Zhen Rou and Song He thought he looked familiar as they watched the young man climbing the mountain.
They took a closer look but could not recall where they had seen him before. After all, the young man was only 16 years old. It was impossible for them to connect him to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen sensed a powerful pressure floating around him as he walked up the mountain. It was suppressing his way forward.
"There's something fishy about this."
Ye Chen did not show any fear despite sensing the pressure. Instead, he was at ease. It was more interesting now.
"Where did this brat come from? Why does it feel like he's walking so easily?"
"That's impossible. We can't even walk anymore. This brat … Damn it!"
"Could this brat be a genius?"
Many of the youths looked jealous as they watched Ye Chen climb the mountain as if he was walking on flat ground. They wanted to catch up to Ye Chen to prove themselves, but they failed.
Time passed by, and the people who were climbing the mountain began to charge forward. They gave their all to get a good ranking and leave a good impression on the Qingling Sect's host. That way, the host might arrange for them to be an elder's disciple.
"What a bunch of trash!"
Ye Chen secretly scoffed as he looked at the people who were struggling to move forward despite giving their all. He was rather impatient with such a challenge.
He was walking faster as he walked toward the top of the mountain.
There were even many people who had left much earlier than him, and they were now lagging behind him.
"Damn it. What's wrong with this brat? Go after him!"
Many of the youths who thought they were talented tried to catch up to Ye Chen, but it was futile.
Suddenly, a Qingling Sect disciple shouted, "The Ascending Incense has burned out. Time's up. Those who haven't reached the top of the mountain have failed. Junior Brothers, please settle them down and send them back later."
"Yes!"
Many outer sect disciples on Qi Refinement Stage answered and moved quickly.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The Qi Refinement Stage disciples went down the mountain one after another. They carried those who failed to reach the top of the mountain and ran down the mountain.
Many of the youths who failed were crying. They had waited for this moment for a long time and cultivated for a long time. Never had they thought that they would fail again. It was a heavy blow.
"Senior Brother, Senior Brother, please give us another chance. We can definitely do it."
"That's right. Please give us another chance!"
Many of the youths wanted to climb the mountain again, but the outer sect disciples did not care about that at all. They brought them down the mountain directly.
At the top of the mountain, many people looked down at the situation at the foot of the mountain, and all of them revealed expressions of joy.
"As expected, we are still the best. We have finally succeeded. This time, we will definitely be able to join the Green Spirit Sect."
"Yes, yes!"
Many of the youths were smiling, thinking that they had already succeeded.
At this moment, a figure walked over.
Song He looked at the crowd and sneered, "You have only passed the first trial of my Green Spirit Sect. You are not considered disciples of the Green Spirit Sect yet. Don't be happy too early."
The expressions of the youths who were still laughing just a moment ago changed drastically. They had thought that they had succeeded, but it turned out that this was just the beginning.
They all looked at Song He, hoping to get an answer.
Song He said, "The second test is to test your spiritual root!"
"Spirit Root?"
Everyone was puzzled. As youths who had never cultivated before, they knew too little about cultivation.
At this moment, a disciple of the Green Spirit Sect walked over.
"Spiritual roots are the most basic requirement for cultivation. It is the threshold of cultivation. Without spiritual roots, one is destined to be a mortal for the rest of his life. It is impossible for him to embark on the path of cultivation.
"Ah …"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. Many of them were afraid of what would happen if they did not have spiritual roots.
"There are many types of spiritual roots. There are the five spiritual roots of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Other than that, there are also mutated spiritual roots, such as the thunder spiritual root, the ice spiritual root, and so on.
"Yes!"
Everyone agreed, thinking to themselves that they definitely had Spiritual Roots.
"Come here quickly!"
A disciple of the Green Spirit Sect shouted, and everyone followed him.
A testing ground appeared in front of them. There was even an Elder there. Everyone was nervous.
"This is the place to test your spiritual roots. Line up one by one."
"Yes!"
Everyone lined up and waited for the instructions of the disciple.
There was a testing platform in front with a huge spiritual stone on it. This spiritual stone was an artifact used to test spiritual roots. As long as the youths placed their hands on the spiritual stone, hiding their illness and persevering, the spiritual stone would test the attribute of their spiritual roots.
The youths walked over one by one, waiting for their test.
"You, come here!"
"Yes!"
That youth's eyes were filled with anticipation. He placed his hand on the spiritual stone and waited for the result.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
The spiritual stone gave off a weak glow, and the youth was stunned.
Then, he tried his best to make the spiritual stone glow, but he still failed.
"Don't waste your energy. It's not up to you to decide." The disciple shouted coldly.
Then, that youth was declared to have no spiritual roots at all.
"Ah, no, it's not like this!"
The youth cried. For this day, he had waited for five years and cultivated wholeheartedly every day. He didn't expect to have no spiritual roots in the end. What was this?
"Send him down!"
"Yes!"
The outer sect disciple grabbed the youth and walked down the mountain. No matter how he struggled, it was useless.
Next, a hundred disciples were tested one by one, and some of them had spiritual roots.
Most of them had the five elemental spiritual roots of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. These were the most common spiritual roots. Although they could cultivate, their talents were average.
Among them, those who had three or four spiritual roots were quite talented. Those who had the five elemental spiritual roots of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth were very rare.
"Mutated spiritual roots?"
Suddenly, the disciple shouted. Everyone was shocked and looked towards the testing platform.
At this moment, a young girl was tested to have the mutated ice spiritual root. She was very talented.
"This is unbelievable. She has a mutated spiritual root!"
"This young girl is amazing."
Everyone exclaimed. Even Song He and the rest were shocked because there were too few people like this.
The news was reported immediately, shocking the Qingling Sect.
In the sky, the cry of a crane was heard. A Supreme Elder of the Qingling Sect came riding on a crane.
It was an old lady with the Taoist title Fairy Green Crane. Her cultivation base was at advanced Nascent Soul and she was one of the three Supreme Elders of the Qingling Sect.
Seeing the arrival of the Supreme Elder, everyone was shocked. They didn't expect the mutated spiritual root to be so precious.
"Child, are you willing to be my disciple?" Fairy Green Crane asked.
"Yes!"
The girl nodded and was taken away by Fairy Green Crane immediately. Everyone was envious.
At this moment, Ye Chen walked up.
"Hmm?" The examiner was stunned. She didn't expect this brat to be so arrogant and walk up himself.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
With a flash, Ye Chen had the four elemental spiritual roots of metal, wood, water, and fire.
"Hmph, useless!"
Many people looked at him in disdain, but no elder picked him.
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