The sun rises, and it's a new day.
Lin Caogen paid his bill and left the inn.
Suddenly, Wuwei Town became bustling with activity. The once quiet town saw tens of thousands of people arrive in a single day.
Today is September 10th, the day when the Wuwei Sect recruits disciples.
Although the Wuwei Sect has declined, it is still the 100th ranked sect in the Three Rings Continent. Tens of thousands of young people come to the Wuwei Sect to participate in the selection of new disciples.
Lin Caogen was filled with trepidation, unsure whether activating only one immortal root would allow him to join the Wuwei Sect.
He inquired further. Three Xuan-rank immortal roots were required to enter the outer sect, and seven Xuan-rank immortal roots were required to enter the inner sect; even one less was insufficient. He only possessed one red Tian-rank immortal root, and he wondered if his Tian-rank level was sufficient to enter the sect.
Having spent his last penny on a horse, he arrived at the Wuwu Sect, only to find the sect's plaza teeming with people. In front of the sect's stone gate stood seven large stones used for root assessment.
The elders and deacons of the Wuwei Sect have already arrived.
Time ticked by until noon.
An elder from the Wuwu Sect spoke up: "Everyone! Today is a great day for the Wuwu Sect to select new disciples. I won't go into the rules! The Wuwu Sect has seven peaks, each with its own unique characteristics. I believe you've all inquired about them privately. Now, line up and go to the Root Testing Stone to test your talent! Three Xuan-rank spiritual roots will enter the outer sect, and seven Xuan-rank spiritual roots will enter the inner sect. All you talented young people, choose the main peak you wish to join and line up!"
As soon as the elder finished speaking, the crowd in the square began to move.
Everyone had already decided which sect they wanted to go to, but Lin Caogen stood blankly in the open space, not knowing where to queue.
A few minutes later, seven long lines had formed in the square.
The elder from the Wuwei Sect who had spoken earlier paused, then shouted at Lin Caogen, "Hey, what are you doing here? Why aren't you in line?"
Lin Caogen panicked. He had no idea where to queue up, and he had never inquired about the fact that the Wuwei Sect had seven peaks.
Upon being called by the elder, Lin Caogen looked around and saw that there were only five people in line in front of one mountain peak. He hurriedly ran towards the root-measuring stone in front of that mountain peak.
The elder glanced at the direction Lin Caogen had run off to, and it turned out to be the direction of Xiaozhu Peak.
The elder stared speechlessly in the direction Lin Caogen had run off to. Xiaozhu Peak was the weakest peak within the Wuwei Sect. It didn't recruit outer disciples, only inner disciples, and only a few joined each year. Anyone possessing six immortal roots could directly enter the inner sect of Xiaozhu Peak. Xiaozhu Peak was arguably the sect with the lowest requirements.
Everyone lined up, and the root measurement ceremony officially began.
The strongest branch within the Wuwei Sect is Qingyun Peak, which is also the main peak where the sect leader resides. Every year, the number of disciples queuing to enter this branch is the highest. There were at least seven or eight thousand people queuing before the Root Testing Stone in front of this main peak.
At Qingyun Peak, the disciples had already begun measuring their immortal potential, while the six disciples at Xiaozhu Peak, including Lin Caogen, were trembling with fear and dared not take their measurements. They were deeply afraid that their aptitude would prevent them from entering the inner sect of Xiaozhu Peak.
Lin Caogen looked towards Qingyun Peak and saw that the first person to have their immortal root measured was an eighteen-year-old girl. From a distance, it was clear that the girl was slender and extremely beautiful.
As the woman slowly walked towards the root-testing stone, an elder from Qingyun Peak asked, "Name?"
The woman replied, "Tan Lu!"
The elder then said, "Place your hand on the root-measuring stone!"
Tan Lu immediately placed her slender hand on the huge root-testing stone. The root-testing stone immediately transmitted a stream of immortal power to Tan Lu's palm. Then, the immortal power returned to the root-testing stone through Tan Lu's immortal root, and the root-testing stone directly shot out 8 golden rays.
The elder of Qingyun Peak was immediately stunned and exclaimed, "I never expected that this year's disciples would be as outstanding as you! You actually have eight Earth-rank Immortal Roots, your future is limitless!"
A look of satisfaction appeared on the beautiful young woman's face. She knew that she must be the most outstanding disciple among the new students of the Wuwei Sect. It was said that last year's most outstanding disciple only had seven Earth-rank Immortal Roots.
The five people from Xiaozhu Peak, along with Lin Caogen, a total of six, watched with great envy as Tan Lu displayed eight Earth-rank Immortal Roots and entered Qingyun Peak.
With eight Earth-rank Immortal Roots, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he could potentially become an Immortal Venerable, and there's even a slight chance he could reach the Immortal Saint level.
This also means that Tan Lu will eventually go to Zhongzhou. She is the chosen one of Zhongzhou.
The other six peaks also underwent root measurement ceremonies.
The peak master of Xiaozhu Peak personally spoke up: "What are you six waiting for! Other peaks have already started testing immortal roots! You should hurry up too. If you can do it, great; if not, get out!"
The six people, including Lin Caogen, shuddered upon hearing this.
The boy who was first in line at Xiaozhu Peak slowly walked to the Root-Testing Stone and placed his hand on it.
Several tens of seconds later, five beams of green light and one beam of yellow light shot out from the root stone!
Tian Youguang, the peak master of Xiaozhu Peak, angrily rebuked, "Get out of here! With five Xuan-rank immortal roots and one Huang-rank immortal root, go be an outer disciple on another peak!"
The man left, filled with disappointment. If only his sixth immortal root were at the Profound rank! The requirements for entering the inner sect of Little Bamboo Peak are the lowest; if he couldn't even get into Little Bamboo Peak, then entering the inner sect of any other peak was out of the question. He could only consider the outer sect!
The remaining four young people looked at each other in bewilderment. Then, one by one, they stepped forward.
Fortunately, the remaining four people were self-aware and did not take any chances.
Before coming to Xiaozhu Peak, they had measured it themselves and found that they each had barely six Xuan-level blue immortal roots.
Tian Youguang nodded slightly in satisfaction and said, "Not bad! Your aptitudes are barely acceptable! I will allow you to enter my Little Bamboo Peak as inner disciples!"
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