Chapter 597: Joining the Sect (Part 2)

Seeing the strange scene before them and hearing Senior Brother Qiu's words, the cultivators on the platform were surprised for a moment, but then they didn't dare to be negligent and stood up one after another, making expressions of listening attentively. (Net)

They knew that whether they could enter this great cultivation sect, the Luoyun Sect, depended entirely on the three people before them, so they naturally didn't dare to leave a bad impression on them.

Seeing that these loose cultivators were very sensible and didn't fall into chaos, Senior Brother Qiu also revealed a satisfied expression on his face.

"I think everyone here should know the standards for our sect to accept disciples. So I won't say much more here. Those fellow Daoists with two or three spiritual roots, special spiritual bodies, and basic cultivation techniques above the sixth layer, and who are under twenty years old, can stand out first," Senior Brother Qiu said slowly, revealing a solemn expression.

Upon hearing this, there was a commotion in the crowd, but a moment later, only four young people stood out, three men and one woman.

"Follow Junior Brother Liu; he is responsible for evaluating your cultivation aptitude," Senior Brother Qiu said calmly after giving them a cold glance.

At this moment, the white-faced young man beside him stepped forward two steps, and without a word, he gave his sleeve a flick. A white light shot out, and after circling, it transformed into a giant brocade handkerchief, floating lightly a few feet above the ground.

"You all come up. I will take you to another place to test your aptitude. Those who don't pass will naturally be sent back," the white-faced young man stood on the brocade handkerchief magic tool first and said expressionlessly.

The four men and women looked at each other, and after a moment of hesitation, they honestly stepped onto the brocade handkerchief.

Only then did the young man in white pinch a magic formula, and the white light flourished, transforming the brocade handkerchief into a ball of white radiance and flying away.

After watching the white-faced young man leave, Senior Brother Qiu turned his face to look at the remaining Han Li and the others, and continued with a slightly relaxed expression:

"Below, fellow Daoists with cultivation techniques above the tenth layer, regardless of spiritual root aptitude or age, come out. Follow Junior Brother Yu. As long as there is no major problem with your background, you can join our sect. As for the remaining fellow Daoists, if you want to join our sect, you must experience a test. Only those who pass will be accepted by our Luoyun Sect. Otherwise, please cultivate diligently for a few more years and try again after your cultivation improves next time."

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally quiet crowd was in a commotion. Apart from a few individuals, most of the loose cultivators revealed disappointed expressions.

The standards for this selection were obviously much stricter than the last time. This made those loose cultivators who originally held a glimmer of luck extremely frustrated.

Although there was a sentence later that they could participate in the test, it seemed that the path had not been completely blocked.

But everyone knew that these tests were just some routine polite words.

After all, so many people had come with hope, but the Luoyun Sect naturally couldn't send them away without giving them any chance at all.

But these tests were extremely difficult for cultivators below the tenth layer of basic cultivation techniques. Basically, those with seventh or eighth-layer cultivation had no hope at all, and loose cultivators with ninth-layer cultivation really had a chance.

In the previous tests, there had been ninth-layer cultivators who passed the test, but the number was countable on one's fingers.

These people who passed might not have good aptitude or cultivation techniques, but they were definitely outstanding in perseverance and determination.

Therefore, the Luoyun Sect didn't exclude these people either.

Amidst the envious eyes of many, Han Li and six other cultivators walked out.

Senior Brother Qiu scanned them and nodded.

Seeing this, the heroic-looking young man didn't delay and also released a flying magic tool. A giant round copper bowl appeared before Han Li and the others.

This time, without the young man saying anything, Han Li and the other cultivators stepped onto the magic tool one after another.

At this moment, the copper bowl transformed into a yellow radiance and flew away from this place, heading straight into the depths of the Mount Yunmeng Mountains.

As for the remaining loose cultivators, whether anyone participated in the test and entered the Luoyun Sect, Han Li could not witness, nor did he care in the slightest.

At this moment, inside the yellow protective shield of the copper bowl, he was quite interested in sizing up the six people who were with him.

Four men and two women. Apart from a quiet-looking yellow-clothed woman in her twenties, the rest looked to be in their thirties.

Even a green-robed cultivator looked to be fifty or sixty years old. Although he looked like the one with the highest cultivation among them, at about the twelfth layer of Qi Refining, it still made Han Li sigh and shake his head.

For low-level cultivators with not very good aptitude, if they wanted to cultivate to above the tenth layer, without any opportunity, the time spent on cultivation would definitely far exceed that of ordinary people. This also led to the fact that among these people, Han Li and the yellow-clothed woman, although they looked to be in their twenties, were the two youngest.

Back then, with his false spiritual root aptitude, if it weren't for the mysterious small bottle whose origin he still couldn't figure out, he wouldn't even have dreamed of breaking through the fifth or sixth layer at the age of the green-robed cultivator, let alone entering any great cultivation sect.

Han Li recalled these years of experience and was lost in thought for a moment.

Afterward, he came to his senses and looked at the others.

The rest of them didn't seem to have anything special, all of them filled with excitement.

But when Han Li's gaze lingered for a moment on a burly man with a full beard, his eyes suddenly narrowed, but then he returned to normal as if nothing had happened.

This was not because the man's clothing or appearance had anything special, but because upon closer inspection, a kind of unspeakable, gloomy cold air was faintly emanating from his body.

This cold air was extremely hidden. Without careful inspection by Han Li's currently unfathomable spiritual sense, he would have almost been deceived. This was definitely not the spiritual energy fluctuation that should be present when practicing basic five-element cultivation techniques; he was clearly practicing some special magic formula, which was why he had this manifestation.

But the man's cultivation was indeed at the tenth layer of Qi Refining, without any pretense. This made Han Li remain calm on the surface, but he was deep in thought in his heart.

While Han Li was secretly guessing, the giant copper bowl appeared before a vast, boundless sea of fog under the drive of the young man surnamed Yu.

Looking at this sea of fog, the white energy rolled, extremely dense, and there were faint sounds of wind and thunder coming from within, which seemed quite extraordinary.

Han Li's heart moved, and he probed with his spiritual sense, but it was blocked after only extending ten zhang into the fog. He couldn't penetrate it.

Han Li's heart froze, knowing that this white fog was not an ordinary restriction, but likely a powerful restriction produced by the Luoyun Sect's great sect-protecting array. He didn't dare to probe rashly and hurriedly withdrew that strand of spiritual sense.

And those few loose cultivators who were with Han Li looked at the boundless sea of fog before them with awe.

Although they had never encountered any arrays, the amazing spectacle of the restriction before them was enough to open their eyes.

At this moment, the young man surnamed Yu changed the magic formula in his hand, and the flying magic tool slowed down.

He reached into his storage pouch and took out a green array flag.

Before Han Li and the others, the young man began to chant, and the green array flag began to emit pale green thorns, becoming more and more dazzling.

"Open!"

After the heroic young man finished chanting, he immediately opened his eyes wide and pointed at the white fog before him with the array flag.

A green light column as thick as a bowl shot out from the tip of the flag and pierced straight into the sea of fog.

An amazing scene appeared.

The fog in other places rolled as before, but a small piece of the sea of fog before them suddenly became calm, and then a clear sound came out, and the white energy split in two, and a passage two or three zhang wide appeared before them.

Seeing this, the young man surnamed Yu didn't dare to be negligent and drove the magic tool under his feet, immediately flying into the passage, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Not long after, this opened passage closed automatically without a sound, and then the sound of wind and thunder rang out again.

And Han Li and his group, after a cup of tea's time, finally passed through the sea of fog and appeared in a paradise on earth.

Before he could see anything clearly, a thick spiritual energy rushed toward his face. Han Li couldn't help but take a deep breath before looking ahead with joy in his heart.

What a vast world, everywhere was lush and green, with birds singing and flowers fragrant, and several giant peaks over a thousand zhang tall appeared before them, either far or near.

And around these mountain peaks, there were countless buildings, halls, and pavilions, and numerous cultivators in various costumes were coming and going, flying back and forth, seeming extremely busy.

"Look carefully, this is where our Luoyun Sect's mountain gate, the 'Six Strange Peaks,' is located. If you really join our sect in the future, this will be your master's sect."

"But now, follow me to the Welcome Pine Residence on Tianquan Peak to talk about your background. Then, after a detailed test of your cultivation, that will be it." After the young man took in the surprised and excited expressions of the few people, he laughed and pointed to a mountain peak nearest to them.

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