At a teahouse at the foot of Taiyi Sect mountain, people were drinking tea and discussing.
"As expected of the Cultivation World's number one Immortal Cultivation Sect, it feels like half of the younger generation in the Cultivation World has come to participate in Taiyi Sect's disciple assessment."
"Otherwise, why do you think other sects recruit disciples later than Taiyi Sect every year? It's just for the sake of appearances!"
"It is said that Taiyi Sect has always only accepted disciples with dual spirit roots and above. Those with triple spirit roots are only recruited at discretion if their spirit root combination is good or if they have other outstanding qualities. Those with quadruple and quintuple spirit roots have no chance at all."
"This is very normal. Who told them they are the Cultivation World's number one sect? They are not short of disciples at all!"
"I'm from a small place. Can any brother tell me what the criteria for Taiyi Sect's disciple recruitment are?"
"Oh, I know that." A young man picked up his fan and fanned himself, feigning nonchalance.
The young man's words immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Including a few players sitting in the teahouse.
"Please, help me serve this brother a pot of good spirit tea. I'll pay." A guest who looked obviously wealthy said loudly.
The young man did not decline. After taking a sip of the spirit tea, he began to speak.
"My mother's uncle's nephew's son joined Taiyi Sect. Taiyi Sect, you see, values the mindset of its sect disciples the most. So, the first hurdle to entry is to climb Taiyi Sect's Mind-Questioning Ladder. Those who cannot climb to a certain number of levels are directly eliminated."
"The second hurdle is aptitude testing. All disciples who pass the Mind-Questioning Ladder must touch the Tapping Immortal Tablet in front of everyone to test their spirit roots. As some of you just said, quadruple and quintuple spirit roots are either directly eliminated or enter the sect as servants."
"Triple spirit roots require other outstanding qualities and can only become outer disciples. Dual spirit roots can choose to join various peaks of Taiyi Sect as outer disciples, and after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, they have a chance to become inner disciples. Single spirit roots can become personal disciples under various peak masters or elders, and if they are lucky, they can even be accepted as disciples by the sect leader."
After saying so much in one breath, the young man picked up his cup and took another sip of spirit tea to moisten his throat.
"The peak masters of Taiyi Sect are all Mahayana Realm powerhouses, and the sect leader of Taiyi Sect is an even stronger Mahayana Realm mid-stage powerhouse. If one can become their personal disciple, the path of Immortal Cultivation will be much smoother!"
"However, becoming a personal disciple is as difficult as ascending to the heavens. After all, those competing with you and me also include the scions of Immortal Cultivation Families who are born as favored children of heaven!" The young man couldn't help but sigh.
How can there be true fairness in this world? A person's life, from birth, is destined to be divided into different grades.
Immortal Cultivation, Immortal Cultivation, what is cultivated is fighting with others and contending with heaven for destiny. In the Cultivation World, the gap between people is even more like an insurmountable chasm.
The young man's words resonated with everyone in the teahouse.
Immortal Cultivation Families all have their own properties near major sects like Taiyi Sect to serve as a foothold for their Family disciples. They would never come to places like teahouses, so everyone sitting in the teahouse was from ordinary Family backgrounds.
Even the one who looked wealthy was just from a Family with a small amount of assets. They couldn't compare to the true scions of Immortal Cultivation Families at all.
Seeing that they couldn't get any more information, several players exchanged glances, paid their tea fees, and left the teahouse one after another. They didn't hear what the young man continued to say after they left.
"This time, it is said that an extraordinary person has come to Taiyi Sect, the Cultivation World's number one Family, Wen Family..."
Several players entered the same room in an inn one after another, and then exchanged information.
Besides Wen Xiangjie, all the others who entered the game instance this time were Family scions, and they were naturally an alliance.
Although Lin Zhaokai was the lowest level among them, he was a direct descendant of the Lin Family and had also dealt with Wen Xiangjie, so he was designated as the leader of this operation.
"I understand Wen Xiangjie. She has a strong personality and will definitely participate in this Taiyi Sect disciple recruitment. You all go around and look for traces of Wen Xiangjie. It would be best if we can kill her before she joins Taiyi Sect." Lin Zhaokai said with a fierce expression.
"Today is the day Taiyi Sect recruits disciples. Killing someone at this time, isn't that provoking Taiyi Sect?" Zhang Yu of the Zhang Family said disapprovingly.
His level was 56. His purpose in entering this game instance was not only to kill Wen Xiangjie; he also wanted to clear the game instance and aim for level 60.
So, he naturally didn't want to act rashly and kill Wen Xiangjie today, offending Taiyi Sect.
"Don't you know that Wen Xiangjie has a cheat-like ability, and her cheat-like ability is very sinister? If she successfully joins Taiyi Sect and gains the favor of some elder or peak master, it will be even harder to lay a hand on her!" Lin Zhaokai said somewhat anxiously.
Having personally entered the same instance as Wen Xiangjie, he could better understand how terrifying Wen Xiangjie's performance was in the game instance.
"Lin Zhaokai, are you scared out of your wits by Wen Xiangjie?" Zhou Yunchang sneered disdainfully, "No matter how heaven-defying Wen Xiangjie's cheat-like ability is, it can't violate the fundamentals, right? I'm level 24, 4 levels higher than Wen Xiangjie, and I also have an SSS-grade talent bonus. Even so, my initial panel is barely passing. How good can Wen Xiangjie's panel be?"
"In this game instance, panel stats are everything. Even if Wen Xiangjie has a way to defy fate in the later stages, her situation in the early stages must be very bad. There's no need to waste time looking for her. It's even better if she can join Taiyi Sect. With her panel, at most, she'll just be an outer disciple."
"Uncle Zhang's bone root is 7, at worst, he's a dual spirit root. When Uncle Zhang becomes an inner disciple, wouldn't it be as easy as flipping a hand to kill an outer disciple?"
The Uncle Zhang Zhou Yunchang referred to was Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu's seniority was one generation higher than Lin Zhaokai and Zhou Yunchang.
Clearly, Zhou Yunchang's words were more to Zhang Yu's liking. He looked at Zhou Yunchang appreciatively and said in agreement, "Yes, Lin Zhaokai, young people don't need to be too impatient. Take it slow. You should first find a way to join Taiyi Sect. After all, you're only level 10. You were let in through the back door by the abnormal, and your initial panel is so bad, it will be very difficult to join Taiyi Sect."
So what if Lin Zhaokai was the designated leader?
Should a dignified level 56 powerhouse listen to the command of a level 10 junior? What a joke!
Lin Zhaokai's face turned ashen, but apart from a few Lin Family members, the Zhang Family and Zhou Family people didn't care at all.
Suddenly, three chimes rang out in the air. The chimes seemed to come from beyond the heavens, yet they clearly echoed in everyone's ears.
"Taiyi Sect, open--"