On October 1st, Li Shi left the house quietly before dawn the next day. He didn't want to see Si Qin's tears again. Yesterday Si Qin next door cried until very late before falling asleep in a daze.
He blessed himself with the 'light body technique', and first retracted the four monitoring probes.
If all goes well, he won't be coming back anytime soon.
After performing the 'Concealment Technique', he galloped across the capital city, climbed over the city wall and left the city.
When he came to the foot of the Temple of Heaven, there were already many carriages heading towards the Temple of Heaven on the top of the mountain.
This time, the Immortal Ascension Conference will be held in the Temple of Heaven. All the teenagers who are ready to be tested for their aptitude and talent, as well as the casual cultivators who want to join the sect, will come here today.
Li Shiming slowed down, and he saw boys in these carriages looking curiously at each other.
These teenagers all have the same characteristic, that is, their eyes are particularly bright, but their bodies are very weak.
Generally speaking, at the age of twelve, a gifted person will develop spiritual roots, and the growth of spiritual roots requires a lot of energy.
This caused a great loss of energy in the growing teenagers, and they were generally very thin.
Moreover, the fewer spiritual roots and the stronger the talent, the greater the energy needs of the spiritual roots in the body.
It would be fine if such a talent was born in a wealthy family, but if it was born in a poor family, it would probably die in a short period of time.
After countless years of the Immortal Ascension Conference, the secular world has a preliminary screening for youngsters with spiritual roots.
Youngsters with spiritual roots are particularly smart, their eyes are full of aura, and they are weak.
Of course, none of the people involved in the screening in Daxia knew the specific reason for this work, they only knew that it was an important task led by the royal family.
Even the teenagers who came here at this time, as well as the people who sent them here, a large part of them also don't know the reason.
And given the rarity of spiritual roots, most of the teenagers here are mortals, and they came here just for a trip.
When Li Shiming climbed to the top of the mountain, he saw Gu Jia standing in front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, with guards maintaining order in the square below.
Gu Jia saw Li Shiming, smiled and waved.
The sergeant of the guards gave way to the passage, and Li Shiming had already approached Gu Jia.
"I've seen Daoist Gu!" Li Shiming said with a bow.
"You don't need to stand with them, just stay by my side. I don't know which uncle came here today, and I will let you test your spiritual root first!" Gu Jia said with a wave.
Li Shiming obediently stood next to Gu Jia. He saw a steady stream of carriages entering the square from below, put down boys and girls, and lined up under the command of the guards.
Of course, there are privileges everywhere, such as Li Shiming himself, and a small group of young men and women standing at the front of the square.
Li Shiming would not admit that he was privileged, but the small group of young men and women knew that their identities were not simple just by looking at their clothes.
Among them, the first two people in the front row, the leader is about fifteen years old, with a noble face, and the clothes on his body are embroidered with four-clawed golden dragons.
The girl who ranked second was also extraordinary, wearing a summer palace attire.
The four-clawed golden dragon can only be embroidered by at least the direct descendants of the royal family, and the palace dress represents that the girl was born in the palace.
Li Shiming was looking at them, and they were also looking at Li Shiming.
Who told Li Shiming to stand higher than them, closer to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest where he was tested.
"Don't worry if your spiritual root is too poor, you have already been favored by Master Cui, you will definitely be able to get started!" Gu Jia comforted softly, seeing that there was still time.
Although he is optimistic about Li Shiming, it is difficult to say clearly about the spiritual root.
Spiritual root is the basic condition for cultivation, but it is not an absolute factor. He is more interested in Li Shiming's ability to perceive.
Being able to rely on self-exploration, you can learn spells such as the 'Spring Breeze and Rain Jue' and 'Lightweight Technique', which shows how talented Li Shiming is in this area.
"Brother Xie Gu cares!" Li Shiming replied gratefully.
"Here we come!" Following Gu Jia's reminder, Li Shiming felt the faint spiritual fluctuations in the sky.
He looked up at the sky, but saw nothing.
"When you arrive at the Zongmen, remember to learn the Qi-watching technique like the 'Sky Eye Technique'!" Gu Jia noticed Li Shiming's blank expression, and rumors said.
After he finished speaking, he bowed his body, and Li Shiming hurriedly followed his example and bowed his body in the same way.
A figure seemed to appear out of thin air, standing in front of Gu Jia.
"Great Xia's garrison envoy, Gu Jia, pays his respects to Martial Uncle Zhao!" Gu Jia saluted meticulously and greeted him respectfully.
While speaking, two more figures appeared on the left and right sides of Martial Uncle Zhao.
Through the fluctuation of spiritual power, Li Shiming didn't know the specific strength of the two monks who appeared later, but he was sure that they were not Foundation Establishment monks. Only the aura of Uncle Zhao was extremely obscure, which made him unable to judge.
But he doesn't need to judge, since Gu Jia is called Master Uncle, then Master Zhao is the Foundation Establishment monk sent by the sect this time.
"Nephew Gu, excuse me, let's go in and start!" Uncle Zhao nodded, waved his hand to support Gu Jiadao.
He walked into the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, and the two following monks nodded to Gu Jia, and then entered the gate together with Gu Jia.
When Gu Jia entered, he waved to Li Shiming, and Li Shiming also entered.
Uncle Zhao sat cross-legged in the middle, took out a piece of dragon-carved jade wall from the storage bag and placed it on the wooden table in front of him.
"Uncle Zhao, this is Li Shiming who was born in Daxia. His origin is clear, and he has been passed down through immortal fate, and has no connection with other sects and forces!" Gu Jia stepped forward and pointed at Li Shiming.
"It's rare, just one inheritance can cultivate to the third level of Qi Refining. It seems that you are not very old, come here!" Uncle Zhao said with a smile.
He was not surprised by Gu Jia's recommendation.
As long as there are talented seedlings within the range where they are stationed, these garrison monks will try their best to help.
The purpose is that if any seedlings grow up, it will bring feedback to the garrison monks.
This is what the sect encourages, and it is because of such benefits that the garrison monks will try their best to find talents for the sect.
Li Shiming walked up to the jade bi with some trepidation. Uncle Zhao made a talisman, and spiritual power surged on the jade bi.
"Put your hand on the Ling Bi!" Uncle Zhao said in a deep voice.
Li Shiming stretched out his hands and pressed them on the Ling Bi.
He felt a surge of spiritual power pouring into his body from the measuring Lingbi, and returned to the measuring Lingbi after turning around.
Three beams of light flew out from the Lingbi, one golden, one red and one green.
"Aged 16 years and 7 months, with gold, fire, wood and three spiritual roots, he meets the recruitment requirements of Tianhai Sect. Are you willing to join Tianhai Sect?" Master Zhao asked Li Shiming with a smile on his face.
"I am willing!" Li Shiming put down the worries in his heart, and he replied solemnly.
The Three Spiritual Roots did not surprise him. He had already guessed when he was able to perceive the three kinds of aura light spots when he was practicing the 'Five Elements Naqi Jue'.
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