Chapter 8, Exceptional Spiritual Roots

The white-bearded man laughed heartily, "Generally, one only needs to consider whether to awaken their spiritual roots after it has been detected. Once it is determined to be a mundane root, they will say that some spiritual roots cannot be detected by the awakening tower, and thus they entice others to directly proceed with the awakening, as it is ultimately a no-loss situation for them"

The man raised his hand and took out a jade token, saying, "Take me to the best spiritual root testing room here"

"Halt." The guard of the Spirit Tower seemed not to recognize the man and woman, and similarly stopped the two.

"You go test it first, just stand behind there." The white-bearded man said dismissively, pointing to the area behind the crystal column where Mo Wuji was to stand.

The white-bearded man chuckled and said, "It is not that I want you to go and open the spirit; testing it won't cost much. Go on in..."

The white-bearded man did not pay any attention to Mo Wuji at all; instead, he looked at Yan'er with a smile and said, "Little girl, you come to test."

The white-bearded man let out a cold grunt, "Who is in charge here? Come out and face me."

Following Mo Wuji, he felt a powerful force guiding him, compelling him to follow the man and woman into the Opening Spirit Tower

Mo Wuji did not know how to determine if one had a spiritual root, but the crystal pillar showed no reaction at all, and he understood that this was definitely not a sign of possessing a spiritual root

Even though he had tested once before and knew that he had no spiritual root, Mo Wuji still felt a bit anxious. He yearned for the possibility that the last test was incorrect and that he actually possessed a spiritual root. At this moment, he even somewhat hoped that those who had previously claimed he had no spiritual root were merely trying to deceive his cheap father out of more gold coins, prompting him to undergo a second test

The overweight man saw the jade token, his hand trembled slightly, and he quickly said with great respect, "Yes, yes, I am the responsible steward Liu Chanshan here, please follow me, esteemed sirs."

Mo Wuji understood his meaning very well, asking him to go and test, and this was for the sake of Yan'er. By this point, Mo Wuji had already guessed that this white-bearded man had a high regard for Yan'er's spiritual roots, though he did not know how he could tell just by a casual glance.

Mo Wuji feigned a calm smile and said, "It's nothing, even without spiritual roots, I still have my hands. In the future, we will still enjoy a life of abundance and luxury."

Mo Wuji is quite worldly and naturally perceives the disdain in the woman's eyes. He even doubts whether there is a hole in the bag he is holding. Otherwise, how could the woman's gaze penetrate through his bag

Mo Wuji is equally aware that this possibility is very small

Mo Wuji nodded slightly, took a deep breath, walked to the place for testing spiritual roots, and stood there.

Mo Wuji felt a chill run through his entire body, his head slightly dizzy. His formidable self-restraint allowed him to walk down from the testing platform as if nothing had happened. The slight tremor in his hands revealed just how disappointed he was at that moment. Even the worst spiritual root would have been acceptable, so why was it only a mortal root?

Mo Wuji fully understood what it meant to open a spiritual root, requiring tens of thousands to millions of gold coins. This is entirely a scheme to extract money from the Spirit Opening Tower. You only need to come for an assessment; if it is a mortal root, they will say they cannot be certain whether there is a spiritual root, and only after the opening can it be confirmed

"Do not be in a hurry to leave. Since you are here, you might as well go in and see if there are any spiritual roots." The white-bearded man continued in a hoarse voice.

A gray light flashed briefly on the crystal cylinder, and then it became completely still.

Indeed, it was for Yan'er that he had come, and a sense of helplessness surged within Mo Wuji.

"Young Master, it does not matter if you lack a spiritual root; the Master also does not possess one." Yan'er quickly stepped forward to protect Mo Wuji

As soon as the smoke settled on the testing platform, within just a few seconds, the crystal column suddenly erupted with waves of azure light. Soon, this azure light surged to the very top of the crystal column, just about a foot away from reaching the peak. The azure light was soft and radiant, resembling a streak of azure light rainbow.

Since the spirit awakening is to be conducted, very well, bring forth the gold coins. There are even some individuals who share the same thought as him, believing that the spirit medicine used for the first awakening was not of sufficient quality, resulting in the failure to develop the hidden spiritual root, and then they spend money to conduct a second awakening.

The interior of the Spirit Tower is also quite spacious. Mo Wuji saw several people paying gold coins, and it seemed that they were also here to test their spirit or awaken their spirit.

How much does the test cost? Mo Wuji felt somewhat puzzled; wasn't it said that the tests before opening the spirit should cost at least several hundred gold coins?

Mo Wuji clenched his fists in secret; he indeed wanted to test Yan'er himself. Now, with this forced testing of Yan'er, he felt even more uncomfortable. Mo Wuji slowly took a breath; no matter how uncomfortable he felt, in front of this man and woman, he was as insignificant as an ant.

Since you have come, let us conduct a test. With the words of the white-bearded man, Yan'er involuntarily focused on the position of the test for the spiritual root.

The gaze of the white-bearded man was somewhat frightening, and Mo Wuji felt an indescribable sense that he should not remain here any longer

At this point, Mo Wuji was one hundred percent certain that his cheap old father had been deceived the first time he brought him to open his spirit

Mo Wuji calmed down; he clearly sensed that the white-bearded man was not targeting him, but rather his companion Yan'er. If he had come for Yan'er's spiritual root, it was puzzling since Yan'er had not undergone a spiritual root test. Could he really see something that others could not? If it was not for Yan'er's spiritual root, then what was the reason? He pulled Yan'er behind him and said with a serious tone, "Esteemed sirs, my sister and I do not possess any gold coins, nor do we wish to undergo a spiritual root test at this moment. We take our leave."

In just a few seconds, a plump middle-aged man rushed out. He arrived at the entrance of the Ling Tower, looking somewhat puzzled at the man and woman, clearly not recognizing them either

Indeed, the white-bearded man said somewhat impatiently, "The most ordinary mortal, destined to be a mere mortal in this life, come down."

He sighed inwardly, with a sentence left unspoken. The master ended up with nothing but the scraps of bones in Raozhou because he lacked spiritual roots.

The beautiful woman could not even be bothered to disdain Mo Wuji, indulging in the finest delicacies; only those insignificant mortals, akin to ants, possess such lofty ideals

The woman let out a cold snort, her gaze sweeping over the cloth bag of gold coins in Mo Wuji's hand, a flicker of disdain flashing in her eyes. It was evident that she was aware that the bag in Mo Wuji's hand always contained gold coins, which was why she held such contempt and aversion towards the lying Mo Wuji

It must be that he lacks spiritual roots, and those individuals who operate the Spirit Tower are eager to profit from the spirit-opening fees. Moreover, Mo Guangyuan is in urgent need of his ability to cultivate, which is why he spends a substantial amount of gold coins to open his spirit. Of course, those who can be deceived are all wealthy individuals

"Exceptional Spiritual Root!" The white-bearded man and the beautiful woman exclaimed almost simultaneously, and in their eyes, Mo Wuji saw a kind of fervent gaze

Yan'er quickly shook her head, "I don't need to take the test, and I don't want to cultivate. I want to leave with the young master."

Mo Wuji hurriedly stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying, "We are merely curious and came to take a look. We heard that opening the spirit requires a lot of gold coins, but we can barely afford to eat and do not have a single silver coin, let alone gold coins. We will leave now."

"Young Master, you may go and test it." Mo Wuji's words from yesterday made Yan'er very clear in her heart that her Young Master was extremely eager to possess a spiritual root

This gentleman, I have heard that even just for a test, it costs five hundred gold coins. Some people test with the intention of hitting the jackpot, and to open a spirit, they need at least ten thousand gold coins, using the most inferior elixirs. If it weren't for the extraordinary demeanor of these two individuals, Mo Wuji would even suspect that they were human traffickers

Liu Chanshan quickly led several people to the second level of the Kailingtower. Upon entering the second level, the first thing Mo Wuji saw was a crystal column approximately one zhang tall.

The cold snort of the white-bearded man clearly did not sound very loud, yet Mo Wuji felt as if his eardrums were about to shatter, and a sense of panic arose within him

Mo Wuji's expression was somewhat unpleasant; he indeed wanted to test again whether he possessed a spiritual root. However, being coerced into this situation without any ability to resist left him feeling quite displeased