Chapter 536: Longevity: My Farming-Style Immortal Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 536: Immortal Cultivation Cannot Be Judged by Com

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Xu Zhangqing understood the identity information of all eight people.

Two from noble families: Shen Jinghan, Su Yanzhi

Two wealthy merchants: Gu Chengyu, Liu Mingyuan

Three commoners: Zhao Hu, Chen Nian, Fang Xiaosheng

One dirt-poor person: Lin Xiaoman

The two most worth paying attention to were Zhao Hu, whose martial arts talent was extraordinary, and Liu Mingyuan, who was very sensitive to spirit plants and talismans.

Zhao Hu came from a commoner background; his father was a middle-aged martial artist, so from a very young age he began to come into contact with things related to the Martial Way, and unexpectedly he learned them as soon as he started.

Whether he had a spiritual root was unclear, but at least his bones were not bad.

As for Liu Mingyuan, his family conditions were affluent, and through a chance opportunity he came into contact with spirit talismans and spirit plants, and could actually feel the subtle changes within them.

As for the other few, judging by first impressions, they were rather ordinary.

Xu Zhangqing did not waste words; he took out a Spirit Root Stone from the Fangcun Ring and then said in a loud voice: "Everyone come forward in order, just touch it with your right hand."

As soon as his voice fell, Shen Jinghan, who was standing in the front row, stepped out first.

It was unclear what the result would be, but a child of a noble family absolutely could not fall behind others.

After approaching, Shen Jinghan raised his hand and pressed it against the Spirit Root Stone; at the moment of contact, he first felt a cool breath drill into his body, then it flowed back and forth, as if searching for something.

Feeling the gazes of the people in front of him and behind him, he straightened his spine.

However, from his tightly bitten lips, it could be seen that he was still very nervous inside.

Three breaths passed, and the Spirit Root Stone remained still as dead water, not a single glimmer of light ever lighting up.

Even the cool breath wandering inside his body, as time passed, became weaker and weaker.

Shen Jinghan's complexion changed slightly; he subconsciously gripped the Spirit Root Stone tightly, his knuckles quickly turning white, but there was still not the slightest change: "How... how could this..."

He panicked visibly to the naked eye, finding this result unbelievable.

Xu Zhangqing said expressionlessly: "Next."

Shen Jinghan panicked visibly to the naked eye, with a hint of pleading in his voice: "Please let me try once more."

Before Xu Zhangqing could speak, Hu Bugui on the other side spoke first: "A spiritual root won't appear just because you test it several more times; go back."

Shen Jinghan lifted his foot several times before finally turning around with difficulty, returning to his original position dejectedly.

Su Yanzhi, seeing his good friend like this, felt quite nervous in his heart.

However, he had been in contact with spirit talismans since childhood; his father and Shi Ye said this could increase the probability of a spiritual root appearing. Although he didn't know if it was true or false, he was probably more likely than Shen Jinghan.

However, when Su Yanzhi placed his right hand on it, the Spirit Root Stone still had no reaction at all; the cool breath that entered his body disappeared even faster than his good friend's.

Su Yanzhi was shocked and doubtful; his other hand tightly clutched a fragment of a talisman, and in his heart he silently prayed even more, but unfortunately the result did not change—the Spirit Root Stone still had no reaction.

Xu Zhangqing said lightly: "Next."

Su Yanzhi was completely dispirited, staggering as he turned and walked back.

When his gaze crossed with Shen Jinghan's, they both saw the unwillingness in each other's eyes.

Who could have thought that two children of noble families who had been in contact with immortal cultivation items since childhood would be eliminated first?

"Children of noble families, that's it?"

Zhao Hu sneered from behind.

In an instant, everyone looked at him.

Shen Jinghan's face sank: "You..."

Su Yanzhi grabbed his good friend and advised: "Wait for the results first."

Seeing everyone staring at him, Zhao Hu simply took the initiative to step forward; because he had practiced martial arts since childhood, his physique was relatively sturdy, and as he moved forward he shouted loudly: "It's my turn!"

His father was a martial artist, and he himself had extraordinary martial arts talent.

In his view, a spiritual root was nothing more than something within his grasp.

From then on, he would completely pull away from his father and not walk the old man's old path.

At the moment his palm pressed heavily onto the Spirit Root Stone, Zhao Hu heard various exclamations in a daze.

However, one second, two seconds, three seconds... the Spirit Root Stone still had no change.

Xu Zhangqing directly announced the result: "You have no spiritual root."

"Impossible!"

Zhao Hu instantly broke down, staring with wide eyes and questioning: "Is this broken stone broken?

Father said my bones are a once-in-a-century rarity; how could I have no spiritual root!"

Xu Zhangqing ignored his loss of composure and urged: "Next."

Zhao Hu had completely lost his previous smugness; the old calluses on his palm, which should have been a symbol of martial arts talent, were now ironclad proof that he had no affinity with immortals.

Shen Jinghan darkened his face and sneered a few times: "Hehe."

Zhao Hu lowered his head and remained silent.

Three consecutive failures made Gu Chengyu's face turn pale when he stepped forward.

From childhood to adulthood, he had never shown any talent.

His only advantage was that his family had money, lots and lots of money.

He carefully pressed his right palm onto it, and as expected, the result was no surprise—the Spirit Root Stone was indeed silent.

Disappointment welled in his heart, yet he inexplicably let out a breath of relief.

His state was much better than the previous few; at least he wasn't crying.

Right, someone did cry.

Zhao Hu stood rooted to the spot with fists clenched, his face first flushing crimson with shame and indignation; thinking of the boasts he had once made and his father's expectations, his eye sockets suddenly burned, and tears spilled out in an instant.

The current him had not only failed to become a Cultivator, but had even offended a Noble Family Child.

Once the Spiritual Root testing ended, the result went without saying.

However, no one cared about this guy at all; after all, he brought it on himself.

Soon it was the Fifth person's turn, Liu Mingyuan.

The moment his fingertip lightly touched the Spirit Root Stone, the cool breath that had drilled into his body seemed to discover something, gathering toward a single position at extreme speed.

At the Same Time, the Spirit Root Stone, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly rippled with a faint Blue Light.

"Water Spirit Root!"

The youths and maidens stared wide-eyed.

After seeing this, Zhao Hu cried even more sadly.

Xu Zhangqing and the other two exchanged a glance: "Finally there is one."

Hu Bugui nodded: "Thought this time would yield nothing at all."

Liu Mingyuan's earlier nervousness now completely transformed into wild joy.

The Lingti trembling and Talisman's faint glow that outsiders could not perceive were not an illusion after all.

He indeed had a Spiritual Root, and moreover it was a Water Spirit Root.

Xu Zhangqing asked: "Liu Mingyuan, right?"

Liu Mingyuan hurriedly nodded: "Yes, it's me!"

Xu Zhangqing pointed to the spot to the side: "Stand over there."

Liu Mingyuan originally didn't understand, but after walking over and facing Shen Jinghan, Su Yanzhi, Zhao Hu and the others, he suddenly understood what it meant.

As it turned out, he and them were no longer the same kind of people.

Next, Chen Nian and Fang Xiaosheng stepped forward in succession; pity, the Spirit Root Stone showed no reaction for either.

Chen Nian appeared steady, yet his fingertip was lightly twitching.

Fang Xiaosheng smiled bitterly and shook his head; retreating back, he silently hugged his scrolls.

By now the Noble Family Children, wealthy children, and commoner children had all finished; among the seven people only one had tested positive for a Spiritual Root.

Now, only a girl born in abject poverty remained, named Lin Xiaoman.

Not tall in stature, short and thin.

Her complexion was somewhat sallow, looking malnourished.

Her washed-white cloth robe, compared to those around her, appeared conspicuously out of place.

Not until Xu Zhangqing's gaze swept over did she timidly step forward.

"Looking at her like this, probably doesn't have one either."

"Not necessarily; she was picked from thousands among the destitute!"

"We live so well yet didn't test positive for a Spiritual Root; can she?"

Facing the outsiders' words, Lin Xiaoman pretended not to hear; this kind of experience wasn't the first time.

She slowly raised her right hand, which had become increasingly rough from years of washing clothes; the moment her Index Finger touched the Spirit Root Stone, a dazzling Golden Light suddenly burst forth.

Even more blazing than Liu Mingyuan's Blue Light by several degrees; even the sound of wind in the courtyard seemed to stagnate for an instant.

Xu Zhangqing exclaimed in surprise: "It's actually a Metal Spirit Root!"

Over these years, Water Spirit Qi in the Mortal World has grown increasingly dense; people awakening Water Spirit Roots and Wood Spirit Roots are becoming More and More numerous, while Metal Spirit Roots have instead become a scarce commodity.

Unexpected, a destitute girl actually gave birth to one.

Lin Xiaoman stared blankly at the Spirit Root Stone in her palm erupting with Golden Light, a little at a loss.

She had never even seen a Talisman or Lingti; the reason she stood out was purely because she was poor enough.

In a moment, the people who had been discussing all sorts of things just now all fell silent.

Xu Zhangqing praised: "As expected, cultivation cannot be measured by common sense!"