Chapter 4 The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda
He understood Xi Hai’s excitement. For Xi Hai, and for the vast majority of the children in this group, Spirit Awakening was the first, and perhaps only, chance in their lives to change their destiny.
However, reality was often cruel; their Spirits would, in all likelihood, be as ordinary and mediocre as their parents’.
To cross class boundaries, they could only pin their hopes on that mysterious and one-in-a-million Spirit mutation.
Yet, Jiang Bai still played along, revealing a hint of an expectant smile as he whispered.
"Of course I’m excited, this is a major life event!"
His gaze shifted once more to the female deacon who was guiding the first child, and he began to ponder again.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda... Long Spear...
I hope it’s a Long Spear.
Jiang Bai prayed silently.
Even if it were just the most ordinary Tool Spirit, at least he would possess the possibility of combat and the power to protect himself.
As long as he had Soul Power, he would have a chance to change!
If it were the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda...
Just as his thoughts were racing, the Awakening ceremony in front had already begun.
"Blue Silver Grass? Let’s test your Soul Power... You have no Soul Power..."
"Sickle... Let’s test your Soul Power... You have no Soul Power..."
"Wooden stick... You have no Soul Power..."
"Carrot... You have no Soul Power..."
Soon, it was Xi Hai’s turn.
Xi Hai took a deep breath, walked to the center of the hexagon, and nervously closed his eyes.
As the female deacon injected her Soul Power, the six black stones emitted a hazy golden light, enveloping Xi Hai within it.
Specks of golden light, as if drawn by an attraction, surged madly into Xi Hai’s body.
Xi Hai’s body trembled slightly, and he subconsciously reached out his right hand.
In an instant, all the golden light converged in his palm. After the light dissipated, a whip appeared in his hand.
"Spirit... A whip? Come, let’s test your Soul Power."
The female deacon’s voice remained calm as she took out a blue crystal ball.
Xi Hai, holding the whip with a dazed expression, complied and placed his hand on the crystal ball.
The crystal ball remained dim and lusterless.
The female deacon said with a blank expression, "You have no Soul Power. Alright, next."
Finally, it was Jiang Bai’s turn.
Under the gaze of everyone, Jiang Bai walked calmly to the center of the hexagon.
He closed his eyes, carefully sensing the warm energy surging into his body.
The energy wandered through his body, and finally, as if it had touched some dormant existence deep within his Bloodline, a burning sensation emanated from his palm.
He slowly raised his right hand.
The light faded, and a pagoda, crystal clear throughout as if carved from the finest glaze, hovered quietly above his palm.
The entire Awakening room instantly fell silent.
Everyone was stunned by this exquisitely beautiful and magnificently extraordinary Spirit.
The female deacon’s pupils contracted sharply, and she exclaimed in shock, "Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?! And... a wild one! This... how is this possible?!"
She looked at Jiang Bai in disbelief, then looked at the pagoda in his hand.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the number one support system Tool Spirit in the world!
How could this child, dressed in rags and living in a small border village, possess...
Jiang Bai looked at the stunning pagoda in his palm, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
As expected, did I inherit my father’s Spirit?
support system... It seems that the combat career I had envisioned—holding a spear, riding a horse, and living a life of righteous vengeance—seems about to end before it has even begun.
A faint sense of loss lingered in his heart.
"Child, you..."
The female deacon suppressed the shock in her heart, looked at Jiang Bai with a complex gaze, and took out the crystal ball for testing Soul Power.
"Let’s test your Soul Power first."
Jiang Bai complied and placed his left hand on the cold crystal ball.
Almost the instant his palm made contact, the crystal ball erupted with an incredibly intense blue light!
"Innate Soul Power... level nine!"
The female deacon’s voice trembled slightly.
Jiang Bai looked at the brilliant blue light, and the slight sense of loss in his heart diminished a little.
Level nine... That’s decent enough.
It’s just... for an unevolved Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, there’s no difference between level nine and full Soul Power.
It’s nothing more than a difference in how quickly one reaches the seventh ring.
Jiang Bai withdrew his Spirit with a complex expression.
Is it really only possible to be a support?
The female deacon was completely immersed in the ecstasy of discovering a gem, and did not notice the complex and unreadable expression on Jiang Bai’s face at all.
At this moment, her eyes held only a burning desire for performance achievements!
Innate Soul Power level nine!
And the Spirit is the world-renowned Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!
If this were reported to the upper echelons of Spirit Hall, the rewards would absolutely be unimaginably generous!
Perhaps she could even use this to advance to a big city.
Although she was also filled with doubts about how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s direct line Spirit could appear on a plainly dressed child in this small village?
But all of this seemed insignificant in the face of tangible merit.
"Child, what is your name?"
She pressed her hands firmly onto Jiang Bai’s tender shoulders. Because of her excitement, her fingertips were even trembling slightly, and she asked with an eager tone.
"Would you like to join our Spirit Hall? With your talent, you will surely receive the best training!"
Join Spirit Hall?
Jiang Bai quickly calmed down and weighed the pros and cons.
As of now, this seemed like a good choice.
He possessed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda but had absolutely no power to protect himself.
Run all the way back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect by himself?
Not to mention the long journey, which was fraught with danger.
I heard the current Supreme Pontiff is still Qian Xunji?
Although he wasn’t sure exactly when this timeline corresponded to the original work, or how much longer Qian Xunji would remain in power.
But at least for now, Spirit Hall was still a behemoth that could provide him with a certain degree of protection.
In a flash of thought, Jiang Bai had already made his decision.
He raised his head and nodded: "Big sister, I will join Spirit Hall!"
(He will stay at the Spirit Academy before age 12, and will leave to adventure after age 12)
"Good! Good! Good!"
Upon hearing this, the female deacon’s face instantly bloomed with a radiant smile as she repeated the word "good" three times.
She immediately took a form from the folder she was carrying, quickly filled in the information, and carefully put it away.
Her movements were so fast, as if she were afraid Jiang Bai would change his mind.
"Jiang Bai, go home and stay there for now, don’t run around."
The female deacon instructed with a gentle tone.
"In a while, we will send someone to pick you up and take you to the Spirit Academy for systematic study and Cultivate."
"Alright, big sister."
Jiang Bai replied obediently.
Afterwards, everyone walked out of the stone house.
Grandma Liu, the village chief who had been waiting outside, hurried forward and asked with anticipation: "Lord Deacon, how did it go? How many children in our village have Soul Power this year?"
The female deacon was in an excellent mood at the moment, affectionately patted Jiang Bai’s head beside her, and answered with a smile.
"Well, there is one, and the talent is quite good, Innate Soul Power level nine!"
Grandma Liu looked at Jiang Bai following her gesture, a flash of realization crossing her eyes, which immediately turned into gratification and emotion.
"Good... good... Little Jiang Bai, this child, has finally turned the corner... Thank you for your hard work, Lord Deacon."
The female deacon nodded reservedly.
"It is my duty. Alright, I still have to hurry to the next village and cannot delay. This child has already joined Spirit Hall, and I have already recorded the relevant information. Someone will come to pick him up when the time comes, so you don’t need to make any further arrangements in the village."
After speaking, she did not linger, put on her bag, and walked briskly toward the outside of the village, her figure soon disappearing at the end of the road.
...
That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
Jiang Bai lay alone on the roof of his humble courtyard, hands pillowing his head, gazing at the brilliant galaxy across the sky, his thoughts drifting.
Since his Spirit and future destination were determined, some long-term plans should also be put on the agenda.
He recalled the original plot he had read in his past life; one of the most important sources of Opportunity was undoubtedly those Immortal Plant in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!
Should he go directly to find Dugu Bo, or should he first cozy up to Dugu Yan to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well...