The winter is warm and sunny, and the sky is rare and clear. The place where the Xie clan's natal spirit awakens, the altar of the Spirit Sect.

The Lingzong Altar is located in the core area of the clan and is only open when the four seasons alternate between spring, summer, autumn and winter. This winter was earlier than usual, so the surroundings of the Spirit Sect Altar were already covered with snow.

Only when the Spirit Sect Altar is opened, only non-direct clansmen of the clan have the opportunity to enter the core area, so for non-direct clansmen, the ritual of awakening the natal spirit is also a grand event for the entire family every season.

Once a non-direct child can successfully awaken the natal spirit, then the clan will immediately grant him clan status and become a direct descendant. Like Xie Chen and Xie Tuo, there are very few people who have not awakened their natal spirits and entered the clan membership. This is also one of the reasons why Xie Xuan dedicated all the property of Wushi Town to the clan in the first place.

At this moment, around the huge Spirit Sect Altar, three stands have already been erected. The central stand, which is also the highest stand, is magnificent and imposing. Obviously, it was for the high-level and family dignitaries who came to watch the ceremony.

The left side of the stand is ornate and exquisite, and it is intended for the rest of the families to watch. The right stand is a little simpler in comparison, but only the outstanding descendants of the direct family are eligible to watch the ceremony here.

In addition to the three stands, there is only a flat river around the Lingzong Altar. Regardless of whether it is a direct or collateral family, everyone can watch the ceremony here.

When Xie Chen and Xie Tuo came to the Spirit Sect Altar with the crowd, at least a thousand Xie family members had gathered here.

Shuttling among these clansmen, Xie Chen couldn't help but discover a strange phenomenon. The people who came here seem to be divided into two major factions, and they are distinct. The number of people on the left side of the square is slightly smaller, but most of them look arrogant. On the right side, where there are more people, people seem to be a little restrained, although they are also talking and laughing, but in comparison, the momentum is much weaker.

Later, Xie Chen figured out that these on the left should be the direct members of the family. At least one of these people has an immediate family member who has a natal spirit and is therefore able to reside in the core of the family.

On the other side, there are non-direct clansmen. The family has always taken little care of these non-direct clansmen, and although they also live in the family, they do not receive any attention at all, and can only support themselves.

Thinking of this, Xie Chen also sighed in his heart. The distinction between classes is especially obvious on the Douling Continent. And whether or not you have a natal spirit, and what kind of natal spirit you have, is the watershed of this class. This is a continent that celebrates talent, and of course, it is also a very real world.

After thinking about it, Xie Chen had already walked to the sign-in place next to the Spirit Sect Altar, and reported his name with a smile, "Clan disciple Xie Chen, twelve years old. ”

"Second brother, those two boys look very raw. On the high platform on the right, a teenager glanced at Xie Chen, who was signing up, and said lightly.

In the stands on the right, there were already more than a dozen people. Among them were men and women, but only two of them were sitting in chairs, and the rest of the dozen teenagers stood behind them, their waists straight.

It was the boy who sat on the top of the left side who spoke. The boy looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, and his face was somewhat similar to that of another seated teenager. It's just that the other boy has a warm smile on his face all the time, but he has a cold face, as if he is rejecting people from thousands of miles away.

The young man sitting on the right side was the second son Xie Qingyang, who had hosted a banquet for Xie Chen a few days ago. Hearing the question of the young man on the left, Xie Qingyang smiled slightly, "Don't you know, eldest brother?" The person who is signing up is called Xie Chen, a member of the Wushi Town branch, who has just joined the clan. That fat man's name is Xie Tuo, and he is Xie Chen's cousin. ”

is called the eldest brother, naturally the eldest son of the Xie family, the current heir of the family, and the master of the North Courtyard, Xie Qingfeng. Xie Qingfeng is two years older than Xie Qingyang, and he is seventeen this year. Because he is the eldest son of the patriarch, he is the first heir in his life.

Compared with the second brother Xie Qingyang, Xie Qingfeng's style is like his expression, more decisive and tougher. This also has a great deal to do with the fact that he is the eldest son.

Different from the intriguing South Courtyard, after Xie Qingfeng became sensible, he began to take charge of the North Courtyard under the guidance of his family. When the battle for the lord of the southern courtyard was extremely fierce, Xie Qingfeng had already cleaned up the northern courtyard to an iron plate!

For a long time, after the children of the direct family are sensible, they will choose a camp. Either willing to be loyal to the heir of the North Court, or have great ambitions and fight in the South Court.

The North Courtyard of the family has always looked down on the South Courtyard, believing that the Southern Courtyard is just a group of guys with different intentions, and a rabble entangled with a few careerists. And the South Courtyard didn't look down on the North Courtyard, ridiculing the North Courtyard as just a second ancestor with a group of unambitious minions.

At this time, hearing Xie Qingyang say the names of Xie Chen and Xie Tuo, Xie Qingfeng was not surprised at all. He has long learned his second brother's ability to gather intelligence and win over people.

Xie Qingfeng smiled quietly and said, "It turned out to be them, the chaos at the door of the Yuzi family a few days ago was done by these two people." What? Are they your people now?"

"Big brother is really well-informed. Xie Qingyang said meaningfully: "These two people do live in the south courtyard of the younger brother now. ”

"Hmph, is it your person who lives in the South Courtyard?" Xie Qingfeng snorted lightly, "I heard that your identity jade plate was sent back." Second brother, don't think that if you don't leave the North Courtyard, you won't know anything. You're leaving them in the South Courtyard for the time being, just because I want to see their potential again. ”

"The chief steward has arrived—!" At this moment, a long howl suddenly sounded from the direction of the main stand. The two brothers suddenly stopped talking and looked in the direction of the main stand.

Under the gaze of everyone around the Spirit Sect Altar, Xie Mingfeng, the chief steward of the family, wore a black robe and sat in the first place in the main stand with a smile on his face. This time, the natal spirit awakening ceremony was still presided over by the chief steward Xie Mingfeng, and his arrival indicated that the awakening ceremony was about to begin.

On the VIP viewing platform on the left, there were already more than a dozen people who came to watch the ceremony at this moment. Among them, there are two acquaintances of Xie Chen. Luo Fan, the second prince of the Tianluo Kingdom, and his personal guard, the white-clothed Eagle King.

After a few casual greetings with the rest of the VIPs around him, Luo Fan leaned back in his chair, and his eyes swept and fell on Xie Chen.

Xie Chen felt that someone was watching him, and he couldn't help but look back, and looked at Luo Fan for a moment. Then he smiled slightly, nodded his head, and turned his head to continue to talk and laugh with Xie Tuo beside him.

"Eagle King, what kind of color do you say this Xie Chen will be?!" Luo Fan continued to look at Xie Chen with interest and asked softly.

"It's hard to say, but one thing is certain. This kid definitely has a natal spirit, and his innate spiritual power is definitely not low. The white-clothed Eagle King thought for a moment and said truthfully.

"I heard that Xie Qingyang wanted to recruit him, but he didn't succeed. I'm kind of interested in him. The corners of Luo Fan's mouth drew an elegant arc.

"Your Highness means ......"

Luo Fan smiled slightly, "If his natal spirit is suitable, you can take some time to find him with the Iron and Blood Order." It seems that there may not be a newcomer in the Iron Blood Camp who can handle it for a long time. ”

"Brother Chen, I just said that we went out late, right? look, we're both at the end of the line. ”

In the venue, the little fat man Xie Tuo was holding the number plate and complaining with a sad face. A total of 58 teenagers who met the standard to participate in the awakening ceremony this time. And Xie Chen and Xie Tuo are the fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth. Obviously, Xie Tuo was extremely dissatisfied with this order.

Xie Chen didn't care, he was more interested in the awakening method of this natal spirit. Although the Xie family in Wushi Town also had a natal spirit awakening ceremony, Xie Chen had never participated in it in his memory. And the scale is definitely much smaller than the clan.

Jian Jiu said that awakening the natal spirit doesn't need to be too cumbersome. As long as the environment is suitable, the aura is sufficient, and there is a strong person above the spirit master to guide it. It's just that the higher the innate spiritual power of the awakened, the longer the awakening time will be, and the greater the spiritual energy required.

But this is only for ordinary machine spirits and beast spirits, if they encounter the rare natal spirits such as heavenly spirits and earth spirits. I'm afraid that it will need to be guided by a strong person above the Spirit King, and even if it is the guidance of the Spirit King, I am afraid it will take at least three days for it to fully awaken.

Of course, a big family like the Xie clan will naturally create a better environment for the awakening of the natal spirit. At this time, Xie Chen had already seen that on the incomparably flat ground of the Spirit Sect Altar, twelve huge stone pillars with a diameter of one meter were slowly rising.

In the sound of the "boom" mechanism turning, the twelve huge stone pillars came to an abrupt end when they rose to a height of two meters, and Xie Chen found that one meter in the center of each stone pillar had a hole of about half a meter, as if something had not been put into it.

At the same time, hundreds of family black-armored guards lined up neatly with spears in their hands, protecting the entire Spirit Sect Altar in a moment. On the other side, twelve sturdy men each held a stone box half a meter square, walked to the twelve stone pillars with heavy steps, carefully put down the stone box in their hands, and slowly opened it.

"Wow!" The bright light lit up instantly, and in the twelve stone boxes, twelve white lights flashed in symphony. Streams of extremely pure aura instantly filled the entire Spirit Sect Altar!

The twelve big men bent down at the same time, and with both hands, they took out a fist-sized spirit stone from the stone box in front of them, which was as clear as a flawless crystal. In an instant, the light on the Spirit Sect altar brightened a little more.

"Hehe, the Twelve Spirit Stone Formations? I really didn't expect to see this kind of awakening formation here. Jian Jiu smiled, as if he was a little nostalgic.

When these spirit stones were carefully placed into the hollow in the center of the stone pillar, these big men slowly withdrew from the Spirit Sect Altar.

"Twelve Spirit Stone Formation?" Xie Chen was surprised in his heart, but because there was no sound around him now, it was difficult for him to ask.

"You can use this formation to awaken the natal spirit for the children of the family, it seems that your Xie family is not simple......" Jian Jiu muttered to himself, hearing Xie Chen's misty.

But now Xie Chen also thought about it infinitely, because at this moment, a voice had already spread far away.

"Awakening ritual, begin!"

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