C11

Qin Chuan was truly worthy of being the largest city in Xi Jiang. The city walls were built on the most solid foundation of the nine empires. Upon opening the city gates, one could see rows upon rows of soldiers stationed at the entrances.

After entering the market, the two sides were filled with dazzling goods. There were famous swords produced by Chen, sharp swords sparkling under the sun, especially eye-catching. There was also the excellent taste of buckwheat noodles in the northern part of Jiang Country, exotic clothing in the Great Zhou Country, and the various countries of Liang Country …

The food and resources exchange was filled to the brim. Gu Hua was slightly dazed before realising that this place was not the twenty-first century. It was the fictional nine kingdoms created by Gu Xiaoluo. Everyone revered the cultivation of immortals, the use of force, and the respect for power.

"Immortal, how long do we have to walk for?" She needed to return to the Prime Minister's Estate at sunset. She only used a letter to inform the servant girl, Red Leaf, that she had left the city, and that she had come out from the dog hole in the yard. However, she couldn't tell her mother and father that if she didn't return home at sunset, she would be so worried that she would die.

"Right away."

Not too far away, there was a place filled with people. Many practitioners stood to one side, and a tall platform was erected amidst the encirclement of the pavilions and pavilions, with the heavy foundation as the base, the white jade as the platform, the sandalwood as the railings, and the traces of mist and snow as they fell onto the sandalwood. It was clear that this tall platform had existed for a long time.

Three green-robed cultivators with neat hair and long swords were standing on the platform. The leader of the three was a cultivator with a soft book in his left hand and an ink brush in his right hand. He was writing something down.

At the center of the high platform, a clear, bright, glass-like, water-colored testing machine was quietly placed. Quite a few children, ranging from seven to ten years old, were accompanied by their loved ones as they stood in a line, waiting for the time to test their spiritual roots.

Gu Hua Wei and Li Xiaoming were brought to the very end of the line by the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, so it was obvious that they were the last ones to arrive. Even Yun Ying was standing in front of the children, staring at them with hostility, as if she had a mortal feud with them.

Li Xiaoming calmly stood aside, not saying a word. Gu Hua felt that if Li Xiaoming continued like this forever, she would never see that crying shota again, only needing to be coaxed by a cinnamon cake.

That little shota died with Li Daoming forever.

The spirit root exam quickly began. The children at the front started walking forward one by one, all excited or crying as they were carried down. This was the most important moment in their lives, the victor is the winner and the loser is the thief.

"Are you nervous?" Seeing that Gu Hua Wei Wei had not said anything for so long, Li Xiaoming softly said, "It doesn't matter if you're chosen or not, I'll still protect you." She was someone who had experienced danger with her and had never left her. He would definitely not abandon her.

He had already lost the person closest to him. In his view, other than his parents, Gu Hua Wei was the most important person to him in this world.

"Then you have to protect me well." Gu Hua Wei barely heard Li Xiaoming's words, but they were still filled with emotion. She blinked her eyes and said, "You're not allowed to let others bully me."

"I will." Li Xiaoming took her hand and said solemnly.

"Yes."

As time passed, the noon sunlight slowly fell down. The team's length was clearly different from before. The team with several hundred people was no more than ten people. After the test, some were happy while others were worried.

There were too few people without spiritual roots, and the majority of children had four and three spiritual roots. Only a small portion of children had dual spiritual roots, and single spiritual roots were extremely rare among these children.

"Number 563, Cloud Shadow." The leader of the cultivators called out Yun Ying's name, the girl calmly walked forward, placed a small hand on the apparatus, and closed her eyes. In an instant, faint traces of blue appeared in the apparatus, and before the blue light filled the entire sphere, the green light had already filled it, and the entire apparatus had turned into a ball of water mixed with blue and green.

"Cloud Shadow, Water Wood Dual Element Spiritual Root." The green-robed cultivator indifferently looked at the young lady who had her eyes opened and said, "You may leave now."

Although he had both water and wood affinity spiritual roots, he had plenty of them in the Cloud Sect, so there was nothing to be proud of.

"Yes." Yun Ying ran down the high platform excitedly. She glanced complacently at Gu Hua Wei and Li Xiaoming, her eyes full of contempt. These two were definitely trash. There was nothing to fear!

She didn't want to admit her mistakes, and even wanted to completely strangle them. She wanted to kill herself and Li Xiaoming, and there would be no worries in the future, but what she didn't know was that from the moment she killed Li Daoming, the devil in her heart would live in her heart, and she would never be able to get rid of him, nor would she have the chance to climb to a higher position.

This was the circle of cause and effect of the cultivation world. Good and evil were the retribution, and those who had done wrong and harmed others would never disturb your mind when you were in high spirits, only giving you a fatal blow at a crucial moment.

"Li Xiaoming." The green-robed cultivator wrote down a line of words and called out his name.

Li Xiaoming walked up quickly. He needed more strength to take revenge, he could not lose!

Placing his hand slowly on the apparatus, Li Xiaoming remembered his brother's tragic death. Endless hatred was gnawing at his heart. He knew that as long as he could not get his revenge, he would never be at peace!

He hated his own incompetence, he hated his own weakness, but he had to stand up!

A sizzling sound could be heard as the green-robed cultivator stopped writing and looked in surprise at the reaction of the dejected youth and the other two cultivators.

The device rang for a while, then a bright light passed through the glass like a cloud dragon, followed by rumbling thunder. The purple light instantly covered the entire device, causing the three cultivators to open their eyes wide in surprise.

This child actually had a single lightning spiritual root. This was a rare talent that only appeared once in a hundred years within the borders of the nine nations by the Yun Sect!

Gu Hua was jealous. Li Xiaoming had a single lightning spiritual root. What made her so happy and jealous was that he would have a good helper in the future. He was jealous that he had a spiritual root and that he was a genius.

Yun Ying covered her mouth in disbelief. Panic and jealousy caused her face to turn pale and warped. How could he have single lightning spiritual roots?!

He would definitely take revenge on her! She had to destroy him!

She frowned, a flash of killing intent in her eyes. She couldn't let this person go.

Li Xiaoming opened his eyes, and without a hint of excitement on his face, he bowed to the three cultivators. He glanced at Yun Ying, who had a look of shock and viciousness on his face, and silently retreated back to Gu Hua Wei Wei.

"Last, Gu Hua Wei."

Gu Hua shook her legs slightly. It was a matter of life and death. Whether it was a mule or a horse, she would accept it.

He placed his hand on the glass ball and closed his eyes. Gu Hua Wei wanted to release some of her power, but her body did not respond. She could not feel any spiritual energy at all. It seemed the original owner was truly a loser.

Gu Hua struggled to open her eyes and look at the chaotic colors contained within the glass ball. She calmly accepted the result. She thought she didn't have spiritual roots. Right now, it was just like what the book said about useless Five Spiritual Roots …

"It's actually a trash with Five Spiritual Roots!" The surrounding kids that hadn't left laughed loudly, "You seem so nervous. I thought you were very powerful, but you're just a piece of trash …"

"Let's see how you get cocky." Yun Ying's gloomy mood was instantly healed. This was what you called trash!

He really was a piece of trash!