The Xuanming Sect covers a vast area, with well-arranged buildings, green tiles, white walls, flying eaves and brackets, revealing a strong ancient atmosphere.
Led by Xu Sanshi, Xu Tianxi and his three companions made many twists and turns, passed through a dozen gates and corridors, and entered a huge courtyard.
Outside the courtyard leads to the sect gate. Xu Tianxi caught a glimpse of many people in plain clothes queuing outside the courtyard. They were all adults holding children, with uneasy expressions on their faces and some expectation in their eyes.
Seeing that Xu Tianxi seemed interested in the line of civilians outside, Xu Sanshi introduced with a smile:
"Third brother, our Xuanming Sect holds a large-scale martial soul awakening ceremony every three months. This is an important opportunity for the civilians outside. As long as you pay ten gold soul coins, you can awaken your martial soul using our formation. It is fair and open, and there is no deception for everyone."
Hearing this, Xu Tianxi casually said, "I read in a book that 10,000 years ago, the Spirit Hall would proactively send people to every corner of the continent to awaken the spirits of civilians, and it was free of charge?"
Xu Sanshi's eyelids jumped, and he quickly reached out to cover Xu Tianxi's mouth, and whispered in Xu Tianxi's ear:
"Third brother, you can just say this to me at home, but don't tell anyone outside, or something bad will happen."
Xu Tianxi didn't expect Xu Sanshi to react so strongly: "Is what the book says false?"
"Really! What the book says is true! But even if it is true, you can't say it out loud, Third Brother!"
Xu Sanshi responded in a hurry, then rolled his eyes and carefully observed the surroundings. After making sure that there were no outsiders here, he continued cautiously:
"Brother, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Since the fall of the Spirit Hall, the responsibility of awakening the spirits of the civilians on the mainland has naturally fallen on the shoulders of the two empires and later the three empires."
"But you also know that the rule of the empire depends on the nobles to maintain it. In those fiefdoms, the nobles are the local tyrants, and they can decide the life and death of the civilians in the territory with a single thought."
"The nobles were used to being arrogant and enjoying themselves, so why would they be willing to send people to travel across mountains and rivers to awaken martial spirits for the common people for free? The empire would not reimburse them."
"Therefore, it was natural for people to collect money to awaken their martial souls."
"In fact, the price we charge is very reasonable. A commoner family can save up the money for a few months by living frugally. Besides, we in Xuanming Sect have no obligation to do so. Doing this is somewhat like charity."
Xu Tianxi's pupils dilated in surprise, and he asked in astonishment: "We charge money for our services, and those civilians have to thank us?"
Xu Sanshi nodded as a matter of course and responded to Xu Tianxi:
"Of course not. Before our Xuanming Sect came out to do this, the price of the City Lord's Mansion was one hundred gold soul coins, and the number of places was limited. Aren't we just doing charity?"
"There are no great nobles in Xuanming City under our feet. The biggest one is just an earl. With the Xuanming Sect by our side, we need a stable environment to do business. They dare not go too far."
"In the fiefs of dukes and marquises, it's not surprising to charge thousands of soul coins or even raise the price temporarily. Anyway, no one can control or investigate them, and low-level soul masters can't resist them. They can only take whatever they want."
"What's more, there may be other requirements, such as a body contract or something..."
"I won't tell you anything more filthy, I just heard it from my classmates, most of them are from famous families, some of them had been having a lot of fun before entering school, and they were even more careless when bragging in private."
"In short, almost all the nobles in the Three Kingdoms make a profit from this. If you mention the free awakening of spirits in the Spirit Hall in public, you are violating the laws of the empire."
"It is legal to arrest you and even beat you to death on the spot, because this matter is not recognized by the three empires. "
Xu Sanshi's description was so vivid that Xu Tianxi's face turned pale, thinking that he had underestimated the nobles of the Three Kingdoms.
These guys firmly control the civilians' upward channels from the source, greatly reducing the possibility of civilians' counterattack, thereby consolidating their own rule.
Under this system, civilian geniuses can either become one of them, or... become one of the evil spirit masters!
At this time, Old Yue suddenly interrupted, "My two lords, I remember that in the Sun Moon Empire, there seems to be no such article in the national law. They will also organize people to awaken martial spirits for civilians, and sometimes they don't charge any fees."
"What's so strange about that? The Sun-Moon Empire has never seen the Spirit Hall, so of course it doesn't have this." Xu Sanshi said indifferently.
As they were talking, they had already walked into the courtyard. The person in charge of awakening the martial spirit was startled when he saw Xu Sanshi and Xu Tianxi coming in arm in arm.
Xu Sanshi raised his hand to signal them not to make any noise, and led Xu Tianxi away quietly. They walked into a three-story pavilion where they could see far into the distance, and the figures of Xu Fu and Xu Xiaoyun came into view.
The four of them bowed together, and Xu Fu pointed to the stone magic circle on the ground and said with a smile: "Come in quickly."
Xu Tianxi responded and walked briskly into the awakening formation that could determine most of his future destiny.
"Shua——"
Xu Fu shot down a beam of soul power, and an awakening magic circle composed of six black stones rose up slowly, surrounding Xu Tianxi.
"Close your eyes and feel it."
Xu Fu said in a deep voice, and then his body trembled, bursting out with a strong momentum, and a Xuanwu shell shield with a diameter of three meters appeared in front of him, and two yellow, two purple, four black and one red soul rings appeared to ensure that the awakening process was foolproof.
In the corner, Xu Sanshi stared at Xu Fu's 100,000-year ninth ring, thinking that his father's soul ring configuration was really tempting. When he awakened his martial soul three years ago, he didn't even have the ninth ring.
"If you like red spirit rings, then practice hard. When you become a Titled Douluo, Great Ancester will take you to the sea to find a suitable one."
Xu Xiaoyun's cheerful voice suddenly sounded, and Xu Sanshi smiled at Xu Xiaoyun, swallowed his saliva and said repeatedly "Great Ancestor is wise", which made Xu Xiaoyun smile.
The advantage of having elders is reflected here. They can even help kill hundred thousand year old soul beasts.
Xu Sanshi thought happily, maybe that bitch Beibei might not be as good as him in this aspect? Haha…At the same time, Xu Tianxi, who closed his eyes and sensed the inside of his body, seemed to hear the "crack" sound of some shackles breaking, and a mysterious and magical power surged from deep inside his body, and soon filled his limbs and bones.
"Is this soul power? It feels pretty good."
Sensing the wisps of mysterious gas as thin as gossamer being guided out along the tendons and veins, Xu Tianxi nodded secretly. He now felt strong all over, his brain was clear, and his six senses were sharp. He could even hear the chirping of cicadas from far away.
After a few seconds, the soul power suddenly split, one part flowed to the right hand, and the other part flowed to the brain and eyes in front of the forehead. Xu Tianxi couldn't help but spread out his right hand, and his eyes opened involuntarily, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.
"What's going on? Is this a twin martial soul?" This thought occurred to Xu Tianxi, Xu Fu, and Xu Xiaoyun at the same time.
The next moment, Xu Tianxi subconsciously raised his right palm and a thick dark light gushed out, instantly covering his entire body like a tide and spreading to the surroundings.
A black shield with a diameter of one meter revealed its true appearance in the dark light and floated in front of Xu Tianxi. It was a standard Xuanming tortoise shell shield in excellent condition.
For some reason, Xu Fu's body trembled as if he had been electrocuted when the Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield appeared, and his pupils shook violently.
Suppression from a water-attributed superior? How is this possible? He is a Titled Douluo, and his martial soul has the blood of the Xuanwu! At the same time, a barely perceptible warm halo circulated in Xu Tianxi's opened eyes. In the depths of his pupils, two cold and frosty lonely moons seemed to be suspended, and a very faint crescent moon sign also appeared between his eyebrows.
Behind his head, there seemed to be some threads of mental power interweaving, seemingly real and illusory, and it was almost impossible for the strong men below the Titled Douluo to detect it.
Xu Sanshi's eyes lit up, he stood up with a grunt, and clapped his hands: "It is indeed the Xuanming Turtle, I said, Third Brother will definitely awaken our Xu family's orthodox martial spirit."
"Judging from this, his innate soul power is estimated to be at least level nine. From now on, our Xu family will be a pair of twin stars."
"Eh? Great Ancester, why do you look so serious? Aren't you happy that Tianxi successfully awakened his martial spirit?"
Xu Sanshi caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye and saw that Xu Xiaoyun's expression had become extremely solemn, with his eyebrows sunken deeply and wrinkled like old men.
Xu Xiaoyun glanced at Xu Sanshi with his sidelong eyes, then tilted his head and revealed a naughty smile:
"This Xuanming Spirit is extraordinary. Why don't you go up and feel it?"
"Huh? Oh ok."
Xu Sanshi was stunned for a moment, and summoned his martial soul without knowing why, so as to compare them to see if there was any difference.
However, before he could reach Xu Tianxi, his Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield began to tremble inexplicably. The rich water element that permeated the shield seemed to have encountered the most terrifying thing in the world and dissipated in fear.
"roar--"
The next moment, Xu Tianxi's Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield was like a ferocious beast whose territory was invaded by its own kind. A purple light pattern flashed on the shield, and a dull beast roar sounded in the air, and it struck out with an invisible air wave.
"No, what's going on?"
Amid the roar of the beast, Xu Sanshi was pushed away by several invisible air waves. He stepped back several steps and finally sat down on the ground with an expression of disbelief on his face.
Xu Tianxi wasn't even a spirit master, so it was impossible for him to use his cultivation to suppress him. He could only think of one explanation for the current situation -
His martial spirit was suppressed in quality, and it was suppressed very badly!
But this is impossible!
Beibei's Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex can only be on par with him, or even slightly inferior to him. In the entire Shrek Outer Academy, his martial spirit is the strongest.
Xu Tianxi's Xuanming Tortoise Shield looked exactly the same as his. How could he do this? The next second, Xu Xiaoyun, who flashed in front of Xu Tianxi and felt the Xuanming Tortoise Shield carefully, was shocked and cried out, letting him know the answer.
"It is indeed the ultimate water, this is the ultimate martial spirit!"
An unprecedented gleam flashed in Xu Xiaoyun's eyes. He witnessed Xu Sanshi's martial soul being suppressed, and personally felt the difference in attributes. He was completely certain that Xu Tianxi's Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield possessed a power that surpassed all water-attributed martial souls in the world!
The ultimate attribute of this martial spirit is the ultimate water!
Apart from the ultimate water, there is no other thing that can cause the water element of Xu Sanshi's martial soul, who possesses the Xuanwu bloodline, to dissipate in an instant. Even the ultimate fire is impossible!
It was even more impossible that he, a level 98 Super Douluo, could feel a slight but real gap in the water attribute level! That slight gap was a natural chasm!
"God bless Xuanming, God bless Xuanming! Hahahaha, God has been kind to my Xu family, hahahaha..."
Xu Xiaoyun's loud laughter spread out. Suddenly, he noticed that there was another person nearby. He gave Xu Fu, who was also laughing triumphantly, a fierce look:
This is a serious matter, and no information can be leaked! Xu Fu understood, looked at the three people present, and slowly locked his eyes on his eldest son Xu Sanshi.
Neither Chen Wu nor Old Yue can leave Xuanming Sect, only Xu Sanshi can.
For the future of Xuanming Sect, we have no choice but to... let him close his eyes and rest for a while.