Chapter 237: A Twist of Fate
Fang Shuiguan looked at the female cultivator with a dark expression: “Junior Sister, can you try to maintain some proper demeanor?”
Lu Chulan’s eyes were misty: “Senior Brother, how am I not maintaining proper demeanor? I haven’t even asked you, how did you bring back such a, such a…”
Lu Chulan sized up Wuming before her, her lips couldn’t help but curl up: “Where did you find such a lovely person?”
Fang Shuiguan: “…”
Wuming: “…”
Everyone has a love of beauty.
The face Wuming sculpted was indeed too convincing!
The System couldn’t help but wonder: “If you weren’t so good-looking, wouldn’t Fang Shuiguan have abandoned you halfway?”
Wuming was very calm: “It doesn’t matter if he abandons me or not.”
Choosing to start at Guanhai Sect, sculpting a good face was also necessary.
Fang Shuiguan couldn’t bear to see his Junior Sister being so unreliable, so he asked first: “What was that you were saying earlier? Master wants to marry you off to Zhang Xiuwen of the Fierce Eagle Sect?”
“Yes!”
Mentioning this, a hint of panic flashed across Lu Chulan’s face: “I don’t even know him, I don’t even know what he looks like. What if he’s ugly? This is a joke, at least let me see his face.”
After speaking, Lu Chulan couldn’t help but look at Wuming again and murmured: “But it doesn’t matter now, I won’t marry this Zhang Xiuwen. My heart belongs only to this lovely person—only to the Senior Disciple Brother.”
Wuming, Fang Shuiguan: “…”
Everyone tacitly ignored Lu Chulan’s near slip of the tongue. Fang Shuiguan then introduced Wuming: “His name is Wuming. I met him on the way. He has a spiritual root but hasn’t officially joined the sect yet. His memory is also a bit unclear, and he doesn’t remember where he’s from.”
“Memory is unclear?” Lu Chulan’s eyes lit up: “Unclear is good…”
Fang Shuiguan coughed heavily.
Lu Chulan barely managed to maintain proper demeanor: “Senior Brother, you are always so kind-hearted, truly unable to bear seeing others suffer.”
She then put on a righteous expression: “Then what do you mean by bringing him back, Senior Brother? Do you want him to join our Falling Plum Sect?”
Fang Shuiguan said: “I just saw that he had nowhere to go, so I let him stay here temporarily. Whether he can join the sect is up to Master to decide.”
It could be seen that the Falling Plum Sect was much stricter in accepting disciples than the Peach Blossom Sect. If the players’ excuses were used here, they might not work.
“Then let’s test his spiritual root first.” Lu Chulan smiled at Wuming and extended her hand: “Follow me.”
“Normally, why would you need to do this?” Fang Shuiguan grumbled, then glanced at Wuming’s appearance and sighed slightly: “Never mind.”
Wuming followed Lu Chulan into the sect.
What was called the inner area was merely a place for receiving new disciples.
A steward saw Lu Chulan and hurried over, smiling at her: “Chulan, what brings you to my humble place today?”
This steward appeared to be in the mid Qi Condensation stage, and was already quite old.
Lu Chulan’s expression became a bit more serious when facing the steward: “Steward Ye, I’ve brought someone to test their spiritual root.”
Steward Ye naturally noticed Wuming behind her and said: “Is he a new disciple?”
Lu Chulan shook her head: “It’s up to Master to decide for now.”
Wuming was somewhat surprised.
He remembered that other sects were more lenient when accepting disciples.
But for the Falling Plum Sect, even a new disciple had to be decided by the Master?
However, he said nothing.
Steward Ye suddenly sighed: “It’s not like we need to be overly cautious. Our Falling Plum Sect hasn’t accepted new disciples in a long time. That rumor…”
At this point, Steward Ye stopped speaking: “Never mind, I’ll test this young brother’s spiritual root first.”
He gestured for Wuming to come over.
Wuming naturally followed Steward Ye inside.
The process of testing spiritual roots was simple, similar to the Longevity Sect.
However, when golden traces appeared on the Spirit Testing Stone, Steward Ye and Lu Chulan’s expressions changed instantly.
It wasn’t a change of joy, but rather a look of extreme seriousness flashed in both their eyes.
Lu Chulan’s previously frivolous demeanor turned serious, and she exclaimed in disbelief: “Gold Spiritual Root?”
For a moment, she lost her composure.
Steward Ye’s eyes showed fear: “A Gold Spiritual Root who hasn’t even joined the sect yet, how is this possible? Did he never get tested when he was born?”
This was a rare occurrence on the Yunzhou Continent.
In infancy, regardless of whether they had a spiritual root, everyone would get tested.
This was because infants were at their purest right after birth, and their bodies hadn’t accumulated much spiritual energy yet, making it impossible to discern if they possessed a spiritual root by sight alone.
However, it couldn’t be said that it was entirely impossible, but cases of Gold Spiritual Roots were too rare.
Zhan Sheng went to Tai Xue Sect because Tai Xue Sect was powerful and had Zhai Xiaotian’s endorsement, so they naturally wouldn’t be suspicious of Zhan Sheng’s identity.
But for the Falling Plum Sect, a Gold Spiritual Root was a major issue.
Wuming also knew about the classification of Gold Spiritual Roots on the Yunzhou Continent and knew his talent was extremely high.
He remained composed, only showing a hint of confusion: “What’s wrong with a Gold Spiritual Root?”
He seemed to know nothing about it.
Lu Chulan glanced at him, then turned and left, likely to find Fang Shuiguan.
Steward Ye, on the other hand, nervously wrung his hands: “Oh dear, a Gold Spiritual Root, I’ve never seen anyone with a Gold Spiritual Root in my life.”
Those born with a Gold Spiritual Root were usually taken in by major sects as soon as their spiritual root was tested.
The highest spiritual root the Falling Plum Sect had ever seen was a Purple Spiritual Root.
Steward Ye looked at Wuming, who seemed completely unaware: “You don’t know where you’re from?”
Wuming naturally shook his head.
When Lu Chulan returned with Fang Shuiguan, she was slightly out of breath, clearly indicating that Wuming’s Gold Spiritual Root had completely exceeded her expectations.
Fang Shuiguan looked at Wuming, somewhat flustered: “How could it be a Gold Spiritual Root?”
He was dumbfounded.
He had casually picked someone up from the roadside, simply because the person was extremely good-looking. How could they be a Gold Spiritual Root?
“The Spirit Testing Stone doesn’t lie.”
Lu Chulan looked at Wuming’s handsome face, feeling a slight regret that she wouldn’t be able to admire handsome men in the future.
She said to Fang Shuiguan: “Senior Brother, our sect cannot afford to keep this Gold Spiritual Root.”
Their Falling Plum Sect, such a small place, couldn’t possibly support a Gold Spiritual Root.
Fang Shuiguan understood her meaning.
Not to mention that Wuming was older and hadn’t joined the sect yet, and was also a Gold Spiritual Root.
If there were any hidden issues, it wasn’t something their Falling Plum Sect could handle.
In this World, cultivators born with a Gold Spiritual Root either had parents with Gold Spiritual Roots, and even then, there was a high probability of it turning Purple.
Or, they were born from ordinary people through a genetic lottery.
Thinking of this, Fang Shuiguan immediately made a decision: “I’ll send him to Guanhai Sect.”
Even if there were problems, Guanhai Sect would bear the brunt of it.
Guanhai Sect would not let go of a disciple with a Gold Spiritual Root.
They would naturally have ways to find out Wuming’s origins.
