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With Jiang Wanyu's walking speed, he soon arrived at the village.
According to the stone tablet at the village boundary, we learned that this was a village called Daohua Village.
He slowed down his pace and walked slowly into the village. He carefully sensed that there were about two hundred households here, all of whom were ordinary people without soul power.
Arriving at the second largest house in the village, he knocked on the door.
As for why we didn't go to the largest house, it was because the largest one belonged to the Spirit Hall and was used for the awakening of children's spirits every year.
"Here I come!"
An old voice sounded in the room, and then the door opened.
The person who opened the door was an old man in his seventies, with a hunched back. He looked at the young man with extraordinary temperament in front of him. Based on his years of experience, he judged that this young man was most likely a distinguished soul master.
"Hello, respected soul master, how can I help you?"
"Hello, old man. I happened to pass by our village while traveling, so I would like to stay here for two days and replenish some dry food."
"In exchange, I can help children of appropriate age awaken their martial spirits. If there are any villains nearby, I can even help clear them out."
Jiang Wanyu's attitude was gentle and his tone was soft as he briefly explained his purpose.
"I see. Please come in quickly."
As he spoke, the old man stepped aside and motioned him to go inside.
When he entered, he found that although the furnishings in the house were simple, they had everything they needed and the environment was very tidy. It could be seen that the old man was a person who lived a simple and serious life.
He led Jiang Wanyu to a chair beside the table and sat him down. Then he picked up the teapot beside him, poured a bowl of water into it and placed it in front of him, while he kept apologizing.
"I have nothing else in my humble abode, so please don't mind. Please drink some water first. It must be tiring to have come this long."
"Thank you, old man. My surname is Jiang and my given name is Wanyu. You can just call me Xiaoyu."
"No need to thank me, no need to thank me. I am the village chief of Daoxiang Village, so I will boldly call you Xiao Yu. My name is Xu Yuan, and you can call me Old Xu. Everyone calls me that."
Perhaps because Old Xu saw that Jiang Wanyu didn't seem to be joking, and saw his sincere eyes, he let go of his worries and smiled heartily.
The latter smiled and nodded. With such simple folk customs, if he was more tactful, it would make Old Xu nervous.
"Xiao Yu, what did you mean by what you just said?"
Old Xu rubbed his hands, sat next to Jiang Wanyu, and asked curiously.
"I can help the children awaken their martial spirits. I also brought the awakening stone with me."
As he spoke, he took out the same martial soul awakening equipment as Su Yuntao from the bag on his back.
"Great, I'll go get the kids over right away!"
Old Xu was overjoyed, as there happened to be a few young men in the village who had missed the Spirit Awakening. The masters from the Spirit Hall would only come to the village in mid-June every year to perform the awakening for free.
Now that Xiao Yu is helping, those children who are suitable for awakening their martial spirits don't have to wait until June of next year.
"Of course, Old Xu, take your time. I'll be waiting for you at the Spirit Hall's house."
"Okay, Xiaoyu, don't worry, I'm still strong."
Old Xu smiled happily, a smile that came from the heart. After saying that, he walked with steady steps to report the good news.
Jiang Wanyu looked at the figure going away, and he could feel the other person's joy.
Then he stood up and prepared to walk around and ask the villagers about the situation nearby.
I walked out of the village and began to measure it myself. As the name suggests, Daoxiang Village is rich in rice.
Walking out of the village and standing on the ridge of the field, you will be surrounded by layers of golden rice ears. A breeze will blow, and waves of golden rice will be stirred up.
The figures that occasionally emerged from among them were the villagers working hard in the fields.
At this moment, their simplicity and pragmatism merge with the environment to form the most beautiful scenery.
"This kind of ordinary beauty is worth protecting."
Jiang Wanyu walked along the ridge of the field towards several villagers in the field, wanting to inquire about the situation nearby.
After a while, Jiang Wanyu said goodbye to the working villagers, turned around and returned the way he came.
"It seems that this village is relatively safe. That's right, after all, we are just outside the protection range of the academy."
"It's logically safe here, so help them awaken their martial spirits, leave the arrows behind, and then leave."
After making up his mind, he went straight back to the Spirit Awakening Room of the Spirit Hall.
At this time, Old Xu had been looking forward to it for a long time, and when he saw Jiang Wanyu, he was happy.
"Xiao Yu, you're here."
"Here they are, these kids need to awaken their martial spirits, right?"
Looking at the five children who were looking at him timidly, he gave a kind smile.
"Yes, these are children who are over six years old, and they hope you can help them awaken their martial spirits."
"Of course."
He pushed open the door of the Spirit Hall and walked in with the five children.
Old Xu was about to close the door and leave, but was stopped by him.
"I don't have so many rules. Old Xu, you can stay and watch it together. When the children's families ask about it later, you will have an explanation."
"Ah? Okay, okay!"
Old Xu was naturally happy, and then he stood far away and watched intently. He still remembered that the last time he saw a martial soul awakening was when his own martial soul awakened at the age of six.
Jiang Wanyu untied the bag and took out six inky black awakening stones. These were the best martial soul awakening stones. Their good quality could ensure the smooth awakening of the martial soul and they were also durable enough.
"Child, you go first."
He looked at the first boy, who tried hard to remain calm and bravely stood in front of the other four children, facing him, the noble soul master in their eyes. This also aroused some interest in Jiang Wanyu.
He raised his hand towards the bundle, and six awakening stones floated up. After spinning a few times, they surrounded the boy.
He put his five fingers together and squeezed them tightly, and the soul power formed a connection, forming a hexagram pattern.
Jiang Wanyu's body began to be coated with a layer of golden light, and he looked like he was standing high above the nine heavens, yet giving people a kind of friendly feeling.
"Child, hold out your right hand."
After hearing this, the boy slowly raised his right hand, and then a sound of something breaking was heard.
A piece of rock and soil appeared in the boy's hand, looking exactly like the one on the ground.
"Well, this is..."
"Use your mind to gather your martial spirit, and then place your right hand on this crystal ball."
The boy did as he was told after putting away his martial spirit. As soon as it touched the soul power detection crystal, a strong light immediately burst out, covering nine-tenths of the area of the crystal ball.
Innate soul power level nine!
"Sure enough, this isn't just simple rock and soil, but a top-grade martial spirit representing the earth element!"