The first assessment set by the Six Major Sects was to test Aptitude.
This directly eliminated some Loose Cultivators who held onto a glimmer of hope.
Of the original number, nine-tenths remained.
After these people experienced the second assessment, climbing the mountain, only four-tenths of the original number were left.
Two consecutive assessments had eliminated sixty percent of the participants.
It also made some Loose Cultivators realize that joining the Six Major Sects was indeed quite difficult.
And these remaining four-tenths, even if they entered the Sect, could only start as the lowest-level Utility Disciples.
To become an Outer Sect Disciple, there was a third test.
It directly tested strength.
The Six Major Sects had opened up a huge arena.
Various Puppets were placed on it.
They were divided into three tiers.
Respectively corresponding to Qi Refining, Qi Refining Stage - Mid Phase, and Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase.
These Puppets would test the Immortal Seeds.
They needed to first defeat the Qi Refining Puppet to gain the qualification to continue challenging.
And then endure the attacks of the Qi Refining Stage - Mid Phase Puppet for the duration of one incense stick.
If your strength was sufficient, you could also defeat it.
This would qualify you as an Outer Sect Disciple of the Sect.
Finally, if one could hold out for a quarter of an hour against the Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase Puppet, the Sect would also reward Cultivation resources based on their performance.
Spirit Stones, Magical Artifacts, Cultivation Techniques.
For Loose Cultivators, it was still very enticing.
Even within the Sect, obtaining these items required completing missions to earn merit.
Being able to acquire these resources quickly meant being a step ahead of others.
Becoming an Inner Sect Disciple before others.
The Sect was not an ivory tower.
If you didn't strive, you would be eliminated.
Of course, if you passed all six of the Six Major Sects' assessments in the second round, even if your third-round strength test wasn't good, the Sect would still accept them as Outer Sect Disciples.
After all, strength can grow.
But Aptitude is not easily changed.
It is said there are Immortal Pills that can improve Spiritual Root Aptitude, but in the Immortal Realm, who has truly seen or consumed them?
The second assessment continued for another two months.
Children who failed in the first month had all been eliminated.
They had already lost their chance to enter the Immortal Sect.
Those who remained, at worst, obtained the status of a Utility Disciple.
Many Cultivators watching through the jingyuan mirror in the market city had already begun to cheer.
Because they saw their children enter the Sect.
After such a long time, the lively atmosphere in the market city showed no signs of diminishing.
The latter two months were for those children who wanted to know their Aptitude, challenging all the assessments of the Six Major Sects.
Every day, someone failed.
Every night, different Loose Cultivators were thrown out of the Inner City by the enforcement team.
These few months were probably the busiest time for the enforcement team.
At least a hundred incidents had to be handled each day.
Among them, unpaid Spirit Stone debts accounted for more than eighty percent.
These Cultivators who were thrown out immediately entered the sea domain, preparing to hunt Yao Beasts, attempting to rise again.
And some unfortunate ones even had their robes stripped off.
The most Cultivator-like thing about them was that they still had a Storage Pouch.
These types of Cultivators had even pawned their Magical Artifacts and Medicinal Pills.
The probability of their resurgence was small.
They might even be fed to fish directly after entering the ocean.
"Only one hundred and thirty-two people completed all six assessments?"
Su Bai squatted at the entrance of her Danfu Pavilion.
She lightly sipped the sweet wine from her wine cup.
Looking at the scene projected in the jingyuan mirror in the distance.
Inside, one hundred and thirty-two young boys and girls stood together, their faces full of confidence.
After the Six Major Sects opened their Disciple recruitment assembly, nearly one hundred thousand children participated.
Enough to fill a large mountain.
After the first round of screening, eighty to ninety thousand remained.
Now, with the second round concluded, about thirty thousand are left.
The most outstanding among them are these one hundred and thirty-two individuals.
Barring any accidents, these one hundred and thirty-two Immortal Seeds are guaranteed to reach Foundation Establishment, as long as they don't perish midway.
They even have hopes of attempting Core Formation.
Of the one hundred thousand Immortal Seeds who entered the mountain, only these few can be confirmed to reach Foundation Establishment upon emerging.
As for the remaining thirty to forty thousand children, they are also very outstanding.
At least nearly half of them have a chance at Foundation Establishment.
The premise is that they do not perish midway.
The path of Cultivation is full of hardships.
Given the age of these Immortal Seeds, in the next forty to fifty years or so, no one can guarantee that no accidents will occur.
Whether it's going out for training, or seeking Opportunity, or Alchemy and Artifact Refining, if luck is bad, they might accidentally die in some mountain gully, or be targeted by a daring robber cultivators and die in a fight.
Or accidentally blow up a furnace during Alchemy, with insufficient protection, and be instantly blown to death.
These Immortal Seeds, after entering the School, must first ensure their own safety and survival to truly embark on the path of Immortal Cultivation.
The third round of assessment has already begun.
Combat against Puppets.
The strongest child among them has a cultivation of Qi Refining fifth layer.
This is already considered an extraordinary Genius.
After entering the Sect, they will receive resources and nurturing.
They should reach Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase by the age of twenty.
Qi Refining Peak by thirty, then attempt Foundation Establishment.
Even if there are some minor setbacks, they can complete Foundation Establishment before forty.
This Cultivation speed is something Su Bai can only look up to...
But now, if Su Bai were to go there, they would still only be able to call her Senior.
And this third round of assessment, the most watched by everyone, was naturally the children who completed all six Sect assessments.
For a time, various places in the market city began to open gambling tables again.
This scene made Su Bai shake her head repeatedly.
She wondered how many Cultivators would be burdened with large debts after this Disciple recruitment assembly ended, having to hunt Yao Beasts every day to repay them.
In worse cases, they might even be directly thrown into the Crossing River Peak in the north to mine.
"Stay away from gamblers, stay away from gamblers!"
Su Bai did not pay attention to those Immortal Seeds in the third round of assessment.
Instead, her attention was drawn to the Puppets.
Although she could only see the projection, she still hoped to discern something else from these Puppets made by the Sect.
To broaden her knowledge.
And even to see if they could be used to improve her own Puppets.
To advance her own skills further.
First, there was the Low Grade Tier 1 Puppet.
There was nothing unusual about it.
It would only woodenly punch and kick according to its programmed settings.
It rarely dodged.
It would only take hits head-on.
A little cultivation, not too high, a Qi Refining second layer level, as long as one figured out the Puppet's movement patterns, they could easily defeat it.
Su Bai thought so.
But in reality, many children panicked as soon as they saw the Puppet.
They were sent flying with one blow, losing their combat ability.
This caused many Cultivators who were watching to burst into laughter.
"Heh heh, a bit too green."
"Indeed, it's clear they were well-protected at home, how could they have no combat experience?"
"What a pity, they barely made it through the second test, and in this third round, they are just one step away from becoming an Outer Sect Disciple of the Sect, as long as they defeat this Low Grade Tier 1 Puppet."
"This also reminds us that the Six Major Sects should not only open their gates this one time. If there's a next time, then I must prepare well. Next time, when my child comes, they definitely won't be so embarrassing!"
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