Chapter 2613 - 1506:

Although he wouldn’t let them notice, the children believed Jiang Congtang was truly a jinx; provoking him would bring no good result.

However, some still complained, informing the adults, and some elders came to criticize him.

In front of others, Jiang Congtang showed a timid demeanor.

Yet, secretly, he subtly taught a lesson to this bullying elder.

Thus, within this small mountain village, people increasingly felt Jiang Congtang was a jinx.

As Jiang Congtang gradually grew older, while not gaining much weight or becoming pale, he grew taller than the boys of the same age in the village.

Jiang Congtang turned five years old, and the children in the village received news that an Immortal Lord had come to the Mortal World to recruit disciples.

To be recruited into the Immortal Sect of the Cultivation World.

Since coming here, his elders had told him they settled here, waiting for an opportunity to re-enter the Cultivation World.

Although their family used to be a prominent clan in the Cultivation World, some members still wanted to enter major Immortal Sects to learn from them.

To leave the small mountain village, one must have a permit; Jiang Congtang and his elders resided here and had settled down.

Upon hearing this news, obtaining the permit from the village chief was all it took.

As for whether he would travel with the children from the same village?

Perhaps no one dared to travel with him.

That night, every household in the village came to the square, as they gathered there to register to go to the city for testing.

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Jiang Congtang registered to participate; despite protests from the villagers, he ignored them.

Some children even said, if Jiang Congtang joined them, they felt utterly suppressed and couldn’t participate together.

Jiang Congtang assured them he would only follow from afar, allowing not to enter the same Immortal Sect as them.

With his assurance, the village chief dismissed those protests.

If there truly was a Spiritual Root among them, joining the Immortal Sect would bring benefits to their village.

Having one disciple enter the sect would reward their village with silver.

If a person managed to enter the Immortal Sect and achieve great deeds within, the village would also receive returns.

Jiang Congtang was a refugee who came here; he was considered one of the villagers since he had settled here.

For the village chief, whose thinking was different from ordinary villagers.

It was all for political achievements.

To give prestige to their village.

Although Jiang Congtang had disguised himself, the innate ghostly sorrow was still present.

The village chief’s insight was naturally different from regular villagers.

He had indeed considered adopting Jiang Congtang, but feared bringing trouble.

With the village chief’s decision, the villagers could only agree.

That night, the village chief and a group of men, holding torches, led children over five years old to depart.

The children previously tested without Spiritual Roots weren’t eligible to participate.

It was a triennial test.

In these three years, the children who had not gone through the test amounted to over twenty in the village.

Jiang Congtang walked alongside the village chief and the other men, journeying with the children on foot for dozens of miles before dawn.

They did consider using horse carts or ox carts.

But they were too poor for that.

The village only had one ox cart, with over twenty children, plus the men with the village chief, totaling dozens of people.

One ox cart wouldn’t carry them all.

So, they decided everyone would walk.

The other children were either carried in baskets by adults or hoisted on shoulders.

Only Jiang Congtang walked at the very end.

In others’ eyes, he appeared sensible, yet lonely and taciturn.

Though the other children feared him, at this moment they were quite excited, being carried in baskets and on shoulders of adults, casting smug glances back at Jiang Congtang.

Jiang Congtang had a deep-seated hatred to avenge, being patient from a young age; back when he had not fled, when his family wasn’t annihilated, he was a child protected by his parents.

He had a happy home; his father was even the Family Head.

When he and other children were sent away by elders, his father and other family members were still resisting the enemies at that time.

The enemies came so unexpectedly, they didn’t carry any precious items.

The Jade Pendant Jiang Congtang wore from childhood was a Peace Pendant, capable of concealing cultivation, shielding against attacks.

During their escape, it protected them from multiple dangers; the strong qi was gone, leaving only the function similar to a peace charm covering their abilities.

It was also a recognizable Jade Pendant.

Jiang Congtang’s Jade Pendant was contracted to invisibility; otherwise, it would have been lost long ago.

Walking for dozens of miles exhausted even the adults, but Jiang Congtang, having trained in martial arts from childhood, already possessing Qi Refinement Realm abilities, was not overly tired.

When they arrived in the city, dawn was breaking, and there was a sea of people.

Multiple Immortal Sects came together to recruit disciples.

In this ordinary place, receiving people with decent aptitude was challenging.

Hence, they weren’t particularly enthusiastic, gathering servant disciples here to perform tasks within the Immortal Sect was already a boon.

Don’t be fooled by the crowd; only a few Great Immortals came to recruit disciples, picking one in thousands was fortunate.

Jiang Congtang and his group were comparatively distant; those from further places had set out earlier.

Indeed, many had arrived yesterday, and some days before.

Those from faraway lands counted on today being the test.

Jiang Congtang queued with people from his village.

But not in the same line as them.

Others had envisioned choosing a particular Immortal Sect; upon testing, discovering Spiritual Roots, they would have companions from the same village.

Before departing, Jiang Congtang had already expressed that not being in the same Immortal Sect with village mates wouldn’t affect them.

Even if others didn’t mention it, he planned to do so; although he had lived in the village for two or three years, he felt no sense of belonging.

He didn’t wish to implicate these people.

If, during his vengeance, others discovered he belonged to a particular village, they would undoubtedly be embroiled.

Jiang Congtang hadn’t expected to embark on revenge before being successful.

The first step was to find an Immortal Sect to enter, mastering skills first, then seeking out his clan members, investigating the matter of clan extermination, what kind of enemies they were?

The queue Jiang Congtang was in reached his turn before noon.

The test involved placing one’s hand on a glowing orb; any Spiritual Root would shine a particular color.

The light of the orb represents the person’s Spiritual Root.

Bright colors on the orb indicate multiple Spiritual Roots; no light means no Spiritual Root, marking those who cannot cultivate.

Such individuals were eliminated, unable to cultivate.

When Jiang Congtang underwent testing, the orb emitted five colors of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.

He was labeled as a waste with Pseudo Spirit Roots.

However, among those whose Spiritual Roots didn’t appear, having roots was naturally superior to none, granting eligibility.

From the village, only two boys and one girl had three or four roots selected; the rest weren’t chosen.

Though those were three or four rooted, Jiang Congtang’s five roots weren’t favorable even if chosen.

Amidst disappointed glances, Jiang Congtang entered the Spirit Immortal Sect.

The village chief was still pleased about this individual joining the Immortal Sect; uncertain of their future success, they all hoped to become Immortals.

The settlement funds received amounted to four portions.

Upon entering the Spirit Immortal Sect, Jiang Congtang was advised like other elders to cultivate well inside, with hopes of glorifying ancestry one day.

He nodded, uncertain of returning ??

That was an undetermined matter.

Perhaps in his lifetime, he won’t return here again.

Upon entering the Spirit Immortal Sect, Jiang Congtang started only as a servant disciple.

This concealed his Qi Refinement Realm abilities; although identified during testing as having Five Elements Spiritual Roots, it showed he had entered the first stage of Qi Cultivation.

In those two years, Jiang Congtang wished to enhance his strength, yet with too many roots and sparse Spiritual Energy in the Mortal Realm, advancement was truly challenging.

The Qi Cultivation at the first level was a skill possessed during family enlightenment while still in the clan.

As a servant disciple in the sect, at only five years old, no tasks were required in the first year, and he would receive pills and resources.

Jiang Congtang stayed in the crowded disciples’ dormitory.

To prevent others from stealing his possessions, upon receiving pills, he placed them in an invisible Storage Bag.