Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

Especially tasks like the Spirit Root Testing Ceremony, although the rewards are not as high as those adventures in search of treasures, at least the time involved is not too long, and it is very safe.

Therefore, tasks like the Spirit Root Testing Ceremony become the object of fierce competition among the clan members every year.

He was fortunate to have greeted the elder of his clan in time, which allowed him to smoothly take on the Spirit Root Testing task for Nanyun Town.

At this moment, in the central square of the main city of Nanyun Town, nearly a thousand young boys and girls had gathered, all of whom appeared to be just over ten years of age.

On the streets below them, a large number of mortals sat on the ground, looking up at the two cultivators from the Lin Family on the square with eyes full of fervent desire.

It was clearly a look of both envy and respect.

There were also some who gazed at the young boys and girls on the square, their eyes revealing a mixture of anxiety and anticipation.

At that time, Lin Tianbo and another were sitting upright on the square, watching the thousand young boys and girls below them and casually chatting.

"Uncle, this year's Spirit Root Testing Ceremony seems to have more participants than in previous years," Lin Tianbo remarked as he looked down at the young men and women, unable to help himself.

Lin Xingcai, who was beside him, nodded upon hearing this.

He had presided over the Spirit Root Testing Ceremony numerous times and was fairly familiar with the number of participants from previous years.

This year, there were indeed more participants, about twenty percent more than in the past.

The reason for this was likely the family's policy from a few years ago, which explicitly encouraged childbirth. For this purpose, a great deal of money, treasures, and numerous support programs were invested.

After more than a decade, the family's policies had finally borne fruit.

The effects of these plans were excellent, and if this trend continued, the number of clan members in the Lin Family would increase substantially.

In time, the overall strength of the Lin Family would also grow stronger.

Thinking of these things filled Lin Xingcai's heart with immense satisfaction and pride.

Turning his attention back, he looked at the young boys and girls on the square and said to Lin Tianbo beside him, "It's about time. Let's start presiding over the Spirit Root Testing Ceremony."

Hearing this, Lin Tianbo nodded and then stood up and walked to the front where the young boys and girls were waiting to be tested.

"Everyone form a line and queue up, pay attention to the order. Those who do not follow the rules will be directly disqualified from the testing!"

Having said this, Lin Tianbo didn't concern himself with the reactions of the crowd; he then took out a Spirit Testing Bead from his storage bag and placed it on a stone pillar in front of him.

After completing these preparations, he oversaw the young boys and girls, ensuring they quickly formed lines and waited for the Spirit Root Testing Ceremony to begin.

Soon, the young boys and girls were arranged into ten lines, none daring to make a sound, neatly waiting at the side.

Seeing this, Lin Tianbo was very satisfied and picked out one of the lines, instructing those young boys and girls to come forward one by one and place their hands on the Spirit Testing Bead.

The first boy to be tested finished quickly, and the Spirit Testing Bead remained motionless.

The boy's face was filled with reluctance as he left the square in a daze.

Immediately after, the next in line quickly stepped forward to take his place.

Dozens of people were tested in succession, but the Spirit Testing Bead remained without any reaction, clearly indicating that they lacked Spiritual Roots.

Lin Xingcai and Lin Tianbo were not surprised by this situation.

After all, they, too, had gone through the Spirit Root Testing Ceremony and had presided over it several times. It was rare for even one among dozens of testees to possess a Spiritual Root.

After another hundred or so people were tested, the first individual with a Spiritual Root finally appeared, a girl, with four different colors flickering, proving she possessed a Hetero-attribute Spiritual Root.

With the ice broken, Lin Tianbo and the other breathed a sigh of relief, promptly recorded the girl's information, and then had her wait separately to the side.

Under the envious gazes of numerous young boys and girls, the girl who had succeeded in her Spirit Testing was excited and then dutifully waited behind Lin Xingcai.

Lin Tianbo then continued to preside over the Spirit Root Testing Ceremony.

Time flew by, and by the afternoon, more than half of the over thousand attendees had completed their tests, leaving only a little over a hundred people.

At that time, from the only remaining queue, a filthy young boy stepped forward.

His eyes were clear and, although his clothes were disheveled, like those of a beggar, his dirty face betrayed an indomitable will, clearly showing that he had endured many hardships.

Seeing the boy's appearance, Lin Tianbo did not show disgust but instead patiently urged him to place his rough, pitch-black palm onto the Spirit Measuring Stone.

"Weng..."

After a distinctive sound, a faint grey-white light flickered on the Spirit Testing Bead.

The grey-white light was very weak and sporadic, almost missable if not looked at closely.

The filthy boy, seeing the light on the Spirit Measuring Stone so faint and erratic, turned pale all of a sudden on his steadfast face, no longer as composed as before.

He felt this way because, for this day, he had poured in an unspeakable amount of effort and undergone all sorts of miserable experiences.

He had grown up in a poor family in a village outside Nanyun Town, losing his father at three and his mother to grief shortly after.

At that time, he still had the care of his uncle's family and lived two years of stability.

But as the tide of beasts erupted, a Monster Beast Legion trampled their ancestral village, and his uncle's family perished in the jaws of the demonic beasts.

Only he and a few other children survived by hiding in the caves due to their playfulness, narrowly escaping certain death.

Following that, the group of orphaned children had to beg their way to a larger place, Nanyun Town, to live.

During the years in Nanyun Town, he accidentally learned of the Lin Family's annual Spirit Root Testing Ceremony, which filled him with boundless hope.

To reach the eligible age, he had to cling on to life, dreaming of one day walking the elusive path to immortality, slaying more demonic beasts, and avenging his parents and uncle.

Of that original group of surviving children, some died, some left, others were adopted by wealthier families and managed to lead a modest life.

As for himself, he had no intention of depending on others, planning to survive on his own until he could participate in the Spirit Root Testing Ceremony.

That's why, through those tough years, his will had been honed, exhibiting maturity far beyond his peers.

Now, seeing no significant reaction on the Spirit Testing Bead, he would just be another one with no fate for the greater path, leaving in disappointment.

At this moment, he thought he had no destiny with the great path and that his last hope was completely dashed.

However, the expressions on the faces of Lin Tianbo and Lin Xingcai were very strange at that moment, and they did not ask the filthy child to leave, nor did they ask him to stand behind them.

For a time, the filthy boy was at a loss, uncertain whether to leave or stay.

Perhaps noticing his discomfort, Lin Tianbo in front of him waved his hand, signaling the boy to come and stand behind him.

Following that, he spoke with composure, quietly conversing with Lin Xingcai through voice transmission.

"Clan Uncle, there was only a shimmer of grey-white light just now, but it was quite faint. Could this child possibly have a Spiritual Root?"

Lin Tianbo kept his expression calm, unsure about the test result, so he resorted to voice transmission to ask for Lin Xingcai's opinion.

Hearing this, Lin Xingcai pondered for a long while, equally uncertain about the boy's condition.

Only after some time did he reply through voice transmission, "The situation with this child, I'm not sure either, but it does resemble the legendary Hetero-attribute Spirit Root!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Tianbo's expression changed, reminiscing about the earlier events.

Soon, he recalled the long-rumored Hetero-attribute Spirit Root in the cultivation world, which was the Wind Spirit Root.

The light that flickered earlier from the boy was indeed somewhat similar to the Wind Spirit Root, albeit not as prominent.

But if it was really the Wind Spirit Root, the entire clan would be shaken. If other powers from Wei Kingdom were alerted, it could lead to bloody conflict.

With these thoughts, Lin Tianbo's inner world turned upside down, feeling both excited and anxious, a mix of complex emotions.

However, the matter was too significant, and no matter how excited he was, he had to maintain his composure to avoid giving anything away.