Translator: SilverNeko
Editor: Dancing Dolphins Yo!
Zhu Jin"s gaze swept over Jun YanZhi. His tone of voice, statements, and actions were no different from normal: "This way."
Wen Jing watched Jun YanZhi and carefully retracted the admiration in his gaze.
Jun YanZhi"s thoughts were all on the《Hundred Herbs Thousand Souls Method》and he didn"t seem to notice. He lightly gave Wen Jing some words of solicitude. Then with his clothes fluttering, he and Zhu Jing set off together towards Yu Rong[1] peak.
Zhu Jin was clothed in black and had maintained an expressionless face as he asked: "Earlier, did the Hong Xiu peak disciples make it difficult for you?"
"Much thanks for Zhu shixiong"s concern. They did not make it difficult for me."
"That"s good."
As the sect head Xi"s head disciple, Zhu Jin"s everyday utterance could be summed up by the two words "extremely cautious." He was a water and earth bispirit root. His qualifications were somewhere in the middle towards the upper half. Luckily, he got sect head Xi"s careful instructions and advice and reached Foundation Building middle stage before sixty, with Golden Core stage in sight. Yu Rong peak had over one hundred and forty disciples with twenty Foundation Building stage disciples to take care of the peak, so Zhu Jin didn"t need to worry about the mundane affairs of Yu Rong peak. He could carelessly stay beside sect head Xi.
There was a certain type of people in this world who could do their own things properly. They were very meticulous and said very few words. They would never bully others. If they had the strength, they would lend a hand and would never throw rocks down the well[2]. Furthermore, they would never spread rumors or start trouble.
Zhu Jin was this type of person.
Although Jun YanZhi admired him, he didn"t have the intention of making friends with him. Throughout the whole journey, there were no words exchanged.
The back hall that was originally full of discussions fell into silence. All the peak masters stood in place while watching the male coming from the front hall in complete silence.
Jun YanZhi wasn"t nervous or in a hurry. His gaze pa.s.sed over Lu YunZhuo, who was lying on the ground. He nodded and gave a greeting: "Hui Shi peak"s Jun YanZhi awaiting the peak masters" orders."
Everyone lowered their eyes and glanced towards him. They observed the male in light green clothes that were washed slightly white. He was tall and slender with a light green ribbon tied to his hair that fell to his shoulders. With his long black hair, it seemed especially elegant.
A light fragrance of wood and gra.s.s flowed in front of their noses. It seemed to be present, yet at the same time, it did not.
Zhu Jin, without any change in his expression, moved to stand behind Xi Fang.
Lu ZhiShan gently stroked his beard. He glanced at him for a while before slowly saying: "Come forward and absorb the spiritual energy inside this spirit stone." While he said this, he took out a light green colored spirit stone.
Jun YanZhi slightly hesitated as though not quite understanding the situation and a bit uncertain. However, he didn"t ask. He walked forward one step and placed his hand onto the spirit stone, tightly closing his eyes.
The energy within the spirit stone immediately poured out, surging into the body. In a short while, the energy scattered, and the spirit stone became dull without any light.
Lu ZhiShan"s eyes were deep, and his voice was without emotion: "What spirit root do you have?"
Jun YanZhi endured the turning and twisting of the spiritual energy inside of him. With respect, he replied: "Gold and wood double spirit root."
Lu ZhiShan fell into silence for half a day before he said to Xi Fang: "Just now I only tested his wood spirit root. Is sect head Xi interested in testing his gold spirit root?"
Normal testings for spirit root could only determine which type of spirit root one had. Single spirit root holders were considered heavenly type spirit roots. Double spirit root holders were considered true type spirit roots. If one wanted to test the strength of the spirit root, high-grade spirit stones were required.
High-grade spirit stones were rare and expensive. Lu ZhiShan used a high-grade wood spirit stone just now to test Jun YanZhi"s wood spirit root. If they wanted to test his gold spirit root, it would consume a high-grade gold spirit stone.
This kind of testing method truly couldn"t be afforded by the average person.
Single spirit root holders" root was extremely strong while five spirit root holders were basically waste roots. This law hadn"t changed for thousands and tens of thousands of years. Nevertheless, there were a few rarely seen cultivators who had a very strong spirit root despite not possessing a heavenly type spirit root.
It seemed that Jun YanZhi was this type of uncommon person.
He was low-key for over a decade. If it wasn"t for the Zhao NingTian incident, it would be possible that no one would"ve found out that he had such talent.
Xi Fang thought in silence for a while. Then he said to Zhu Jin: "Go get a high-grade gold spirit stone."
A high-grade spirit stone contained an abundant amount of spiritual energy. Compared to low-grade spirit stones, it had over a hundred times more energy. Only like this could someone with a strong spirit root be able to absorb all the energy needed in a very short time.
However, Jun YanZhi just absorbed the energy from the wood spirit root stone. His dantian[3] felt full so he immediately interjected: "Sect head, disciple"s cultivation is only in the Foundation Building Stage. I can"t absorb too much spiritual energy."
Xi Fang indifferently replied: "It"s fine."
Zhu Jin immediately left to follow the command.
Before long, Zhu Jin came back and offered up a jade box. Xi Fang personally took out a spirit stone and said to Jun YanZhi: "Come and try."
The spirit stone was the size of a palm. Its silver light flowed and ebbed from inside the stone.
Jun YanZhi pressed his lips together and put his hand on top of the spirit stone: "Sect head, If this disciple absorbed more spiritual energy, I"m afraid that I"ll die from Qi explosion."
Xi Fang just watched him without talking.
Jun YanZhi"s expression was cold while he concentrated on absorbing the spiritual energy. In a moment his dantian filled, and spiritual energy flowed throughout the whole body. His veins lightly bulged, and his face became pale white. He felt extreme pain throughout his whole body.
He raised his head and took a glance at Xi Fang but saw that Xi Fang"s gaze was like fire, with no intention of coming to the rescue. Instead, his gaze was probing.
Peak master Qin of the Huang Hua peak: "Sect head Xi, this Jun YanZhi can"t hold on anymore."
Xi Fang stayed silent. The whole back hall was practically submerged in silence. There were only the sounds of Jun YanZhi"s teeth chattering from holding on.
"Sect head, this Jun YanZhi truly can"t hold on anymore."
Xi Fang continued to not answer. Jun YanZhi"s expression revealed indignation and suddenly released the spirit stone: "What does sect head Xi mean by this?" As he was talking, fresh blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth continuously. With his face pale white, he collapsed onto the floor and gradually lost consciousness.
Lu ZhiShan slowly said: "It is indeed Foundation Building level cultivation……Save him."
Jun YanZhi was in a daze while he felt a hand on his wrist. Spiritual energy was slowly drawn out from his body. The bloating feeling slowly disappeared, but he was still in a haze.
Everyone in the back hall fell into silence for a long time before Shao Jun said: "Such strong wood and gold spirit roots. It shouldn"t be that different from a single heavenly spirit root holder. Such talent is truly rare."
Lu ZhiShan stroked his beard in silence.
Lu ChangQing: "Even so, could it be possible to let him try inheriting the technique?"
Lu ZhiShan took a glance at the youth lying on the ground before standing up: "This cultivator will take a trip back to Gu Jing sect. I will return within two days. The demonic cultivator recently led over seventy people into insanity so they shouldn"t make trouble in the near future. I hope that sect head Xi will take good care of the sixteen disciples of Gu Jing sect. There shouldn"t be any problems within a month of time, but afterwards they will be even more violent and harm themselves, resulting in death. Now that there"s Jun YanZhi, there might be a chance to save them. Success or failure will depend on this one chance."
Everyone"s expressions were somewhat soothed, and they all stood up: "We"ll have to trouble elder Lu."
After they finally sent Lu ZhiShan away and returned to the back hall, they saw that Jun YanZhi was already clear headed. He covered his chest while standing up, coldly glancing at everyone. His face was cold.
Xi Fang pulled out a light red pill and spoke neither slowly nor quickly: "Using spiritual energy to test your cultivation just now was something that had to be done. Otherwise, if a different method was used, you would be more injured. The demonic cultivator is currently at the Nascent Soul stage. If they genuinely want to hide their demonic Qi and cultivation, we would not know. So, it has to be tested."
The anger on Jun YanZhi"s face did not lessen: "Sect head only tested my cultivation and not others" cultivation. What does this mean?"
With a flick of Xi Fang"s hand, the red pill flew through the air and landed on Jun YanZhi"s palm: "This is a Jiang Chen pill. It can thin out your spiritual energy. Today, you received the spiritual energy of two high-grade spirit stones and the supplement of this pill. Go back and meditate for a day. Your cultivation would definitely have a huge advancement. Come back after two days. I will definitely give you a satisfying answer."
Jun YanZhi"s expression showed unwillingness but he endured and didn"t rebuke. Finally, he tightly held onto the pill and left.
As soon as he walked out of Qing Xu hall, he slightly lowered his head, and his mood finally calmed.
Although he already knew that Xi Fang and the others wouldn"t trust him so easily, he didn"t think that they"d test his cultivation today. It was a pity. No matter how they test, they wouldn"t be able to evaluate it……
The sky was already dark with a red afterglow. Jun YanZhi swallowed the pill and returned to his residence, riding on the wind.
Wen Jing had already finished making dinner and asked about what happened.
Jun YanZhi told everything that happened in detail without any changes or omissions. Originally he already had a pale white face, and blood was on his lips. At this moment, he continued with even more of a weak and helpless expression as he gently panted.
Wen Jing saw this appearance of his and couldn"t help but feel distressed: "Shixiong, hurry up and come eat. After you eat, rest for a while."
At last, he coaxed him into eating a bowl of food before he supported him onto the bed to sleep.
Jun YanZhi"s face was still pale white and couldn"t return to normal. Looking delicate, weak, and fragile, he nested in Wen Jing"s arms, not saying a single word.
Wen Jing couldn"t help but wonder. Didn"t sect head Xi give him a Jiang Chen pill? Once you ate this pill and then regulated your Qi, the next day your cultivation would definitely advance a lot. It was a blessing in disguise.
It was such a cla.s.sic leveling up segment. The protagonist was first suspected and then suppressed, but then became the hero that saved the world after successfully inheriting the technique. But how come when it came to shixiong, he just continually lied down without getting up?
He didn"t dare speak randomly. In the end, he still coaxed him to sleep and covered him with a blanket before leaving.
Two days pa.s.sed by in a flash. After Jun YanZhi regulated his Qi for a day, he returned to normal. As expected, Lu ZhiShan once again rode on the YuYan dragon back to Qing Xu Sword sect.
Jun YanZhi was once again summoned before the peak masters.
As soon as he entered the back hall, he didn"t even have time to give a greeting before he felt a familiar hidden fragrance overflow in front of his nose. Jun YanZhi appeared drunk.
Lu ZhiShan slowly said: "Don"t ask anything. Close your eyes and enter meditation."
Jun YanZhi didn"t continue to show courtesy and directly sat down on the ground. Originally, there was an empty darkness in front of his eyes, but not long after the back of an old man appeared in his mind. An endless sorrow once again swept into his consciousness, drowning him in it.
"……It"s you?" That old man"s voice seemed to come from inside his head.
"That"s right. It"s me."
"……Your demonic cultivation is not low."
"It"s innate."
That old man lowered his head. His figure slowly became transparent, almost disappearing before ultimately vanishing inside his mind: "Then it"ll be you. Go……"
Their consciousness finally fused into one. Tens of millions of weird symbols appear in his mind but then formed clear words and pictures. It flooded into his mind like a wave. It took a long time before his consciousness became clear and calm.
Jun YanZhi slowly opened his eyes, stood up, and watched everyone in silence.
Lu ZhiShan glanced at the empty ancient scroll in his hands, seemingly felt regret and lamented: "……Sure enough, you are truly that fated person."
Footnotes:
[1] I"m pretty sure the author means Yu Rong peak, but it said Yu Feng peak in the raws so I put it here just in case I"m wrong, and the author really did mean Yu Feng peak.
[2] It"s a saying for hitting people while they"re down.
[3] Area where you store spiritual energy. It is in your abdomen area around your belly b.u.t.ton.
Tn: To those who did not read ASV chapter 3, how"s the site changes?
Warning: The following is a rant about my personal feelings. Skip if you"re not interested. ^^
I"m so tired of describing everyone"s silence and everything. Why can"t y"all be more energetic and say things? Come on. Can"t there just be that one person who always yells out exclamations? I know y"all peak masters and whatever, but one of you has to have some personality, right? Like those experts that have eccentric personalities and stuff, but what"s even worse is all their d.a.m.n personalities. Like seriously guys? Can you act with more morals without the hypocrisy. You don"t need to be a saint, but please live up to your names as a righteous sect. I feel so bad for all the people mixed up with you guys. Also Wen Jing, where are you? °(ಗдಗ。)°. I"m waiting for your debut. Become strong! I believe in you. You definitely have to find Jun YanZhi"s weirdness! Wake up! He"s just acting weak to get your pity. (Nice going Jun YanZhi.) Okay, now I got all my frustrations out. ^^
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