The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 756: 706

A Spiritual Root is essentially the affinity a person has for the spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth. Therefore, only those with a Spiritual Root can cultivate.

That’s because cultivation requires consuming the spiritual energy from within Heaven and Earth, but if one’s own body has no affinity for this energy and can’t attract it, how can they cultivate?

Therefore, the Spiritual Root is essentially a person’s affinity for spiritual energy after birth. The higher the attraction, the stronger the Spiritual Root.

According to the classification in this world, Spiritual Roots vary in levels and properties. In Pei Xuanjing’s view, it is just a distinction based on the speed and amount of attraction one’s physique has for spiritual energy with different properties.

Nevertheless, even if one can’t cultivate, Pei Xuanjing noticed that people here, under such abundant spiritual energy, even if they do not cultivate, have stronger physiques than many ordinary people in the Great Ming World.

Pei Xuanjing has a concept for this situation, but it’s still just a budding idea that’s not yet ready to be implemented.

Moreover, over many years, Pei Xuanjing has found that absorbing spiritual energy is not just through one’s physique. His formidable spiritual power allows him to absorb this energy and forcefully utilize it.

At the age of nine, Pei Xuanjing participated in the selection of disciples for the immortal sect and successfully joined. Through years of careful polishing of his body, he found that the spiritual root talent test he had taken in the immortal sect was stronger than the one in his previous life simulation.

The findings from this test made Pei Xuanjing somewhat suspicious, but it needed time to verify and could not be confirmed just yet.

At the age of ten, the newly entered Pei Xuanjing, with his decent aptitude and his own experience, made rapid progress in his cultivation. His strength improved rapidly. Many senior disciples in the immortal sect favored Pei Xuanjing for his speed of cultivation and his rapid rise.

At the age of twenty-one, Pei Xuanjing, who had been in the sect for just over eleven years, progressed at an astonishing rate, breaking through realms and exceeded many of his senior creatures to reach the realm of true disciples, his strength on par with many elders.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

In the eyes of many, if it were not because the positions of true disciples were already filled, Pei Xuanjing would undoubtedly have a place among them.

However, for Pei Xuanjing, he did not take these things to heart. After all, projecting onto this life, his goals couldn’t be compared to before. A mere position as a true disciple in the immortal sect was not a big deal to Pei Xuanjing.

Sometimes, refusing to compete was the real competition. Pei Xuanjing’s attitude, wholeheartedly cultivating and not competing for the position of a true disciple, earned him much admiration. Even many of the true disciples were surprised.

The competition in the immortal sect is fierce. While true disciples hold high positions and great power, they feel like they are sitting on pins and needles. They are always on their guard against the countless younger disciples who want to challenge and replace them.

Ordinarily, the appearance of an exceptional younger disciple like Pei Xuanjing would make many of the slightly weaker true disciples extremely alert, always prepared for Pei Xuanjing to make a move.

However, Pei Xuanjing’s indifference impressed these true disciples quite a bit, giving them a different impression.

At the age of twenty-three, one of the true disciples broke through early. He told everyone he was grateful for Pei Xuanjing and admired his style, so he decided to break through and vacate a place for Pei Xuanjing among the true disciples.

Under these circumstances, Pei Xuanjing’s reputation in the Immortal Sect rose even higher. Many elders came forward to promote him, seeming to want to push him to the position of a true disciple.

Over the years, Pei Xuanjing’s displayed talent in the Immortal Sect has given many elders hope for the rise of a genius. They chose to back him, believing Pei Xuanjing will rise in the future.

With such momentum, the positions of true disciples, which should have been highly competitive, quickly eliminated many people. Only a handful of individuals could compete with Pei Xuanjing for the position.

At the age of twenty-four, the competition for true disciples originally should have been quite ordinary. However, with many elders participating, the situation intensified. Everybody in the Immortal Sect was affected, with everyone having to take a stance. Except for a few individuals, no one could remain impartial.

Under such circumstances, Pei Xuanjing and a few others became the center of attention, still being followed closely by other sects outside of the Immortal Sect and the competition for true disciples.

However, unlike other disciples who constantly demonstrated their strengths, Pei Xuanjing remained extraordinarily low-profile. He continued his normal habits, seemingly unaffected by the situation.

In the eyes of many, Pei Xuanjing did nothing except go to the Cultivation Methods Pavilion and explain cultivation methods to the people around him.

This behavior was quite peculiar.

At the age of twenty-seven, the competition for the positions of true disciples came to a conclusion. In the end, the victor was Pei Xuanjing. Even without deliberately showing anything, due to his exceptional strength and the support from countless people, he took the position rightfully and without objections.

Even his biggest competitor, a genius disciple of a deputy sect master, had no regrets after being defeated by Pei Xuanjing and was impressed by Pei Xuanjing’s charisma.

That’s how it was. When the gap between Pei Xuanjing and his opponent was small, they would feel a lot of regrets after losing. However, when Pei Xuanjing was defeated in a crushing manner, there were no regrets. Instead, they felt that losing was not a big deal and that being able to compete with Pei Xuanjing was a kind of luck.

After becoming a true disciple, Pei Xuanjing’s status in the immortal sect improved, and he gained access to more resources. His authority in the Cultivation Methods Pavilion was also elevated again, giving him more qualifications to view cultivation methods.

This world is somewhat similar to the Great Ming World. Even the strongest person in the immortal sect is similar to the Strongest Realm in the Great Ming World where Pei Xuanjing lives. Even though they call themselves the immortal sect, there are no real immortal powerhouses. They are also exploring the Immortal Path, but so far, no one has discovered longevity.

After all, no matter how one cultivates in this world, they can’t escape the cage of spiritual energy. Pei Xuanjing, with his realm and vision, integrated the essence of this world’s skills into his Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill.