Chapter 45 - 43: Elder Martial Brother
This selection of disciples at Little Qing Mountain Town was the last stop for Sword Pavilion, and in addition to Ye Qiu, five other children under ten from different towns also possessed Spirit Roots. Although their numbers were somewhat fewer than previous years, the emergence of Ye Qiu with a Mutated Thunder Spiritual Root was enough to pleasantly surprise Shun Hua and the others.
Everyone rode the Spirit Boat heading north, and even though they had yet to introduce energy into their bodies, they could distinctly feel their bodies becoming increasingly comfortable.
As a leader of the Righteous Sects, Sword Pavilion is naturally situated in a top area of the continent for the convergence of Spiritual Energy. Legend has it that at the founding of the sect, the founding Master brought over several Spirit Veins and Spiritual Springs on top of the existing ones and invited an Array Master of that era to set up a defensive formation and a Spirit Gathering Array. He transplanted countless treasures from both heaven and earth, finally turning the place into a Charming spot that stirred the entire continent.
However, because Sword Pavilion housed the largest group of Sword Cultivators, which the entire Cultivation World feared, people could only admire from afar without daring to make any moves.
The Spirit Boat docked alongside the mountain peak next to the Main Peak. When they arrived, there were no less than ten flying artifacts, either Spirit Boats or Flying Cars, indicating that these were disciples who had just returned from testing for Spirit Roots in various places.
Generally, disciples with Triple Spirit Roots or lower start as Outer Disciples, unless a Manager of the Inner Sect or an elder exceptionally takes them as disciples. Otherwise, they must wait until Foundation Establishment to enter the Inner Sect. For someone like Ye Qiu with a once-in-a-millennium Mutated Spirit Root, they go directly to the Main Peak to meet the Sect Leader and the Great Elders.
"You are Ye Qiu?" In the great hall of the Main Peak, the Great Elder, tall and with a stern face, spoke, and the air itself seemed to cool by three degrees.
"Yes." Ye Qiu straightened his little body, not intimidated by the Great Elder’s severity.
The Sect Leader and several fellow brothers and sisters exchanged glances, thinking to themselves how extraordinary this child must be to withstand the pressure of their senior elder!
They reminisced about their own past; which one among them wasn’t scared to tears or beaten to tears by the elder?