After finishing his meal, he stayed overnight at the inn. Early the next morning, Lin Caogen rushed to the teleportation array and teleported himself to the entrance of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect!
As soon as he stepped out of the teleportation array, a towering snow-capped mountain, 100,000 meters high, stood before him!
The mountaintop soars into the clouds, it's truly magnificent!
Although it is extremely cold here, the surrounding atmosphere is indeed rich with celestial energy!
As I slowly walked to the entrance of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, I saw more than a hundred people queuing up outside the gate to participate in the entrance disciple assessment!
The Ten Thousand Swords Sect recruits disciples every day, but the starting point for each disciple is extremely high!
To enter the outer sect, one must at least reach the Immortal Spirit stage; to enter the inner sect, one must be listed on the leaderboard!
There are a million outer disciples, but only one percent can enter the inner sect each year! That means you have to be ranked in the top ten thousand of the outer rankings!
Lin Caogen joined the queue. A male disciple at the Immortal Emperor stage said, "Newcomers, let me repeat the rules again! Those below the Immortal Spirit stage, hurry up and leave! To enter the outer sect, you must be at the Immortal Spirit stage! Time is limited, don't waste it. We'll test your cultivation level first, then conduct the background check!"
Lin Caogen felt a headache coming on when he heard the words "political review"!
I am from the Immortal Continent. Now that I have arrived in this Primordial Continent, what identity should I give myself?
One by one, the rogue cultivators lined up and placed their handprints on the stone pillar used to test their cultivation levels!
The principle behind this stone pillar is very simple: it judges the cultivation level of the other party by the fluctuations of immortal energy emanating from their body!
Soon it was Lin Caogen's turn!
He placed his palm on the stone pillar, and immediately a red light rose like a thermometer.
The disciple in charge of observation glanced at the scale and then said, "Peak Immortal Spirit stage cultivation! Move to the right and line up for the political review!"
Lin Caogen nodded helplessly and walked to the right.
An elder supervising the construction remarked calmly, "He's a promising talent! He's already at the peak of the Immortal Spirit stage, and he doesn't seem to be very old!"
This man is named Ximen Xue, and he is a master swordsman!
His gaze was fixed on Lin Caogen, eager to see if the boy could pass the political vetting!
Lin Caogen felt uneasy.
I wonder what kind of questioning will follow!
To his surprise, the so-called political review was not about asking him questions, but about testing his martial arts skills!
People in line were passing through a screening gate one by one!
Lin Caogen couldn't help but ask the person in front of him, "What's the use of this detection gate?"
The man in front said impatiently, "Don't you even know this? This gate can detect your martial arts techniques and skills! If you are a spy sent by the Dao Xuan Sect or the Li Yang Sect, you will definitely be detected by the detection gate!"
Lin Caogen suddenly realized, "So that's how it is!"
Then he became uneasy again!
Many of the cultivation techniques and immortal arts I've learned are extremely powerful! If this were to be detected, wouldn't it cause chaos?
He had no time to worry; his turn came soon enough!
Lin Caogen braced himself and walked through the detection gate. He heard a beeping sound, and then a crystal plate next to him displayed the name of the cultivation technique and immortal arts he was practicing!
The technique displayed was: "??????"
"What the heck is going on?! This kid's cultivation technique is completely baffling!"
"Quickly report to the elder on duty!"
At this moment, Ximen Xue flew over and looked at the crystal tablet in front of Lin Caogen, saying, "The cultivation methods from the Body Refining Stage, Meridian Condensation Stage, Core Formation Stage, Nascent Soul Stage to the Immortal Spirit Stage are all unknown! Kid! The cultivation methods you practice are all secret techniques that are not passed down to others! Interesting!"
At this moment, a disciple standing nearby said, "Elder, look! This is the immortal technique he has cultivated!"
Then, several question marks and words appeared on the crystal!
Ximen Xue stroked his white beard and said, "Interesting! You've learned quite a few immortal techniques, yet they're all question marks! Fortunately, two of them can still be barely recognized by the system!"
The crystal bore the inscription "Diamond? Sword?" and "Formless? Step?"
Ximen Xue laughed and said, "Your talent is amazing! Kid! You've combined immortal techniques to create a new martial art, haven't you? If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Vajra Sword Technique and the Free and Unfettered Step, right?"
Lin Caogen smiled awkwardly and said, "What you say is correct, senior! I have fused the Vajra Sword and the Free and Unfettered Sword into one, forming the Free and Unfettered Vajra Sword. As for footwork, I have fused the Ghost Shadow Steps and the Free and Unfettered Sky-Stepping Steps into the Free and Unfettered Sky-Stepping Steps!"
Ximen Xue said, "Good, good, good! Although the system cannot recognize the cultivation techniques and most martial arts skills you practice, it is enough to prove that you are definitely not a member of the Li Yang Sect or the Dao Xuan Sect! Your identity is innocent! I will vouch for you and let you pass the political review!"
Lin Caogen was overjoyed and said, "Thank you for your great kindness, senior! I am just a rogue cultivator and am indeed not a disciple of the two major sects you mentioned!"
With Ximen Xue's guarantee, Lin Caogen successfully entered the Ten Thousand Swords Sect and became an outer disciple!
Ximen Xue said, "Boy! The Ten Thousand Swords Sect has four peaks: east, west, south, and north. If you enter the inner sect, you can come find me on the west peak!"
Lin Caogen said, "Thank you, senior! If I enter the inner sect, I will definitely go to West Peak to learn from you!"
Ximen Xue stroked his beard and smiled, then stepped into the void and departed!
Lin Caogen received his number and, dressed in the same uniform as the rest of the clan, headed towards his assigned room!
The conditions for outer disciples are extremely harsh. Lin Caogen glanced at his room and realized it was a thatched hut!
He was, after all, a cultivator at the Immortal Spirit stage, someone who would be considered an ancestor on the three rings of the Immortal Astral Continent. But on this Primordial Continent, there was no distinction between the first, second, and third rings! Everyone lived together in a mixed environment.
Lin Caogen looked at his thatched hut and sighed deeply.
Just then, a group of men and women walked by. Lin Caogen glanced at them and saw that these disciples were all at the peak of the Immortal Spirit stage!
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