Three days later, the Myriad Dao sect’s triennial Spiritual Root test officially began.
Many Families with connections to the Duanmu Family gathered in front of the Duanmu Family’s mansion, and the Han Family was no exception.
Duanmu Hui, leading the group, waved his hand and said, “Let’s go.
The Spiritual Root testing site is at the Immortal Ascension Platform outside the city.”
This time, everyone did not take their own carriages but instead rode the city’s public carriages.
On the way, Han Yang saw carriage after carriage filled with young men and women heading out of the city.
Their numbers were countless, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, driving from numerous branch roads onto the central main road, a hundred metre wide, leading directly out of the city.
On the road, no other sounds could be heard; only the thunderous hooves of galloping horses deafened the ears, as if the entire Yuyue City had come alive.
It was like an army of thousands on the march, stirring a feeling of excitement and today, it seemed as if everyone had cleared the way for these young men and women who were about to participate in the Immortal Sect selection.
Han Yang looked at this scene with some shock, gaining a deeper understanding of the Myriad Dao sect.
This Sect was truly extraordinary.
He wasn’t sure how many people were testing, but if calculated based on one-tenth of a population of ten million young men and women, that would be at least a million people.
If one in ten thousand people had a Spiritual Root, then the Myriad Dao sect might recruit tens of thousands of Disciples at once.
Of course, this was just Han Yang’s current guess.
In less than an hour, the carriage stopped in front of a low mountain.
The mountain was not tall but very wide.
Strangely, the mountain had no peak, as if it had been levelled by a sword strike.
After the carriage stopped, as soon as everyone got off, the coachman began to shout for those returning to the city to quickly board.
Some young men and women who had completed their tests, looking dejected, boarded the carriages returning to the city accompanied by adults.
The carriages turned a corner and speed towards the city.
New carriages continuously arrived and departed, forming a peculiar cycle.
Duanmu Hui said to everyone, “Alright, those accompanying can wait at the foot of the mountain.
Those testing their Spiritual Roots, follow me up the mountain.”
Everyone began to ascend the mountain.
Upon reaching the foot, Han Yang finally saw the Myriad Dao sect’s grandeur.
On both sides of the path leading up the mountain, every hundreds metres stood a Cultivator in a grey robe.
Each stood ramrod straight, exuding a sense of solemnity.
Many young men and women were influenced, and one by one, they stopped talking and began to ascend the mountain obediently.
When Han Yang reached the summit, he saw rows of tables arranged in a straight line.
At least a hundred people were testing simultaneously.
At each table sat a white-robed Cultivator with the characters ‘Myriad Dao’ embroidered on their chest, and on the table was a circular disk about one person’s embrace in size.
During the queuing process, Han Yang heard more of “Next!
Next!” These were all those without Spiritual Roots.
Whenever the Cultivator said “Next!”, the young men and women testing their Spiritual Roots would reveal dejected expressions.
They knew that from then on, the immortal and mortal realms would be separate, and their childhood dreams were completely shattered.
Han Xinghua, feeling a bit nervous, tugged at Han Yang’s sleeve.
“Xinghua, don’t worry.
Whether you have a Spiritual Root or not, I’ll always be your Brother Yang,” Han Yang comforted her.
Duanmu Xi, however, said with some excitement, “Sister Xinghua, don’t worry, it’s fine even if you don’t have a Spiritual Root.
I’ll give you a few Medicinal Pills then, guaranteed to make you live a hundred years.”
Han Xinghua’s mood improved somewhat after Duanmu Xi’s interruption.
She pouted without speaking, but she always felt that her Brother Yang was no longer hers alone.
As for Medicinal Pills, could her Brother Yang possibly lack those few Medicinal Pills for her?
Soon it was Duanmu Xi’s turn, who was at the front of the line.
Duanmu Hui, being a Cultivator, had followed along, and he didn’t seem like the insignificant underling of the Qi Refining Stage.
Because the testing Cultivator, upon seeing Duanmu Hui, immediately stood up and respectfully said, “This Disciple greets Uncle Master.”
Duanmu Hui nodded and said, “No need for formalities, continue the test.”
The white-robed Cultivator bowed again, sat down, and said to Duanmu Xi, “Place your hand on it.”
Duanmu Xi did as she was told, and the white jade disk lit up.
The green and red colours on it were particularly dazzling, even a bit blinding.
“Fire-Wood Dual Attribute, Second Grade Spiritual Root,” the white-robed Cultivator exclaimed loudly after a moment of stunned, as if afraid others wouldn’t hear.
Duanmu Hui’s eyes lit up as he watched from the side, his hands even trembling slightly.
The Disciple responsible for testing Spiritual Roots immediately stood up and congratulated Duanmu Xi, “Congratulations, Junior Sister!
A second grade Spiritual Root, Golden Core is within reach!”
No sooner had the Disciple finished speaking than an old man appeared beside him in an instant.
The old man said excitedly, “Little girl, what is your name?
Are you willing to take me as your master?”
Duanmu Xi was startled by the sudden appearance of the old man and instinctively hid behind Duanmu Hui.
Duanmu Hui, bracing himself bowed with a somewhat awkward expression, “This Disciple, Duanmu Hui, greets Uncle Master Ren.
This is my niece.
The matter of taking a master needs to be discussed with my Old Ancestor.”
The old man, whom Duanmu Hui called Uncle Master Ren, twitched his beard and said grumpily, “So it’s from the Duanmu Family, then it seems there’s no hope.
But in the future, you can let this girl visit our Family more often.”
“Hmm, this jade pendant will be a meeting gift.”
As Old Man Ren spoke, he flipped his hand and pulled out a glowing white jade pendant, handing it to Duanmu Xi.
Duanmu Hui’s eyes lit up when he saw the jade pendant, but he said, “Uncle Master, this jade pendant is too precious.”
The old man glanced at the feigning Duanmu Hui without speaking, and directly placed it in Duanmu Xi’s hand.
“Little girl, this jade pendant can protect its owner automatically and can withstand an attack from a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator for a quarter of an hour.
After the old man finished speaking, he flickered again and disappeared without a trace.
Han Yang watched from the side, somewhat stunned.
This speed was already too fast to be captured by the eye.
And listening to Duanmu Hui’s address just now, he was probably a Golden Core Cultivator.
Soon it was the turn of Han Xinghua, “Water-attribute Single Attribute, Fifth Grade Spiritual Root.
You can enter the Outer Sect.”
“Junior Sister, keep this note.
Seven days from now, come to this place.
At that time, the Sect will have a flying boat to pick you up and take you to the Myriad Dao sect.
It will not wait if you are late.”
Han Xinghua’s tender face instantly bloomed like a flower.
She excitedly took the note, turned around, and held Han Xingzhi’s and Han Yang’s hands, saying,
“Brother Yang, I have a Spiritual Root!
We can cultivate together!”
The white-robed Disciple urged, “Junior Sister, you can wait aside for now.
Senior Brother still needs to test the people behind you.
“Soon, Han Xingzhi also tested a Spiritual Root: Fire-attribute, Fifth grade Spiritual Root.
Then it was Han Yang’s turn.
He wasn’t too excited at the moment; he was just curious about what his Spiritual Root would be like.
He already knew the classification of Spiritual Roots through the Myriad Dao sect Disciple Handbook.
Attribute is attribute, but Spiritual Root quality is the key to determining cultivation speed.
Spiritual Roots are divided into Nine grades: Ninth grade to First grade, and further classified as, Ninth grade to Seventh grade are considered Low grade spirit root while, Sixth grade to Fourth grade are medium grade and Third grade to First grade are High grade.
For High Grade Spiritual Roots, Foundation Establishment is basically not an issue, and they might not even need a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Anyway, one Foundation Establishment Pill guarantees Foundation Establishment, and they even have a high probability of reaching Golden Core.
It can be said that Duanmu Xi is directly a Golden Core seed, which is why the Golden Core elder was so eager to take her as a Disciple.
Medium Grade Spiritual Roots may require a Foundation Establishment Pill to achieve Foundation Establishment, but it also depends on luck.
Low Grade Spiritual Roots are a bit difficult.
At most, they might reach Qi Refining (Late Stage) in their lifetime.
It’s not that they can’t cultivate to Foundation Establishment, but the resources consumed are simply too vast.
It’s impossible to achieve Foundation Establishment without great Opportunity and great perseverance.
When Han Yang placed his hand on it, the white jade disk burst forth with five colours of light.
he white-robed Disciple said in a flat tone,
“Five Elements attribute, Sixth Grade Spiritual Root.
You can enter the Outer Sect.”
In this book Spiritual Root is Judged on the basis of Quality not by Attributes, Protagonist’s Spiritual Root is neither good nor bad, just average, by no means waste material.