Chapter 38: Song Wancheng’s Suspicions

Chapter 38: Song Wancheng’s Suspicions Shen Xu hesitated. Like everyone else, he saw the difference between his and Song Wancheng’s test. When he thought of the possible reason, the young double wanted to escape. However, he resisted the instinct and frowned while looking at Wang Shang. "Is there a need?" He asked and feigned an arrogant demeanour. "My Shi family tested my spiritual root. I have a heaven-grade fire root." He proudly revealed. "Heaven grade?" Someone muttered with a thoughtful expression. Spiritual roots were divided into four grades - inferior, average, superior, and heaven. Unfortunately, the Canglan continent lacked the necessary spiritual aura concentration to nurture a heaven-grade spiritual root. Because of this, there hadn’t been a heaven-grade single-line cultivator for more than one hundred years. Even Lin Mengmeng; the main protagonist’s first wife only had a superior-grade gold root. "So it’s a heaven-grade fire root." A spectator said and several people nodded as if they knew what was going on. However, Song Wancheng and Wang Shang were not convinced. Although Song Wancheng was born in the Canglan continent, the Song family was from a higher-level continent. In addition, he was the young master of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and could access more knowledge than ordinary cultivators. Because of this, he knew Shen Xu’s spiritual root was more special than the heaven-grade fire root. However, he only narrowed his eyes but didn’t say anything. Similarly, Wang Shang had also researched spiritual roots. Without a doubt, he knew Shen Xu’s spiritual root was not the heaven-grade fire root but a mutation of the heaven-grade fire root. If he was not wrong, the fourth young master Shi had the more superior divine fire root. However, Wang Shang was not stubborn. Although he wanted to confirm the matter, he could see that Shen Xu did not want to be in the limelight. ’Maybe this is not a bad thing.’ He thought and subconsciously nodded. ’In this way, I can secretly tell my master without alerting other academy elders.’ After figuring it out, Wang Shang smiled and directly registered Shen Xu’s information. "Fourth young master Shi is a rare talent." He praised. "Thank you, senior Wang." Shen Xu chuckled. However, the spectators were not calm. "Has something changed in our Canglan continent? It has actually produced so many talents in recent years." "Seventh young master Xiao was the first. Followed by his wife, the young lady Lin. Now, we have young master Song, Fourth young master Shi, young master Qi, and another young Miss Lin." "I can’t wait for the inter-academy competition in a few years." "Inter-academy competition? What is that?" "Don’t you know? I heard it from my brother, the three academies..." When the subject changed, Shen Xu heaved a sigh of relief. Although exposing the heaven-grade fire root was also a big deal in the Canglan continent, it was better than revealing a divine fire root or chaos fire root. ’I need to cultivate the Chaos Flame technique as soon as possible. When I do, I can confidently take any test without worrying about revealing my actual spiritual root.’ He thought. At the same time, he moved aside and made way for Zhen Yuan. ’I hope Ayuan will also be lucky.’ Shen Xu prayed and fiercely looked at the crystal ball, as if willing it to bend to his will. "Name?" Wang Shang asked. "Zhen Yuan." "Place your hand on the crystal ball." Without hesitation, Zhen Yuan did as he was told. However, when the results came out, Shen Xu couldn’t help but be surprised and his eyes narrowed. At the same time, Song Wancheng raised his eyebrow in question. ’Impossible.’ He thought. On the surface, Zhen Yuan’s cultivation was the tenth level of the qi refining realm. However, Song Wancheng did not believe this level. Similarly, he didn’t believe the result that was currently displayed on the crystal ball. Most importantly, he caught Shen Xu’s surprise when the double saw the spiritual root test outcome. Considering everything, Song Wancheng was sure that Zhen Yuan’s cultivation and spiritual roots were not as tested. ’This person is becoming more and more interesting.’ Song Wancheng thought but his expression remained unchanged. Instead, he suppressed his curiosity and listened to the announcement. "Three spiritual roots - water, earth, and gold." Wang Shang said and Zhen Yuan stepped aside. "What..." Shen Xu started to whisper but Zhen Yuan placed his index finger on the double’s lips to interrupt his words. "I will tell you later." "Okay." Shen Xu said but subconsciously frowned. For some reason, he felt extremely uncomfortable. In his heart, Zhen Yuan was the best. The most handsome, the most talented, and the one with the highest potential. Because of that, he wanted Zhen Yuan to shine brighter than everybody else. "Don’t worry about it." Zhen Yuan whispered but Shen Xu was still unhappy. Seeing this, Zhen Yuan sighed and held the double’s hand. "Don’t worry too much." Song Wancheng said and patted Zhen Yuan’s shoulder. However, his tone was perfunctory. After all, he had already decided that Zhen Yuan was pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. "What do you mean?" Shen Xu asked. "If young master Zhen has a chance to go to a middle-level continent, he can take a spirit cleansing pill to remove the extra spiritual roots." After saying that, Song Wancheng turned around and led the way to another table. "What kind of dormitory do you want?" A male student asked. "What kind are there?" "Eight-person, four-person, two-person, and one-person dormitories." "I want a single-person room. How many spirit stones does it need?" "The annual rent is ten thousand spirit stones." The student answered. Soon after, Song Wancheng paid the rent and received a jade token. "The token is the key to your room. Place it on the room’s protective formation and the entrance will appear." "Thank you senior." Song Wancheng said and took the key. After Song Wancheng moved aside, Shen Xu pulled Zhen Yuan to stand at the front of the table. "Senior, he and I are Taoist partners. Are we allowed to live together?" He asked. "You can live together. Do you also want a single room?" "Yes." Less than an incense stick later, the two completed the renting procedure and received a jade key. After that, Zhen Yuan, Shen Xu, and Song Wancheng finally stepped through the gates of the Divine Rainbow Academy. However, before they could look around, a group of people came running towards them.