After everyone was reborn, I was strictly disciplined.

"This mother and daughter don't look like members of the Lin family at all."

Liu Xuan's words were not meant to be deliberately difficult, but were simply the truth.

Those who cultivate immortality deal with spiritual energy year-round, making them extremely sensitive to it, and their bodies are always surrounded by faint fluctuations of spiritual energy.

However, this mother and daughter from the Lu family had no spiritual energy fluctuations whatsoever. Their auras were murky, clearly indicating that they were just ordinary mortals without even the most basic spiritual roots.

This was the fundamental reason why Raymond Lam mistook someone else for someone else.

In this Cangxuan Continent, the descendants of cultivators will inevitably possess spiritual roots within their bodies, regardless of the quality or quantity of those roots.

Spiritual roots are the foundation of cultivation, the innate talent of cultivators, and a symbol of the bloodline inheritance of cultivation families.

As for Lu's mother, she had no spiritual energy at all, clearly indicating that she was a person without spiritual roots and would never be able to cultivate, and could only be an ordinary mortal.

As for Lu Chengxue beside her, Liu Xuan had secretly investigated her earlier but hadn't sensed any fluctuations in spiritual energy, so she probably didn't have any spiritual roots either. Or perhaps her spiritual roots were too mixed to allow her to cultivate.

However, Lin Feng's daughter was a rare single-element golden spiritual root in the entire Cangxuan Continent. She was exceptionally talented and cultivated at an extremely fast pace. She reached the Golden Core stage at a young age and was a genius that the Lin family had only seen once in a century.

No one expected that such a gifted cultivator would give birth to a mortal without spiritual roots.

Upon hearing Liu Xuan's words, Lin Feng's expression turned even more grim, his aura grew increasingly weak, and he stood silently in place, unable to utter a single word.

What Liu Xuan said was true. He had naturally noticed that the mother and daughter of the Lu family did not have any spiritual root aura.

After a moment, as if he had made up his mind, he slowly raised his head, a resolute glint in his eyes.

He took out another jade pendant from his pocket, the same one he had used to test Xie Xingran's aptitude earlier.

This is a spirit jade used by the Lin family to test spiritual roots. As long as you place your hand on it, you can find out whether you have spiritual roots and how good or bad they are.

He handed the spirit jade used to test spiritual roots to the Lu family mother and daughter, and said in a low voice, "You, place your hands on this jade pendant."

Upon hearing this, Lu's mother and Lu Chengxue trembled, their faces filled with fear and hesitation. However, looking at Lin Feng's unquestionable gaze, they dared not refuse.

Mother Lu took a deep breath, slowly raised her hand, and placed it on the spirit jade with trembling hands. Her eyes were fixed on the spirit jade, and her heart was full of trepidation.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Lingyu lay there quietly, without any reaction. It remained entirely blue, without any luster, as if it were just an ordinary blue jade pendant.

No spiritual root.

This result was already within Lin Feng's expectations, but when he saw with his own eyes that Lingyu had no reaction at all, a sense of sadness and disappointment still welled up in his heart.

He slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, the sorrow in his eyes deepened.

"It's your turn."

Lin Feng's voice was low and hoarse as he looked at Lu Chengxue. His tone was calm, but only he knew that his heart was in turmoil.

Lu Chengxue trembled with fright, quickly raised her hand, and carefully placed it on the spirit jade. Her big eyes were fixed on the spirit jade, and even her breathing became cautious.

She didn't know what the jade pendant was for, but seeing everyone's serious expressions, she was filled with fear.

The moment Lu Chengxue's fingertips touched the spirit jade, the spirit jade moved slightly and then emitted a faint ten-colored light. The light was weak and dim, and it only lasted for a moment before disappearing. The spirit jade returned to its original blue color.

Low grade ten spiritual roots.

Such aptitude is undoubtedly the worst in the cultivation world.

With ten spiritual roots in disarray, the absorption rate of spiritual energy is extremely slow. Even if a large amount of resources are consumed, it is not certain that one can reach the Foundation Establishment stage in a lifetime, and it is even difficult to break through to the peak of the Qi Refining stage.

Such aptitude is even more disappointing than having no spiritual root at all.

Without spiritual roots, one can still live a peaceful life as an ordinary mortal. However, having ten low-grade spiritual roots gives one a glimmer of hope, but ultimately only leads to a gradual descent into endless cultivation difficulties.

Lin Feng could no longer hold back. He slowly closed his eyes, raised his hand to cover the disappointment and sorrow in his eyes, and his shoulders trembled slightly.

Just now, he witnessed Xie Xingran's top-notch talent, the dazzling colorful light, the enviable chaotic spiritual root, and the innate sword bone. His heart was filled with envy and jealousy.

But now, seeing Lu Chengxue's low-grade ten spiritual roots, he felt completely lost and empty, as if something had hollowed him out. The deep-seated disappointment almost overwhelmed him.

Is this the bloodline of his daughter that he has been searching for for more than ten years?

Is this the Lin family's hope for the future?

Just as Lin Feng was lost in endless disappointment and confusion, two urgent voices suddenly came from afar.

"Father-in-law!"

"father!"

Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw Liu Qingwan and her husband rushing towards him. Liu Qingwan looked anxious, her skirt fluttering, while Xie Jinghan beside her also looked anxious and followed her.

Behind the two of them followed a young man with a handsome face and gloomy eyes; it was Lu Chengyuan.

Xie Xingran's eyes lit up the moment she saw Lu Chengyuan, as if she had discovered a new continent, and she quickly peeked out from Liu Xuan's arms.

Pointing her little finger at Lu Chengyuan, she looked at Lin Feng, her schadenfreude barely concealed, and called out in a soft, sweet voice:

"Grandpa, Grandpa! This person is also your bloodline, please quickly test his spiritual roots! See if he has any?"

Xie Xingran's words drew everyone's attention to Lu Chengyuan.

Lin Feng was no exception; his sharp eyes slowly fell on Lu Chengyuan, and his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

The boy in front of me was tall and handsome, but he was surrounded by an aura of gloom that was hard to shake off. There seemed to be a faint but powerful aura flowing between his foreheads, and the air pressure around him was frighteningly low.

Like a trapped beast, it is poised to pounce and tear everything apart at the slightest mishap.

Lin Feng has lived a very long time, traversing the Three Realms and seeing all sorts of people, from kings and generals to demons and monsters, geniuses and heroes, and treacherous villains—none of them can escape his discerning eyes.

But this boy in front of him made his heart sink for no reason.

The obsession and ruthlessness deep in those eyes were not found in ordinary youths. Such a person, with an unstable mentality and bound by malice, has always been eccentric and is by no means a kind person.

Seeing Lin Feng's stunned expression, Xie Xingran quickly continued, "Grandpa, he is this woman's son, and should also be your bloodline!"

Just then, Lu Chengyuan's gaze swept across the courtyard, and when he saw his mother and sister kneeling on the cold ground, looking disheveled, he noticed...

His expression changed drastically; the gloom from before was instantly replaced by panic. He staggered forward, his face filled with anxiety and heartache.

"Mother! Xue'er! How are you? Are you alright?"