Chapter 91 Xu Fadong

"You're incredibly reckless! You actually went to Nine Star Mountain with Yuan Lang! Don't you know it's dangerous there!"

Xu Yuanhui hugged Cao Nanning and burst into tears, while her brother-in-law Cao Xucheng patted her back and pointed at Xu Yuanlang.

"This time, we owe it all to Yuen Long, you see..."

"Snapped!"

Xu Yuanhui slapped him across the face, and everyone immediately turned to look at her.

Xu Yuanlang felt a burning pain on his cheek; his second sister must have used spiritual power to slap him just now.

He looked at Xu Yuanhui with a puzzled expression, not expecting that his second sister was also looking at his hand with some confusion.

"Strange, Second Sister didn't mean to hit you, she just couldn't help it. I'm sorry, Yuan Lang!"

The second sister cried and apologized repeatedly. She hit herself hard, and the others quickly stopped her.

"I felt like I'd lost one of you. I'm so glad you're all back safe and sound!"

Tears streamed down his second sister's face like raindrops, and Xu Yuanlang felt as if his chest was being torn apart. He didn't know why he was so sad.

"Yes, Second Sister!"

Xu Yuanlang lowered his eyes, a fleeting sadness crossing his face.

……

"Chieftain, Chieftain..."

Xu Zhenqie felt his soul floating away, not knowing where he was or what he was doing. His eyes seemed to have become windows, and he was gradually moving away. Just then, he suddenly heard two sharp shouts in his ears.

He suddenly jolted awake, and his whole body snapped back to reality.

"Oh, it's Yuan Miao. What's up?"

"Chieftain, you've forgotten, I found a child with spiritual roots at the foot of the mountain, so I brought him back. I hope you can use the spirit-testing array to carefully measure his spiritual roots."

Xu Yuanmiao looked at the patriarch who was lost in thought with a puzzled expression. After all, he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet he was inexplicably distracted.

"Oh! I just suddenly thought of something."

The clan chief spoke, trying to recall carefully, but found that he couldn't think of anything.

"Alright, let's bring this little guy into the formation first. I can activate the formation by myself. Oh, by the way, Yuan Miao, here are fifty spirit stones as a reward for you."

According to the Xu family's rules, as long as a child with spiritual roots is discovered, not only will the family be rewarded, but the cultivator who tests the spiritual roots will also receive a reward of fifty spirit stones.

The goal is to make their own clansmen take responsibility and conduct thorough testing.

"Thank you, clan chief! Xiao Dong, once you're inside, remember not to move around too much and to relax your mind."

Xu Yuanmiao accepted it with a beaming smile, and then led Xu Dong, who was curious about everything, into the formation. Xu Dong obediently did not move around.

"The primordial spirit of heaven and earth governs all things..."

The clan chief took out an array plate, chanted incantations, and then several array flags appeared around Xu Dong and began to rotate.

Xu Dong's eyes darted around curiously, but in the end he obediently remained seated and motionless.

"Chieftain, what do you think of the array plate?"

"My array is pentagonal, with each side representing one of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The side that the child being tested has will light up depending on which talent they possess."

Then look at the brightness. Generally speaking, the higher the brightness, the better the talent. Yuan Hao's radiance was over ten feet high back then, which is why I said he was a rare talent..."

The two were suddenly stunned when they saw five beams of light shooting straight towards Dou Niu, and the array plate became extremely hot at the same time. The clan leader subconsciously threw it away.

"Clang clang!"

Several sword cries rang out in the air, the metallic clang of metal ringing out.

"Clan leader, five spiritual roots, clan leader!"

Xu Yuanmiao looked at the five beams of light with some regret. They possessed all five elemental roots, but no matter how bright they were, they were still just five elemental roots, and cultivating them would be as slow as a tortoise crawling.

"Hmm... Ah... Yes!"

The clan chief nodded absentmindedly, then quickly regained his composure and gave a somewhat perfunctory response.

"I'll take care of him from now on. You go ahead and do your work. Also, Yuan Miao, you should know the rules: you can't tell anyone what you saw here."

The clan chief quickly sent Xu Yuanmiao away, but she didn't care much; it was just to save trouble.

"Alright, Xiao Dong, if you encounter anything you don't know how to do in the future, come and ask me, your elder, for help, understand?"

Xiao Dong nodded obediently. After Xu Yuanmiao left, the clan leader quickly closed the gate and activated the formation.

"Your name is Xu Dong, right? You're from Daling Village?"

Although Xu Dong was still young, he was not afraid of strangers and simply nodded obediently.

"Daling Village, I remember that Lao Wu, Yuan Kun, was from Daling Village. It's a pity that Lao Wu died a few years ago. Xiao Dong, what was your relationship with Yuan Kun, who was called Xu Kun before you came to the mountain?"

Xu Dong counted on his fingers and thought about it carefully, then immediately looked up and said.

"My mother said I should call him Third Grandfather!"

"Oh, in that case, you can only be ranked in the 'Fa' generation. From today onwards, you will be called Xu Fadong, the eldest of the 'Fa' generation."

Xu Dong immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the clan leader, speaking crisply.

"Thank you for naming me, Grandpa Clan Chief."

"Haha, the little guy is quite clever. Since you call me Grandpa Chief, I can't be stingy."

Here's what we'll do: during the day you'll study at the school with the other clansmen, and at night you'll stay with Grandpa Clan Chief. I'll teach you some cultivation techniques."

Generally speaking, all family members need to study in the academy for several years, which usually lasts until they can draw qi into their bodies.

The clan leader knew very well that for Xu Fadong, this time was likely only a few days. Xu Yuanmiao was inexperienced, so he didn't find the changes in the formation strange. However, the clan leader knew very well that Xu Fadong's talent was definitely above that of Xu Yuanhao, who had the best talent.

The light shot straight up to the heavens, and the faint sound of swords echoing in the air suggested that Xu Fadong likely possessed a spiritual body.

He decided to let Xu Fadong hone his foundation for the time being, while keeping his cultivation skills hidden, at least until Xu Fadong had the ability to protect himself, and not to show them to anyone.

Originally, the Xu family should have sent their most talented clansmen to the Qingming Sect in exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills, but he had a vague unease in his heart, so he kept Xu Fadong behind.

"Grandpa Chief, my father is seriously ill. I beg you to give me medicine to save him."

The clan chief looked at Xu Fadong and nodded in satisfaction.

"Don't worry, Fadong. Now that you've gone up the mountain, your family will definitely take good care of your parents."

No matter how serious your father's illness is, one pill will surely cure him.

Xu Fadong couldn't help but show a look of joy on his face, and then carefully spoke again.

"But my family is very poor, we can't afford it..."

"Fa Dong, these are all free. Now that you have spiritual roots, you should have a broader vision."

Xu Fadong didn't react to the second half of the sentence for the time being, but when he heard that it was free, he couldn't help but feel extremely excited.

"I understand, Grandpa Chief."