Heaven-Overturning Seal

Chapter 39: Heaven-Overturning Seal

Xu Hengliang possesses a Dual Spiritual Root of Earth and Gold. Earth gives birth to Gold, making it a good complementary spiritual root, but it still pales in comparison to Jiang Wan's Innate Lightning Spiritual Root.

Still, it relieved everyone. Fortunately, it wasn't another Mutated Spiritual Root, or they would have been truly envious and jealous.

The most shocked individuals, besides the youngsters watching the events unfold in the back mountains via projection, were the people below the stage, including Fairy Xueyun.

She excitedly gripped her son's hand.

"Muyi, Muyi, did you see? Your sister has a Lightning Spiritual Root! She has a Lightning Spiritual Root! That's wonderful! With a Lightning Spiritual Root, she won't have to fear becoming a Demonic Cultivator anymore."

True Person Muyi naturally saw it too.

"Yes, Mother. You won't have to worry about Sister having 'trouble' anymore. Sister's Innate Lightning Spiritual Root is the nemesis of all demonic and impure energies."

Fairy Xueyun nodded repeatedly in excitement, then turned to say:

"However, you must still protect your sister well in the future. If the Demonic Cultivators find out, they will definitely try to kill your sister while she's young, so we must protect her."

The Apprenticeship Ceremony on stage continued. The officiant announced the final segment: bestowing Taoist names.

Under normal circumstances, names are given by parents, while Taoist names are given by Masters. If one is a rogue cultivator, they can simply pick one without much fuss.

Furthermore, one usually only receives a Taoist name after reaching the Golden Core stage. Before Golden Core, Foundation Establishment cultivators are as common as dogs; who cares what Taoist name they have.

But their situation was different. Venerable Wanhe bestowed the Taoist name 'Yu Yao' upon Jiang Yao.

Jiang Wan, having asked Venerable Yu Yi beforehand about her own Taoist name, heard him say:

"Good disciple, why do you need to think about your Taoist name? On Tianyan Peak, your Master is Yu Yi. Guess what your name will be?"

Jiang Wan's body trembled, and she looked at her Master in astonishment.

The little purple doll tilted its head back, the flower crown on its head still intact, tears threatening to fall.

She glared with wide eyes and transmitted her voice to Venerable Yu Yi.

"Master, you're not thinking of giving me the Taoist name 'Four-Nine,' are you?"

Venerable Yu Yi smiled kindly. See, his disciple's little head is so clever.

"That's right. Tianyan has Four-Nine, and I am Yu Yi. Tell me, isn't it perfect?"

Jiang Wan refused. She had lost all pursuit of beautiful things, but she still didn't want to be called Four-Nine, ahhh!

In the future, when she went out and people said, "Quick, look, that's Fairy Four-Nine!"

Pfft - She couldn't accept it just thinking about it.

Seeing that it was almost time for her Master to speak, Jiang Wan quickly transmitted her voice.

"Master, I don't want to be called Fairy Four-Nine. Otherwise, I'll cry for you to see! This good name should be given to the Master's Nephew! I want to be called Fairy Wanwan, not Fairy Four-Nine. The contrast is too stark, I'm really going to cry."

Venerable Yu Yi genuinely thought Four-Nine was a good name. Seeing his little disciple's strong rejection, he coughed lightly and said:

"This Venerable's disciple Wanwan will have her Taoist name bestowed later when she condenses her Golden Core. At that time, she can choose a name she likes herself."

The officiant beside them secretly thought: Venerable Yu Yi truly dotes on his disciple.

Since Yichen's Master had said so, he didn't intend to rack his brain to give his cheap disciple a Taoist name.

"Hengliang is also not old. He can choose a name later when he has more ideas."

Although Xu Hengliang was a little disappointed, he thought, if Jiang Wan didn't get one, it's normal for him not to, right?

The Apprenticeship Ceremony was basically over at this point.

Next was the feasting, err, gift-receiving segment.

Coming to attend a Spirit Transmutation Venerable's disciple-taking ceremony, one had to bring some good gifts. Anything less wouldn't catch the eye of a Spirit Transmutation Cultivator.

It was a bit painful to give out three gifts at once.

[You are the Great Demon in the eyes of the world. Everywhere you go is slaughter. Rivers of blood flow with every movement, and nothing grows where you pass.

The Nangong Family was once massacred by Nangong Wanyu, with more than half of its cultivators killed. Now, upon encountering you, the Nangong Family wishes to beg for mercy and sends a congratulatory gift.

Whitewash Task: Spare the life of the new Nangong Family patriarch and let him live.

Task Difficulty: Simple.

Task Reward: Heaven-Overturning Seal.]

Jiang Wan wanted to say only two words: "Holy crap!"

She wouldn't complain about this task. After all, it's from her System Bro. As for the "nothing grows" part, she wasn't pesticide, that description was a bit excessive.

Looking up at the Nangong Family patriarch before her, this middle-aged uncle took out three items. The clever part was that all three items he took out were wrapped in Spirit Avoidance Stones.

Originally, the newly appointed Nangong Family patriarch had prepared two gifts. Who would have thought that with the addition of Xu Hengliang for the apprenticeship, he would take out another item wrapped in a Spirit Avoidance Stone from Nangong Shuyin.

Spirit Avoidance Stone: A type of rock layer formed over tens of thousands of years from the battlegrounds of gods and demons who fell during the War of the Gods. It can form rock layers or stones that can shield cultivators' Spiritual Sense probes.

Some stones even contain many good things inside, while others do not.

The three fist-sized stones he took out were all wrapped in Spirit Avoidance Stone, preventing any detection of their contents.

"These three are good items we dug up from ruins. Today, they're for the three Venerables' young disciples. We don't know what's inside, so it's all up to luck."

Jiang Wan had intended to pick one casually, but when she saw Jiang Yao's gaze land on the middle one, her little hand quickly snatched it.

By the time Jiang Yao reached out, it was too late. The item was already in Jiang Wan's hand.

Jiang Yao gritted her teeth. Why is this little brat so fast?!

This clearly belonged to Nangong Shuyin. She knew this item best from her past life; it contained a Wind-Avoiding Pearl, which she needed most right now.

Jiang Wan dangled the stone in her hand and put it away. She'd open it later.

As a three-year-old child, she'd be foolish to open a treasure in front of everyone.

[You have accepted the gift from the Nangong Family Head and have ceased your killing intent towards the Nangong Family members.

Quest Complete.

Quest Reward: Heaven-Overturning Seal.]

(Use according to cultivation level.)

Jiang Yao looked at Jiang Wan and forced a smile.

"Sister Jiang Wan, I wanted that one just now. Can I trade this one with you for it?"

Jiang Wan shook her head directly. She wouldn't fall for cuteness from someone hiding behind a three-year-old's facade.

"No. I like it, why should I give it to you? Your mother is bad."

"Cough, alright, since you've chosen, that's fine. We still have matters to attend to. Everyone, please enjoy your stay!"

Venerable Yu Yi looked at Venerable Wanhe and said something via spiritual transmission. Venerable Wanhe remained expressionless and also withdrew for the time being.

The other two little ones each took one. Not knowing what was inside made it even more novel.

The three Spirit Transmutation Venerables entered the main hall of the central peak. Madam Li knelt in the middle of the hall. Upon seeing Jiang Wan, her eyes burst with intense hatred.

She hated Jiang Wan for not dying down there, for coming back up, which exposed her lies and led to her current predicament.

Jiang Wan rolled her eyes at her and looked at Fairy Xueyun and Brother Muyi, who arrived shortly after.

She smiled at them.

"Mother, Brother, she's the one who kidnapped me and threw me into the Myriad Snake Den beneath the Gale Force. She can also control Martial Uncle Han Li's mind. She's so scary."

Fairy Xueyun pulled her daughter into her arms, heartbroken that she had suffered so much at such a young age. A place like the Myriad Snake Den was terrifying to even think about. It must have been Venerable Yu Yi who rescued her daughter in time.