Chapter 37: Spirit Testing

Master, have you finished cultivating? I made some home-cooked dishes, eat them while hot. Ye Xiaozhi said with a grin.

Lin Yang had long since given up eating grains; he didn't need to eat at all, but the moment he lifted his head.

"Your trait..."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

【Second Disciple: Ye Xiaozhi】

【Cultivation: None】

【Talent: Untested Spirit Root】

【Orange Trait: Innate Assassin】

【Gold Trait: Shadow Maiden】

【Purple Trait: Shadow Holy Body】

【Blue Trait: Resourceful and Brave】

【White Trait: No One Can Move My Brother】

【Black Trait: Cold Poison Entered Body】

"What...?!" Upon seeing Ye Xiaozhi's trait, Lin Yang was completely stunned.

"Is this Ye Xiaozhi's trait? It's actually this strong?"

Could it be that the system said Ye Xiaozhi's trait cannot be viewed in daylight?

During the day, her trait at most is the blue trait Diligent and Kind.

At night, her trait actually has various rare traits flying all over: Innate Assassin, Shadow Maiden, Shadow Holy Body.

This is totally a huge contrast.

Who would have thought that behind Ye Xiaozhi's diligence and kindness lies an Innate Assassin who kills invisibly.

Moreover.

Ye Xiaozhi's orange trait.

This orange trait is even more terrifying than the gold trait.

Li Yilan is pretty outrageous, right?

But even she hasn't reached the orange trait level.

And now, the frail Ye Xiaozhi actually has an orange trait.

Outrageous.

Ye Xiaozhi's trait truly shocked him.

【Ding!】

【Detected that second disciple Ye Xiaozhi is Shadow Maiden, reward Shadow Holy Body.】

【Distributing teaching materials...】

【Shadow Assassination Heart Sutra, distribution successful.】

【Item placed in inventory.】

Back when he first took Ye Xiaozhi as a disciple, the teaching materials were not distributed; now that the trait has appeared, the reward has also been distributed.

He looked at Ye Xiaozhi; it's time to get to work.

But Ye Xiaozhi, being stared at by Lin Yang like that, thought she had done something wrong, and she asked: "Master, why are you staring at me? Is it because the dishes I made don't suit your taste?"

After Lin Yang lifted his rice bowl and shoved two big mouthfuls of rice: "No, you're great."

"Huh...?" Ye Xiaozhi blinked, wondering why the master suddenly praised her.

"The dishes are also good." Lin Yang then realized he seemingly hadn't yet tested Ye Xiaozhi's spirit root, and didn't know what level of spirit root such a disciple with heaven-defying traits could be measured as.

Probably day-level.

Immediately.

Lin Yang grabbed Ye Xiaozhi and turned into a stream of light, departing.

Reappearing.

The two had already arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect Spirit Testing Place.

Hum!

As Lin Yang and Ye Xiaozhi just appeared, the elder in charge of guarding the spirit testing place came forward.

"Peak Master Lin, do you have business coming to the spirit testing place now?"

Lin Yang slowly said: "I've taken on a disciple, preparing to test his spirit root."

Upon hearing that.

That elder glanced indifferently at Ye Xiaozhi, and considering that Lin Yang previously had day-level and month-level talent disciples but didn't choose them, he chose the chen-level Li Yilan.

What kind of talent could a disciple of someone like him have?

He said: "Elder Lin, it's not early; I still have a few small spirit-testing stones here. Why don't you take them and bring her back to the Seventh Peak to test yourself?"

Obviously, in his view Ye Xiaozhi wasn't worth him opening the spirit testing place for her to test.

Upon hearing that!

Boom!

Lin Yang flipped that elder with a palm: "If you keep nagging, I don't mind sending you to accompany Han Ya."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll open the spirit-testing pillars right away." That elder no longer dared to mutter.

Afterwards.

Lin Yang led Ye Xiaozhi into the spirit-testing place.

Seven tall spirit-testing pillars stood tall and lofty.

Spirit testing is also very simple; just place your hand on the spirit-testing pillar, and there will be a talent response.

"Master, what should the disciple do?" Ye Xiaoju asked.

"Not urgent."

Lin Yang then turned into a stream of light and arrived before the Grand Bell beside the spirit-testing site.

Buzz—

He struck the Grand Bell nine times.

The resonant bell sound echoed throughout every corner of the Azure Cloud Sect.

And nine strikes of the Grand Bell signify a major event occurring in the Azure Cloud Sect.

For a moment.

The Azure Cloud Sect's Elder Council, the Six Peak Masters, and some disciples also hurried toward where the Grand Bell was struck.

Even the Ancestral Land, the ancestors who had been in seclusion for a long time, slowly opened their eyes.

The entire Azure Cloud Sect stood ready.

The elder guarding the spirit-testing site, seeing this, stomped his feet in anxiety: "Peak Master Lin, striking the Grand Bell nine times is a grave sin against the sect!"

"The Grand Elder and the others should be on their way here."

Lin Yang's face was expressionless.

That's exactly the effect he wanted; his wife had him guard the Azure Cloud Sect and serve well as the Seventh Peak Master.

Now, with his stats off the charts and a good disciple about to undergo spirit testing, he naturally wanted everyone in the Azure Cloud Sect to see the strength of the Heavenly Dao Peak.

And to let those with ulterior motives calm their minds and refrain from foolish acts.

………………

Soon after, the Grand Elder arrived with the Elder Council.

Li Mu and the other peak masters also rushed here.

Some Azure Cloud Sect disciples also surrounded the spirit-testing site completely.

"What's going on? I was still half-asleep; hearing the Grand Bell nine times nearly scared me into wetting myself."

"I thought the two major forces of Qingzhou were attacking."

"I heard it was the Heavenly Dao Peak Master who struck the Grand Bell."

"What is he trying to do?"

"I heard it's because his newly recruited disciple is undergoing spirit testing."

"Sick, taking Li Yilan as a disciple is already enough to make everyone laugh; do you still want to lose more face?"

Everyone chatted back and forth, obviously still unaware of how terrifying Li Yilan is now.

And at that moment.

The Grand Elder also walked over to Lin Yang with a dark face, after the elder who had been guarding the spirit-testing site had already told him the full story.

He asked, "Lin Yang, nine strikes of the Grand Bell signify a major event in the sect; why did you strike it for no reason?"

Before Lin Yang could answer, the Second Elder beside him spoke with a sarcastic tone: "In my view, he simply disregards sect law and is lawless."

Upon hearing that.

Lin Yang flashed forward, stood before the Second Elder, grabbed his ear, and said: "Which eye of yours saw me disregarding sect law and being lawless?"

"You!" Second Elder Ye Jiangxiong immediately puffed up with arrogance; Lin Yang, unyielding, having already reached the Great Sage Realm, naturally wouldn't even glance at him.

Seeing Lin Yang unafraid, the Second Elder's ear hurt terribly, and he said: "You openly pull my ear—how is that not disregarding sect law and being lawless?"

"Let go!" Lin Yang released his hand, speaking lightly and calmly.

"You!" Ye Jiangxiong nearly fainted from anger.

"Alright." The Grand Elder promptly said, "Lin Yang, I heard that this time you did this because you newly recruited a disciple and want to test her spirit."

"Yes, Grand Elder." Lin Yang nodded respectfully, then pointed to Ye Xiaoju beside him and said, "Grand Elder, this is my disciple."

"Tonight she will undergo spirit testing, so please everyone come watch."

"Hmph!"

Ye Jiangxiong gave a cold snort: "Just for this small matter, you've thrown the whole sect into chaos; if you're not disregarding sect law and being lawless, what are you?"

Lin Yang raised his head and looked at Ye Jiangxiong.

Ye Jiangxiong rubbed his ear, then impatiently said: "Fine, fine, fine, go ahead and test."

Then Lin Yang approached Ye Xiaoju.

"This object is called the spirit-testing pillar; you just need to place your hand on it and try to sense it."

"Yes, Master. The disciple will surely not disappoint you."