Chapter 117 Emperor Yuan’s Summer Solstice, Soul Testing Ceremony (Happy Children’s Day)
Time is like water, and it’s the summer solstice in a blink of an eye.
Just as the noon hour is highly respected by the world among the twelve solar terms, the summer solstice is also the most valued by the cultivation world among the twenty-four solar terms.
Because this day is the Christmas of Emperor Yuan, the sun is closest to the earth, which has the meaning of expelling evil spirits and dispelling diseases, and bringing benefits to all things.
The Li family’s spirit testing ceremony was held on this day.
In front of the clan's ancestral hall, various rituals before soul testing have been completed.
On the fourth-floor high platform, the four elders starting from Li Qing and other monks in the late stages of Qi training were sitting on futons, looking at the surging crowd below.
In the middle of the crowd is the spirit measuring platform brought out from the family warehouse.
Clan leader Li Hui stepped forward, chanted the incantation and activated it.
Then there was a soft chirp of "咻咻咻咻", and the complex talismans lit up one after another on the spirit detection platform, and the misty five-color light rose up.
"Wow~" The children who were brought over by their elders to participate in the ceremony couldn't help but exclaimed.
Most of them came from the common people of the Li family. They rarely saw such a sight on weekdays, and they could not take their eyes off it for a while.
Li Wei and Li Hu lined up at the back. In front of her were her eldest brother's family of four, his brother-in-law and his two daughters.
"Sister Wei, do you think Ling'er and Yue'er can detect middle-grade spiritual roots this time?" Her sister-in-law was a little worried, "The two brothers and sisters in front of them are not so lucky. "
Li Wei comforted: "No one can say for sure about the spiritual roots. But this year is different from the past. The spiritual veins of the clan have been promoted and the spiritual land has doubled."
"As for the spiritual root qualifications, this time it won't be as tight as before. It doesn't have to be a middle-grade spiritual root. If you can light up twenty marks, you will have the opportunity to enter the clan to practice."
"Huh? Is that so?" Her eldest brother was stunned for a moment, with a slightly unwilling expression on his face. "Will there be compensation for those who were eliminated before?"
Li Wei couldn't help but sigh knowing that his eldest brother also had twenty marks back then. He took a breath: "Looking back, who doesn't have many like this? How can we make up for it one by one. The only way is to look forward."
"When--" a majestic sound came from the center Bells ring. Everyone stopped whispering and looked towards the soul-detecting platform.
After Li Hui activated the spirit testing platform, he stood aside and raised his voice with his magic power: "Fellow tribesmen, the spirit testing is about to begin. Please obey the command and step forward one by one to test your spiritual root qualifications."
Then, a tribesman took out a directory and began to sing: "Qingquan Town, Xiaoliu Village, Li Jinyu, seven years old!"
A slightly fat boy with a fair face, accompanied by his parents, will The little fat man pressed his hand on the soul-detecting platform.
A halo of light immediately enveloped him, and his spiritual root qualifications were immediately revealed on the spirit testing platform.
I saw a burst of white light rising up, turning into twelve sword-shaped marks, which flickered for a moment before dissipating.
Immediately, more light spots of green, dark, red, and yellow colors flashed away.
"Li Jinyu, twelve seals, low-grade gold spiritual roots." Another tribesman registered the spirit test results in the book, "Failed!"
Little Fatty's parents suddenly looked sad, but he was the only one. Not understanding what he meant, he looked at the spirit-detecting platform happily: "Wow, what a cool pattern!"
Li Hui waved his hand and asked the family of three to leave. Soon, a second child came to the soul-finding platform.
"Qingquan Town, Xiaoliu Village, Li Jinting, six years old." "Four coins, failed."
"Qingquan Town, Xiaoliu Village, Li Yuhua, six years old." "Ten coins, Failed.”
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Li Qing sat on the high platform and couldn't help but think of the scene when he participated in the spirit testing ceremony.
At that time, the Li family's spiritual veins were already overwhelmed, and the qualifications for spiritual roots were very strict. Even for middle-grade spiritual roots, only twenty places were released.
It just so happened that that year, there were a total of twenty-one people with middle-grade spiritual root qualifications, and some of them were about to be eliminated.
The remaining people all have elders practicing in their clan. Li Qing is the only one who has never had a monk in more than ten generations.
Fortunately, Yanling Valley recruited a group of outer disciples at Xuefeng Lake. Li Zhe was lucky enough to be recruited because of his middle-grade fire spirit root, and Li Qing successfully entered the clan to practice.
Of course, looking back now, with his qualifications, if he really had to send someone home, there was a high probability that it wouldn’t be him. But the feeling of being at a loss and powerless at that time is still fresh in Li Qing’s memory.
"Yangquan Town, Pingxi Village, Li Qingquan, seven years old."
"Thirty-two imprints, medium-grade water spirit roots, passed!"
Suddenly, a burst of cheers interrupted Li Qing's thoughts.
He looked up and saw an old man with a skinny face, holding an equally skinny little boy, crying loudly: "Middle-grade spiritual root! My little grandson has a middle-grade spiritual root!"
< br>"He can cultivate immortality!"
"My grandson is a monk!"
Li Qing looked at the man and felt that he looked familiar. After thinking about it for a moment, he suddenly said: "It turns out it's him. ! ”
This person participated in the spirit testing ceremony in the same year as him. Thirty marks were detected that year, and he was only one step away from the middle-grade spiritual root.
When his two sons and three daughters participated in the spirit testing ceremony, they found seven or eight marks from Yi Shui'er, with low-grade spiritual root qualifications.
Now that his long-cherished wish has come true, one of his grandchildren has been diagnosed with a middle-grade spiritual root. How can he not burst into tears?
Li Qing sighed and told Li Zhao next to him: "No one in the family practices this child. When he comes to the clan, you can help take care of it."
Li Zhao hurriedly bowed and agreed. .
Soon, after Li Qingquan, two more middle-grade spiritual roots were detected. One lights up thirty-seven leaf marks, and the other lights up forty-two flame marks.
Twelve other children, with between twenty and thirty lit up marks, were also taken out. After the ceremony, additional entries will be made based on the number of people who passed.
"Lushan Town, Huanglu Village, Li Ling'er, six years old."
Soon, it was the turn of the niece of Li Wei's family.
The little girl was not afraid of the stage. She followed her father to the soul-finding platform and generously placed her hand on the talisman.
Immediately, a burst of red light rose up and turned into blossoming flame marks.
"One, two, three..." Before Li Ling'er could finish counting, the flame mark had dissipated, and then a green light rose up and turned into a leaf mark.
Like Li Qing, he has cultivation qualifications in both the wood and fire elements.
"Li Ling'er, twenty-one seals, low-grade fire spirit roots; fifteen seals, low-grade wood spirit roots, to be determined."
The eldest brother of the Li family happily pulled his daughter. He walked up to Li Wei and asked quietly: "Sister Wei, since our great-uncle is here, do you think our Ling'er is sure of joining the clan to practice?"
Li Wei pulled Li Hu and turned her head away from him.
On the high platform, Li Qing helplessly held his forehead, looking at the clansmen who were looking at their eyes, noses and hearts, and sighed in his heart: Silly nephew, the monk's ears are very good, and everyone heard what he whispered.
Subsequently, Li Yuer, accompanied by her mother, pressed her hand on the spirit measuring platform.
As the cyan light rose up, thirty leaf marks flickered slightly on the spirit measuring platform.
"Li Yue'er, thirty seals, low-grade wood spirit roots, to be determined."
So the family of four happily gathered together.
The two children are still confused, but the parents at home have begun to think about it.
Li Wei wanted to give some advice, but was afraid that there was no 300 taels of silver here, so she had no choice but to give up.
Fortunately, the clan members at the soul-searching stage rescued her from the embarrassing situation.
"Li Hu, five years old." There is no town or village where he belongs, but all the family monks present know that Li Qing picked it up from outside.
Li Qing also perked up and turned his attention to the spirit testing platform: "Little guy, I wonder what your spirit root qualifications are?"
Today is Children's Day, and I wish all of you, as well as the children at home, a happy Be happy!
(End of this chapter)