“Root bone… three segments!”
“Talent: ordinary grade!”
The tester announced loudly, his voice carrying far across the crowd.
Li Muyang, who had just finished his aptitude test, turned around expressionlessly and showed no reaction.
Whispers began to spread among the crowd.
“Ah? Only a three-segment root bone… Such an ordinary talent, how did he manage to reach Qi Refining Realm Third Layer in two months?”
“I heard he reached Qi Refining Realm Third Layer in three months, I thought he had at least a low-grade talent… Turns out it’s just ordinary, how strange.”
The murmurs in the crowd were all discussing Li Muyang’s aptitude test results.
Clearly, the outcome was unexpected for these Outer Sect disciples.
Li Muyang stepped down from the platform, brushing past the next Outer Sect disciple waiting to be tested.For some reason, Li Muyang felt a strong sense of deja vu, as if he had seen this scene somewhere before as he looked at the pointing and discussing crowd below.
His younger sister, Li Yuechan, appeared beside him.
The girl said obediently, “Brother, don’t mind what those people are saying. They’re just jealous of your cultivation speed.”
She comforted Li Muyang with a caring heart.
Li Muyang chuckled and shook his head, “I wasn’t really bothered to begin with.”
In the first place, if it weren’t for the fact that all new Outer Sect disciples had to participate in this sect-wide selection, Li Muyang wouldn’t have bothered wasting his time here.
The scene of the sect-wide selection was bustling with people.
Not only were new Outer Sect disciples from the past two years participating in the tests but also a few who had reached Qi Refining Realm Ninth Layer were there for the Inner Sect assessment, along with many others who had come to watch the excitement.
Life in the Outer Sect was frugal and the environment extremely closed off, so whenever there was a bit of fun and excitement, these Outer Sect disciples would flock to it.
Li Muyang and Li Yuechan made their way through the crowd and saw an Outer Sect disciple in charge of another aptitude testing platform with a look of surprise.
“Root bone… eight segments!”
“Jiuyuan City’s Ning Wan’er, high-grade talent!”
The tester’s surprised shout immediately caused a wave of gasps.
“An eight-segment root bone… high-grade talent! Who is this Ning Wan’er from Jiuyuan City?”
“Such terrifying talent, this kind of aptitude can definitely go straight to the Inner Sect!”
“Wow! She’s a beauty too!”
“Beautiful and talented, she must be the young lady of some noble family… She really has an air of elegance.”
“Jiuyuan City’s Ning family… I’ve never heard of them before, where is Jiuyuan City again?”
The crowd was buzzing with discussion while looking at the girl on the platform with awe and respect.
An eight-segment root bone was already a one-in-ten-thousand talent.
With such aptitude, it wasn’t just about entering the Inner Sect. She might even catch the eye of one of the elders and become a direct disciple.
The Outer Sect disciples who had come to watch the excitement or participate in the tests all looked at the girl on the platform with envy and desire, wishing they were in her shoes.
One moment they were all Outer Sect disciples, but with the tester’s announcement, this Miss Ning from Jiuyuan City was about to become a person of high status…
Li Yuechan blinked in surprise and said, “Sister Ning has such high talent!”
Although there had been rumors before that Ning Wan’er’s talent was extraordinary and that she had a good chance of being promoted directly to the Inner Sect, the actual test results still shocked everyone.
Li Muyang curiously asked his sister, “Yuechan, what’s your talent?”
He had missed her test results because he was called to line up and wait at the time.
Facing her brother’s curious question, Li Yuechan stuck out her tongue and said, “Also three segments…”
Li Muyang patted her shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, three segments is enough.”
“In today’s cultivation world, it’s all about resources.”
Since the technological explosion in the cultivation world, whether it’s the demonic path or the immortal path, traditional cultivation methods that relied on talent, root bone, and comprehension have been left behind.
Nowadays, while talent and root bone can determine one’s potential, an abundance of resources can also make an ordinary person with common aptitude become a master.
Take Li Muyang, for example, a mere three-segment root bone and average talent. But thanks to his daily meals of high-grade spiritual rice, his cultivation speed is no less than those of the children from noble families.
Though to be fair, even among those noble families, such luxurious cultivation resources are only comparable to what their core disciples have.
Li Muyang comforted his sister, but Li Yuechan’s smile was somewhat guilty.
Her aptitude was actually not low, definitely more than three segments.
But before the sect-wide selection, her senior had suggested she suppress her talent to avoid being chosen for the Inner Sect.
After some hesitation, Li Yuechan decided to follow senior’s advice and not enter the Inner Sect for the time being.
“There seems to be something going on in the Demon Refining Sect. That streak of light that tore through the night sky that day was from the sect master of the Demon Refining Sect.”
“This person usually keeps a low profile and rarely shows himself… His appearance this time must be due to some major event.”
“Although the specifics are unknown, anything that alarms the sect master of the Demon Refining Sect… is definitely not trivial.”
“For safety’s sake, it’s best for you to avoid this sect-wide selection and focus on cultivating in the Outer Sect.”
“Although the resources in the Outer Sect are inferior, with my help, your progress won’t be much slower. In the worst case, once you enter the Inner Sect, you’ll be stuck in the mire and unable to extricate yourself.”
Li Yuechan took senior’s advice to heart.
In the crowd, Li Muyang and his sister left while chatting and laughing.
Meanwhile, on the platform, Ning Wan’er had become the center of attention due to her high talent.
Several Inner Sect disciples quickly approached her, all showing her warm and friendly smiles.
“Junior Sister Ning, your talent is so strong. With such a root bone, you will surely enter the Inner Sect directly.”
“Indeed, with such talent, you might even have the chance to be favored by the elders and become a direct disciple.”
These Inner Sect disciples, who were originally arrogant and disdainful, were not deigning to speak to the ‘mud-legged’ Outer Sect disciples and had shown off their cultivation strength upon arrival.
After the sect-wide selection began, these Inner Sect disciples simply walked away, watching from the sidelines with impatient eyes.
However, now that Ning Wan’er’s terrifying talent had made a splash, these originally aloof Inner Sect disciples were all approaching her with warm smiles, eager to chat.
Some enthusiastically explained the inner sect rules to her, and others informed her about the cultivation levels of the various elders, all appearing to be good samaritans.
Surrounded by the crowd, Ning Wan’er responded politely and modestly to these Inner Sect disciples with varying intentions, but her gaze couldn’t help but drift outside the crowd.
There, the Li family siblings were making their way out.
While everyone was flocking towards her to admire and watch the excitement, those two siblings going against the crowd stood out conspicuously.
To her terrifying talent, those siblings… especially that young master of the Li family, seemed completely indifferent.
He was talking casually with his sister, not only indifferent to her, someone he used to admire, but even her formidable talent couldn’t make him stop and take notice.
The young master of the Li family, who used to always hover around her and causing her to feel somewhat annoyed, was now so distant and indifferent.
This feeling of being overlooked made Ning Wan’er slightly irked.
Tsk… this Li Muyang.
Although I know he probably isn’t playing hard to get, it still… irks me!
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