Chunyang Sanren, though displeased with Xiayang Sanren, was also eager to see the test results of Zhang Ergou and Cui Lan.
He said nothing.
"Ergou, Cuilan, you two go for your test."
Chunyang Sanren said to Zhang Ergou and the others behind him.
"Yes, Master!"
Zhang Ergou nodded and walked to the testing spot first.
"What should I do?" Zhang Ergou asked, looking confused at the crystal ball before him.
"Pfft! Hahaha, you don't even know how to test spiritual roots? Where did this bumpkin come from!"
Liu Chufeng and his brother, who had just finished their test, sneered.
The disciple in charge of the test was also surprised, but he didn't laugh.
"Just gently hold the crystal ball above." The disciple in charge of the test said softly.
"Oh, okay!" Zhang Ergou felt embarrassed.
Zhang Ergou gently placed his hand on the crystal ball and tried to move it, only to find that it wouldn't budge.
It turned out the crystal ball was connected to the desk, not independent.
As Zhang Ergou placed his hand on it, the five-colored crystal pillars on the wall lit up.
"Five-element spiritual root?" The disciple in charge of the test exclaimed.
His exclamation successfully drew the attention of others in the secret chamber.
Everyone turned their gaze to the crystal pillars.
Feng Shun also looked surprised and quickly walked to the testing desk to check for any anomalies.
After checking and finding everything normal, he nodded to Chunyang Sanren.
Clearly, the emergence of a five-element spiritual root was unexpected by everyone.
Everyone's reactions varied.
Chunyang Sanren's face was now smiling.
Even though he didn't know Zhang Ergou's final test results yet, a five-element spiritual root was definitely rare.
Even a yellow-tier five-element spiritual root had a potential no less than a single-element earth-tier spiritual root.
Chunyang Sanren felt that Zhang Ergou was a treasure.
One surprise after another was delivered before his eyes.
Xiayang Sanren's smug expression froze on his face.
A five-element spiritual root was definitely comparable to two single-element earth-tier spiritual roots.
The words he had prepared to belittle Chunyang Sanren were slapped back in his face.
At this moment, Xiayang Sanren wished he could escape the secret chamber.
His good mood from the earlier tests of two disciples with earth-tier spiritual roots had completely vanished.
At this moment, the light on the crystal pillar before Zhang Ergou was slowly rising.
"It's about to break through yellow-tier and enter mystic-tier!" The disciple in charge of the test stared at the crystal pillar in shock.
The five-colored light on the crystal pillar was rising steadily, without any precedence.
This indicated that Zhang Ergou's five-element spiritual roots were distributed very evenly.
Zhang Ergou still didn't quite understand what the light on the crystal pillar represented.
But seeing everyone's reaction, his test results seemed extremely rare.
Zhang Ergou couldn't help but tighten his grip on the crystal ball.
"Mystic-tier early stage, the five-colored light has reached mystic-tier early stage!"
The disciple in charge of the test's voice had become somewhat sharp with excitement.
And the five beams of light still showed no signs of stopping, slowly rising.
Everyone stared nervously at the light within the five-colored crystal pillars.
Some were happy, some were worried.
The smile on Chunyang Sanren's face grew wider and wider.
Conversely, Xiayang Sanren and his two disciples looked grim.
Initially, for the Misty Sect's recruitment, with the test results of Liu Chufeng and his brother, the three of them and their master would have been the biggest stars of this recruitment.
The Sect Master would surely reward them handsomely.
This was because the Sect Master always awarded generous prizes to the top ten with outstanding spiritual root tests each year.
The better the test results, the more generous the rewards, and incidentally, the tester's master would also be granted a high position.
In Xiayang Sanren's view, his disciple was bound to be the champion this time.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Ergou appeared out of nowhere, and his spiritual root was the rare five-element type.
Seeing the light pillars still rising and showing no signs of stopping, Xiayang Sanren's expression grew increasingly grim.
He had initially been only displeased with Chunyang Sanren, but now he also hated Zhang Ergou.
"It's already mystic-tier middle stage, and it's still rising! This junior brother's potential is limitless!"
The disciple in charge of the test said in admiration to Feng Shun.
Feng Shun was somewhat numb by now. The person he had classified as a little beggar turned out to be a rare five-element spiritual root.
Fortunately, he hadn't shown any disdain earlier.
Otherwise, if he offended such a potentially powerful disciple, his position within the sect would likely plummet.
Zhang Ergou's hand was still gently resting on the crystal ball on the desk.
As the light of the five-colored crystal pillars changed, Zhang Ergou felt the crystal ball slowly warming up.
Although Zhang Ergou didn't understand the principle behind it, he didn't ask immediately.
He was afraid of being ridiculed again.
If everyone knew his thoughts at this moment, they would surely burst into laughter.
If anyone were to mock Zhang Ergou at this point, his time in the Misty Sect would be very difficult.
"Mystic-tier advanced stage, about to break through mystic-tier and enter earth-tier!"
An earth-tier five-element spiritual root was not only unprecedented in the Misty Sect.
Even the entire Yingzhou Continent rarely saw such a high-level and rare spiritual root.
At this moment, Chunyang Sanren was no longer looking calm. He too was startled by Zhang Ergou's testing potential.
Zhang Ergou always surprised him, but he hadn't expected this surprise to be so significant.
If the Sect Master knew about Zhang Ergou's spiritual root, his own status would likely rise continuously, perhaps even becoming an inner sect elder.
The Misty Sect, a large sect with hundreds of thousands of disciples, was divided into inner and outer sects.
Although both Chunyang Sanren and Xiayang Sanren had reached the late Golden Core stage,
they could only serve as outer sect elders.
Of course, there were also ranks among elders. Just like Feng Shun, who was also an elder, his status differed greatly from Chunyang Sanren and the others.
If one entered the inner sect, the cultivation resources obtained were far superior to those of the outer sect.
At this moment, Chunyang Sanren stared excitedly at the five-colored crystal pillars being tested.
"Earth-tier early stage! Good heavens, an earth-tier early stage five-element spiritual root!"
The disciple in charge of the test's voice had broken.
Watching the five-colored light pillars slowly rising, everyone was utterly astonished.
It still hasn't stopped, is it going to rise to earth-tier middle stage?
A single-element earth-tier middle stage spiritual root was already extremely rare, let alone a five-element spiritual root!
"How is this possible?" Xiayang Sanren exclaimed with a pale face.
At this moment, his face had turned ashen.
If Zhang Ergou turned out to be an earth-tier middle stage five-element spiritual root, Chunyang Sanren would definitely be arranged by the Sect Master to enter the inner sect.
To become an inner sect elder!
"It's here, it's here! Earth-tier middle stage! Heavens! Our Misty Sect actually has a disciple with an earth-tier middle stage five-element spiritual root!"
Feng Shun had become the commentator. Although everyone could see the results,
the five crystal light pillars before Zhang Ergou still showed no signs of stopping their rise...