The rising sun shone on Yunbi Peak, and the Shen family's ancestral temple shone brightly in the sunlight. In the open space in front of the ancestral temple, several five- and six-year-old children lined up in a row, as if waiting for something.

One of the children pulled the sleeve of the adult next to him.

"Dad, what kind of spiritual root do you think I am? It would be great if it were Tianlinggen." The child said innocently, because he heard that Tianlinggen is the most powerful.

The adults on the side couldn't help but laugh, and smiled lovingly and said:

"What do you think the Tianling Root is? Not to mention our Shen family, even the Qingyun Sect does not have one. There has been no Tianling Root in our Lingnan land for thousands of years. You kid is really good at daydreaming!"

"Maybe?" the child said a little aggrievedly.

"Okay, okay, our Chi'er has a heavenly spirit root. Can he cultivate into a great monk and then protect the family?" the man said lovingly.

"Okay!" The child smiled happily.

…

The door of the ancestral temple finally opened. The child watched other children go in and then walk out one by one. He was curious about what was going on inside the ancestral temple. Does it take so long to measure the spiritual roots?

The child looked anxious,

"Why isn't it my turn yet?"

Finally it was his turn. He happily ran inside, but when he thought about what the adults said, no noise or rudeness was allowed in front of the ancestral temple, he immediately slowed down and walked in slowly.

Entering the ancestral temple, he saw a row of wooden plaques enshrined there, from high to low, with candles lit beside them. He saw an old man sitting in front of the memorial tablet and looking at him.

"What are you looking at, little guy? Why don't you come over here?" The old man looked at him lovingly.

"oh."

The child walked towards the old man and saw that he had a head full of white hair and wrinkles on his face, but his temperament was so approachable that he couldn't help but come closer.

"Put your hand here and let me see."

The child was put on it obediently, thinking:

"This is spiritual root testing, right? I wonder if my spiritual root is the heavenly spiritual root?"

The old man held the child's wrist, injected a spiritual power into it, and began to explore his spiritual roots.

After a while, the old man looked happy and said:

"OK!"

Then another spiritual power was injected into it. The child looked at the old man and did not dare to speak. After a while, the old man finally let go of the child's wrist and laughed:

"Okay! Okay! God will not destroy our Shen family! Hahahaha..."

The old man's face was full of smiles, and he was laughing to the sky like crazy.

The child was so frightened by the old man in front of him that he did not dare to look at him.

After the old man smiled, he noticed the child and asked with excitement:

"May I have your name."

"My name is Shen Chi."

"Shen Chi, Shen Chi... galloping around the world, not bad, not bad."

As he spoke, he opened a black book and wrote: "Shen Huanchi".

"Come here." He said to the child.

Pointing to the newly written words, he said to the child:

"This is your new name, Shen Huanchi."

The child saw that there were names written all over it,

"Shen Yucang, Wang Lingwen, Shen Wen..." But these names are all in blood red.

I finally found my name underneath, but my name and that of several others were in black.

"Here, put a drop of blood on it." The old man said, picking up the child's hand, and a drop of blood dropped on the name. The three words suddenly seemed to come alive and became more agile.

The child pointed to his name and the red name on it and asked:

"Why is mine black."

The old man was silent for a while, then pointed to the only black name in the row above and said:

"Because we are still alive."

The child looked at the name he pointed at, Shen Wenhong.

The child nodded in understanding.

"Come with me."

Come to the spiritual throne,

"Kneel down and kowtow three times."

Just as he kowtowed, a solemn voice came,

"Listen, Shen Huanchi, the third generation descendant of the Shen family, I hope you will practice hard and uphold the teachings of your ancestors to ensure that the inheritance of our Shen family will continue."

The child was quite shocked and couldn't help but say

"yes."

Everything returned to calm, and the old man looked at him with indescribable happiness.

"Get up and report to the General Affairs Hall."

The old man returned to the mat, closed his eyes and thought about this.

When the child was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and said:

"Am I Tianlinggen?"

"no."

The child is a little frustrated.

"You are the Earth Spirit Root." The old man stopped talking after saying that.

…

The child walked out of the ancestral temple and came to his adults, looking depressed.

"What's wrong with Chi'er? Did the clan leader give her a name?"

"Well, my name is Shen Huanchi."

"Hahaha, okay, my son is also a monk in our family." The child's father suddenly became happy.

"But the old man inside said that I am an earth spirit root." The child looked frustrated.

"Earth Spiritual Root? I've never heard of this." The man thought for a while and said. After all, he was just a mortal and didn't know what Earthly Spiritual Root was. He only knew that there were very few Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

Looking at his son's expression, he comforted:

"It's okay. As long as we can practice, it will be better than me. Your mother and I can live off you at the foot of the mountain."

During the conversation between father and son, the two walked towards the General Affairs Hall.

…

Five years have passed since his spiritual roots were detected, and Shen Huanchi has reached the highest level of cultivation in the family school, reaching the fourth level of Qi training.

Now he also understands the meaning of the earth spirit root and why the old man was so happy back then.

As soon as Shen Huanchi finished practicing, a clan member came over and asked him to go to the clan leader.

Shen Huanchi came to the back mountain spiritual cave, and the clan leader was waiting for him. The old man who helped him test his spiritual roots was the contemporary clan leader, a foundation-building monk. It was also because of his hard support that the Shen clan could develop steadily. .

"Patriarch, please look for me." Shen Huanchi bowed respectfully. At this time, the old man looked older than a few years ago.

"Huanchi is here. Yes, he has reached the fourth level of Qi training. God will not destroy our Shen family."

"Do you have any problems with your cultivation?" the old man asked patiently.

Shen Huanchi immediately asked some questions, and the old man also gave answers. He used his experience as a foundation-building monk to answer some questions during the Qi training period, which was more profound and thorough, and some parts were clear at the same time.

Of course, not all tribesmen in the qi-training stage receive this treatment. Generally, clan elders in the later stage of qi-training answer them. Only tribesmen like Shen Huanchi who have been given hope for their families can listen to the teachings of the foundation-building monks.

finally,

"Huanchi, practice hard and strive to achieve the Great Perfection of Qi training as soon as possible. I will find a solution for you regarding the Foundation Establishment Pill." After saying that, he handed Shen Huanchi a few bottles of pills.

"Logically speaking, based on your qualifications, you don't need to take too many pills, but now it's no longer possible. The family can't wait too long, and I can't support it for that long." The old man said regretfully, with a hint of helplessness in his tone. .

"Huanchi will definitely live up to the clan leader's high expectations."

…

In the next few years, Shen Huanchi's cultivation also increased rapidly. After the late stage of Qi training, he went to Shanghai to make a living. Because he knew that his family could not support him too much now, and at the same time, he also had to experience his own Qi training. Mind, polish your cultivation over the years.

One day, a piece of news came from the family, and Shen Huanchi hurried to the family.

Arriving at the patriarch's cave in Houshan, Shen Huanchi saw the old man sitting cross-legged on the mat, and saw Shen Huanchi showing a long-lost smile.
To be continued...