Most of the people sitting on the airship were curious about what was outside, after all, with their cultivation at this stage, they couldn't see the scenery on the ground from the blue sky. Only a few people dressed in finery and with an arrogant demeanor didn't look curious, instead looking down on those who were gazing outside with disdain, just like noble aristocrats looking at the lowest commoners, although the gap between their families was indeed this great. The old man in the Yuan Ying period standing at the front controlling the direction of the airship also smiled and nodded when he observed this scene with his divine sense, thinking it was good that they could remain unflappable in the face of honor or humiliation.
Ye Tianfan had already noticed these few people in the city, firstly because they were among the few who had reached the late stage of foundation building this time. Secondly, it was said that these people were all sent by their large families to participate in the assessment, and they were either the sons of the family head or the sons of the younger brother of the family head. In any case, they were all favored by everyone. Ye Tianfan thought that if there were no accidents, these few people would at least have a chance to become inner door disciples.
As Ye Tianfan concentrated on his thoughts, the flying boat suddenly stopped, and the inertia caused everyone inside to fall. Even if Ye Tianfan wasn't extremely alert, with only his current mid- Foundation Establishment cultivation base, he would have fallen too, let alone held onto his sister in that instant.
The elderly man in the late Yuan Dynasty saw Ye Tianfan and did not fall, but instead went to support the person next to him. A moment of surprise, it must be known that he was not because of the exhaustion of his true yuan that led to a sudden stop. He did this for two reasons: one was to let everyone wake up from their shock, and the other was to see who among them was more powerful, so as to pay attention to them in the assessment and find some good seedlings for the sect. Ye Tianfan's cultivation and appearance were not particularly impressive, his appearance was passable, with a clear and elegant face, and he was tall enough, but his cultivation was like finding a needle in a haystack among people of the same age, so the old man secretly remembered Ye Tianfan.
Among the hustle and bustle, everyone got off the boat. As soon as they got off the boat, everyone was shocked, even those who were arrogant before. A peak of tens of thousands of meters high rose in front of everyone, with pavilions and buildings looming above, making people feel like it was a fairyland.
Looking at the crowd with eyes that were about to pop out, he felt a surge of pride and said excitedly: "My Muling Sect is one of the three major sects under Tianqi Star, isn't it impressive? But this is nothing, if you pass the assessment, there's something even more shocking waiting for you." Upon hearing this, the crowd of participants immediately clenched their fists and rubbed their palms together, fantasizing about the scene after joining the sect. Just a few words ignited the passion of these young people, and all they had to do was wait for the assessment to start killing it.
They soon arrived at the mountain gate, where two Golden Dan period disciples were guarding the entrance with utmost seriousness. Seeing the old man arrive, they respectfully called out: "Master Uncle, you're back." They didn't say anything else, letting the crowd gaze in awe, thinking it was too cool. The old man didn't think much of their reaction, clearly already accustomed to their attitude. After all, the two guarding the mountain gate represented the face of the mountain gate; if they were too enthusiastic or fawning, it wouldn't be good.
Nothing was said, and the old man led the crowd into the mountain gate. On the square inside the mountain gate, there were already seven or eight people with high cultivation waiting here. Ye Tianfan observed for a moment and found that the middle-aged person in the middle had the strongest momentum, at least in the combined body period of cultivation. The cultivators on both sides of him had gradually weakened from the middle to the sides, but even the weakest ones had reached the late stage of dividing gods, while the strongest ones were only one step away from reaching the combined body period.
The old man walked straight up to the middle one and said, "Disciple Yin Tianqi greets the sect master. I have brought all the test-takers who meet the age requirement."
"Alright, you may withdraw." The Sect Master said indifferently after glancing at him. The old man hastily retreated upon hearing this, he didn't dare to provoke the Sect Master's anger, after all, the Sect Master's temper was not something he could withstand.
"After he stepped down, he said: 'Everyone standing here, I'm delighted to see you all. I am Mu Feng, the master of Muling Sect. Unfortunately, I have to tell some of you that you may not pass the assessment. Of course, congratulations are also in order for those who can join our big family, Muling Sect. This time, except for cultivators with dual spiritual roots or above, who can directly join and become inner disciples, others must compete on the martial arts stage to prove their strength. The top twenty winners will be recorded as outer sect disciples. Of course, after becoming an outer sect disciple, if you perform well, you can still become an inner sect disciple. Alright, let's not say more. Let's begin now. Remember to line up properly.'"
After lining up, everyone began to test one by one in front of the crystal ball. Ye Tianfan and Xia Lingyun stood in the middle, waiting quietly for their turn. Ye Tianfan decided to only reveal his three-element spiritual power, after all, he didn't want to draw too much attention to himself. This testing crystal ball could only detect the spiritual power attributes of those below the Yuan Ying stage, but not above that. It was just right for Ye Tianfan to hide his cultivation level, as opposed to the crystal balls in his own family which required divine consciousness guidance. The first person's hand went up and instantly released blue, green, and red glows.
"Zhang Mingjiang, water, wood, fire three attribute spiritual roots, unqualified, next one." Only a Nascent Soul stage cultivator said. The person who failed the test could only leave dejectedly.
"Liu Xun, earth fire wood three attribute spiritual root, unqualified, next one." Another left dejectedly.
"Sun Yuxian, earth and wood dual attribute spiritual root, qualified, can join the sect, next one." The person who heard that he had passed was overjoyed, proudly looking at the crowd who did not pass the test.
Three hours later, it was finally Ye Tianfan and Xia Lingyue's turn. Seeing Xia Lingyue's unconfident appearance, Ye Tianfan gave her an encouraging glance before letting her go for the test.
Xia Lingyun carefully placed her small hands on the crystal ball, and suddenly the entire crystal ball was filled with purple lightning elements.
"How is this possible, it's a variant spiritual root!" The knowledgeable person couldn't help but exclaim. The sect master and the people beside him were also staring straight at him. However, although the people beside him had fiery eyes, they didn't think of taking him as their disciple, apparently knowing that the sect master had already made up his mind, and they wouldn't be able to snatch him away.
It is well known that the Tianling Root is the best spiritual root, as it only has one attribute, so its affinity with spiritual power is high and cultivation is fast. However, the variant spiritual root is a special case, it is composed of parts from one or even several systems of spiritual roots, such as the Lei system which is composed of the Jin system and the Huo system. And for variant spiritual roots like the Lei system, which has great attacking power, except for being slightly slower in cultivation speed, they are not inferior to the Tianling Root.
Seeing that his sister had a variant spiritual root of the Thunder System, Ye Tianfan felt a wave of relief. Fortunately, he had taught his sister an attributeless cultivation method; otherwise, she would have to abolish her current cultivation and start over from scratch. At the same time, he secretly made up his mind to create a cultivation method that was most suitable for his sister's spiritual root.
