Chapter 281 The Imperial Palace Tests the Spiritual Root
The sound of firecrackers bid farewell to the old year, and the fireworks welcome the new year.
The land of China is filled with joy and peace.
Tonight is New Year's Eve.
Tianyahai Pavilion, in a palace garden.
The long stone table is filled with delicious food.
Emperor Xia and Master Qiangong sat at the main seats, while the descendants sat on both sides, sharing the New Year's Eve dinner.
At this time, everyone was looking in the direction of Shenzhou, and even though they were far away, they could hear the singing and dancing coming from there.
Everyone even saw a vast sword light piercing the starry sky. Above the sword light, there was a majestic shadow of an emperor, that was the Shenzhou Sword Emperor.
They also saw the shadow of a giant holding a battle ax and driving a chariot. It was a strong man from the Chi Emperor Palace.
The sound of piano music in the Chaohua Palace, the chanting of sutras in the Vajra Palace, and the powerful men from the seven imperial palaces all unleashed their Taoism to celebrate the New Year for the land of China.
However, Li Nian and the others, who were far away in Tianya Haige, felt inexplicably the loneliness of being away from home.
"This is not the Xia Palace. The conditions are a bit crude, so you can barely eat."
Xia Huangdao.
Even the Human Emperor looks very small in front of the great land of China.
The juniors all smiled.
"The Taoism of the Seven Emperors Palace is different. You should have a direction in your mind, right?" Qian Palace Master said.
Everyone nodded.
Qian Yao said: "Dad, I want to go to Hua Palace."
Chaohua Palace gathers the talents of hundreds of schools, and is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, swords, guns, swords and halberds.
"I'm also going to Chaohua Palace." Yang Jin said.
There is no gun emperor in China. In contrast, Chaohua Emperor Palace is the most suitable place for him.
Moreover, Yang Jin has the inheritance of Emperor Xi, so he won't have to worry about it for a long time.
"I can only go to Jingangyuan." Sun Qi was helpless.
Only Jingangyuan in China teaches stick techniques, but when he thinks of the bald heads everywhere there, Sun Qi feels uncomfortable.
"Jin'an and I are going to the Sword Emperor Palace." Li Niandao.
The two of them are swordsmen.
"Zhiyuan, Prince Qinggui and I will both go to Chaohua Palace." Luo Wei said, having discussed it in private.
Emperor Xia nodded.
"My brother and I are going to Chi Emperor's Palace." Gu Yunxuan said.
Chi Emperor's Palace, where martial arts is taught.
The Gu family practices boxing, which is where their brothers should go.
Pei Hua remained silent. He was the only one in the team who did not have a quota for recommendation. It was still unknown whether the Seven Emperors Palace wanted him.
Murong Xue is also simple. She is tied to Dange and will definitely stay at the Shenzhou Dange headquarters.
"It seems that you have all decided that you will have to walk your own path in the future. In terms of behavior, be as low-key as possible. After all, this is not a wild land." Qian Palace Master warned.
Everyone nodded.
They got into trouble in China, and no one helped them to save it. Moreover, even if Emperor Xia and Qian Daoji were here, they couldn't save it even if they wanted to.
There are many powerful people in the Imperial Palace.
Emperor Xia and Master Qiangong are the top overlords in the Tianhuang Territory, and no one dares to offend them, but in China, they can only make do.
At this time, Qian Daoji took out three Purple Spirit Dao Fruits and handed them to Li Nian: "Li Nian, put them away."
"This..." Li Nian was shocked.
Qian Daoji waved his hand and said: "Just accept it. The Purple Spirit Fruit can help increase Taoism and enlightenment. If you encounter a crisis, it can also heal Tao injuries. Qian Yao has eaten one. I will leave these three to you."
Yes, today is your birthday."
"Senior Qian, thank you."
Li Nian had no choice but to accept it, and gave one to Luo Wei, one to Xiao Zhiyuan, and the last one to Qian Yao, but he did not keep it.
"You can't blame me." Qian Yao took it with a smile.
Purple Spirit Fruit, the Tao fruit bred by heaven and earth, is extremely precious. She has only eaten one.
Palace Master Qian rolled his eyes, this kid is ignorant.
Xiao Zhiyuan blushed and wanted to refuse, but was afraid of being called hypocritical.
"A Nian, I don't need it now, you should keep it." Luo Wei said, the purple spirit fruit is more useful to Li Nian.
Li Nian shook his head: "Today is also your birthday."
Luo Wei smiled softly and took the Dao fruit: "Then I will save it for you."
"..." Everyone.
"Qinggui, I miss your mother and concubine." Emperor Xia looked up at the stars.
"..." Everyone.
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In the land of China, there is an extremely vast central square.
On the square, there are seven imperial flags, symbolizing the seven imperial palaces, which are majestic and inviolable.
Under each imperial flag, there are several test points.
Today, the big exam finally comes.
Looking from a distance, people from the Eight Prefectures set off from Tianya Hai Pavilion and headed towards Shenzhou Square.
Some people are flying with swords, some are riding huge monster beasts, and some are powerful emperors carrying Taoist disciples. There are figures all over the sky. It is an indescribably spectacular scene.
"When you arrive at Shenzhou Square, the seven imperial palaces will test your spiritual roots. There are five types of spiritual roots. The imperial palaces call them, Heaven, Earth, Xuanhuangfan."
Emperor Xia said, holding hands with Master Qian and walking in the air, taking Li Nian and the others with him.
Everyone listened carefully. Next, they were going to conduct a spiritual root test.
"Ordinary spiritual roots are the weakest and belong to the low-end. This type of spiritual root is only suitable for doing chores in the imperial palace, sweeping floors and cleaning toilets."
"Huangpin spiritual root is inferior. It is extremely difficult to become a disciple of the Imperial Palace. Generally, people with this kind of spiritual root will choose to serve an Imperial Palace disciple and become a servant. That disciple has learned the Imperial Palace Taoism and occasionally teaches some of it to the slaves.
"
"So harsh?" Yang Jin said.
If the mortal spiritual root and the yellow spiritual root are detected, it is simply not suitable for others to look at.
Emperor Xia continued: "Xuan Ling Root, a third-rate spiritual root, can enter the imperial palace and become an outer disciple; Earth Spirit Root, a good grade, can become an inner disciple; Heavenly Spirit Root, the strongest, if the magical power is strong and the foundation is good,
, and if you are ambitious, you will have the opportunity to listen to the preaching under the Emperor’s throne.”
Everyone was surprised.
From this point of view, when selecting disciples for the imperial palace, it is not about selecting the ones with the highest talents and magical powers.
The imperial palace's priority is spiritual roots.
"Your Majesty, what is this spiritual root?" Sun Qi asked in confusion. Practitioners had never heard of it before.
Emperor Xia shook his head: "I'm not sure either. It seems to be related to understanding and perception. What are the specific criteria for classification? Only the Imperial Palace can do it."
Emperor Xia came to China once and witnessed the big exam.
There is no specific time for the Imperial Palace Examination.
Maybe it will be held every year locally in China.
However, the other eight states rarely have such an opportunity.
This depends on the emperor's mood, or in other words, the reserve of geniuses in China.
China has many talented people, so there is no need for the Eight Prefectures.
If the reserve is low, people from eight states will need to fill it.
Therefore, this big test is very important to Li Nian and the others. Maybe this is their only chance in their lifetime.
"Don't be too nervous. You have already passed the test on the seven authentic paintings of Tianya Hai Pavilion. I believe you will pass the spiritual root test today, so be more confident."
Qian Palace Master smiled.
I don’t want the younger generations to feel any pressure.
Everyone nodded, but actually felt a little uneasy. After all, they had no idea how this spiritual root was tested and what standards it was based on.
The Imperial Palace says your spiritual roots are high, so you are high.
The Imperial Palace says that you are not good enough. No matter how talented you are and how powerful your magical powers are, people will not want you.
soon.
Emperor Xia took Li Nian and others to Shenzhou Square.
Looking around, the square is really crowded with people, and the figures are like a surging tide.
Today, not only the Taoist priests from the eight states participated in the test, but also a large number of disciples from local sects in China were sent to the imperial palace.
"Behave yourself, line up, and keep a distance of two feet between the front and back."
Many powerful men from the imperial palace formed a supervisory team and patrolled the square. If they saw anyone getting close to anyone, they would slap their head with a stick.
At this time, Li Nian and the others noticed that at every testing point, there was an old man sitting, holding a crystal ruler in his hand and stabbing people into the throat.
Then, a line will light up on the crystal ruler. The higher the line rises, the stronger the spiritual root is.
"Come and open your mouth...ah..."
There is a testing point here in Chaohua Palace, and there is a beautiful teacher sitting there. She looks very friendly, like the big sister next door, gently putting the crystal ruler in other people's mouths.
Then, next to her, an old man from Chaohua Palace was not so gentle. He stabbed the crystal ruler deeply into someone's throat and stirred it up. His method was extremely cruel.
Many people taking the test took the initiative to line up at the testing point of the beautiful teacher, for fear of being stabbed in the throat by the old man.
"Get out of the way, get out of my way. I am the prince of Langzhou, and I have the blood of the Human Emperor. Give me priority to test..."
At this time, a group of aggressive people suddenly broke in and jumped in line.
"What a bullshit prince, damn... We are all princes here. If you dare to jump in line, beat him."
Those who were cut in line tore the Langzhou prince's hair and beat him violently until his face was covered with blood.
When Xia Qinggui saw this scene, he shook his head sadly: "From now on, I will be a member of the public without an identity."