Chapter 29: Testing Spiritual Roots

After Qi Linger, two more individuals with dual Spiritual Roots were recruited during the testing process, and then no more dual Spiritual Roots appeared.

The number of people remaining who had not been tested was growing smaller and smaller.

The number of people in front of Shen Qingyi also dwindled further.

“Next, Shen Qingyi.”

Finally, the young child on the platform stepped down.

Shen Qingyi took a deep breath and lifted her foot to walk toward the high platform.

“Place your hand on the testing pillar.”

The disciple in charge spoke with a relatively gentle tone, repeating the same instruction to Shen Qingyi.

Shen Qingyi responded with a polite smile.

“Thank you.”

The responsible disciple nodded.

Shen Qingyi extended her hand, gently placing her right palm on the Spiritual Testing Pillar.

Amid Shen Qingyi’s nervous apprehension, the pillar suddenly emitted a burst of black light.

The light shot straight up, piercing into the clouds.

“Boom!?”

The black light shattered countless cloud layers, scattering clusters of clouds and startling many people.

The black spiritual glow lingered without dispersing, swirling around the pillar, and the pillar’s radiance showed no sign of dimming.

“This is… this is a Heavenly Water Spirit Root?!”

“Hea… Heavenly Water Spirit Root!”

The High-Rank Cultivators seated in the Main Hall were somewhat stirred, recalling the earlier words.

Xia Xingchen couldn’t help but look toward Senior Brother Xian.

“Senior Brother Xian, the disciple you mentioned… is this one my senior brother’s disciple?”

With such a display, it probably wasn’t an ordinary Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Xian Ci shook his head.

Xia Xingchen held back a breath.

“Senior Brother Xian, didn’t you say my senior brother’s disciple was very outstanding? This disciple completely meets the standard, doesn’t she?”

Xian Ci looked at Xia Xingchen.

“If you don’t believe me, you can also ask your senior brother. Presumably, he himself has some awareness of it.”

Xia Xingchen turned his head and couldn’t help but look toward his own senior brother.

“Senior Brother…”

“It’s not her.”

Hearing this, Xia Xingchen’s face couldn’t help but twist slightly.

“Senior Brother Xian, this disciple seems quite excellent to me as well. How about… I, your junior brother, am still short of disciples under me…”

“This truly isn’t something that will be useful just because you are short. This little girl is fated to be with my junior brother.”

Xia Xingchen still felt somewhat unwilling. Anyone who encountered such a promising seedling and let her flow into someone else’s command would feel unwilling, right?

Not only did he have thoughts of taking Shen Qingyi under his wing, but other Elder Peak Masters also had the same idea.

However, the few individuals seated at the upper seats were precisely the pillars of strength for their Lingdao Sect. Apart from the other Peak Masters who could contend with them, they really couldn’t compete.

Regardless of the scene in the Main Hall, Shen Qingyi, still on the high platform, clearly felt the change in the testing pillar. That power seemed to begin spreading from within the pillar, and the black light grew increasingly intense.

Finally, it almost reached the extreme of blackness.

The testing disciple was also pleasantly surprised, his face revealing a brighter smile than before.

“Excellent! Excellent! Little girl, no need to be afraid. There’s no need to panic for the upcoming Spiritual Root test either.”

Seeing this, Shen Qingyi also let out a sigh of relief in her heart.

At the same time, immense joy surged within her.

She exhaled a breath, walked to the testing pillar for root quality, and slowly raised her hand.

Her right hand touched a warm sensation. Though slightly surprised—this translucent testing pillar looked like jade but unexpectedly felt warm to the touch.

“Boom!”

When Shen Qingyi’s hand rested on the Spiritual Testing Pillar, the light column inside the pillar began to climb upward rapidly.

The disciple responsible for testing nearby couldn’t help but feel his mood rise along with it. When the pillar’s light passed the fifty-root mark, the testing disciple couldn’t help but feel a slight relief in his heart.

Passing fifty was good. Having half the root quality, even if the roots were somewhat poorer, this single Spiritual Root aptitude was something many could not match.