110: Chapter 110 Assessment of Leadership

As Lin Qing's words fell, the entire hall instantly fell into a dead silence.

They had long prepared themselves for the possibility that Lin Qing's Realm was very high. As a Disciple personally brought back by Old Ancestor Juechen, his foundation and talent were bound to surpass his peers, and it was only natural for his cultivation to far exceed that of ordinary Geniuses.

But they had never dreamed that Lin Qing's cultivation had actually reached the Seventh-tier Spirit Pill Realm.

This speed of Breakthrough could no longer be summarized by the word "Genius"; he was an unprecedented Prodigy who shattered the Sect's understanding!

The Chuyun Immortal Sect had stood in East Xuanqing Province for countless ages, boasting countless Prodigies under its banner, and naturally had its own comprehensive standards for judging Geniuses.

The Breakthrough pace of an ordinary Genius was roughly entering the fifth tier before the age of thirty, the sixth tier around fifty, and then the seventh tier around a hundred.

Such a level would naturally make one the absolute core of a Sect in smaller external forces, but in the Chuyun Immortal Sect, it could only be considered an ordinary Genius standard.

They had also seen many with even faster Breakthrough times, such as those Prodigies on the Chuyun Immortal Sect's Heavenly Ranking. Most of them could break through to the seventh tier at seventy or eighty years old, and enter the competition for the Heavenly Ranking's rankings in their early hundreds.

But Lin Qing was simply too fast; breaking through to the seventh tier before even turning thirty directly smashed the historical records of the Chuyun Immortal Sect since its founding by a massive margin.

Inside the main hall, the Elders held their breath, their eyes filled with shock. Compared to Lin Qing, their own cultivation speed in their youth, and even the talent of the current Prodigies on the Heavenly Ranking, instantly paled into insignificance.

The Sect Head suppressed the shock in his heart, took out a communication token, and began to converse with someone.

After a long while, the Sect Head took a deep breath and said to Lin Qing,

"Lin Qing, since you have already stepped into the seventh tier, this term's entrance assessment will be fully placed under your charge!"

In the Chuyun Immortal Sect, the seventh-tier Spirit Pill Realm was already at the True Disciple level. It meant officially entering the Sect's mid-level combat force sequence, granting the qualifications to take charge of Sect affairs, coordinate large-scale events, and manage junior Disciples.

For a portion of exceptionally talented and relatively young seventh-tier Disciples, the Sect would pour in resources to focus on nurturing them, doing everything possible to help them impact higher Realms. In the future, they might even break through to the God Realm and become part of the Sect's foundation.

For example, why were rewards distributed based on rankings for the True Disciples on the Heavenly Ranking? In truth, it was just a disguised form of resource tilt.

For another portion of seventh-tier Cultivators with average talent and limited potential who found it difficult to reach the God Realm, the Sect would focus on cultivating their administrative and management capabilities, so they could succeed Elders or even the Sect Head in the future to maintain the Sect's order.

As for those who were older and had almost no hope of breaking through to the eighth tier, they would directly begin to hold various positions in the Sect, becoming Deacons or Outer Sect Elders to handle minor Sect affairs.

There were also some ordinary Disciples who remained stuck at the fifth or sixth tier for their entire lives. As they aged, most could no longer continue cultivating in the Immortal Sect. Those with family backgrounds would return to their hometowns to inherit their family businesses, while those with no one to rely on would be dispatched to various external branches to handle outside affairs, essentially retiring peacefully under the Sect's protection.

Actually, under normal circumstances, with Lin Qing's cultivation having just broken through to the seventh tier, he would not be qualified enough to be in charge of the entrance assessment.

However, Lin Qing's identity was special and his talent was outstanding, so exceptions could be made for all of this. Besides, the Sect did not actually expect him to do the heavy lifting.

The main purpose was to push Lin Qing to the forefront, letting the other top forces of East Xuanqing Province know that the Chuyun Immortal Sect had produced a peerless Prodigy.

This would be highly beneficial to the Sect during external commercial competitions, as some forces would be more willing to cooperate with a Sect that had a brighter future.

As for exactly how much of a Genius he was, they could guess that for themselves.

In the main hall, Lin Qing instantly read the Sect's intentions and began to scheme inwardly, before speaking up with exaggeration:

"Sect Head, Senior Brothers, it's not that this Disciple is unwilling to share the Sect's burdens. It's just that I have only recently broken through to the seventh tier and do not yet possess a Cultivation Technique that matches my Realm."

"Your Junior Brother's cultivation is urgent right now, and I desperately need to accumulate contribution points to exchange for a Cultivation Technique. I really cannot divide myself!"

His words were full of refusal, but anyone with a discerning eye could see his thoughts at a glance—he was asking for rewards!

The Sect Head instantly understood:

"Granted! All of the Sect's seventh-tier Cultivation Techniques are fully open to you. Choose as you please!"

For a Cultivator who had just promoted like Lin Qing, a seventh-tier Cultivation Technique was naturally priceless. But to the Chuyun Immortal Sect with its vast foundation, these were merely copyable pieces of information.

Lin Qing's eyes brightened slightly as he pressed on:

"What about high-tier Spells?"

"Practice them! Practice whatever you want!"

The Sect Head did not hesitate to raise the stakes once more.

The surrounding Elders also chimed in one after another, their faces full of smiles. To win over an eternal Prodigy using copyable Legacy scriptures was an incredibly lucrative bargain.

In the end, at the cost of taking charge of this entrance assessment, Lin Qing exchanged for reading access to all seventh-tier Cultivation Techniques and high-tier Spells.

Furthermore, relying on his identity as the Old Ancestor's Disciple, he repeatedly bargained and exceptionally obtained the privilege of being paid in advance.

...

At this moment, beneath the seemingly peaceful and harmonious surface of Chuyun City, undercurrents were already surging.

The Xuanye Demon Court's infiltration of the forces under the Chuyun Immortal Sect was not without progress.

Under years of encroachment, many Dynasties and even Imperial Dynasties had already been completely and secretly controlled by the Xuanye Demon Court.

And the Prodigies sent by these forces to participate in the entrance assessment had all been replaced by Disciples of the Xuanye Demon Court.

The cultivations of these Disciples were almost all above the fifth-tier Middle Stage.

One must know that the vast majority of the Prodigies participating in the assessment had fourth-tier cultivations, and the few with fifth-tier cultivations were only at the fifth-tier Early Stage.

Once this group of Demon Court elites entered the Secret Realm, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Inside a courtyard of one of the Imperial Dynasty teams in Chuyun City, a young Cultivator rubbed the ring on his finger and asked with a bit of trepidation via Divine Thought transmission:

"Senior Brother Fang Shuo, will we really not be detected by the Chuyun Immortal Sect?"

In the middle of the room, a young man in white sat cross-legged in silence, his eyes tightly shut, his aura steady and restrained. He was precisely the leader of this group of Demon Court Disciples, Fang Shuo.

Without even raising his eyelids, he also responded indifferently via Divine Thought:

"Rest assured. The Sect has conducted numerous experiments. As long as a God Realm powerhouse does not personally concentrate their focus to investigate, ordinary Spirit Realm Cultivators absolutely cannot see through our disguise."

The person was still uneasy and continued to press:

"But what if... there really is a God Realm patrol?"

Fang Shuo finally opened his eyes slowly, a trace of indifference flashing through them:

"Then we wait for death!"

"However, how could those of the God Realm have the spare time to care about such trivial matters? Since ancient times, the Chuyun Immortal Sect has never had a precedent of a God Realm expert hosting the assessment."

Only then did that Disciple feel slightly reassured, and a sinister grin curled up on the corners of his mouth:

"Jie jie jie... I really can't wait to see the despairing faces of those Prodigies."

"The Chuyun Immortal Sect would never dream that we have produced a sixth-tier powerhouse under thirty years old like Senior Brother Fang Shuo."