Before dying, the original host thought of many things.
However, due to the limitations of the era and her own knowledge and ideology, apart from the hatred for the demonic cult disciples who slaughtered her entire family, she didn't harbor much hatred towards others. Instead, she felt more regret and worry about the future.
Regret that she couldn't personally accompany her child.
Regret that she wouldn't see her child get married and have children.
Her worries mainly concerned whether the second wife would mistreat her child, whether the elder two children would lack spiritual roots or have inferior ones, and if the newborn child, should they have good aptitude, would be harmed by others!
In short, there were many regrets and many worries.
Although she harbored some resentment towards her husband and mother-in-law, it hadn't escalated to hatred. These were the original host's final thoughts. After fully accepting and processing everything, Ding Yun quickly cleared away all of the original host's emotions. She then took a Rejuvenation Pill, a Blood Replenishing Pill, a Qi Replenishing Pill, and a Vitality Nourishing Pill before continuing to lie on the bed.
She began to ponder how she should complete the mission.
Meanwhile, Liu Yunpeng and his mother had already arrived at the Imperial Clan Court. After stating their purpose, they were received and even met personally by the Grand Master, who offered them encouragement.
Then, of course, came the test.
Everything before was merely a formality, normal pleasantries. What truly determined future attitudes still depended on the child's innate aptitude.
After some preparation, the Grand Master quickly took out the top-tier spirit testing artifact, the Primordial Chaos Spirit Testing Ring. He then inserted a top-grade spirit stone into the power zone of the ring and formally activated it.
There were many spirit root measuring artifacts. The lowest grade could only detect if someone had spiritual roots. More advanced ones could roughly measure the five-elemental spiritual roots. Even for special spiritual roots, they could at most identify the origin type.
For example, if someone had an ice spiritual root, a lower-grade spirit testing artifact could only detect it as a water spiritual root.
Higher-grade ones could not only measure the specific attribute of the spiritual root but also its affinity with spiritual energy and the like.
These spirit testing artifacts did not come with a significant cost to use.
Low-grade spirit stones or magic power would suffice.
Only the top-tier Primordial Chaos Spirit Testing Ring, which was not only expensive to craft but also costly to use, was specifically prepared for infants suspected of being geniuses. The earlier their spiritual root attributes were measured, the sooner they could begin their training, rather than waiting until they were six years old.
However, precisely because infants were young, their bodies were fragile, and their spiritual roots were relatively delicate. They could not be stimulated using methods as aggressive as those for six-year-olds. Instead, their spiritual roots had to be nurtured.
This allowed for easier judgment of specific spiritual root attributes and affinities.
But to avoid contaminating the constitution or spiritual roots of these suspected geniuses, the energy used to nourish their spiritual roots needed to be extremely pure. Personal magic power and low-grade spirit stones were absolutely out of the question. Therefore, top-grade spirit stones were a must. Only by nourishing them with the purest spiritual energy from top-grade spirit stones, without harming the infant's constitution and spiritual roots, could their specific spiritual root attributes be measured.
Top-grade spirit stones, although they could be considered currency in the cultivation world, were something many Golden Core cultivators might never see in their entire lives, which indicated how precious they were.
If the Liu Clan did not have a Nascent Soul ancestor guarding it, they wouldn't have such a resource to use.
As the Primordial Chaos Spirit Testing Ring activated, a power of mixed chaos, converted from the spiritual energy of the top-grade spirit stone, quickly merged into the body of the newborn infant. Then, the Primordial Chaos Spirit Testing Ring began to emit colorful light, which eventually stabilized into a brilliant gold.
"Gold is a white attribute, earth is yellow.
This gold, could it be the legendary Yang attribute, a Yang spiritual root? But this radiance is almost too brilliant. Within the golden light, there are also some fiery red threads. This... wait a moment, I've truly never seen such a situation before. But this child's aptitude is definitely not bad.
You all wait here.
I'll go to the secret realm to consult the ancestor..."
The Primordial Chaos Spirit Testing Ring was used infrequently to begin with, and special spiritual roots or special physiques were even rarer for anyone to witness. If it were ordinary five-elemental spiritual roots, special spiritual roots, or five-elemental physiques, the Liu Clan Grand Master could easily determine them. But this situation was clearly beyond his experience.
Therefore, he immediately prepared to go ask the ancestor.
He intended to ask the Nascent Soul ancestor who guarded the family secret realm.
That is, his Seventh Grand Uncle.
However, as soon as he stood up, he immediately turned around, took the child from Liu Yunpeng's arms, and explained:
"The ancestor dislikes being disturbed, so I will take the child to him for a look, to save us from making extra trips. You two stay here for now.
I'll be back in at most half an incense stick's worth of time."
With that, he flew away with the child.
After undergoing a series of checks and verifications, he entered the innermost secret realm of the imperial palace and used his Grand Master seal to open the realm, then proceeded to the outer area of the main hall to request an audience.
He stated that the family suspected the emergence of a genius, but the test results were unclear regarding the spiritual root or physique. He hoped that the Seventh Grand Uncle could help clarify, so they could begin cultivating the child in advance.
Those who were willing to remain in the family secret realm were generally cultivators with little hope of further breakthroughs. Even at the Nascent Soul stage, they would not be in long-term seclusion. Therefore, the ancestor in the main hall quickly summoned the Grand Master.
And examined the results from the Primordial Chaos Spirit Testing Ring:
"Such dazzling gold is indeed characteristic of a Yang spiritual root. However, the gold is mixed with some red threads, which is a characteristic of the Fire attribute. But it should not be a dual spiritual root; it looks more like a special physique.
Let me examine the body."
The next moment, the Grand Master handed the child to his Seventh Grand Uncle. Ju Hui Zhenjun took the child and used his divine sense to carefully examine the child's internal organs.
Compared to the hidden nature of spiritual roots, physiques were relatively easier to detect, especially when the child was just born and the innate spiritual energy had not completely dissipated. The state of the physique was then very clear.
Any Nascent Soul cultivator could detect it with their divine sense.
Those of lower cultivation levels could not, as physiques involved the level of blood and cells. Below the Nascent Soul realm, the divine sense could not reach that level of detail for observation.
After a thorough examination, even Ju Hui Zhenjun, who had lived for several hundred years, couldn't help but laugh heartily:
"Hahahaha!
Excellent, excellent, this is truly wonderful.
Indeed, the heavens bless our Liu Clan, the heavens bless our Xi Xia Kingdom! This child possesses the extremely rare Lesser Yang Physique, symbolizing the burgeoning power of the rising Yang. With this physique, as long as the early stages are not broken and the process is uneventful, they will at least become a Celestial Immortal in the future, possessing the assured potential for ascension!"
After laughing happily for a while, Ju Hui Zhenjun calmed down and, after some thought, immediately instructed:
"This child will stay with me, and I will guide them. Also, inform the current Emperor to meticulously select suitable wet nurses and those skilled in raising infants to enter the secret realm.
Do not announce to the public that it is a Lesser Yang Physique.
Just say they are a single spiritual root genius.
As for the child's parents, outwardly they will receive the treatment of having given birth to a single spiritual root genius. Inwardly, they can be given additional subsidies. Especially for the child's mother, give her more elixirs for replenishing vitality and prolonging life. For now, that will be all. You may go now!"