Chapter 25: Don't look down on collectibles!

  The girl finished reading out the names on the list with a bright smile still on her face.

  However, the trial-takers in front of him were like a mysterious frost sword that struck his head, and their souls flew away, losing control of their six senses.

  Everyone had guessed the list of winners before, but no matter how they guessed, it was Wang Lu and two other lucky ones. Hai Yunfan had the highest popularity, Zhu Qin was second, and Wang Zhong was third, but unexpectedly, the actual result was so unexpected.

  The biggest hot one didn't pass, Hai Yunfan was out of luck, and Wang Lu was also excluded, where is the justice! ?

  Shock overcame delight, Zhu Qin and Wang Zhong Lian couldn't smile on the list, one was pinching his leg to death, the other simply bumped his head against a tree, bumping the branches loudly.

  Only the first middle-aged man, Wen Bao, was naive and innocent, and suddenly clapped his hands and laughed: "Wow, I won!"

  Then he gasped for breath and fell to the ground with a thud.

  As for others, more are puzzled and watching, this list is too unbelievable, making it hard to believe, perhaps this is not the real list, but another test? Used to test psychological quality?

  In fact, it's not just the people in front of the hall, but also the elders inside Xuan Yun Hall who are quite puzzled by this list.

  Hai Yunfan and Wang Lu's elimination each had their reasons, but among the three who made it onto the list... let's not mention Wen Bao and Zhu Qin for now, that Wang Zhong, it's really hard to say he reached the standard of the Ling Jian Sect - his spiritual root attribute is pretty good, but other qualities are far inferior.

  But, as luck would have it, he somehow managed to gain the favor of the sect leader! The nine senior elders of the Tianjian Hall are theoretically equal in status, and the preference of one or two elders is not a big deal. However, when the great elder spoke up and said that he had high hopes for Wang Zhong, his name on the list became a matter of course.

  People outside the hall naturally did not know that the high-level officials of the Lingjian Sect would have such biased opinions, and they were still confused about the authenticity of the list.

  Of course, there are also people who aren't so naive.

  "Wang Lu, brother, what do you think about this matter?"

  Hai Yunfan's face was gloomy as he asked the question, and others might still have had some luck, but he had a hunch that the girl's list was genuine.

  In other words, this is the final result! Both he and Wang Lu were eliminated, but instead, Zhu Qin and Wang Zhong stepped onto the path of cultivation!

  Wang Lu was equally perplexed by this outcome.

  "My god, this plot is a bit disappointing... Such a satisfying foreplay, but it ends with the main character being abused... The literary youth are sick, oh gods!"

  Hai Yun's heart sank even further, and Wang Lu's reaction undoubtedly confirmed his intuition. So...

  "Is protest needed, Brother Wang Lu?"

  "It's not just a protest, we should immediately gather our water army to hype it up. In the name of the great commander of my water army, I command all 400 million fans to kill it!"

  "What? Brother Wang Lu, calm down..."

  "Haha, just kidding." By saying this, Wang Lu revealed a calm and composed smile that made Hai Yunfan feel at ease: "Actually, it's better this way now."

  "Really!?" Hai Yunfan's eyes widened as she tried to read a good word from Wang Lu's face.

  "Little Hai, this scene is called 'The Rejected Bride' in academic terms. It uses extreme oppression and irrational plot as the opening to pave the way for the protagonist's future greatness. You and I were rejected from the top selection conference with outstanding results, just like the protagonist who was brutally rejected in 'The Rejected Bride'. The more miserable we are now, the more glorious our future will be! Don't mention being rejected from the Ascension Conference, it's better if our whole family is killed, our ancestors' graves are dug up, and our wives and daughters are raped. That would have an even better effect! You and I will definitely ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future and become carefree Immortal Kings!"

  "Damn it! Brother Lu, wake up!"

  As Wang Lu seemed to fall into an inexplicable frenzy, Hai Yunfan was also startled, and at this time, a sigh came from beside him.

  "It's really hard to look at you like this, Wang Lu brother. With your carefree personality, you shouldn't be so narrow-minded."

  Wang Lu turned his head curiously: "Who are you?"

  "Great Ming Country, Zhu Qin." The young man bowed slightly and then said, "I was once taken care of by you in Taoyuan Village."

  "Remember, when you were in Taoyuan Village, you dug up our wall corner."

  Zhu Qin was speechless at the time, and it was then that he befriended Wang Zhong, urging him to set up his own household. The means were indeed a bit unscrupulous. But at that time, Wang Lu was high above, and no one could reach him, so he had to use Wang Zhong.

  "Moreover, it's also thanks to you that I was able to make it through the Ice Wind Valley and arrive here. My achievements today are truly thanks to Brother Wang Lu's help along the way."

  Wang Lu haha.

  "On the Immortal Ascension Road, including myself, everyone is looking up to your back, all the way through hardships. Wang Lu, brother, speaking truthfully, in my heart, apart from admiration, I indeed have a lot of envy. You and I are both people of the Great Ming Nation, I am an imperial prince, while you are just a commoner, but on the Immortal Ascension Road, I don't even qualify to help you carry your shoes."

  The most touching words, Wang Lu still smiled.

  Zhu Qin didn't mind these words, and continued to speak to himself: "This result now... is truly unexpected, the Dao of Immortals is unpredictable, as it always has been. However, Wang Lu, in my heart, your excellence won't be overshadowed by this, so let's open our eyes a bit, victory and defeat are common things for military strategists, with your talent, where can you not achieve something? Outside of the Ling Jian Sect, there are many Xian Men sects like numerous stars, we may still meet again on the path to immortality."

  "Hehe." Wang Lu continued laughing.

  Zhu Qin's performance was sincere and hardworking, but compared to professional movie emperors like Wang Lu, he still has a lot to learn.

  "...That's all I have to say. The above is just my sincere words as a cultivator who has ascended to immortality, and I hope Brother Wang Lu will not misunderstand."

  Wang Lu nodded: "If you know I'm guilty, it's just a matter of spring and autumn, I understand."

  Zhu Qin furrowed his brow and couldn't help but speak again, "That... Brother Wang Lu, if your path to immortality is blocked in the future, you might as well become an official in the Great Ming Country. I've heard that you're well-versed in classics and have the talent of a top scholar. Although I won't be able to inherit the throne in the future, I still have a say in the matters of the Great Ming Country."

  Wang Lu laughed: "Are you trying to recruit a younger brother? Ha, if you're willing to share your Dao partner with me, that would show some sincerity. Let me help you with work too. How about it? Give me your wife to ride, or if she's too young, no wife is fine, I can reserve her for now."

  Zhu Qin's feeling was like suddenly eating dog shit in a grand feast and habitually swallowing it down.

  Wang Lu is indeed Wang Lu. With just one sentence, he can turn a lavish speech into a flowing river... Alright, Brother Wang Lu, I'll remember you.

  Then, just as everyone's attention was focused on Wang Lu and Zhu Qin, the bright girl in front of the hall suddenly turned her head, as if listening to the elder's whispers inside the hall. After a moment, she nodded a few times and turned back to Wang Lu and Hai Yunfan.

  "That... Master asked me to convey the reasons for your two failures. Although, as a matter of course, Lingjian Sect doesn't need to explain its decisions to others, but your situations are extremely special... Firstly, it's you, Hai Yunfan, according to the elder's spiritual vision, your spiritual root attribute is soft wind and weak water, belonging to the composite spiritual root of third-grade, in terms of talent alone, has already reached the requirements of Xianyun Peak, and temperament, enlightenment and so on are far beyond..."

  Hearing this, Hai Yunfan couldn't help but ask: "Then why... did I lose out? Is it because others are more excellent than me? Are the spots for the Ling Jian Sect insufficient?"

  The girl was taken aback for a moment, then stomped her foot in annoyance and said: "Don't interrupt me! I finally remembered what my master said with great difficulty, now it's all forgotten! You guess yourself!"

  "....right, sorry." Hai Yunfan quickly apologized.

  The girl pouted and moved her ears slightly, apparently there was another secret conversation in the hall.

  "Oh, the main reason you lost is that your spiritual root attribute does not match the spiritual method of the Lingjian Sect. The gentle wind and weak water belong to the extremely soft attribute in the compound spiritual root, while the Lingjian Sect does not have a particularly suitable spiritual method to match it."

  Hai Yunfan blinked: "Huh?"

  "Although it's not that you can't cultivate, but the most suitable mental method of the Ling Jian Sect can only bring out about 80% of your potential with this spiritual root, which is really a waste for you."

  Hai Yunfan smiled wryly with tears in her eyes: "Actually, I'm not that frugal a person."

  The girl said seriously, "It's not the same, three spiritual roots... are almost the bottom line condition for ascending to immortality, and even if you give a slight discount, you will have no chance of achieving the Great Dao, let alone eight tenths?"

  Hai Yunfan furrowed his brow: "The bottom line of flying ascension? Let's not mention anything else, in the cultivation world, although they cultivate the Dao of immortality, has anyone really succeeded in flying ascension?"

  The girl said, "Not since the last Dharma Ending Age, because in theory, as long as you have a third-grade spiritual root, you can ascend to immortality, but in reality, there will be all sorts of things that hinder your progress on the path of cultivation, making it impossible for you to reach the end. So even with a heavenly spiritual root... there's no precedent for ascending to immortality."

  Hai Yunfan laughed even harder: "Then why bother striving for ascension?"

  The girl said: "Because... this is the Ascension Conference, and the Lingjian Sect is a sect that cultivates immortals. It's impossible for someone who can't ascend to join us, what would they do? Do chores? Even if there were no precedents of successful ascension in the past few thousand years, if we just let things drift and fall into decline, then the Lingjian Sect would be no different from those third-rate sects. We may be small in number, but we have ideals."

  Everyone was stunned by what he said.

  In recent years, not only in the immortal world, but also among those well-informed people in the mortal world, the Lingjian Sect has been regarded as a model of having a mere reputation, being mediocre and useless, and muddling along until death. But unexpectedly, they have grand ambitions and aspirations!

  Hai Yun Fan was even more moved to tears: Nima, this is going to kill me!?!

  "However, considering your other conditions are too good, it would be a pity to cut off the immortal fate because of this matter. So we're thinking of writing a letter of recommendation for you to the Wàn Fǎ Xiān Mén (Ten Thousand Dharma Immortal Gate), which is the most comprehensive sect in the cultivation world. Any rare and strange spiritual roots can receive proper cultivation there, and they don't pick or choose, very unscrupulous, much more suitable for you than our Líng Jiàn Pài (Soul Sword Sect)."

  "Ten thousand laws...... Immortal Gate?" Hai Yunfan muttered to himself, quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

  If the letter of recommendation from the Lingjian Sect is indeed effective, then in any case, the Wanjia Xianmen is a better choice. Although it's not as powerful as the Shengjing Xianmen, it has always been ranked second or third among the top five sects, and is on par with the Kunlun Xianshan as a sacred place for cultivating immortality. Moreover, it can perfectly tap into one's own potential for cultivating immortality, which is far better than being stuck in the Lingjian Sect at a discount.

  The result of the weighing was obvious, but Hai Yunfan had a hint of hesitation deep in his heart, unable to say or explain. It was just that he felt that if he really chose the Wanfa Xianmen, it wouldn't be wrong, but in the distant future, there might be a thread of regret...

  Thinking so, Hai Yun involuntarily looked towards Wang Lu.

  "Brother Wang Lu, if it were you..."

  However, before Wang Lu could respond, the girl from the Spirit Sword Sect spoke again: "As for the other examinee, their temperament and enlightenment... are simply flawless, even surpassing Haoyunfeng's in many ways. As for their spiritual root attribute... hmm, it's indeed as you guessed, a Heavenly Spiritual Root."

  Ginseng!？

  "And... " The girl said with a smile that seemed even more joyful, "It's also the rarest Hollow Spirit Root in Tianlinggen."

  Kong Linggen? Most people in the audience have never heard of it.

  "Hmm, actually I haven't heard of it either, just Master told me about it now... Kong Ling Gen, legend has it that it's the spiritual root owned by Xian Qin Shi Huang and De Sheng Tai Zu. Xian Qin Shi Huang unified the nine states, while De Sheng Tai Zu single-handedly turned the tide and guided the victory of the great war between immortals and demons..."

  Xian Qin Shi Huang, De Sheng Tai Zu, that is the past recognized strongest cultivator in the cultivation world. After experiencing a doomsday era, they are even more revered by people today. The spiritual roots they possess must have what kind of powerful strength, it's probably already beyond ordinary people's imagination...

  After the shock, it was doubt. If Wang Lu's spiritual root attribute was already comparable to those two immortal emperors, and his temperament and enlightenment were also flawless, then... what reason did the Spiritual Sword Sect have to reject him? Was he going to write a letter of recommendation for the Shengjing Immortal Gate next?

  "No, it's... really complicated to explain..." The girl said, looking a bit embarrassed, "Master, I can't explain it clearly, you come and talk to them!"

  Then the girl suddenly hugged her head and pretended to be in pain: "I know, I know, don't yell at me..."

  "Uh, to put it simply, the rarity and strength of a spiritual root's attribute aren't necessarily better. On the contrary, the higher the grade of the spiritual root, the stricter the requirements for cultivation are. For example, those with fire-attributed Tianling spiritual roots can hardly cultivate water-attributed heart methods, and even if they do, it's a waste of effort and may not succeed in building their foundation. In fire-attributed heart methods, only a few top-grade ones can bring out the full potential of the spiritual root. Moreover, during cultivation, one cannot lack the assistance of heaven-sent treasures and earth-gathered treasures, and even the application of magical artifacts has strict limitations. Therefore, in today's immortal world, only sects with a ranking of first-class or above can cultivate Tianling spiritual root holders."

  By now, many people have already vaguely understood.

  The girl continued: "But this is only limited to a few relatively common types of spiritual roots. Since the first apocalypse, many cultivation methods have been lost or abandoned due to changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Some spiritual root cultivation methods have been completely lost, and even cannot be recreated. For example, Du Gu Long Lao of Shengjing Xianmen has an extremely rare Jie Ling root, but due to various restrictions, he was unable to advance to the Immortal Realm for 300 years... If Jie Ling root is like this, then Kong Ling root is even more impossible to cultivate. Even before the apocalypse, there were no suitable cultivation methods that could be passed down. It wasn't until Xian Qin Shi Huang and De Sheng Tai Zu transmitted their teachings through the Immortal Realm that they opened up the path of cultivation. And De Sheng Tai Zu had clear records of seeking the Dao in Kunlun Xianshan for ten years, trying all sorts of methods, but ultimately unable to guide the energy into his body...

  After a pause, the girl still calmly said out the cruel truth: "So it's not just the Lingjian Sect, in today's cultivation world, no sect can cultivate an empty spiritual root cultivator. Let alone transform into a Yuan Ying or enter the divine realm, they can't even guide the air into their body. The so-called empty spiritual root is only a rare decoration after the Dharma Ending Era, and it only has collection value..."

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