Chapter 510

This was the most dilapidated slum in Wushuang City. The people who lived here were castaways, mortals without a spirit root. Many of them were descendants of immortal cultivation families who had lost their cultivation aptitude and been exiled here, where no one would ever care whether they lived or died. Such slums existed in virtually every city. Across the boundless Cangyun Continent, there were tens of thousands of cities large and small, and almost every single one had one or more families that were cultivators. In these cultivation families, not everyone was born with a spirit root. When a child without a spirit root was born, if their kin had some influence, connections, or if the family was not entirely heartless, the child would not be cast out. Perhaps they could even be given a menial job serving the immortal masters. Those with quick wits and strong abilities might even be assigned to manage family businesses; though they could never attain ultimate success, life was bearable, and as long as they did not cause trouble, they could live quite carefree lives. Yet such favorable outcomes were rare. Most people without cultivation aptitude were struck from the family registry and driven out to fend for themselves. The only way back was for their descendants to strive and produce a child with a spirit root.