Chapter 20 Testing Spiritual Roots

Seeing this, Xiao Lin finally understood how lucky he was to become a cultivator. He was now sure that he also had spiritual roots, but he just didn't know whether his spiritual roots were good or bad.

In addition, this book also gave a detailed introduction to the five major sects. The five major sects in Tianlu Mountain Range are Qianling Mountain, Bailian Sect, Dancao Mountain, Tianyun Pavilion and Qianfu Sect. Among them, the disciples of Qianling Mountain are good at driving spiritual insects and beasts, Bailian Sect is good at refining weapons, Dancao Mountain is good at refining various spiritual pills, Qianfu Sect is good at making various spiritual talismans, and Tianyun Pavilion is best at formations.

It is precisely because the five major sects have their own emphasis that although there are occasional grudges between them, they have always been at peace and no major conflicts have broken out.

For a large number of casual cultivators, the best way to stay on the road of cultivation for a long time is to join the five major sects and become disciples of the five major sects. After all, the five major sects control the best cultivation resources in Tianlu Mountain Range, and resources determine everything.

The book also introduces in detail three ways to enter the five major sects. The first is the recommendation of the head of the cultivation family, because the cultivation families are all attached to the five major sects, and even many elders and senior leaders in the sects come from these cultivation families. The disciples who enter the five major sects through this method account for at least 80% of the number of disciples in the five major sects; the second method is to pass the spiritual root test in the fairy city. As long as the spiritual roots are above the earth spiritual roots, the casual cultivators can directly join the five major sects. The people who enter the five major sects in this way account for more than half of the remaining half; the last method is to enter a place called [Underground Cave] and pick a purple spiritual flower from it. With this purple spiritual flower, you can also join one of the five major sects and become an outer disciple. The number of people who join the five major sects through the third method is relatively rare. It is good enough for one out of ten in the five major sects to be accepted through this method.

However, entering the cave to pick the purple spirit flower is the most dangerous method. Usually, nine out of ten low-level cultivators who enter will die in it, and those who survive may not be able to pick the purple spirit flower. Therefore, the last method is also the one with the highest risk factor and the lowest success rate.

Xiao Lin kept thinking. If he wanted to make further progress on the road of cultivation, it seemed that he had to join the five major sects. However, he did not have any prominent background. With the recommendation of the head of the cultivation family, he did not even have to think about this path. The second path was to test the spiritual roots. This gave Xiao Lin a glimmer of hope. If he tested that he had earth spiritual roots or even heaven spiritual roots, he could ascend to heaven in one step and become a disciple of the five major sects.

If this path was not feasible, then he could only consider the third path.

After going downstairs to have dinner, Xiao Lin returned to his room and fell asleep.

The next morning, he woke up refreshed. After leaving the inn, he headed for the place in the city where the spiritual roots were tested. He asked the innkeeper for directions early in the morning. After walking in the city for about half an hour, he came to a place called [Spirit Pavilion] and pushed the door and walked in.

After entering the door, there was an empty living room with dim light. There was only one person lying in the corner next to it. Xiao Lin walked over and knocked on the table gently.

The man raised his head, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and saw Xiao Lin, his eyes lit up.

"Daoyou, are you here to test your spiritual roots? Sorry, no one has come here for more than ten days, and I couldn't help but fall asleep."

Xiao Lin smiled and said it was okay, and then said: "Excuse me, Daoyou, what is the price for testing spiritual roots here?"

"Has Daoyou come here for testing before?" The man did not reply to Xiao Lin directly, but asked an irrelevant question.

Xiao Lin was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I am a casual cultivator who has just entered the Immortal City, and I have not tested the spiritual root attributes."

Hearing this, the man's eyes lit up and said with a smile: "So you are a casual cultivator. This is the spiritual root testing site of Dancao Mountain. It is free for fellow Taoists who come to test for the first time."

Xiao Lin was stunned when he heard this. In this Wuyin Immortal City, it is basically difficult to move without spiritual stones or silver. How could there be such a free place? Xiao Lin naturally became a little wary of free things.

As if guessing what Xiao Lin was thinking, the man smiled and said, "Don't worry, fellow Daoist. There are five spiritual pavilions in Wuyin Xiancheng, which belong to the five major sects. The reason why it is free is not because of charity or stupidity to serve the vast number of casual cultivators, but because we want to discover more cultivators with amazing qualifications through free methods. If the spiritual root qualifications of fellow Daoist are above the earth spiritual root, then not only is it free, but we will also give 50 pieces of low-grade spiritual stones from Dancao Mountain. All you need to do is promise that if you join the five major sects, you will choose our Dancao Mountain."

After hearing this person's explanation, Xiao Lin suddenly realized that this also made sense. After all, the five major sects are friendly on the surface, but they must be fighting openly and secretly in secret, and the competition for cultivation talents must be the most important part of it. This method of free testing of spiritual roots is indeed a good idea, and I don't know who came up with it.

"Then can you please help me test my spiritual roots?"

"Okay, fellow Daoist, follow me."

The man stood up and took Xiao Lin through the living room to a hall at the back. The hall was also very empty. There was only a stone pillar in the center of the hall, about four feet high. On top of the stone pillar was a white sphere the size of a human head. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

"This is called the Spirit Test Stone. Although in our cultivation world, this Spirit Test Stone is useless except for testing the attributes of spiritual roots and spiritual light points, this thing is extremely rare. The five major sects in our entire Tianlu Mountain Range combined never have more than twenty pieces. This piece is mixed with some impurities and can only test the visible spiritual roots and spiritual light points. In our Dancao Mountain Gate, there is also a hidden Spirit Test Stone without any impurities. If Daoist friends can join our Dancao Mountain one day in the future, they can test it for free once."

The man was not idle along the way. Without waiting for Xiao Lin to ask, he introduced the Spirit Test Stone to him. I don’t know if there are too few people here. Now that someone suddenly came, he couldn’t help but talk more.

"Please put your hand on this spiritual stone, concentrate and slowly input the mana in your body." The two came to the stone pillar, and the man said to Xiao Lin.

Nodding, Xiao Lin took a deep breath, and then put his hand on the white sphere. His heart couldn't help but jump. To be honest, the result of this spiritual stone basically represents how far he can go on the road of cultivation. It is impossible to say that he is not nervous.

"Daoyou, relax. The qualifications of us cultivators are destined by heaven. We can't force it. Everything can be left to fate." As if seeing Xiao Lin's nervousness, the man comforted him a few words, and then walked aside.

Xiao Lin mobilized the mana in his body and slowly input it into the sphere through his palm.

"Buzz" The white sphere suddenly lit up, emitting a hazy white light, and above the white light, a touch of color slowly appeared. If you look closely, you can find that these colors include red, yellow, gold, green, and blue. These five colors form five small light columns, which slowly extend upwards.

The extension trend was very slow. After a while, Xiao Lin felt that half of his mana had been injected into the white sphere, and the five small light pillars finally stopped and stopped extending.

The face of the man next to him became a little strange. Xiao Lin saw the man's expression and his heart began to sink.

"Daoyou can let go." The man said, and then took Xiao Lin back to the living room.

Xiao Lin did not speak. Although he was a little uneasy, he knew that the man would tell him the result.

Sure enough, after the man sat down, he sighed softly and said to Xiao Lin: "Daoyou's spiritual root aptitude is not very good, but there is no need to be discouraged. The road of cultivation is full of uncertainty. Think about our Dancao Mountain hundreds of years ago. There was also a genius who entered the Golden Core Realm with ordinary spiritual roots, and his combat power was comparable to that of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator."

Xiao Lin's heart sank completely. He gritted his teeth. Since this person said so, it goes without saying that his spiritual root aptitude is probably just an ordinary one.

The man took out a pen from the side, wrote a few words on a piece of yellow paper, and then handed it to Xiao Lin: "This is the level of your spiritual roots, fellow Daoist, rest assured, our Spirit Pavilion will keep your test results confidential. Except for the few people in charge of this matter in our Dancao Mountain, no one else will know."

Pick up the yellow paper, Xiao Lin saw that it was written: "Gold five wood seven water nine fire eight earth five, qualification: pseudo spiritual root."

Seeing this scene, Xiao Lin suddenly felt dizzy, and he didn't know how to get back to the inn in a daze. After returning to the inn, he went into the room and fell asleep on the bed.

For two days, he was stuffy in the room, confused, and the excitement of coming to the fairy city for the first time was gone, leaving only depression and loss.

Xiao Lin never dreamed that he was the worst pseudo spiritual root. No wonder he practiced the Dry Water Sutra so slowly. He practiced the third level for more than a year, but still had no improvement. He was still a long way from the peak of the third level.

Could it be that he could only linger in the Qi Refining Stage until he turned to dust and returned to the ground like ordinary mortals a hundred years later? Xiao Lin was full of reluctance, but according to what was said in the book, it was impossible for this kind of pseudo-spiritual root qualification to build a foundation.

Xiao Lin even had the idea of ​​returning to Huai County. Since the road of cultivation was not feasible, he might as well return to Huai County and live happily with his father and sister.

Xiao Lin stayed in the room until four days later, but there was less decadence in his eyes, replaced by determination.

From childhood to adulthood, Xiao Lin has been a person with strong willpower and excellent patience. He once squatted by the river for three days and three nights to hunt a spotted deer, and he didn't even drink a sip of water during this period. After thinking about it for a few days, he decided to continue on the road of cultivation.

The person who tested the spiritual roots also said that in the history of Dancao Mountain, there have been examples of people with ordinary spiritual roots who successfully formed golden elixirs. Xiao Lin did not think that he would lose to anyone. Even if he had the worst pseudo-spiritual roots, he must go further on the path of cultivation. He believed that he could do it.