Pay to Cultivate Immortality? My Sect is Completely Free - Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Can the Heavenly Spirit Root Pass the Formal Assessment?

“You were gone all night; have you considered your family’s feelings?” Su Bai reprimanded with a stern face.

“I…” Xiao Lingxi lowered her head and mumbled, “Do they ever consider my feelings?”

“Oh, you!” Su Bai sighed helplessly.

Xiao Lingxi was not his child, so he had no right to interfere too much. If it were his own child behaving so mischievously, he would definitely bring out the Seven Wolves to give them a perfect childhood!

“Ding, the Host’s cultivation has broken through!”

Suddenly, the voice of the System echoed in Su Bai’s mind.

[Host]

Name: Su Bai

Age: 18

Realm: Qi Refining Third Layer

Items: 20 coins

“Qi Refining Third Layer?”

Su Bai’s gaze involuntarily turned to Zhuge Feng, who was still cultivating beside him.

As the Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect, his cultivation was ten times the total cultivation of all his disciples.

But now, the Heavenly Dao Sect had only Zhuge Feng as its sole disciple!

His cultivation was equivalent to being bound together with Zhuge Feng.

In other words, with his breakthrough, that meant…

“Ding, the disciple’s cultivation has broken through, reward of 10 Sect Points.”

“Bang!”

A crisp sound erupted from within Zhuge Feng, and immediately, the air currents around him surged several times stronger, unleashing a powerful momentum.

Whoosh—

He opened his eyes, his gaze shining brightly and his spirit radiant.

Qi Refining First Layer!

“Hu…” Zhuge Feng exhaled a breath of stale air, slowly clenched his fist, and a series of crackling sounds emitted as a faint blue glow appeared on his fist.

“Is this the power that those immortals possess?”

Usually, he would take time to work out; combined with the fact that his job as a handyman often involved heavy labor, he could lift several hundred pounds.

But at this moment, when the spiritual energy broke through the acupoints, his entire body was enhanced by the spiritual energy, filled with endless power.

At that moment, Zhuge Feng felt he had boundless strength.

“My current strength should be enough to take revenge for my parents, right?” Zhuge Feng clenched his fist tightly, bloodlust gleaming in his eyes.

“A whole night and he reaches Qi Refining First Layer?”

Xiao Lingxi was dumbfounded; since she had known Su Bai for just a day, she had already been shocked countless times.

Even if the Immortal Techniques of the Heavenly Dao Sect were incredibly powerful, it couldn’t be that one could reach Qi Refining overnight, right?

It’s worth noting that Lingxiao, the number one genius of the Lingxiao Sect, had been promoted to Qi Refining First Layer after half a month, and that had already been publicized to the skies!

“Master, I have lived up to your expectations and successfully refined my Qi!”

Zhuge Feng said excitedly as he saluted Su Bai.

“Good, very good!”

Su Bai exclaimed several times, pleased; the stronger Zhuge Feng became, the stronger he would be!

“You’ve practiced before?” Xiao Lingxi couldn’t help but ask.

If Zhuge Feng had trained previously for a time, reaching Qi Refining wouldn’t be too surprising after all.

“I haven’t even passed the official disciple assessment of the Lingxiao Sect, how could I have practiced any Immortal Techniques?”

Zhuge Feng chuckled bitterly. What did it matter if he ranked first in the assessment?

The quotas were controlled by the deacons, and if they didn’t let you through, how would the higher-ups in the sect know that the first in the assessment was Zhuge Feng, not Han Feng?

“This is your first time cultivating?” Xiao Lingxi widened her eyes in surprise.

Suddenly, she felt like she had discovered something truly extraordinary.

“I’ll find it!”

With that thought, Xiao Lingxi quickly began rummaging around, and after a moment, she pulled out a crystal stone that resembled a spirit stone from her Storage Ring.

“This is the Spirit Root Testing Stone. The higher your spirit root, the brighter this testing stone will shine.”

As she spoke, Xiao Lingxi placed the Spirit Root Testing Stone in front of Zhuge Feng.

Zhuge Feng placed his hand on the testing stone, concentrated, and gathered spiritual energy into his palm.

Buzz—

In an instant, the crystal stone began to tremble slightly.

Suddenly, a dazzling golden light burst forth from the crystal stone, reaching high into the sky.

It was blinding and impossible to look at directly.

“The golden light shines! It’s the legendary Heavenly Spirit Root!”

Xiao Lingxi covered her mouth, her face filled with disbelief.

The Lingxiao Sect had sought a Heavenly Spirit Root for thousands of years and could never obtain one!

“So, I actually have a Heavenly Spirit Root?” Zhuge Feng was momentarily stunned as well.

Beside them, Su Bai opened the System panel to check the disciple’s information.

Name: Zhuge Feng

Age: 18

Cultivation Level: Qi Refining First Level

Spirit Root: Heavenly Spirit Root

Sect Loyalty: 80 (Note: Loyalty must reach one hundred to unlock super rewards)

After seeing Zhuge Feng’s profile, Su Bai couldn’t help but be incredibly surprised.

Even as a transmigrator, he understood how outrageous the Heavenly Spirit Root was; it was definitely a manifestation of extraordinary fortune.

Was his first disciple, casually taken in, this strong?

That’s great!

The stronger the disciple, the stronger he became!

“Wait, you have a Heavenly Spirit Root, but you didn’t pass the Lingxiao Sect’s official disciple assessment? I must be hearing things wrong?”

Xiao Lingxi, coming back to her senses, was once again in shock and asked incredulously, “In this area, my assessment score was first, but I didn’t have three hundred taels of silver, so I didn’t pass.”

Zhuge Feng shook his head, a look of helplessness on his face. The words of Deacon Wang echoed in his mind: “In this world, what we lack the least are those self-proclaimed geniuses!”

“Pfft—” Xiao Lingxi nearly spewed out the water she had drunk yesterday upon hearing this. A Heavenly Spirit Root not passing the official assessment? A year’s worth of jokes on the Continent?

“Why can’t you pass without three hundred taels of silver?” Xiao Lingxi’s eyes widened as she asked, puzzled.

“Because…” Zhuge Feng hesitated for a moment, then continued, “The assessment scores of the Yunshui City Branch disciples are managed by a few deacons, who then report to the Sect Elders.”

“It doesn’t matter if you score well; reporting it offers them no benefit. However, if you have silver, they can profit from it, which is not a difficult choice,” Zhuge Feng said with a bitter smile.

“Why is it like this? Don’t they test for Spirit Roots during the assessment?” Xiao Lingxi was astonished.

“Test for Spirit Roots? If they did that, how could those young masters and misses with poor Spirit Roots pass? How would they keep everyone satisfied?”Zhuge Feng sighed.

Xiao Lingxi fell silent, and after a moment, she suddenly said, “I’m sorry.”

Zhuge Feng smiled, “No need to apologize. I’ve seen enough of these matters to come to terms with them.”

Xiao Lingxi shook her head and said, “Half a year ago, my father arranged for me a spot to join the Lingxiao Sect; I just needed to report in six months to become an official disciple.”

“If I’m not mistaken, I believe we were part of the same assessment batch, and my spot was likely meant for you.”

At the end of her sentence, Xiao Lingxi lightly bit her crimson lip.

Although it was only a possibility, it made her feel guilty.

Zhuge Feng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Even Senior Brother Gan, who has a father in the Foundation Establishment stage, needed to do half a year of laborious duties, even if it was just for show; the person had to be present.

But the girl in front of him didn’t need to do anything and could report directly six months later.

Her background…

However, as he thought of something else, Zhuge Feng smiled casually and said, “Don’t worry about it. There are so many quotas; the one you occupy is unlikely to be mine.”

“Besides, I am now a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect. My Master is willing to take me in; that is the greatest reward from heaven for me.”

“Mm.” Xiao Lingxi nodded slightly, “Actually, I didn’t want to go to the Lingxiao Sect in the first place, and after this incident, I want to go even less.”

She then looked at Su Bai, her beautiful eyes shimmering, “Immortal Master, just say it; what conditions would allow me to join the Heavenly Dao Sect?”

Su Bai didn’t respond but instead shifted his gaze toward the foot of the mountain.

At that moment, a group of people was swiftly heading this way.

“Mm?” Xiao Lingxi followed Su Bai’s gaze, her expression changing slightly.

Before long, the travelers arrived at the Heavenly Dao Sect, appearing before Su Bai and the others.

“Miss Lingxi, we’ve finally found you!”