Their gazes were simultaneously drawn by the light.
It was dusk, and the sky was already quite dark, but the light illuminated a large area, making it very dazzling.
The people in the first carriage all poked their heads out to see what was happening.
More than a dozen Disciples with Low Grade Spiritual Roots were all seated inside, while the second carriage held Disciples of Qingfeng Sect, and the only Disciple with a Medium Grade Spiritual Root this year.
Additionally, a Magical Artifact for testing Spiritual Roots was also placed inside.
At this moment, the Qingfeng Sect Disciple in the carriage looked at the Magical Artifact in front of him, which was emitting a blinding white light and buzzing, letting out a sharp screeching sound.
“Quick, invite the Grand Elder!!!”
This Magical Artifact for testing Spiritual Roots was spherical.
Those being tested only needed to place their hands on it.
The Magical Artifact was large enough for even ten people to press on it at once.
During testing, ten people would indeed test together, and if there was a reaction, they would then test individually.
This Magical Artifact was bought by Qingfeng Sect from another Sect and could test Spiritual Roots from Low Grade to High Grade.
As for higher-grade Spiritual Roots… well, they wouldn’t encounter any anyway!
Spiritual Roots that were not graded would not cause this Magical Artifact to change, while Low Grade Spiritual Roots would cause the Magical Artifact to produce a faint light.
Medium Grade Spiritual Roots could make the Magical Artifact’s light even brighter, comparable to a bonfire.
But at present… this Magical Artifact was so bright it was almost blinding, and it was vibrating non-stop, as if it was about to jump out of the carriage.
“This is a Superior Spiritual Root, this is a Superior Spiritual Root, quick, invite the Grand Elder!”
The Disciple in the carriage desperately hugged the Magical Artifact, preventing it from moving erratically.
Chen Sheng and Jiang Cheng both changed their expressions.
A Superior Spiritual Root?
Was that guy who just jumped out of the mountain forest really that powerful?
“What did you just say?”
Jiang Cheng poked Chen Sheng and said mockingly.
“I said, my future Junior Brother is clearly a talented individual, and he will surely achieve great things in the future.
I’ll go congratulate him first, and you can do as you please.”
“I was the one who made the connection, are you trying to steal my credit?”
“What connection? You made a connection with a sword!
You already put a sword to his neck, and you still expect him to remember your kindness?
When he becomes successful, he’ll be the first to cut off your head and kick it around like a ball!”
“Wait, let me congratulate him first!”
“Dream on!”
The Disciples in the first carriage all scrambled out and gathered around the back of the second carriage, peering inside, but they only saw the Qingfeng Sect Senior Brother shrieking while hugging the spherical Magical Artifact.
He was still shouting:
“Quick, invite the Grand Elder, quick, invite the Grand Elder!”
Chen Sheng and Jiang Cheng squeezed through.
“Everyone move aside!”
“Get back in the carriage! Otherwise, you won’t have to go up the mountain! Go straight back home!”
This shout was indeed effective.
The group scrambled back into the carriages, fearing that if they were too slow, they would be caught and thrown off the mountain.
It wasn’t easy for them to get on this carriage to the Immortal Sect, and it would be a great pity if they were thrown off now for not obeying.
The Disciples next to the drivers of both carriages also got down.
Just as they were about to approach, they were yelled at by the people in the carriage.
“Guard the surroundings… and also, notify the Grand Elder, notify the Grand Elder!”
The two looked at each other, then drew their longswords and began to guard the surrounding mountain forest.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and no one knew what might emerge from the mountain forest.
Wild beasts were not a problem; they feared mountain bandits.
“What are you standing there for?!”
Chen Sheng slapped Jiang Cheng on the forehead.
“Send the signal! It’s a Superior Spiritual Root, why aren’t you hurrying to notify the Grand Elder? Are you waiting for mountain bandits to kidnap him or for a major Sect to snatch him away?”
“Don’t hit my head!”
Jiang Cheng took out a Talisman and grumbled, “Besides, they wouldn’t bother coming to our small place to poach people.”
He lit the Talisman, and immediately, a burst of fire shot up from his hand, soaring into the sky and suddenly exploding in the air.
And in the sky, several large characters formed from sparks.
“Grand Elder, save me!”
This Talisman was actually a character Talisman.
When his Talisman was lit, another Talisman would sense it and alert its holder.
This firework-like thing was just for show.
“Who on earth invented this Talisman? Damn it, it’s too embarrassing!”
Jiang Cheng said, covering his face.
He glanced at the carriage in front, and several heads poked out from behind the curtain, mouths agape, watching the fireworks explode in the sky, then showing expressions of disgust.
“If it wasn’t embarrassing, would it be left for you to keep?”
Chen Sheng laughed loudly and kicked him in the butt.
“Who is it! Who dares to rob my Qingfeng Sect’s carriage!”
Suddenly, a voice like a great bell resonated from the sky, clearly entering everyone’s ears, even making their eardrums ache a little.
An Chen, who was hiding in the corner of the carriage from the vibrating spherical Magical Artifact, suddenly felt a wave of “pressure.”
This feeling was like someone pressing down on him, or like gravity suddenly increasing, making him instinctively want to prostrate himself on the ground.
“Boom!”
An Chen heard another roar in his ears.
He poked his head out and saw that two ravines, or rather, two cracks, had suddenly appeared on either side of the road.
The cracks were about one meter wide and tens of meters long.
All the nearby trees were broken and flung out, and the bushes were also torn apart.
The fragments of trees and bushes caught fire, slowly burning.
All of this happened in an instant.
Just a moment ago, everything outside was normal.
“Grand Elder! Quickly retract your Divine Ability, there are no enemies, no enemies!”
Jiang Cheng waved his arms and shouted, his voice hoarse.
He hadn’t expected the Grand Elder to immediately slash two swords on either side of the carriage without a word.
“The Grand Elder likes to make a grand entrance; just try to understand.”
Chen Sheng patted Jiang Cheng’s shoulder and sighed.
“No enemies?”
The voice from the sky softened a bit, then sounded somewhat annoyed.
“If there’s no one, why are you sending random signals! You’re just idle!”
A figure slowly descended from the sky, landing on the ground and walking quickly towards them.
He flicked his longsword and put it into his qiankun bag.
“Am I very idle? Do you think this is more fun? I told you, don’t send signals if there’s nothing wrong, don’t send signals if there’s nothing wrong! Are you out of your mind?!”
This person looked quite like an immortal, but he was full of vigor, walking with a strong stride.
“Sick, sick, sick!”
The old man slapped Jiang Cheng on the back of the head repeatedly, muttering curses.
This old man looked somewhat thin, but his strength was astonishing.
After a few slaps, Jiang Cheng fell to the ground, holding his head and wailing.
“Grand Elder, Grand Elder, please let us finish speaking first! Let us finish speaking!”
Chen Sheng quickly went up to pull him, grabbing the Grand Elder’s thigh.
Are you kidding? If he didn’t stop him, with the fiery temper of this Grand Elder, who originated from the Fire Phoenix Sect, he would surely smash Jiang Cheng’s head open and beat his butt into eight pieces!
“…”
An Chen suddenly felt that joining Qingfeng Sect was a mistake.