Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

Chapter 176 Ascension Order!

Chen Han held the sphere in his hand, then felt a sense of unease as he gazed at it with a somber expression.

In just a few breaths, the spherical magical artifact began to shimmer with light.

Without much hesitation, Chen Han opened his hand, and a burst of light and color immediately appeared before his eyes.

Unsurprisingly, even the curious onlookers around them did the same.

One, two, three... four, four types of mixed spiritual roots.

Five types of useless spiritual roots, four types of mixed spiritual roots, three types of true spiritual roots, two types of earth spiritual roots, and one type of heaven spiritual root.

Those with five types of useless spiritual roots are the most numerous type of people in the cultivation world, second only to those without spiritual roots. They can cultivate, but at an extremely slow pace, and even with abundant resources, they will find it difficult to achieve great success in their lifetime.

The mixed spiritual roots of the four elements are better. If there are abundant cultivation resources, along with some opportunities and comprehension, there may be hope of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The proportion of mixed spiritual roots of the four elements was slightly smaller than that of useless spiritual roots of the five elements at the current Ascension Conference, but that was all; no one paid any more attention to him because of it.

Chen Han handed the sphere for testing spiritual roots to the person waiting behind him. His gaze was not much of a fluctuation. Before the test, he did hope that he was the chosen one of heaven, but he thought most about the five elements and the four elements.

Because he knew that these two were the most likely levels of his spiritual roots.

"Four elements? I guess I have no chance in this Ascension Conference. As for my aptitude, forget about it, I'm just average, only a physical cultivator. Besides, I don't even have any cultivation skills, which is even less impressive. I only know martial arts, which is obviously quite useless in the cultivation world."

However, it's not bad; at least it's much better than those with five elemental roots.

Before long, the first round of testing spiritual roots was over.

Of the 160 people, 18 ultimately possessed three true spiritual roots, 49 possessed four mixed spiritual roots, 71 possessed five useless spiritual roots, and 20 possessed no spiritual roots. As for the remaining two...

Dual Earth Spirit Roots!

When they appeared, everyone could see the gleam in the eyes of the five elders on the high platform.

Without hesitation, two of them immediately had someone bring the person behind them, only then feeling at ease, as they were afraid the person would be stolen.

Chen Han glanced at the two with some envy. One was a man, the other a woman, a young man and a young woman. The young man was calm and composed, as if he had known this all along and was confident. The young woman, on the other hand, had an ordinary appearance and was huddled up, looking somewhat timid.

It's her.

Chen Han felt a sense of familiarity and took a few more glances at the girl with the earth elemental root.

She was none other than the girl Chen Han had met at Su Yu Lou yesterday, the seller from whom he bought the Body Tempering Pill.

In the end, Chen Han just sighed helplessly and didn't care anymore.

At this moment, the two elders on the high platform wore smiles, clearly very satisfied with today's result.

The other three cast somewhat regretful glances, lamenting that they hadn't become their disciples.

Because the testing order was completely disrupted, the five elders supervised and opposed each other, leaving them no opportunity to make any underhanded moves. Therefore, they had grim expressions but no words to say anything about who would inherit the two Earth Spirit Roots.

The old man presiding over the meeting flicked his sleeve and spoke again, "The next item on the agenda is aptitude. If any elder has someone they like, they should send someone down to test them. If they are satisfied, they can accept them themselves."

Nearly 90% of people stopped moving during this phase.

Because appearance, expression, and spiritual root are all there, those with five spiritual roots and those without spiritual roots have no chance at all, and few people from the five sects come forward to test those with four spiritual roots.

The testing methods varied; some involved hitting the target directly, while others asked questions, which Chen Han guessed were for testing intelligence.

Ultimately, no one found Chen Han by the end of this round, and twelve more people were taken away from the field, all of whom had passed the qualification test in this round.

Chen Han noticed two people among them, two people he knew very well, and two people who had almost killed him.

Li Hai, Gu Xinran!

Li Hai also noticed the unremarkable Chen Han in the corner. Before leaving, he turned around and gave him a meaningful smile.

The one who led them away was none other than Fan Yu, the senior brother Li Hai referred to.

Fan Yu was dressed in a blue Taoist robe, clearly indicating that he was a disciple of one of the five sects.

Unexpectedly, disciples of a major sect would collude with a rogue cultivator to commit such a heinous act of murder and robbery, and even protect him by allowing him into the sect. Or perhaps it wasn't him; maybe he has connections above him...

Chen Han wanted to expose them, but after thinking about it, he realized that it would be pointless.

He's just a discarded player who failed to be selected; who would care about him? He'd probably only be met with ridicule and questioning after he finished speaking.

Chen Han gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Indeed, in any world, the first dividing line between people is the amniotic fluid... Given the same aptitude and spiritual root, those with connections will always rise higher than those without... even if they are utterly wicked, committing murder and arson.

Looking back now, I realize that after escaping, I actually thought I could use my cultivation to patrol the market and seek justice for Ling Xiaohu's death... Hah, what a joke.

The conference continued, followed by the third phase, which was even more disappointing; Chen Han was completely ignored.

He knows martial arts, but he's not foolish enough to think he can be valued for it; that would be nothing short of self-deception.

"Alright, your Ascension Ceremony is now over. You may leave."

The old man presiding over the event waved his hand, and a streak of light flashed through the air and struck the frozen waterfall. The next moment, the solid ice turned into flowing water and crashed into the ground without any obstruction.

At this moment, the crowd below the stage looked worried and resentful, yet helpless, and walked heavily toward the entrance of the cave.

In that short half hour, the fates of the two groups of people were completely separated.

One might give up cultivating immortality and become a mortal, returning to a mortal town in the cultivation world, where they could live a decent life, but they would never see a cultivator again in their lifetime, and would be completely cut off from cultivating immortality.

Or they might become a rogue cultivator, toiling away all day for cultivation resources, wandering at the bottom of the cultivation world. Such people have no resources, their cultivation progress is slow, and they achieve nothing even when they are old and frail. Their most likely fate is to die a violent death on that mountain.

As he was leaving, Chen Han finally mustered the courage to raise his head and look at the large repairman on the high platform.

He wanted to remember their impressive appearance and strive to emulate that in the future. As the saying goes, "Heaven's movement is ever vigorous; so should a gentleman constantly strive for self-improvement."

Gazing into the distance, Chen Han's eyes remained calm. But at that moment, he noticed a pattern on the green robe of the man from the five sects. His brows furrowed, his gaze shifted rapidly, and even his breathing became somewhat disordered.

"Why aren't you leaving? Is there something you want to say?"

The elderly man presiding over the meeting looked at Chen Han, his words carrying a hint of displeasure.

"Senior, could you please take a look at this item for me?"

As Chen Han spoke, he quickly took out an item from his storage bag. This was the ordinary wooden token that the old steward had entrusted to him in the imperial city.

Ok?

The other four elders had long noticed Chen Han staring straight at them. They initially ignored him completely, not even glancing at him, and even found him somewhat annoying.

But when Chen Han took this out, everyone was shocked. They took two steps forward and stared straight at it.

Ascension Order!