RPAGF 48. Test Results
48. Test Results
"Haha, I knew that Gao Zhun must have a third-grade composite immortal root. As for that little thing, it really is a useless mixed spiritual root of the five elements. Otherwise, why would it have been thrown away?"
Among the people queuing nearby, someone shouted out these words, causing an uproar in the crowd. However, almost everyone looked at Gao Shi with amusement, as if they were mocking him for guiding a good-for-nothing.
Actually, not only did these onlookers who loved to stir up trouble think this way, even Gao Shi, Ah Zhong, and Madam Zhu were somewhat depressed. Could it be that these two children's talents were so poor? Especially Gao Ling, who actually had a mixed spiritual root of the five elements? This couldn't be given the title of "immortal root" just for good luck, otherwise it would be a disgrace to the word "immortal".
"Foolish!" Compared to the reactions of the crowd, Hall Master Zhao looked solemn, staring thoughtfully at the color of the halo. Seeing the crowd stirring, he couldn't help but shout out, which puzzled the three scholars. Could there be something else going on with the test results?
After all, apart from the people of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, no one understood the working principle of this testing platform. It is said that many of the equipment used in the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion were made by the Gu family. The Gu family, who specialize in this, can always make many strange and unpredictable things. Now the results displayed by the testing platform are exactly as those gloating people said. However, observing the expression of Hall Master Zhao, everyone couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"If they were truly a grade three composite immortal root and a mixed spiritual root of the five elements, the color of the platform's aura would never change. Now it seems, Doctor Gao, that these two have special physiques and special mutated attributes. The testing time for mutated attributes will take longer. Let's wait for another incense stick's time."
As Master Zhao spoke, the subordinates of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion were also busy fiddling with the testing platform, seemingly preoccupied with something. However, after a short while, the aura surrounding Gao Zhun and Gao Ling changed slightly.
Seeing the faint electric currents flickering within Gao Zhun's pale purple aura, Hall Master Zhao's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He nodded and said, "No wonder young friend Gao Zhun withstood nine bolts of Purple Heaven Tribulation Lightning unscathed with her Golden Core form. It turns out that she herself is a Purple Heaven Lightning Spirit Body, perfectly suited to the Purple Heaven Tribulation Lightning. This is one of the most top-tier spirit bodies, and also the rarest among them. In the history of the Immortal Spirit Continent, very few Purple Heaven Lightning Spirit Bodies have ever appeared. Those who have appeared are all supreme experts who have already transcended tribulation and become immortals, and have gone to another realm. This child has a limitless future. As for her immortal root attribute, forgive my poor eyesight, I cannot see it for the time being. We can only wait for the test results from the testing platform after an incense stick has burned."
Master Zhao's words were like a reassuring pill, calming the anxious hearts of Gao Shi, Madam Zhu, and Ah Zhong, and making them faintly look forward to the final result. Their physiques were already so rare and heaven-defying, there was no reason why their immortal roots should be poor.
"As for this young friend over here..." Hall Master Zhao also used the respectful term of address that a high-ranking scholar would use for Gao Ling, but his expression was solemn at this moment, clearly not joking. He touched his chin, seemingly having a habit of stroking his beard, but now his chin was very smooth, white-faced and beardless. Realizing this, Hall Master Zhao smiled helplessly, stopped his movements, and then said, "I wonder if you all have noticed that although the colors of this halo and the light clusters inside are complex, some of them are extremely familiar. They include the five elements and some common mutated attributes, and even include the extremely rare wisdom root. This child's background is not simple, and he must have a special inheritance."
The Gao family, the most prestigious of the inherited clans, even heard someone being praised for possessing a special inheritance. The Gao family members present felt a complex mix of emotions. Good heavens! They had initially wanted to mock Gao Zhun and the Gao Ling, whose origins were unclear and whose innate immortal roots were poor, but now they were talking about the unheard-of Purple Heaven Thunder Spirit Body and the Wisdom Root. Now it was finally the onlookers' turn to feel frustrated. Geniuses were indeed geniuses, far beyond the reach of ordinary people like themselves. But then they thought again, their own talent was already unparalleled even among inherited clans and top-tier sects, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of balance and complacency. At least with the Gao family name, they could roam freely across the Immortal Spirit Continent. Countless people with cultivation and talent far surpassing theirs were lining up to curry favor with them. Why should they bother trying to compete with the sun and moon?
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn is neither long nor short, especially at this moment when almost everyone is holding their breath, making it particularly agonizing. As for the two people in the halo, they seem to have fallen into a kind of ethereal state since entering the testing platform, completely unaware of everything outside. This reassured some people. Gao Shi, Madam Zhu, and Ah Zhong were relieved that Gao Zhun would not be affected by the words of those people earlier in terms of their emotions and behavior; those who had said some excessive things were relieved that their words had not reached the ears of the person in question and would not lead to the bad consequences of their words.
If anyone present was most eagerly anticipating the final test results, it would undoubtedly be Hall Master Zhao. After all, Hall Master Zhao wasn't already a Hall Master upon entering the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, nor could he have started as a member of a branch of the Gao family. Below the Ten Great Inherited Families were other families. If the Ten Great Inherited Families corresponded to the Ten Super-Grade Sects, then the families below them could be labeled as First-Grade, Second-Grade, and even Ninth-Grade Families. Hall Master Zhao had risen to his current position step by step from a subordinate of a small Fifth-Grade family's branch in the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion. He had worked for many families, including no fewer than ten First-Grade families and three Inherited Families. He had seen quite a few cases of appraising immortal roots. Of course, he only frequently had the opportunity to be present and watch the tests in person during his initial period as a subordinate. After becoming a Hall Master, he had less contact with such people and mostly only read written reports.
To be honest, he had seen many rare physiques and special mutated attributes, but the two of them today were the rarest in his life. In fact, he was not entirely without suspicion about Gao Zhun and Gao Ling's immortal root attributes—the contrasting violent aura emanating from that black and white sphere, and the feeling of returning to one's origin, reminded him of the Yin and Yang attributes; as for the colorful sphere of light, it reminded him of the records of the Chaos Soup in some ancient books. The universe began with chaos, and the Immortal Spirit Continent also began with chaos. Chaos is the most mysterious and mixed, encompassing everything, which is why it displays so many complex colors.
Master Zhao casually glanced at the curious stares that occasionally drifted from the people in line, and suddenly felt that the faces of some of them were truly despicable. Subconsciously, he transmitted his voice to one of his subordinates present and instructed, "Activate the isolation barrier to block all access. I don't want anyone other than our Treasure Appraisal Pavilion staff and those few people to know the results of today's test."
Then, the next second, a large group of people were startled as if waking from a dream. They had been so close, yet they had vanished in an instant. It was truly like seeing a ghost in broad daylight.
Looking at the bewildered crowd outside the isolation barrier, Gao Shi and the others smiled. This Hall Master Zhao was quite shrewd, especially Gao Shi. As a physician, he always needed to deal with the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion to buy or appraise precious medicinal herbs obtained from elsewhere. Therefore, compared with ordinary members of the Gao family, he had a closer relationship with Hall Master Zhao. After today's interaction, he suddenly felt that Hall Master Zhao was not only a good business partner, but perhaps also a friend worth making.
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn has finally passed, and the halo surrounding Gao Zhun and Gao Ling has gradually faded. The two have recovered from their state of being completely unable to perceive anything in the outside world.
As soon as Gao Zhun opened his eyes, he saw Gao Ling lying not far from him. He jumped up from the testing platform with a somersault and went to Gao Ling, holding the little girl in his arms. If people didn't know that Gao Zhun was too young to have children, they would probably think that this child was Gao Zhun's illegitimate daughter born outside the marriage. This affection and closeness made even Madam Zhu a little jealous. Of course, it was unclear which side she was jealous of, since little Gao Ling was already irresistibly charming.
"I feel like it was over as soon as I closed my eyes and opened them again. Is that all there is to the test?" Holding Gao Ling, Gao Zhun, who was completely unaware of the test, craned his neck to look at Hall Master Zhao. He saw the latter walk to the testing platform, press something, and two sheets of paper were spat out by the platform. It really did spit them out. Gao Zhun was speechless. Couldn't this platform be upgraded to a gentler way to display the results? For example, a holographic projection would be much better.
Gao Zhun, who was still lost in thought, naturally missed the fleeting look of astonishment on Zhao Tangzhu's face after seeing the final test results. By the time she looked over, Zhao Tangzhu had already regained her composure and solemnly handed two thin pieces of paper to Gao Zhun, the person involved. However, her heart was in turmoil. Her previous guesses were one thing, but being confirmed by the test platform's results was another.
One possesses the Purple Heaven Thunder Spirit Body, a supreme-grade Yin-Yang immortal root; the other possesses the Chaos Body, a supreme-grade Chaos immortal root. The results of this test are extraordinary. Leaving aside their immortal root attributes, what does it mean to have two supreme-grade immortal roots? According to the internal data of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, the number of people who have been found to have supreme-grade immortal roots, or whose immortal roots have the potential to reach the supreme-grade level, is definitely no more than a hundred. Of course, this is only data from the nearly ten thousand years since the establishment of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion. It is said that in the past ten thousand years, geniuses have emerged one after another on the Immortal Spirit Continent. If it were before, there would be no more than fifty geniuses with such heaven-defying immortal roots, even based on a period of one hundred thousand years. Not to mention that nearly 60% of these hundred registered geniuses have appeared in the last fifty years. It is indeed the peak era of an explosive emergence of geniuses.