At her words, Xue Fuyao nodded and solemnly wrote the name "Xia Qiaomu" in the register.
Just then, she noticed that Xia Qiaomu seemed to be wearing something around his neck.
Through the Heavenly Eye, she discovered that it was a jadeite Buddha pendant of extremely poor quality, covered in cracks, and something seemed to be encased within it.
Seemingly noticing Xue Fuyao's scrutiny, Xia Qiaomu instinctively covered his chest with his hand, rather like someone putting up a sign saying, "No silver buried here."
"Keep it hidden. Don't let anyone discover it." Xue Fuyao had no intention of stealing Xia Qiaomu's fortuitous opportunity. After all, she had no shortage of such resources, and besides, Xia Qiaomu was a decent person who had helped her once before.
As Xia Qiaomu turned to leave, Xue Fuyao sent a strand of spiritual qi into his body. Besides helping him conceal the jade Buddha on his chest, this strand of spiritual power could also save his life at a critical moment.
Once today's testing had concluded, everyone found to possess a spiritual root was given lodgings in the City Lord's Mansion. Xia Qiaomu, in particular, became the focus of their efforts to win him over. After all, he was a genius with a heavenly spiritual root.
Xue Fuyao also had a heavenly spiritual root and had already reached the Golden Core Realm at such a young age, making the rest of them look like useless trash.
Everyone wanted to lure this little genius into their own sect, but the rules of the Disciple Recruitment Assembly prevented them from doing anything openly.
So, to win Xia Qiaomu's favor, they showered him with kindness in every other way they could.
In just a few hours, Xia Qiaomu went from a pitiful little waif to someone