Ning Hutou nodded when he heard this and said: "Okay, Brother Gang, I'll ask you to take care of our two cubs!"
"Brother, you're welcome, time is running out, everyone should go quickly!"
Everyone who received the order knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so they set off and went door-to-door to notify people in the village to bring dry food and gather at the entrance of the village.
After returning home, Ning Hutou and Xiu Niang said hello and prepared dry food for the two brothers. They explained the purpose of their trip and asked them to gather at the entrance of the village and set off with the large army to Black Mountain City...
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, the two brothers excitedly discussed the news they had just received with their friends in the village. They were all full of yearning to go to Black Mountain City, hoping that they could be chosen by the immortals and become gods.
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A long, dark dragon marched forward, like ants moving. Younger children and women holding children in their arms sat on oxcarts, while men and older children accompanied the oxcarts and moved along. Ning Feng, who was marching together in the team, came to Ning Tao and said in Ning Tao's ear: "Brother, what do you think the immortal looks like? Can he breathe fire, water, and call the wind and rain? Is it like what is shown in the play? , all sitting with tigers and leopards.”
Ning Tao looked at his curious brother and said helplessly: "How do I know? I've never seen it. Isn't it mentioned in the book? He stepped on auspicious clouds and held floating dust."
Ning Feng curled his lips after listening to his brother's words, and then started discussing with other friends like a curious baby. Although Ning Tao said this and didn't care much on his face, his heart was still full of anxiety and expectation.
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After marching for about two hours, the majestic city slowly revealed its height in front of everyone.
When we arrived near the city gate, we saw people coming and going. More soldiers and officials than usual were maintaining order and preventing congestion.
When Muramasa arrived at the city gate, he just asked everyone to stop and rest on the side of the road. He led two men to the city gate, ready to go to find out some news.
"Hey, isn't this Brother Wang? Come on, come on, come to the shed for a drink of water and have a rest!" The little leader of the soldiers by the shed at the city gate saw Wang Gang arriving and greeted him quickly.
Wang Gang followed into the shed and heard several villagers he knew sitting in the shed chatting.
"Brother also brought the children from the village to let the immortals test their qualifications? How about it? Do you know if any of the children have been selected?"
"Hey, brother, you think the qualifications for cultivating immortals are just a piece of cake! How can it be that easy? I heard that there are none so far. I guess it's a waste of time for both of us. I just heard from brother Li Fei that the children in the city The test hasn’t been completed yet, it’s early, so let’s get a number first and wait here.”
Hearing this, King Muramasa's eyes widened and he took a breath of air.
A man who looked like an officer sitting inside smiled when he saw Wang Gang, and shouted loudly: "Old Li, register Brother Wang in Baihu Village."
"Okay, how many children are there?" came a reply from another shed.
When Wang Gang heard the question, he also shouted loudly: "Two hundred and eighty-seven!"
"Okay, Baihu Village, two hundred and eighty-seven!"
After the report, Wang Gang asked everyone: "Brother, how many children have been tested? I heard all the conversations brothers just said. Is it difficult to have the qualifications to cultivate immortality? Our huge Black Mountain City doesn't have any?" He said with a smile on his face. A look of disbelief.
Chapter 9 The Theory of Spiritual Roots
At this time, the officer man who had just spoken replied: "It must be more than ten thousand! The immortal said that there is only one in ten thousand who has the qualifications to cultivate immortality. It is possible that there are not even one among the thirty or forty thousand children in Black Mountain City. It’s possible that a dozen or so will come out, it’s hard to say, it depends on fate.”
Wang Gang nodded as if he understood what he said, and was about to continue asking something when he was interrupted by the man who looked like an officer: "Brother, don't talk so much, it all depends on fate, okay? It’s easy for so many old brothers to gather together. I’ll be the host tonight and I won’t come back until I’m drunk.”
When Wang Gang heard this, he laughed heartily and said, "That's a good relationship. I want to see if you have any skills."
The man who looked like an army officer clasped his fists and said, "Okay, brothers, please go out and settle the folks in the village first, and wait for the immortal elders to rest, and then we will get together in the evening. I have official duties, so I won't accompany my brothers. Just chatting here.”
After hearing this, several other people stopped chatting, stood up, clasped their fists, and said one after another, "Brother, let's go and do our work first. We won't come back until we get drunk at night."
"You won't come home until you're drunk!"
The officer turned around and walked out of the shed, while the rest of the group chatted for a while and then left the shed and returned to their own village team.
Wang Gang returned to the team and arranged for everyone to find a place to settle down. Then he took a few men and started wandering around.
But it was said that after the two brothers Ning Tao and Ning Feng settled down with the team, they went to the nearby camp with a few friends to run and play.
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On a piece of grass, a group of children were playing.
One of the little fat men spoke with a hint of showoff, "My father just told me that there is only one in a million qualified to cultivate immortality. Until now, there is not a single child in the city who is qualified."
"Really or not? There are so many people and there is no one. Are you lying? It's so shameful to lie!" Another child didn't believe it and laughed at the little fat man.
The little fat man was a little angry when he heard this. He glanced at the child disdainfully and retorted with a snort: "Huh, my uncle in the city told my father this. I'm right next to him. If you don't believe me, go and ask."
Ning Tao, who was playing with the children in the village next door, heard this and didn't know what to think. His eyes darkened for a while.
At first, I heard that the immortal was recruiting disciples, and I was full of expectations. Although I didn't say much along the way, I fantasized about flying to the sky and escaping the earth, flying in the clouds and mist. When I heard this, I realized that I had no qualifications for cultivating immortals. When I thought about myself, I secretly thought that I had no hope either.
When the other children heard this, they didn't pay much attention to it, and they all said that they must be the only one among them, and they would become the disciples of the Immortal Chief, and their career would be just around the corner.
After the noise, a group of children crowded around to find new and interesting places to play.
Ning Tao followed the crowd listlessly and said nothing.
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The moon was sparse, and the firelight gathered the sleeping people. At this time, Ning Tao was lying on the grass next to the fire, with a root of Setaria in his mouth, his head resting on his hands, looking up at the stars in the sky, not knowing what was going on. Thinking about something.
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The golden crow breaks at dawn and the sky turns white.
People who had slept outside the city for a day got up one after another and began to prepare food. Women's screams and curses were heard from time to time in various camps. However, it was so early in the morning that they were accidentally bumped into by men. Some of the men even showed their faces. A heartfelt smile.
The sky had just turned white, and there were already crowds of people at the gate of Black Mountain City.
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At this time, in the large tent of the school grounds in the city, several young Taoists frowned slightly and communicated with each other.
"I thought I had gotten a good mission, but yesterday, out of the tens of thousands of children, not one of them had a spiritual root. I'm afraid our trip would have been in vain."
"Hmph, the spiritual energy in this world has just opened up, and it's not obvious yet. I'm afraid if there are any spiritual roots, I'll have to wait and see."
"The spiritual roots must be there, otherwise the ancestors would not assign such a task. It's just that the spiritual energy in this world has just opened, and the spiritual roots are hidden, and it will take some time to appear."
"This world has not yet been developed, and we are quite restricted in this world. We cannot stay in this world for a long time, otherwise we will have to waste many years here and wait until the next time the world opens before we can enter."
"But it won't take long next time for the passage between the two realms to be stable. The ancestors and others just want to occupy this realm and become the back garden of our sects and provide a steady stream of high-quality disciples."
"However, it is quite difficult to detect so many children. Fortunately, the sect provides free spiritual stones to restore mana and gain a contribution point. Those who discover the spiritual followers can also receive another meritorious service based on their qualifications, which is indeed good. "
A few people chatted for a while, and after the sergeant reported, they got up and left the tent, flying in front of everyone.
A group of officials were already waiting outside, when the leading young Taoist said: "Let's begin."
A group of children, led by officials and soldiers, began a new day of testing their spiritual roots.
Time is like water, and the sun rises higher and higher.
The soldiers outside the city also began to lead the village chiefs and military commanders and the children from each village into the city.
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At this time, a young Taoist who was testing his spiritual roots suddenly opened his eyes when he was taking the hand off the boy's head. He let out a light sigh and put it back again. After a while, he said with a happy face, "That's right."
The rest of them opened their eyes and stood up. The young Taoist leader walked up to the boy, put his hands on his head, and said after a moment: "Okay, the three spiritual roots of gold, wood, and water, that's right. What's your name?"
The boy who saw the immortal asking him something was a little nervous, and he stuttered: "The immortal... the elder... I... my name is Shi Long."
The young Taoist nodded and smiled: "Well, call me Uncle Master, and go into the tent and wait."
"Okay, Master..Master.Uncle."
Seeing this, one of the officials looked happy and stepped forward and asked: "Chief Immortal, does my Long'er have the qualifications to cultivate immortality?" Upon hearing this, the young Taoist asked: "Are you Shi Long's father?"
"Shilong is Xiaguan's son. I wonder if the immortal can explain to Xiaguan what the three spiritual roots are?"
The young Taoist pondered for a moment and said: "The qualifications for cultivating immortals are divided into five main attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The qualifications are divided into five types of spiritual roots: one, two, three, four, and five. Among them, the single spiritual root is Called heavenly spiritual roots, only one in ten thousand cultivators has four or five spiritual roots, which are the most common and are called pseudo-spiritual roots. In addition, some people with dual spiritual roots and three spiritual roots will mutate and form wind, thunder, poison, ice, etc. Mutated spiritual roots; qualifications are between first and second spiritual roots. Your Shilong has three spiritual roots, and his qualifications are pretty good, but unfortunately they are not mutated spiritual roots. You go down to rest first, and go indoors to spend more time with your children! "
After hearing this, the official thanked him and hurried into the house.
After finishing speaking, the young Taoist said nothing, turned back to his futon, and continued to test the aptitude of the child in front of him.
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