May I seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and live a long and prosperous life.

If Li Heng is indeed a peerless genius with a single spiritual root, then Feng Xuzi has struck gold. It's like making friends with a future powerhouse ahead of time. Even if he's old and can't use this relationship, it will still bring endless benefits to his family in the future.

So he watched with anticipation as Li Heng walked to the stone table, his face full of smiles, but his heart was filled with trepidation.

On the contrary, Li Heng already knew the answer in advance, and his mood was not as uneasy as Feng Xuzi's, but rather quite calm.

He placed his palm on the crystal ball as Feng Xuzi had instructed.

A moment later, the crystal ball suddenly emitted five-colored light: green, yellow, red, white, and black.

The five-colored light shone on Li Heng, making him appear extremely dazzling.

But the light in Feng Xuzi's eyes had visibly dimmed.

What? Five-colored light? Five spiritual roots? ???

This promising junior of his turned out to be a complete waste of talent, possessing five spiritual roots!

Li Heng deliberately acted as if he was very frustrated.

"Senior, I have five spiritual roots, right? This kind of aptitude seems to be the worst. Sigh."

Feng Xuzi's face turned pale and then red, but he was over ninety years old after all. He forced himself to calm down and patted Li Heng on the shoulder.

"Li Heng, although your aptitude is far inferior, there's always a chance. The most important thing is to live well. Many of the geniuses who entered the sect at the same time as me have perished. Look at me, I'm still alive and well. This cultivation world is extremely dangerous. Sometimes, it's the mediocre who live longer. Don't you think so?"

After Feng Xuzi's comforting and persuasive words, Li Heng's mood improved somewhat.

Later, Feng Xuzi took him to learn about the situation of his sect.

"Li Heng, our sect is called Tianyan Sect. It is a medium-sized power in the Qingming Immortal Cultivation World. There is a Golden Core True Monarch in the sect. The Fengwu Mortal World is under our control. Therefore, all cultivators who come out of the Fengwu Mortal World must join our Tianyan Sect."

"Originally, if you had a better spiritual root, I could have applied to the higher-ups to let you directly enter the sect as an outer disciple. However, your aptitude is too poor. With only five spiritual roots, your future is locked up. Therefore, you can only start as a menial servant in the sect."

Feng Xuzi shook his head. The treatment of cultivators with five spiritual roots was to do menial tasks. This rule was set by the sect a long time ago, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Besides, Feng Xuzi's relationship with Li Heng wasn't that deep, so naturally he wouldn't spend money to bribe his superiors to secure an outer disciple spot for Li Heng.

"Come with me later to receive some basic cultivation techniques. Then you can go to the island and choose a cave dwelling. The passage between the Fengwu mortal world and the Qingming immortal world will not open for another 5 years, so you can stay on the island for now."

Li Heng nodded.

He followed Feng Xuzi to receive the most basic cultivation techniques, and then chose a sunny cave on the island to live in.

Back in the cave.

Li Heng opened a basic cultivation manual. This manual was a water-based technique called the Mysterious Water Technique.

There are also a few basic water-based spells, such as Ice Spike, Ice Spike, Frost Blade, Water Escape Technique, and Ice Shield.

......

A few days later, Li Heng wanted to ask Feng Xuzi some questions, but found that Feng Xuzi no longer had the enthusiasm he had at the beginning. He was either impatient or made excuses that he didn't have time.

At this point, Li Heng understood that in the cultivation world, without strength, no one would respect you.

After that, Li Heng never went to see Feng Xuzi again.

He quietly cultivated the Xuan Shui Gong on his own, occasionally taking the time to practice some protective spells, such as the Water Escape Technique and the Xuan Bing Shield, which were the two spells he prioritized learning.

In his view, there's nothing shameful about running away when you can't win; it's better than dying.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

During these five years, Li Heng deeply understood the essence of steadiness and built good relationships with almost all the cultivators on the island. He would often help with tasks that others were unwilling to do, and in his eyes, it was okay to suffer a little loss as long as he achieved his goal of being kind to others.

Although some cultivators were not very appreciative, one cannot hit a smiling face. Over time, they lost their wariness of Li Heng and thought he was a very easy-going and mild-mannered person.

Therefore, he was very popular on the immortal island, and almost no cultivators made things difficult for him.

However, Li Heng also knew that this was based on the premise that he had no conflict of interest with others, so others had no reason to make things difficult for him.

Only with real strength can you truly earn the respect and admiration of others, and only then can you truly do as you please.

However, he is still very weak at the moment, so he would rather suffer more than offend anyone. He has plenty of time. Giving up some petty gains in exchange for not being targeted by others and reducing the risk to his life is well worth it.

After five years of cultivation, his cultivation level reached the mid-stage of the first level of Qi Refining, which made him sigh: Cultivation with five spiritual roots is really slow!

Even though he devoted himself to cultivation for the past five years and tried to minimize unnecessary outings, he still only reached the mid-stage of the first level of Qi Refining.

The other Celestial Realm cultivators who arrived later than him all had better spiritual roots than him. The worst of them all had four spiritual roots, and their cultivation levels all surpassed his. Most of them were at the second level of Qi Refining, and the worst of them had reached the late stage of the first level of Qi Refining.

However, Li Heng had a good mindset and was not affected at all; he did not fight for a moment's pride!

......

One day, the sky above the island was filled with swirling clouds, forming a huge vortex. A large black ship emerged from the vortex and slowly landed on the island's plaza.

At this moment, Feng Xuzi and the other law enforcement cultivators stood solemnly in the square, silently waiting for the sect cultivators to arrive.

Soon, more than fifty cultivators emerged from the large ship, including ten law enforcement cultivators and forty ordinary disciples.

One of the middle-aged cultivators, dressed in a blue robe, was the first to approach the law enforcement cultivators on the island and exchange pleasantries with them.

Feng Xuzi was clearly familiar with this middle-aged cultivator. He asked with a grin, "Old Zhao, why did the sect send you out for rotation this time? It's been so long since we've seen you, probably more than ten years."

This middle-aged cultivator was named Zhao Yuan. Like Feng Xuzi, he was an enforcement cultivator sent to replace Feng Xuzi and his group.

"Feng Xuzi, you old bones are still alive, huh? Haha, do you have any good seedlings this time?"

Feng Xuzi shook his head and sighed, "Alas, good seedlings are hard to find. They're all just three, four, or five spiritual roots."

"That's true. It would be good if a good seedling appeared once every hundred years. Let's hurry up and take these newcomers back to the Azure Netherworld Immortal Cultivation Realm. The passage between the two realms can only be maintained for one hour."

Feng Xuzi nodded. He had already informed the newcomers who were leaving this time, and Li Heng was among them.

"Hurry up and get on the ship! Don't dawdle, or we'll be late!" Feng Xuzi and the others turned around and shouted loudly to the newlyweds.

The newlyweds knew they were about to travel to the Azure Netherworld of Immortal Cultivation, so they boarded the large ship with great anticipation.

Only Li Heng knew that the Qingming Immortal Cultivation World was definitely not a place to enjoy life; it was even more cruel than the mortal world.

"The Azure Cultivation Realm, here I come!"

(The Mortal Realm arc has officially ended. The Azure Nether Realm arc will begin soon. Please add this to your favorites and continue reading!)