noveltune Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3. Main Family
Except for the first day letting everyone know the rules, the remaining days were spent however they wished. Xu Ziqing didn't want to go out and find trouble, so he kept to himself. Even all his meals were brought in by the servants. Therefore, he had no idea among that bunch of people, who spoke to who and which ones became partners.
Three days later, people came to pick up the 20 or so young boys and girls. There were four or five people per carriage, and the convoy was surrounded by masters sent by the main family. Xu Ziqing didn't dare to look at them directly, but from the secretive glances, he already felt they were different from mundane martial artists. From the mouths of the other children talking, he learned they were all "Xiantian masters".
Xiantian and Houtian practitioners were very different. Although there was only a one word difference, the gap was like a moat. Houtian practitioners are divided into ten levels: skin refining, body refining, tendon refining, bone refining, blood refining, skin-flesh fusion, body-tendon fusion, tendon-bone fusion, blood-bone fusion, skin and blood as one.1 After completing these ten levels, they can use various top-grade mortal herbs, or a few necessary spirit grasses, to wash away the turbid qi in the body and be smoothly promoted to Xiantian.
The most special attribute of Xiantian practitioners was flying.
No matter how powerful Houtian is, even if they are at the tenth-level, as long as they're not promoted to Xiantian, they can't fly.
Xiantian masters are the peak of martial arts, anything higher and they will not be able to break through, because the cultivation method is different, the accumulation time is different, and the strength is different.
In terms of longevity, there is also a difference between Houtian and Xiantian. Houtian practitioners can live up to two hundred at most, while Xiantian can reach three hundred. An ordinary person who doesn’t practice martial arts, and lives safe and sound, may be over before they even reach 150 years old.
As you can imagine, for a bunch of children who has never seen the world before, Xiantian martial artists are very impressive!
Of course, if there are any children who have spiritual roots and the hope of becoming immortal... when they look at Xiantian practitioners later, there may be another feeling.
They rushed for two days, during which the Xiantian masters flew slowly in the air. It made the Xu children in the carriage have their own desires, such as longing, fear, and ambition.
Because there were a total of 18 Xiantian practitioners escorting them, passerby's were shocked and no short-sighted people attempted robbery, so the journey was smooth. By the evening of the second day, all the horses made a long 'hissing' outside the Denglin Estate where the main family resided.
At the gate, the convoy stopped first. Because it was nighttime, the gate was closed.
A Xiantian practitioner walked in front, and shouted loudly, "The seedlings of the Xu Family Fenglin branch family have arrived. Please open the gate!"
As soon as his voice fell, a man flew out from behind the tall walls - another Xiantian master! His eyes were like a torch, sweeping across the carriages. Xu Ziqing and a few of the other children in the same car, who peeked out, not expecting to be swept by that gaze, became cold all over. The strength of the Xiantian practitioner was really extraordinary!
The man laughed loudly: "Who is calling today?"
The previous Xiantian practitioner who escorted them made a fist2: "It turned out that it was Brother Xu Qiao's shift today. Xiao Han is polite."
Xu Qiao also held his fists: "Brother Xiao is young and has already reached Xiantian grade. This Xu finds that admirable."
Although Xiao Han is arrogant, he showed courtesy to Xu Qiao, who is also a Xiantian practitioner, and the Xu family, and replied, "Xiao Mou3 still has important business, and can't let them wait for a long time. I will invite my brought out another day.
Everyone was dazzled, almost having their minds taken away by the array, and only until hearing the elder cough did they return to their wits.
Xu Ziqing took a step back quietly. The world he used to live in has never seen such a magical thing, which made him curious, but also because of the subtle breath that leaked from the array.
The elder saw that the children were quiet, turned around, and a blue light shone on the black moon. The black moon spun wildly, black light flooding all of a sudden, creating a black light curtain that separated out a square space of two meters.
At this time, the momentum of the elder seemed to weaken, and the middle-aged manager took over the follow-up work.
He first said: "Xu Zi'an, come forward to test spiritual roots."
Among the children, a short and sturdy boy immediately walked out, with a somewhat thick face. He stepped forward with some fear, entered the black light curtain as gestured by a middle-aged steward, and closed his eyes nervously.
Xu Ziqing knew he was a bastard son of Xu Mengqian, but he didn't have much contact with him.
The light curtain moved slightly, and then a head-sized white light spot appeared on the head of the teenager. The light spot was pure white, very calm, and there was no subsequent reaction.
The middle-aged manager shook his head: "No spiritual root, retreat back there." He pointed to the open space on the left.
The teenager had a slight disappointment on his face, but quickly got up and walked into the open space. He does not have a spiritual root, but it does not matter. After this round of screening, it is said that there are several elders in the outer hall who will come to find disciples who can practice martial arts. If they are picked, they can stay in the main family.
Then the middle-aged manager said, "Xu Zishu, come forward and test spiritual roots."
As soon as his voice fell, a cute girl came out of the crowd, wearing a goose yellow skirt, with two buns on her head.
This girl was Xu Zishu who gossiped with people outside Xu Ziqing's courtyard. She appeared courageous. Although she was shocked by the main family, she has basically recovered her liveliness and her eyes are very smart.
She walked into the light curtain with anticipation.
The response of the light curtain was different this time. Still, a large white spot appeared first, but the next moment, the spot fluttered, and a thick colored light beam suddenly appeared on it.
Looking closely, the beam of light is divided into three colors of gold, green, and brown. Among them, the green is the brightest, and the golden brown is slightly inferior.
Middle-aged managerial look moved: "Gold, water, soil spiritual roots. They have similar thickness. Medium-low qualifications. Good, stand on the right side."
After getting a"good", Xu Zishu was overjoyed. She went to the right happily, and wore a proud expression.
Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen children were tested, of which two had five spiritual roots, one had four, and were both low-low qualifications. They also went to the circle where Xu Zishu was standing.
Then it was Xu Ziqing's turn.