Hearing the Sect Leader speak, the newcomers cautiously raised their heads, wanting to see the Peak Lords of each peak.
As they looked up, the first thing they saw was naturally the main seat at the very front.
To their surprise, the Sect Leader who had just spoken was seated in a subordinate position, while the main seat was occupied by an incomparably beautiful woman.
At this moment, the beautiful woman was lovingly wiping cake crumbs from the corner of a girl's mouth with a handkerchief woven from moon silkworm silk.
They also recognized the girl sitting next to the beautiful woman; it was precisely the girl who had just tested with a mutated single lightning spirit root!
Lin Zhaoting and Zhou Yibin's hearts tightened, as they speculated about the identity of the beautiful woman in the main seat and her relationship with Wen Xiangjie.
The five great peaks of Taiyi Sect, the main skills taught at each peak are just as their names suggest.
Lingjian Peak primarily teaches sword moves, Lingyao Peak primarily teaches alchemy, Lingqi Peak primarily teaches artifact forging, Spirit Talisman Peak primarily teaches talisman crafting, and Ling Beast Peak primarily teaches beast taming.
Most newcomers' first choice was Lingjian Peak, but this also depended on their spirit root compatibility.
Lin Zhaoting, being a single metal spirit root, smoothly entered Lingjian Peak, but he was not directly accepted as a direct disciple by the Lingjian Peak Lord.
Having a good spirit root is one thing; comprehension is equally important.
The Lingjian Peak Lord still needed to observe Lin Zhaoting's comprehension before deciding whether to take him in as a disciple.
When it was Zhou Yibin's turn, Zhou Yibin boldly knelt before the Sect Leader.
"This disciple wishes to become a disciple under the Sect Leader!"
No matter Wen Xiangjie's identity, within Taiyi Sect, it was impossible for her to surpass a Sect Leader's disciple.
He needed to attain a higher status within Taiyi Sect to better contend with Wen Xiangjie.
The Sect Leader looked at Zhou Yibin with interest.
He naturally understood Zhou Yibin's ambition, but having ambition in the Cultivation World was a good thing.
How could one contend with the heavens for destiny without courage?
Just then, the Sect Leader suddenly heard Wen Xiangjie's soft whisper to Li Junzhuo behind him.
"Master, is he really my age? He looks so old."
Li Junzhuo knew that Wen Xiangjie was a bit of a lookist, and she replied softly with a smile, "From his bone structure, he is indeed only 16 years old. Perhaps he just matured a bit quickly."
Wen Xiangjie merely lowered her voice when speaking to Li Junzhuo and did not use the sound transmission method.
Therefore, everyone present could hear the conversation between Wen Xiangjie and Li Junzhuo.
However, everyone else simply assumed Wen Xiangjie was having a moment of being a lookist. The Peak Lords, including the Sect Leader, merely looked at Wen Xiangjie with doting eyes. Only Zhou Yibin knew something was amiss.
During the previous disciples' selection of Peak Lords, Wen Xiangjie hadn't said a word, but when it was his turn, she suddenly spoke up, which must have been directed at him.
"Sect Leader-Brother's disciples, Martial Nephew Yichen and Martial Nephew Ruyuan, are both so good-looking. If Sect Leader-Brother takes this person, it will greatly lower the average beauty of Sect Leader-Brother's disciples," Wen Xiangjie pouted.
Sect Leader: ...
Hearing Junior Martial Aunt say that, the person in front of him did seem to have a somewhat unsatisfactory appearance.
Never mind, he didn't really lack such a disciple, and a single earth spirit root's aptitude was just average. There was no need to take this person in, offend Junior Martial Aunt's eyes, and affect Junior Martial Aunt's mood.
"I'm not considering taking disciples for now. You should still join another Peak Lord's peak," the Sect Leader directly refused.
Zhou Yibin, whose other stats were good but whose beauty was only 3: ???
No, was he really rejected just because his beauty attribute was low???
What was Wen Xiangjie's identity to be able to influence the Sect Leader's choice!
Because of this, Zhou Yibin became even more cautious, not daring to show hostility towards Wen Xiangjie in front of these powerful figures of Taiyi Sect.
He respectfully agreed and instead joined the Spirit Talisman Peak.
After all the single spirit root disciples had chosen their destinations, the Sect Leader motioned for these disciples to stand behind their chosen Peak Lords, so they could return to their peaks directly with their Peak Lords later.
"Since you have joined Taiyi Sect, you must recognize the identity of my Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader," the Sect Leader stood up first, and the Peak Lords also rose, respectfully bowing towards Li Junzhuo.
Wen Xiangjie nimbly moved to the side.
The disciples also quickly followed the powerful figures in bowing.
"Greetings, Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader!"
Li Junzhuo responded faintly.
After the Sect Leader and the Peak Lords stood up, she immediately pulled Wen Xiangjie back to her side and announced to these new disciples, "This is my direct, closed-door disciple, your Sect Leader and Peak Lords' Junior Martial Aunt. You need to respectfully address her as Junior Martial Aunt."
Cold sweat instantly broke out on Lin Zhaoting and Zhou Yibin's foreheads.
They had already tried their best to imagine Wen Xiangjie's identity as high as possible, but they never expected her identity to be even more terrifying than they had imagined.
The Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader's direct, closed-door disciple, the Sect Leader and Peak Lords' Junior Martial Aunt, and the Taiyi Sect disciples' Junior Martial Aunt.
Even if Zhou Yibin successfully became a disciple under the Sect Leader, he would still be a generation lower than Wen Xiangjie.
Wen Xiangjie's status in Taiyi Sect could only be described with the word 'unbeatable'.
The other newcomers were also startled by Wen Xiangjie's identity. Seeing that both the Sect Leader and their own Peak Lords looked pleased and approving, they quickly bowed again and called out in unison.
"Junior Martial Aunt!"
"Mm." Wen Xiangjie nodded in a proper manner, "From now on, after joining Taiyi Sect, you must cultivate diligently and bring glory to my Taiyi Sect."
Lin Zhaoting and Zhou Yibin responded with the others while observing the expressions of the other powerful figures out of the corner of their eyes.
Discovering that they all looked at Wen Xiangjie with doting indulgence, their hearts sank uncontrollably.
Wen Xiangjie was actually the darling of Taiyi Sect. With such a powerful starting hand, they had to be cautious, even more cautious. At the very least, they needed to cultivate stealthily until after the Mahayana Realm before they could begin to deal with Wen Xiangjie.
Just then, system prompts sounded in their ears.
Congratulations, you have successfully joined Taiyi Sect and completed a crucial plot choice. Reward: 1 free point.
As a disciple of Taiyi Sect, the rewards for the Mind-Questioning Ladder are now issued. By passing 6010 layers of the Mind-Questioning Ladder, you are rewarded with 1 free point.
The 2 free points entering their accounts made Zhou Yibin and Lin Zhaoting's expressions look much better.
With these 2 free points, they would be able to quickly establish their foundation and gain the attention and favor of the Peak Lords.
At the same time, Wen Xiangjie also received a series of system prompts.
Congratulations, you have successfully joined Taiyi Sect and become the Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader's closed-door direct disciple. You have completed an important identity achievement. Reward: 3 free points.
As a disciple of Taiyi Sect, the rewards for the Mind-Questioning Ladder are now issued. By passing 10000 layers of the Mind-Questioning Ladder, you are rewarded with 3 free points.
Detected game instance issuing free point rewards. The copy system has copied 6 free points for you.
Wen Xiangjie opened her panel. Her remaining available points once again surged by 12 points, increasing to 34 points.