Chapter 1904: Innate Spiritual Root

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Moreover, the cultivation environment on the fourth level of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda was a lot better than the third level of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda. For this reason, cultivating on the fourth level of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda would be more than one time faster than cultivating on the third level of Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda… In fact, it might even be two to three times faster!

‘There are both gains and losses.’ Duan Ling Tian could not help but sigh, feeling a little bitter.

What he had been anticipating the most was the stability of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda because it was related to his plan of saving his fiancee and daughter from the Enforcement Hall in the Fire Worship Sect’s Saint Land. Although there were no guarantees the plan would work, it had given him hope. Now that his hope had been snuffed out, he could only rely on his strength to rescue his fiancee, Ke’er, and his daughter.

When the sun rose from the east, the people around Duan Ling Tian began to open their eyes and stop cultivating. The atmosphere turned lively very quickly.

Duan Ling Tian stood up and glanced at the rising sun as he muttered, “The assessment should begin soon.”

At the same time, the discussions in his surroundings entered his ears.

“Do you know how we’ll be assessed?”

“Of course! I came to the Saint Sect three years ago for the assessment. I was selected to join the Azure Dragon Sanctum then… During the assessment, my innate talent fell short of the passing grades, and as for my strength, I barely passed it. All in all, I failed to join the sect.”

“Since you’re here again, does this mean you’re feeling confident now?”

“Of course! My current strength is not something the former me can compare to. Although I can’t change my innate talent, my current strength should be enough to pull me through. It should be just enough to pass the assessment.”

That was the conversation between a rookie and a veteran.

Soon after, Duan Ling Tian’s attention was caught by the discussion among three people.

“I heard that people with green Spiritual Roots or above won’t be assessed for their strength to join the Fire Worship Sect’s Four Symbols Sanctums. They would be given a passing grade immediately and become a disciple of the Fire Worship Sect,” a middle-aged man said.

“Based on my innate talent, my Innate Spiritual Root is yellow at the most… I can only hope my strength will earn me more points and raise my score. I might stand a chance if that’s the case,” an old man replied.

Finally, a young man shook his head as he said, “Your innate talent is quite poor… If you intend to join the Fire Worship Sect with your innate talent, you’ll need to be at the Exemplary Saint Stage or above!”

“I know. I’ve broken through to the Exemplary Saint Stage a while ago… I hope it’ll earn me enough points during the strength assessment.” The old man nodded.

‘Spiritual Roots? Innate Spiritual Roots?’ Duan Ling Tian frowned. He had a confused expression on his face since he did not understand what they were talking about.

What was a Spiritual Root and an Innate Spiritual Root?

He had no idea!

“Elder Huo, do you know what is it?” Duan Ling Tian asked Elder Huo.

“I’ve never heard of it… This must be something that only the Mundane Realms have.” Elder Huo also did not know what it was.

Duan Ling Tian could only ask someone else. Soon after, he shifted his gaze to the middle-aged man and asked him what they were talking about.

“You don’t know what’s an Innate Spiritual Root?” The middle-aged man was baffled when he heard Duan Ling Tian’s question. He looked at Duan Ling Tian as though he was looking at an aberration.

“Is it weird that I don’t know about it?” Duan Ling Tian was puzzled. He had a slight frown on his face.

The middle-aged man thought Duan Ling Tian was offended when he saw the frown on his face. He recalled the strength Duan Ling Tian displayed when he killed Yang Wu, and he quickly erased the shock expression from his face.

“Innate Spiritual Root is something one is born with… However, our ancestors had only discovered the existence of Spiritual Roots after arriving in the Upper Province.” The middle-aged man asked, “You should know that a long time ago, there was no distinction between the Upper and Lower Province, right?”

“I’m from the Lower Province,” Duan Ling Tian said indifferently.

“You’re from the Lower Province?”

The middle-aged man was surprised when he heard his words. Then, he nodded. “That’s the reason why you don’t know about Innate Spiritual Roots. Innate Spiritual Root is the Spiritual Root one is born with. It represents a person’s innate talent in the Martial Dao.” He continued to say, “Innate Spiritual Roots are divided into seven ranks that are named after the colors of the rainbow. They’re the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet! Red Spiritual Roots represent the weakest innate talent while the violet Spiritual Roots represent the strongest… During the assessment of the Fire Worship Sect’s Four Symbols Sanctums, people with green Spiritual Roots or higher don’t have to participate in the strength assessment and will immediately qualify as a disciple of the sect. People with green Spiritual Roots usually need to have a cultivation base above the Divine Saint Stage to have a chance of passing the assessment to become a disciple of the Fire Worship Sect. People with yellow Spiritual Roots usually have to have cultivation base above the Exemplary Saint Stage. As for people with orange Spiritual Roots, in theory, they would need to be above the Quintessential Saint Stage to qualify as a disciple of Fire Worship Sect… However, for people with orange Innate Spiritual Roots, it would be impossible for them to break through to the Quintessential Saint Stage unless they had a heaven-defying fortuitous encounter!” The middle-aged finished speaking in one breath, causing him to almost run out of breath. He was afraid he would offend Duan Ling Tian.

Duan Ling Tian understood what the Innate Spiritual Root was after he heard the middle-aged man’s explanation.

“How do you see one’s Innate Spiritual Root?” Duan Ling Tian asked the middle-aged man with a gleam in his eyes.

“Only powerhouses above the Saint Celestial Stage would be able to look at their own Innate Spiritual Roots with a Soul Secret Technique. They can also look at others’ Innate Spiritual Roots provided the other party doesn’t put up a resistance… Apart from that, it can only be seen by relying on tools,” the middle-aged man said, “For example, during our assessment, the Black Turtle Sanctum will bring several Spiritual Pearls that contain complex formations… When we put our hands on it, it’ll show our Innate Spiritual Roots after ten breaths.” Duan Ling Tian nodded as he listened to the middle-aged man’s explanation before he returned to his spot.

“The Black Turtle Sanctum will assess our innate talent by looking at our Innate Spiritual Roots… The stronger one’s Spiritual Root is, the better one would be treated! For instance, people with green Innate Spiritual Roots or above will immediately qualify as a disciple of the Fire Worship Sect. People with Innate Spiritual Root below green will have to take part in the strength assessment. The lower one’s innate talent is, the higher one’s strength would have to be to qualify!”

Duan Ling Tian understood why such a rule was put in place. How could it be possible for someone weak with low innate talent to join a top-tier sect like the Fire Worship Sect? If not for the rules, what would differentiate the Fire Worship Sect from ordinary sects?

The Fire Worship Sect was one of the three greatest sects in the Dao Martial Saint Land.

‘I really don’t know what rank my Innate Spiritual Root is at… However, I don’t think it’ll be a high rank one.’ Although Duan Ling Tian was curious about the rank of his Innate Spiritual Root, he knew himself very well.

His innate talent might be high on Cloud Continent, but since he had arrived in the Dao Martial Saint Land, he noticed most people’s innate talent was really good. Especially those prodigies he met at the quasi third-rate force, Mystical Sky Mansion.

He was aware of his situation. If it was not for the help of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda, he would not be able to surpass them so quickly and accomplish so much in such a short time!

Suddenly, someone yelled, “They’re here!”

That instantly caught everyone’s attention.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the Black Turtle Sanctum’s Silver Flame Elders, Teng Shan and Li An, appeared again.

Although both of them appeared at almost the same time, they came from different directions. It was apparent they did not come together. Two middle-aged men followed behind each of them.

The four middle-aged men also wore white robes with a Black Turtle embroidered on it like Teng Shan and Li An. The only difference was the flames on their robes were bronze.

Bronze Flame Elders!

Duan Ling Tian and the people present on the scene instantly figured out the identities of the four middle-aged men.

“Prepare yourselves,” Teng Shan said indifferently. As soon as he finished speaking, he flew up into the air and looked at everyone.

As Teng Shan flew up into the air, the two Bronze Flame Elders who were standing behind him strode forward. They raised their arms before a dull, transparent pearl appeared before them, hovering in the air.

From afar, it looked like a glass ball the size of an adult’s fist.

Swoosh!

Li An did not say anything. He flew up into the sky as well and looked at everyone just like Teng Shan.

The two Bronze Flame Elders who stood behind him also strode forward and took out two pearls.

‘This is the Spiritual Pearl that can reveal one’s Innate Spiritual Root?’ Duan Ling Tian instantly guessed the floating transparent pearls hovering before the four Bronze Flame Elders had to be the Soul Pearls that the middle-aged man mentioned earlier.

“There are two parts to today’s assessment… Your strength and innate talent will be assessed respectively. We will assess your innate talent by looking at your Innate Spiritual Root!” Teng Shan said. His voice was clear and loud.

It was exactly like what the middle-aged man had said.

“Now, we’ll begin to assess your innate talent!” Teng Shan said, signaling the start of the innate talent assessment.

There were four people to a group as they stepped forward to see what rank their Innate Spiritual Roots were

‘I really don’t know what rank my Innate Spiritual Root will be… Orange? Yellow?’ Duan Ling Tian did not dare to have high hopes.