The Way of the Sword (BL)

"Young Master, are you going to buy anything?" A male voice sounded near the pet tamer shop, interrupting the mental conversation between Sying and Zemin Yan. Then a tall, strong man with sunburned skin and a terrible scar that ran from his left side to his right parting his large lips, comes out of the tent. 

"I…" Zemin Yan wanted to say no, but Sying started barking at the little black tiger. 

"Is this your dog?" Asked the shopkeeper with raised eyebrows, he never thought that in his life he would see a small dog intimidating a tiger ... Well, the tiger was small too, but even so, there was a difference between magic beasts and little pets!

"I'm so sorry!" Said Zemin Yan, bowing a little in apology. Sying's behavior was very shameful and he could only bow his head to try not to offend the shop owner. It was not a weakness, but Zemin Yan was not a person who actively sought problems and did not like to act arrogant since he always preferred simple things.

Although lately nothing in Zemin Yan's life has been simple since the arrival of the great sect in village 10. Only he doesn't know if this is good or bad.

"No problem, this little tiger doesn't seem to care either," said the tent owner shrugging. The little black tiger really had a bleak look and didn't deign to look at Sying. 

"Little Brother Yan, what are you doing away from the group?" Tai-Yang's young voice sounded beside Zemin Yan, who was a little surprised but then calmed down. He had to confess that he felt a little safer with the presence of this powerful cultivator by his side.

"My dog ​​decided to tease a tiger," said Zemin Yan in a helpless voice. Of course, that Tai-Yang had to restrain himself from laughing, was there really such a brave dog in the world ?!

"Disciple Zemin and Disciple Wang what are you doing? The team will soon depart for one of the floating islands. You must hurry! "The voice of the imperial guard sounded beside the two young disciples. 

Zhong Liang had watched as Zemin Yan's little white dog walked away from the group and when the "disciple" Tai-Yang followed behind them, he also followed closely. It would be bad for this child to walk around alone, of course, Lan Ruan saw the imperial guard Zhong leave to take care of Zemin Yan and the other disciple, so he didn't care much about their leaving.

The others realized that Zemin Yan left too, but when they wanted to follow Brother Yan, Lan Ruan shot him a warning look. It's okay for two disciples to get a little ready, but if his whole group became full of unruly people, wouldn't he be missing each other before the pretty Lin Mei-Lan?

Yes, Lan Ruan's brain has already become marshmallow and he has missed the point about losing his dignity as a central disciple of the sect in the face of so many local powers and presenting risks to the safety of these new disciples. 

"Sying, we have to go!" Called Zemin Yan in a strained voice, this time not using his contract bond. However, the little white dog did not move and continued to stare at the little black tiger. Zemin Yan with a helpless smile went to the small white dog to take him, but could not move Sying an inch, it was as if this small dog weighed tens of pounds!

After a while, Zemin Yan's face flushed with exertion and shame, he cast a bitter look at Tai-Yang, as if asking for his help, but he did so reluctantly.

Tai-Yang's heart warmed at this tsundere child's favor, so he would readily help when he was interrupted by an indifferent voice, but there was a slight trace of helplessness.

"How much does this tiger cost?" Asked Zhong Liang to everyone's surprise. Zemin Yan who had felt his sacred energy stir since the moment this "mysterious" guard appeared and with Sying's nose, how did he not know that this was his big brother Zhong? The God of War of your heart! 

The shopkeeper looked at him with mild curiosity, but when he heard the voice of the imperial guard, he soon became polite and began to talk about proper business. 

"This little black tiger no longer has its core and can only serve as a pet, dear sir are you sure you want to buy?" Asked the store owner honestly. Clearly, these children were not ordinary, an imperial guard came after them to call them back, that could only mean that they were important people. So he had no thought of fooling these people.

"It's ok. Just say the price. "Zhong Liang's voice got a few thirds cooler, what he hated most was spending time and talking was not his strong point, he was already bored. 

"10 pureblood crystals or 3 purple thunder crystals," said the tent owner after thinking a little, he didn't even want to take Zhong Liang's cold attitude to his heart. The 10 purebred crystals are at least 1000 low-grade blood crystals, which are already hundreds of thousands of gold coins. 

Only by remembering the blood crystals do they strengthen the spiritual root of the cultivators. The spiritual root of cultivators is a type of energy that all living beings have and are close to dantin, ie in the abdomen region. This energy will usually take a few different forms and can form images, runes and words, often indicative of the path of Dao that a cultivator should follow. The stronger the spiritual root, the more clearly the right path to Dao will be assimilated.

In common sects, spiritual roots are tested before seeing the acquired talents and cultivation veins, for the spiritual root shows the innate talent of each cultivator and whether or not they will suit the Dao path of that sect.

The Celestial Sword Sect and Arcane Wizard, which are two major sects are slightly different from the other sects, as you can see from the Celestial Sword sect test. Since in the test what matters most to the sect is the main element and the intended sword, everything else can be overcome with hard work!

Of course, there will still be the spiritual root test, but this only happens when the disciples reach the Foundation's cultivation kingdom, which is also the time for the disciples to assimilate some items that will strengthen the entire cultivation base. In this particular case, the spiritual root test is really to know which body technique will be best suited for each disciple. Sometimes it guides the way of the Sword Dao, for example, it has disciple that its spiritual root is the "lightness" rune, which may indicate the path of the light sword, or the path of the fast sword, or the path of the flexible sword, or… etc.