The next day, Ye Qingxuan woke up early.
As soon as he stepped out, he found his parents already waiting in the courtyard.
Ye Qingxuan was startled and asked,
"Father, Mother, why are you up so early?"
Seeing his son frozen in place, Father Ye stepped forward and slapped Ye Qingxuan on the head:
"You brat, today is the day you test your Spiritual Root! How could your Mother and I not wake up early? Let's go! There are many people today!"
With that, he led Mother Ye, who was beside him, out of the house.
Although he claimed not to care whether his son had a Spiritual Root, it concerned his son's future, so how could Father Ye not be serious?
Looking at his parents, Ye Qingxuan felt a surge of emotion and quickly followed in their footsteps.
The Ye Family Immortal City's annual Spiritual Root testing assembly was a grand event for the entire Ye Family clan, naturally very lively.
Now, the wide streets in the city were already packed with people.
Among the Ye Family's tens of millions of people, the number of twelve-year-old clansmen who tested their Spiritual Roots each year basically exceeded one hundred thousand.
To improve efficiency, there was naturally more than one Spiritual Root testing location.
Throughout the Ye Clan Immortal City, there were hundreds of testing locations.
For this, the Ye Family directly dispatched two hundred Cultivating clansmen, with two people responsible for each testing point.
When the test began, Ye Qingxuan had already queued at one of the points.
And Father Ye and Mother Ye were waiting outside the venue!
On a vast square, a group of young boys and girls formed a long line, chattering incessantly, their faces flushed with excitement.
In front were two youths dressed in Ye Family clan robes, with green leaves embroidered on the collars of their robes.
Ye Qingxuan stood in the middle of the line, listening to the noisy environment around him, his brows slightly furrowed.
At this moment, one of the two people at the front spoke:
"Silence."
Immediately, the sound suppressed all the discussions in the venue.
Seeing the scene quiet down, that person continued to speak:
"My name is Ye Yonglun. Today, I will be testing everyone's Spiritual Roots. Come one by one, do not disrupt order. Violators will be severely punished."
The final words carried a stern tone.
Everyone in the venue shrank their heads, and scattered responses rang out.
Hearing Ye Yonglun's name, Ye Qingxuan understood:
"Yong generation? The previous generation's clansmen?"
The Ye Family's Legacy has lasted for ten thousand years. To ensure an orderly Legacy and convenient management,
it has always used the twelve characters: Yu, Wen, Huan, Jing, Rui, Yong, Qing, Zhao, Xi, Shi, Xu, Chang for generational ranking.
However, this ranking is not based on seniority but simply divides them into one generation per century.
The twelve characters rotate every hundred years, completing one Reincarnation cycle.
Ye Qingxuan, Father Ye, and Mother Ye are all Qing generation clansmen, while Ye Yonglun, who just spoke, is from the previous generation, the Yong generation.
While Ye Qingxuan was pondering, Ye Yonglun, who was in front, ignored the scattered responses in the venue. He took out a colorful bead and spoke again:
"Spiritual Root testing officially begins. First one, come up."
Immediately, a Xiao Pangzi nimbly stepped forward, looking very nervous at Ye Yonglun.
Seeing the nervous Xiao Pangzi in front of him, Ye Yonglun's cold face was expressionless as he said:
"Put your hand on this bead, just relax your body."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Pangzi cautiously extended his hand and placed it on the bead in Ye Yonglun's hand.
But after a long time, the bead showed no reaction.
So, Ye Yonglun said:
"No Spiritual Root, next."
Xiao Pangzi was stunned, and the next moment, he left the line with a mournful face.
Time flowed, and the testing speed was not slow. Soon, a hundred people had been tested, but so far, no one possessed a Spiritual Root.
Seeing this scene, Ye Qingxuan, who had been full of confidence, also couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"No Spiritual Root, next."
Ye Yonglun's cold voice rang out again, and the remaining young boys and girls in the venue had already begun to tremble.
One after another, just as it was about to be Ye Qingxuan's turn, a dazzling five-colored light suddenly emanated from the front.
Looking at the Spirit Testing Bead emitting five-colored light in his hand, Ye Yonglun's eyes revealed a look of excited surprise. He hadn't expected such a gain; the contribution points he would receive this time would be enough for him to Cultivate peacefully for a long time.
Thinking of this, Ye Yonglun forced a slight smile onto his stern face and looked at the uneasy youth in front of him with a somewhat gentle expression, asking softly:
"Child, what is your name?"
The youth who had just tested his Spiritual Root, upon hearing the question, hesitated for a moment, then whispered:
"My name is Ye Qingxiao."
Ye Yonglun nodded:
"Good, you stand beside me first."
After speaking, Ye Yonglun looked at everyone in the venue and announced:
"Ye Qingxiao, High Grade five-element Spiritual Roots of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Next."
Upon the announcement, those in the venue who had not yet tested their Spiritual Roots instantly became excited:
"Wow! Five-element Spiritual Roots! Awesome, rub off some luck, maybe I'll be next."
"Yeah! I'm envious. My demands aren't high; just a Medium Grade three-element Spiritual Root would be fine."
"Hmph, stop dreaming! Three elements? It's already good enough to have a Spiritual Root, and you're still choosing?"
Even Ye Qingxuan was greatly surprised. He hadn't expected that either no Spiritual Root would appear, or a five-element Spiritual Root would directly manifest.
It should be known that the Spiritual Roots in this world are not like those in the web novels of Ye Qingxuan's previous life, where the more Spiritual Roots one had, the worse their talent.
On the contrary, in the Di Xuan World, the more Spiritual Roots one possessed, the better their talent was said to be.
In the Di Xuan World, there are currently twelve types of Spiritual Roots in total: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Space, Yin, Yang, Light, and Darkness.
What is a Spiritual Root? In the Di Xuan World, a Spiritual Root is defined as:
When the elemental compatibility between the human body's inner Universe and Heaven and Earth reaches 100%, the corresponding Spiritual Root will be generated!
And what is Spiritual Qi?
Spiritual Qi is a collection of all elemental particles in the world.
Except for some special regions, most of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi contains all the elements between Heaven and Earth.
Therefore, the more Spiritual Roots one has, the greater their pulling force on Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and naturally, the faster their Cultivation speed.
According to the Di Xuan World's classification:
1-2 elements are Low Grade Spiritual Roots, 2-4 elements are Medium Grade Spiritual Roots, 5-6 elements are High Grade Spiritual Roots, 7-8 elements are Premium Grade Spiritual Roots, 9-10 elements are Earth Grade Spiritual Roots, and 11-12 elements are Heaven Grade Spiritual Roots.
For the Ye Family, a five-element High Grade Spiritual Root was already an incredibly rare Prodigy.
After Ye Qingxiao, who had a five-element Spiritual Root, Ye Yonglun continuously tested several more people, but none possessed a Spiritual Root.
This made everyone present feel as if a basin of cold water had been poured over them, instantly calming them down.
Those with Spiritual Roots are one in a thousand; they are not so easy to appear.
"No Spiritual Root, next."
Soon, it was Ye Qingxuan's turn.
Ye Qingxuan took a deep breath, slowly walked forward, and placed his hand on the Spirit Testing Bead.
A moment later, under Ye Qingxuan's nervous gaze, the Spirit Testing Bead emitted a brown light.
Seeing this change, Ye Qingxuan immediately felt relieved.
"What is your name?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxuan looked up at Ye Yonglun and respectfully said:
"Replying to Clan Uncle, this Junior is Ye Qingxuan."
Seeing this, Ye Yonglun nodded slightly:
"You also stand beside me."
Then, Ye Yonglun announced:
"Ye Qingxuan, single-element Low Grade Earth Spiritual Root. Next."
With Ye Qingxiao's five-element Spiritual Root as a precedent, Ye Qingxuan's single-element Low Grade Spiritual Root did not cause much of a stir.
The testing continued, but Ye Qingxuan was no longer paying attention.
Others' achievements, no matter how good, belonged to them, not to him.
Now that he had tested positive for a Spiritual Root, even if it was only a Low Grade single-element Earth Spiritual Root, at least he had obtained the ticket to step onto the Dao of Cultivation.
With his eternal lifespan, even if he slowly wore away at it with time, he was confident he could break through each Realm Bottleneck and reach the Peak of the Immortal Dao.
"Spiritual Root testing is over, you may disperse!"
A voice pulled Ye Qingxuan's thoughts back.
It turned out that the Spiritual Root testing assembly had ended. After Ye Qingxuan, no one else tested positive for a Spiritual Root.
Over a thousand people came to this testing point, but only Ye Qingxuan and Ye Qingxiao possessed Spiritual Roots.
With the testing concluded, Ye Yonglun retrieved the Spirit Testing Bead from his hand, looked at Ye Qingxuan and Qingxiao, and said:
"I'll give you three days. After three days, I will wait for you here to take you to Cultivate in Cloud Mist Mountain, the main branch."
Cloud Mist Mountain was the Spiritual Mountain not far outside Ye Clan Immortal City, where the Ye Family's true main base was located.
Hearing Ye Yonglun's words, Ye Qingxuan and Qingxiao exchanged glances and bowed in unison:
"Yes, Clan Uncle."
