"Grand Elder?"
Uncle Zhou's face suddenly changed.
"Grand Elder? Does he know the Grand Elder?"
"Could he be the Grand Elder's illegitimate son? No, that doesn't make sense, even if he was, his talent wouldn't be this poor, right?"
"I thought he was some uncle's relative, turns out he's related to the Grand Elder!"
The disciples were extremely surprised. Although they had guessed that Gu Chenfeng had some background, they hadn't expected it to be the Grand Elder of the Ancient Divine Sect.
This background isn't simple.
Some timid disciples had already withdrawn their scornful glances.
However.
Some disciples, who considered themselves geniuses, still didn't take Gu Chenfeng seriously.
After all, Gu Chenfeng was only at the Middle Stage of Fasting, too weak in strength.
Suppressing the shock and amazement in his heart, Uncle Zhou quickly said, "Since it's the Grand Elder's wish, then let's begin the assessment."
"Junior Brother Gu, go on, show them something." Lu Ming excitedly said, full of confidence in Gu Chenfeng.
Someone favored by the Ageless Immortal couldn't be worse than others, right?
Gu Chenfeng quickly came to the center of the square.
Gazing at Gu Chenfeng, Uncle Zhou rapidly instructed, "Gu Chenfeng, before you is the Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead. You only need to gently place your hand on it, and it will reveal your specific cultivation."
Gu Chenfeng nodded, acting accordingly, he placed his right hand on the Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead.
After a moment.
The Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead emitted a faint white light, then a spiritual aura wafted out, but only maintained for a few seconds before the white light vanished.
The Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead returned to its original state.
"As expected, only at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, the Grand Elder's face must be utterly disgraced."
"If I'm not mistaken, the spirit root is probably lower grade, and breaking through to the Fasting Stage in the future is probably as hard as ascending to the heavens."
"I don't know what the Grand Elder was thinking, letting him join the Ancient Divine Sect, isn't he just inviting others to mock us?"
The brave disciples burst into laughter, though they kept their voices down, clearly not daring to be too blatant.
However.
One disciple suddenly frowned and said, "That spiritual power is..."
Another disciple frowned in confusion, "The radiance of the Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead is a bit strange. No matter how weak the cultivation, it shouldn't disappear so quickly."
A disciple with arms crossed, grave in expression, said, "The Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead is a treasure nurtured by heaven and earth, incomparably tough, impervious to water and fire, and even a Nascent Soul Stage expert is powerless to inflict the slightest harm, but now a chill emerges on its surface."
"If I'm not mistaken, his spirit root should be the rare Ice Attribute, this kid might not be as simple as he seems." Yet another disciple frowned, looking at Gu Chenfeng with great curiosity.
Uncle Zhou's gaze also fell on the Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead at this moment, seemingly discovering something as well.
Without overthinking, Uncle Zhou announced, "Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment."
Gu Chenfeng's expression didn't change in the slightest, then he looked at Uncle Zhou and asked, "What should I do next?"
Uncle Zhou replied, "Next is testing your spirit root. You just need to inject your spiritual power into the Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead, and it will reveal your spirit root's grade."
"Alright." Gu Chenfeng nodded, placing his palm on the Qiankun Bead again, muttering internally, "Celestial Emperor's Blood, it's up to you now, don't let me down."
Gu Chenfeng took a deep breath and then activated his Ice Attribute Spiritual Power, injecting it into the Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead.
Initially, the Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead emitted a faint white light, then slowly dissipated.
This was just like the previous cultivation realm test.
"This..." Uncle Zhou was dumbfounded.
"What's going on? Why isn't the Qiankun Bead responding?"
"Can't sense the spiritual qi of a spirit root, could it be there's no spirit root?"
"No spirit root means he's a waste!"
All the disciples were stunned. Even knowing Gu Chenfeng's poor talent, they never thought it to the point of having no spirit root!
"No spirit root? How could this be... How is this possible?" Lu Ming was dumbfounded, unable to believe that even with the fusion of Celestial Emperor's Blood, there was no spirit root left.
Seeing the fading light, Gu Chenfeng said with a bit of disappointment, "Is the spirit root really that poor?"
However.
Just when all the disciples were shocked at Gu Chenfeng having no spirit root.
Above the Ancient Divine Sect, snowflakes suddenly began to fall from the sky, and a cold chill descended from above.
After a while.
In the void, a massive ice and snow storm was condensing at a speed visible to the naked eye, exuding a power that instilled fear.
In that massive storm, a faintly discernible ice palace appeared.
"Heavenly phenomena! This... this is an Innate Spirit Root! Such terrifying Ice Attribute Power!" Uncle Zhou exclaimed, staring in shock at the massive vortex in the sky.
"An Innate Spirit Root! How is this possible!"
"A heavenly phenomenon indicates an Innate Spirit Root, and it's a rare Ice Attribute, but how could he only be at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment?"
"This can't be right? With his age, if he had an Innate Spirit Root, he would've broken through the Fasting Stage long ago!"
The disciples of the Ancient Divine Sect widened their eyes to the utmost, utterly shocked.
Observing the peculiar phenomena in the void, Gu Chenfeng stood dumbfounded and said, "Innate Spirit Root? Is this... caused by my spirit root?"
Upon hearing the gasps from the disciples, Gu Chenfeng himself couldn't believe it.
Someone with an Innate Spirit Root is undeniably a genius among geniuses.
"Innate Spirit Root!" Lu Ming exclaimed, both shocked and excited, "Junior Brother Gu actually has an Innate Spirit Root! And one of the special attributes: Ice Attribute!"
Simultaneously.
The Sun and Moon Qiankun Bead erupted with a dazzling white light, and a giant beam of light shot straight up, piercing the massive ice and snow storm.
The flickering ice palace, under the illumination of the dazzling white light, seemed genuinely existent.
A powerful Ice Attribute Power also surged out from the Qiankun Bead.
"What kind of power is this?" Gu Chenfeng was tremendously shaken, his heart pounding wildly.
The terrifying chill swept across, covering the entire Ancient Divine Sect in an instant, and ice rapidly enveloped the square's ground and a series of palaces.
"No good! Everyone be careful!" Uncle Zhou yelled in panic.
The disciples of the Ancient Divine Sect were all terrified out of their wits.
Such terrifying Ice Power, they couldn't possibly resist, they'd definitely turn into ice sculptures in an instant.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
At this moment, several figures flashed into appearance; they were the Sect Leader of the Ancient Divine Sect and various elders.
Evidently, they had been alarmed by the dreadful power.
"Break!" Leading elder shouted loudly, a cyan light wave rippling forth from the sword point.
The fierce power dispersed all the rampant chill.
"Heavenly phenomena! This is an Innate Spirit Root!" Celestial Monarch Xing exclaimed excitedly, "As expected of someone favored by the Ageless Immortal, truly extraordinary, a genius among geniuses indeed."
"It's actually an Innate Spirit Root! And Ice Attribute Spiritual Power!" Several elders exclaimed.
"No, the phenomenon is changing!" The Ancient Sect Leader was taken aback, "This is... a reborn phenomenon! A Perfect Spirit Root!"