Land Sword Immortal: Eighty Years as the Guardian of the Sword Pavilion

Chapter 265 – What special spiritual root is this?

Meng Fan felt a bit helpless at these words.

Although Shu Changsheng called him "Master," it was merely a term of respect.

He had never actually taken Shu Changsheng as a disciple!

However, if Shu Changsheng truly had a spiritual root, then with his talent in Sword Dao, he would indeed be qualified to be Meng Fan's disciple.

Elder Lin stood beside Meng Fan, watching Shu Changsheng cultivate with a serious expression.

Although he had never seen Shu Changsheng practice swordsmanship and was unaware of the boy's astonishing talent in Sword Dao, Elder Lin's sharp eyes had already sensed something unusual about him during the physical examination.

Most importantly, Elder Lin had great faith in the judgment of his direct disciple.

"Master, I really hope Changsheng has a spiritual root because his talent is so extraordinary that he's almost catching up to me.

Geniuses of this caliber are extremely rare, like phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

If he can't cultivate due to a lack of spiritual root, it would be a great pity, a waste of a natural treasure!"

Hearing Meng Fan's words, Elder Lin couldn't help but roll his eyes and said helplessly, "Are you praising someone else or yourself?"

Meng Fan chuckled. He wasn't intentionally trying to praise himself; it's just that he was too unique, incomparable to others.

"Master, you rushed over here so eagerly, are you really thinking of taking on a grand-disciple?" Meng Fan asked with a smile.

Elder Lin glanced at Meng Fan, his tone slightly proud and aloof, "Becoming my disciple is no easy feat, and becoming my grand-disciple is just as difficult!

Even if you take him as your disciple, it doesn't mean he's my grand-disciple.

Unless he can pass my test and earn my approval.

Otherwise, even if he's your disciple, he has nothing to do with me."

Meng Fan shook his head helplessly.

He understood his master's pride, but if his master saw Shu Changsheng's talent firsthand, he probably wouldn't be so reserved.

Hmm?

Something seemed off!

His master was constantly being amazed by his own monstrous talent. Even if he saw Shu Changsheng's talent, he would inevitably compare it to Meng Fan's.

But compared to Meng Fan, no matter how astonishing a genius was, it wouldn't seem like much.

After a moment, Elder Lin looked at Shu Changsheng with a slight smile on his face.

"Master, what's the matter?" Meng Fan couldn't help but ask when he saw the expression on Elder Lin's face.

"No need to look any further. It's certain that this little guy has a spiritual root." Elder Lin stroked his beard and smiled at Meng Fan.

Meng Fan furrowed his brows, surprised, "How did you see that, Master? I didn't notice anything."

Elder Lin replied mysteriously, "Your cultivation level is too low, so you naturally can't see it. The spiritual Qi of this world has already started to gather towards this boy.

This clearly indicates that he has successfully cultivated the 'Five Elements True Art.' Since he can cultivate, it means he must have a spiritual root.

As for what kind of spiritual root it is, that's not so important.

Since the testing array couldn't detect it, it would be difficult for me to investigate further.

But as long as he has a spiritual root, he can cultivate. Even if it's a mixed spiritual root like yours, isn't there still a chance for successful cultivation?"

Hearing Elder Lin's words, Meng Fan felt a bit excited.

However, he didn't agree with one thing: mixed spiritual roots were not easy to cultivate successfully.

He was, after all, an exception!

But Shu Changsheng's talent was indeed astonishing. Even if he had a mixed spiritual root like Meng Fan, he might still achieve something in cultivation.

"Changsheng definitely doesn't have a mixed spiritual root!" Meng Fan said confidently.

"Because mixed spiritual roots can be detected by the spirit stone. Since Changsheng's spiritual root couldn't be detected, it might be something special.

Anyway, no matter what kind of spiritual root it is, it's better than a mixed spiritual root!"

Although Meng Fan himself had a mixed spiritual root, he wouldn't make excuses for it.

No matter how you put it, mixed spiritual roots were still trash.

Not to mention, if Meng Fan didn't have a mixed spiritual root but had a superior or excellent spiritual root, he would have already reached the Condensation Pill Realm.

"Even if it's a mixed spiritual root, I believe you can teach this disciple well," Elder Lin said with a smile to Meng Fan.

"I haven't taken him as a disciple yet!" Meng Fan said, pursing his lips as he looked at Shu Changsheng.

"You've already considered him your disciple." Elder Lin shook his head and then left Meng Fan, returning to the second floor of the Sword Pavilion.

Confirming that this little guy had a spiritual root, Elder Lin felt relieved.

To be honest, even Elder Lin was a bit puzzled.

A person whose spiritual root couldn't be detected by the spirit stone could still cultivate and even form such strange Sword Qi within his body.

Each of these points was very peculiar!

Elder Lin had a vague feeling that this little guy named Shu Changsheng might shine brightly in the future, startling the entire Shu Mountain.

However, before that, the one to shine and startle Shu Mountain would be Meng Fan!

Thinking of Meng Fan, Elder Lin couldn't help but smile.

In the entire Shu Mountain, this boy was undoubtedly the most outstanding.

Yet, he remained consistently low-key. Even to this day, very few people in the Shu Mountain Sword Sect knew Meng Fan, countable on one hand!

"If Meng Fan really takes this little guy as a disciple, then this master-disciple pair... will be interesting."

Even Elder Lin, as the master, thought Meng Fan was very low-key.

This was enough to prove that Meng Fan was truly low-key!

But gold would shine sooner or later, and Meng Fan's name was destined to resound throughout the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.

No, it would resound throughout the entire Northern Region, even the entire Tianyuan Grand World.

At this moment, the destined-to-be-famous Meng Fan was intently watching Shu Changsheng cultivate.

He was acting as a guardian!

Since it was Shu Changsheng's first time cultivating, there could be problems, so Meng Fan was very attentive, watching carefully.

It wasn't until the next day, at dawn, that Shu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes and stretched.

He had been cultivating the 'Five Elements True Art' all night, but he felt extremely energetic and vigorous.

"Master, the technique you gave me really works. I can feel some mysterious power from the heavens and earth being absorbed into my body.

And the trace of Sword Qi within me seems to have grown slightly."

Seeing Meng Fan sitting in front of him, Shu Changsheng excitedly said to him.

He vaguely sensed that he could cultivate and might have a spiritual root.

Previously, because he didn't have a spiritual root, Sister Liu, Sister Yang, and Master were all visibly disappointed.

If he had a spiritual root, they wouldn't be disappointed; they would be very happy!

Meng Fan looked at Shu Changsheng, a slight smile on his face.

However, his brows were still slightly furrowed.