Chapter 11
Upon hearing that their child was prone to attracting evil spirits, Xiao Hui's parents hurriedly asked, "Taoist Master, our child has always been fine and has never had such a problem before. How could he suddenly have a special constitution? And is it safe now that we have this amulet?"
Master Yunqing shook his head. A thousand years ago, demons discovered that devouring a body with a single spiritual root could help them break through in their cultivation, so many people with low cultivation levels and single spiritual roots were harmed as a result.
Later, the major sects forcibly decreed that those with a single spiritual root could not leave the sect until they reached the Golden Core stage. Although the situation improved, they were still coveted by some powerful demons and evil spirits.
Master Yunqing lowered his eyes to look at the little girl in front of him. Regardless of whether the child was willing or not, she had already drawn Qi into her body, and her path of cultivation had begun!
This concealment talisman is only effective against ordinary demons and evil spirits. If a truly powerful demon appears, the concealment talisman will have no effect.
"What should we do then, Daoist Master? Do you have a safer solution? No matter the cost, we're willing to go bankrupt if it means giving up everything we own." Xiao Hui's parents were frightened when they saw Master Yun Qing shake his head, not knowing what to do.
As parents, how could they just stand by and watch their child die? There must be another way!
Looking at the child in her arms, Xiao Hui's mother thought, "This illness has tormented my child, keeping him up all night and taking half his life. If something else happens in the future, it will surely kill him sooner or later."
Master Yunqing looked at the little girl, pondered for a long time, and said, "If you are willing, you can leave the child at Lingju Temple. Lingju Temple can protect the child to some extent."
Xiao Hui's parents exchanged a glance. It wasn't easy to come up the mountain, and life on the mountain was inconvenient. Their daughter was only 6 years old and too young. They were definitely worried about leaving her alone on the mountain. Their eyes were full of reluctance.
"Mom and Dad, don't hesitate any longer. What if my sister encounters danger again after going down the mountain? Please agree to let her stay. If we miss her in the future, we can come and see her. Isn't that right, Grandpa Immortal?" Xiao Hui looked at Master Yunqing obediently and asked.
Xiao Hui believed that it was for her best to stay with the immortals, so that her sister could become an immortal herself in the future.
That child is quite clever!
Master Yunqing looked at the child with fondness, smiled, and beckoned to Xiaohui: "Come here, child, let Grandpa take a look at your health."
"Can I, Grandpa Immortal? I really want to be an immortal too!" Xiao Hui's eyes lit up as he quickly ran to Master Yun Qing's side.
"Well, but that depends on whether you have the right opportunity," Master Yunqing replied with a smile.
“Alright, Grandpa Immortal, please look.” Xiao Hui stood in front of Master Yunqing and closed his eyes.
Master Yunqing touched Xiaohui's brow, frowned slightly, and remained silent for a long time.
"Master?" Ye Zi noticed her master's hesitation.
"Five spiritual roots." Master Yunqing looked at Xiaohui's luck again; it was just average.
Upon hearing about the five spiritual roots, Ye Zi understood why her master was conflicted.
[The five spiritual roots can produce great figures, but it depends on their own fortune. Only those with great fortune, the darlings of heaven, have the potential to achieve great success in cultivation. Otherwise, they will only remain ordinary.]
Upon hearing Ye Zi's thoughts, Luo Hengzhi gained some understanding of the Five Elemental Roots and became curious about her own constitution.
Both Master Yunqing and Ye Zi said that he was temporarily unable to cultivate, but neither of them mentioned his physique. It's possible that his physique is even inferior to that of a person with five spiritual roots.
Luo Hengzhi was a little disappointed and decided not to ask anymore. He couldn't cultivate without solving his leg injury, so it was better to wait until the problem in his leg was resolved before trying to find out more.
"Grandpa Immortal, is my destiny... bad?" Xiao Hui was a little worried that he didn't have a destiny with the immortals because he saw that Master Yunqing was not speaking for a long time.
Master Yunqing gently stroked Xiaohui's head: "Child, it's not that it's bad, but your path of cultivation will be more difficult and arduous than others."
"I'm not afraid of hardship and setbacks. As long as there's a possibility, there's a chance, right?" Xiao Hui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he had a chance, and said optimistically, patting his chest.
"Good, this child has a good temperament for his young age." Master Yunqing looked at Xiaohui and couldn't help but smile.
"Immortal, can we come to see our child anytime?" Xiao Hui's mother was somewhat tempted, thinking about flying on the sword earlier. It would certainly be a good thing if her child became an immortal, but she still voiced her concerns, "Also, it's the child's first year of school, what about his studies?"
"Don't rush, there are some things you need to know."
“If you agree to leave your child at Lingju Temple, you should be prepared that once you become a spiritual practitioner, you will no longer be able to walk the secular path.”
"Having acquired extraordinary skills, one must shoulder the great responsibility of protecting all living beings in times of crisis, and must not try to seize opportunities from ordinary people."
"Furthermore, and most importantly, you should carefully consider this: once you embark on the path of cultivation, it is a path against the heavens, and you may face life-or-death tribulations at any time. Think it over carefully!"
After Yunqing Zhenren finished speaking, he thought of his disciple's life-or-death ordeal and looked at Ye Zi. Ye Zi met Yunqing Zhenren's gaze and said, "Master, do not worry, your disciple is fine!"
Shouldering the great responsibility of protecting all living beings! Putting life and death aside! After listening to Master Yunqing's words, Luo Hengzhi fell into deep thought.
He could no longer understand what a cultivator truly was.
"Mom and Dad, I want to stay on the mountain and cultivate with the immortals." Xiao Hui looked at his parents and told them his idea. "I won't fall behind in my studies. I can learn online."
However, Xiaohui's parents hesitated when they heard that their child might face a life-or-death crisis at any moment.
But if my daughter doesn't go up the mountain, she might encounter evil spirits and face a life-or-death situation at any time. What should I do?
"Immortal, could you please take a look at my and my wife's health? Do you think we have any chance?" Xiao Hui's father thought that if the whole family could stay, the situation might be better.
Generally speaking, physical constitution is inherited from the parents. If both children have spiritual roots, and one child has only a single spiritual root, then their parents should also have spiritual roots, and one of the parents should have only a single spiritual root.
However, this is just a common saying.
For the past thousand years, Master Yunqing had investigated the existence of the Spirit Root Body, but to no avail. With the massacre in the cultivation world, the Spirit Root Body was also destroyed.
It wasn't until Master Yunqing discovered Luo Yi's spiritual root that Master Yunqing realized that with the birth of the immortal body, the spiritual root body was also being revived!
“Alright.” Master Yunqing was also interested in checking to see if the child’s parents had spiritual roots and when those spiritual roots had been revived.
"Immortal, immortal, we also want to be tested, please test all of us!" The people around had been listening intently. Immortals are so powerful, if they could, who wouldn't want to cultivate themselves into an immortal?
Huo Qinglei also came out: "Master Yunqing, I would also like to have my fortune told."
Half a year ago, Master Yunqing saved his father's life. Huo Lei respected and admired Master Yunqing, and was also a little envious. He thought that if he could have such ability, he could protect his father.
Master Yunqing looked at the nearly one hundred workers who had gathered around. They were of different ages, and it wouldn't be impossible for him to test them all, but he certainly couldn't test them one by one, as that would consume too much spiritual energy.
Master Yunqing looked at Ye Zi, and Ye Zi immediately understood her master's meaning.
"Go to the storeroom and get the Spirit Root Pearl," Ye Zi instructed her three junior brothers.
"Yes, Senior Sister." The junior brothers bowed solemnly to their master and senior sister, their expressions dignified.
As more and more people with spiritual roots emerged, they realized that from this day forward, the Spirit Abode Temple would no longer be just theirs alone.
When Yan Yan came out again, he was holding a round jade stone in his hands. He walked directly to the center of the steps in front of the main hall and placed the small jade stone in the center of the open space.
Suddenly, the ground beneath the jade stone shook, and a one-meter-high platform emerged, lifting the small jade stone. Then, the fist-sized jade stone slowly grew larger and emitted a dazzling light. After the light disappeared, the jade stone had grown to the size of a basketball.
"Those who need to have their physical fitness tested, please line up at the bottom of the steps now." Luo Yi organized the scattered crowd into a queue.
"Luo Yi, you go first." To prevent anyone from objecting to the detection results later, Ye Zi decided to have Luo Yi demonstrate the accuracy of the Spirit Root Bead's detection first.
"Yes, Master." Following Ye Zi's instructions, Luo Yi extended his left hand and placed it on top of the jade.
As soon as Luo placed his hand on it, the jade stone emitted a bright light. Then, people heard the sound of flowing water coming from above the jade stone, the sound of the water was like thunder and had a magnificent momentum.
Then, everyone saw a scene appear above the jade stone: a rushing waterfall cascading down from the sky and into the pool, causing fish to leap out and the water to ripple endlessly.
"This is a single water spiritual root." Ye Ziqing's clear voice reached everyone's ears. "If there is a spiritual root, the jade will light up and display an image in the air. The attribute of the spiritual root can be determined by the difference in the image. If the jade does not light up, it means that there is no spiritual root in the body and no aptitude for cultivation."
After Ye Zi finished explaining, Xiao Hui's father walked up to the jade and placed his left hand on it to test it.
"It's not lit, there's nothing there!"
The crowd below whispered among themselves. Xiao Hui's mother looked at the unresponsive jade stone, wondering if it had any spiritual roots, and felt a little nervous.
"Xiao Hui's father has no spiritual root, Xiao Hui's mother will come up next for testing." Luo Yi called people in order.
Xiao Hui's mother felt uneasy and silently prayed that she could have spiritual roots so that she could stay by her child's side.
Xiao Hui's mother rubbed her hands together before placing them on the jade, but the jade did not react at all and did not shine.
Whispers began again below.
"It's not even bright, but his kids have it, why don't they?"
"Is the stone broken?"
"No, the first one should light up. If it doesn't, it probably doesn't exist."
Ye Zi looked at Master Yun Qing. How could it be that neither of the parents had spiritual roots, but both children had them?
Master Yunqing raised his hand, and two wooden discs appeared in his hand. He handed the discs to Ye Zi.
Ye Zi took the bloodline plate, walked to Xiao Hui's parents, and handed one to Xiao Hui's mother and the other to Xiao Hui's father.
Subsequently, two lines appeared on each of the two lines, connecting to Xiaohui and Xiaoyu.
Xiao Hui and Xiao Yu are the couple's biological children, but their parents' generation did not have spiritual roots, while the children did.
"Immortal, what does this mean?" Xiao Hui's mother was a little confused.
“This is the kinship line, which can detect blood relations,” Ye Zi replied.
"Why do you need to test this?" Xiao Hui's father immediately understood what he meant and was a little angry. He questioned, "Of course they are my children. Just because my wife and I don't have spiritual roots, you suspect that the children are not ours. Isn't that going a bit too far?"
"His father, don't be angry yet, let's hear what the immortal has to say first." Xiao Hui's mother quickly stopped her hot-tempered father.
“Generally speaking, children inherit spiritual roots from their parents. Of course, there are exceptions, like you two, where neither parent has a spiritual root, but the child does. This is a blessing from heaven.” Master Yunqing only explained part of the reason.
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