Chapter 5

No other reason, than those disciples with ill intentions got injured. Song Zhixia stayed there, partly because she couldn't sleep well, and secondly, to avoid being harmed by them again. Song Weizhi still remembered that in the original book, it was at the instigation of the original body that various people around her were manipulated to shatter the protagonist's soul.

"Senior Sister, isn't this the way back to my place?" Song Zhixia reminded Song Weizhi.

"I certainly know, but those outer sect disciples are not good people. From today onwards, don't stay with them," she said, leading Song Zhixia to a room. Seeing that it was Song Weizhi, the disciple quickly stood up and saluted respectfully, "Senior Sister, do you have any business?"

The incident where Senior Sister released her pressure was still vivid in Hou Ping's memory. Where would he dare to provoke Song Weizhi?

"It's nothing major. Zhixia is the Head's daughter and shouldn't stay with those scum. Prepare a separate room for Zhixia."

Hou Ping immediately replied to Song Weizhi's words, "No problem, Senior Sister. I'll arrange it right away."

A moment later, Hou Ping led Song Weizhi and Song Zhixia to a room, which was significantly better than the one Song Zhixia had stayed in before.

"Senior Sister, would it be suitable for Song Junior Sister to stay here?" Hou Ping asked with a smile.

Song Weizhi, expressionless, just glanced at him and said, "Then why wasn't Zhixia arranged here from the beginning?"

Song Weizhi's words carried no warmth, and there was a trace of chill in her tone. Hou Ping was frightened, and he quickly explained, "Senior Sister, it was Senior Brother Tianming who arranged the room for Song Junior Sister. I really didn't know about it."

Song Weizhi just glanced at Hou Ping without saying a word, then turned to Song Zhixia and said, "Go back and rest for a few days. You've just arrived, so get used to the environment here first."

Hou Ping immediately understood Song Weizhi's intention and continued, "Yes, Song Junior Sister, don't do any work these days. Just rest well."

"I'll go back then. I'll come to see you in a few days." After a few more instructions to Song Zhixia, Song Weizhi left on her sword.

Entering this room, Song Zhixia felt a bit happy. Back in the village with her foster parents, one room was for them, another for her younger brother, and she could only put a bed in the woodshed to rest. This was the first time she stayed in such a room. Lying on the bed, she thought about the bits and pieces of these days. Although her biological parents didn't want to acknowledge her, fortunately, Senior Sister didn't dislike her.

Song Weizhi had just returned on her sword and heard the system prompt sound, [Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. Reward: 10 points. The current host has 30 points. Do you want to redeem the reward?]

Song Weizhi thought for a moment and decided not to redeem the reward. With only 30 points, it was far from enough to buy those rare materials and treasures. It would be better to accumulate more before deciding.

Her current cultivation was at the Comprehension-Golden Core Realm. In this world, there were a total of ten major realms, and each major realm was divided into three small realms: Initial, Comprehension, and Perfection. According to the description of the original book about Linhai City, there should be people in Linhai City with higher cultivation than the Golden Core realm. To ensure her and the female lead's safety, Song Weizhi had to continue working on her cultivation. However, she currently had no feeling of breaking through realms. It seemed that there was still a considerable gap from the Perfection realm of the Golden Core.

Song Weizhi calmed her mind, set up a protective barrier in the room, and started to meditate and cultivate using the Frost Essence. After circulating her spiritual qi through several meridians, she felt more comfortable both physically and mentally. Just as she was about to start another round of meditation, the system transmitted a mechanical voice into her mind: [Please urgently go to the martial arts field to help the female lead. Otherwise, if the female lead's soul is shattered, the main mission will become even more difficult to complete. Reward for completing the mission: 100 points. Will the host act immediately?]

Song Weizhi recalled the plot of the original book. At this time, several people from the inner sect were probably about to crush the female lead's soul. Song Weizhi was startled, realizing that if the female lead's soul shattered, how would she complete the main mission of collecting the female lead's other Soul Fragments?

So, Song Weizhi immediately summoned the Li Shuo sword and rushed toward the martial arts field.

It turned out that Song Weizhi had already spent three days in the meditation of these meridians. In these three days, Song Zhixia also spent her time peacefully. However, on the morning of the fourth day, an inner sect Senior Brother came over, telling Song Zhixia to go to the martial arts field to start learning cultivation. Seeing other outer sect disciples also heading towards the martial arts field, she didn't harbor any suspicions and followed the crowd.

"Hey, have you seen the Head's daughter tidy up a bit? She looks quite good." An outer sect male disciple said to his companion.

"A country bumpkin, she's a waste that the Head doesn't even want to acknowledge. What use is she? Cultivation values strength. What's the use of having a pretty face? Is she a vase?" An outer sect female disciple said persistently.

"True, when finding a Dao companion, you should look for someone with similar strength. She's probably struggling to even cultivate Qi right now."

Song Zhixia was surrounded by various discussions. When people stare at you, you'll always feel it. The scrutinizing gazes made Song Zhixia uncomfortable. She furrowed her brows and continued following the crowd toward the martial arts field.

Martial Arts Field's platform already had three inner sect disciples standing on it. They were usually responsible for instructing outer sect disciples in cultivating Qi into their bodies, and today was no exception.

However, the motives of these three were not pure, especially the leader, Chen Li. In the original book, he was a well-known lackey by Song Weizhi's side. Because Song Zhixia occupied the position of the Song family's daughter, which originally belonged to Song Weizhi, he despised Song Zhixia. Additionally, due to Song Weizhi's incitement in the original book, Chen Li treated Song Zhixia as his number one enemy. However, after transmigrating, Song Weizhi never instructed them to do such things, but unexpectedly, the plot still led to this point.

Under the clear sky, the Song Family's Martial Arts Field appeared particularly solemn. The disciples quickly took their positions, waiting for the inner sect senior brothers to impart their teachings. However, it seemed that Chen Li and the others did not intend to conduct the class today.

"Everyone, quiet down. Today is the day we teach everyone how to cultivate Qi into their bodies every three days. However, before this class, I would like to invite our new Junior Sister Song, to come forward. When we enter the sect, we usually test the disciple's spirit root and the spiritual beast of their soul. Junior Sister Song joined in a hurry, but we still need to follow the rules." Chen Li looked at Song Zhixia in the crowd and said.

At this moment, Song Zhixia had no idea about her spirit root and the spiritual beast of her soul. However, judging from her biological parents' attitude towards her, her spirit root probably weren't that good. While Song Zhixia was contemplating, there were already whispers coming from the Martial Arts Field.

"Hey, what cultivation level do you think Song Zhixia is? Her Senior Brother, who shares the same mother, has already reached the Initial-Enlightenment realm. They share the same mother, so Song Zhixia probably isn't much better."

"You don't understand. I bet she's not as good as Senior Brother and Senior Sister. Why would the Head leave her in the outer sect if she were competent?"

"Maybe the Head wants to temper her?"

"Forget it. She's definitely a waste. Just watch."

"Why does it seem like I'm being asked to come down to invite you up, Junior Sister Song?" Chen Li looked at Song Zhixia coldly. It was because of her that Senior Sister was in such a bad situation now. Since the Head left her in the outer sect, it meant anyone could step on her.

Song Zhixia looked at the man who had just spoken on the platform of the Martial Arts Field. The situation had reached this point, and she had no choice but to face the gaze of the crowd as she walked onto the platform.

On the platform, there was a huge black stone about two people tall.

Chen Li sneered and made a gesture of invitation, saying, "Song Junior Sister, please. Let's first test your spirit root."

In this world, single-element pure spirit root were the highest grade, followed by dual-element spirit root, triple-element spirit root, and four-element spirit root. After that, the more types of spirit root, the more mixed they became, and when there were five or six types of spirit roots, they were essentially the same as waste spirit root. Such spirit root were either due to congenital deficiencies or the chaos of spirit root. In any case, they were not suitable for cultivation. Therefore, the Song Family's rule was not to accept disciples with spirit root after four types, as these waste spirit root had no cultivation value.

Chen Li circulated his spiritual energy, and the black stone emitted a gleam. Chen Li urged, "Junior Sister Song, please."

Song Zhixia could only grit her teeth and step forward, placing her hand on the black stone. In her heart, she hoped for a good result.

After a moment, words appeared on the black giant stone: 'Song Zhixia, Fire type Half-Spirit Root.'

When this line of text appeared, the crowd under the Martial Arts Field was already in an uproar.

"I told you earlier; she's just a waste. No wonder the Head didn't even mention recognizing her." Xin Yun said through gritted teeth. She was injured because her cultivation was not enough, and without good medicine, her wound still ached.

"That's right. She's being protected by Senior Sister like that, but in the end, she's just a waste who can't even enter the inner sect. I'm disgusted. Where does she get the face to stay here?" Han Bing echoed with a strange tone.

"So unfortunate. Fortunately, the Head picked the wrong child at the beginning. Otherwise, how could a waste like her stand on the same level as our Senior Sister?" Liu Duo'er continued.

The outer sect disciples below had already turned into a boiling pot. Chen Li suppressed his excitement, preparing to finish Song Zhixia. He smiled and said, "Junior Sister, don't be discouraged even if you have a half-spiritual root. What if your soul's spiritual beast is a high-grade spiritual beast? Junior Sister, summon your spiritual beast and let everyone see."

Song Zhixia had already seen the disdain in the eyes of the people below and the three inner sect disciples in front of her. Although she didn't understand the use of these spirit root, she guessed that her spirit root were probably not very good.

"Let's wait until after class to test my soul's spiritual beast. After all, doing it now would indeed delay the time of other Senior Brothers and Sisters.," Song Zhixia said after the spiritual root test just now, not wanting to do any more testing of the soul's spiritual beast.