I'll give the three elders an answer tomorrow."
"Alright, but we also have superior fire-type cultivation techniques, and an elder with a fire spirit root who wants to take on a personal disciple. Young friend, please consider it carefully." The elder of Qingquan Sect said with a hint of cunning.
The other two sects knew that their strength was no match for Qingquan Sect, but they still struggled to fight for it.
After Fei Yan's test revealed her fire elemental root, the next candidate was Feng Que's maid, Xiao Gong. She also possessed a wood elemental root, though its brilliance was faint; only Tianlan Sect among the three sects offered to recruit her. Xiao Gong naturally agreed, as being able to cultivate was always a good thing.
Fu Yunchen didn't want to test whether he had spiritual roots. He only had seven days anyway, and even if the test revealed exceptional talent, he wouldn't be able to cultivate for more than a few days before leaving. It was such a waste of time; it was better not to test at all from the start.
The elders of Qingquan Sect had been keeping an eye on him and were waiting for the results of his test.
Unexpectedly, he didn't want to be tested, so he asked, "Young friend, do you know your spiritual root attribute?"
Fu Yunchen shook his head, "I don't know. I just don't like cultivating, so it doesn't matter if I don't have spiritual roots."
"In that case, why not give it a try?" the elder of Qingquan Sect continued to persuade.
Fu Yunchen thought for a moment, then glanced at Feng Que beside him, "What about her? Why isn't she being tested?"
"She's not even fifteen yet, and her spiritual root hasn't grown. But we can give it a try; some spiritual roots grow early."
"Should we give it a try?" Fu Yunchen asked Feng Que.
Feng Que replied, "I want it."
"Then I'll test from behind you, and you'll be in front?" Fu Yunchen treated her exactly like Huanhuan, and instinctively wanted to protect her.
Feng Que nodded shyly, "Mmm!"
Mu Run failed the first fire-attribute trial spirit stone, but Fu Yunchen passed it.
Then came the earth-attribute trial spirit stone, which Mu Run failed, while Fu Yunchen passed.
Most people have a single-attribute spiritual root. Dual-attribute spiritual roots do exist, but they are relatively rare, occurring in about one in a hundred people.
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