Chapter 2 — The Secret Behind the Jade

The whole village went crazy, kneeling on the ground and bowing to the green. The immortal said they came from the "Thanh Van Tong" in the east. They passed by here and felt that this place had some aura fluctuations so they came to investigate to see if there were any people with the qualifications to cultivate immortals. They took out a transparent crystal ball and asked the children in the village to touch it one by one. Whoever has spiritual roots will be taken to the mountain to study religion, one step up to the clouds! The children were so crowded that they almost pushed each other to death. I huddled at the back of the crowd, my clothes torn, my hair disheveled. No one paid attention to me. But I also don't want to go. Forerunner? It sounds far away and annoying. I just want to stay in this dilapidated cottage and live peacefully through the days. I touched the piece of jade on my chest, it was warm and strangely peaceful. It's my turn. The village chief grabbed me and pulled me in front of the crystal ball: "Elder, this girl should try it too, even though she's a comet..." The immortal frowned, probably seeing how dirty I was. I hesitated for a moment, then placed my hand on the crystal ball. It's cold. The ball did not react at all. The fairy's face was expressionless: "No spiritual roots, next person." I breathed a sigh of relief and was about to withdraw my hand. At that moment, my heart felt like it was on fire — a burning sensation spread from my chest! An extremely weak stream of air, so weak that it was hard to feel, suddenly ran along my fingertips, passing straight into the sphere. Ong—— The originally transparent crystal ball immediately burst into a dazzling light, the light was pure and blue, so brilliant that it lit up half the sky! Everyone was dumbfounded. The fairy's eyes widened, her voice cracking: "Heaven... heavenly spirit roots?! And a top-level Wood type?! In this poor countryside... how is that possible?!" What happened next was like a dream. I was carried away by that stammering immortal with a flying sword, as precious as picking up a treasure. Not even my torn cottage had time to return. Just as I was flying up, I turned my head to look at the small village below, getting farther and farther away. The piece of jade on his chest was hot. I gently placed my hand on it, whispering in my heart: "Don't be afraid, we're leaving this place." The temperature of the jade piece gradually cooled down. Thanh Van Tong is very large, covered in fog, white cranes circle the sky. I was assigned to the outer sect and became the lowest-level housekeeping disciple. The immortal surnamed Trieu who brought me home - now the senior brother who guided me - treated me extremely well, even flattered. "Little junior sister Tham, you have a rare thousand-year heavenly spiritual root! That limitless future! First, just work hard for a few days in the chore hall, wait to check your spiritual root, I'm sure the inner sect elders will compete to accept you as a disciple right away!" He put a few small stones in my hand. sparkling, called spirit stone, told me to hold it temporarily and use it. I nodded bewilderedly. The manager at the grocery store was a chubby middle-aged man with droopy eyes. At first, he was lazy and didn't bother to look at me. But when he heard senior brother Trieu say the three words "heavenly spirit root", his face lit up, smiling brightly like a blooming chrysanthemum. "Whoa! Junior sister Tham! Come in, come in quickly! Sleep in a dormitory bed or something, I will immediately arrange for you a private small courtyard! Errands? Not urgent, not urgent! Just rest first!" So I was able to live in a clean private room, with a lovely small yard. In this crowded outer sect service area, this kind of treatment is truly at the level of an elder. I touched the piece of jade on my neck, feeling like I was stepping on clouds, so unreal that I couldn't believe it was real. At night, I lay on the soft blanket and softly said to the piece of jade: "It was you who did it, right? That thing about the crystal ball." The piece of jade was silent. "Senior brother Zhao said I am a heavenly spirit root... what is that? Is it strong?" He still didn't answer.

words. “I thank you.” – I whispered. The jade piece seemed to... vibrate slightly, pressing against my skin. As if saying: I know. The next morning, senior brother Trieu came again and took me to the main hall of the main peak to check my spiritual roots with higher level spiritual stones. In the main hall, there were several elders with profound cultivation and demeanor like those of legendary gods, all of whom were looking intently at me. I'm a bit stressed. Senior brother Trieu signaled me to place my hand on a large, sparkling piece of jade. I took a deep breath and put my hand up. Feeling cold. The jade block did not have any reaction. The look of anticipation on the elders' faces gradually turned into doubt. Senior brother Trieu was impatient: "It can't be! Obviously yesterday..." "Try again!" A silver-bearded elder spoke solemnly. I tried again. The pearl remained as still as a normal stone. The elders looked at each other, with puzzled expressions. "Trieu Phong," the white-bearded elder looked at Senior Brother Trieu, his voice stern, "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake yesterday? Did you see a mistake?" Senior Brother Trieu sweat poured out: "Elder Huyen Thanh! I swear! The blue light shining in the sky yesterday was definitely a top-level Wood element heavenly spirit root! Absolutely no mistake!" "Then why hasn't the spirit stone reacted at all today?" Another elder, with a stern face, coldly questioned. "This matter... I don't know!" Senior brother Trieu was speechless, unable to argue. I stood there, like an object being examined, my hands and feet were cold. The piece of jade on his chest suddenly began to heat up. A familiar, very weak aura slowly crept out, trying to touch that giant spirit stone. I could feel its hesitation and caution. But just as that aura was about to reach the surface of the spirit stone—“Hmm!”