Spiritual Root Grade

The speed of the spiritual root testing was quite fast, and Yu Yunyi and Li Yunjing continued to move forward.

At the beginning, Li Yunjing watched the others' results with great interest, but as one person after another was eliminated, his heart sank.

It seemed to be quite difficult!

Out of every ten people, at least six or seven were being weeded out.

Only a rare few could show a happy smile after the test.

Wait a moment, I won't fail, will I?

Before arriving at the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, Li Yunjing had been full of confidence, believing that with his talent—having managed to enter the path of cultivation even with a piece of trash Qi Refining Formula—his aptitude must be one in ten thousand!

Now, seeing so many people being eliminated, not even qualifying to become a menial disciple, how could he not be worried about such a rigorous inspection?

This reminded Li Yunjing of his first job interview in life; back then, his heart had been pounding, and he had been so nervous he kept drinking water...

It seemed to be the same situation now.

As one person after another completed their test, a quarter of an hour later, it was finally Yu Yunyi's turn.

Li Yunjing was positioned second in line for the test.

"Come over and press your forehead against this Stone Mirror!"

A young man in blue Daoist robes mechanically repeated the words he had already said dozens of times.

However, this time, his tone was much kinder; a woman like Yu Yunyi added a bit of color to his monotonous work.

"Mm."

Nodding slightly, Yu Yunyi approached the White Jade Platform. The platform was five feet tall, with an ancient Stone Mirror standing upon it.

As soon as Yu Yunyi drew near, the mirror immediately bloomed with a soft white light.

The white light fell upon Yu Yunyi's smooth forehead, and suddenly, a change occurred.

The light on the Stone Mirror shifted, transforming from the initial white glow into a brilliant, radiant black and white light.

Both beams of light shot out more than a foot, and hidden beneath the black and white radiance, there were faint traces of cyan, yellow, and red. However, these three colors were only an inch long, completely overshadowed by the black and white light.

If Li Yunjing hadn't been standing just ten feet behind Yu Yunyi, he would never have been able to see this scene clearly.

So this was the concrete manifestation of a spiritual root?

"What!!!"

The blue-robed Daoist exclaimed, unable to stop himself from rubbing his eyes hard, his expression one of utter disbelief.

"Metal and Water dual supreme spiritual roots!"

The young Daoist swallowed hard, his voice trembling as he spoke loudly.

"Hm?"

In the void, the old Daoist standing with his hands behind his back heard these words, and a flash of sharp light appeared in his eyes. In the next instant, an afterimage flickered, and he was already standing in front of Yu Yunyi.

"State your name and origin!"

The old Daoist asked coldly, though his voice held a trace of tremor; clearly, even someone like him could not remain indifferent to the appearance of Metal and Water dual supreme spiritual roots.

At this moment, the people in the plaza had not yet been registered.

Because nine out of ten were destined to be eliminated.

Over time, the Divine Firmament Dao Sect had changed the rules: only those who passed the assessment would be registered.

As for how you managed to arrive at the Divine Firmament Dao Sect to participate in the assessment, it didn't matter; they didn't care who you were or which faction you came from.

Therefore, the old Daoist did not know Yu Yunyi's background.

"Reporting to the senior! This disciple is from Yueming City, Yu Yunyi."

Yu Yunyi remained expressionless, her demeanor calm; she was not nervous despite the old Daoist's immense power.

"Yueming City?"

"From the Yu Family?"

The old Daoist was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said in a deep voice, "Coming from the Yu Family, it is indeed top-tier aptitude!"

"Thank you for the praise, senior!"

Yu Yunyi smiled lightly.

"Your cultivation has reached the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage, you possess top-tier spiritual roots, and you have the Yu Family's status as a guarantee; you may be directly promoted to a true disciple!"

The old Daoist's expression softened significantly as he announced the arrangements for Yu Yunyi.

The old Daoist's voice clearly spread throughout the plaza, and the trial-takers in the other lines all revealed looks of envy.

Li Yunjing, standing behind Yu Yunyi, was no exception.

True disciple!

At this moment, Li Yunjing understood that within the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, disciples were divided into handyman disciples, outer disciples, inner disciples, and true disciples.

Handyman disciples were those below the third level of Qi Condensation, with mid-grade spiritual roots.

Outer disciples were below the sixth level of Qi Condensation, with a minimum requirement of mid-grade spiritual roots.

Inner disciples were in the late stage of Qi Condensation, levels seven to nine, requiring high-grade spiritual roots and having a hundred percent certainty of advancing to the Foundation Establishment realm.

Only such disciples could be promoted to inner disciples.

True disciples, however, were different; their cultivation was not considered, only their spiritual roots mattered, and they had to possess top-grade spiritual roots!

Spiritual roots were categorized by attributes. Most people had five-element spiritual roots, but there were also special spiritual roots, such as lightning, ice, dark, yin-yang, and so on.

Having a special spiritual root meant one could be called a special constitution.

Not everyone possessed spiritual roots; among countless mortals, only a small number were born with them.

Most people with spiritual roots had low-grade spiritual roots. Such individuals were mostly rogue cultivators, members of small families, or small sects. Major sects, like the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, did not accept those with low-grade spiritual roots.

Most of those eliminated earlier had low-grade spiritual roots. With such aptitude, they weren't even qualified to be a handyman within the sect.

This was why people from the Divine Firmament Dao Sect looked down on outsiders with such immense arrogance; they were inherently superior.

In this world, there was a very mature method for classifying the grades of spiritual roots.

For example, in the Divine Firmament Dao Sect's examination, low-grade spiritual roots generally emitted light within three inches; mid-grade spiritual roots, within six inches; high-grade spiritual roots, above nine inches; and top-grade spiritual roots, above a foot.

Spiritual roots were not singular. For instance, Yu Yunyi had excellent gold and water attributes. The other three attributes—wood, earth, and fire—were overshadowed by the dual brilliance of gold and water, and in reality, those three attributes were also of low-grade.

Every person with spiritual roots had at least one attribute. Some had as many as five or six. The person with the most spiritual root attributes detected in the cultivation world had over a dozen.

However, that person did not leave a world-shaking reputation in this world. Instead, even entering a sect was incredibly difficult, and like mortals, they died of old age before reaching a hundred.

Having more spiritual root attributes was not better; it was the higher the grade that mattered.

Dual top-grade spiritual roots like Yu Yunyi's gold and water were rare and exceptional disciples.

She was a seed with the potential to advance to the Golden Core stage.

Precisely because of this, the Yu Family, fearing they would hinder this outstanding junior's development, sent her to the Divine Firmament Dao Sect.