The Leisurely Life of a Young Man in the World of Cultivation

Although the weather in October wasn't quite snowy yet, it was still quite cold.

So Lu Changfeng switched from riding a small motorcycle to taking the Yunda Express home, but looking out the window, he couldn't help but sigh.

The route from Tianxing City to Tianxing Sect should originally have been through a vast forest.

At this time of year, these trees should have already lost all their leaves, but because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has increased dramatically, a stark contrast has emerged: despite the cold weather, the outside world is lush and verdant.

"Hey, increased spiritual energy is a good thing, but it's making the seasons a little less distinct!"

"I don't know if it's good or bad!"

When he arrived at Qinglongmen in his Da Yun car, he was immediately startled by the scene before him.

The entrance was packed with people. Seeing this, he quickly turned to a young man nearby and asked him something.

At this moment, the young man sat on a patch of grass nearby, legs crossed, leisurely watching the scene before him.

"Dude, what's up with these guys?!"

When Lu Changfeng asked him a question, Wei Zisong was taken aback at first, then pointed to himself with an incredulous expression.

"Immortal Master, are you asking me?"

He had just seen it; the young man in front of him had just descended from the sky, so he was definitely a cultivator.

Seeing his reaction, Lu Changfeng also laughed.

"Of course I'm asking you, now you can tell me!"

The young man immediately began to explain excitedly.

"Hehehe, I'm a little flattered to be asked by a Celestial Master like this!"

"That's right, wasn't there a spirit testing competition before? We all came here to participate, but no spiritual roots were detected!"

"We were thinking, 'If we can't cultivate, we can't.' We're not short of money. If we can't cultivate, we can just be ordinary people, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng looked at the young man in front of him with a surprised expression.

You have to understand that this is about cultivating immortality, achieving longevity and eternal life. Even a transmigrator would mind if they knew about this. I didn't expect this young man to be so open-minded.

"Dude, putting everything else aside, you have a really good character."

As he spoke, Lu Changfeng gave a thumbs up. Seeing this, Wei Zisong was even happier. This was a genuine praise from a cultivator. How could he not be happy?

"Hehehe, that's right, my only good point is that I'm easygoing!"

Then he started talking about the people around him.

"Back then, none of us had spiritual roots, and we were all planning to go back. But later we heard that our group was special; people in the past could only cultivate at ten years old, but we could start at just over nine!"

"So, some of us are only a few months apart, some even just a few days apart. I only reached this age a few days ago, so I was thinking of asking the sect to give me another chance to take the test again!"

"Otherwise, we'll have to wait until next year!"

"These things are better done sooner rather than later. If a few days' delay leads to a year's postponement, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

After hearing Wei Zisong's explanation, Lu Changfeng suddenly understood.

"Oh, I see! No wonder!"

"But you have a point. Losing a whole year just because of a few days is a huge loss!"

The environment is changing drastically right now. The difference between starting to cultivate a year earlier or a year later is huge, especially for the new generation, where the gap may be even greater!

However, it's understandable if the sect is unwilling, since once a year is already quite frequent in the cultivation world, not to mention the full-scale test held once every ten years.

Even if there really is such a genius, as long as they are within the Tianxing Sect's jurisdiction, even if they are poor, they will only be delayed for a maximum of 9 years. From this point of view, the Tianxing Sect has already done quite well.

However, according to Lu Changfeng's estimation, it is highly unlikely that another test will be held.

If the test is only given to children in the last two months, then people who will reach the required age in four months will naturally be asked to do the same, which would be too troublesome for the sect.

"Hehehe, big brother, I reckon the sect won't hold a special spirit-testing ceremony for people like us, so I was wondering if there are any other ways to join the sect!"

As he spoke, he handed over a skewer of grilled meat.

Good grief, you're actually going to test yourself with just a kebab?

Who can resist the temptation of barbecue skewers!

Since this guy explained it to me, it won't hurt for me to explain it to him too.

He immediately took the skewer and took a bite before explaining.

"Indeed, that's what I think too, but there are other ways to join a sect!"

"If you have relatives or friends in the sect, regardless of their position, even if they are just starting out as outer disciples, and you can prove you have spiritual roots, you can directly join the sect without going through the Spirit Testing Conference!"

"This is the only way you can join a sect now!"

Anyway, this isn't exactly a secret, so it doesn't matter if I say it.

Sure enough, Wei Zisong's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and then he quietly took out a bead and handed it over.

"Um, brother, I don't have any relatives or friends in the sect. This is a small stone ball I found on the road."

"It felt comfortable to touch at first, but I never imagined it would get smaller and smaller until it became this small bead!"

"Although I don't know exactly what this thing is, its ability to shrink means it's a treasure. If you let me try it again, I'll give it to you!"

"What do you think?"

As she spoke, she looked at Lu Changfeng with anticipation.

He couldn't help but scratch his head at this.

To be honest, I felt a bit of a connection with this guy. After chatting for a while, he seemed to have a good attitude and didn't appear arrogant or domineering. Plus, he was willing to exchange his treasure for my help.

If only I had some free space in my resource bar, I could check what this bead is.

So it's in a situation where helping is optional.

After thinking about it, he decided to try divination.

Although the Heavenly Divination Technique can only predict events within the next month, those are specific events. If the prediction is relatively vague, it can become much further in the future.

The hexagram appeared quickly.

Since no specific matter was divined, the divination result was quite simple, summarizing in one sentence: This child possesses astonishing potential and is worth befriending.

Wow, that's interesting!

With this result in mind, Lu Changfeng immediately made a decision, but he still asked Wei Zisong,

"Are you sure this thing might be something very powerful? Are you sure you want this thing so I can test whether you have spiritual roots just for this moment?"

"I must remind you, this is the early stage of change, and anything extraordinary that appears at this time will likely have a remarkable future!"

"If you don't have spiritual roots, you'll lose a treasure, which would be a huge loss!"

Although I don't have a spirit stone, as a cultivator I can tell the difference between people with spiritual roots and those without, but I can't specifically determine what kind of aptitude they have.

Take this guy in front of me, for example. He clearly has a spiritual root, and it doesn't seem to be a low-grade spiritual root.

"Thank you for the reminder, Immortal Master. In fact, when you said those words, I was even more certain that my decision was correct!"

"This kind of thing is meant to be used; as long as it helps me, it's not a loss!"