Huo Kai hadn't expected himself to be so talented, and he quickly looked in Mu Yan's direction.
When they met eyes, Huo Kai silently said "Good luck," and then stood among the group of people who had already been tested, remaining silent.
Soon it was Mu Yan's turn. He calmly walked up, imitating the previous contestants, placed his hand on the table, and then cleared his mind.
Then, the spirit orb quickly emitted a strong blue light, and the elders all opened their eyes wide to look at it when they saw the purity of the light.
But then, a purple light of the same intensity burst forth from the blue light. At this point, the elders no longer opened their eyes as wide as they had at the beginning; they were clearly disappointed.
But a few elders still looked at him with hope.
But as more and more other lights appeared, the elders went from initial hope to indifference, and stopped looking at him. Only Lin Han stared at him in a daze.
"Mu Yan, seven elements, top-grade useless spiritual root."
As Li Yao finished speaking, the people around him began to discuss him quietly.
"I thought it would be much stronger."
"Tch, what's the use of having a good spiritual root aptitude? It's still a useless spiritual root."
"Yes, yes, this is the first time I've ever seen a useless spiritual root. It's truly an eye-opener for me."
The surrounding whispers reached Mu Yan, whose expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with sorrow.
After everyone had finished their tests, the next step was to accept disciples.
"Everyone! Stand in your respective positions according to your spiritual root coefficients!" Li Yao shouted to the contestants.
Soon, those with single-element skills sought out other single-element skills, and those with dual-element skills sought out other dual-element skills. The field quickly split into four teams, while Mu Yan stood alone to the side.
"Last time you all got to collect first, and I didn't compete. This time I'm first, no objections, right?" The old man in the light gray robe stroked his beard and smiled as he looked at the other elders.
Lin Han wasn't interested in them anyway, so she let them fight it out slowly while she made her grand entrance last.
But the other elders also wanted a single-elemental spiritual root, so of course they wouldn't give in, and the group started arguing.
Seeing the elders arguing incessantly, Li Tao said sternly, "Enough! Let them choose for themselves. It's fair and just."
The elders then stopped arguing and all looked at Huo Kai and Si Qi.
“That girl, would you be willing to become my disciple? I can provide you with the best cultivation resources,” Elder Huang said to Siqi.
The other elders, who were from the water element, also stepped forward to share their advantages.
However, seeing that Elder Huang was the only woman among all the elders, Siqi thought for a while and still chose Elder Huang.
Upon hearing this, Elder Huang immediately smiled, handed her the waist token, and then returned to his seat without saying another word.
Seeing that one of the Dan lineage members had already left, the other elders' desire for Huo Kai grew stronger, and they all stared intently at him.
In the end, Huo Kai chose Elder Chen, a young-looking elder from the Thunder element, from among the many elders.
"Do they choose people based on looks? They only pick the youngest and best-looking ones." Lin Han couldn't help but wonder when she saw that the two men had chosen good-looking mentors.
"Believe me, looks always play a part in the selection process," Xiaomeng said.
The process of recruiting apprentices became exceptionally quick, and there was little room for competition.
Each elder selected a disciple they were satisfied with. With 110 people in total, each elder only took on 15 disciples.
Now, only Mu Yan, with seven spiritual roots, is unwanted. Even though all his spiritual roots are of the highest quality, no elders are interested in him.
Seeing that the other elders had almost finished collecting their items, Lin Han removed his invisibility spell and asked Mu Yan, "Would you be willing to become my disciple?"
Lin Han's appearance shocked the disciples below. Although his seat was there, Lin Han never participated in the annual events. His appearance this year was truly astonishing.
What shocked the contestants was her appearance. Wearing a light blue, wide-sleeved, flowing dress, she leaned lazily against a chair, exuding the aloof beauty of a woman.
Just when Mu Yan thought he was about to be driven down the mountain and his dream of revenge was about to be shattered, he suddenly heard Lin Han's ethereal voice and looked up sharply.
When Mu Yan met Lin Han's gaze, she was the only one in his eyes; all other scenery became merely a backdrop to Lin Han's view.
"You're unwilling?" Lin Han asked again when Mu Yan didn't reply for a long time.
"No, no, no! I'm willing! I'm willing!" Mu Yan exclaimed, repeatedly expressing her willingness.
Lin Han was amused by his anxious appearance, smiled slightly, and then handed her waist token to Mu Yan.
He then said to Li Tao, "Sect Leader, I'll take the person with me now, is that alright?"
Li Tao naturally had no objections, since even if she didn't take her, no one else would choose Mu Yan, so he nodded decisively.
Lin Han said no more, used magic to conjure a wine gourd, pulled Mu Yan up, and then headed towards Xuehan Peak.
As its name suggests, Xuehan Peak is surrounded by snow and lush green trees, but this mountain is the only one that is covered in snow all year round.
Before long, Lin Han arrived at his residence, put away the wine gourd, and began to examine Mu Yan.
Seeing him shivering, Lin Han remembered that he was just an ordinary person and could feel cold, so she quickly conjured a fireball and surrounded him.
"It's so quiet here. If you have a place to stay, you can stay next to me." Lin Han looked around at the empty house and decided to let Mu Yan stay next to her so that he wouldn't freeze to death at night.
“Okay,” Mu Yan said respectfully.
Lin Han looked at Mu Yan, pondering whether to teach him martial arts techniques first or let him refine his body. She was really torn. In the end, she simply threw the question to Mu Yan and let him choose for himself.
After thinking for a moment, Mu Yan finally decided to choose body tempering.
"With your current physique, the suffering involved in body tempering is considerable. Do you still want to choose it?" Mu Yan's choice was exactly what Lin Han wanted, but she still considered the hardships involved, so she asked Mu Yan.
Mu Yan nodded without hesitation when Lin Han asked him the question.
Seeing that he was so determined, Lin Han stopped talking.
First, I took him to his room and checked that all the daily necessities were complete before leaving. I planned to go to the back mountain to check on my medicinal herb field and find some herbs to help him strengthen his body.
Before leaving, she told him not to wander off, otherwise he would be very likely to freeze to death if he went out like that. Then she left a fireball in his room and left.
Mu Yan watched Lin Han leave before beginning his tour of the house.
A bookshelf stood beside the bed, with some books on it. Mu Yan didn't know what to do, so he picked up a book and started reading.
Upon flipping through it, one immediately sees the eye-catching words: "The love and hate between a young lady from a wealthy family and a poor scholar."
Turning the pages further, all he found were blank pages. Mu Yan looked at the blank book, puzzled for a moment, and then put it back in its original place.
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