53: Xiao Fan shocked the elders.

The square was bustling. Tens of thousands of people looked at the mountain gate of the Changsheng Sect, which was over a hundred feet high, their eyes filled with longing and awe.

Xiao Fan also clenched his fists, a glint appearing in his eyes.

However, just then, a sharp pain shot through his meridians, causing Xiao Fan to frown.

During the test in Muye City, he had used a secret technique to hide his root bone, which only showed as Earth Rank Low Grade.

But today, he, Xiao Fan, would make a stunning debut and shock everyone present.

Xiao Fan set a minimum goal for himself: to be accepted as a Disciple by at least one Elder. Only then would he have the chance for revenge and to trample Ji Wuchang underfoot.

Although he had consumed the Medicinal Pills Xiao Xueqing had secretly sent, the injuries to his meridians were only about ninety percent healed.

Only by becoming a Disciple of an Elder and having his Revered Master give him a higher-quality Foundation Consolidation Pill could his meridians fully recover.

Xiao Fan's gaze instinctively drifted toward the Elder seats above the grand square, where nine chairs were placed.

Xiao Fan's eyes burned with intense heat; these nine people were his targets for today.

Just then, Xiao Fan felt something and looked up, immediately spotting Ji Wuchang.

Their eyes met. Seeing Ji Wuchang's slightly mocking gaze, hatred surged in Xiao Fan's heart, but he was also secretly alarmed.

He had already secretly heard from the Fifth Elder's Disciple, Bu Qiushuang, that Ji Wuchang was the fourth Disciple of the Changsheng Sect's Third Elder and also the one with the weakest cultivation!

Xiao Fan had originally thought that although Ji Wuchang was an Elder's Disciple, his status wouldn't be very high.

But seeing Ji Wuchang following behind the Third Elder now made Xiao Fan realize he might have guessed wrong; this Ji Wuchang must be very well-liked by the Third Elder!

At the thought of this, Xiao Fan clenched his fists hidden within his sleeves, his heart filled with resentment.

"Ji Wuchang, once I become an Elder's Disciple, I'll show you that you are nothing compared to me!"

Xiao Fan whispered, while reaching out to touch a pitch-black Storage Ring on his finger, his confidence surging.

Ji Wuchang didn't have much interest in staring at Xiao Fan; instead, he began searching for Cang Qing among the crowd.

Unfortunately, his impression of Cang Qing was extremely vague. With tens of thousands of people below, it was impossible to tell which one was her!

After searching for a while, Ji Wuchang gave up. He would wait for the test.

"Everyone, silence!"

Grand Elder Pei Yuanqing slowly stood up. With a flicker of his body, he stood directly in mid-air!

The people below looked at Pei Yuanqing, and the noisy scene instantly fell silent.

Pei Yuanqing smiled slightly and then spoke calmly, "Everyone, in a moment, I will bring out our Changsheng Sect's Jade Bone Dharma Wheel."

"This is a Magical Artifact to verify the root bone of everyone present. Everyone will be covered by the light from the Jade Bone Dharma Wheel!"

"Those who can trigger a light pillar to connect with the Jade Bone Dharma Wheel will pass today's first test!"

"Those who cannot trigger a light pillar can go to the foot of the mountain after this round of testing to receive ten taels of silver each, and then leave on their own!"

Pei Yuanqing's words spread throughout the field, making the young men and women present instantly nervous!

Of course, some were extremely confident, their eyes shining, eager to start the test immediately.

Xiao Fan was one of them!

After Pei Yuanqing finished speaking, he didn't waste any time!

In his left hand, a palm-sized dharma wheel appeared.

The dharma wheel had gears all around it and was as smooth as jade, looking extremely beautiful!

This object was the Jade Bone Dharma Wheel Pei Yuanqing had mentioned; it was a Magical Artifact and belonged to Pei Yuanqing himself.

With a wave of his hand, the Jade Bone Dharma Wheel flew up. As Pei Yuanqing's hands formed seals, runes flew out, and the Jade Bone Dharma Wheel rapidly expanded.

In just a moment, the Jade Bone Dharma Wheel grew to hundreds of feet in size, slowly rotating in the air.

Seeing this, many people below instantly showed looks of awe, their eyes filled with intense excitement.

Just then, countless beams of light shot down from the Jade Bone Dharma Wheel, tens of thousands in total.

Each beam of light accurately shot into a person's body below, not missing a single one.

The moment these light beams shot down, tens of thousands of light beams shot back up from below.

These outgoing light beams were the reaction triggered by the Jade Bone Dharma Wheel in their internal root bone.

Among these tens of thousands of light beams, over ninety percent were grey, while the most common remaining colors were yellow and red!

Grey represented Mortal Bone; those with it could not cultivate and were directly eliminated.

Yellow represented Yellow Rank root bone, which was the poorest quality. It would be difficult for them to become Inner Sect Disciples.

Red represented Profound Rank root bone. Those with this root bone only needed to stay in the Outer Sect for three years before they could enter the inner Sect and become Inner Sect Disciples!

Ji Wuchang and the Elders looked past the grey, yellow, and red light pillars, focusing instead on the dozens of green light pillars.

These represented Earth Rank root bone. Disciples with this root bone could become Elder Disciples if their Divine Soul was good and they passed the Heart Inquiry Test.

Just then, a silver light pillar rose, instantly attracting the attention of all the Elders.

"Heavens, that's a Heaven Rank root bone! Is our Changsheng Sect about to recruit another Genius?"

The Elders of the Changsheng Sect exclaimed one after another, their eyes burning as they stared at the proud figure below—it was Xiao Fan!

At this moment, Xiao Fan was in high spirits, not hiding his root bone in the slightest.

I'm done pretending, I'm laying my cards on the table: I am a Genius!

Everyone else is trash in front of me!

At this moment, Xiao Fan stood out from the crowd, becoming the focus of everyone's attention!

Fifth Elder Tang Yiyuan's eyes widened. Then, thinking of something, a look of displeasure appeared on his face.

Tang Yiyuan understood; Xiao Fan had deliberately hidden this from him, not letting him know his root bone. Wasn't this clearly looking down on him?

At this moment, Tang Yiyuan's displeasure deepened, and he looked at Xiao Fan with an unfriendly gaze.

As the Elder in charge of recruiting Disciples for the Sect, failing to discover a Genius was like a slap in the face to Tang Yiyuan.

Ji Wuchang was not surprised by this result at all.

If Xiao Fan didn't have this root bone, he certainly wouldn't have achieved such high accomplishments!

But at this moment, Ji Wuchang didn't know Tang Yiyuan's thoughts. If he did, he would surely die of laughter!

Every Elder present had Disciples with great Aptitude under them, except for the Fifth Elder, whose Disciples were all mediocre.

In his past life, it could be said that Tang Yiyuan had poured his heart and soul into Xiao Fan, giving him most of his resources, which allowed Xiao Fan to grow rapidly.

As the saying goes, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice. No matter how strong a Genius is, they are nothing without resources.

If Xiao Fan had become a Disciple of another Elder, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to receive such treatment!