The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Chapter 3 Spirit Test
  The spirit testing conference has begun.

In front of the Xu family's meeting hall at Nanfeng, there is a family square halfway up the mountain.

The spirit testing conference held every six years is taking place here to test the spiritual roots of the descendants of the Xu family monks and mortal children. Needless to say, the descendants of the monks in the family lived with the monks on the family mountain before there was any spirit detection.

Mortal children live in a small town in the mortal world, not close to the family. It would be too dangerous for these children to come to the family to test their spiritual roots. Therefore, the Xu family stipulates that in small towns closer to the family, family monks are responsible for taking care of children of appropriate age. Take it to the clan mountain to test the spirits.

For small towns that are particularly far away, monks are sent to detect spirits every six years.

The square covers an area of ​​several acres and can test the spiritual root qualifications of thousands of people at a time.

"Hey! Another one without spiritual roots!"

The monk of Xu Jiazheng generation who is responsible for soul testing said. It can be seen that the difference between immortals and mortals is no lie.

"Next!"

Xu Zhengwei and Xu Zhengxiang accepted the family mission and were responsible for testing the spiritual roots of all children. The one who spoke just now was Xu Zhengwei. He didn't know if he was unlucky or because these children had a shallow connection with immortality. Not one of the more than 500 children he was responsible for testing had spiritual roots.

"I don't know what's going on with Sixteenth Brother? Most of the people he is responsible for are the descendants of the monks on the mountain. There should be quite a few with spiritual roots!" Xu Zhengwei thought this way.

At this time, Xu Yu was standing in the crowd behind with his father Xu Zhengyang and mother Li Aijun. He looked anxiously at the long queue in front, watching people and children go up one after another for the test, and one after another come down with sad faces. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous. .

As a descendant of immortal cultivators, Xu Yu naturally stood alone and enjoyed special treatment. This was also to encourage his tribe to go back and have more children. As long as the yield was large, whether mortals or monks, children with spiritual roots would naturally be born.

He originally wanted to go to his clan uncle Xu Zhengxiang's place to test his spiritual roots, but because he lived close to here, he came here.

"Don't worry, Xiaoyu. You have been smart since you were a child. You can tell even under the age of 10. You have a photographic memory of what you read. You are a mature young man. Your grandpa also said that you are very likely to have spiritual roots. Relax!"

Mother said comfortingly.

"Whether you have spiritual roots is determined by heaven and cannot be changed by human power! However, regardless of whether you have spiritual roots or not, your father will let you live happily. If you have spiritual roots, your mother and I will do our best to help you. If you are a cultivator, but you don’t have spiritual roots, your mother and I will send you to the mortal world to enjoy a lifetime of wealth and honor. Anyway, remember, you are my son regardless of whether you have spiritual roots or not!"

Xu Zhengyang seemed to be speaking very casually, but looking at him looking around and glancing at the children who failed the spirit test from time to time, one could tell that his heart was not as peaceful as he said.

"These are good words, but why do they sound a bit awkward?" Xu Yu thought this way.

"Xu Yu, come here and test your spiritual roots."

"Xu Yu is here!"

Xu's father agreed, patted his son on the shoulder, and immediately took his son out of the crowd.

"Xiaoyu, say hello first, and then test your spiritual roots. I want to call you Uncle Jiu." Mother said.

"Mother, I know that you have taught me many times at home."

Xu Yu walked to the soul-detecting platform and stood still, before bowing to Xu Zhengwei.

"Nephew Xu Yu, I have met Uncle Jiu!"

"Hey, you're from the Eleventh Brother's family, right? You're so cute, please extend your hand!"

Xu Zhengwei lowered the Ouija board and carefully looked at the child in front of him. He saw that his lips were red and his teeth were white, and his face was handsome. Calm and calm, neither humble nor arrogant, I couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

Xu Yu put his small hands down on the surface of the soul-measuring plate, waiting to detect the spiritual roots.

"Uncle Jiu, is this how you test your spiritual roots?"

"that is it."

It seems that this ninth uncle is also a monk who doesn't like to talk much, and he cherishes his words like gold. Within a moment, Xu Zhengwei shot out a stream of spiritual energy into the Ouija board, stimulating the spiritual roots in his Dantian.

On the Ouija board, there are nine crystal pillars, all of different colors.

White represents metal, green represents wood, blue represents water, red represents fire, yellow represents earth, cyan represents wind, and purple represents thunder. Plain color represents ice attribute. Black represents the dark attribute!
  Xu Yu placed his small hands on the spirit board.

"It's bright, it's bright..."

After waiting for a moment, three of the nine crystal pillars glowed with strange light.

The red crystal column lights up first, then the green crystal column lights up, and finally the yellow crystal column lights up.

"Haha, what a coincidence. The spiritual roots detected by this child are the same as mine, with the three attributes of wood, fire and earth. Coupled with the support from his grandfather, the foundation-building elder, there is hope for foundation-building!"

When Xu Zhengwei saw that Xu Yu had spiritual roots that were the same as his own, there was a smile on his face and his attitude became more kind.

"My nephew, congratulations on measuring the three-attribute spiritual root. Go tell your parents the good news quickly, and then wait for the family arrangements. Okay, let's go!"

"Thank you Uncle Jiu!"

Xu Yu bowed, thanked him, turned around and walked towards his parents.

"Dad, Mom, I have detected spiritual roots." He proudly said to his parents. Although he was sure that he had spiritual roots, he couldn't help but be excited when it became a fact.

"Yu'er, it's great that you have detected the spiritual root. What kind of spiritual root did you detect?"

"Sir, there are a lot of people here, let's go home first!"

Xu's father and Xu's mother were both smiling, seemingly happier than Xu Yu. No, they should be called Xu Zhiyu now.

Then the family of three returned home happily.

Xu Zhiyu was undoubtedly depressed at this time. He knew before that he must have spiritual roots, and even fantasized about being successful in cultivation, immortality, and freely galloping between heaven and earth.

Now I know that my spiritual roots are three spiritual roots. The best is the fire spiritual root, which is six inches and eight points. The second is the wood spiritual root, which is six inches and two points. The worst is the earth spiritual root, which is exactly five inches. Originally, this kind of spiritual root is in It is already considered to be relatively outstanding in previous spirit testing conferences.

But we are afraid of comparison in everything. This spirit testing conference revealed a total of twenty-three children with spiritual roots, thirteen with five spiritual roots, seven with four spiritual roots, and three with three spiritual roots.

Among them, Xu Zhilong, the sixth-oldest person in the Zhizi generation, also has three spiritual roots: metal, water, and earth. The best golden spiritual root is eight inches long. This kind of qualification is no less than the inferior two spiritual roots. There is also a child who came from the mortal town of the Xu family. He also has three spiritual roots. His spiritual qualifications are roughly the same as his. This is embarrassing. He can be said to be more inferior than the superior and more than the inferior. There is a big gap in his heart.

Xu Zhengyang and his wife naturally saw it in their eyes and were anxious in their hearts. They knew that their son had been very smart since he was a child. He had an impressive memory and could be regarded as a genius. Even geniuses would have arrogance. Now that his spiritual qualifications did not meet expectations, of course they would not be happy.

In the next few days, Xu Zhengyang and his wife were cautious, for fear of irritating Xu Zhiyu. In fact, Xu Zhiyu just lost his temper temporarily. Although his spiritual power was average, he just had too high expectations for himself. Seeing Xu Zhengyang and his wife like this again, they felt very guilty.

While eating, Xu Zhiyu took the initiative and said, "Father, mother, my child's unfilial piety has made you two worried. I just have too high expectations for myself and it was difficult to accept it for a while. Now look away, and you don't have to worry about me in the future!"

Xu Zhengyang and his wife were very pleased to see their son unraveling the knot in his heart. To be honest, seeing their son like this not only made him feel uncomfortable, but so did they.

Both parents hope that their son will become a dragon. The two of them have suffered a lot, so naturally they don't want their son to do the same.

Unfortunately, Xu Zhiyu, who has been "someone else's child" since childhood, is not top-notch in qualifications among his peers, but fortunately, he has three spiritual roots, and there is hope for foundation building!

It would be a disaster if he really had the Five Spiritual Roots. Anyway, the Xu family has inherited it for nearly a thousand years. I don’t know how many Five Spiritual Root monks have appeared in the family, but none of them have succeeded in building the foundation, and none have even reached the late stage of Qi training. several.

After saying goodbye to his parents, Xu Zhiyu returned to the cave, took a bath, lay on the bed, and fell into deep thought.

Thinking about this life, and even more so the previous life, and his legendary experience!
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