Chapter 73 Spiritual Testing Conference (two-in-one, please subscribe and ask for a monthly ticket)
The next morning, before the bright moon had completely dissipated, I should have been sleeping soundly, but the entire Qingfeng Town was brightly lit, okay? lively.
A large number of boys and girls were walking through the streets, rushing towards the center of Qingfeng Town.
A simple high platform was set up on the square in the center of Qingfeng Town.
Thousands of teenagers gathered together to wait, and a large number of boys and girls came here one after another.
Among the large crowd, there was a thin young man with firm eyes, disheveled clothes and dirt on his face, looking like a complete beggar.
In order to participate in the spirit testing conference, he set out ten days in advance. He walked alone for more than twenty miles every day, begging along the way, and suffered a lot before arriving in Qingfeng Town in time.
The thin young man breathed a sigh of relief, squeezed through the crowd of onlookers with difficulty, joined the long queue, and walked towards the center of the square.
As the number of people increased, the open square was overcrowded, and even the bluestone-paved roads were crowded with people.
A large number of adults were standing around the entire square, including men, women, old people, and young adults, all anxiously waiting for the test results of their children.
As time went by, the number of people who came to test had exceeded 1,500, with scattered teenagers joining.
Due to the good weather in recent years, the number of mortals in Qingfeng Town and surrounding small villages has increased significantly, resulting in more people coming to participate in the spirit testing conference than in any previous year.
Half an hour passed, the moonlight dispersed, and when a ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone on the entire earth, a solemn bell rang.
Everyone looked up at the attic in the square. A man in gray robe slowly walked out. In just a blink of an eye, he appeared on a high platform in the square.
Everyone in the square looked piously and paid homage respectfully.
Standing on the high platform, looking down at everyone, Lin Xingli looked calm, showing no emotion or anger.
"Everyone, get up. This spirit testing conference is hosted by me. I announce that the spirit testing conference has begun!"
"Everyone, line up, under ten years old and over thirteen years old. The old ones leave immediately, and the rest obey Order, don’t be noisy. If you gather people to make trouble, you will be immediately deprived of the qualification to detect spirits!”
Lin Xingli’s stern eyes swept across the crowd. The boy who was swept away felt as if his whole body had fallen into an ice hole. The whole body was dripping with sweat.
After a while, more than a hundred teenagers walked out of the crowd, all of whom were under ten or over thirteen years old.
Seeing the speculators leaving, Lin Xingli ignored the people in the square.
Take out a silver-white, crystal clear stone from the storage bag and place it on the stone platform in front of you.
The entire stone is about the size of a brick. It is a spiritual test stone used to test spiritual roots. It is a common stone in the world of immortality. Each piece is worth nearly a hundred spiritual stones, which is really not cheap.
It is said that among the sects, the spiritual stones are more advanced and highly accurate, and can also detect monks with strange spiritual roots.
The spirit detection stones used by the Lin family are the most common ones, and there is a certain probability that they will be missed, but the probability is not high.
Place the spirit-testing stone on the table in front of you, pinch your fingers and apply several magic spells. A golden light sinks into the stone. In half a breath, the stone, which was originally like a dead object, rang several times in an instant.
After watching the surface of the spirit-detecting stone become smoother and more transparent, the ringing stopped and then returned to calm.
Being ready for the early stage, Lin Xingli pointed to a team not far in front of him and motioned to a young man standing in the front row to come up and test.
Seeing Lin Xingli's actions, the young man seemed to be in disbelief and froze on the spot.
After everyone laughed, he stepped forward uneasily until the young man behind him reminded him.
At this time, the young man was in a complicated mood and looked panicked.
Before the spirit testing conference started, I had been looking forward to the spirit testing conference being held as soon as possible. I really started to test it, but I was afraid that I had no spiritual roots and would never be able to meet the path to immortality.
With an uneasy mood, I took a step forward. A few short steps seemed as difficult as dozens of miles.
I don’t know how long it took, but I finally reached the spiritual stone.
With a hint of spiritual power, his voice spread throughout the square, and everyone could hear it clearly. Lin Xingli pointed at the spirit-testing stone in front of him and said.
"Just place your hand on this spirit-testing stone. For those who have spiritual roots, the spirit-testing stone will flash out in different colors, representing spiritual roots with different attributes. If no color flashes, it means that there is no immortal destiny. Just take care of yourself!"
Following Lin Xingli's instructions, the young man did not dare to delay, resolutely put his hand on the spirit measuring stone, and then eagerly observed the reaction of the spirit measuring stone.
Several breaths of time passed, but there was no movement from the spiritual stone.
The young man's face suddenly turned pale, he withdrew his arm and left the square in a daze.
Lin Xingli’s expression remained normal and he didn’t say anything. He waved his hand to signal the young man behind him to continue testing.
More than an hour passed, and more than 200 people were tested in a row, but none of them could cause any reaction from the spirit stone. Lin Xingli became a little disappointed.
Although it is not easy to give birth to offspring with spiritual roots, Qingfeng Town has a population of 100,000. With such a huge population, there cannot be no one with spiritual roots.
If this were the case, my busy days would have been in vain.
The reason why I took on the spirit detection mission was because of the high rewards from my family. Every time I bring back a spiritual root user, my family will be rewarded with ten points of good deeds. If I encounter someone with good talent, the reward will be even more.
When you come to this place with thin spiritual energy, you will have to delay more than ten days of cultivation, and you have to travel hard. If you don't bring back a spiritual root user, you will be in a big loss.
Lin Xingli frowned and continued to observe the spirit testing conference helplessly.
Time passed slowly, and it was almost noon. More than two hundred people had completed the test, but still no one had succeeded.
Seeing that a third of the boys and girls here had tested, but none of them had succeeded, Lin Xingli's face gradually darkened.
After a while, after only a dozen people passed by, a girl with a bone age of eleven years old and a pretty face came forward.
In the attic around the square, a middle-aged man and a woman in gorgeous clothes were looking nervously at the girl on the stage.
This couple is the girl's parents. They have been local gentry for more than ten generations and are well-informed.
Many years ago, there was a monk among his ancestors. Therefore, he attached great importance to whether his daughter had spiritual roots, and always hoped that a cultivator would come out and return to Qingzhu Mountain.
The girl stretched out her snow-white palm and slowly placed it on the spirit-testing stone. A pair of beautiful eyes stared at the spirit-testing stone curiously.
In just a blink of an eye, four rays of light of different colors flashed on the spirit-detecting stone, among which the light blue light was stronger.
“It is the four spiritual roots, containing the attributes of metal, wood, water and earth. Among them, the water attribute has the highest affinity. It is recommended to practice water attribute exercises for better results!”
Lin Xingli's words made the girl's father completely ecstatic, but the girl's mother burst into tears.
“Why are you crying, I’m a woman!”
“Xin’er has regained the glory of her ancestors, how happy this is.”
The girl’s father scolded, It didn't quiet her down at all, but made her even more sad.
The girl’s mother knew that her daughter’s possession of spiritual roots meant that from now on, the world would be separated from the world, and her flesh and blood would be separated, and she might not be able to see her again for the rest of her life.
Finally, a person with spiritual roots appeared. Lin Xingli looked much better. After explaining patiently, he asked about the girl's identity.
"Girl, what is your name? Where do you live?"
The girl seemed to have not recovered from her ecstasy, and stammered about her life experience.
“Returning to my ancestors, my junior Lin Xin’s ancestors were all from Qingfeng Town.”
“Well, from now on you will be a member of the Tianzi generation of the Lin family, and your name will be Lin Tianxin. Wait for the spirit test. It’s over, and I’ll enter the family tree again for you, remember it!”
"Yes!" After saying that, Lin Xingli took out a piece of animal skin, drew pictures on the animal skin with his fingers, and quickly recorded the girl's information.
The first person with spiritual roots appeared. Lin Xingli finally felt much better. He took Lin Tianxin aside and continued to pay attention to the spiritual testing ceremony.
Unconsciously, most of the day has passed, and the square that was originally crowded was no longer crowded.
In most of the day, more than 1,300 people have been tested, and only more than 200 people have not yet completed the test.
At this time, there were two men and two women standing respectfully behind Lin Xingli. One of them, a man and a woman, had four spiritual roots, and the other two had five spiritual roots.
The four people's faces were rosy and their expressions were excited, which was completely opposite to those of the boys and girls who had not failed the test.
As the remaining 200 people are tested one after another, there are only more than 50 people who have not yet been tested.
Looking at the remaining fifty people, Lin Xingli was not very interested.
Seeing that the spirit testing conference is coming to an end, it is basically certain that these four people should have spiritual roots in this spirit testing conference, no more, no less, a little more than the past few times, which is already very good. .
When there were still more than ten people left, a disheveled, thin and slovenly young man stepped forward and put his hand on the spirit-testing stone without hesitation.
Suddenly three strong lights flashed, attracting everyone's attention.
Lin Xingli was overjoyed and looked excited, and quickly checked.
When he saw the three powerful rays of light, Lin Xingli suppressed his excitement and introduced the thin boy's spiritual root attributes.
“The three attributes of gold, fire, and earth have good affinities, especially for metal, which has a very high affinity. He is a good candidate for practicing metal skills!”
The thin young man had a calm look on his face, and there didn't seem to be much fluctuation in his heart.
"What is your name and where do you live?"
The young man did not panic at all and replied respectfully and politely:
"Back to the senior, the junior is an orphan. His parents He died young and lived in a small village outside Qingfeng Town. He lived on the financial support of the village. People in the village called me Huzi! "
"Well, come here and stand behind me!"
Lin Xingli was very satisfied when he called Huzi to his side. He did not expect to find a three-spirit root in Qingfeng Town.
There have been dozens of spirit testing conferences in this place where no three spirit roots have appeared. In many cases, it is difficult to detect a single three spirit root in the five spirit testing places.
This boy has a calm mind, excellent perseverance, and his spiritual talent can definitely rank among the top ten among his tribe.
I originally thought that there would be no good seeds this time, but I didn’t expect that I would get lucky in the end. When I returned to the family, I would definitely be rewarded generously.
With the completion of the last boy’s test, the spirit testing conference has come to an end.
Lin Xingli smiled and gave instructions to the people in the square.
“At the end of this spirit testing conference, those who have not tested their spirit roots will leave quickly. Three years later, the dolls between the ages of ten and thirteen will be sent for testing.”
Dismissing all the mortals, Lin Xingli looked calm and ordered the five boys and girls beside him who had successfully tested:
"You can go home now and say goodbye to your parents and elders. The family has a rule that you must reach the fifth level of Qi Refining before you can go down the mountain. If you go, you will probably say goodbye forever. In the morning five days later, in the square Gather, I will take you back to the clan!”
“Yes!”
The four boys and girls respectfully paid homage and then left, leaving Hu Zi standing alone.
Seeing that Huzi didn’t move, Lin Xingli asked the thin Huzi:
“Why don’t you move yet?”
“If I say it back to the senior, the junior has nothing to do with it. In addition, the village is a hundred miles away from Qingfeng Town, and there is no time to go back and forth in five days, so I don’t plan to go back!”
After hearing Huzi’s explanation, Lin Xingli didn’t insist!
"You come in with me, rest here for a few days, and set off in five days!"
"Yes!"
Huzi replied respectfully and stopped talking.
Lin Xingli’s instructions made most of the people who failed the test accept the reality and leave the square in an orderly manner.
There are still many boys and girls who have already taken the test, but they seem to have not yet accepted the result of the test failure. They have gathered in a corner of the square and are unwilling to leave.
Lin Xingli put away the spirit-testing stone and put it into his storage bag. He looked at the group of teenagers who were unwilling to leave and shouted loudly:
"There are differences between immortals and mortals. Don't force yourself and leave quickly." Let's go!"
After that, he took Huzi into the hall without looking back and disappeared from sight.
The disappearance of Lin Xingli made the young girls in the square reluctant to leave finally have to accept the reality and gradually leave.
Before entering the stone building, Lin Xingli ordered Lin Shan to settle down the tiger, and then entered the main hall to practice.
Lin Shan on the side saw that Lin Xingli attached so much importance to him, so naturally he did not dare to offend him and respectfully took Hu Zi away.
After some washing and grooming, Huzi, who was originally dirty, completely changed his appearance. Although his body was thin and malnourished, he looked quite handsome in rich clothes.
In the early morning five days later, in the lobby of the attic, Lin Xingli said goodbye to the tribesmen guarding Qingfeng Town, and led Huzi out of the hall.
In the square, four boys and girls were already standing aside. When they saw Lin Xingli coming out, they quickly stepped forward to pay homage.
“No need to be polite, are you ready? We are about to set off!”
"Ready!"
Lin Xingli nodded with satisfaction, took out a disease spirit sword, pinched his fingers and cast several spells, and the three-foot-long sword instantly expanded into a three-foot-long sword hanging in the air. Stop in the square in front of you.
The five people behind him were completely shocked. Although they had heard about the abilities of immortal cultivators for a long time, seeing them with their own eyes was still very shocking.
Lin Xingli ignored everyone, took out five talismans from his storage bag, stuck them on the five people, and jumped on first.
The five talismans are called Qingling Talisman. They are first-level low-grade talismans. They are simple to make and not of high value.
The Light Spirit Talisman can greatly reduce the weight of a mortal's body. By attaching this talisman, a mortal's body can leap several feet high. Even if he falls from a high altitude, there will be no danger of life. At most, he will be slightly injured. The effect is very good. magic.
There are many kinds of talismans with special functions, such as the speed walking talisman. With such a talisman attached, a mortal can travel hundreds of miles a day, which is much faster than walking.
After accepting the spirit detection mission, you can receive some talismans from the family. Otherwise, the five of them would still be just mortal bodies, and it would probably take several months to reach Qingzhu Mountain, which is hundreds of miles away.
Introducing the magical functions of Fu Min to the five people, he helped them jump on the sword until the five people sat down.
Lin Xingli fought with both hands, rose into the air, and flew towards the clan land in the north.
Such a scene happened at the same time in the five mortal towns of the Lin family. The task of the spirit detection conference was completed, and all five tribesmen who performed the task had to rush back to the tribe with varying numbers of new tribesmen.
As the flying height reached tens of feet, the five people on the Spirit Sword were very scared. Only Huzi quickly adapted and soon looked down at the beautiful scenery of the earth calmly.
"You don't have to worry. If I fall with the light spirit talisman, I won't be able to kill you. Even without this talisman, I won't be able to let you fall."
Lin Xingli gave a few words of comfort. These words finally dispelled the doubts of the four people.
As half a quarter of an hour passed, the remaining four people gradually adapted and were observing the surrounding scenery with very excited expressions.
Huzi sat aside, looking forward to the day when he would fly alone.
(End of this chapter)