Chen Mobai didn’t know the value of his triple-attribute spiritual root.
But after all the cultivators in Nanxi Market had taken their turns on the Spirit Testing Platform, he finally understood.
His result was the best.
In the entire Nanxi Market, there was not a single person with more than three spiritual roots.
Even among those with three spiritual roots, there were only six.
Apart from him and a young man from the Liu family, the remaining three were independent cultivators. One of them, whose bone age had exceeded thirty and was only at the third level of Qi Refining, was considered by Yuan Chiyi to have a pseudo-spiritual root.
Normally, those with three spiritual roots would be directly admitted, but after Yuan Chiyi’s judgment, this independent cultivator was asked to continue to the second round of talisman assessment. Only if he passed would he be allowed to join.
Although the cultivator was a bit resentful, he had no choice but to comply with the decision of the true disciple of Shenmu Sect.
Among the remaining two, one was just a six-year-old boy, the son of a pair of independent cultivators, who was only at the first level of Qi Refining.
However, Yuan Chiyi judged that his spiritual root should be good, so he reserved a spot for him.
He gave the boy a token of the Shenmu Sect, and when the Spirit Messenger arrived ten years later, he could present the token, verify his identity, and be directly admitted.
Chen Mobai was puzzled as to why they didn’t directly admit the child into the Shenmu Sect. Weren’t they afraid that other sects would snatch him away in the next session?
He didn’t feel comfortable asking Yuan Chiyi directly, so he asked an old acquaintance, the shopkeeper of the Shenmu Spirit Medicine Shop.
“Only the Five Elements Sect would dare to compete with our Shenmu Sect for disciples in Yun Country. But the relationship between our two sects has been improving over the past twenty years. They would never stoop so low for a disciple with three spiritual roots.”
“Besides, even if he is taken away, it just means that the child and our sect are not destined to be together.”
“Just a three-spiritual root, if it’s gone, it’s gone.”
The shopkeeper’s words revealed the magnanimity of the Shenmu Sect, a major sect in the Eastern Wilderness, which made Chen Mobai sigh in relief that he had chosen the right sect.
“However, I didn’t expect that we could find three talents in our Nanxi Market this year. Brother Chen, if you succeed in Foundation Establishment in the sect in the future, don’t forget your old friend here.”
The shopkeeper of the Shenmu Spirit Medicine Shop was named Yu Tian. He was also recruited as an independent cultivator, but he was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and there was basically no hope for him to apply for a Foundation Establishment Pill.
But he had accumulated a lifetime of contributions to the sect, all for the hope of Foundation Establishment, even without the Foundation Establishment Pill.
So Yu Tian had been looking for a chance to return to Jumu Ridge, because the spiritual veins there were abundant, which was undoubtedly the best place for self-initiated Foundation Establishment.
However, he had no connections within the sect, and his application to return had always been denied.
Now seeing Chen Mobai as the top triple-spiritual root, who was bound to shine in the sect in the future, and might even be the next true disciple, he felt a glimmer of hope and immediately tried to get close.
“Where, where, I’ve just joined the sect, I’m not even a true disciple yet, let alone Foundation Establishment. Brother Yu, you’re overpraising me.”
Chen Mobai had always wanted to keep a low profile in the Tianhe Realm.
He originally thought that with his near-pseudo spiritual root talent, he could perform a little bit in the talisman assessment, get a medium-level result to join the Shenmu Sect, avoid attracting attention, and also join this major sect for exchange and learning, killing two birds with one stone.
But who knew that the spiritual root testing instrument in the Tianhe Realm was so crude, and coupled with his age and cultivation level, he was mistaken by Yuan Chiyi as a genius with a true spiritual root.
This caused his first step of keeping a low profile to deviate.
“Brother Chen, I was wrong before. Please take care of me in the sect in the future.”
At this time, the last independent cultivator with three spiritual roots in Nanxi Market also came over.
It was Zhuo Ming.
Her beautiful face was a bit nervous, and her eyes were both excited and fearful.
She was excited because she was a triple-spiritual root, and she was only twenty-four years old.
Moreover, her cultivation level was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, which met the standard for direct admission.
After her spiritual root result came out and Ding Ying had examined her bones, Yuan Chiyi waved his hand and let her skip the talisman assessment the next day, directly recording her name in the sect’s roster.
Although Zhuo Ming was filled with excitement at that moment, she immediately saw Chen Mobai chatting happily with Yu Tian. She remembered how she had rejected him before and felt as if she had been doused with cold water.
Having mingled among independent cultivators for so many years, she naturally understood the ways of the world.
Chen Mobai was clearly the most talented person in this spirit root testing ceremony in Nanxi Market, and he had already caught the eye of the two true disciples of the Shenmu Sect.
Moreover, he was already in the late stage of Qi Refining. Once he joined the sect and received the resources of the Shenmu Sect, he might become one of the twenty-four true disciples in the next session.
Given his age and talent, he might be able to get a Foundation Establishment Pill in the future.
And if he could get a Foundation Establishment Pill, then he would have the possibility of Foundation Establishment.
Foundation Establishment was the ultimate goal of all independent cultivators.
So Zhuo Ming was very nervous, even though she had also joined the Shenmu Sect.
She was very clear that Chen Mobai had a great chance of becoming a true disciple. And she, most likely, would end up like Yu Tian, spending her whole life managing a market shop for the sect.
She had offended a future true disciple even before joining the Shenmu Sect. Just thinking about it made Zhuo Ming feel that her future was bleak.
“Where, where, Sister Zhuo… Sister… Junior Sister, there’s nothing between us. We’re both from Nanxi in Yun Country. Once we join the sect, we should definitely help each other.”
Chen Mobai originally thought Zhuo Ming was younger than him, but when Ding Ying examined her bones just now, she said she was twenty-four years old.By age, he should call her senior sister.
But in the Tianhe realm, where cultivation level is respected, Zhuo Ming could only be his older junior sister.
The transition in these titles took him a while to get right.
However, his mature words caused some misunderstandings among the listeners.
Just as Chen Mobai was thinking about inviting Zhuo Ming for a meal later and asking about Lu Shu, another person came over.
It was Liu Wenbo, the young man from the Liu family. Under the guidance of his elders, he also respectfully saluted Chen Mobai and called him “senior brother”.
As if Zhuo Ming had set a trend, a boy named Shen Wei with three spiritual roots was also brought over by his parents to get acquainted.
Even some loose cultivators who clearly did not pass the talisman test shamelessly came over to pay their respects to Chen Mobai.
As a result, Chen Mobai, who had not even been to Jumu Ridge, suddenly became the leader of this generation of Shenmu Sect disciples in Yun Country’s Nanxi.
His plan to keep a low profile was instantly aborted.
Chen Mobai even saw Yuan Chiyi and Ding Ying, the two true disciples of the Shenmu Sect, looking over with thoughtful eyes, and he couldn’t help but feel a sense of dread.
He thought they were dissatisfied with his behavior of forming cliques as soon as he joined the sect.
Damn it, how did I become a genius!
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