Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 62: Chapter 62: Spirit Root

[Hexagram has been refreshed!]

[Today’s Hexagram · Good Luck]: You plan to plant Spirit Seed at Black Water Pool, which contains faint great momentum of heaven and earth, with rich Spiritual Qi. The cultivation of Spirit Fruit and Spirit Medicine will be very successful, which will greatly help the family’s development.

The new hexagram text appeared on the White Jade Turtle Shell in the Sea of Consciousness, and Shen Yuan was very happy after seeing it.

He suddenly realized that this White Jade Turtle Shell seemed to have a characteristic.

Once he decided to do something, and if this matter would have an impact on the family in the short term, the hexagram would most likely give a corresponding hint.

It seemed to be the same last time when he decided to replace Black Dragon Pool and build a new house.

In this way, in the future, when he makes certain decisions, he should wait a few days and use the hexagram to see the omens.

Since the hexagram had given a specific hint, it meant that planting the Spirit Seed at Black Water Pool was the right decision.

After testing tomorrow, he could let the eldest buy some Spirit Seed back and have Uncle Ya study it, striving to plant it as soon as possible.

The next morning.

The family of four got up early.

After a simple meal, they followed Shen Wenxing towards the Ascension Pavilion.

When they arrived, a long queue had already formed at the entrance of Ascension Pavilion.

Left Clerk Gongyang He, along with twenty guards, was maintaining order at the door.

”No pushing, no noise!”

”Whoever doesn’t follow the rules will have their testing qualification canceled directly!”

”Everyone, take out your household registration certificates, a two silver taels testing fee per person, and line up!”

Gongyang He shouted loudly.

The many Common People in front of Ascension Pavilion all waited nervously.

”Steward, you are here?”

On the first floor inside the pavilion, Right Clerk Fang Qing greeted them respectfully, glancing at the three people behind Shen Yuan.

”Clerk Fang, these two are my younger brother and sister, please test them first.”

Shen Wenxing said, taking out four silver coins from his pocket.

Upon hearing this, Fang Qing smiled obsequiously, ”They are all family of the steward, let’s waive the silver coins.”

Shen Wenxing stuffed the silver into his hand and said, ”No! No!”

”Letting them cut in line is already a bit of favoritism, and we must have respect for the Immortals who possess great Divine Power.”

”The silver should be given.”

Fang Qing repeatedly agreed, and after receiving the silver, he registered the names of Shen Wen’an and Shen Wenping.

”Which one of you two wants to go first?”

Shen Wenxing looked at his brother and sister and spoke.

”I will go first!”

Shen Wenping said nonchalantly; anyway, she didn’t like Cultivation Immortality and didn’t care much about the test results.

”Miss Shen, this way.”

A servant from Ascension Pavilion respectfully came forward, leading Shen Wenping to the Bluestone Array Plate.

Everyone present fixated their gaze nervously on the two Crystal Stones in front of the array plate.

After a few breaths’ time, the first of the two Crystal Stones slowly lit up, flickering with four colors of light, while the fifth color was somewhat dim.

Until the light on the first Crystal Stone slowly dissipated, the second Crystal Stone didn’t light up.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan frowned.

He didn’t know what it represented.

Next to him, Fang Qing hurriedly explained, ”Miss has a Four-Element Mixed Spirit Root, Profound Black stands for water, the Water Element is dim, which means she has a slight Water Element Spirit Root.”

”However, since the second Crystal Stone didn’t light up, it means... it means Miss’s Water Element Spirit Root does not meet the requirements for mastering Immortal Techniques.”

These were apparently taught by Li Heshan to them.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing both showed a trace of disappointment on their faces.

”Wen’an, it’s your turn.”

Shen Wenping’s test results were not ideal, and it was Shen Wen’an’s turn next.

The father and son had great hopes for him.

Without speaking, Shen Wen’an stepped onto the array plate at a slow pace.

After another few breaths, the first Crystal Stone lit up with four colors of light!

Subsequently, the second Crystal Stone also slowly emitted a brilliant yellow light!

”It’s lit!”

”The second Crystal Stone has lit up!”

The first to speak excitedly was actually Fang Qing!

Because Li Heshan had once told them that if someone could make the second Crystal Stone light up, it meant this person had the aptitude for Cultivation Immortality.

The brighter the light, the greater the potential.

Yellow represents the Five Elements Metal Spirit Root, with great brilliance, indicating that Shen Wen’an on the array plate has excellent aptitude for Cultivation Immortality.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing also smiled.

As the light dissipated, Shen Wen’an stepped down from the array plate.

Fang Qing had already registered the details of his test.

”Steward, you should report this to the Royal City Immortal Garden as soon as possible. The Immortals would surely be thrilled to know.”

Shen Wenxing nodded, ”There’s no rush for this.”

He took out another bulging money pouch from his pocket and handed it to Fang Qing, ”Here are sixty silver taels, send someone to the Stone Vault for twenty Spirit Seed of Spirit Fruit.”

Stunned by his words, Fang Qing then whispered persuasion, ”Steward, that Spirit Fruit is extremely difficult to cultivate, do you want to reconsider?”

Shen Wenxing smiled gently, ”I know, but father loves planting fruit trees, let him try.”

”Sixty silver taels is not a big deal, and if it succeeds, it can surely be repaid soon.”

Seeing his insistence, Fang Qing no longer persuaded and directly sent a servant to the Stone Vault to pick out twenty seeds of Spirit Fruit.

Handing the Spirit Seed pouch to Shen Wenxing, Fang Qing brought over a thin booklet and said:

”Purple Star Fruit is not the most valuable among the many Spirit Seeds left by the Immortals, but its survival rate is the best.”

”This booklet also contains cultivation notes left by the Immortals, mass-printed by the County Government, sold at five silver taels each.”

”This copy was transcribed privately by me, and it happens to be a gift for you, sir.”

Shen Wenxing glanced at him with a faint smile, without saying much.

”Thank you, Clerk Fang.”

He handed the booklet and the Spirit Seed to Shen Yuan, ”Ah Die, you and brother and sister go back first, when things are settled here, I’ll return.”

”If there is any news from Immortal Garden, I’ll have someone inform you.”

Shen Yuan nodded.

He had been observing his son’s way of handling things, which was better than he had imagined.

With this realization, he felt reassured.

Now, it’s apt to take this Purple Star Fruit back in the early spring and study it with Uncle Ya to see if it can be cultivated.

Seeing off the father and siblings, the time reached the hour of Chen.

”That’s about right, open the pavilion.”

With his order, the doors of Ascension Pavilion slowly opened.

Many Common People handed over silver taels, sending their children inside with high hopes.

But most of the children left disappointed.

Spirit Root Practitioners are one in a million among the mundane people, and Yu Country, being a land sparse in Spiritual Qi, naturally has very few possessing Spirit Roots.

Throughout the day, nearly three thousand people were tested in Anyang County’s Ascension Pavilion, and apart from Shen Wen’an, not a single person made the second Crystal Stone light up.

In the evening, Shen Wenxing arranged for Gongyang He and Fang Qing to carefully check the test list and money collected to ensure everything was accurate before sending the collected funds to the treasury.

These funds were those of the Immortals’, and they dared not embezzle even a single tael.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

The entire Anyang County had a population of 300,000, not many of the eligible ones were willing to come for testing.

In three days, the Ascension Pavilion had received a total of more than 10,000 testers.

Familiar with the process, the related matters no longer required Steward Shen Wenxing to personally oversee.

One day, while cultivating on the second floor, he suddenly heard a hurried knocking at the door.

”Steward! Spirit Root!”

”Another person with a Spirit Root has appeared!”

The servant reported urgently outside the door.

Shen Wenxing opened the door, curiously following to the first floor.