Cultivation: Starting with Sterilizing My Own Father

It is said that in ancient times, when spiritual energy was abundant, the five spiritual roots were considered the pride of heaven. Later, as spiritual energy gradually decreased, the five spiritual roots became second-rate mixed spiritual roots, and single spiritual roots began to rise.

Over a decade ago, spiritual energy began to decline sharply. Lacking the nourishment of spiritual energy, even Nascent Soul cultivators would give birth to children without spiritual roots. Geniuses with dual or single spiritual roots were perhaps more numerous only in the resource-rich Central Plains, or perhaps within the royal family.

Now, this small border town has produced a single-spiritual-root and a double-spiritual-root individual; it's no exaggeration to say that a golden phoenix has flown out of a chicken coop.

Just in case, they were tested again.

Finally, it was determined that the older sister, Wei Lanyin, had a very pure dual spiritual root of metal and earth, while the younger brother, Wei Zhiying, had a single spiritual root of earth, but one could vaguely see some metal and water elements in it, but not enough to make up a complete spiritual root, so it was considered a single spiritual root with impurities.

But no matter what, he still has a single spiritual root. Even if spiritual energy wasn't scarce back then, a single spiritual root is still extremely rare.

Meanwhile, the disciples from the sects who were recruiting were already eagerly calling them junior brothers and sisters, and they all asked Wei Zhiying to test them again. The reason was that they had never seen a single spiritual root before, and they never expected that a single spiritual root would not be presented in the form of a pillar of light, but rather as the element itself.

Just as Wei Zhiying was about to release it again, she was stopped by the awakened disciple who was recording the events: "Wait a minute!"

The man quickly got up: "Anyway, we've already checked it once. Let's take you home first. According to regulations, we need to test your family's spiritual roots again."

Then, Wei Zhiying vaguely heard other disciples discussing, "That's right! These crystals were allocated from above. Normally, the spiritual roots tested would be sensed by them, but they made our junior brother test them again and again. Are they afraid they won't arrive fast enough? We should hurry up and keep this promising talent, otherwise our Qing Shi Sect will go bankrupt sooner or later!"

The disciples were all eager to teach the siblings, many of whom had only learned to fly on swords yesterday.

Wei Zhiying quickly pulled her excited sister back, awkwardly tugging at the corners of her mouth: "I...I just learned it yesterday, haha, let's forget about it."

The disciple used his spiritual power to control his own sword: "Let me do it. I've been learning to fly on a sword for a year now."

Wei Zhiying thought to herself: Now that my internship is over, things should be more stable. "Then I'll leave it to my senior."

The other sect disciples who were being tested took the only few people whose spiritual roots were detected that day to Shanliang Village, leaving only a few outer sect disciples to take their place and conduct tests for the others.

On the way, he kept telling Wei Zhiying and her brother how wonderful Qing Shi Zong was, as if he wanted the two of them to settle down right now, as if someone would come and force them.

The sect leader of Qing Shi Sect was a late-stage Core Formation cultivator. Back then, there were countless cultivators in the big cities, and he came from a small place. He didn't do well outside, so he returned to establish a sect. However, after only a few years of glory, he encountered a shortage of spiritual energy. When he heard about the recruitment, he discovered that there were three people with spiritual roots, one of whom was a single earth-type spiritual root. He immediately set off for Shanliang Village.

When Wei Zhiying and her sister returned home, the sect leader of Qingshi Sect had already arrived. Wei Zhiying did not expect that this matter would alarm the county magistrate.

Wei Youcai never expected that he would have the opportunity to sit down and talk with the county magistrate. He kept his back bent and smiled so much that his eyes were almost invisible.

"Sect Master." The leading disciple who was recording stepped forward and bowed: "These are the three junior brothers and sisters who were found to have spiritual roots today. We have also brought crystals to prepare for another test."

"Okay, okay, test it again quickly."

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The Liu butcher's family, relying on their strength, rushed to conduct the test first, but after testing around, nothing happened.

The magistrate quickly said, "At this time, don't worry about married daughters being like water spilled from a cup. Call over everyone who is related to your family."

After thinking for a long time, Butcher Liu remembered that he had a younger sister who had been sold when he got married. So, the constables, following Butcher Liu's suggestion, brought his sister to him.

When the constables brought his sister over on a stretcher, because one of her legs was broken, they had to have someone hand her the crystal.

After Liu the butcher's sister placed her hand on it, five faint beams of light appeared, but then disappeared.

Seeing this, the sect leader of the Qing Shi Sect was filled with regret: "Alas, she has five spiritual roots, but unfortunately she has been beaten for many years, and she has missed the best age for cultivation, which has made her spiritual power extremely weak. Her spiritual roots are basically useless."

Upon hearing this, Liu the butcher's sister immediately burst into tears and laughter: "Hahaha! I have spiritual roots, I'm a cultivator, I can become an immortal! I can become a god! Hahahaha!"

Upon hearing this, his in-laws quickly took the stretcher from the constables: "She has spiritual potential! Hurry while she still has some; maybe the child she gives birth to will also become an immortal!"

Upon hearing this, the magistrate quickly asked, "By the way, what about her child? Perhaps her child also has spiritual roots."

Upon hearing this, his in-laws exchanged bewildered glances, and the magistrate quickly said, "Selling them is fine, but where were they sold to?"

At this point, the county magistrate was already fantasizing about the emergence of a few more promising talents with spiritual roots, so that his dream of taking a position in the capital would not be in vain!

Her pockmarked husband, with his yellow teeth, grumbled, "They're all dead! She's been married into my family since then, and all she's ever given birth to is a daughter. Isn't she deliberately trying to make my Wang family line die out? Hey! Immortal, can this spiritual root be transferred? I've always envied immortals. If she gave birth to another daughter with a spiritual root, that would be so…"

"Don't even think about it." Seeing that there was no useful information, the sect leader of the Qing Shi Sect didn't want to pay any attention to them. These poor bastards always had a foul mouth: "If there is a transfer between immediate family members, there will be a strong rejection."

Before the man could ask anything else, he was chased away by the constables. But Butcher Liu grabbed him; his strength, honed from years of butchering, was considerable. The man grimaced in pain. Seeing her son in pain, the old woman immediately spat, "My precious son! What are you doing! How dare you lay a hand on him in front of the magistrate!"

Butcher Liu only said two words: "Give me the money."

Not only was the old lady stunned, but everyone present was also taken aback. Money? What kind of money?

"The dowry." Butcher Liu's hand tightened. "He didn't give me a penny when he married my sister Lan Hua. Now he's making up for it."

The man was called "Pockmarked Chen" in the village because of his pockmarked face. Pockmarked Chen was furious and, wincing in pain, yelled, "You, surnamed Liu, have you no shame? Our families were exchanging brides! My sister married into your family and gave you two big, healthy sons, while your sister almost wiped out my family line! I haven't even asked you for money yet!"

Butcher Liu refused to let go: "Nonsense! Back then, the marriage was arranged with mortals as the brides. My sister is an immortal! Let me tell you, our family's immortal was traded for your family's mortal! We've lost out big time! Don't even think about taking my sister away today without a hundred taels of silver!"

"One hundred taels!" Everyone present gasped. Chen Mazi's mother collapsed to the ground, wailing, "Oh dear! This is outrageous! Justice, you judge this! This heartless bastard is going to kill our whole family! Chen Wangdi! You ungrateful wretch, you just stand by and watch your mother and your brother be bullied to death!"

Chen Wangdi hadn't lacked meat in the years since marrying Liu the butcher, and had long since grown into a burly man. Hearing this, she exclaimed, "Husband, you can't be so heartless! I'll give you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Butcher Liu interrupted him: "Stop with the nonsense! If you don't hand over the money today, these two boning knives of mine might have eyes!"

Chen Wangdi panicked, truly afraid something might happen to his younger brother. He quickly grabbed Liu the butcher's leg, crying, "Master! That's my own brother! He's my only brother! Dazhuang, yes! Dazhuang! I've given you a fairy too!"

Butcher Liu kicked the man away: "What does my son's success have to do with you, you old woman? Do you even have any spiritual power? It's all thanks to my sister! The child looks like his aunt! Chen Mazi, let me tell you, you've killed so many of my nieces, you're not leaving here today! A life for a life is a matter of course! If you don't have money, you'll pay with your life!"

At the mention of death, a foul odor emanated from Chen Mazi's lower body: "You...you can't kill me! The...the county magistrate is here, my sister is your wife! She even bore you two sons!"

"Then take him back!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Wangdi screamed, "You're going to divorce me! You can't divorce me! I'm yours, I'm not going anywhere! I've given you two sons, I haven't done anything wrong!"

The arguing had gotten so bad that even the county magistrate was having a headache. He couldn't let Qing Shizong laugh at him: "Butcher Liu, your wife, Chen, has indeed not committed any of the seven grounds for divorce, and you also have two sons... this..."

Butcher Liu made up his mind: "I'll give them one of my sons, I'll even change their surnames, I don't care about my wife. I want the Chen family to compensate me. Look at what they did to my sister, and my nieces who could become immortals!"

Chen Mazi's mother threw a tantrum, yelling, "Those good-for-nothings died at birth, where would they get their spiritual roots?!"

"You old hag, just because it's not predicted doesn't mean it's impossible. My two sons' aunt has spiritual roots, so my nephew has a 50% chance. And those born to my sister are all immortals, aren't they? Immortals are so precious these days, you might even have drowned an empress!"

The two families asked the county magistrate to judge the matter. Since the Liu family had a cultivator, the county magistrate naturally wouldn't offend them. In addition, the drowned baby girls had no spiritual roots, but their biological mothers did. No one would believe that they had none, but since they were all dead, everything could only be based on what Butcher Liu said.

The magistrate made the decision: "The Chen family drowned the potential female cultivator, a crime that cannot be forgiven. Since they can't afford the money, and it was originally an arranged marriage, then let's switch back."

Upon hearing this, the Chen family erupted in wailing, and some of the surrounding villagers spat on the ground, saying, "Pah! Serves them right, who told them to drown? Look at how smug Chen Mazi was just now, he won't be so smug now."

Chen Wangdi tried to pull his eldest son away, but Liu the butcher kicked him away. Liu Dazhuang watched this scene with a frown from beginning to end, feeling that he hadn't even entered the sect yet, and he was already being made to lose face.

The magistrate said that he would do as Liu the butcher suggested, and if the Chen family felt they were being shortchanged, they could take one of the children and change their surname. The Chen family naturally wanted Liu Dazhuang, but the magistrate refused on the grounds that Liu Dazhuang was the eldest son who would carry on the family line.

Liu Dazhuang stood in front of his younger brother: "Dayong is my own brother, no one can separate us."

Liu Dazhuang was a person with spiritual roots, so the county magistrate allowed Liu Dayong to change his surname to Chen and continue living in the Liu family.

The Chen family wouldn't allow it, and the child, now renamed Chen Dayong, hid behind his older brother, saying, "You just didn't want me, now it's my turn to not want you."

The magistrate waved his hand, ordering the yamen runners to take the crying, ungrateful Chen Wangdi and his family, who didn't want to leave, back to the Chen family. He also ordered someone to fetch a doctor and carry Liu Lanhua, who was now divorced, back to Liu the butcher's house.

After much commotion, it was finally Wei Zhiying's family's turn. First, they confirmed the existence of the siblings before the sect leader; one indeed possessed dual spiritual roots, while the other had a single spiritual root.

Then his grandmother and father were tested in turn, but neither reacted. When it was Cui Lanyin's turn...

The moment Cui Lanyin touched it, the crystal was instantly enveloped in water mist, and the clean water flow surrounded Cui Lanyin, emitting a pure white light.

"A water elemental root! The purest water elemental root!" But then came a voice of regret: "Heavens, she's already missed the best age for cultivation. What a pity! This elemental root is so pure, so clean!"

The sect leader of the Qing Shi Sect couldn't sit still any longer, and a hint of greed appeared in his eyes as he looked at Cui Lanyin.

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