Chapter 1454 - 871: One Sip, One Peck; The Descendants of the Zhang Family
Chapter 1454: Chapter 871: One Sip, One Peck; The Descendants of the Zhang Family
When Lu Qing crafted this Testing Jade Tablet in those days, he referred to the attribute of his superpower that displayed different colors when examining items
as well as the different layers of heavenly tribulation, which also show different colors of tribulation clouds.
He categorized the aptitude detected by the Jade Tablet into different colors as well.
Aptitude ranges from low to high in the order of gray, white, red, gold, and purple.
Gray light signifies no aptitude for cultivation, making even martial arts difficult to begin.
White light indicates a certain aptitude for cultivation, but entering the path of immortal cultivation remains challenging.
Only when red light appears does it indicate the aptitude to step into the immortal cultivation path.
If golden light is present, then it can be considered quite an excellent aptitude.
Lu Qing did not expect that the first little one to test already possessed a golden aptitude.
Although the golden light was faint, it meant that if this little one’s path progressed smoothly in the future, achieving a Golden Core would not be impossible.
"It’s a golden aptitude!"
"It’s actually a golden aptitude!"
"Little Hu’s aptitude is actually showing as golden?"
The villagers, seeing the light emitted by the Jade Tablet, buzzed with excitement, their faces full of astonishment.
The village holds an aptitude testing ceremony every ten years, so everyone knew what the light from the Jade Tablet represented.
But precisely because of this, they were so shocked.
Because this was the first time in so many years that a golden level talent appeared in the village!
In previous tests, the best aptitudes were deep red light mixed with some gold light.
Someone like Zhou Hu, whose light was completely golden, was something they had never seen before.
Although the golden color was faint, it at least indicated that Little Hu’s aptitude was better than the villagers who came before.
"An-ancestor?"
Lu Qing came back to his senses and saw Zhou Hu looking at him timidly.
Apparently, the villagers’ discussions had made him feel a bit baffled.
After all, he was just a child.
Lu Qing smiled: "Don’t be afraid, this is a good thing. It means your cultivation aptitude is very good. You can go down now and let the others continue."
"Thank you, Ancestor!"
Zhou Hu, upon receiving praise from Lu Qing, immediately beamed with joy and happily stepped down.
After Zhou Hu stepped down, the next child was brought forward.
He was a boy of about four or five, fair and delicate-looking, but a bit shy, huddling in his mother’s embrace and refusing to come down.
"Forgive us, Ancestor, this child has been timid since childhood," the woman said a bit embarrassed, coaxing the child, "Little An, come on down and let Ancestor take a look."
The boy called Little An just shook his head, burying his face in his mother’s embrace, refusing to come out.
Lu Qing chuckled, indifferent, and spoke warmly: "No worries, let’s test like this."
Upon hearing this, the woman quickly carried the child to the Jade Tablet, holding the child’s small hand and pressing it on the Jade Tablet.
The Jade Tablet glowed softly at first, turning from white to red, finally settling on deep red. The deep red was rich, with a faint tendency to transition to gold, but ultimately did not truly reveal golden light.
"Deep red aptitude, close to faint gold," Lu Qing nodded, "Not bad, with good nurturing, there’s hope for Foundation Establishment, and possibly Golden Core."
Hearing this, the woman was overjoyed, repeatedly offering thanks as she held her child and stepped back.
Then, one child after another stepped forward.
A seven or eight-year-old girl was tested to be pure red, neither high nor low, quite average.
A five or six-year-old boy was tested to show only white, barely fit for cultivation, but the path ahead was difficult.
That boy’s eyes reddened on the spot, and when his parents took him down, tears were already welling in his eyes.
A boy aged over three was tested with light red; although not very good, he was at least red level, qualifying him for cultivation.
His parents were quite pleased, thanking repeatedly while holding the child.
A nine-year-old girl, the oldest among the children, tested deep red with gold, similar to Zhou Hu.
The girl, calm by nature, showed neither joy nor sorrow after the test, simply saluted Lu Qing respectfully and stepped back.
A two-year-old boy, still in diapers, was brought up, sound asleep.
When his small hand touched the Jade Tablet, it glowed light red. The child’s eyelids moved slightly, turned over, and continued to sleep, drawing gentle laughter from the crowd.
In this way, more than thirty children were tested one by one. Although a few were good, none displayed the golden aptitude like Zhou Hu.
The best one was half red and half faint gold, slightly inferior to Zhou Hu.
Lu Qing was not disappointed.
Golden aptitude was rare; one was already an unexpected joy, so how could he expect all to be like that?
Rather, it was surprising that the village could produce so many children with cultivation aptitude this time, with a few exhibiting quite excellent aptitude, which exceeded his expectations.
This indicated that under the nourishment of spiritual energy, the bloodlines of Jiuli Village’s villagers were improving.
Seeing the children were all tested, Lu Qing was about to announce the end when suddenly the village chief, Zhou Mingde, stepped forward, with some hesitation on his face.
"Ancestor, there is one more child," Zhou Mingde said respectfully.
"Oh?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow slightly, "Who else?"
Zhou Mingde turned and waved to someone outside the crowd: "Miss Zhang, come over."
The crowd parted, and a woman holding a little girl slowly walked over.
The woman seemed to be in her thirties, dressed in plain clothes, her face a bit haggard, but she was tidied up neatly.
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