"Ling'er, this is a medicinal soup made of purple spiritual grass and fire-patterned chicken. It will help you with your spiritual power test today. Drink more."
In the morning, Li Ru served Zhou Ling a large bowl of broth and two large chicken legs.
A faint white mist floated over the bowl, showing that it contained abundant spiritual energy.
"Mom, why do you add purple spiritual grass?" Zhou Ling was a little reluctant and couldn't help asking.
Purple spiritual grass is a first-level low-grade spiritual grass, and one plant costs three or four low-grade spiritual stones.
With a fire-patterned chicken, this medicinal soup will cost five or six low-grade spiritual stones, which is equivalent to the family's monthly expenses.
"Ling'er, you will take the test of the Taoist Academy today. This purple spiritual grass contains abundant spiritual power, which will help you a little."
Li Ru said as she gave Zhou Shansheng a bowl.
Although the couple usually lived frugally, she was willing to spend money on the children's food expenses.
Especially this spiritual root test, which concerns the child's entire life, she is willing to give it up even if she has to pay more.
"This is what Dad got from Uncle Chu, and it didn't cost many spiritual stones!"
Zhou Shan said with a smile while eating the leftover fried rice from last night.
After saying that, he laughed again. What was there to explain to a child!
"Mom, I want to go to the lower-grade Taoist class!"
Zhou Ling said in a childish but firm voice after eating a few mouthfuls of the broth.
Seeing his son say this, Li Ru was stunned for a moment and said.
"Ling'er, the concentration of spiritual energy in this low-grade Taoist class is similar to that in our home, and
it belongs to the first-level low-grade spiritual vein." "The middle-grade Taoist class, that is the concentration of the first-level middle-grade spiritual vein."
"This has a completely different effect on cultivation."
"And the children who can enter the middle-grade Taoist class are generally quite talented, which will be very helpful for your future!"
Zhou Shan ate all the rice in the bowl and echoed, "Yes, Ling'er, the middle-grade Taoist class costs five low-grade spiritual stones every month, and the concentration of spiritual energy must be much better."
"Five spiritual stones are too expensive!"
"I wonder if there is any way to make my parents give up this idea?"
Zhou Ling thought to himself.
Through the panel, he knew that he had low-grade spiritual roots and there was no problem entering the Taoist Academy.
Moreover, the kindergarten class generally did not start formal cultivation.
So the impact of high or low spiritual energy concentration is not very big.
And the low-grade Taoist class only has two low-grade spiritual stones a month.
This can greatly relieve the pressure at home.
Zhou Ling and his parents went into the mountains and knew that every time his father earned a spiritual stone, he was gambling with his life.
He didn't want to add this burden.
But he is still young and can't do anything else.
Although he has the talent of [Searching for Treasures in the Mountains], Li Ru will only take him into the mountains before the cold winter.
At other times, even though the two realized that their son seemed to have a special talent in sensing medicinal herbs.
Every time they took him there, the harvest would increase greatly.
But the risks in the mountains were too great, and they were unwilling to let the child go into the mountains unless they had to.
"Son, listen to your mother. The middle-grade Taoist class will be more helpful for your future cultivation, and the teaching level of the middle-grade Taoist class will also be higher."
Li Ru put another piece of big muscle into Zhou Ling's bowl and said softly.
Zhou Shan shook his head, "Explaining these to the child, he won't understand, just follow our plan!"
Li Ru nodded.
"Hey, it seems that I have no right to resist!"
Zhou Ling had no choice but to hold the pottery bowl with both hands and drink the medicine soup inside.
"Drink slowly! There is still a lot!"
Li Ru urged.
As the medicine soup entered his stomach, Zhou Ling felt warm all over.
[Spiritual Affinity: Absorption speed of spiritual energy is increased, spiritual energy +1, to achieve the requirement: Actively absorb spiritual energy a thousand times.]
"Spiritual Affinity!"
Zhou Ling was delighted. But then he thought that he had not started practicing yet, and it seemed that he could not absorb spiritual energy through breathing.
He could only absorb spiritual energy through spiritual food.
He immediately picked up the chicken leg and ate it.
[You are eating spiritual beast meat, spiritual affinity +1, spiritual energy +1]
After eating two large chicken legs, the spiritual energy value increased by two.
After eating, the couple took Zhou Ling to Xicheng, the location of the Taoist temple, with a nervous mood.
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After an incense stick, the slightly nervous Li Ru couple took Zhou Ling to Lingxia West Courtyard.
This is one of the places for children to practice in this area of Xicheng.
Lingxia West Courtyard is built along the lake and has beautiful scenery.
The lake is called Xixia Lake.
As his parents came here, Zhou Ling saw some spiritual fields scattered along the shore of Xixia Lake.
According to the introduction, below Xixia Lake is a second-level spiritual vein that can be used for foundation-building cultivators to practice.
It is mainly distributed in the east area of the lake.
That side is also the place where the inner disciples of Lingxia Sect practice.
Teaching and outer disciples are in the west area.
There is a first-level spiritual vein here, which is a branch of the second-level spiritual vein.
The buildings in the Taoist temple are ancient and quaint, and they are lined up one after another, just like the scene of small bridges and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River.
It rained heavily for several days in the past few days, and it stopped last night. The branches and leaves of the surrounding flowers and trees are all brightly colored and full of vitality.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Zhou Ling felt that the air was extra fresh and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
[You are breathing spiritual energy, spiritual energy affinity +1, spiritual energy +1]
"It works!"
Zhou Ling was surprised. It seems that he doesn't need to practice to absorb spiritual energy.
It's just that the spiritual energy in the place where he lives is too thin.
Then he took a few more deep breaths.
[You are breathing spiritual energy, spiritual energy affinity +1, spiritual energy +1]
"This is the child's identity jade card. When you are called, go to the cloud platform to check your spiritual roots."
A reception disciple wearing a gray cloud-patterned Taoist robe handed the jade card to Zhou Shan and said.
Zhou Ling quickly followed his parents to complete some registration procedures and received his identity jade card.
The family came to a square.
The square was surrounded by towering ancient trees, shady trees, red walls and yellow tiles, and it was very impressive.
The ground was paved with unknown materials, and it shone with warm light under the sunlight.
Although it was still early, there were already many people in the square, all of whom brought their children to test their spiritual roots.
Li Ru watched the morning sun rise higher and higher, and it was facing their direction, which was a bit dazzling, so he took Zhou Ling to a shade.
There were also several people standing under the shade of the tree.
"My fellow Taoist, are you also here to register with your children?"
At this time, a woman in a light blue dress and with a dignified appearance smiled at Li Ru.
Next to the woman, there stood a little girl who was about the same height as Zhou Ling.
A pair of big Caroline eyes looked at Zhou Ling, which seemed extra smart.
"Yes, is this your daughter? She is so pretty!"
Li Ru replied with a smile.
The two women immediately started chatting with each other, and the topic was all about children.
They soon became familiar with each other.
The woman's name was Wang Yu, and the girl's name was Wang Xin.
They were also here to take the spiritual root test, and just like Zhou Ling, they were planning to sign up for the middle-grade Taoist class.
(End of this chapter)