Chapter 72

Sister left, and Qin Feng followed his grandfather into his room.

After the grandfather and grandson closed the door, Qin Tianzheng suddenly seemed much older, with his white hair standing out even more. He just sat there for a long time without saying a word.

Qin Feng knew that the old man had spent a lot of effort on his behalf. Some things, even if not explicitly stated, could still be understood.

"Grandfather, I want to leave the Qin family and go out... to train."

Qin Feng thought about it and decided it was better to bring up the matter himself to avoid making his grandfather feel awkward. However, the reason he gave for going out was a bit weak.

"Ah! Feng, it's my incompetence... I have failed Xiaosheng, and I have failed you..."

At this moment, Qin Tianzheng suddenly shed tears, and seeing the old man so sad, Qin Feng almost revealed the truth about his bloodline soul to Qin Tianzheng. But reason ultimately prevailed, and Qin Feng knew it wasn't the right time. His bloodline soul wasn't strong enough yet to secure absolute authority in the vast Qin family. He was tired of being at the mercy of others. This time out, Qin Feng wanted to become stronger. When he returned to the Qin family, he would reclaim everything he had lost, with interest.

For now, he could only let his grandfather suffer a bit.

With this thought, Qin Feng acted very calmly.

"Grandfather, don't be sad. This trip out might be a blessing or a curse for me, but who knows? Perhaps one day in the future, I will return to the Qin family. At that time, not only will I return, but the entire Qin family in Luoyang Town will also return to glory."

When Qin Feng said this, he was very confident. At this moment, Qin Tianzheng, who had been in a bad mood, was completely stunned.

This is my grandson!

This is a true Qin family man!

Although he didn't know where Qin Feng's confidence came from, Qin Tianzheng was very happy because he saw the shadow of Xiaosheng in Qin Feng again. Both father and son were outstanding figures.

"Good, good, good child!"

Three "goods" in a row released all the pressure Qin Tianzheng had been feeling for days. He walked forward and patted Qin Feng's shoulder with satisfaction. "Good child, I believe in you!"

"Right, the reason I called you here today is to try this."

As he spoke, a strange transparent bead appeared in Qin Tianzheng's palm, emitting a blinding light.

Qin Feng was taken aback and looked at Qin Tianzheng with a questioning gaze.

Qin Tianzheng smiled awkwardly and explained to Qin Feng, "This bead is called the Xuan Root Bead. It is used to detect whether a cultivator has a Xuan Root."

"Xuan Root Bead? Could it be?"

Hearing the name, Qin Feng understood Qin Tianzheng's intention.

Qin Tianzheng had gone to great lengths for him. It seemed he still hadn't given up on him. When one path was blocked, he thought of making him switch to cultivation. However, Qin family disciples, being favored by heaven, generally had stronger bloodline souls, which made it less likely for them to have Xuan Roots. Even if they did have Xuan Roots, they could cultivate both body and magic, but in the long history, those who could cultivate both to the highest level were extremely rare.

Of course, Grandfather didn't know about his mutated snake soul, so this made sense. However, the idea of dual cultivation flashed through Qin Feng's mind. He even wondered if his snake soul's ability to devour could help him achieve dual cultivation.

Qin Feng shook his head and temporarily dismissed the idea.

Not to mention the slim chance of him having a Xuan Root, even if he did, would he be determined to take the path of dual cultivation?

"Come on, Grandfather!"

At this point, Qin Feng didn't think further and decided to see if he had a Xuan Root first.

"Good! Seeing Qin Feng's calmness, Qin Tianzheng nodded and walked to Qin Feng, placing the bead on his head.

"Feng, absorb Xuan Qi and force it to flow towards your dantian."

"Okay!" Qin Feng's response was firm.

However, Qin Feng was cautious and deliberately slowed down the absorption of Xuan Qi to avoid revealing any inconsistencies to Qin Tianzheng.

Then, the Xuan Qi in the room slowly moved towards Qin Feng.

As the Xuan Qi flowed, the originally transparent Xuan Root Bead on Qin Feng's head gradually changed color. After a moment, a yellow hue spread like a drop of water, followed by a green, a golden, a red, and finally a blue hue. The five colors spread out, each occupying a position, with yellow being the most prominent and blue the least, while the other three colors were roughly equal.

"This... Feng, I didn't expect you to really have a Xuan Root!"

Surprise and joy appeared on Qin Tianzheng's face. At this moment, he was so happy that he quickly took off the Xuan Root Bead and showed it to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng was also surprised. He looked at the multicolored Xuan Root Bead and quickly asked, "Five colors? Grandfather, what does this mean? What grade of Xuan Root is it?"

"Five colors, representing a mixed Xuan Root!"

After the joy, Qin Tianzheng patiently explained to Qin Feng, "As you know, to become a magic cultivator, one must have a Xuan Root, and Xuan Roots are graded. Based on the purity of the Xuan Root, they are divided into Heavenly Xuan Root, Earthly Xuan Root, two-color mixed Xuan Root, three-color mixed Xuan Root, four-color mixed Xuan Root, five-color mixed Xuan Root, and... mutated Xuan Root.

"Five-color mixed Xuan Root is the worst, isn't it..."

Hearing this, Qin Feng couldn't help but give his grandfather a look. Seeing the old man's joy earlier, Qin Feng almost thought he had a Heavenly Xuan Root.

Qin Tianzheng's face turned red, and he laughed, "Child, don't be in a hurry, listen to me."

"Hmm? Is there a chance?"

Qin Tianzheng nodded.

Then he continued, "Don't underestimate the five-color mixed Xuan Root. Although it is the worst in terms of Xuan Root grades, it is another form of the Heavenly Xuan Root."

"Heavenly Xuan Root? What's the connection between the two?"

"Be patient, let me explain."

Qin Tianzheng patted Qin Feng's shoulder, signaling him to calm down, and said, "The Heavenly Xuan Root, in simple terms, is a mixture of the five elements: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Because the five elements are balanced, they undergo a mutation, leading to the gradual fusion of the five elements, forming a non-elemental Xuan Root. This Xuan Root can cultivate any elemental technique with half the effort, making it incredibly fast. It is a genius among geniuses, one in a million.

"Those who are born with a perfect five-color Xuan Root are so rare that even in the entire Qingxuan East Region, you could count them on two hands.

"The Earthly Xuan Root, on the other hand, is a single-element Xuan Root. It can only cultivate techniques of the corresponding element with half the effort, making it much less powerful than the Heavenly Xuan Root. However, it is still rare, one in a million.

"Next is the two-element Xuan Root, which can cultivate two elements but is less pure, affecting the absorption of Xuan Qi, making it slightly inferior to the Earthly Xuan Root but still of high quality.

"The same applies to three-element and four-element Xuan Roots.

"Of course, four-element, three-element, and two-element Xuan Roots can also mutate, but their mutations are not non-elemental like the Heavenly Xuan Root. Instead, they are elemental, such as ice, lightning, rock, wind, and dark Xuan Roots...

"These mutated Xuan Roots, although rare, are limited to cultivating techniques of the mutated element. However, if the right technique is chosen, they can far surpass their peers.

"But the five-element mixed Xuan Root is full of variables!"

Variables?

Qin Feng was taken aback!

Yes, in the history of cultivation, there were a group of people who were born as failures but refused to accept their fate. Under the most difficult conditions, they slowly changed themselves and still found a path to the heavens.

These people were late-blooming geniuses, extraordinary individuals who defied their fate, creating legendary myths...

Qin Feng looked at him with a mix of belief and doubt.

Qin Tianzheng, however, laughed heartily.

"Feng, your five-color mixed Xuan Root has the strongest earth element and the weakest water element, with the other three elements being balanced. In other words, if you can find a way to balance the earth and water elements, you will soar to the heights of legend."

"What? Can a Xuan Root be changed?"

This strange idea was the first time Qin Feng had heard of it.

Qin Tianzheng's expression was very serious as he answered, "Yes, it can! I know of one person, his surname is Han."

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