3: Chapter 3 People from the Sect

Hearing the flattery and ingratiating words of the crowd, Lin Shen shook his head.

Depending on others is inferior to depending on oneself.

Having strong personal strength is the hard truth.

At this current stage, he had no mind to take in lackeys.

Instead of having such thoughts, it would be better to spend a little more time on future Cultivate.

Furthermore, with the immortal ascension token, what he would enter in the future was the Inner Sect. What utilization value did this group of Outer Sect Disciple have for him?

Although he looked down on these people in his heart, Lin Shen did not show it, only smiling and echoing a few times.

After perfunctorily brushing them off with a few words.

Lin Shen did not interact too much with these people, instead locking his gaze firmly on the team testing Spiritual Root.

He wanted to firmly remember who had good Spiritual Root Aptitude, to avoid accidentally causing conflicts in the future.

At the same time, he was carefully observing to see if anyone took out the immortal ascension token, before deciding whether to take his out as well.

He certainly did not want to be the first bird to stick its neck out.

Anyway, the Spiritual Root was still being tested, and there was a long line. Such a matter could not be rushed.

In all matters, caution and prudence must be the primary focus.

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As time passed, the number in the line became smaller and smaller, and more and more people tested with Spiritual Root Aptitude.

After nearly eight to nine thousand people were checked, around a hundred youths aged twelve to sixteen had gathered around Lin Shen.

Among them, the most eye-catching was the Qinghe County Wang family Young Lord Wang Boan.

This person stood eight feet tall, with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, possessing a good appearance. When testing Spiritual Root, he was even detected with a single-attribute fire Spiritual Root.

You must know that the fewer Spiritual Roots there were, the higher the Aptitude, and the faster the Cultivate speed.

As for this single Spiritual Root, it could even be called a Heavenly Spiritual Root, second only to that kind of single-attribute mutated Spiritual Root.

As soon as the test result came out, it instantly caused an uproar at the scene. The youths who were originally surrounding Lin Shen swarmed toward Wang Boan one after another.

People move to higher places, while water flows to lower places.

And this was human nature.

Besides Wang Boan with this fire Spiritual Root, there were also two dual Spiritual Roots whose Aptitude was equally extraordinary, and they were also surrounded by quite a few flattering youths.

Lin Shen did not follow the others in brown-nosing, nor did he put on airs of false loftiness, simply greeting them with a smile and a chuckle.

Just as the final batch of assessment participants was being tested, streams of light suddenly flew over rapidly from a distance.

Those were spirit boats.

The aura of the people on the spirit boats was terrifying, and their gazes continuously scanned below the Taoist arena, as if they were picking something.

"Who is called Wang Boan?"

The leading powerful Cultivator among them floated suspended at the very top and asked.

"Disciple Wang Boan, has met Senior!"

He did not know this person's identity, so calling him Senior was the safest choice.

"This deity is Valley Master Gongsun Buxiu of Chiyun Valley. Would you be willing to take this deity as your Revered Master?"

Gongsun Buxiu looked down at Wang Boan and said indifferently.

"Disciple is willing!"

Hearing that Gongsun Buxiu was the Valley Revered Master of Chiyun Valley, Wang Boan was a hundred times willing in his heart. He hurriedly knelt on the ground with excitement and kowtowed, saying, "Disciple Wang Boan pays respects to Revered Master!"

"Good, good, good! From now on, you will follow by this deity's side to Cultivate!"

A trace of a smile appeared at the corner of Gongsun Buxiu's mouth. With a slight wave of his hand, Wang Boan soared directly into the air and appeared beside Gongsun Buxiu.

"Who is Xu Changqing?"

"Who is Lin Zhaoxue?"

It was two more Elder speaking.

Both of these people were dual Spiritual Root Aptitude individuals.

Their purpose was very simple: naturally, to take these high-Aptitude people as Disciple, increasing the future high-end combat power of their own lineage.

Xu Changqing and Lin Zhaoxue hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on the ground to kowtow and pay homage, and all expressed their willingness to take these two Elder as Revered Master.

Following these three being taken as Disciple by the Valley Revered Master of Chiyun Valley and the two Elder, the other people who were detected with Spiritual Root were also eager to move, their eyes filled with anticipation.

But they were quickly disappointed.

Because no other Elder spoke to accept Disciple.

The main reason was still that their Aptitude was not strong enough, because the majority of them were Five Spiritual Roots and four Spiritual Roots.

As for those dozen or so triple Spiritual Roots, there were still a large handful of them throughout Chiyun Valley, and those Elder had no interest in accepting Disciple one by one.

"In past years, there have always been immortal ascension tokens drifting outside. I wonder if there are any Disciple with the immortal ascension token today. Those with Spiritual Root can directly enter the Inner Sect, and enjoy one foundation establishment pill!"

Seeing that no Elder was willing to stand up and accept Disciple, Gongsun Buxiu then spoke.

This immortal ascension token was an item rewarded by Chiyun Valley to Foundation Establishment Disciple who made major contributions to the School.

It has a history of a thousand years to this day.

With the passage of time, most of its immortal ascension tokens flowed outside, and only during every ascension grand assembly would a few of them be revealed.

"Disciple has it! Disciple's ancestors were once Cultivator of Chiyun Valley, and later because their descendants lacked Spiritual Root, they settled among mortals, and then it was passed down to Disciple's hands!"

Being a dual Spiritual Root and taken as a Disciple by the Third Elder of Chiyun Valley, Xu Changqing took out an immortal ascension token from his bosom.

Although he had dual Spiritual Root Aptitude, plus being taken as a Disciple by the Third Elder, he would definitely be a person of the Inner Sect in the future. However, this immortal ascension token represented a foundation establishment pill, so he would not let go of this opportunity.

"Oh? Unexpectedly the Third Elder's Disciple?"

Gongsun Buxiu took a surprised glance at Xu Changqing, drew Xu Changqing's immortal ascension token into his hand, and then smiled and nodded: "After entering the Inner Sect, a sum of resources and a foundation establishment pill will be sent to your hands at that time."

"Yes, many thanks, Valley Revered Master!"

Xu Changqing nodded with excitement.

Following Xu Changqing standing up, two more people whose Spiritual Root was detected pulled out immortal ascension tokens from their bosoms.

Their Spiritual Root Aptitude was a triple Spiritual Root and a quadruple Spiritual Root respectively; one was medium, and the other was on the lower side.

However, without the slightest exception, Gongsun Buxiu accepted the immortal ascension tokens and listed both of these people as Inner Sect Disciple and rewarded them with a foundation establishment pill.

This was a reward for the descendants of Disciple who made major contributions to the School. This was done for all Disciple of Chiyun Valley to see, in order to further inspire them to make major contributions to the School.

Seeing that those two people whose Aptitude was even worse than his own had both obtained rewards and being an Inner Sect Disciple, Lin Shen also stood up.

He took out the immortal ascension token from his bosom, was similarly promoted to an Inner Sect Disciple and obtained the promise that there would be one foundation establishment pill in the future.

"Foundation Establishment is no easy task. You must first elevate your Qi to Qi Refining Peak, and under the condition of favorable weather, advantageous terrain, and harmonious people, you will have a certain possible Breakthrough Foundation Establishment. If you have no confidence in your hearts, you can exchange the foundation establishment pill with the likes of us, trading for other Cultivate resources."

The aura on his body was not strong, a huge chunk weaker than Gongsun Buxiu and the two Elder who accepted Disciple, and even much weaker compared to other Elder.

Of course.

These words of his were definitely not spoken to Xu Changqing, but rather to Lin Shen and those three people who were not taken as Disciple by other Elder.

This was similarly permitted by the Sect.

After all, the reward had already been given by him. Whether to make the exchange or not was your own business.

And this was also the purpose for which he brazenly followed Gongsun Buxiu to the ascension grand assembly.

Otherwise, with his cultivation and seniority, he was not qualified to travel together with Gongsun Buxiu and the others.

Lin Shen and the few of them did not speak, perhaps hesitating, or perhaps completely unwilling to give up the opportunity to Breakthrough Foundation Establishment in the future.

Seeing no one speak, the smile on that Elder's face faded a bit, and his tone carried some admonition and warning: "It doesn't matter even if no one is willing, but you all must think it through. Once you miss this village, there is no such shop. In the future, if your Qi cannot be elevated to Qi Refining Peak, or if you lose the age to Breakthrough Foundation Establishment Realm, you will be wasting a foundation establishment pill in vain."