Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Improving Spiritual Root Qualification

Danbao Pavilion, at the entrance of Nanyuan.

When Zhou Xun arrived, people had already started to report.

The reporting team was lined up in two lines.

One column is for apprentices to report, and the other is for handymen to report.

The monks passing by looked at the two long teams with envious expressions.

The person in front of Zhou Xun was a young man with a simple face and somewhat dark skin.

Zhou Xun vaguely remembered that this person was called "Wang Erniu".

"Brother, my name is Wang Erniu, and I'm here to report today too!"

Wang Erniu saw Zhou Xun sizing him up and smiled honestly.

"Zhou Xun, I have met fellow Taoist Wang!" Zhou Xun saluted.

The young man's simple smile makes people feel good.

This time he joins Danbao Pavilion and plans to make a few friends.

Those who can be selected by Danbao Pavilion are all extraordinary people and worthy of association.

"Brother, just call me Erniu. When I'm in the village, they all call me here!" The young man waved his hand, as if the Taoist friend's title made him a little nervous.

"That's fine, I'll call you Erniu from now on!" Zhou Xun followed Shan Ruliu.

Then the two started chatting.

They said they were chatting, but in fact it was Wang Erniu who was talking and Zhou Xun was listening.

Perhaps the young man had never met someone who was so patient and willing to listen to him. He actually explained his origins as clearly as possible.

Wang Erniu was born in a village called Wangjiacun.

The village is located deep in the mountains, making communication with the outside world extremely difficult.

He has lived a life of herding cattle since he was a child.

Until one day when he was 14 years old,

By chance, he rescued a seriously injured old man, a third-level Qi practitioner who came here chasing monsters.

While he was recovering from his injuries, he taught Wang Erniu the immortality cultivation technique with the intention of giving it a try.

Coincidentally, Wang Erniu was extremely talented and succeeded in practicing in one fell swoop.

The old man has been wandering all his life without children, and his cultivation has been stuck in the early stage of Qi training.

I was overjoyed to meet such a qualified person as Wang Erniu.

He immediately accepted Wang Erniu as his disciple and taught him the skills of cultivating immortals.

Then he left the village with Wang Erniu and came to live outside Hongyefang.

When they arrived at Danbao Pavilion to recruit apprentices, the old man asked Wang Erniu to give it a try. Unexpectedly, he was selected.

Hearing this, Zhou Xun's heart moved.

"Er Niu, you said you didn't start practicing until you were fourteen?"

"Yes!" The young man nodded.

"How old are you this year?"

"17 years old!" the young man replied honestly.

"He has only been practicing for three years, and he is already at the third level of Qi training. It seems that his spiritual root qualifications are not low, at least above the middle-grade spiritual root, and even the upper-grade spiritual root!"

Zhou Xun guessed.

While he was thinking about it, it was soon Wang Erniu's turn to report for duty.

"Name?"

"Wang Erniu"

"Input a trace of mana!"

Wang Erniu obeyed the instructions and input a trace of mana into a bamboo tube-shaped magic weapon.

After the person in charge verified that the comparison was correct, he nodded, gave him a cyan token, and asked a boy to take Wang Erniu in.

It was Zhou Xun's turn, the same process.

Zhou Xun also passed.

The boy led Zhou Xun through the corridor and came to a courtyard covering an area of ​​more than ten feet.

"Young Master, just wait here," the boy told him softly, and then left along the way he came.

Looking up, he saw that a lot of people had gathered in the courtyard, all of whom had been in front of Zhou Xun.

Wang Erniu and Wei Shangyi are all here.

However, these people all stood there and did not dare to talk loudly.

I saw a majestic middle-aged man standing in front of the crowd, it was Lin Zhishan.

The middle-aged man seemed to feel Zhou Xun's gaze and looked towards Zhou Xun.

Seeing that it was Zhou Xun, he nodded indifferently.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun was surprised.

It seems that he does not know this Elder Lin.

Could it be that this man is actually a kind person, and his majesty is due to having been in a high position for a long time.

With a hint of weirdness, Zhou Xun also found a place to stand and wait.

Soon, all the apprentices had arrived.

Lin Zhishan cleared his throat and said loudly:

"Everyone, on behalf of Danbao Pavilion, I welcome you all to join us!"

"You will study here for half a year. After half a year, you will be assessed and fifteen people will be selected to serve as apprentices!"

"During the period of study, the salary is half that of a formal apprentice, and twenty spiritual essences per month!"

"Our Alchemy Pavilion will naturally prepare the alchemy furnace and earth fire during the study period, but the materials required for refining the elixir can only be prepared by you."

"The first half of the year is mostly spent on studying pharmacology, medicine refining techniques, fire control techniques, etc. Refining the elixir is also the last month, and it won't cost much."

"And when you officially become alchemy apprentices, the basic expenses will be nothing!" the middle-aged man simply explained.

"Of course, if you want to learn new elixirs, the elixir recipes and materials you need can only be obtained through contributions!"

"Finally, the alchemy techniques learned in Danbao Pavilion are not allowed to be spread to outsiders. Anyone who violates this rule will be wanted by Hongyefang!"

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, the late monk's aura dispersed, and everyone was shocked.

They all nodded in agreement.

"Okay, now that I've introduced the rules, I'll test your spiritual root aptitudes!"

"Of course, having high spiritual root qualifications does not mean that you have alchemy talent. The last thing we will assess is your alchemy skills. Your spiritual root qualifications will only be used as an aid in the admissions decision!" the middle-aged man added.

As he spoke, he motioned to a steward next to him.

The steward nodded and patted the storage bag.

Green light flashed, and a half-human-high, sundial-shaped soul-finding instrument—a soul-finding disk—appeared on the scene.

"The first one, Zhong Lican!"

shouted the steward.

A young man in white walked up, placed his hands on the Ouija board, and slowly poured mana into it.

"The water spirit root sensitivity is 16, and the wood spirit root sensitivity is 19!"

Soon, Wei Shangyi also went up. There was a sense of confidence in his eyes and he put his hand up.

The result came out:

"Fire Spirit Root Sensitivity 31!"

Everyone showed envy.

This spiritual root qualification is already above average.

Placed among the four major families, it is a proper foundation-building seed.

It's a pity that as a casual cultivator, it will be difficult to obtain foundation-building spiritual objects in the future, but at least there will be no suspense in the later stages of Qi training.

A few more people were tested, and they all had low-grade spiritual roots.

Finally it was Wang Erniu's turn.

Zhou Xun has always been curious about his spiritual root qualifications.

The results came out soon.

"Golden Spiritual Root 55, Earth Spiritual Root 36, Water Spiritual Root 31!"

Everyone was in an uproar.

Lin Zhishan was also moved by it.

Top grade spiritual roots!

Moreover, the high-grade spiritual roots are all on the upper side, close to the earthly spiritual roots.

With such qualifications, the foundation building period is basically certain, and there is even hope of getting a glimpse of the true elixir avenue in the future.

Presumably, this news will spread throughout Hongyefang soon.

"quiet!"

Lin Zhishan spoke in person, and then explained a few words to the steward, and then hurriedly left with Wang Erniu.

Everyone looked at the two people leaving with envy on their faces, knowing in their hearts that Wang Erniu must have been chosen and would have great fortunes in the future.

The rest continued to measure.

Finally it was Zhou Xun's turn.

"Fire Spirit Root 15, Wood Spirit Root 21"

All in all, it is also the only six middle-grade spiritual roots in the field.

A monk's spiritual roots are not static.

Before the age of eighteen, it is common for spiritual sensitivity to increase with age.

There are even large clans of immortal cultivators who possess precious elixirs and rare secret techniques, and can cultivate spiritual roots for their children from an early age to increase their sensitivity.

Therefore, even though Zhou Xun's low-grade spiritual roots were detected in Hongyefang when he was ten years old,

Now eight years have passed, and the sensitivity of spiritual roots has increased by five points. Although it is somewhat beyond ordinary people, it is not an isolated case.

Others would only think that Zhou Xun was lucky.