Testing spiritual roots usually relies on formations. Every ten years, when the Linggang Sect recruits disciples, it will set up a spiritual formation at the sect to test whether those who come to seek immortality have the fate to become immortals.

Those who have spiritual roots, even the most inferior and useless ones, have the opportunity to stay and become servants of the immortal sect. Those with average roots are mostly outer disciples. Only those with extraordinary talents can catch the eyes of the immortal masters and elders and become inner sect disciples.

Nian Tu was the disciple that Elder Qingwu accepted as an exception and was a special student.

Since she was the only one being tested, setting up the formation seemed a bit complicated and unnecessary. Elder Qingwu dictated the method of using the spirit stone to absorb spiritual energy, and stuffed the spirit stone into Nian Tu's hands, "Use the method I just taught you to refine the spiritual energy in it."

This low-grade spirit stone can support an ordinary cultivator with ordinary spiritual roots for about one day of cultivation.

If it is a higher level earth spiritual root or heaven spiritual root, it will naturally take less time to refine it. The top genius may only need a quarter of an hour.

On the contrary, for a cultivator with useless spiritual roots to refine a low-grade spirit stone, it would take a lot of hard work, and he might not be able to refine even one even after spending a whole year.

The aptitude of a cultivator can be clearly judged by the speed at which he refines spiritual energy.

Elder Qingwu was confident that his little disciple at least had an earth spiritual root and would be no worse than her senior brothers and sisters.

Under the eager and expectant gaze of his master, Nian Tu also developed a sense of mission. He nodded seriously, stretched out his two short legs to hold the spirit stone, and sucked it with all his might.

The spiritual power was pulled strongly, forming a surging vortex around the little rabbit. The spiritual stone dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if it had been sucked dry by her in one gulp. But it was not over yet. The vortex grew bigger and faster, and spiritual energy from all directions continuously flowed towards Nian Tu and was madly absorbed by her.

Elder Qingwu was dumbfounded: "..."

! ! ! ! !

Having practiced Taoism for nearly three thousand years and being the leader of the world's number one sect, he can be considered knowledgeable and has seen many geniuses of all kinds. Even he himself is a genuine natural genius and has been dubbed a genius since childhood.

But he had never seen such a scene of spiritual power being sucked in violently, it was really too terrifying...

With such a strong physique, shouldn't he have been famous long ago? Why is he still unknown and has only started practicing now?

Elder Qingwu had countless questions in his mind, but he didn't want to interrupt Nian Tu's practice, so he held her steadily with his hands.

After waiting from dawn to dusk, Nian Tu finally opened his eyes and his stomach began to growl.

She rolled herself into a bunny ball in embarrassment, "...Have I actually been practicing for so long?"

Why is it dark?

"Is my physique a bit average?" Based on her understanding of cultivation novels, the faster the speed of refining spirit stones should be, the better. However, she has been practicing for so long...

Even though Elder Qingwu had adjusted his mindset from shock to numbness, he was still aroused by her words, and his expression instantly collapsed, "No!! No!!!"

This is called normal?? ! !

He was beginning to suspect that Nian Tu was Tiandao's biological daughter!

Nian Tu looked in surprise at his master who seemed to be possessed by the violent elder Qing Yan. After listening to his excited explanation, he realized that he was actually a little genius.

There is a difference in talent between each cultivator, just like there are no two identical leaves in the world. Although the cultivation world divides roots into four categories: waste, mortal, earthly, and heavenly, it is only a rough level setting. Waste spiritual roots are not the same as waste spiritual roots, heavenly spiritual roots are not the same as heavenly spiritual roots, and geniuses are also divided into different levels.

People like Nian Tu are geniuses among geniuses.

After the ecstasy, Elder Qingwu had actually been secretly worried for a long time. He had been struggling during the time when Nian Tu was practicing.

"Are you still willing to stay in Baicao Peak?" he asked Nian Tu tentatively, with almost no hope.

The position of Baicao Peak in Linggang Sect is actually very awkward. It is neither as powerful as Fumo Peak and Yujian Peak, nor as popular as Danding Peak among other cultivators. It is a marginalized existence.

After all, truly rare natural treasures cannot be grown, and those that can be grown by the disciples of Baicao Peak are not considered rare things. They are just the most common raw materials, and are far less valuable than refined elixirs.

Linggang Sect rarely had disciples who took the initiative to come to Baicao Peak. Most of them came because their talents were not outstanding enough. The elders of other peaks all had disciples with natural spiritual roots, but Qingwu didn't have any.

He never really cared about it, nor did he dislike the talent of his disciples, as long as they had a good heart and character. But now, he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

"You haven't formally taken me as your master yet. If you want to become a disciple of other elders, I can introduce you to them." Even though he was reluctant, Elder Qingwu couldn't force her to stay. If they were destined not to be together, he had to let her go with great pain.

In fact, he thought that Nian Tu could become the sect master's personal disciple, but the sect master had just gone into seclusion and it was not easy to disturb him, so it seemed that he had no chance.

Nian Tu opened his round black eyes, his gaze clear, "Why do you want to become a disciple of other elders? Don't you want me anymore?"

Didn't they say she had great talent? Why did the master regret it?

“I want it, I want it, how can I not want it…” Elder Qingwu was so overwhelmed by how cute she was that he wanted to trick her into coming regardless of the consequences and hold a master-disciple ceremony. With heaven as a witness, the little rabbit could not run away and could only be his apprentice obediently.

But he finally overcame his evil thoughts, endured the pain in his heart, and told Nian Tu how difficult the situation was at Baicao Peak. "With your talent, there are better places to go. You don't have to waste time here."

Nian Tu shook his head without hesitation, "But I like it here."

It's such a quiet place, and you can still farm. The master is a kind person with a gentle temper and upright character. It couldn't be better.

"Really?" Elder Qingwu didn't dare to believe her choice for a moment. He confirmed it over and over again before realizing that the pie in the sky had really fallen on his head.

In ecstasy, he moved his body, stepped through the void, and appeared at the Demon Subduing Peak in an instant. He held up the little rabbit to show the Qingxiao Elder there, "I have a little disciple!"

The next second, he flashed to Yujian Peak again and showed it to Elder Qinghong, "I have a little disciple!"

He didn't even let Danding Peak go. Elder Qingyan was sitting on the futon with Xie Jili, healing his wounds in silence, with a dark face, when a green figure descended from the sky, "I have a little disciple!"

Xie Jili: "..."

Elder Qingyan: "...Get lost!!!"

Nian Tu buried his head in embarrassment, thinking that his master was not a perfect person either and had a very scary side.

After showing off for a while, Elder Qingwu calmed down a little and then remembered to ask the question he was curious about before, "Your talent is so strong, why haven't you practiced?"

Although it was only the size of a palm, he could tell that Nian Tu was about ten years old.

If she had started practicing at the age of three, she would have at least reached the Dan stage by now.

“It’s a long story,” Nian Tu shook his ears and started talking about business. The embarrassment dissipated a little, and he continued, “Actually, I just found out that I’m a demon…”

Thousands of years of practice have not enabled Elder Qingwu to cut off his seven emotions and six desires. He listened very attentively, his expression filled with worry and anger as Nian Tu spoke.

No wonder the little disciple was unwilling to be someone’s spirit pet. It turned out that she had always thought she was a human.

"That year, my family used you so superficially, probably because they didn't know your identity and talent," Elder Qingwu pondered, "You are much more capable than the guys in Yuyang Palace. If they knew, they would definitely train you well and let you help the family."

"You said you felt something breaking inside your body. Perhaps someone has placed a restriction on you, concealing your identity as a demon and your talent."

When the restriction loses its effect, it is like a bright pearl emerging into the world, shining brightly and dazzlingly.

Elder Qingwu touched the little rabbit's paw, checked the remaining restricted power on her body, kept it in mind, and checked her practice results. He found that she had reached the peak of Qi training in just half a day, and was only one step away from building a foundation. He couldn't help but sigh again at her extraordinary physique.

"I will pay more attention to you and try my best to help you find your real relatives."

Since he had called himself "master", he was quite impatient and pulled Nian Tu to perform the apprenticeship ceremony on the spot.

Heaven has witnessed that they are true master and disciple, and no one else can snatch his little disciple away.

Nian Tu raised his furry paws and bowed three times. Elder Qingwu wiped his eyes excitedly and took out a treasure bottle, "This Snow Fragrance Jade Dew Bottle is the magic weapon that has been with me for the longest time. From now on, it belongs to you."

The vase is emerald green all over, emitting a faint glow, and is engraved with vine patterns, with the veins clearly visible, as if it has vitality.

"Use it to irrigate the spiritual plants with spiritual energy, and the spiritual plants will give back to you more spiritual energy. You don't need to practice breathing exercises, you can directly use it for your own benefit," Elder Qingwu explained patiently.

Nian Tu realized that he felt more and more like he was playing some large-scale holographic farming game, cultivating plants to gain experience points...

She was very interested, but still stretched out her claws to push it, "This is too valuable, Master, please keep it."

Cultivating immortality is not her main mission, she came here to accept the test. It would be great to have a master by chance, but it would be too shameless to accept such a precious gift.

"Accept it quickly and don't be so formal with Master," Elder Qingwu said angrily.

"Master has reached the peak of the Fusion Stage. This Jade Dew Bottle has little effect on me, but it is just right for you."

He used both soft and hard tactics, appealing to his emotions and reason, and Nian Tu had no choice but to accept it with embarrassment.

"I had eight disciples before, and you are the ninth." Elder Qingwu took Nian Tu on a tour of Baicao Peak, pointed out various places to her, and called out other disciples to introduce them to her.

Among the eight disciples, the eldest brother, the second brother and the third sister were traveling far away, looking for their own opportunities. The remaining disciples were all in Baicao Peak. When they heard the master's call, they went to his cave and were surprised to find that the master was holding a fluffy thing in his hand.

"ah--!!!!!"

"Little bunny!!!!"

Nian Tu seemed like Tang Monk who had fallen into the Spider Cave. She was glowing with an alluring light and was surrounded by people. Everyone reached out to touch her eagerly.

“……”, she curled up into a ball and wanted to scream for help.

“Don’t be rude,” Elder Qingwu slapped the hands of the perverts in a warning tone, “This is your junior sister!”

"Junior sister???"

"Junior sister... Hello, Junior sister!"

After a brief moment of shock, the brothers and sisters all thought that this was the best thing. They were originally thinking about who the master would give the little rabbit to, and were ready to fight to the death. Since she was a little sister, she was everyone's little sister, and there was no need to fight for her.

Baicao Peak was in an uproar, and for a moment there were bursts of joyful shouts.

Nian Tu received a lot of gifts from his senior brothers and sisters. Although the quality was not as high as that of his master, they were also rare good things in their hands.

One of the senior sisters took the opportunity to secretly touch the soft fur, and a blush of ecstasy immediately appeared on her face.

Hehehe...little rabbit...hehehe...

Just as he was about to touch him secretly again, Nian Tu's stomach suddenly started to growl again, the sound was not loud, but it froze everyone present.

The disciples looked at their master.

Elder Qingwu felt a little ashamed. He was so busy showing off that he forgot that his little disciple was hungry.

"Take it and you won't need to eat for a hundred years." He handed Nian Tu a pill, "When you have established your foundation, I will teach you the method of fasting."

Although the elixir smelled delicious, Nian Tu still looked at his master eagerly, "But I still want to eat."

If you can’t eat happily, the joy of life will be halved.

"Uh..." Elder Qingwu was stuck. He didn't expect that she would be so greedy. But after thinking about it, he could understand it. After all, she had just started practicing, and it was normal for her to have a desire for food.

“You can eat after fasting, but it’s not necessary. You can eat or not.” Without waiting for the master to speak, the brothers and sisters started explaining to Nian Tu.

They also went through this stage. They still had an appetite at the beginning, but after a long period of fasting, they gradually lost the desire to eat.

Since Junior Sister still wants to eat, I must find a way to satisfy her.

"I'll go to the outer disciples' dining room and ask for some food," the fourth senior brother stepped forward.

Nian Tu raised his little paw, "I want to go, too."

The final result was that Elder Qingwu brought a group of inner sect disciples to the kitchen in a mighty procession, scaring the outer sect disciples and servants who were eating there. They thought there was some big demon hiding in the kitchen.

"Nothing, I just accepted a new disciple, and he hasn't started fasting yet," Elder Qingwu showed the little rabbit casually, even to the outer disciples and servants, showing off to them.

"..."

After a brief silence, different compliments and praises rang out from all directions. A clever servant quickly heated up the food and served it out, but was hesitant to serve it to Nian Tu.

"What's wrong?" Elder Qingwu personally brought the plate over.

He was different from other high-ranking bosses. He was always kind and approachable. The servants were not afraid of him and told the truth awkwardly, "We are not good at cooking... I'm afraid these things would not be acceptable to Senior Sister Nian Tu."

The servants of Linggang Sect all came here with spiritual roots and the idea of ​​cultivating immortals. Although they were assigned to work in the kitchen, they were not professional chefs and were only able to cook the food.

Nian Tu went up to sniff the food on the plate and couldn't help but take a few steps back, "..."

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