165: Spiritual Root Aptitude

Steward Jia stood beside you, looking bewildered, carefully sizing you up. Suddenly, his eyes lit up: "So it's you! No wonder you looked familiar."

Steward Jia naturally recognized you. You had killed He Na and Zhang Qiang to save him, and he had even given you the blood red stone mine.

You glanced indifferently at Huang Yi: "Get up. Come in with me, I have something to discuss with you all."

Huang Yi quickly nodded and followed you into the Jia Residence.

Steward Jia also chattered endlessly beside you, but you didn't hear a word of it.

Just as you entered the mansion gate, you suddenly stopped and looked back at Fang Chen.

Their eyes met—his pupils constricted sharply, and his body trembled. You saw endless fear in his eyes.

He was so scared his face turned pale. He knelt on the ground, trembling, and pleaded loudly: "Have mercy, have mercy! Senior, a great person doesn't stoop to remembering the faults of a small person. I was only standing up for the Jia Residence!"

You smiled: "The way you said you'd die... is quite interesting."

With that, you walked into the mansion without looking back.

Upon reaching the main hall, you sat in the host's seat. Liu Ruyan, her face veiled with light gauze, stood meticulously by your side.

Huang Yi and Steward Jia stood nervously in the main hall. You coldly reprimanded: "Who told you to be so high-profile?"

"Don't you know that a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind? If one's virtue does not match their position, disaster will surely follow!"

"With your abilities, engaging in such ostentatious behavior will only bring calamity!"

Both of them fell to their knees simultaneously with a thud.

Huang Yi turned his head to look at Steward Jia and whispered: "I told you long ago not to be so high-profile, but you wouldn't listen."

Steward Jia gave an awkward laugh: "Senior, you don't know, but our high profile is also for self-preservation. Otherwise, others would think we're guilty."

"Oh?" You sensed something was off.

"Alas," Steward Jia sighed, lowering his voice, "Recently, someone has been trying to probe our background. If we hadn't acted high-profile, we might have been secretly eliminated long ago."

You frowned: "In the Great Yan Dynasty, who else would dare to probe you?"

Steward Jia quickly interjected: "It's not someone from the Yan Dynasty, it's Prime Minister Zhao Yi of the Great Jin Dynasty."

"He? Why would he travel all this way just to probe you?"

As soon as you spoke, you felt that something was amiss.

You quickly thought of a possibility—Prime Minister Zhao Yi of the Great Jin Dynasty was one of the Man in White's people.

This meant he was ordered by the Man in White to probe them.

But why would the Man in White probe the Jia Residence?

Was it related to Eunuch Xiang's death?

Or was it related to the Artifact Spirit?

After thinking for a moment, you looked at the two of them and calmly instructed: "Have all the guests leave, and maintain a low profile from now on."

"Yes, yes, yes." The two nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Then you said to Steward Jia: "Go and bring those two children from last time. I have something to ask them."

Steward Jia naturally knew which two children you were referring to. He immediately nodded and left with Huang Yi.

At sunrise,

You received astonishing news—

Fang Chen had been flayed, his tendons pulled out, his limbs severed, made into a human swine, and left to die exposed on the street.

Even more shocking was that Fang Chen was personally killed by his father, Duke of Zhenguo Fang Tianhao.

It was said that Fang Tianhao was acting under Fang Yanbo's orders and had no choice but to do so—a grandfather making his son kill his grandson, this family was truly bizarre.

At this moment, Duke of Zhenguo Fang Tianhao was kneeling outside the door, bearing thorns to apologize.

You naturally had no interest in such a clown and directly ordered your servants to send him away.

At the same time, you had a message conveyed: "Fang Chen is dead, the Karma is settled. Take care of yourselves from now on."

You had completely lost interest in killing these people in the simulation.

Because they no longer posed the slightest threat to you.

And in your heart, you already regarded the entire Barren Continent as your

Moreover, you had more important matters to attend to at the moment.

Soon after,

Steward Jia brought the pair of children before you.

Only then did you learn that the boy was named Song Yang, and the girl was named Song Yu.

You looked at Liu Ruyan: "First, set up a Breath Concealment Formation for the Jia Residence, then bring out the Spirit Testing Stone."

This Breath Concealment Formation could not only shield ordinary phenomena but also block Divine Sense probes.

Liu Ruyan nodded, immediately took out a Formation Plate, and raised her hand to inject a stream of spiritual power—

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The four small banners on the Formation Plate suddenly rose into the air, flying towards the four directions of the Jia Residence and plunging into the ground.

In an instant, the entire Jia Residence was enveloped by an invisible barrier.

After the Formation was set up, she waved her sleeve, and a half-meter-tall Spirit Testing Stone floated in mid-air, drifting before Song Yang and Song Yu.

Song Yang and Song Yu were still children; where had they ever seen such methods?

Both of them widened their eyes, which sparkled with starlight, full of anticipation.

They knew Steward Jia wouldn't harm them, so they weren't afraid.

"Song Yang, put your hand on the stone," you said, full of anticipation.

Song Yang nodded, raised his small hand, and pressed it onto the Spirit Testing Stone.

In an instant—

The Spirit Testing Stone shone with golden light, emitting a dazzling radiance that even the Breath Concealment Formation couldn't obscure, and a pillar of light shot up into the sky.

Liu Ruyan was slightly surprised: "It's actually a Supreme Variant Spiritual Root. Judging by this phenomenon, it seems to be the Profound Yang Sacred Body."

You were overjoyed and looked at Song Yu: "Song Yu, you try."

Song Yu's eyes glowed, and she raised her small hand to press it onto the Spirit Testing Stone—

In an instant, a cool, profound light, like a bright moon, shimmered, and a pillar of light also shot up into the sky, making the Breath Concealment Formation seem useless.

"Supreme Variant Spiritual Root, Profound Yin Sacred Body," Liu Ruyan blurted out, her voice filled with disbelief.

"Is there something special about it?" you quickly asked.

"According to records, if the Profound Yang Sacred Body and Profound Yin Sacred Body join forces against an enemy, when their minds are in sync, they can unleash a combined attack technique that surpasses their own Realm."

"Not only that, after breaking through to Soul Transformation and comprehending the Law, they can also unleash the Yin and Yang Chaos Domain. In this Domain, Yin and Yang are imbalanced, the Five Elements are chaotic, and the power of enemy Divine Abilities will be greatly weakened."

"These are just some of the characteristics of the Profound Yang Sacred Body and Profound Yin Sacred Body. Even when fighting alone, they each have their own advantages..."

Steward Jia, standing by, was also very excited: "Can I try too?"

Huang Yi also excitedly shouted: "I want to try too!"

You looked at the two helplessly and nodded: "Go ahead and try."

Steward Jia immediately stepped forward, trembling as he pressed his hand onto the Spirit Testing Stone.

However, the Spirit Testing Stone had no reaction.

Steward Jia frowned and patted the Spirit Testing Stone.

"Why is there no reaction?" Steward Jia's voice carried a hint of disappointment.

You smiled and shook your head: "You have trash Aptitude, no Spiritual Root, and cannot cultivate."

Steward Jia looked sorrowful: "Is there any way to obtain a Spiritual Root?"