Don't try to cultivate immortality; mortals live longer than immortals.

"The so-called 'innocent spiritual root' is actually an elegant name given to it by senior cultivators. Before that, it had a more common and easy-to-understand name that was widely circulated in the cultivation world."

"What?"

Zhou Ran's bad premonition was growing stronger at this moment.

"A silly spirit root, that's its real name."

Zhou Ran: "..."

Seeing his bewildered expression, Baiwei Zhenjun surprisingly offered a few words of comfort: "You don't need to take it too seriously. Being a goofball is just a state of being."

"As long as you can maintain this, uh... this innocent and childlike heart, like a pistachio, bringing joy to everyone at any time, your cultivation speed will naturally be able to advance by leaps and bounds, and will be no less than that of a true Heavenly Spirit Root."

Zhou Ran: "..."

Zhou Ran was completely stunned. After a long while, she finally said, "So you're just saying I'm a goofball, right? Well, what if—and I mean, what if—I become more mature in the future and can no longer maintain the kind of person you described?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the assembled immortals witnessed a scene they would never forget—the Hundred Flavors True Lord, who was clearly shaped like a rice cooker and had no facial features, was now showing a playful expression: "Guess!"

"Guess my ass!"

Zhou Ran was on the verge of tears; he really wanted to curse!

With things having progressed to this point, it goes without saying that Zhou Ran naturally passed the test. The so-called Heavenly Spiritual Root is just an ancient term; in modern terms, it means that his spiritual root aptitude exceeds 80 points.

To put it bluntly, even if you wanted to spend your life in jail, the Immortal Alliance would use all sorts of methods to force such a genius to cultivate immortality.

There was no other choice!

This is the tragedy of genius!

Brother, please accept my condolences.

Duan Xuan suppressed a laugh and walked up, patting the other person on the shoulder. The two had come together, so it was naturally his turn to be tested next.

"Ah Xuan".

"Um?"

"I wish you a speedy delivery of your son." Zhou Ran gave him a thumbs-up.

Duan Xuan?

Zhou Ran figured it out: so what if he has a naive spiritual root? It just means he's a little nonsensical in his speech and actions.

This is his style all along. He used to have to suppress it to avoid being laughed at by his friends and companions. Now, he can openly be the life of the party... oops, I mean, he can unleash his true nature.

Even if it's a mutated Heavenly Spiritual Root, it's still a Heavenly Spiritual Root. It has the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage and the Deity Transformation stage, with a lifespan of at least two to three thousand years. With a bit of luck, it might even reach the Void Refinement stage or advance further...

Thinking of this, Zhou Ran's mood immediately improved. Seeing his friend step forward, he casually offered encouragement. As for whether his words were reasonable or not... that was not something a person with a naive spiritual root should consider.

Duan Xuan's test was very simple, without any unexpected problems; he simply ate a bowl of rice.

However, the small house behind it erupted in chaos.

True Heavenly Spiritual Root!

The three examiners stared wide-eyed. Even the most composed Fairy Piaoyao couldn't help but check the backend data to confirm that the result was correct.

The True Celestial Spiritual Root, although it is only a name swap with Zhou Ran's spiritual root, represents a completely different meaning.

Although the former is also a mutation of the Heavenly Spiritual Root, there will be some personality issues if you want to master it.

The latter!

This represents a person with maxed-out aptitude and 100 points in spiritual roots. In ancient times, such a person would be a super genius who could cause bloodshed!

The major sects would fight tooth and nail for him!

Alarming a Nascent Soul stage expert is the bare minimum. If such an existence were to appear in a subordinate minor realm, even powerful beings from the Spirit Realm might go to great lengths to cross over and arrive.

It seems that the planet Shuiyun has never appeared in history.

"Senior, what should we do? Should we report this to Guixu?"

"This is not a question we should be considering. Whether or not to report it is naturally up to the gods to decide," said Fairy Piaoyao, her brows slightly furrowed.

"The Nascent Soul Old Monster!"

The two examiners muttered a few words and nodded vigorously. Jiang Yaoguang's words made sense. Such a huge matter was something that they, a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, could not possibly bear.

Don't end up not getting any benefits, but then being pushed to take the blame when problems arise later...

All three were filled with emotion; a simple spiritual root testing task had actually caught such a big fish.

It's best to distance yourself from it.

"So how should we reply now?"

One of the examiners looked hesitant.

"We can't reveal the real result, let's just say he's a little genius with fifty points in spiritual roots."

"Senior, you're very talented. This is the safest approach."

"Fifty points in spiritual root?"

Upon hearing the results from True Monarch Baiwei, Duan Xuan couldn't help but show a look of disappointment.

Are you kidding me? Shouldn't time travelers be incredibly powerful?

How come my own aptitude is so disappointing, almost on par with that chubby kid who just ate shit?

Okay, fifty points in spiritual roots isn't unbearable, but what about a system? Or some other cheat system, I need to get one.

But so far there's still no news. Hasn't my time spent traveling been for nothing?

Duan Xuan's expression was naturally not very good as he silently complained to himself.

"Don't be discouraged, Ah Xuan. Although your talent is mediocre, with your godfather protecting you, no one will dare to bully you in the future."

Seeing his brother's dejected expression, Zhou Ran thought of going over to comfort him, but having completely let his true nature shine through, he naturally couldn't say anything nice.

"You want to be my father?"

Duan Xuan glanced at him sideways. He was already in a bad mood, and now he was joking with me?

Without saying a word, he walked up to the fat man who had just eaten excrement and respectfully called out, "Godmother!"

Zhou Ran Petrochemical.

"..."

You're crazy, aren't you?!

Who the hell has the silly spiritual root?

The subsequent tests proceeded smoothly. Apart from Duan Xuan, a super genius with a true heavenly spiritual root, the three examiners had no interest in causing any trouble and quickly finished the tests.

The remaining tests were quickly completed, and nearly a third of the fifty people had spiritual roots exceeding twenty points, which was extremely rare in previous tests.

However, those with spiritual roots were all wailing and crying, as if performing abstract art, while those who weren't chosen were beaming with joy, their mouths almost splitting open with happiness.

Some are happy, some are sad.

Of course, not everyone is like that.

Leaving aside Duan Xuan and Zhou Ran, even the chubby boy who had just eaten shit had long since wiped away his tears.

Since we're here, we might as well make the best of it. Although we were tricked once, fifty points in spiritual root value is actually a pretty good result. Putting aside the Nascent Soul stage, as long as there are no major mistakes, there should be hope of condensing a Golden Core.

The Golden Elixir grants a lifespan of five hundred years; compared to genetic modification, it's a huge gain.

Thinking about it this way, the fat man calmed down.

Moreover, I've heard that cultivating immortality can easily help you lose weight.

Of course, with current gene technology, it is not difficult for mortals to lose weight, but the Immortal Alliance has cunningly sealed it away in order to allow everyone to embark on the path of cultivation.

Want to lose weight? Sign a cultivation contract first.

What, you don't want to?

Fine, there's no such thing as a free lunch. If you don't want to cultivate immortality, then you'd better obediently use the ancient weight loss method of controlling your diet and exercising.