BSI 254. Chapter 254 God Blessed My Albatron Immortal Gate!
254. Chapter 254 God Blessed My Albatron Immortal Gate!
In the end, Liu Zimo couldn't resist Liu Yun's insistence and was carried on her back as they rushed forward.
The little girl had already reached the peak of Body Refining, with astonishing strength. Carrying a person on her back was like child's play, and traveling a hundred miles in a day was no problem at all.
In less than two hours, before dawn, the two of them had arrived at the county town of Linjiang, which was about fifty miles away from Liu's village.
Although it was called a county town, it was actually not as big as a town within the borders of Da Xia. However, it was bustling with people coming and going.
Many shops and stalls selling vegetables or running breakfast businesses had already started operating, and there were many pedestrians walking along the streets and alleys.
Compared to the desolate scenery with sparse population in the mountain village, the county town of Linjiang was extremely prosperous and lively.
When they reached the city gate of the county town, Liu Yun put Liu Zimo down from her back.
Unlike her bold and unrestrained demeanor in the mountains, she followed Liu Zimo timidly and entered the city gate together.
Having lived in a mountain nest since childhood, Liu Yun rarely had the opportunity to come to such a large county town.
The last time she came to the county town with her grandfather to sell fur goods was five years ago when she was only eight years old.
After five years, coming to Linjiang County again, everything felt different from what she remembered, and everything seemed fresh.
Liu Zimo, who was walking ahead, was calm and composed, without any signs of unease or nervousness that a rural person would have after entering the city.
After casually asking a passerby about the location of the testing site for Qingyun Immortal Sect, Liu Zimo led Liu Yun straight to the central square of the county town.
In the center of the square, there was an Immortal Ascension platform, which was specially built by the county government of Linjiang for testing the spiritual roots of potential disciples for Qingyun Immortal Sect.
At this moment, the Immortal Ascension platform was empty, with no one around.
However, there were already hundreds of people gathered around the perimeter of the Immortal Ascension platform, some of whom seemed to be participating in the sect's test, standing nervously below the platform.
But most of the people actually came to join in the excitement, wanting to see which lucky person would pass the sect's test and ascend to the heavens in one step.
"It's still early in the morning, and the immortals in charge of testing spiritual roots haven't arrived yet. Let's find a place to eat something!" After learning the relevant information, Liu Zimo pulled Liu Yun to a snack stall next to the square and ordered two bowls of wonton soup while waiting.
Looking at the crowd gathered around the Immortal Ascension platform, the little girl whispered to Liu Zimo, "Brother Liu, with so many people here and many county officials around, there shouldn't be any danger."
"In a while, you can wait here to participate in the sect's test. I have to go back. If I'm late, I'm afraid the people from Cuijia Fort will have already arrived at Liu's village!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zimo shook his head slightly.
This girl's temper was really stubborn.
Clearly, she also wanted to participate in the sect's test, but she repeatedly refused because she didn't want to owe him any more favors.
Really, he had to force her to accept it!
Liu Zimo looked at Liu Yun, his mind slightly moved, and he calmly and softly said, "Miss Yun, precisely because there are so many people here, I need your protection even more."
"Please accompany me to participate in the sect's test later. Two people have a better chance than one, right?"
"Regardless of who passes the sect's test, we won't ignore Liu's village. This is also a rare opportunity for Liu's village to turn things around!"
"You probably don't want Liu's village to be oppressed by Cuijia Fort forever, never able to lift its head and be bullied by others, right?"
Liu Zimo's voice seemed to carry a magical power, and Liu Yun listened in a daze, nodding repeatedly, feeling that Liu Zimo's words made a lot of sense.
In a daze, Liu Yun forcefully nodded and said,
"Liu Da Ge is right. This is a rare opportunity for us to turn things around. We absolutely cannot miss it!"
"Liu Da Ge, rest assured. If I pass the internal test, I will never forget your kindness today!"
Seeing this, Liu Zimo nodded in satisfaction.
That's right!
Brother is pointing out that with your rapid progress in cultivation, you can take me with you and soar into the sky. How can you stay silently in this small village for the rest of your life?
[Your good sister Ouyang Xinxin cultivates the 'Qiankun Qi Jue' technique, which reciprocates her cultivation progress. Her Foundation Building realm has triggered the 'Heaven-stealing' innate talent, sharing half of her cultivation progress. Her immortal foundation has increased by 2, and her immortal power cultivation has increased by 20.]
[Your good sister Ouyang Xinxin had a fortuitous encounter and comprehended the ancestral technique 'Qiankun Qi Jue'. Her 'Heaven-stealing' innate talent was triggered, sharing half of her comprehension of the technique. Qiankun Qi Jue +3.]
[...]
While they were talking, Liu Zimo's ears once again heard the sound of the ability prompt.
It turned out that Ouyang Xinxin had made further progress in her cultivation and directly contributed twenty years of immortal power cultivation to Liu Zimo.
Up to this point, Ouyang Xinxin alone had contributed more than thirty years of immortal power cultivation to Liu Zimo.
And all of this happened in just one night.
It's really hard to imagine. Both of them are newcomers who have just ascended to the upper realm, but Ouyang Xinxin has made such a huge improvement and breakthrough overnight!
Liu Zimo only shared half of her cultivation progress and gained thirty years of immortal power cultivation.
Doesn't that mean that Ouyang Xinxin herself has gained more than sixty years of total immortal power cultivation in just one night?
It's like cheating, isn't it?
"The 'Qiankun Qi Jue' of the Ouyang family is indeed extraordinary!"
"Just a secret technique like 'Concealing Qi in the Void' can save the Ascension cultivators of the clan from a hundred years of hard cultivation. It's really no different from cheating!"
Liu Zimo sighed softly in his heart as he assimilated the sudden surge of immortal power cultivation in his body.
After learning the 'Qiankun Qi Jue' from Ouyang Xinxin, Liu Zimo naturally also comprehended the 'Concealing Qi in the Void' secret technique. It's not difficult to guess the reason why Ouyang Xinxin's cultivation could progress so rapidly.
Unfortunately, he only learned the 'Qiankun Qi Jue' after entering the Transcendence realm.
Otherwise, with the total amount of martial arts and spiritual cultivation he had accumulated in the Earth realm, even if only one-tenth or even one-hundredth of it remained, it would still make him an influential figure in the Transcendence realm.
"If there is a chance to bring this technique back to the Earth realm, Xiaofei Hong and Xiaoxiao will definitely benefit greatly when they ascend to the upper realm in the future..."
As soon as this thought arose, Liu Zimo couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
It's too early to think about this now. He himself hasn't even stabilized his position in the Transcendence realm, let alone contacting the Earth realm to protect others.
After finishing a bowl of chaos, warmth spread throughout his body.
After waiting on the edge of the square for a while, when the sky was completely bright, hundreds of people gathered in the square, making it even more lively and crowded.
First, a group of yamen officers suddenly emerged from the county government, dispersing the crowd and maintaining order in front of the Immortal Ascension platform.
After a while...
A flash of light suddenly appeared on the Immortal Ascension platform, and two figures dressed in blue robes appeared.
One male and one female, both looking extremely young, appearing to be in their twenties.
The female immortal master had a cold and beautiful face, giving off an aura that kept people at a distance. She sat silently in the center of the Immortal Ascension platform.
The male immortal master stood upright and bowed to the female immortal master before waving his hand to take out a two-meter-tall stone tablet from his storage treasure, placing it on the Immortal Ascension platform.
"The Spirit Testing Immortal Tablet has been brought out. Those who intend to join the Qingyun Immortal Sect can sign up and participate in the test on the platform!"
The male immortal's voice was calm and gentle, but every word he spoke could be heard clearly by everyone in the square.
In the audience.
Dozens of people who had already prepared crowded to the front of the stage at the guidance of the male immortal. First, they placed a low-grade spirit stone in the groove in front of the Spirit Measurement Immortal Stele.
Then they placed their hands on the stele, calming their minds and emptying their hearts.
The stele was marked with twelve scales. After being activated by the spiritual power inside the low-grade spirit stone, the scales lit up.
Whenever someone touched the stele, a thread of spiritual energy would quietly rise below the scale.
Liu Zimo stood with Liu Yun in the audience, watching attentively.
They quickly discovered the pattern.
This Immortal Stele, which looked somewhat similar to a large mercury thermometer, could only measure a person's main spiritual root attribute.
Scales below three indicated a low-grade spiritual root.
Scales above three but below six indicated a medium-grade spiritual root.
Scales above six but below nine indicated a high-grade spiritual root.
Scales above nine but below twelve indicated an excellent-grade spiritual root.
Unfortunately.
Among the twenty or so people who participated in the test, most had low-grade spiritual roots below three scales, and they didn't even have the qualifications to join an immortal sect.
Only two people had spiritual root attributes that reached four and five scales, indicating a medium-grade spiritual root. They barely qualified to become outer disciples of the Qingyun Immortal Sect and were directly left on the stage, causing an exclamation from the audience.
After everyone in front had finished testing, not a single spiritual root attribute above six scales, let alone an excellent-grade spiritual root, was seen.
The two immortals seemed accustomed to this and didn't find it strange.
Those who didn't pass the test all returned dejected and disheartened.
Seeing that no one else was coming up on stage, Liu Zimo finally pulled Liu Yun and came to the front of the Immortal Ascension stage.
He took out a low-grade spirit stone and handed it to Liu Yun, gesturing for her to test first.
Meanwhile, he took the opportunity to look at the top of the two immortals' heads.
Above the female immortal's head, there was a suspended wooden lock shadow, emitting a light that extended more than two feet.
Above the male immortal's head, there was a suspended stone lock shadow, with a faint light that was less than a foot.
Their spiritual root attributes and innate talents were clear at a glance.
Liu Zimo didn't think much and directly abandoned the male immortal, binding the female immortal with better talent as his "good sister."
[Binding successful! Your good sister Sun Jingjing is now online. Currently, you can bind objects (5/1000).]
After binding, Liu Zimo casually clicked on the exclamation mark above Sun Jingjing's head.
Soon, Sun Jingjing's spiritual root attributes appeared before Liu Zimo's eyes:
[Name] Sun Jingjing
[Age] 152
[Spiritual Roots] Medium-grade Wood Spiritual Root, Low-grade Water Spiritual Root, Low-grade Fire Spiritual Root
[Cultivation Realm] Foundation Building First Stage
[Cultivation Techniques] Qingmu Jue, Turtle Breathing Dao Technique, Sword Control Art...
Indeed, just like Xu Yuanzong, the highest level is only a middle-grade spiritual root.
Moreover, this Sun Jingjing is also a triple-element spiritual root, with slightly lower aptitude compared to Xu Yuanzong.
From this, it can be seen that even a middle-grade spiritual root can be considered a good talent in the Qingyun Immortal Sect, or in the Transcendence realm.
This further proves the preciousness and rarity of Liu Yun's single-element top-grade water spiritual root!
"Thank you, Brother Liu, I will go up first!"
Under the influence of Liu Zimo's spiritual consciousness, Liu Yun did not refuse Liu Zimo's kindness. After receiving the spiritual stone, she walked straight towards the Spirit Testing Immortal Stele.
At this moment, Sun Jingjing, who had been sitting indifferently in the first seat of the Immortal Ascension Platform, suddenly looked up and glanced at Liu Yun, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"Senior Jingjing, what's wrong?"
Seeing this, a male immortal teacher couldn't help but approach and ask in a low voice:
"Is there something wrong with this girl?"
Sun Jingjing shook her head slightly:
"There is no major problem, but I feel that this girl's consciousness seems a bit abnormal..."
"Forget it, as long as it doesn't affect the test results, continue!"
The male immortal teacher bowed and responded, his gaze once again falling on Liu Yun, gesturing for her to place the spiritual stone in the groove of the Spirit Testing Immortal Stele and continue the test.
Under the Immortal Ascension Platform, Liu Zimo clearly heard the conversation between Sun Jingjing and the male immortal teacher, and his eyebrows slightly raised.
He didn't expect Sun Jingjing to actually notice the traces of hypnosis on Liu Yun. She had quite a profound cultivation.
Buzz!
When Liu Yun placed her hands on the Spirit Testing Immortal Stele and emptied her mind as guided by the male immortal teacher, the Spirit Testing Immortal Stele in front of her emitted a buzzing vibration.
Afterwards, the spiritual threads on the scale inside, as if going crazy, shot up to twelve scales in an instant.
The entire Spirit Testing Immortal Stele vibrated under the stimulation, while also emitting a dazzling water-blue light, illuminating the entire Immortal Ascension Platform and the central square, turning everything into a blue hue.
Swish!
Sun Jingjing suddenly stood up from her seat and appeared directly beside Liu Yun, her eyes full of astonishment and disbelief as she looked at the changes in the scale on the stele.
"Top-grade water spiritual root!"
"And it has reached the full twelve scales of a top-grade water spiritual root!"
"We've made it! We've made it!"
"In this recruitment competition, our Cui Zhu Peak will definitely come in first!"
Sun Jingjing exclaimed in surprise, her joyous expression unconcealed and overflowing.
However, before she could ask Liu Yun anything, another streak of light flashed through the void.
An old man with white beard wearing a purple robe descended from the sky and landed right in front of Liu Yun and Sun Jingjing.
"Hahaha, a top-grade water spiritual root with twelve scales!"
"Truly, the heavens have blessed our Qingyun Immortal Sect!"
"Jingjing, Keming, you have done well. After returning, each of you can go to the Hall of Merit to receive three hundred sect contributions and one hundred middle-grade spiritual stones!"
The old man's gaze focused on the still partially glowing Spirit Testing Immortal Stele, unable to help but burst into laughter, while also casually bestowing a large reward.
Sun Jingjing and the others thanked the old man with gratitude:
"Thank you, Elder Zhou!" (End of this chapter)