jdhmnovel Chapter 88 Others don’t have to fight for their lives, but he does!
Chapter 88 Others don’t have to fight for their lives, but he does!
The road to Youlan City is not safe. A child is alone outside. No matter how he disguises himself, there will still be people who sneak up on him and rob him of his money or his life.
Although Xu Zisheng followed her and she had fewer secret troubles, Jiang Liqian felt that he was the biggest trouble.
Although Xu Zisheng had no cultivation, he was a careful observer and could tell the general character of people he interacted with based on their behavior. He secretly told Jiang Liqian about those who wanted to cause trouble for them, so that they could hide away.
Logically speaking, Jiang Liqian should feel more at ease with him by her side, but the reality is the opposite.
Xu Zisheng is a master at reading people's minds. Similarly, he knew that Jiang Liqian wanted to get rid of him for the rest of her life.
Every time this happened, Xu Zisheng would start to act pitiful in front of her, throwing tantrums and acting like a scoundrel. Jiang Liqian had never dealt with such a person before, so she pursed her lips and wanted to hit him, but he had no cultivation, and it didn't suit her temperament to do it herself. She wanted to use the talisman and leave, but Xu Zisheng always grabbed her sleeve first and didn't let go.
Although her former junior brothers and sisters could be clingy sometimes, as long as she frowned slightly, they would behave themselves and practice sword skills properly. Today, when she encountered such a tail that she couldn't beat or get rid of, she really felt that her heart had burst out and she had brought trouble to herself.
He sighed softly and just as he raised his hand, a glass of water was handed to him. Jiang Liqian paused, but still took it and drank it.
Putting down the teacup, she finally couldn't help but ask him: "What do you want?"
The spirit stones she gave him were not many, but for a little beggar, it was not a small amount. He could easily find a place to settle down and live a peaceful life. Why should he follow her?
Her next stop is Youlan City, and she doesn't want to cause any trouble.
Just ask clearly.
She didn't believe that he was clinging to her like this for no purpose.
Sure enough, Xu Zisheng's expression changed. He picked up the teapot and added water to her tea. Then he lowered his head and stood back, stuttering, as if he found it difficult to speak, but he forced himself to say what was in his heart.
"Miss Jiang... Miss Jiang, I... I also want to cultivate immortality. Can you teach me?"
After saying this, he felt that he was forcing her to do something unreasonable. His ears turned red as if they were about to bleed, and he buried his head tightly, not daring to look into Jiang Liqian's eyes at all.
Jiang Liqian hadn't expected this to be his request. She scoffed inwardly, but then said indifferently, "There are numerous sects on the Cultivation Continent. Every few years, disciples from the sects come to select promising candidates. You can go and join a sect yourself, or the sect disciples can come and select candidates, and you can just follow them. Why bother asking me to teach you?"
Xu Zisheng heard the mockery and rejection in her tone, his face turned pale, and his hands clenched tightly in his sleeves.
After two moments of silence, Xu Zisheng took a deep breath and knelt in front of Jiang Liqian.
"I know my request is excessive, but I...I went when those immortal disciples came to select people, but I don't have spiritual roots, so they won't accept me. I...I can't enter those immortal sects..."
This time it wasn't just his ears, his whole face was red, not out of shyness, but embarrassment.
There is no one in the world of cultivation who is without spiritual roots. At the very least, their spiritual roots will be useless. But a useless person like him without spiritual roots actually appeared.
Because of this, he was looked down upon countless times. His parents also regarded him as a disgrace and kicked him out of the house, no longer caring about his life or death.
Even the immortal disciple who tested his spiritual roots looked at him with contempt.
It was as if he was labeled as someone that anyone could step on, insult, and beat at will, as if his birth and his existence were a mistake.
From then on, he didn't dare tell anyone that he had no spiritual roots. He hid this secret deep in his heart, wishing he would keep it hidden until he was buried in the ground and rotted away in this world.
However, he met Jiang Liqian.
He didn't want to hide anymore. He longed to cultivate immortality, to gain power, and to prove that he had never been wrong and that his existence had indelible significance.
He thought she could help him.
Somehow, he felt this way, so strongly.
He needs to seize this opportunity.
Even if Jiang Liqian thought he was a jerk, shameless, and an annoying piece of plaster, he had to seize this opportunity.
Others don’t have to fight for their lives, but he does!
Perhaps it was the heat and stubbornness hidden in his eyes that stung Jiang Liqian's eyes, or perhaps it was the fact that he knelt down in front of her without hesitation that startled her.
Even though Jiang Liqian kept telling herself that it was time to get rid of this burden and that meddling in other people's affairs would not be good for her, she still raised her head and drank the tea he poured for her.
"Without spiritual roots, you can't gather spiritual power, and you won't be able to practice for your entire life. Even if you beg me, it's useless."
The cold voice instantly shattered the hope that had risen in Xu Zisheng's heart, and the light in his eyes went out.
Jiang Liqian glanced at him and knocked on the table: "Put your hands up."
Xu Zisheng was stunned for a moment, but when he realized what was happening, his eyes immediately lit up and he quickly put his hands on the table.
Jiang Liqian placed her fingertips on his wrist and carefully probed into his body with her spiritual power.
People in the world of cultivation are nourished by the rich spiritual power of heaven and earth, so it is impossible for them to not have spiritual roots, unless he is like her, and came to the world of cultivation by accident from the mortal realm. He was originally just a mortal.
But judging from his expression, he should be a native of the cultivation world. If that's the case, there must be something strange in his body.
In her previous life, when she was punished to copy books, she copied a book. She forgot the specific name, but the content was quite interesting. It mainly introduced in detail all the special physiques and spiritual roots that the writer encountered in his life.
These include Shen Qingqing's five elements spiritual roots, her mutated spiritual roots, chaotic physique, natural sword bones, etc. If her guess is correct, Xu Zisheng may be the one recorded in the book, the legendary empty spiritual root that cannot be measured by spirit stones.
If mutant spiritual roots are rare in a century, then ethereal spiritual roots are rare in a thousand years. Ethereal spiritual roots have no quality limitations; whenever they exist, they are of the highest quality. A cultivator with ethereal spiritual roots can rapidly advance in their cultivation. Cultivation is as easy for them as eating or drinking water. Breaking through minor realms presents no obstacle, and reaching greater realms is much simpler than for ordinary cultivators. Barring any unexpected consequences, and given sufficient time for cultivation, ethereal spiritual roots can lead a cultivator directly to immortality, achieving ascension in broad daylight.
Looking at the entire world of cultivation, there are no more than a handful of cultivators who possess ethereal roots, and in the past thousand years, there has not been a single one.
However, the Void Spiritual Root also has a major flaw, which is that it consumes a lot of spiritual energy.
Unlike the five elements spiritual roots that absorb the five elements of spiritual energy, the empty spiritual roots can only choose one type of spiritual energy to absorb and practice.