The Lingzhen sect is located in a deep valley, surrounded by three mountains. The two walls confront each other to form a line of sky, through which the smoke boat travels into the valley.
It feels like you have entered another world, with mountains and rivers dotted here densely, and lakes embedded in the earth like stars. The land is vast and self-contained.
In the middle, a waterfall falls, and a magnificent river divides the valley into two. Cao Wenguan said: "This is the Guantian River, with the outer gate in the east and the inner gate in the west."
The deacons drove Yanzhou to a stop outside a blue-tiled hall and said: "Zhaoling Hall has arrived, follow me in!"
The disciples got off the boat and followed their respective deacons into the temple.
Wang Fang had already entered, so he did not participate in the follow-up matters and left with Wang Chuyan.
It was extremely empty, with gray-clothed disciples walking back and forth. The walls are sealed on all sides, and there is a patio in the middle that concentrates the sunlight on a pure white screen wall.
Zhao Shun knew that this was the Zhaoling Screen Wall used by Cao Wenguan to test his spiritual roots.
"The disciples from Feihu Small World have arrived. Please ask Elder Lin to come forward and check the spiritual roots of the new disciples."
Hearing this, the disciple in gray bowed and invited a short, fat old man with gray hair and boyish face to come out.
Elder Lin waved his hand to return the greetings of the deacons. He pressed his right hand against the screen wall, and when he saw a slight white light on its surface, he left his hand and said, "Let's begin!"
The deacons lined up the disciples in the order in which they came, and went to the shadow wall one by one. Zhao Shun's team is third from the bottom.
The first one was Cheng Tan's, led by a boy who was quite thin. He stood in front of the screen wall. White light flashed on the wall at first, and finally condensed into a swirling pattern in four colors: red, brown, green and yellow.
Elder Lin said: "The four spiritual roots and the four powers are equal."
A disciple in gray clothes came forward and handed the wooden sign with the word "four" engraved on it into the boy's hand. He didn't know what happened yet, so he was taken aside in confusion.
Then several more people passed by, all with four or five spiritual roots. Cheng Tan's face became worse and worse, until the last girl also tested with four spiritual roots. His face turned from black to white, as if he had a serious illness. .
"Deacon Cheng Tan, selection tasks, evaluation, etc."
Elder Lin shook his head and said: "Next one!"
The children came up one by one, and after the second deacon also rated him, the seedling who was declared to have "three spiritual roots, heavy on wood and earth, and weak on water" finally appeared in the third team, a skinny and monkey-like child. boy.
Knowing that his talent was superior to others, he happily took the wooden sign with the word "three" engraved on it, bowed deeply to Elder Lin and the deacon who led him, and then waited beside him.
With these three spiritual roots, the deacon was rated as average and looked somewhat satisfied.
Then there was the one who spoke back to Cheng Tan. There were quite a few people behind him, thirteen in total. Unfortunately, only one of the Three Spiritual Roots came out, leaving him speechless.
Cao Wenguan only led six people. If it weren't for Yuan Mei who had even fewer people, with only four people, he would have been at the bottom.
Recruiting in the small world is a task that none of the deacons want to take on. The spiritual energy there is thin and it is difficult to find a genius. Therefore, if a disciple with three spiritual roots is rated as average, he can get all the rewards.
But Cao Wenguan is an elder's disciple, so he should accept the task of recruiting in this world. He should produce five three spiritual roots and get double rewards.
How could he have fallen to this point if he hadn't been squeezed out by villains? Cao Wenguan gritted his teeth and said secretly.
Liu Ziyi usually strives to be the leader of the team, and now he naturally wants to be the leader. After the shadow wall flashed past, he stared at the four-color vortex on the wall as if he didn't believe it.
How could he have four spiritual roots? It shouldn't be like this!
"The four spiritual roots focus on water and wood. Retreat!" Elder Lin waved his hand. He had seen too many people like Liu Ziyi and had too many expectations for himself. When he really wanted to face reality, he had no courage.
Liu Ziyi seemed to be crushed, with a miserable look on his face. He was dragged and pulled by the disciples in gray clothes. They were afraid that he would not accept the wooden sign, so they stuffed it directly into his sleeve.
Xie Baoguang and Zhang Mingzhan suddenly became nervous. They received the "four" and "five" signs one after another. The three of them stood together, all with their heads lowered, showing no signs of expression.
Peng Zheng's heart was beating like thunder. He closed his eyes and kept chanting: "God bless you! God bless you! God bless you!"
It seemed that an immortal was really helping him. He opened his eyes and saw three colors of brown, red and yellow appearing on the screen wall, and heard Elder Lin say: "Three spiritual roots, three powers are equal."
"Thank you, elder! Thank you, deacon!" Peng Zhen could be said to be ecstatic, and Cao Wenguan also nodded slightly. Although he was an equal in all three powers, it was enough for him to rate him as average.
From then on, Zhou Pianran only had five spiritual roots. She only felt depressed for a while, then accepted the wooden sign calmly and stood next to Peng Zheng.
Zhao Shun was not unnervous. She naturally hoped that her talent would be outstanding and that she would have an unobstructed road. However, if she placed all her expectations on the outcome of this bet, she would be more disappointed than expected.
There are no absolutes. Even with her five spiritual roots, she has to make a breakthrough.
After calming down, she stepped forward resolutely and stood in front of the screen wall. The dazzling white light still flashed, and several colors appeared. First, there was brilliant bright yellow, followed by bright red, and at the end appeared a slender light green.
It’s the Three Spiritual Roots!
Looking at Elder Lin's face when the first few three spiritual roots appeared, Zhao Chun knew that this should be a satisfactory level in the world of cultivation.
That’s great!
She can't change her innate conditions. As long as she works hard, the path of cultivation will still work!
"Three Spiritual Roots." Elder Lin nodded and said, "Gold and fire are strong, while wood is weak."
"Thank you, elder, deacon." Zhao Shun took the wooden sign and bowed to the two of them.
Seeing that she had detected the three spiritual roots, Zhou Pianran felt envious and said, "You are so amazing! You will definitely succeed in cultivating Taoism in the future."
"Spiritual roots only affect the upper limit of practice and will not replace personal practice. It is difficult to succeed without years of hard work and spiritual roots alone." Zhao Xun said lightly. She knew that it would appear hypocritical at this time, but this is true. It's true, and there's nothing you can do if others don't listen.
Sure enough, Zhang Mingzhan said coldly: "Pretending!"
Zhou Pianran hurriedly pulled Zhao Chun's sleeve and said in her ear: "Don't listen to him. I know you are sincerely persuading me, but I really have no interest in this."
She lowered her eyes and whispered: "I, I miss home very much. I don't want to be a disciple here. The deacon said that I can let you go back after five years. My talent is so bad, I will be able to go back at that time." Home.
"During the month I was at the Taoist temple, my mother came to see me secretly. She said she often missed me so much that she couldn't sleep. I had never been away from home for so long..."
Her eyes gradually turned red, and Zhao Shun raised his hand to help her wipe away her tears. She said, "I'm really happy to be selected. My two brothers didn't live up to expectations, and my parents were also looked down upon. I thought that entering a Taoist temple was just a matter of time." As a sister-in-law, I just wanted to help them earn some face, but I didn’t know that I had to come to such a far place.”
Zhao Shun comforted: "Everyone has his own ambitions. If you don't want to practice, no one will force you. You can change your mind later. There are many roads. It all depends on how you decide to go."
After thinking for a while, he added: "Don't cry. Your parents definitely want their daughter to be happy outside." This stopped Zhou Pianran's tears.
They are all young children. Zhao Chun has nothing to worry about, but she cannot think that others are alone like her. Among the selected people, there may be many like Zhou Pianran. Zhao Chun only hopes that they can maintain their true intentions and get their rewards as soon as possible. wish.
While he was talking, another group of people finished looking after the spirits. The leader of the deacon was Bao Yu, the tall monk with a dignified appearance. At this time, he let out a long sigh and looked at the children with four or five spiritual roots. After all, he could not smile. Come and accept the inferior result with disappointment.
Yuan Mei had a close relationship with him. She leaned beside him and comforted him softly. The four children behind her also came forward one after another. The first three had five spiritual roots, but only the last one had changed.
There was no whirlpool on the screen wall, only dark green all over the wall, with some light blue star dots around it. Elder Lin was immediately overjoyed: "Dual spiritual roots of wood and water! The wood is dominated by water and the water quality is very slight! Good! Very good!"
The Lingzhen Sect has 30,000 outer disciples and 100,000 preparatory disciples, and thousands of people are recruited from outside every year. Among them, those with four spiritual roots and five spiritual roots account for the majority, and those with three spiritual roots account for more than 20%.
Talents with Tianlinggen are too scarce and are often snatched away by large sects, leaving the Lingzhen sect behind. Therefore, dual-spirited talents should also be considered as key talents to be cultivated in the sect.
You know, there are nearly 30,000 people with more than 20% of the three spiritual roots in the sect, but the number of double spiritual roots has dropped sharply, and there are less than a thousand people!
There are currently five Ning Yuan Stage monks including the leader. Except for Elder Qiu, all of them have dual spiritual roots. It can be said that having two spiritual roots in one's body means at least the foundation building cultivation level, and there is hope for condensation!
Elder Lin looked the boy over with satisfaction and said: "Yes, you are the third person with dual spiritual roots in this year's selection, but those two have balanced attributes, and their talents are not as good as yours. What's your name? What is your name?" Years old?"
"Junior Zheng Chenqing, I am twelve this year!" The boy was also a steady man, with a happy face and no lack of courtesy.
He had a handsome face and a tall figure. Elder Lin felt more and more that he was a good prospect and said: "The sect has laws. Anyone with outstanding talents can enter the inner sect directly. You don't need to be with others. Follow me to meet the leader first.
"Also, Yuan Minru, please give me the best rating, and the rest should disperse immediately!"
There was no one after Zheng Chenqing, so Elder Lin turned into a smoke boat and took him away. No matter what they thought in their hearts, all the deacons congratulated Yuan Minru. Bao Yu was even more happy, and all the previous disappointments were gone.
The other disciples were even more envious, thinking that they were that Zheng Chenqing.
"Our mission has been completed. Beyond the Zhaoling Hall is the disciple residence. Just show the wooden sign to the people inside." Cao Wenguan pointed inwards.
The group that went to the small world stayed in that spiritually barren place for half a year. They were very tired. After ordering the disciples to go in on their own, they also turned into smoke boats and left one after another.
The remaining disciples reported to their groups and walked inside.
Zhao Shun noticed that apart from himself and Peng Zheng, the two three spiritual roots were the most popular. There were more than ten people following them, their faces full of glory.
It was Peng Zheng who replaced Liu Ziyi as the leader of the trio. He had good facial features and had lost his former low-key appearance, and he was indeed a bit majestic.
Zhao Shun was naturally with Zhou Pianran. Only Xie Baoguang, who was at odds with those three people, dared not go there, and was not familiar with Zhao Shun. It was Zhou Pianran who saw Zhao Shun nodding and called him over to join them.
"Thank you." Xie Baoguang blushed slightly and muttered.
This was just a piece of cake for Zhao Shun. She shook her head and said no thanks, and the three of them walked inside.
The Disciple Residence is a room with a layout similar to that of the Zhaoling Hall, but it is simpler. There are a row of long tables inside, and there are many gray-clothed disciples sitting there, and there are already people lining up in front of them.
The eight teams totaled no more than a hundred people. After more than a dozen columns were separated, the number of people in each column became smaller. Zhao Chun waited in line for a while and then arrived at the table.
Handing over the wooden sign, the gray-clothed disciple saw that "three" was engraved on it, and his attitude was much better than the others. He first handed her a pair of keys, then neatly packed up his things and handed them to her, saying: "Female disciple lives in Hemerocallis. In the garden, go straight east and you will find it. You are the Three Spiritual Roots. You have twenty stones every month, ten sets each of Mingxin Powder and Qi Enhancing Powder. You can take inventory by yourself."
Zhao Shun opened the cloth bag and found twenty green pebbles about half the size of a fist, which should be Cui stones. There were also twenty yellow paper packets with Mingxin Powder and Zengqi Powder written on them. She nodded, did a brief inventory, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
The gray-clothed disciple's face was even more benevolent and he replied: "It doesn't matter, it's just my duty."
Zhao Shun led the things back, and Zhou Pianran and Xie Baoguang were also done. One of them, the Four Spiritual Roots, received ten pieces of stone extraction, five pairs of two kinds of medicinal powder, and the other, the Five Spiritual Roots, were even more shabby, only five pieces. Cui Shi, one pair of two medicinal powders.
Zhou Pianran was not interested in practicing, so he didn't care much about it. Zhao Shun spared himself some words of comfort.
The male disciple lived in the Green Bamboo Garden to the west. The two of them said goodbye to Xie Baoguang before heading to the Daylily Garden together.
