Chương 48: Chapter 78 : surprised

After hearing this, Jiang Wenping's little face immediately changed slightly. She shook her head and said, "Then I don't want to cultivate immortality…"

"Elder Brother, tell Father to leave me at Sister Lingxiu's house. I'll wait for you all to come back." Looking at the pleading expression on her face, Jiang Wenfeng reached out and pinched her little face.

"We're only going to test you. The immortals haven't even said they'll accept you yet." After hearing this, the little girl relaxed slightly. Seeing this, Jiang Wenfeng could not help shaking his head. There were four siblings in their family. Zhongli Qing had already determined that he had no aptitude for immortal cultivation. Anu had been confined to the house by imperial order and could not go to the county city. Third Sister Jiang Wenping was somewhat resistant toward cultivating immortality.

Now, the one with the greatest hope was only the youngest, Jiang wenchen. But… His gaze turned toward his younger brother, who sat there like an old monk in meditation, and Jiang Wenfeng felt somewhat worried. Was this younger brother of his truly suited for immortal cultivation? The carriage moved slowly, and only when evening was approaching did they arrive at Willow County City. The father and three children first went to the county commandant's office to visit Huang Yunxiao.

Afterward, under Huang Yunxiao's arrangement, they came to the newly built Ascension Pavilion in the city. The entire Ascension Pavilion was three stories tall and built in a very imposing manner. As an important place where immortals selected disciples, there were four armored soldiers standing guard on each side of the Ascension Pavilion's main gate. When Jiang Wenfeng arrived in front of it, two soldiers immediately stopped him.

"I am the newly appointed steward of the Ascension Pavilion. This is my official seal." Jiang Wenfeng took out the seal that represented his identity. After the two soldiers received it and glanced at it, they respectfully cupped their hands.

"Greetings, Steward Jiang."

"We have been ordered to guard Willow County's Ascension Pavilion. From now on, we await Steward Jiang's orders!" Jiang Wenfeng nodded slightly and raised his head to look at the plaque of the Ascension Pavilion.

"How many people do we have?" Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. The soldier cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the steward, Willow Ascension Pavilion has twenty guards in total, all of whom are acquired martial artists."

"In addition, there are two assistant clerks, two storehouse officers, and several servants."

"Should this subordinate summon them all over now?" Jiang Wenfeng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Call them all over." The pavilion would open tomorrow. Some matters still had to be arranged in advance, lest chaos occur when the time came. After receiving the order, the soldier quickly ran into the pavilion and gathered everyone before him.

"Gongyang He, left assistant clerk of Willow County's Ascension Pavilion, greets the steward."

"Fang Qing, right assistant clerk of Willow County's Ascension Pavilion, greets the steward." After everyone arrived, two middle-aged men, one tall and one short, immediately came forward and spoke. The duties of assistant clerks were similar to secretaries. They were responsible for assisting Jiang Wenfeng in handling the affairs of the Ascension Pavilion. Jiang Wenfeng swept his gaze over the two of them and nodded slightly.

"Have you two met the immortals?" The two hurriedly cupped their hands.

"The immortals left only a few days ago and explained some matters that require attention to the two of us." Hearing this, Jiang Wenfeng secretly let out a breath of relief. As long as the immortals had given instructions, that was fine. He had truly been afraid that he would know nothing at all and end up delaying important matters when the time came.

"Mm. Then I will have to trouble the two of you to take me to familiarize myself with the affairs of the Ascension Pavilion later." After saying this, he gave a simple speech, telling everyone that from now on, they had to devote themselves to their duties and act according to the rules. Once the grand and official-sounding words were finished, everyone dispersed and returned to their respective duties. He then followed Gongyang He and Fang Qing into the pavilion.

"Steward, please look. This is the immortal array used to test spiritual roots." On the first floor of the Ascension Pavilion, a piece of bluestone about three meters in diameter, carved with mysterious and strange runes, was embedded into the ground. Behind the bluestone slab, there were also two transparent crystal stones.

"This is the immortal array for testing spiritual roots?"

"How does it work?" Jiang Wenfeng curiously walked forward. The tall and thin Gongyang He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The immortal said that the person being tested only needs to stand inside it. We simply record the colors on the crystal stones."

"If the second crystal stone lights up, it means the person being tested has spiritual roots."

"If only the first crystal stone lights up, and the colors are mixed and varied, with all kinds of colors, then it means they have not the slightest aptitude for immortal cultivation." Jiang Wenfeng nodded. This was quite simple. He had originally thought that testing spiritual roots would be very troublesome.

"Steward, you are young and accomplished. Would you like to try?" Fang Qing, who was standing at the side, suddenly smiled and spoke. Gongyang He also looked over with great anticipation.

"Me?" Jiang Wenfeng smiled and shook his head.

"An immortal personally checked for me before. There is no need to test." After hearing this, the two were somewhat surprised. There had always been rumors that this young steward of Willow County had some friendship with the immortals. Now, it seemed that it was indeed true!

"Are there any other matters the Ascension Pavilion needs to handle?" Jiang Wenfeng asked again. Gongyang He suppressed the delight in his heart and respectfully gestured with his hand.

"Steward, this way, please." The three passed through the Ascension Pavilion and entered a stone chamber in the rear courtyard built from huge stones.

"The immortal said that apart from being responsible for recruiting disciples, the Ascension Pavilion also needs to cultivate spiritual seeds."

"These spiritual seeds include all kinds of medicinal herbs and fruit trees. Commoners can spend money to buy them and plant them in their own fields. If they can harvest them, the Ascension Pavilion can buy them back at a high price." Oh? After hearing this, Jiang Wenfeng was somewhat surprised.