Chapter XXIV
The next day is the five-year general election of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, and only children between the ages of eight and fifteen can participate, regardless of whether they are rich or poor.
Even if you're just a little beggar, as long as you arrive at Asgard before the election is over, you can participate in the election.
At this time, the guards in the capital of Nanzhao Kingdom are the busiest, there are too many children participating, most of them are led by their parents, so the queue at the gate of the fairy palace can be lined up at the gate of the city, and those who do not have an inn have to sleep on the street at night, and the guards who work day and night are talking about the guards at this time.
However, this period of time is the best time for security in the capital, because no one dares to make trouble when the immortals are in the lower realm, for fear of annoying the immortals and making them no longer willing to come to Nanzhao Kingdom, then their future children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren will not have any hope of becoming immortals.
Yun Yi was also pulled by Jiang Yuan to help in the Immortal Palace, she hadn't tested her spiritual root yet, she only knew that since she could cultivate, she must have it, and this time she just followed the test.
The main hall of the fairy palace is actually very empty, after all, it has to accommodate those children who come in, and there are all kinds of food and drink in it, and there are palace people next to it to replenish at any time.
After all, some children from poor families have to go all the way to the capital to test, and finally when they arrive at the place, their spirits are relaxed, and people often faint to the ground, and at this time, the palace people on both sides of the hall will carry the children to the fairy palace, sleep and eat something before coming out for testing.
There are even several imperial doctors waiting in the palace, just to prevent accidents.
Yun Yi was very surprised by this kind of behavior that could be called quite humane, and only after listening to Jiang Yuan did he know that because of the chaos in the upper realm, cultivators died every moment, no matter which side it was, reserve talents were very important.
As long as you have a little bit of powerless decay revealed, the remaining two parties will be like hungry wolves smelling meat, eating you completely.
"Especially recently, I heard that there were several geniuses on the demon cultivator's side at once, and we couldn't hold our head up, and the demon cultivator was also a little rioty, and the internal and external troubles added up, which made it even more unsettling. β
Jiang Yuan couldn't help frowning when he said this, maybe this time the upper realm would have to reproduce the chaos five hundred years ago, but how long would it be calm.
"But even if we fight, we little friars can't help, and you won't even be qualified to participate until the Yuan Infant Stage. Jiang Yuan motioned for Yun Yi to stand on the jade platform in the center of the main hall, and there was a transparent crystal pillar of about two meters next to the platform.
"Put your hand on the pillar. Yun Yi did as he said, and then he felt as if something had swept through his body, and the pillar next to him also lit up, and the white light gradually spread upwards until it occupied most of the crystal pillars.
Jiang Yuan sighed on the side: "The talent is good! No wonder he is willing to accept youβthe purity of the spiritual root is eighty percent." β
People who are qualified to cultivate must have spiritual roots in their bodies, but spiritual roots are also superior and inferior.
If the purity is less than fifty percent, if there is no great opportunity in this life, it will basically stop at the Jindan period, more than fifty percent, the higher the purity, the faster the cultivation speed, and the spiritual root of ten percent purity is called the heavenly spiritual root, which is basically a rare genius in a hundred years, and it must be accompanied by a vision when born.
Yu Yan is the Heavenly Spirit Root, not only was he closely protected and cultivated by the Yu family as soon as he was born, but countless people followed.
"What about you?" Hearing his words, Yun Yi asked casually.
Jiang Yuan laughed: "I'm just a ninety percent pure spiritual root, not as good as your master." β
Yun Yi twitched the corners of his mouth, turned around and went to the gate of the hall to announce the start of the general election, and let the children waiting outside in.
I have to say that there are very few people who have spiritual roots, and after a day of testing, only a child with less than fifty percent purity appeared, and even then the child's parents were very happy, calling the ancestors to bless them.
The chosen child was taken to the apse, and his parents were given a large sum of money to eat and drink for the rest of their lives, and those who did not need it could choose something else.
It is precisely because of this that everyone in Nanzhao attaches great importance to children, and only looks forward to the green smoke of their ancestors and the emergence of a child with spiritual roots.
But since then, the children who have been taken away have nothing to do with their relatives in the small world, and they will basically never see each other again in this life.
"Won't these parents be reluctant?" Yun Yi asked Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan replied without thinking: "What a good thing it is for the child to be able to go to the upper realm, how can he be reluctant!"
Yun Yi looked at the pair of parents, indeed, there was only joy on her face, without the slightest sadness, she walked to the apse again, and saw one of the monks in the lower realm who was following Jiang Yuan, who was at a loss to comfort the child who had realized what had happened and cried loudly.
She stood by and watched for a while, and when she saw that the child was at last tired of crying, she curled up on the couch in the temple and fell asleep.
The muscular monk was relieved to see that the child was asleep, and turned around and was about to go out, but he found Yun Yi standing at the door, and he couldn't help but smile on his very honest face: "Hello Senior Sister Yun Yi." β
"Didn't I say you don't need to call me Senior Sister? Senior Brother Wang Yi, your cultivation is higher than mine. Yun Yi greeted him.
"No, how can I call Yu Yanzhen's disciple and sister!" Wang Yi looked serious.
Yun Yi shook his head helplessly: "Then it's okay to call me by my name directly, anyway, don't call me senior sister." β
Wang Yi was embarrassed for a long time before finally nodding in agreement.
On the way out, Yun Yi turned his head to look at the child several times, Wang Yi noticed her eyes at once, and his honest face was still smiling: "I was the same as that child at the time, knowing that I was going to leave my parents, and I would never see them again, and I cried a lot." β
When he said this, Yun Yi couldn't help but look at him: "Is it, Senior Brother Wang Yi, you are like this now, I really can't imagine you crying." β
"At that time, I was just a child under 10 years old, and I was inevitably scared when I left my parents for the first time. Wang Yi said and suddenly sighed: "I sometimes think about what it would be like if I didn't go to the upper realm, but lived an ordinary life with my parents." β
Having said that, there was a hint of yearning on his face.
That will definitely be very happy, Yun Yi silently filled in his heart for the unspoken words, if he said that he would have a longing for it before he went to the upper realm, after realizing the cruelty of the upper realm, for ordinary people, it is even better to live a peaceful life.
"Okay, okay, don't think about it so much, let's go, let me take you to Wangxian Tower here for a good meal." β
Jiang Yuan, who appeared at some point, hooked Wang Yi's neck, and then turned his head and grinned at Yun Yi.
The owner of the restaurant saw so many immortals coming to eat here, and he smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth, not only did he not even charge their money, but also said that in the future, the immortals came here to eat, all for free.
It's always a very fast time to have fun, but you still have to keep doing the work.