"Children! Take the elixir and sit down where you are. When I call the number, I will come forward..."
In an open space outside Longxing Town, an old man in Taoist robes with a fairy-like style put one hand behind his back, looking at the more than thirty children in front of him, with a light of expectation in his eyes.
These children were as young as eight or nine years old and as old as thirteen or fourteen. Each of them held a pill containing five colors of gold, green, blue, red, and brown in their hands, and they all looked excited.
The old Taoist and the children were surrounded by people from Longhang Town and surrounding villages, most of whom were parents of these children. They all hoped that their children could be selected, not only to cultivate immortality, but more importantly, to get banknotes.
Yes, Longxing Town is located in Liangzhou, a wilderness in the northeast of Daqian Kingdom, and most of the people are hungry. Although they have almost no idea about cultivating immortals, they know that if their children are selected by the immortal chief, they will immediately receive a thousand taels of silver notes and walk out of the deserted village to live in a town or a better place.
This is what these parents think. As for what these children think, it is unknown.
Under the expectant gaze and noise of everyone, the children had already swallowed the elixirs in their hands one after another, and then sat on the ground obediently, holding the number plates in their hands high, waiting for the old Taoist to speak.
When the old Taoist saw this, his small eyes full of light immediately began to scan the children.
Ten breaths.
Fifty breaths.
A hundred breaths...
Suddenly, the old Taoist's face lit up, he looked at the little girl at the back with a tiger-like head and shouted: "Number 33!"
Hearing the sound, all the children turned around and looked at the little girl. They saw that there was a faint aura coming out of her body, and they couldn't help but feel envious.
"Xiaoyun, Xiaoyun was chosen! Great, great..."
In the crowd, a middle-aged woman with a sallow face covered her face and cried. She almost fainted with excitement. The villagers next to her quickly put their hands on her to support her.
"I didn't expect that silly girl to have the talent of an immortal. The Ling family's ancestral graves are really smoking. I hope that boy of mine can be more upbeat and earn a thousand taels for me..."
"Yes, the Ling family has become prosperous now...a full thousand taels."
"..."
When the villagers heard the old Taoist roll call, they were filled with emotion and envy. Many people secretly clenched their clothes and looked a little nervous. They hoped that their children could also be selected.
after awhile.
"Number 20!"
The old Taoist suddenly looked at an eighty-nine-year-old child sitting in the middle of the third row. There was also a faint aura coming out of that person.
"Haha, Xiaohu, Xiaohu has been chosen!"
Instantly, another exclamation came from the crowd. A sturdy middle-aged man trembled with excitement and slapped an old man next to him on the shoulder, "Village chief, did you see it? It's a little tiger, it's a little tiger... ....Get rich!"
"..."
Two people have been selected by the Taoists, and the remaining people can't help but become a little uneasy. The Qingyang Sect's previous selections have only been able to select two people at most once. Now that two people have been selected, I'm afraid there is not much hope for the rest. .
Time went by and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
It is a pity that since Xiaoyun and Xiaohu were selected, no one has been named, as if there are really only two people walking out of Longxing Town at a time.
The old Taoist's hopeful eyes gradually dimmed.
The pill he gave is called Awakening Pill, which can help people who have no spiritual practice awaken their spiritual roots. Under normal circumstances, if the awakening has not been successful for more than half a quarter of an hour, it means that the person does not have spiritual roots, at least it is lower than Five spiritual roots.
Those with roots lower than the five spiritual roots are called miscellaneous spiritual roots. It is possible to have seven, eight or nine spiritual roots. Although miscellaneous spiritual roots can also absorb spiritual energy, they may not be able to open up a single qi vein in their lifetime and cannot enter the first level of Qi training.
In the practice world, let alone miscellaneous spiritual roots, even the five spiritual roots are also called pseudo-spiritual roots, which are the lowest level of existence. No one will spend all their resources to help a person who may have miscellaneous spiritual roots awaken.
After waiting for another moment, the old Taoist shook his head helplessly, looked at the children sitting on the ground and said, "Okay, the spirit awakening ceremony is over. You all don't have spiritual roots and have no chance to cultivate immortality. Please disperse."
When the children heard this, they immediately looked lost. There was also a sigh from the crowd of onlookers, and the parents stepped forward to take away their children.
"You can cultivate him to become an immortal. I didn't expect that I can't become an immortal because I'm so fat."
The sturdy young man put his hand on the shoulder of the thin black young man next to him, and murmured as he walked, "Ni Monkey, tell me, did I eat too much and blocked my spiritual roots?"
The young man named Nihou also had a depressed face at this time. He rolled his eyes when he heard this, "How did I know?"
"Ni Monkey, Fatty Chen, wait for me."
At this moment, a thin young man about the same age as the two of them caught up, put his hand on the other shoulder of the mud monkey, and said very intimately:
"Nihou, you said that these two rough guys like me and Fatty Chen can't cultivate immortality, just forget it. But you shouldn't. You have read so many books since you were a child, but you are still the same as us."
"Hey, it's God's will." Nihou shook his head, unable to hide his disappointment.
His father used to be a teacher in Dashi Village. He did read a lot of books since he was a child, but what's the use? This world is not a world for scholars after all.
If he had become more powerful if he read more, his father would not have been eaten by the wild beasts on the mountain.
Mu Mu's real name is Lu Li. Because he is as thin as a monkey, he was called Mu Monkey by the two of them.
The three of them all came from Dashi Village twenty miles away from Longxing Town. Except for Lu Li, the fat man was named Chen Zhong, nicknamed Fatty Chen, and the other skinny boy was named Qin Shouren, nicknamed Qin Beast.
The three of them are all thirteen years old this year. They grew up together and have a good relationship. They are all able to stand alone in Dashi Village. Therefore, Chen Zhong and Qin Shouren's parents were not accompanied by them when they woke up this time.
As for Lu Li, his mother died when he was born, and his father also died in a wild beast attack two years ago.
From then on, he thought about cultivating immortals and strengthening his body. However, fate manipulated people, and after all, he did not have the qualifications to become an immortal.
Behind the three of them was a nine-year-old child named Li Xiangyun, who was also from Dashi Village. His parents didn't come this time, so they just entrusted Lu Li and the others to take care of him.
It was June at this time, and the weather was muggy and hot.
In a blink of an eye, the group of people came to a small river. Because Qin Shouren didn't want to go back to help with the farm work, they decided to go down to the river to fish and play until dark before going back.
The name of this river is Tanshui River. Lu Li and the others often come here to bathe. They are very familiar with the water conditions here. As soon as they arrived at the river, they jumped in without taking off their clothes.
Although Li Xiangyun is young, he also loves to play in water and has good water skills. When he saw this, he called out and followed him.
"The water is deep here, Xiangyun, go down below." Lu Li called to Li Xiangyun as he swam deeper. Although the other party knew how to swim, there was no guarantee that an accident would happen, and he might not be able to explain to Li Xiangyun's father.
"Oh." Li Xiangyun responded and obediently swam downstream to the shallow water.
"Haha, seven-star, I touched a seven-star!" At this moment, Qin Shouren suddenly emerged from the water, holding a tawny seven-star bass in his hand, and shouted happily.
"I caught one too!" Chen Zhong's big head also popped out of the water, holding a fish and loach in his hand.
"Look at me!"
Not to be outdone, Lu Li plunged in and groped through the cracks in the rocks. Suddenly, Lu Li frowned and felt that he touched something that didn't look like a fish. It was numb and a bit tingling.
He was about to take it out to see what it was, but unexpectedly, he used too much force and was cut by the sharp stone crack on the handle, causing blood to flow out instantly. Lu Li was in pain and quickly let go of the thing and pulled his hand back.
But just when Lu Li was about to go ashore to bandage something, something suddenly happened...
