Chapter 360: Detecting Spiritual Roots

From a distance, you can see that a large number of houses have been built in it, forming a large village. It looks extremely exquisite and is full of vitality. A large number of tribesmen are walking in it and conducting trade.

Compared to when I left, it was already a world of difference. If there were no powerful enemies to disturb me, this would be a paradise.

Moreover, after some rough calculations, Zhou Daobai found that the population should increase slightly, reaching about 20,000.

This is already very difficult. After all, the environment here is so harsh. Without strong people to protect them, it is really not easy for them to develop so well.

Zhou Daocheng checked around and found three courtyards with higher walls at work, which were the homes of the three village chiefs.

When they first left, the population of nearly 20,000 was divided into three villages, each managed by three village chiefs.

These three village chiefs are also the people closest to the Zhou family's immortal bloodline and are worthy of trust.

However, Zhou Daobai was not very familiar with these three village chiefs, so he naturally had no intention of reminiscing about the past, so he went directly to the village chief's home to reveal his identity.

When the three village chiefs saw the immortal coming again, they were extremely shocked and hurriedly knelt down and worshiped.

Zhou Daobai hurriedly helped them up. In terms of seniority alone, these few were probably his elders, so there was no way they would be in trouble.

After Zhou Daobai appeased the three village chiefs, he also explained the purpose of his visit.

"The Zhou family's immortal family has been away for several years. This time I came here specifically just to check if any children have immortal roots. If so, they will be brought to live in the immortal family!"

Upon hearing the intention, the three village chiefs also showed joy on their faces and responded quickly: "No problem, I will take all the newborn babies over right away."

"Yes." Zhou Daobai nodded, and then added: "Bring all the children under three years old here."

After all, it had not been checked for several years, so Zhou Daobai needed to check more carefully.

What's more, even if all the children under the age of three were added up, the number would not be very large. After all, these Zhou family members had just recovered and it would take some time to multiply and grow.

This is indeed the case. After almost a morning, the three village chiefs each came over with a team of people. Each team only had a dozen people, each holding a child. The total number was about forty or fifty. people.

"Immortal, these are all the children under the age of three. There are 58 in total. I would like to ask the Immortal to take a look at them!" The elderly villager said respectfully.

Zhou Daobai nodded and took out a stone plate for testing spiritual roots. This is the "Spirit Testing Plate", which is a first-level magic weapon and is a common magic weapon in the world of immortality.

Although immortal cultivators can also directly test spiritual roots, it is far less convenient than directly using a "spiritual measuring board".

"Test them one by one. If the soul measuring plate shines brightly, it means you have immortal roots. You can follow me to the immortal family to practice."

Many two- and three-year-old children looked at this scene with confused eyes, with a little longing in their eyes.

In fact, in the past, most people would wait until the child was five or six years old before testing their spiritual roots and then bringing them back to the family.

Because only when children grow older and have mature thinking can they start learning exercises and spells.

But this time, the Zhou family didn't have time to wait any longer and needed to add new blood as soon as possible, preferably starting from an early age.

That's why we came to find these children under the age of three.

As the first child placed his hand on the spirit board, four different lights appeared, each one red, green, and gold, but the color was slightly duller.

Zhou Daobai's eyes lit up, he let out a surprised sigh, and said, "You're lucky, I'm actually a 4th spirit root monk?!"

Looking at the two-year-old child, Zhou Daobai gently touched his head. If there were no accidents, this child would most likely join the Zhou family, learn martial arts and magic, and become a member of the Zhou family.

When the child's mother saw this scene, she burst into tears of joy, hugged the child and wiped her tears.

I am happy about this, but of course I am also reluctant to give up. The joy is that my child can break away from mortals and become an immortal cultivator, with a longer life span and pursuing the long road to life.

But more than anything, I am still reluctant to give up. Once I embark on this path, it means that I can never look back, and I will be separated from my parents.

Seeing the child's mother crying sadly, the village chief also quickly expressed comfort. He patted the child's mother's shoulder gently with his old crutch and said: "Don't cry, don't cry. It's your blessing that Qi'er can be chosen by the gods. It’s time to laugh!”

Qi'er's mother nodded repeatedly and kept wiping her tears, still unable to hide her reluctance.

Although the child called Qi'er didn't understand what separation meant, he wiped his tears when he saw his mother crying.

Zhou Daobai watched this scene patiently. This was a scenario he would encounter every time he tested his spiritual roots.

After the child and his mother were separated, the child stood behind Zhou Daobai and carefully looked at the white-clothed immortal. He didn't know that his fate was about to change at this moment.

After that, other people came up one after another to check.

However, a dozen children in a row all had no spiritual roots. When their hands were placed on the "spirit measuring board", they only emitted a gray light, which was extremely dim, indicating that they had no spiritual roots.

This situation is the same as in the past. Although spiritual root tests are conducted every year, the number of children with spiritual roots is very small. Sometimes, among thirty or forty children, not even one has spiritual roots.

Zhou Daobai was actually very satisfied to find one this time.

However, this time his luck seemed to be very good. When the test reached 35, the colorful light was emitted again.

Zhou Daobai's eyes lit up and he looked over immediately. He saw three kinds of light flashing continuously, and the light was quite dazzling.

"Three spiritual roots, earth spiritual root is the main one, accounting for 63%!"

Zhou Daobai saw the talent of this child at a glance and was immediately ecstatic. This kind of talented child should be brought back to the family to be well cultivated. At least he is an elder of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Moreover, if the main one is earth spiritual root, it is more suitable to be handed over to Zhou Daocheng for teaching, and the future path will definitely not be too bad.

The only pity is that this child is only one and a half years old and looks very petite, but his eyes are smart and very energetic. At first glance, he is a smart child.

Zhou Daobai couldn't help but sigh secretly. It seems that this time he came to the right place. One with three spiritual roots and one with four spiritual roots, brought back to the family to be well cultivated, is an excellent fresh blood.

But the surprises were not over yet. When the last child was tested, light appeared on the spirit testing disk again, and it was still a three-color light, red, gold and green. The main spiritual root was fire, which reached about 60%. This was also a child with extraordinary talent.