Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Ling Yue's lips curled up, and then she strode over to the spirit-testing stone. Heaven knows how long she had been waiting for this chance to show off.

Back when she first entered the sect and had her spiritual root tested, the results caused a fight among all the sect's elders. Now, the sect's spiritual root testing stone is missing a corner, which her master smashed in an attempt to take it from her.

With confidence, she placed her hand on the spirit-testing stone, and blue and red light shot into the sky, the two beams intertwining in the air like a burning tree.

"Dual spiritual roots of wood and fire, root value ninety-eight."

Elder Hu stared at the words on the spirit-testing stone, and it was... ninety-eight again?

"Impossible, I must be seeing things." He rubbed his eyes hard and looked at the spirit-testing stone again. It really was ninety-eight!

Only three people were tested, and two of them already had a root value of 98! Did he really underestimate the Seven Sects?

Elder Hu refused to believe in superstitions and asked others to come up and be tested as well.

"Cen Ning possesses dual spiritual roots of metal and fire, with a root value of ninety-five."

"Si Mingche, a superior-grade wood spirit root, with a root value of ninety-three."

"Jiang Mian, mutated phantom spirit root, root value ninety-seven..."

“…………”

"Yue Heng, top-grade earth spirit root, root value ninety-three."

"Lu Xingzhou, top-grade water spirit root, root value ninety-two..."

As the test progressed, Elder Hu became somewhat numb. He even began to suspect that the spirit-testing stone was broken, only able to produce values ​​in the nineties.

So he randomly grabbed a disciple from the Immortal Alliance to test, and the result was: "Fire Spirit Root, Root Value 85."

Elder Hu felt a sting on his face. The sentence he used to say most often was that any disciple of the Immortal Alliance was stronger than the personal disciples of the Seven Sects.

He glanced at Pei Shubai and Yun Qing, who were still the remaining two. He had already seen the ninety-eight Heaven-grade spiritual roots, so the remaining two couldn't possibly be any more heaven-defying.

Thinking that Mo Weiqing's root value was at least stable at ninety-nine, Elder Hu regained some confidence. As the head of the elite disciples of the Immortal Alliance, as long as he was still there, the Immortal Alliance's reputation could still be preserved. So what if the Seven Sects produced a few with high root values?

He cleared his throat, his gaze falling on Pei Shubai, his tone returning to its previous composure: "Next, Pei Shubai."

Pei Shubai stepped forward, and the moment he placed his hand on the spirit-testing stone, a gust of wind swept in from the edge of the square without warning. The wind was strong and rapid, and everyone present unconsciously took two steps back.

Si Mingche grabbed Yue Heng's arm. "Senior Brother Yue, grab me! I'm going to be blown away..."

Wu Zheng grabbed Yue Heng's other arm. "Tell your senior brother to stop bragging. I know he's very capable, but my sensitive scalp can't take it anymore..."

Yue Heng: ...You're all so high and mighty, treating me like a wooden stake?

When the wind stopped, another line of text appeared on the spirit-testing stone: "Heavenly Grade Wind Spirit Root, Root Value 99, Innate Sword Bone."

Elder Hu was shocked to learn that Elder Gu Yue had become a natural sword bone with a root value of ninety-nine. His speed and sharpness had reached the extreme. Cheng Tian Sect really knew how to hide!

The leader of the Immortal Alliance sat up straight, his gaze lingering on Pei Shubai like a venomous snake. Good thing, he had actually found something unexpected.

His gaze sent a chill down Yun Qing's spine; she recalled the scene the Heavenly Dao had shown her. No, she couldn't let the Immortal Alliance Leader notice her senior brother.

Without waiting for Elder Hu to speak, she walked up to the spirit-testing stone and asked, "Is it my turn?"

"Is this spirit-testing stone from your Immortal Alliance sturdy? Won't it explode if I put my hand on it?"

Elder Hu's expression instantly turned speechless. "Of course not, you can rest assured and take the test."

The flying boat exploded because of violent damage. Testing one's spiritual root involves placing one's hand on the testing stone, so why did it explode? Anyway, he had never seen it explode in all these years.

Yun Qing said "Oh" and placed her hand on the spirit-testing stone, but... nothing happened.

Elder Hu: "Put your hand on it."

Yun Qing: "I've let it go."

Elder Hu exclaimed "Huh?" and then pressed his face against the spirit-testing stone to examine it closely. "What's going on now? Is my spiritual root too weak to be displayed?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud "boom" was heard, and the spirit-testing stone exploded.

Elder Hu, who was closest to the spirit-testing stone, was blasted several meters away by the impact, losing his beard in the process.

Yun Qing forced a smile, "Elder Baldy, are you alright?"

"You saw it yourself, I didn't do anything, and the spirit-testing stone just exploded by itself. Could it be because my spiritual root is too good, and the spirit-testing stone couldn't withstand it?"

Bald... no, Elder Hu jumped up in anger, "Why don't you just say it's because your spiritual root is too poor, and you were so ashamed by the spirit stone test that you wanted to commit suicide?"

Yun Qing: ………

"Test!"

Yun Qing obediently placed her hand on the spirit-testing stone, but nothing happened. Then it exploded...

Elder Hu was relieved that he was standing far away this time. It was just testing spirit stones, right? He had plenty of them. He didn't believe he couldn't find out today.

He took out the spirit-testing stone again. "Test!"

There was another loud "boom"...

Test again...explode again...

Test again... explode again...

Yun Qing was a little tired. "Elder Hu, doesn't your Immortal Alliance have any more sturdy spirit-testing stones? Or are you treating me like a stone-crushing machine?"

Elder Hu: ...You son of a bitch...

Finally, the leader of the Immortal Alliance waved his hand, and a mirror about the height of a person appeared in front of everyone. "Use this."

Yun Qing tidied her hair in front of the mirror, then twisted her body and couldn't help but exclaim, "I'm so beautiful!"

Alliance Leader: …………

Elder Hu: ...Are you going to do the test or not?!

"Test, test, test."

Yun Qing became serious for a second and placed her hand on the mirror for the umpteenth time. This time, the mirror did not shatter.

The moment her spiritual power touched the mirror, two beams of light, one golden and one cyan, lit up. Before those two beams of light stabilized, a bolt of purple lightning exploded from the intersection of the golden and cyan beams.

Then, purple lightning surged from the mirror, quickly condensing into shape in mid-air. A purple dragon flew out of the mirror, its scales gleaming with a purplish-black luster, its edges crackling with fine silver electric currents, and hovered above the crowd.

Yun Qing was very satisfied with the performance of her spiritual root; at least she could feel the burning gaze of the Immortal Alliance Leader fixed on her.

Very good, this has temporarily diverted the alliance leader's attention from the senior brother. All he wants is the spiritual root, right? She'll see if he can actually take it away!

With a flick of her wrist, the Thunder Dragon slowly retracted its form and returned to her palm.

A string of large golden characters appeared on the spirit-testing mirror: "Heavenly Grade Gold Spiritual Root, Heavenly Grade Wood Spiritual Root, Mutant Lightning Spiritual Root, Root Value: One Hundred".

Yun Qing shrugged. "One hundred is the limit of the root value, not mine."

Mo Weiqing and the others left before they tested their spiritual roots, because they believed that no matter how strong the spiritual roots of the sect disciples were, they could not surpass theirs.

They returned immediately after hearing about Pei Shubai's ninety-nine spiritual roots.

When they arrived, they witnessed this scene. Ji Ming was petrified on the spot. Impossible! How could someone have a higher root value than his senior brother?