Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: No Spirit Root

What?

Xu Yining couldn’t believe her ears: “Master, didn’t you decide long ago that I would be the True Disciple?”

“Why did it go to my sister?”

Regarding Liu Qingxian’s words, he couldn’t disclose much and could only say tactfully: “There are some things I can’t explain clearly, I can only tell you that your sister is more suitable to be the True Disciple.”

Seeing Xu Yining’s eyes redden with grievance, he comforted her: “How about this, you will be an Inner Sect Disciple in name.”

“In reality, I will treat you like a True Disciple, how about that?”

“Besides, you two are sisters, not outsiders, why bother about a title?”

Xu Yining’s eyes reddened even more.

If it were before, she could have let it go, since after all, they were sisters.

But now…

She glanced at Jiang Fan.

Though Jiang Fan had no expression on his face, she felt that he must be gloating inside, laughing at her.

From the beginning, being a True Disciple was her pride, her glory, her capital to boast in front of Jiang Fan.

Now, this honor had been given to someone else.

She must be a joke in Jiang Fan’s eyes!

She had to take it back!

“Master, I do not accept this!” Xu Yining gritted her teeth and said: “Why does my sister get to be the True Disciple?”

“You haven’t even tested her Spirit Root!”

Xu Youran also felt guilty and quickly said: “Master, let my sister be the True Disciple.”

“I am not worthy of being a True Disciple.”

“Being an Inner Sect Disciple is already a great fortune.”

Li Qingfeng also felt a headache.

With Xu Yining’s qualifications, there was no problem in becoming a True Disciple.

But Xu Youran was the disciple chosen by the Sect Master’s daughter.

How could he neglect her?

At this moment.

Jiang Fan stepped forward and presented a note to Li Qingfeng: “Elder Li, why not test Xu Youran’s Spirit Root?”

Xu Youran anxiously tugged at Jiang Fan’s sleeve: “What are you doing? I can’t stand the embarrassment.”

With her Second Grade Spirit Root, how could she manage?

Jiang Fan, however, smiled and picked up a brush: “I believe Youran has the qualifications to be the True Disciple.”

His words carried a hint of confidence.

The Transcend Mortality Pill that the Sub-Altar Master sought for over a decade couldn’t have been for just a single level improvement, right?

Xu Youran’s current Spirit Root was at least Fourth Grade, not far from Xu Yining.

More than enough to be a True Disciple.

Oh?

Li Qingfeng looked at Jiang Fan in surprise.

Then he looked at Xu Yining’s stubborn face and thought for a moment, saying: “Alright then, Xu Youran’s Spirit Root needs to be tested anyway.”

“We’ll just test it in public.”

He took out a palm-sized disc and said: “Xu Youran, place your hand on it, and the Spirit Root level will appear.”

Xu Youran’s face reddened as she said reluctantly: “Master, my Spirit Root is very low.”

Li Qingfeng said: “It doesn’t matter, no matter how low, you are still my disciple.”

Helpless, she could only walk forward with a heavy heart and place her small hand on the disc.

Her face was full of dejection; she could already imagine the embarrassing scene when the Second Grade Spirit Root was revealed.

Xu Yining stared intently at the disc.

She had to see for herself; if Xu Youran was revealed to have a Second Grade Spirit Root, would Li Qingfeng still have the face to let her be the True Disciple?

Whirr, whirr, whirr—

The disc spun for a while, then stopped.

It projected a beam of light, floating in mid-air as clear text.

“Seventh Grade Spirit Root.”

With a sudden move.

Li Qingfeng abruptly stood up from his chair, his eyes shining brightly: “Seventh Grade Spirit Root? Xu Youran, you have really surprised your master!”

He originally thought Xu Youran’s aptitude would definitely be poor.

But it turned out to be an existence that even surpassed Xu Yining’s Sixth Grade Spirit Root!

The Xu Family was equally shocked.

They uttered cries of astonishment.

Xu Youran herself was also dumbfounded: “Fan, what is going on?”

The changes in her must have been brought by Jiang Fan.

Was it those mysterious liquids?

Or the Spirit Pill she just ate?

Step, step, step—

Xu Yining staggered backward, her beautiful face turning pale in an instant. She couldn’t accept it and kept shaking her head: “Impossible… Impossible!”

“This can’t be!”

“How could you have a Seventh Grade Spirit Root?”

Xu Youran, a bit scared by her frenzied state, stepped behind Jiang Fan.

This caught Xu Yining’s attention to Jiang Fan.

Thinking about her sister’s changes, which started ever since she and Jiang Fan were betrothed, she guessed the reason.

More than once had she seen Jiang Fan secretly give Xu Youran mysterious liquids.

And that Spirit Pill in the jade box just now, obviously very precious.

It was Jiang Fan!

It must have been Jiang Fan who brought these changes to her sister!

Turning her former Second Grade Spirit Root sister into someone superior to her.

Understanding everything, Xu Yining broke down, tears that had been welling up in her eyes fell like raindrops: “Jiang Fan! Why did you do this to me?”

“Why? Why? Why?”

She asked three times, then ran out crying.

Jiang Fan was speechless, muttering: “What did I do to you? This is absurd.”

Xu Youran, however, looked guilty.

She understood her sister’s thoughts, sighed deeply: “She doesn’t blame you.”

“She blames herself for pushing you to my side.”

“Everything I have today was supposed to belong to her.”

Jiang Fan realized.

But he shook his head slightly, gently hugging her shoulder: “No need to blame yourself.”

“Everything was her own choice.”

Li Qingfeng observed the relationship between the two.

He couldn’t help but frown slightly.

He said: “Xu Youran, I still have to find that person with the Nine-grade Spirit Root in the city.”

“In the next few days, prepare well, and when I find this person, you will follow me back to Green Cloud Sect.”

Xu Youran’s heart tightened.

She looked at Jiang Fan beside her and said: “Master, can you also take Jiang Fan as a disciple?”

Li Qingfeng looked Jiang Fan up and down and said: “Let’s test his qualification first.”

“If it’s acceptable, I might consider taking him as a disciple.”

He handed the disc to Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan took it and infused it with Spiritual Power without hesitation.

He was a bit worried.

This disc was clearly cruder in detecting sensitivity than the bronze ruler.

Would it fail the detection again?

What he feared came true.

Soon, the words “No Spirit Root” projected into mid-air.

Li Qingfeng shook his head and said: “Unfortunately, even though I am an elder of a sect, I have no right to take someone with no Spirit Root into the sect.”

Xu Youran anxiously said: “But, but Jiang Fan already has cultivation.”

Oh?

Li Qingfeng’s eyes showed surprise, stroking his beard, he said: “No Spirit Root, yet he has cultivation?”

“Such a thing? Unheard of.”

Xu Zhengyan also hurriedly said: “Elder Li, it’s absolutely true.”

“Jiang Fan not only has cultivation, but it’s quite notable.”

Notable?

Li Qingfeng merely smiled.

In his eyes, only cultivation above Foundation Establishment barely counted as a martial artist.

Qi Cultivation Realm was merely child’s play.

How far could a person with no Spirit Root go?

At most, by consuming Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, they might reach the third or fourth layer of Qi Cultivation.

However, to convince Xu Youran.

He nodded and said: “Then I will give Jiang Fan a chance.”

“Show me your cultivation.”