Chapter 433: Succubus (3)

After all, people get really hungry after escaping a life-or-death ordeal, and it's something that can't be controlled. Young Master Jiang watched as the chicken legs dwindled until only one remained. He quickly took it and said, "You said you'd treat me to this. Consider this your thank-you gift."

"Alright."

After finishing their meal, most people moved on to the second stage.

It was a large pool of water. Chu Wei suddenly appeared and looked at Wen Wan with a complicated expression. Wen Wan looked back innocently.

"The second test is to observe the mind. My Mingyuan Sect does not accept those who are greedy and wicked. If one's mind is impure, one will experience a tearing pain. The worse one is, the more painful it will be. So those who have self-awareness are better off giving up."

Wen Yan: "..."

That's absolutely amazing.

Wen Wan looked at Qi Feng. Although she felt that she was definitely not a wicked person, she was a demon! A pure demon at that. Wouldn't she be killed by the pain? And there was Qi Feng on the other side. These two demons were doomed.

The first group of people to enter screamed incessantly; some were in so much pain that they couldn't walk and had to leave.

Wen Wan looked over, and the system said, "[He killed innocent fellow villagers; he is a ruthless person.]"

Wen Yan: "..."

There are also some pure-hearted people who experience only a little pain and get through it easily.

"Won't I die?"

System: [Probably not. You should believe you're a good person.]

Wen Wan: "I do believe I'm a good person, but is this my original body? If so, then I'll go for it."

System: [More or less, don't worry, you won't die.]

Wen Yan: "..."

Looking at Chiffon to the side, Wen Wan said in a low voice, "If it really doesn't work out, then don't come with me. You go back first, and I'll go alone."

Qi Feng refused, saying, "Don't worry, Miss, I can tolerate it."

Young Master Jiang said from the side, "Let's go. Are you some kind of malicious people?"

Wen Wan: "How could that be? Look at my face, it's the face of a perfectly nice person."

So the three of them prepared to go into the water.

Young Master Jiang took a few steps, then let out a muffled groan. Wen Wan looked over and asked, "What mischief have you been up to?"

Young Master Jiang: "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not in pain."

However, with a slightly distorted expression, Wen Wan also went into the water. She was terrified at first, but once she was in the water, she didn't feel anything at all. Wen Wan took a couple more steps and exclaimed, "Wow, I told you I'm a truly good person. I don't feel anything at all, and this water feels like a hot spring. It's so comfortable!"

Young Master Jiang stared wide-eyed at Wen Wan, but there was no trace of pain on his face.

Next was Chiffon. Chiffon was in much more pain than the Third Young Master, but he could endure it. Wen Wan was a little worried. "Don't force yourself. If it hurts too much, leave. I can manage."

Chiffon: "I can still tolerate it."

Wen Yan: "..."

So Wen Wan thought for a moment, then took Qi Feng's hand and said, "I'll pull you along, you can hold on tight to me, I'll drag you over even if I have to."

He looked at the third young master and asked, "Do you need it?"

Young Master Jiang shook his head resolutely, "I'm not in pain, it's nothing."

However, the further they walked to the other side, the more painful their legs became. Qi Feng's face turned pale, and even Young Master Jiang couldn't help but tremble.

Wen Wan became more and more comfortable, and even had the urge to swim a lap. Later, Qi Feng couldn't walk anymore, so Wen Wan dragged him to the other side, while holding onto the Third Young Master with her other hand.

"Have you guys done too many bad things? This is exhausting."

Qi Feng was very weak, and the Third Young Master felt wronged. "I have done nothing wrong, I have even slain demons. But you, you don't seem to feel anything at all. You are really strange. Don't you have any malicious thoughts?"

Wen Wan: "Do you know what my nickname is?"

Third Young Master: "What's your name?"

"Guanyin Bodhisattva".

"What is that?" The Third Young Master had never heard of this Guanyin Bodhisattva, and Wen Wan didn't bother to explain. "It just means a deity."

Third Young Master: "..."

This wave eliminated a lot of people. The remaining people are in varying states, but at least they all passed the test.

Chu Wei gave everyone a Restoration Pill, but he was still quite surprised when he got to Wen Wan.

"Are you really not in any pain?"

Wen Wan: "To prove I'm a good person, I was born to be Senior Brother Chu's junior sister."

Chu Wei: "..."

Chu Wei remained silent.

Then came the final test: aptitude testing. "Spiritual roots are naturally present in a cultivator's body. They are divided into four categories: superior, middle, inferior, and supreme. Each category has its strengths and weaknesses. Superior is crimson red; the redder it is, the stronger the aptitude. Middle is green, inferior is white, and supreme is purple. Those who want to be tested will line up, and those without spiritual roots will be eliminated."

Everyone knew that if one had a low-grade spiritual root, they were destined to be an outer disciple.

Fortunately, she had already considered this before coming, so both she and Qi Feng had pseudo-spiritual roots, and in order not to stand out, they both had low-grade spiritual roots.

In an instant, many people were being tested, and all sorts of colors flew into the sky.

Those without spiritual roots left in despair, while those with low-grade spiritual roots were disappointed, but at least they had entered the realm of spiritual roots.

Very few people possessed mid-grade spiritual roots, but the Third Young Master stepped forward confidently, and his test results were excellent.

It's red, though a very light red, but it's still considered a top-grade spiritual root.

Wen Wan clapped her hands, "Third Young Master is amazing, truly fantastic!!!"

The other person blushed. Chu Wei looked at the Third Young Master and said, "Jiang Fu, you have excellent aptitude. If you work hard in your cultivation, you will definitely achieve great things."

"Thank you, senior brother."

When it came to chiffon cake, the test result was: inferior.

Wen Wan was not surprised at all. When it was her turn, she confidently stepped forward, knowing that she must have a low-grade spiritual root. Just as Wen Wan was about to place her hand on the testing platform, the platform suddenly malfunctioned, and several colors appeared interchangeably.

Wen Yan: "???"

What's going on?

Looking at Chu Wei, Chu Wei was also greatly shocked and leaned closer to watch, "Try again."

Wen Wan reached out her hand, and it started jumping wildly again, white, green, red, and even purple.

"Senior brother, is this broken? I have a low-grade spiritual root."

Chu Wei's eyes were filled with complex emotions. "You are not a low-grade spiritual root, nor a mid-grade or high-grade one, nor a top-grade one."

"What's that? Surely I can be someone who doesn't have spiritual roots?"

Chu Wei looked at Wen Wan, who was somewhat nervous. "You have a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Root."

"What?"

The others had never heard of a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Root, but it sounded very powerful.

"Is it very powerful?" Wen Wan asked curiously.

Chu Wei: "It's very powerful, but this was in an era when spiritual energy was abundant. That would be even more powerful than a top-grade spiritual root. However, now that spiritual energy is gradually declining, it simply cannot support the cultivation conditions required by a heavenly spiritual root. Therefore, your spiritual root is essentially a useless spiritual root."

Wen Yan: "..."

I breathed a sigh of relief. At least I won't be made a scapegoat.

Although I don't know why a low-grade spiritual root would become that heavenly spiritual root.

Others who heard this also felt regretful. The fortunate thing was that he possessed a rare spiritual root that was only seen once every thousand years, but the unfortunate thing was that he was born in the wrong era. This was just too tragic.

Third Young Master: Are you alright?

Wen Wan casually took out a bag of snacks. "It's okay. At least I've entered the Mingyuan Sect. As for whether I cultivate or not, that's up to fate. I'll just make the best of it."

Third Young Master: "..."

After three rounds, a total of 123 disciples passed.

He was then sent to the disciples' temporary residence, where he would wait until the disciple-acceptance ceremony two days later.

The Mingyuan Sect has a total of twelve halls. Apart from the Jiyuan Hall where the sect leader Gu Yuan resides, the other eleven halls each have an elder, and the acting sect leader also oversees one hall.

Most of them are sword cultivators.

There are also talisman cultivation, medicine cultivation, body cultivation, and so on.

When the time came for the disciple-acceptance ceremony, all the disciples were summoned to the main hall, where eleven hall masters, who were also elders, sat.

Wen Wan looked over and saw that it was indeed exceptionally imposing.

After that, each elder began to select disciples. Many outstanding disciples were quickly chosen. The Third Young Master entered the Qilian Hall, which was under the management of the acting sect leader, and majored in swordsmanship.

The number of people decreased, and eventually very few elders spoke up.

Suddenly, an elder chose Wen Wan's name. Wen Wan looked over and saw an old man who seemed to be from the Medicine Hall. He hadn't said a word from beginning to end, which surprised the other elders.

"Elder Yuan Hui, although she has a Heavenly Spiritual Root, you also know that nowadays a Heavenly Spiritual Root is equivalent to having no spiritual root. Do you really want to let her enter your palace?"

Yuan Hui: "I just found her pleasing to the eye."

Wen Yan: "..."

Yuan Hui looked at Wen Wan, "Would you be willing to enter my Medicine Hall?"

Wen Wan nodded, "Of course I'm willing, I will definitely work hard to cultivate."

Qi Feng, on the other hand, became an outer disciple.

Of the more than one hundred disciples, only thirty were ultimately selected; the rest became outer disciples.

After the apprentice-acceptance ceremony ended, Wen Wan was taken away by Yuan Hui. Before leaving, she gave Qi Feng a look, telling him to get along well with his disciple and not to expose himself.

Yuan Hui carried Wen Wan on her sword, and Wen Wan was almost scared to death, but then she was only surprised, "Master, how many disciples does our Medicine Hall have?"

"Including you, there are four."

"What??? Only four? Really only four?"

Yuan Hui smiled and said, "Little girl, do you think just anyone can enter my Medicine Hall? Only one out of ten thousand people is suitable."

"But with so few people, won't they be exhausted when it comes to planting the herbs?"

Yuan Hui: "Outer disciples will come to plant them. You only need to learn from me how to identify medicinal properties and plant some rare spiritual plants. The key is to refine pills and medicines."

"But I have a Heavenly Spiritual Root, why do you want to take me in? The other elders don't want me either."

Yuan Hui: "I said we were destined to meet, and you were the first person to enter that pool without any reaction, which proves that your mind is pure and without any distractions. If you have a better spiritual root, then you are a natural medicine cultivator. Although it is a heavenly spiritual root, it is not too bad. It's just that this era cannot adapt to heavenly spiritual roots. Its essence is still very excellent."

After hearing Yuan Hui's explanation, Wen Wan understood. It seemed that her ability to come here wasn't entirely due to luck, but also because of her kind heart. That's great! It really is true that good people are rewarded.

Wen Wan: "I see."

They soon arrived at the Medicine Sect. The three disciples were somewhat surprised to see their master bring a female disciple with him.

"Master, is this our new junior sister?"

Yuan Hui pulled Wen Wan aside and introduced her to the others, "Yes, her name is Wen Wan. She will be your junior sister from now on, A-Wan. This is your senior brother, Jiao Long. This is your second senior sister, Qiao Yue. This is your third senior brother, Zhao Zhu."