The immortals of the two worlds started from farming and refining pills.

Chapter 117 Yuanhuang Summer Solstice, Spiritual Test Rituals (Happy Children's Day)
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the summer solstice.

Just as noon is the most revered hour in the twelve hours of the day, the summer solstice is the most valued hour in the world of cultivation among the twenty-four solar terms.

This is because this day is the birthday of Emperor Yuan, and the sun is closest to the earth, which has the meaning of driving away evil spirits and diseases and benefiting all things.

The Li family's spirit-testing ritual was held on this day.

In front of the clan's ancestral temple, various rituals before fortune-telling have been completed.

On the fourth-floor platform, Li Qing and the other four elders, as well as other cultivators in the late Qi training stage, sat on cushions and looked at the surging crowd below.

In the middle of the crowd was the spirit-testing platform that had been brought out from the family storehouse.

Clan leader Li Hui stepped forward, made hand gestures and chanted a spell to activate it.

Then a soft "whoosh" sound was heard, and complicated talismans lit up one after another on the spirit-testing platform, and misty five-colored light rose up.

"Wow~" The children who were brought by their elders to participate in the ceremony couldn't help but exclaimed in unison.

Most of them were from the ordinary clans of the Li family. They rarely saw such a scene on weekdays and stared at it in fascination for a moment.

Li Wei and Li Hu were queuing at the back. In front of her were her eldest brother's family of four, his wife and their two daughters.

"Sister Wei, do you think Ling'er and Yue'er can detect their middle-grade spiritual roots this time?" Her sister-in-law was a little worried, "Their two older brothers and sisters didn't have this blessing."

Li Wei comforted him, "No one can predict the matter of spiritual roots. But this year is different from the past. The spiritual veins of the clan have been upgraded, and the spiritual land has doubled in size."

"As for spiritual root qualifications, this time it won't be as strict as before. You don't need to have a middle-grade spiritual root. If you can light up twenty marks, you will have the opportunity to enter the clan's land to practice."

"Ah? Is that so?" Her eldest brother was stunned for a moment, with a slightly unwilling look on his face, "Then will those who were eliminated before be compensated?"

Li Wei knew that his eldest brother also had 20 marks back then, and couldn't help but sigh: "Looking back, who doesn't have a few like this? How can we compensate them one by one? The only thing we can do is look forward."

"Ding——" A powerful bell rang from the center. Everyone stopped talking and looked towards the spirit-testing platform.

After Li Hui activated the spirit-testing platform, he stood aside and used his magical power to speak: "Fellow tribesmen, the spirit-testing is about to begin. Please follow the command and step forward in turn to test your spirit-root qualifications."

Then, a member of the tribe took out a list and began to read: "Qingquan Town, Xiaoliu Village, Li Jinyu, seven years old!"

A chubby boy with a fair complexion, accompanied by his parents, placed his chubby hand on the spirit-testing platform.

A halo suddenly enveloped him, and his spiritual roots and aptitude were immediately revealed on the spirit testing platform.

Then a burst of white light rose up and turned into twelve sword-shaped marks, which flashed for a moment before disappearing.

Then, four spots of light, blue, black, red and yellow, flashed by.

"Li Jinyu, twelve marks, low-grade gold spiritual root." Another tribe member recorded the result of the spiritual test in the book, "Failed!"

The little fat boy's parents immediately looked worried, but he himself didn't understand what it meant. He looked at the spirit-testing platform happily: "Wow, what a cool pattern!"

Li Hui waved his hand and asked the family of three to leave. Soon, the second child came to the spirit-testing platform.

"Qingquan Town, Xiaoliu Village, Li Jinting, six years old." "Four medals, failed."

"Qingquan Town, Xiaoliu Village, Li Yuhua, six years old." "Ten medals, failed."

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Sitting on the high platform, Li Qing couldn't help but recall the scene when he participated in the spirit-testing ceremony.

By that time, the Li family's spiritual vein was already overwhelmed, and the spiritual root qualifications were very strict. Even for middle-grade spiritual roots, only twenty places were given.

In that year, there were twenty-one people with middle-grade spiritual root qualifications, and some were about to be eliminated.

The rest of them all had elders who practiced in the clan land. Only Li Qing had no cultivators in his family for more than ten generations.

Fortunately, Yanling Valley was recruiting a group of outer disciples at Xuefeng Lake. Li Zhe was fortunate to be recruited because of his upper-middle-grade fire spiritual roots. Li Qing was then able to successfully enter the clan's land to practice.

Of course, looking back now, given his qualifications, if anyone was to be repatriated, it would most likely not be him. But the feeling of being at a loss and powerless at the time is still fresh in Li Qing's memory.

"Yangquan Town, Pingxi Village, Li Qingquan, seven years old."

"Thirty-two marks, medium-grade water spirit root, passed!"

Suddenly, a burst of cheers interrupted Li Qing's thoughts.

He looked up and saw an old man with a gaunt face, holding an equally gaunt little boy, crying loudly: "Middle-grade spiritual roots! My little grandson has middle-grade spiritual roots!"

"He can cultivate immortality!"

"My grandson is a monk!"

Li Qing looked at the man and felt that he looked familiar. After a moment of recollection, he suddenly said, "It turned out to be him!"

This person participated in the spirit-testing ceremony in the same year as him. Thirty marks were detected that year, and he was only one step away from having a mid-grade spiritual root.

When his two sons and three daughters took part in the spirit-testing ceremony, they all had seven or eight marks, indicating low-grade spiritual root qualifications.

Now that his long-cherished wish has come true and one of his grandchildren has been found to have a mid-level spiritual root, how could he not shed tears?
Li Qing sighed and told Li Zhao beside him: "There is no one in the family who practices cultivation for this child. Please help take care of him when we get to the clan land."

Li Zhao hurriedly bowed and responded.

Soon, after Li Qingquan, two more middle-grade spiritual roots were detected, one lighting up thirty-seven leaf marks, and the other lighting up forty-two flame marks.

Twelve other children, whose numbers of lit marks ranged from twenty to thirty, were also picked out. After the ceremony was over, they would be added to the list based on the number of people who passed.

"Lushan Town, Huanglu Village, Li Linger, six years old."

Soon, it was Li Wei's niece's turn.

The little girl was not stage-shy. She followed her father to the spirit-testing platform and confidently placed her hand on the talisman.

Then, a burst of red light rose up and transformed into flame marks.

"One, two, three..." Before Li Ling'er finished counting, the flame mark had dissipated, and then a green light rose and turned into a leaf mark.

It turns out that he is just like Li Qing, and has the qualifications to practice both the wood and fire elements.

"Li Ling'er, twenty-one marks, low-grade fire spirit root; fifteen marks, low-grade wood spirit root, to be determined."

The eldest brother of the Li family happily pulled his daughter to Li Wei's side and whispered, "Sister Wei, with our uncle here, do you think it is almost certain that our Ling'er will be able to practice in the clan land?"

Li Wei pulled Li Hu and turned her head away without looking at him.

On the high platform, Li Qing held his forehead helplessly, looking at the tribesmen who were looking at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses, and sighed in his heart: Silly nephew, the monks have very sharp ears, and everyone heard your whispers.

Afterwards, Li Yue'er, accompanied by her mother, placed her hand on the spirit-testing platform.

As the green light rose, thirty leaf marks flickered faintly on the spirit-testing platform.

"Li Yue'er, thirty seals, low-grade wood spirit roots, to be determined."

So the family of four happily gathered together.

While the two children were still ignorant, their parents at home had already started to imagine.

Li Wei wanted to give some advice, but she was afraid that she might be trying to cover up her guilt, so she gave up.

Fortunately, the tribesmen who were calling out the names at the spirit-testing platform rescued her from the embarrassing situation.

"Li Hu, five years old." He did not belong to any town or village, but all the family monks present knew that this was a child picked up by Li Qing from outside.

Li Qing also perked up and cast his eyes towards the spirit-testing platform: "Little guy, I wonder what your spiritual root aptitude is like?"

Today is Children's Day. I wish all the adults and children in your family happiness!
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