"How is it? This place isn't bad, right?"
Standing on the cliff,
Su Bai looked at the children crowded together like ants in the distance and asked Lu Hong beside her.
Lu Hong nodded.
At this moment, the two of them were standing on Xingluo Mountain.
As residents of this place, she could watch the Six Major Sects' Disciple recruitment assembly from such a close distance.
As for other Cultivators who wanted to join the fun,
after entering the Inner City,
they would be dispersed to various parts of the Inner City to observe.
The method of observation
was a Magic Treasure specially created by the Cultivators of the Six Major Sects.
The jingyuan mirror.
Its effect was to project distant scenery, making the observers feel as if they were there.
This Magic Treasure had one main body and multiple sub-bodies, placed throughout the Inner City, capable of projecting dozens, or even hundreds, of scenes.
The Cultivators who came to join the fun
would gather together
to collectively watch the wonderful scenes projected by the jingyuan mirror.
On the street where the Xu Family resided, there was also a sub-body of the jingyuan mirror.
So, even if Yu Rou and Yu Ying did not come out, they could still watch the entire process of the Six Major Sects recruiting Disciples.
Loose Cultivators could only watch the projected scenes.
Su Bai, on the other hand, brought Lu Hong to observe on-site.
"Not only do we have candied hawthorn here, but also small grilled skewers."
"If you don't like roasted meat, I've also prepared vegetables, and there's even excellent fine wine."
She took out all the food and snacks she had prepared from her Storage Pouch.
Placing them on the stone table,
she arranged them one by one.
After sitting down cross-legged,
she reached out, grabbed a piece of dried meat, and threw it into her mouth.
Then, Su Bai looked at the nervous children.
These were the Immortal Seeds under twenty years old, on whom their families placed great hopes.
In fact, the oldest among them were around seventeen or eighteen years old.
There were none truly close to twenty.
The probability of being chosen at that age was too low.
Seeing Su Bai's leisurely demeanor,
Lu Hong lightly moved her lotus steps and elegantly sat sideways beside Su Bai.
Although in her original plan,
the two of them should have gone to some teahouses or taverns to stroll around.
Discussing Cultivation together, buying snacks at the market,
and slowly enjoying themselves.
Though different from what she expected,
it was still good now.
At least this place was just the two of them.
No one else to disturb them.
As soon as this thought appeared,
Lu Hong heard a somewhat familiar sound of footsteps.
Tap, tap, tap.
"Oh, Xiaobai, you've already prepared everything. I'm not late, am I?"
Only to see Xu Changge, dressed in an elegant plain skirt, gracefully approaching from a distance.
Beneath her noble temperament was a confident expression.
Su Bai patted the rock beneath her.
"Just in time, they haven't started the first screening yet."
"That's good then."
Xu Changge walked very naturally to Su Bai's side, smoothed her skirt with both hands, and sat down elegantly and naturally.
This movement highlighted Ancestor Xu's special attributes.
Lu Hong, who had been paying attention to Xu Changge since she arrived, instantly widened her eyes.
Then, she subconsciously put her hands behind her back.
Lightly tugging at her skirt…
Without comparison, there is no harm.
Clearly, compared to Ancestor Xu, she was still quite lacking.
Moreover, their precious two-person world was also broken!
Facing this double blow,
Lu Hong felt her eyelids twitching uncontrollably.
My rare time alone with Aunt Su!
She wailed inwardly.
Lu Hong still greeted Xu Changge very politely.
"Aunt Xu, you've come too?"
"Hmm, nothing to do, so I came to take a look."
Xu Changge smiled and nodded.
Her composed demeanor made Lu Hong realize that she was acting a bit immature when facing Xu Changge.
At this moment, Su Bai took out a jar of wine.
With one palm, she knocked off the seal.
She extended her index finger into the wine jar, dipped a little,
and then sipped it.
The taste was decent.
"I heard that some juniors from the Xu Family will also participate this time?"
Su Bai, having a jar of wine all to herself,
asked Xu Changge beside her.
Xu Changge picked up a candied hawthorn, extended her small, delicate tongue to lick it once, then nodded.
"Yes, a few juniors have gone."
"But can't your Xu Family directly send Disciples to the Green Bamboo Sword Sect? If they are taken by other Sects, won't there be a problem?"
"No, this time they are just going to experience it, and if they truly participate in this trial, they have a sixty percent chance of being eliminated."
"Oh?"
While Su Bai was curious,
the Disciple recruitment over there had already begun.
First was the Aptitude test.
Only Immortal Seeds with at least Three Spiritual Roots were qualified to enter the Sect.
This directly eliminated Cultivators with Four Spiritual Roots and Five Spiritual Roots.
After all, those with Three Spiritual Roots still had some hope of Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment; if their Aptitude was any worse, they could only rely on fate.
Without a heaven-sent Opportunity, Foundation Establishment could only be a dream.
After all, the existence of a Five Spiritual Roots Cultivator like Su Bai achieving Foundation Establishment was still rare.
Within the Sect, there was a special Magic Treasure for testing Spiritual Root Aptitude.
The spiritual root assessment stone tablet.
It was a huge stone tablet, three zhang tall and one zhang wide.
After activating the spiritual root assessment stone tablet,
divine light shot out from the stone tablet, sweeping over the children in front.
Standing at the foot of Seven Stars Mountain, a dense crowd of children immediately began to emit light.
At this time, in the vast open space,
people were packed together.
Even the nearby small hills and forests were filled with people.
They all emitted various colors of light.
"Wow! I have color on me!"
"What is this?"
"Gold, blue, I have Dual Spiritual Roots of Metal and Water!"
"How amazing, this must be the spiritual root assessment stone tablet, I didn't expect its range to be so wide!"
After the spiritual root assessment stone tablet was activated,
all the children present began discussing animatedly.
Their words were full of curiosity.
Of course, there were also some knowledgeable children.
They showed no particular expression due to the Spiritual Root test.
Each of them was full of confidence,
eagerly awaiting the next test.
These were the children who hoped to be accepted into the Six Major Sects.
Some of them had parents who settled in Xingluo Market years ago, and they grew up there.
Others rushed over from thousands of miles away as the Six Major Sects' mountain gate opening day approached.
But their goals were all the same.
Soon, the first round of screening ended.
"All those with Three Spiritual Roots, Medium Grade Spiritual Roots and above, enter the Sect gate!"
A voice like a grand bell came from the horizon.
All children whose bodies showed Medium Grade Spiritual Root Aptitude rushed towards Seven Stars Mountain.
When they passed the spiritual root assessment stone tablet,
the huge stone tablet would re-test them once more.
To prevent any attempts at sneaking through.
"Ouch!"
Just then,
a small boy suddenly cried out in pain.
He touched his head somewhat painfully,
then curiously touched the air in front of him.
This air seemed to be a wall, blocking him from entering.
But all the other children passed through unobstructed,
smoothly crossing the spiritual root assessment stone tablet.
Only he was blocked.
At this moment, a Disciple walked by.
He was wearing the robes of a Crimson Cloud Sect Disciple.
"Little fellow, stop touching."
"Your Aptitude of Four Spiritual Roots—wood, water, fire, and earth—has been eliminated."
"The spiritual root assessment stone tablet won't let you pass."
As he said this, the Disciple's eyes held a hint of mockery.
It was clear at a glance that this was some country bumpkin who had popped up from who knew where.
And he actually wanted to sneak through.
The little boy, hearing this, only let out a heavy snort through his nose.
Then he glared at the Crimson Cloud Sect Disciple.
And ran off without looking back.
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