Inside the slum area where multiple small courtyard are filled with small children, running and playing around.
Some were busy taking care of younger one, girls were busy with needle work, while boys were just return selling firewood.
Boys usually don't live in the shi clan streets, they usually spend there time cutting and selling firewood or doing hard labour.
But today everyone are home. Why, cause Shi Zixuan is coming back to the shi clan. She came here every five year to visit.
When she came back, every kid in the shi clan who hadn't gotten there spirit root checked or hadn't received breathing techniques from her yet, had to came back.
She own a spirit root checking crystal which she use to check there spirit root and also share the breathing techniques with them.
If they can grasp the technique, they can step in the path of cultivation. But it all depend on one comprehension of it.
She Zixuan isn't very good at explaining things to them. So, in the end it depend on one how much they can understand.
That why they still prefer to buy the basic cultivation manual, which had much more simple language and easier to learn.
All kids in shi clan can read and write. As the ancestors of the shi clan, Shi Zhenyue who learn art of forging.
He also learn how to read and write in order to take orders from his customer. He later teach all of the kids he took under his wings.
Those kids once grow up teach the next generation, this how all shi clan end up knowing how to read and write.
As everyone gather in the large hall excitedly waiting for the arrival of shi Zixuan. After all she only came back every five year.
Only when a child is five year old do, they can get there spirit root checked. In cause you are only four year old when she came, you have to wait for five years before getting your spirit root checked.
As shi Zixuan enter the hall voices everyone visibly become happy and excited to get there spirit root checked.
They are kids from 5-9 year old gathered in the hall with fear, excitement, nervousness and anticipation.
Shi Zixuan lightly smile at everyone, as they gaze at her in awe and envy. Shi Zixuan humble on outside and arrogant from inside sneer at the kids inside her mind.
Shi Zixuan "let's start the spirit root checking" she really don't want to came in this slums anymore.
But as the only disciple in the sect with the access of spirit checking crystal, she had to came here as she's indebt to this place.
Shi Zixuan "everyone form a line from five to nine, shi yun record there spirit root" a boy about seventeen enthusiastically nodded his head.
Soon, the process of spirit root checking begin. As everyone had expected 3 out of 10 wood spirit root.
But unless you have 5 or higher magic talent, you can't be qualified to take the entrance test.
Like shi Zixuan she's the only wood cultivator's the clan had produced in seven generation, with 5 magic talent.
"Shi Yixue, nine year old"
A nine year old with slightly tan and short height compare to other nine year old girl. She stare at the crystal ball excitedly.
As instructed she place her hand over the crystal ball, letting it absorb her energy. She stare at the ball throughout the process.
When the white crystal change colour into red and green, the red colour show 3 and green side show 4.
Shi Zixuan was bit taken back as dual elements are pretty rare, specially among commoners like them.
Specially fire and wood, which is naturally qualify her to be alchemist. But unfortunately her talent is not average.
1 = worst.
2 = very bad.
3= bad.
4= below average.
5= average.
6= above average.
7= good.
8= very good.
9= genius
10= genius among genius.
That's how talents are measure of the kids and shi Yixue if she had 5 magic talent of wood, maybe she could had been qualified for the entrance exam.
Shi Zixuan couldn't help but sign in relief as the only person in the clan to be selected in the sect.
Her status in the clan is very high and she's also adore by many. If shi Yixue had talent like her the attention can easily get shifted.
So, she calmly give her small smile, which shi Yixue didn't notice as she's busy being thrilled about having dual spirit root.
She don't care about not having any chance to participate in the entrance test. As long as she have breathing techniques.
She can easily step in the path of cultivation. Couple with her secret savings she can probably buy some resources for herself.
Having dual root give her alot more option then others. First of all those with wood element can become healers.
Those fire elements can become alchemist, but having both root make alchemy more easier and better.
After the purity of pill made by dual fire and wood alchemist master is much more higher then others normal fire alchemist.
The reason fire is more important in alchemist is cause, the cauldron which alchemist used need to operate using one own flame.
The control of flame and heat is extremely crucial in the process of pill making. That why fire is more important.
As for wood spirit root, one can heal there internal and external injuries. They can also heal others injuries, but they can't create pills without fire elements.
Even if one have fire spirit root they need lot of resources and money to be able to learn alchemy, which result into scare number of them in whole Tianhuang realm.
That why there are many healer in the Emarald Mist Kingdom, but very few alchemist, each of them are highly respected.
Shi Yixue want to become an alchemist as they are extremely rich and respected. But she also know how many resources they burn in the process of making pills.