Hong Shan sized up An Chen from head to toe for a long time, but still couldn't make sense of anything.
"Can I... can I check your Spiritual Root?"
Hong Shan stretched out his hand and asked.
"No."
Checking a Spiritual Root requires physical contact and extending one's Divine Sense into the other person's body. If that were the case, it would be tantamount to putting one's life in the other person's hands.
Of course, if Hong Shan really wanted to kill him, An Chen wouldn't be able to stop him anyway.
"Then... what Spiritual Root do you have? When you join the Qingfeng Sect, someone will definitely test it!"
"High Grade."
An Chen answered truthfully.
"High Grade... not bad, but it still doesn't make sense!"
Hong Shan pointed at Ye Xinning and said:
"Do you know what Spiritual Root she has? A Heavenly Spiritual Root! But even she couldn't Cultivate as fast as you. You've probably spent no more than four days in Kyushu, and you likely haven't Cultivated in Qingfeng City either. How did you Cultivate to the Qi Refining Third Level so quickly?!"
An Chen's mouth fell open, but he first looked at Ye Xinning.
"You... are a Heavenly Spiritual Root."
"..."
Ye Xinning slowly turned her head towards Hong Shan, her eyes almost spitting fire.
Her master sold her out so quickly?
Didn't he say that the matter of her being a Heavenly Spiritual Root couldn't be told to anyone?
Didn't he say that if this matter was exposed and heard by others, they would become envious and it would be detrimental to her?!
Although there was no need to guard against An Chen, Ye Xinning was very worried that one day when Hong Shan was playing mahjong, he might accidentally blurt out that she was a Heavenly Spiritual Root while bragging.
An Chen was also shocked.
Ye Xinning was actually a Heavenly Spiritual Root, even more powerful than a High Grade Spiritual Root?
This was truly the chosen one.
"No, do people in your world have a problem?"
Su Xiaojiu's face was full of disbelief.
She herself was also a High Grade Spiritual Root.
It's important to know that Spiritual Roots are greatly influenced by environment and heredity. It's difficult for Mortals to give birth to children with High Grade Spiritual Roots, while Cultivator with High Grade Spiritual Roots have a much higher probability of having children with High Grade Spiritual Roots.
Su Xiaojiu's siblings all had very good Spiritual Roots; only one person's Spiritual Root was unranked, while the others were Medium Grade or High Grade, and her seventh brother was even a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
But the Spiritual Qi on Earth was so thin, and theoretically, the parents of these people should also be Mortals. How could they be so virtuous and capable of possessing such good Spiritual Roots?
On Earth, she only knew a few people: An Chen, who had a High Grade Spiritual Root; Ye Xinning, who had a Heavenly Spiritual Root; and Yuan Lihuan, who had already reached the Soul Transformation Stage but whose Spiritual Root grade was unknown—though it was impossible for his Spiritual Root to be poor to Cultivate to that Realm.
Are all Earthlings' talents so good?
"Possibly..."
Actually, An Chen was also a bit confused now.
Why were all the people he met so talented?
After a while of commotion, the four of them quieted down in the living room.
Mainly, they all didn't know how to speak.
The relationships here were a bit complicated, and they all needed to sort them out.
"So... why don't you become my Disciple? I think I can offer much more than the Qingfeng Sect."
Ultimately, Hong Shan was the first to speak, but An Chen firmly shook his head.
"I refuse..."
Although this old man's strength might be superior to Zhao Qingfeng's, An Chen still felt that following someone like Zhao Qingfeng might be more reliable.
This old man had a bit of the Fire Phoenix Sect's shadow...
Although the Qingfeng Sect was not a large School and its resources were not abundant, it still had some Sect Legacy, which Loose Cultivators couldn't compare to. Hong Shan might have a lot of Spirit Stones, but could he compare to an entire Spiritual Vein? Naturally, he couldn't.
As for Cultivation Legacy... An Chen felt that if he had to choose, he might as well choose the Fire Phoenix Sect; their Legacy would definitely be better.
"Hey, what month is your birthday?"
Su Xiaojiu leaned over to Ye Xinning and quietly asked.
"February tenth... why?"
"Mine is September third, so I'll call you Sister, Sister Ye. Do you want to consider coming to the Fire Phoenix Sect? Although your master is not bad, there are more than two handfuls of people like him in the Fire Phoenix Sect. Heavenly Spiritual Roots are also extremely rare in the Fire Phoenix Sect. After coming to the Fire Phoenix Sect, you will definitely obtain many, many Cultivation resources!"
"Really?"
"Really! For a Genius like you, the Fire Phoenix Sect will definitely do its best to Cultivate you. The Cultivation resources you can get are probably beyond your imagination, guaranteeing that you can improve your Realm at the fastest speed!"
Even though their voices were very low, Hong Shan heard them clearly. He immediately came over and pulled Su Xiaojiu and Ye Xinning apart.
"You, Su Xiaojiu, your father doesn't have a habit of poaching others' Disciples! Where did you learn that?"
"Didn't you poach An Chen first?"
"I didn't poach your Disciple! Is he a person from your Fire Phoenix Sect? No!"
Su Xiaojiu was stunned.
"It seems... he really is."
But Su Xiaojiu couldn't care less.
"The Fire Phoenix Sect is my family's. What's wrong with me thinking for my family? Do you have an opinion?!"
"Yes! This is my Disciple, I must have an opinion!"
Hong Shan was almost in tears.
What kind of person did Ye Xinning bring back? His Disciple, whom he had finally managed to recruit, was about to be poached!
"Enough!"
"Enough!"
An Chen and Ye Xinning spoke at the same time, stopping the farce.
"I'm not leaving; this is fine."
"Me too."
Both of them now had dark expressions, one staring at Su Xiaojiu, the other at Hong Shan.
Both of them shrank their necks, looking a bit wronged.
An Chen didn't expect that this old man would be so obedient in front of Ye Xinning!
Sure enough, he had no status within the School at all.
"Since our identities have been exposed to each other, shall we lay our cards on the table?"
"Okay."
Ye Xinning nodded, then immediately asked:
"That day at Sun He's father's shop, was that you?"
"It was me."
"The person who subdued the two thugs, was that you?"
"It was me."
Ye Xinning suddenly smiled.
"I knew this wasn't something that person Wang Zhaoyang could do. At that time, I felt that there must be another Cultivator in our School!"
"But, I must first clarify that my current identity as a Transcendent and Cultivator is known to Kunpeng."
"That official organization?"
"That's right, a large portion of their members seem to be people who have Transmigrated before, and their Realms are very high. My aura cannot be hidden from them at all."
At this moment, Hong Shan suddenly spoke, saying leisurely:
"Actually, hiding one's aura is not difficult. I have something here that can help you hide your aura."
As he spoke, he took out two necklaces, with a small jade stone tied to the end of a thin chain.
"After wearing it, anyone below the Soul Transformation Late Stage won't be able to discern your Realm; they will only perceive you as Mortals!"
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Just a quick note, it's not that I don't want to add more updates now, it's that I need time to build up my drafts.
Releasing three chapters every day would kill me.
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