Su Xiaoyu silently watched the situation inside the Diorama Box.
After Liu Jinzhi started up the Flying Boat and left again, it didn’t take long for her to return with another batch of people. This time, she was only picking people up, so naturally it was quick.
After the new batch of people arrived, the square of the Qixi Festival Sect was also very lively.
Tong Shishi took out a Five Elements Orb and placed it on a platform, asking the newcomers to step forward one by one to touch the orb and determine their respective Spiritual Root situations.
Watching all this, Su Xiaoyu didn’t quite know what to say.
Because the people brought back, every single one, were undoubtedly tested to have Inferior Spiritual Roots, with Affinity below twenty percent.
But then again, it made sense. If their Spiritual Roots were outstanding, they would have long been taken in by those prestigious major sects. How could it ever be the Qixi Festival Sect’s turn?
…
While the people of the Qixi Festival Sect were testing their Spiritual Roots.
In a corner of the square, the newly arrived Spiritual Plant Master, Zhu Qian, was a bit nervous. She asked Liu Jinzhi beside her, “Fellow Daoist Liu, I’m new to the Qixi Festival Sect and don’t quite understand it yet. Are there any things I need to pay special attention to in the sect?”
Liu Jinzhi smiled gently: “Since you’ve joined the Qixi Festival Sect, from now on you can call me Senior Sister Liu.”
Zhu Qian nodded: “Senior Sister Liu.”
Liu Jinzhi: “Actually, most things in the Qixi Festival Sect don’t need special attention. Just treat things normally. Only…”
Speaking up to this point, Liu Jinzhi’s expression inevitably turned serious, and she subconsciously glanced up at the sky.
Zhu Qian asked, puzzled: “Only what?”
Liu Jinzhi said in a low voice: “Only… our sect is a sect favored by the Heavenly Maiden. If you see the Heavenly Maiden manifest her divinity in the future, remember to maintain a calm heart, and also remember to show sufficient respect towards the Heavenly Maiden.”
Zhu Qian listened, feeling confused: “Heavenly Maiden? What is that?”
Liu Jinzhi hurriedly said: “The Heavenly Maiden is the manifestation of the Heavens’ will, the embodiment of the Heavens.”
Zhu Qian: “???”
She looked at Liu Jinzhi blankly, feeling that she recognized every word Liu Jinzhi said, but when put together, she couldn’t quite understand it.
Manifestation of the Heavens’ will? What was that?
…
The night gradually deepened.
Sitting next to the Diorama Box, Su Xiaoyu yawned, then went to take a bath and wash her hair.
For someone with her disability, the process of bathing and washing her hair was not easy. But when she was all alone, resilience was a necessary element.
After spending an hour bathing and drying her hair, Su Xiaoyu, wearing her pajamas, sat in her Wheelchair and returned to the side of the Diorama Box.
By this time, the Spiritual Root testing for the new disciples inside the Qixi Festival Sect had already been completed, and even their lodgings had been arranged.
Su Xiaoyu had also counted earlier. Including the newcomers, there were now fifty-two people in the Qixi Festival Sect.
An increase in numbers was naturally a good thing in her eyes. It meant that raising Faith Value could become easier.
She took a look inside the Qixi Festival Sect and found it was very quiet. Everyone was inside the Pavilion buildings. The square hadn’t been tidied up yet, and the Five Elements Orb used for testing Spiritual Roots was still left on a platform.
Su Xiaoyu’s gaze fell onto this Five Elements Orb.
This was an opportunity!
Seeing that no one would notice her, Su Xiaoyu reached her hand down and gently touched the orb, which was incredibly small from her perspective.
Immediately, light blazed!
A dazzling golden light erupted in the square. The rich golden glow made even Su Xiaoyu stare blankly.
The golden light didn’t last long before it switched to a green light, equally rich and brilliant.
Then came blue light, red light, and yellow light. Every color, when it appeared, was so intensely concentrated it seemed ready to form into matter, dyeing the large square in a kaleidoscope of five colors.
“This is my Spiritual Root?”
Su Xiaoyu had a strange expression.
The Affinity of a Spiritual Root was closely related to the radiance emitted by the Five Elements Orb. The fact that the light corresponding to her five elements was so intensely brilliant—didn’t that mean her innate talent was absolutely peerless?
There was such a nice thing happening to her?
…
“Our sect’s Spirit Fields are quite numerous. From now on, I’ll have to rely on you, Junior Sister, to work hard with me to cultivate these Spirit Fields.”
“That naturally won’t be a problem.”
Liu Jinzhi and Zhu Qian were chatting as they headed back to the Qixi Festival Sect.
They had gone earlier to look at the Spirit Fields surrounding the Qixi Festival Sect. Liu Jinzhi’s introduction to each Spirit Field was very detailed—what characteristics a particular Spirit Field had and what kind of Spirit Plants were suitable for planting. All these things required careful attention.
However, during this process, Zhu Qian seemed distracted the whole time.
She was still thinking about what Liu Jinzhi had said before, unable to figure out what a Heavenly Maiden was. She wanted to ask clearly about this matter, but Liu Jinzhi was continuously talking about other things. She felt it wouldn’t be good to interrupt.
She was just that type of person. Having lived at the bottom rung of society for a long time, her personality was a little meek. She wasn’t the type to boldly voice her own opinions.
Finally, the two returned to the Qixi Festival Sect.
But just at this moment, Zhu Qian seemed to sense something and looked up. Her entire being froze on the spot.
Stammering, she spoke: “Wha… What is that?”
Hearing this, Liu Jinzhi also looked up.
At this moment, Su Xiaoyu had just reached her hand into the Qixi Festival Sect. Even with the cover of night, such an enormous giant hand was so oppressively imposing.
With a thud, Liu Jinzhi dropped directly to her knees: “Greetings to the Heavenly Maiden!”
Heavenly Maiden?
Zhu Qian beside her hadn’t yet regained her senses, but she felt Liu Jinzhi pulling at the hem of her skirt, seemingly signaling her to also kneel in greeting to the Heavenly Maiden. It reminded her of what Liu Jinzhi had said before, that the Qixi Festival Sect was a sect favored by the Heavenly Maiden, and she should be respectful when facing the Heavenly Maiden.
This was the Heavenly Maiden?
Before Zhu Qian could say anything else, a blinding radiance erupted ahead. The five colors representing Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth cycled through in a spectacular display, blooming like gorgeous flowers, deeply piercing into Zhu Qian’s eyes.
“Full Spiritual Root… 100% Affinity?”
Zhu Qian was dumbfounded.
Was such a Spiritual Root supposed to exist in this world?
Even those peerlessly talented prodigies in the major sects couldn’t possibly possess such a Spiritual Root, right?
Beside her, Liu Jinzhi pulled at Zhu Qian’s skirt again: “Quick, be more respectful. Although the Heavenly Maiden possessing such a Spiritual Root is shocking, it’s actually not that surprising when you think about it. After all, that is the Heavenly Maiden, the embodiment of the Heavens itself. A Full Spiritual Root with 100% Affinity is only reasonable, isn’t it?”
Zhu Qian: “…”
In a daze, she was pulled down to her knees, not daring to look straight ahead anymore.
Not until the radiance inside the Qixi Festival Sect disappeared did Zhu Qian look up. By this time, the giant hand that had descended from the sky was already gone without a trace.
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Qian turned to Liu Jinzhi, who was standing up, and said: “Senior Sister Liu, can you tell me the details about the Heavenly Maiden?”
Liu Jinzhi nodded: “Of course. Stand up, let’s walk and talk.”
Zhu Qian sighed: “I can’t stand up.”
Liu Jinzhi: “Why not?”
Zhu Qian: “My legs are weak.”
Liu Jinzhi: “…”
