Chapter 7
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Chapter 7: The Stirring of Third Elder
“Qianming, you must inform Steward He right away and have him take the child back. Otherwise, I fear something unexpected might happen.”
After detecting a talent better than top-grade spirit roots, the Immortal Master immediately instructed another companion to call an esteemed elder from the Immortal Gate.
A talent better than top-grade spirit roots is something the Immortal Gate cannot underestimate.
If hostile forces learned about a top-grade talent, they would definitely send assassins if given the chance.
If they found out about a talent even better than top-grade spirit roots, the likelihood of them sending people to seize or assassinate the child would almost be a certainty.
After the Immortal Masters communicated with each other, they did not make a fuss but continued to test the remaining children’s spirit root talents with calmness.
A little over ten minutes later, a larger flying boat approached.
On the boat, there was only one person, a beautiful woman.
“Third Elder, what brings you here?”
Upon seeing the woman, the Immortal Masters responsible for the spirit root testing immediately showed her respect and bowed.
“I happened to be nearby. You all did well."
After the woman arrived, she said this to the group before asking, “Where is the child?”
“Third Elder, it’s her.”
An Immortal Master pointed to Li Yuxin, who stood next to Li Xiaojun and his wife.
At that moment, Li Xiaojun and his wife were saying goodbye to Li Yuxin.
As a mother, Wang Qiuyu felt a bit sad knowing her daughter would be going to the Immortal Gate, so she had tears in her eyes.
The woman called Third Elder turned her gaze toward Li Yuxin and slowly walked over under everyone’s watchful eyes.
“Little friend, what is your name?”
Third Elder smiled kindly at Li Yuxin.
“Xin Xin, the Immortal Master is asking you a question, quickly answer.” Wang Qiuyu urged her daughter.
“I, I am Li Yuxin,” Li Yuxin replied promptly to Third Elder.
“Li Yuxin?”
Upon hearing this name, Third Elder felt an inexplicable familiarity.
Soon, she recalled why it was familiar and thought about the fact that they were in Honghe Town, so she quickly asked Li Xiaojun and Wang Qiuyu, “What is the relationship between this child and Li Yuting and Li Yufei?”
Hearing Third Elder’s words, Li Xiaojun quickly replied, “Li Yuting and Li Yufei are both my daughters, and they are her biological sisters.”
“Your daughters?”
After hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, Third Elder’s eyes fixed on him in surprise.
“So, all three of your daughters have top-grade spirit root talents?” Third Elder asked, somewhat in disbelief.
“Uh, yes,” Li Xiaojun nodded.
“This…” Third Elder was stunned.
Top-grade spirit roots—this man before her actually had three daughters with such talents.
Then, she turned her gaze to the other children next to Li Xiaojun.
“Are these all your daughters?” Third Elder asked Li Xiaojun.
“Yes,” Li Xiaojun nodded. “This is my fourth daughter, Li Yuqing, this is my fifth daughter, Li Yutong, this is my sixth daughter, Li Yucen, and this baby is my seventh daughter, Li Yuchen…”
Upon hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, Third Elder nodded, and then with a flick of her hand, a crystal ball for detecting spirit roots appeared in her hand.
“Come, have your fourth daughter place her hand here,” Third Elder said to Li Xiaojun.
“Qingqing, put your hand on it,” Wang Qiuyu hurriedly instructed her fourth daughter.
Li Yuqing was five years old this year, which technically meant she had not yet reached the age of six, the usual age for spirit root testing.
However, spirit root testing does not have a strict rule stating it can only be done after six.
Many immortal families typically test for spirit root talent right after a child is born.
In the common people, they wait until the age of six mainly because children under six are still too young, their intelligence is not mature, and they have no real ability to learn!
So even if they detect spirit roots, the Immortal Gate would not be able to teach them anything, and they would have to care for them just like babysitters!
Thus, it is better to wait until the child is six before testing and then take them as disciples.
Now, Third Elder wanted to test Li Xiaojun’s other children mainly because Li Xiaojun’s three children had all been found to possess top-grade spirit roots, and the third child’s talent was even better than that.
In this case, Third Elder was very curious; she wanted to see if Li Xiaojun’s other daughters also possessed spirit roots.
After Li Yutong placed her hand on the crystal ball at her mother’s urging, Third Elder quickly cast a spell.
In the next moment, the crystal ball suddenly burst forth with dazzling red light.
Third Elder’s crystal ball was clearly different from the ordinary ones used by other Immortal Masters for testing spirit roots.
After the red light flared, it soon faded away.
Then in the next moment, the transparent crystal ball transformed into a light red color.
“Fire-type earth spirit roots…”
Seeing this, Third Elder gasped in shock.
Her gaze toward Li Yutong changed completely.
In the square, the onlooking townspeople only saw the crystal ball emitting red light.
And then everyone displayed expressions of astonishment.
“Top-grade fire spirit roots…”
“Oh my, Mr. Li’s fourth daughter has top-grade fire spirit roots!”
“Goodness, Mr. Li has four daughters with top-grade spirit roots…”
“Is it that every child of Mr. Li has spirit roots?”
At that moment, many people looked at Li Xiaojun with awe.
If Li Xiaojun had one or two children with spirit roots, that would be one thing.
But now the situation seemed to suggest that every child of Li Xiaojun had spirit roots.
Although a few children had not been tested yet, many people already speculated that Li Xiaojun’s other children would also possess spirit roots.
At this moment, many women looked at Li Xiaojun with sparkling eyes.
“Let your fifth daughter place her hand on the crystal ball as well,” Third Elder commanded, suppressing her excitement as she spoke to Li Xiaojun and Wang Qiuyu.
“Tongtong, put your hand up.”
Soon, fifth daughter Li Yutong placed her small hand on the crystal ball.
Third Elder cast another spell.
In the next moment, the crystal ball erupted with dazzling yellow light.
Then very quickly, the yellow light faded, and the crystal ball turned a light yellow.
“Earth-type earth spirit roots…”
Seeing this, Third Elder gasped again.
The onlookers erupted into gasps of astonishment once more.
“Another top-grade earth spirit root…”
“My goodness!”
After Li Yutong’s test, Third Elder turned her gaze to Li Xiaojun’s sixth daughter.
Li Xiaojun’s sixth daughter was not yet two years old, and her mother, Wang Qiuyu, held her hand over the crystal ball.
After sixth daughter Li Yucen placed her hand on the crystal ball, Third Elder cast another spell.
In the next moment, dazzling green light burst forth…
“Wood-type earth spirit roots…”
Third Elder gasped again.
At the same time, the crowd of onlookers gasped once more in surprise.
Soon, Third Elder’s gaze fixed upon Li Xiaojun’s newborn seventh daughter.
With Wang Qiuyu’s assistance, the seventh daughter, Li Yuchen, also placed her hand on the crystal ball.
Third Elder cast a spell, and the crystal ball erupted with dazzling blue light…
“Water-type earth spirit roots…”
