The Long Queue
He wasn't entirely sure about a few, but he could sense that even if these children had Spirit Root, they probably wouldn't be very good; at most, they'd be around Five Spirit Roots, which was even worse than his own.
Wen Xiangzhi thought that he had been tested and found to have Four Spirit Roots, but after so long of cultivation, he had only reached the Qi Refining Second Layer. Those with Five Spirit Roots probably couldn't even Drawing Qi into the Body. Rather than wasting time cultivating, it would be more practical to learn a skill and make a stable living.
Only his eldest grandson was somewhat different.
Wen Xiangzhi's eldest grandson was his eldest son's first child.
The eldest son married young, at the age of sixteen. His wife was also very fertile, becoming pregnant just three months after their marriage, and giving birth to the Wen Household's eldest grandson the following year.
The eldest grandson was born in the afternoon. At that time, Wen Xiangzhi was meditating and cultivating in his study. Suddenly, while he was concentrating on his cultivation, he noticed that the extremely thin Spiritual Qi around him was fluctuating in an unusual way.
Unsure if it was just his imagination, he cautiously interrupted his cultivation and got up to check his surroundings, but found nothing unusual. The very faint strange fluctuation disappeared after a short while.
The moment the strange phenomenon disappeared, his hearing, far superior to that of ordinary people, allowed him to hear a loud baby crying coming from his eldest son's yard next door.
This made Wen Xiangzhi's heart skip a beat; perhaps this first grandchild had some merit...
Wen Xiangzhi named his eldest grandson Wen Liyun.
Later, every year he would hold Wen Liyun in his arms for a few days to carefully observe his Root Bone.
Although not much could be discerned, this child's Root Bone did appear somewhat different from others; he started walking and learning to talk much earlier and faster than other children.
Therefore, Wen Xiangzhi paid great attention to this eldest grandson.
Ever since Wen Liyun was two years old, Wen Xiangzhi Wen Liyun take her to his study every day, holding a very mysterious book and quietly teaching Wen Liyun, during which no one was allowed to disturb her.
Wen Xiangzhi's eldest son had glimpsed that book a few times when he took his son to the study. The book didn't look like one that was sold in a regular bookstore; it looked like it had been bound by himself.
When Wen Liyun was four or five years old, although his grandfather repeatedly told him not to reveal the contents of the book to anyone else, not even his parents, he was still a young child and couldn't help but reveal some of the contents.
However, because Wen Liyun was kept under close watch by his family, only his father, Wen the Eldest, and his wife had heard about it.
Wen the Eldest had also been to school, but he couldn't understand the content at all. His wife, on the other hand, was just a girl from town who hadn't received much education, so she understood even less.
Later, when news of the Shangyang Sect recruiting disciples spread and various tales of immortals from the Lingxian Sect circulated in the town, Wen the Eldest suddenly had a hunch that the book his father had taught his son might have something to do with cultivating immortality.
Therefore, even without Wen Xiangzhi emphasizing it, he himself keeps a very close eye on his son.
Therefore, his father's move to Xiushui City further confirmed his suspicions. In addition, his father usually devoted himself to teaching his son, and the thought that his eldest son might be able to cultivate immortality in the future filled Wen the Eldest with excitement.
Unfortunately, the child was too young, Wen Xiangzhi couldn't bear to send his eldest grandson to the Lingxian Sect when they were accepting disciples.
He always thought that he should teach him a thing or two first, and then let Changsun come to the sect after he could successfully Drawing Qi into the Body.
To his surprise, after the Lingxian Sect held its first disciple recruitment ceremony, he spent a lot of money but still couldn't find out any information from the Lingxian Sect about the date of the next disciple recruitment.
Although news of the three major sects recruiting disciples is rarely released among mortals, there are always various channels for dissemination. Anyone even remotely related to cultivation can buy information from the government or various black markets by spending some money. But who would have thought that the Lingxian Sect would act unpredictably, which made Wen Xiangzhi somewhat anxious.
After all, he had heard that the disciples of the Lingxian Sect did not seek to sever their ties with the mortal world. If this were the case, wouldn't his eldest grandson be able to lend him a hand if he achieved success in his cultivation in the future?
For the past few months, Wen Xiangzhi has been unable to sleep or eat properly, tossing and turning every night, and has even lost interest in going to his concubines' rooms.
Therefore, upon learning about Xiushui City in the past few days, I immediately decided without hesitation to move my whole family to Xiushui City to settle down.
Whether the children liked it or not, they dared not oppose their elderly yet authoritative father, and had no choice but to pack their bags and set off as a family.
They were not alone on their way to Xiushui City, and they were not afraid of any bandits.
Their hometown was also next to Hufang Province, not too far away. Along the way, they not only encountered other travelers who were also going to Xiushui City.
Some came to visit after hearing about it for a long time, while others, like the Wen Household, wanted to settle there.
Their caravan grew larger and larger as they traveled, until eventually the entire official road was lined with a long stretch of people and carriages that seemed to have no end.
Once they entered the territory of Hufang Province, the government even dispatched officials to escort them from the front, back, and both sides!
Wen Xiangzhi's eldest son learned from the officials that they had been ordered by the Liaoju Prefecture Hufang Province, to escort people to Xiushui City.
When this news reached the group, everyone's impression of the place improved, and their initial unease about being far from home quickly subsided.
Besides the road leading to the capital Liaoju Prefecture, the largest and smoothest official road in Hufang Province is the one leading to Xiushui City.
This large group of people walked quickly along the wide official road.
The closer they got to Xiushui City, the smoother the ground became. Second Wen's wife, who had been uncomfortable riding in the carriage for the past two days, now had the energy to play with her sister-in-law's little niece.
"Grandpa, I can see the city gate!" came the voice of Wen Liyun, the Wen Household, from the carriage ahead.
Inside the carriage, Wen Xiangzhi loving eyes and said happily, "Yes, we'll be at Xiushui City soon."
"Oh--oh--! We're almost there!" Wen Liyun, who had just turned eight, cheered happily.
The kids have been really bored these past few days from constantly traveling.
"Shut up. How has your grandfather taught you all this time?" Wen Xiangzhi said sternly.
Wen Liyun obediently shut up, but after a few moments of looking at the receding mountains and forests outside the car, he couldn't help but ask again, "Grandpa, was Xiushui City fun?"
Wen Xiangzhi said helplessly, "You're getting older now, you can't be so playful anymore. You've already neglected your studies these past few days while traveling. Once we're settled in the city, you'll immediately start focusing on your studies again."