Two quarters of an hour later.
The second round of incense burning concluded.
The Disciples standing behind the Valley Master had reached the ninth row, with nearly five hundred successfully drawing qi into their bodies!
More than five hundred others still failed to draw qi and had to remain in place, awaiting the third attempt.
At this point, the Valley Master summoned a young Disciple, handed him twelve Divine Incense sticks, and had him preside over the third round of qi drawing.
Then, the Valley Master smiled with satisfaction at the Disciples who had successfully drawn qi, saying, "Now, this Seat will lead you to the Scripture Pavilion to select your foundational cultivation arts!"
As the Valley Master waved his hand, large swathes of green light fell upon everyone.
Su Yuan immediately felt as light as a swallow, and simultaneously, the hunger in his belly disappeared, and his spirit became full again.
"Tsk, cultivating is so convenient!" Su Yuan thought to himself.
The old man rose into the air and flew towards a building several hundred meters away.
And the more than five hundred people naturally walked to follow, quickly arriving in front of the building. The plaque indeed read "Scripture Pavilion".
"Disciples in the first row, please come in first!" The old man waved towards the crowd.
So, the fifty Disciples in the first row walked in with composed expressions.
The remaining Disciples showed expressions of envy.
After the old man also went in, people in the crowd finally started talking in low voices.
"Tsk tsk, I heard that among this batch of Immortal Seed, there are two Perfect Spiritual Root?"
"One is a Perfect Spiritual Root with two attributes, named Ye Bufan, and one is a Perfect Spiritual Root with three attributes, named Liu Muwan. It's a pity neither is a single attribute Spiritual Root, so breaking through to Nascent Soul will be difficult!"
"Pfft, you're even concerned about others. Your mid-grade Spiritual Root with four attributes can't even break through Foundation Establishment!"
"Heh heh, at least it's much stronger than a Low Grade Spiritual Root!"
Some also muttered to themselves, "I must enter the Outer Sect, otherwise it will take me eight or nine years to break through to Refining Qi fourth layer. If I enter the Outer Sect, it will only take three years!"
"One step ahead, always ahead. Please let me choose a Profound-grade cultivation art!" Someone else began to pray for the upcoming choice of cultivation art.
Su Yuan listened silently, sensing a very tense atmosphere among the Disciples, especially in his sixth row and the fifth row ahead. Each of them was holding back a surge of energy, planning to break into the top two hundred in the assessment at the end of March. How did Su Yuan feel that before cultivation even began, there was already a sense of competition?
It's no wonder these Disciples behaved this way.
The gap between Outer Sect and miscellaneous Disciples is ridiculously large!
There are huge differences in the difficulty of tasks, richness of resources, diversity of Dao techniques, guidance from Seniors, and every other aspect!
Even Su Yuan was eager to enter the Outer Sect.
After waiting for a while, the fifty Disciples in the first row came out one after another.
A commotion also came from the front.
"Hiss, Ye Bufan obtained an Earth-grade top-tier cultivation art!"
"So strong, the other Disciple with a Perfect Spiritual Root also obtained an Earth-grade high-tier cultivation art! Envy!"
Exclamations continued non-stop. The two Perfect Spiritual Root Disciples stood proudly at the very front. The male Disciple named Ye Bufan possessed an aura of a peerless Prodigy.
Besides the Perfect Spiritual Root, among the High Grade Spiritual Root Disciples, several also obtained Earth-grade low-tier cultivation arts, which also drew envious gazes. Most High Grade Spiritual Roots only obtained Profound-grade top-tier cultivation arts.
Although these cultivation arts only provided the Refining Qi chapters and seemed to have no difference, higher-grade cultivation arts not only meant a higher upper limit, but more importantly, they had a huge increase in early cultivation effects. Some could increase cultivation speed by several times, while others could solidify qi, saving the hard work of refining. They were not comparable to ordinary cultivation arts.
"Disciples in the second row, please come in!" The old man's voice came from inside the building.
The Disciples in the second row immediately walked in with nervous hearts.
As Su Yuan looked at the Scripture Pavilion, someone next to him nudged him.
He turned his head to look and saw a young boy in luxurious robes.
"Hey, kid, what's your name?" The boy asked, lifting his head.
"Su Yuan, and you?" Su Yuan said.
"My name is Zhang Wei, the sixth young master of the Zhang family. My family specializes in the business of Magical Artifacts!" The boy's face showed a look of self-satisfaction.
Su Yuan waited for a moment, and seeing no continuation, he scratched his head and asked, "And then?"
Zhang Wei was stunned. Why was Su Yuan's reaction different from what his older brother said? Shouldn't he immediately flatter him?
"My family's business is very large, with daily transactions of tens of thousands of Spirit Stones!" Zhang Wei said again, unwilling to give up.
"How many Spirit Stones do you have on you now?" Su Yuan's eyes lit up, and he asked.
"...None!"
"Tch! Lying!" Su Yuan rolled his eyes.
Zhang Wei was anxious: "No, this is the rule of Immortal Seed Valley, you can't bring external objects in!"
"Alright, I'll believe you for now, so what do you mean by saying all this?" Su Yuan didn't beat around the bush anymore!
Zhang Wei hesitated for a moment, then leaned in and whispered, "Immortal Seed Valley distributes Broken Spirit Stone daily. I want you to give me your Broken Spirit Stone , and after we leave, I will repay you a thousandfold!"
Seeing Su Yuan didn't react.
He continued: "You are too far from the threshold of an Outer Sect Disciple now. Anyway, you can't become an Outer Sect Disciple and can only become a miscellaneous Disciple. Giving some low-value Broken Spirit Stone to me in exchange for precious Low-Grade Spirit Stones, wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Broken Spirit Stone are fragments of Spirit Stones, containing less qi and having extremely low value. One hundred pieces are only worth one complete one. Zhang Wei usually wouldn't even look at them, but in this Immortal Seed Valley, they are the most precious cultivation resources.
Su Yuan was surprised and said, "Don't the higher-ups care?"
"On the surface, they naturally care, but in private, they naturally turn a blind eye. This is actually giving those Disciples with low Aptitude a chance, allowing them to obtain Spirit Stones to get through the Early Stages of cultivation, indirectly supporting the Disciples! So it is also tacitly approved by the higher-ups. This also tests the Disciples' social communication skills, adaptability to situations, future planning, and so on."
"Who taught you?"
"My brother!" Zhang Wei blurted out, but quickly reacted, "No, I found out myself!"
Su Yuan looked at him with suspicion.
Zhang Wei's little face turned a little red.
"It's not enough for you to ask just me. There are more than eight hundred miscellaneous Disciples!" Su Yuan said.
"On average, getting four or five is enough! To be safe, twenty is about right!" Zhang Wei said seriously.
They can even compete like this?
Su Yuan was speechless.
He couldn't help but ponder. The situation was more difficult than he had imagined. He wanted to enter the Outer Sect, and he would not give up resources, but before, he thought he only needed to consider talent and comprehension. Now it seems he thought too simply. He had no background or talent for others to invest in him in advance.
'This is truly a realistic Immortal Realm. I can only hope my traits have an effect!' Su Yuan thought to himself.
He shook his head at Zhang Wei and said, "Sorry, I want to enter the Outer Sect!"
Zhang Wei looked at Su Yuan in surprise, his expression showing clear disapproval.
"I have a Low Grade Spiritual Root with two attributes, I can still try. You?" Zhang Wei shook his head.
Isn't that too condescending?
Su Yuan glanced at the System panel.
[Name]: Su Yuan
[Region]: Qingke Continent
[Level]: Unknown (1/100)
[Realm]: Refining Qi First Layer (0/100)
[Trait 1]: Work-Rest Balance: You are very good at Work-Rest Balance. The longer you rest, the better your cultivation effect. Current rest time: 0.8 hours
[Trait 2]: To be unlocked
Su Yuan immediately calmed down. With the System, wouldn't a mere Outer Sect Disciple be easily within reach? Even if he was a bit high-profile, entering the Inner Sect was not impossible!
He was that confident.
Zhang Wei glanced at Su Yuan in confusion, then started chatting with others.
After communicating with Su Yuan, Zhang Wei seemed to have become much smoother. After talking to a few people around him, he seemed to have reached a deal.
Su Yuan could clearly see the smug smile on Zhang Wei's face.
Is this the immortal version of a rich second generation?
Besides Zhang Wei, there were also some people doing the same thing as him. There are really many rich people!
Unconsciously.
Finally, it was the turn of the Disciples in the sixth row.
Su Yuan followed the crowd into the Scripture Pavilion!
Contrary to what he had imagined, there were dim light spheres arranged inside. At a glance, there were more than a thousand light spheres!
The Valley Master said, "You can touch the light spheres according to the quality and quantity of your Spiritual Roots. If a light sphere lights up, it proves that you are qualified to Cultivate that cultivation art. The brighter the light, the better the cultivation effect. You can go and choose!"
Su Yuan was stunned. So... immortal cultivation?
He saw that some Disciples had already touched the light spheres, and the light spheres emitted faint light.
Zhang Wei calmly walked forward, came to the area of metal and water Spiritual Roots, and walked all the way, touching the light spheres one by one as he passed by. His speed was quite fast.
Su Yuan also came to the area of fire, metal, and wood Spiritual Roots. He saw that there were introductions below the light spheres.
Some were cultivation arts for single fire attribute qi, some were for fire and wood dual attributes, and there were also for three attributes.
Su Yuan also touched them one by one.
Some light spheres were bright and some were dim, but they generally showed a trend of gradually getting brighter. When he reached one-fifth of the area, the brightness reached its Peak, and after that, the brightness continued to decrease!
Su Yuan understood that the requirements for Aptitude for the cultivation arts further back were gradually increasing, and the compatibility naturally continued to decrease!
According to common sense, as a transmigrator, Su Yuan should continue to walk forward, then choose a high-level cultivation art, then arouse the dissatisfaction of the Elders, attract the attention of many Disciples, his fame would naturally increase, and then the System would unlock the second trait, and then use the trait to accelerate cultivation, continue to shock everyone, make a name for himself in the Sect, and so on, and then... kick the bucket!
Su Yuan looked deeply into the depths of the Scripture Pavilion, then turned his head and walked back!
Returning to the area near the brightest light spheres, he found the three brightest light spheres, which were the single wood attribute "Burning Wood Art", the metal and fire dual attribute "Forging Spirit Art", and the wood, metal, and fire three attribute "Burning Wood Forging Spirit Art".
Su Yuan looked at the names of these three cultivation arts strangely. Why are there split versions?
He would definitely choose the complete version!
Su Yuan stood in front of the "Burning Wood Forging Spirit Art" and leaned his forehead against it.
The next moment, a large amount of knowledge flooded into his mind, making his head ache a little. Fortunately, it was just simple memorization, and the immortal cultivation method was powerful enough to make him remember the content of the cultivation art instantly!
"Yellow-grade top-tier cultivation art "Burning Wood Forging Spirit Art"?"
The grade of the cultivation art was only Yellow-grade, but thankfully it was top-tier! He had seen many Disciples with mid-grade Spiritual Roots who had chosen Yellow-grade cultivation arts.
"You can go out after you have chosen!"
The Valley Master's voice came to Su Yuan's ears.
Su Yuan quickly walked out, bowed to the Valley Master, and walked out of the Scripture Pavilion, just seeing Zhang Wei at the entrance.
Zhang Wei's eyes lit up when he saw him, and he asked, "What grade of cultivation art did you choose?"
"Yellow-grade top-tier!" Su Yuan smiled slightly.
"I chose a Profound-grade low-tier cultivation art. I didn't expect the most suitable one for me to be a Profound-grade low-tier! Now becoming an Outer Sect Disciple is even more stable!" Zhang Wei said with a grin, a clear look of smugness on his face.
Su Yuan's smile disappeared, and he turned around and left.
"Hey, wait for me!"