403: The first day of accepting apprentices has ended.

Night turned to white, and a new day quickly arrived.

As the sun had just risen, Li Big Saber appeared above the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate.

Seeing Li Big Saber emerge, all the Cultivators became excited.

"Oh! Someone from the Qingtian Sect is out again. Looking at this person's Aura, it's very likely the Elder in charge of recruiting Disciples. The Disciple Recruitment Assembly is about to begin!"

"That's right, we can finally participate in the Disciple Recruitment Assembly. We don't have to wait any longer."

The gazes of hundreds of billions of Cultivators were all fixed on Li Big Saber, waiting for him to speak.

Seeing hundreds of billions of Cultivators discussing excitedly while staring at him, Li Big Saber scanned the Cultivators on the ground and mountains before raising his cultivation and shouting, "Everyone, quiet down. My Qingtian Sect's Disciple Recruitment Assembly is about to begin. Now, This Elder will explain the rules for recruitment. You must listen carefully, so you don't miss anything!"

As Li Big Saber's voice fell, the discussions of hundreds of billions of Cultivators ceased abruptly. Not a single person spoke, all watching Li Big Saber, ready to listen to the Disciple Recruitment rules he would announce.

Although they had inquired about the Qingtian Sect's recruitment process when they arrived, the rules personally stated by the Qingtian Sect's recruiting Elder were the most credible, and they couldn't take them lightly.

Seeing all the Cultivators instantly quiet down, Li Big Saber nodded in satisfaction, then raised his voice and said, "Our Qingtian Sect's Disciple Recruitment Assembly has only two stages. The first stage is the talent testing ladder!"

"This ladder has 1,200 steps. Those who pass 600 steps will have a chance to become an Outer Sect Disciple of my Qingtian Sect. Those who pass 800 steps will have a chance to become an Inner Sect Disciple of my Qingtian Sect. Those who pass 1,000 steps or more can become a Personal Disciple of the Sect Master of Qingtian Sect...!"

After Li Big Saber finished explaining the talent testing ladder, he immediately explained the Illusion Demon Realm, then took out the talent testing ladder and directly threw it downwards.

"Boom boom!"

As soon as the talent testing ladder left Li Big Saber's hand, it emitted bursts of sound, grew immensely, and landed at the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate.

"Haha, I've long heard that if you ascend a thousand steps on the talent testing ladder, you can become a Direct Disciple of the Sect Master of Qingtian Sect. With my son's talent, he will surely become a Direct Disciple of the Sect Master of Qingtian Sect."

"Hehe, I heard that the Sect Master of Qingtian Sect is a legendary Immortal. If we can become a Direct Disciple of the Sect Master of Qingtian Sect, our Families will be superior to others throughout the entire continent."

"Jie jie jie! Let's start quickly, I can't wait to become a Disciple of the Qingtian Sect."

Seeing Li Big Saber release the talent testing ladder.

The young men and women gathered near the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate, ready to participate in the test, along with their Elders, all showed expressions of joy and eagerness.

If Li Big Saber hadn't spoken, they would have already rushed onto the talent testing ladder.

"Alright, the talent testing ladder is out. Let the people from Qingtian City begin the test!" After the talent testing ladder was completely stable, Li Big Saber looked at the dense crowd of Cultivators at the Qingtian City gate and said.

Although there were many Cultivators in the surrounding mountains closer to the talent testing ladder, since those who entered Qingtian City contributed Spirit Stones to the Qingtian Sect's Disciples' families, it was only right for them to enjoy some special privileges.

After all, if those who spent Spirit Stones didn't get something special, then no one would be scrambling to get into Qingtian City in the future.

"Haha, we're the first batch to test, charge, charge, charge!"

"Charge, charge! Ascend above 600 steps to become a Disciple of the Qingtian Sect!"

"Gaga, I'm going to ascend 1,000 steps and become a Personal Disciple of the Sect Master of Qingtian Sect!"

As Li Big Saber's voice fell, the young men and women brought by their Elders at the Qingtian City gate rushed towards the talent testing ladder with excited faces.

After more than 100 million people went up, Li Big Saber waved them to a halt, beginning the first batch of talent tests.

"Hehe, it's started, it's started. Our Spirit Stones were well spent."

"That's right, being able to participate in the first batch of tests, a few million Top-Grade Spirit Stones are nothing at all."

"Indeed, time is Spirit Stones. Letting our juniors test early means we can know the results early. This is much more valuable than a few million Top-Grade Spirit Stones."

Watching their juniors already climbing the talent testing ladder, the Elders of the Cultivators testing on the talent testing ladder at the Qingtian City gate all had smiles on their faces.

Although they spent a considerable amount of Spirit Stones when entering the city, it was worth it to allow their juniors to be among the first to test.

Under everyone's nervous gaze, this first batch of young men and women all diligently climbed the talent testing ladder.

As time passed, one by one, the young men and women stopped below 600 steps. Only nearly 3,000 people ascended above 600 steps but within 800 steps, qualifying as Outer Sect Disciples of the Qingtian Sect.

"Those below 600 steps, all come out and leave the Qingtian Sect. Those above 600 steps, all stand at the Mountain Gate, preparing to accept the second stage of testing," Li Big Saber shouted towards the talent testing ladder, seeing that the first batch of over 100 million young men and women no longer had the ability to climb.

"Those below 600 steps, all come out and leave the Qingtian Sect. Those above 600 steps, all stand at the Mountain Gate, preparing to accept the second stage of testing," Li Big Saber shouted towards the talent testing ladder, seeing that the first batch of over 100 million young men and women no longer had the ability to climb.

Hearing Li Big Saber's voice, the young men and women who had ascended above 600 steps were all overjoyed. They descended from the talent testing ladder and walked towards the Qingtian Sect's Mountain Gate.

As for those young men and women who were below 600 steps and did not pass, they returned to their Elders' side, crestfallen.

"Hiss, the Qingtian Sect's acceptance rate is indeed somewhat abnormally strict."

"That's right, I heard earlier that out of hundreds of millions of testers, usually only two to three thousand can qualify as Outer Sect Disciples. Now it seems it's absolutely true."

Seeing that out of hundreds of millions of young men and women, fewer than 3,000 qualified as Outer Sect Disciples of the Qingtian Sect, the Cultivators watching the test all gasped.

When they arrived, they had actually already made a detailed inquiry about the Qingtian Sect's Disciple recruitment and knew that the Qingtian Sect had extremely high requirements for its Disciples.

However, witnessing this scene in person, they still couldn't help but be shocked.

After all, selecting only 3,000 people out of hundreds of millions meant that even if all of them were screened, not many would be chosen.

It was truly too difficult to join the Qingtian Sect.

After everyone from the first batch had come out, Li Big Saber immediately called for the second batch of testers to ascend the talent testing ladder.

While the second batch began climbing the ladder, he took out the illusion demon mirror to test the already qualified Outer Sect Disciples, initiating a streamlined recruitment process.

Under Li Big Saber's continuous testing, the number of officially accepted Disciples at the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate grew steadily.

As night was about to fall, the Qingtian Sect's Mountain Gate also saw an increase of over a hundred thousand young men and women.

These young men and women were all Outer Sect Disciples; there were no Inner Sect Disciples or Personal Disciples.

"Everyone, that's all for today. We will continue testing tomorrow morning!"

Seeing that it was getting late, Li Big Saber announced to the Cultivators still waiting to be tested in the mountains below, then led the Outer Sect Disciples who had passed into the Qingtian Sect.

After a full day of continuous testing, he had tested hundreds of billions of Cultivators. However, the number of Cultivators who came to participate in the Disciple Recruitment Assembly near the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate had not decreased; instead, it had grown.

At this rate, the Disciple Recruitment Assembly would not end for at least another month.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry and planned to take his time, as he had plenty of it.