Chapter 372: Time to Bring My Husband and Yaya Back to Saintess Peak

Lin Xun wasn’t quite sure why Qu Ke had come to preside over the Zilin Holy Land’s entrance selection.

Unable to figure it out, Lin Xun didn’t dwell on it too much.

Because, in the end, it was a good thing.

Perhaps Qu Ke could even go easy on Qinger.

“Fire Spiritual Root—C-rank Low.”

“Water Spiritual Root—C-rank High.”

“Earth Spiritual Root—B-rank Mid.”

“Wood Spiritual Root—A-rank Low.”

“Water and Fire Spiritual Roots—B-rank High.”

On the plains, the Spiritual Root testing had already begun.

Ordinary Spiritual Roots mainly consisted of five attributes: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

Some people had a single Spiritual Root, while others had dual Spiritual Roots.

Having more Spiritual Roots wasn’t necessarily better.

On the contrary, the more Spiritual Roots one had, the less pure they were, making the path of cultivation much harder.

However, it wasn’t as if there weren’t examples of Cultivators with five Spiritual Roots eventually becoming Ascension Realm powerhouses.

So now, many Sects didn’t care about the type of Spiritual Root, only the grade.

Of course, if an extremely special “Heavenly Spiritual Root” or “Void Spiritual Root” appeared, that was a different story.

That basically guaranteed the treatment of a direct Disciple.

Rumor had it that the Zilin Saintess possessed a Sword Spiritual Root, a rarity seen only once in ten thousand years.

As for Lin Xun himself…

Lin Xun actually possessed a “Dark Spiritual Root.”

Lin Xun had once heard his Master say that Dark Spiritual Roots only existed during the ancient era.

As for the specific cultivation methods for the Dark Spiritual Root, they had long been lost to time.

Back then, when the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect learned that Lin Xun had a Dark Spiritual Root, he felt a sense of despair.

It was like possessing a treasure mine but having no way to start digging.

However, what the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect didn’t expect…

Was that Lin Xun would actually dig out his own treasure mine with his own hands!

But today, Lin Xun certainly couldn’t expose his true Spiritual Root.

“I wonder what kind of Spiritual Root my husband will have?”

Standing behind Lin Xun while holding Yaya, Jiang Qingshang smiled with curved eyes.

Jiang Qingshang was actually quite curious about what her husband’s Spiritual Root would look like after consuming the rootless fruit.

As for the grade of the Spiritual Root, Jiang Qingshang wasn’t worried at all.

An Acquired Spiritual Root generated under the effects of a rootless fruit would absolutely be at least at the B-rank High level.

“I’m not really sure myself, but I’d guess it’s Water,” Lin Xun said with a smile.

“Oh? Why?”

“Because your name, Qinger, contains the element of water, and since I have you, I must have a Water Spiritual Root.”

After speaking, Lin Xun patted his wife’s head and stepped forward.

Reaching out, Lin Xun touched the person-sized Spirit Testing Stone while simultaneously circulating his “Heaven Concealing Technique.”

“Water Spiritual Root—B-rank High.”

The Cultivator responsible for recording next to the Spirit Testing Stone called out, his voice echoing out with the help of spiritual power.

“Qinger, look.”

Returning to his wife’s side, Lin Xun said rather proudly.

“In that case, then I shall be a Wood Spiritual Root.”

Saying this, Jiang Qingshang walked to the Spirit Testing Stone and reached out to touch it.

“Wood Spiritual Root—B-rank High.”

As the Cultivator announced Jiang Qingshang’s Spiritual Root, she stuck her tongue out at Lin Xun and gave a playful smile.

“Yaya wants to go too!”

Yaya couldn’t wait and jumped down from Sister Jiang’s arms.

“Yaya, wait!”

Before Jiang Qingshang could stop her, Yaya’s chubby little hands had already touched the Spirit Testing Stone.

In an instant, the Spirit Testing Stone burst with brilliant light!

Even though it was daytime, the beam of light erupting from the stone outshone the entire Zilin Holy Land and even pierced through the heavy clouds in the sky.

“Heavenly Spiritual Root! A-rank High!”

Instantly, all the Peak Masters, Hall Masters, and Elders of the Zilin Holy Land could no longer sit still; they all sat bolt upright!

Their Divine Senses one after another swept toward that little girl.

Is she a demon?

But that didn’t matter.

The Zilin Holy Land taught all without discrimination, and they accepted talented Spirit Monsters as Disciples every year. This was even more true for a little demon with a Heavenly Spiritual Root of A-rank High!

At this moment, many Elders were already thinking about how to recruit this little demon into their own halls or peaks.

However, what confused them slightly…

Was that this little demon’s parents seemed to be humans. How was that possible?

“Hea… Heavenly Spiritual Root. A… A-rank High!”

The recording Cultivator’s voice trembled as it spread across the small plain.

Instantly, everyone on the small plain began to buzz with discussion.

For them, they might not know exactly what a Heavenly Spiritual Root signified.

But hearing the grade “A-rank High” was enough to leave them shocked!

Everyone looked at the little girl with gazes of shock and envy.

Lin Xun, however, frowned.

Things had gone somewhat beyond his expectations.

Because this shouldn’t be happening.

Logically speaking, the Bloodline and Spiritual Root within Yaya’s body were both concealed by the secret techniques of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan.

It should be impossible to detect a Void Spiritual Root.

The last time he had tested Yaya himself, she was a B-rank Mid Fire Spiritual Root.

What on earth was going on?

Could there be something wrong with the Seal inside Yaya’s body?

Lin Xun felt he needed to find an opportunity to properly check Yaya’s body.

As for now…

He estimated that many Peak Masters and Hall Masters of the Zilin Holy Land would be frantically fighting over Yaya.

But it didn’t matter too much.

As long as Yaya wasn’t tricked away, there was no way to force her into any particular hall or peak.

As for Jiang Qingshang, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly in her heart.

Everything was according to her plan.

In truth, nothing was wrong with Yaya’s Seal.

It was just that earlier, Jiang Qingshang had secretly injected a wisp of spiritual power into Yaya’s body.

This wisp of spiritual power could allow Yaya to display her true Spiritual Root without affecting the Seal inside her.

As for why Jiang Qingshang did this, it was naturally to prepare for her husband to enter Saintess Peak.

After the first part of the Spiritual Root test ended, only a third of the original number of people met the standard.

Many Outer Sect Disciples began to step forward, giving those who were eliminated a choice.

Whether to go to some small or medium-sized Sects for their selections, or to simply go home.

The Peak Masters and Hall Masters sitting high above the clouds couldn’t sit still; they wanted to fly down immediately and trick that little girl into joining their side first.

But Qu Ke held up the saintess token and blocked them, stating they could only go down when it was time to “Select Disciples.”

Looking at the saintess token in Qu Ke’s hand…

Though their hearts were itching with desire, they ultimately had to restrain themselves.

Half an hour later, some of the eliminated chose to go to smaller Sects to continue participating in selections, while others were sent back to where they came from.

The remaining Cultivators who passed the Aptitude test were divided into ten groups and taken to ten different peaks.

These ten peaks all shared a common feature: each had a corresponding twin peak.

The two were connected by a single iron chain.

“Those who successfully walk to the other side may participate in the next trial.”

The Cultivator in charge of order spoke slowly.

“Walk to the other side? On a single iron chain like that?”

Looking down at the thousand-meter-high peaks and then at the four-hundred-meter-long iron chain…

Good grief, was this an acrobatics show?

If they fell, they’d lose their lives.

“There is no need to worry.”

Having long expected this reaction, the Disciple in charge spoke slowly, his voice echoing between the peaks.

“Once you step onto this iron chain, you will not fall because of a loss of balance; you will only plummet if your Heart-Nature is insufficient.

Furthermore, even if you fall, there are nets below. No harm will come to you.

The test begins now!”

Without giving much time, after simply dispelling their worries, the Disciple in charge announced the start of the selection.

The first to step onto the iron chains were Cultivators from the Zilin Holy Land’s subsidiary Sects.

These Cultivators’ Realms and talents weren’t very high, but they had already stepped onto the path of cultivation.

This was their only chance to move from a subsidiary Sect to the main headquarters.

Seeing someone be the first to take the plunge, a second person followed, then a third.

Besides, they had already passed the Spiritual Root test; if they gave up now, wouldn’t that be a massive loss?

Waiting before them was the path of cultivation and Immortal Ascension.

Soon, the ten four-hundred-meter-long iron chains were filled with people.

The moment they stepped onto the chain, they all worried about losing their balance.

But they didn’t; instead, it felt like walking on flat ground.

However, the further they walked, the heavier they felt their bodies becoming.

Both their physical strength and mental fortitude were rapidly declining!

Many people hadn’t even reached the halfway point before they were drenched in sweat.

“Ah—”

“Ah—”

Soon, cries echoed through the air, fading into the distance.

People were starting to fall.

“I made it! Hahaha! I made it!”

“I made it too!”

Some were joyful, while others were dejected.

While some fell, others naturally reached the opposite peak.

Lin Xun’s family, however, looked very relaxed, not even shedding a single drop of sweat.

Instead, Yaya was looking down from the iron chain with great interest.

Looking at the thousand-meter drop, Yaya gave a little shiver and continued forward.

After walking a bit more, Yaya would look down again.

She repeated this over and over, looking quite adorable.

The number of people who passed the chain wasn’t small, about half of the total.

After a rest period of one incense stick’s time, those who passed the trial were taken to the foot of another mountain.

Just now was crossing the iron chain.

Now, it was mountain climbing.

The rule was simple: those who climbed to the top of the peak passed the trial.

This peak was naturally no ordinary mountain.

This peak was named Spirit Tempering Mountain.

With every step up, the Divine Soul and the Spiritual Veins within the body would receive a powerful impact.

This impact was equivalent to the turbulence of spiritual power when one was making a Breakthrough in their Realm!

To make climbing more convenient, the Zilin Holy Land had very considerately prepared tight-fitting outfits worn by martial artists.

When he saw Qinger return wearing the tight-fitting outfit, Lin Xun’s eyes lit up!

Although Lin Xun had a concrete understanding of his wife’s figure from their day-to-day life…

Seeing Qinger in the tight-fitting outfit, her curves were even more exquisite; Lin Xun felt as if he had discovered a new world.

“Brother Lin, I don’t know how to climb mountains…”

Yaya, also wearing a custom-made child’s tight outfit, tugged at Lin Xun’s sleeve.

“It’s okay.” Lin Xun rubbed Yaya’s head. “This mountain is special; Yaya will be able to do it.”

“Oh, okay~” Yaya nodded.

Although Yaya didn’t know how this mountain was special, since Brother Lin said so, it must be very special.

When the trial began, as soon as Yaya touched the rock wall, she saw her little hands glowing.

Her little hands seemed to be stuck to the wall, allowing her to climb up easily.

Yaya even thought it was quite fun.

But while it was easy for Yaya, for others, they felt the Qi, blood, and spiritual power within their bodies constantly churning, making them extremely uncomfortable.

One after another, people fell from the rock wall, but they were all caught by Outer Sect Disciples; no one was injured.

Actually, Lin Xun was a bit worried if Qinger would fall.

After all, the impact of Spirit Tempering Mountain was too great for a Cultivator who hadn’t even entered a Sect yet.

Lin Xun had even prepared himself.

If Qinger found it difficult, he would use some small tricks.

But surprisingly, Qinger looked very relaxed.

What Lin Xun didn’t know was that Jiang Qingshang was also watching him at every moment, fearing he might fall.

If Lin Xun struggled, then Jiang Qingshang would have to pull some strings as well.

Fortunately, both of them climbed to the mountaintop with ease.

After Spirit Tempering Mountain came the final trial—the Profound Ice Pool.

The Profound Ice Pool remained frozen all year round.

When stepping onto the Profound Ice Pool, the cold Qi on the surface wouldn’t harm your body, but it would seep into your bone marrow.

What you had to do was resist it with willpower or neutralize it with spiritual power.

But the vast majority of those participating in the entrance selection were still Mortals.

Even for the few Cultivators, their Realms hadn’t reached the Cave Mansion Realm, so they couldn’t eliminate the cold Qi.

Therefore, everyone had to endure the torment of the cold Qi.

“This is the final trial. Those who reach the shore may enter the Zilin Holy Land. The trial begins now.”

Again, without any nonsense, the Disciple in charge of the Profound Ice Pool shouted directly.

With the path to becoming an immortal right before them, the remaining nearly ten thousand Cultivators stepped onto the Profound Ice Pool.

Some fell as soon as they stepped in, while others reached the center of the pool and could no longer hold on, ultimately failing at the last hurdle.

Yaya, however, seemed perfectly fine, running happily across the Profound Ice Pool as if it were a game.

Seeing this, the many Hall Masters and Peak Masters of the Zilin Holy Land nodded in satisfaction.

In their eyes, if nothing unexpected happened, this little girl would inherit their legacy.

And while Yaya was happily ice-skating on the surface, Lin Xun walked across the Profound Ice Pool holding Jiang Qingshang’s hand.

The two of them strolled as if they were taking a walk down the street.

Especially their occasional smiles at each other, which dealt an even greater blow to the Cultivators who were already suffering from the cold Qi.

After the Profound Ice Pool, out of the tens of thousands who originally participated in the selection, fewer than a thousand remained.

“Mr. Lin, Qinger, Yaya, congratulations.”

Qu Ke descended from the sky and offered her congratulations to Lin Xun’s family.

“From now on, you will be considered divine immortals in the eyes of others.”

“Sister Qu Ke.”

“City Lord Qu.”

Lin Xun’s family of three also returned the greeting.

“Being a divine immortal isn’t important, as long as Qinger is by my side,” Lin Xun said with a smile, glancing at his wife.

Jiang Qingshang also smiled and tightened her grip on her husband’s hand.

“That’s true; being able to marry Qinger is truly Mr. Lin’s good fortune.”

Qu Ke looked at Jiang Qingshang with a complicated expression.

“Qinger, Qingshang has some matters to discuss with you. Can you come with me?”

“Husband.”

“It’s okay, go ahead.” Lin Xun was very at ease.

“Okay, I’ll be back soon.”

Jiang Qingshang followed Qu Ke away with a light and cheerful step.

And just as Jiang Qingshang completely disappeared from Lin Xun’s field of vision, the young woman changed her form and turned back around:

“Let’s go. It’s time to bring my husband and Yaya back to Saintess Peak.”