A life of leisure is worse than a life of flowers and splendour

After a conversation, they were arranged to stay in a tent that was slightly smaller than the previous one, but still quite large. The tent was occupied by only their family, along with their grandfather and the guards he had brought with him. The entire tent was completely occupied. Just as they were settling in, a visitor arrived.

"Hello, my uncle Master Xuancheng Zhenjun sent me to test everyone's spiritual roots." The man was wearing the same style of sect clothing that can be seen in the camp, but the colors were different. Most of the outer clothes were light yellow and gray, but this person was wearing white, which was extremely rare.

The white ones are for direct disciples, the light yellow ones are for inner disciples, and the gray ones are for outer disciples. However, since we just arrived here, we don't understand yet.

The visitor extended his hand, and a grip-sized crystal ball appeared above his palm. Du Shuangshuang's first reaction was that this must be a magical technique. She wondered how heavy the crystal ball was, whether it was solid, and whether she could lift it with the technique. This was probably the first reaction of most people, as people always tend to compare. The crystal ball was completely transparent, without a trace of color. Although it was just a small crystal test ball, it was currently the most sophisticated spiritual root testing tool in the world of immortal cultivation, capable of detecting hidden spiritual roots and determining spiritual root values with accuracy down to the single digit.

Ordinary spiritual root measuring tools are generally difficult to detect hidden spiritual roots, and the spiritual root value is only a few dozen to a few dozen, so it is obvious how precious it is. Uncle Master Xuancheng Zhenjun specifically instructed this, which shows how much he values these people.

"Hello, little brother. I don't know what to call you. Who is Master Xuancheng?" Uncle Du asked.

"Oh, I'm Chu Yue, the closed disciple of Master Mo Yu, the master of the main peak and the leader of our Taoist sect. According to the seniority of the sect, you should just call me Uncle Chu now. In our world of immortal cultivation, seniority is determined by the master first, and then the level of cultivation. If there is no master, then the level of cultivation is considered. Of course, there are exceptions for those with romantic relationships." Chu Yue said very kindly.

Everyone was surprised when they heard his words. They had never thought that this young boy was actually the closed disciple of the main peak master, Master Mo Yu, and also Uncle Chu.

However, everyone quickly regained their composure. After all, no one knew anything about the world of immortal cultivation. Du Shuangshuang did know a little from other people's memories, but these details were not comprehensive.

Everyone was still a little shocked. After all, the age and generation gap between Chu Yue and him was too great. But in the mortal world, this kind of situation happened all the time, especially in some large families. So, everyone quickly accepted this fact.

"Hello, Uncle Chu! I look forward to your guidance!" Everyone bowed to Chu Yue, showing respect. Although they didn't know, they could guess that seniority was very important in the world of immortal cultivation. Although Chu Yue was young, his status and position could not be underestimated. Therefore, they had to show him respect.

Chu Yue smiled and nodded, then said: "You're welcome. From now on, we are all fellow brothers and sisters, and it is only natural for us to help each other. If you have any questions, you can come to me at any time. In addition, the Taoist Xuancheng you asked about before is the master of Xiaoyao Peak who you met in the main tent before. He is also the sixth elder of our sect." His tone was very gentle, making people feel very cordial.

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief after hearing his words. They had originally thought Chu Yue would be arrogant, but judging from his words and actions, that didn't seem to be the case. This made them feel good about this new Uncle Chu.

"Hold it, I'll measure your spiritual root values." Chu Yue said, and explained: "This is a special stone that can detect the properties and strength of spiritual roots. Just hold it, and it will show your spiritual root value."

Several people who had already been practicing gathered around, their eyes gleaming with anticipation and nervousness. Although they had a general understanding of their spiritual roots, they still wanted to know more precisely. After all, the level of their spiritual roots might directly affect how much the sect would value them in the future.

Du Shuangshuang glanced at the others, a glimmer of hope welling up in her heart. Although she knew the likelihood of these ordinary people possessing spiritual roots was extremely small, she couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Chu, can you test the spiritual roots of the others as well? Perhaps there will be some surprises among them."

The cultivator known as Uncle Chu glanced at the others and noticed they were quite a crowd. He muttered to himself, "With so many people, testing them all would take quite a while." But then, thinking of Uncle Chu's praise for these people and the potential benefits of forming good relationships with them, he nodded and said, "Alright. Everyone, come over here, one by one."

Hearing this, the others, who had been somewhat disappointed, suddenly became excited. They rushed forward, eager to try it out. Although most of them didn't hold out much hope, deep down they still longed for a miracle to happen.

Du Shuangshuang happily invited everyone to come back together. Grandfather didn't want to come at first, but he couldn't resist Du Shuangshuang's soft and hard persuasion. "Just a test, it won't cost a lot of money."

"Grandpa, I'm already buried up to my neck in the dirt, why would I need to test you? I've also tried the techniques your grandma left behind, and there's no reaction at all."

"That's not necessarily true. There's no spiritual energy in the mortal world. Even if you try, you may not be able to detect it. Try again."

Du Shuangshuang pulled the old man's arm and shook it repeatedly, acting like a spoiled child. The old man couldn't stand it any longer, "Oh, okay, okay, let's give it a try."

The visitor wanted to say there was really no need to try. They were already so old, their children and grandchildren were already grown up, so what was there left to cultivate? Even though the two middle-aged men looked fine now, they had lost their primordial Yin and Yang long ago, which would have a significant impact on their future cultivation. Even if their spiritual roots were excellent, they wouldn't be as good as those with intact bodies. Even those from the Hehuan Sect didn't begin dual cultivation until after they had established their foundation. After that, you could do whatever you wanted, and it wouldn't affect your future cultivation.

Everyone still follows the rules of the secular world, with the master coming first and the servants second, and the elders coming last.

In order to protect everyone's privacy, Uncle Chu set up a formation for everyone. Only those who are on their turn can enter. Of course, they can also find someone to accompany them.

Mr. Du was not surprised. The crystal ball did not react at all. He had no spiritual roots. Although he knew he had no spiritual roots before, he was not disappointed at all after trying it and confirmed that it was fake. He felt a little uncomfortable, but he quickly adjusted to it. Now everyone gave up.

Then came Second Uncle Du, Second Aunt Du, and their two children. Du Shuangshuang was supposed to go first, but with Second Uncle and Second Aunt present, how could Du Shuangshuang have the nerve to get ahead of the elders? The crystal ball instantly filled with black, growing taller and taller. After reaching halfway, it gradually slowed down, finally stopping at 79, where it remained unchanged until its color returned to transparency. As expected, he had a single water spirit root, with a spirit root value of 79. Hearing a spirit root value of 79 meant they thought it was quite good. Seeing Uncle Shi's face full of satisfaction, they knew it was probably good, and they felt relieved. It was more than just satisfaction. Although the single water spirit root was known as a furnace cauldron constitution, his aptitude was truly excellent. As long as his spirit root value wasn't too low, his achievements wouldn't be too bad. Seeing him still in the Qi Refining Stage at such an old age, they had assumed his spirit root value must be very low, but they hadn't expected it to be so high. While it was a shame to lose his Yuan Yang so early, which would hinder his future cultivation, his high spirit root value could more than compensate for it.

When it was Second Aunt Du's turn, her hands shook with excitement and anxiety, gripping the crystal ball. Yellow appeared first, quickly spreading across half the crystal ball before finally settling at 75. Then the crystal ball faded, followed by a silvery-white color before finally settling at 63. Second Uncle Du's family stared intently, their eyes fixed on this, thinking the spiritual root value was quite high, perhaps a good one. The couple exchanged glances, their eyes filled with satisfaction. But then the crystal ball began to blaze with black, only a tiny bit, stopping at 36. This was too little. Second Aunt Du was practically in tears.

The two looked at Uncle Chu, "This spiritual root is a bit mixed. The first two are still good, but the last one is a bit low, which is a drag, but it's not particularly bad. If you work hard, you will still make some achievements. There are also many powerful people with three spiritual roots in the world of immortal cultivation, and all of them are famous. You must believe in yourself, and hard work will definitely pay off." Uncle Chu said truthfully, and at the same time did not forget to paint a rosy picture for the two.

Then there was my cousin Du Yunyan, whose water spiritual root was 81, gold spiritual root was 63, and earth spiritual root was 30. Her situation was similar to that of my second aunt.

As for his cousin, he had a single water spiritual root, with a spiritual root value of 81, which was slightly better than his second uncle. Chu Yue's heart was almost numb with shock. A family with two furnace tripods, this thing is also hereditary? If he knew that Du Shuangshuang's grandmother also had a single water spiritual root and a furnace tripod constitution, he would probably want to study genetics in depth.

When the second uncle's family walked out, they came to Du Shuangshuang. Du Shuangshuang held the crystal ball in both hands, and the crystal ball instantly turned red. The pure red color quickly rose until it filled the entire crystal ball. It stayed for one or two breaths and then disappeared. It was replaced by green. The thick green also filled the entire crystal ball in an instant.

"It's actually a full-valued Fire and Wood spiritual root! Such full-valued spiritual roots are extremely rare." Chu Yue's eyes widened in surprise, looking at Du Shuangshuang, not knowing what to say. With such a good seedling, I'm afraid that in this family, only a few people have the chance to be of the same generation as him. If he studied genetics, he would definitely say that this family's genes are really excellent!

Next came the servants. There was indeed an unexpected incident. Jinxiu actually had a hidden spiritual root, a fire spiritual root with a spiritual root value of 59. Although the spiritual root value was not high, it was still a spiritual root. However, in order to cultivate the hidden spiritual root, it had to be stimulated first. This process was also very dangerous and required the protection of natural treasures with fire attributes. Otherwise, if the hidden spiritual root was stimulated, it would easily burn itself to death.

Two of the guards had very low spiritual roots, some of them mixed spiritual roots of the five elements. The highest spiritual root value was less than 50. It wasn't impossible to cultivate, but it would be difficult to build a foundation in their lifetime. But the fact that they had spiritual roots was already a pleasant surprise to them. Although Senior Brother Chu said their aptitude was not good, it was still better than that of ordinary people.