Chapter 427

Half a day later.

At this moment, the examination for the first gate of the mountain opening has ended, and the millions of cultivator prodigies have all completed their testing.

110,000 cultivators successfully passed the first gate's Illusory Heavenly Ladder.

No matter what happens next, they have all become Qingyun disciples at this very moment.

As for which gate they should cultivate in, that will depend on the upcoming second test.

Outside the magnificently grand gate.

"Congratulations on passing the first gate; you are now disciples of my Qingyun Sect."

"Next, I will take you into the sect's examination for the second gate to conduct the talent test."

Elder Ye Bai finished speaking and turned to walk into the sect.

The Black Emperor Three Beasts stayed behind to continue guarding the gate—no, to guard the sect.

Those cultivator prodigies who passed the first gate were overjoyed.

They are now disciples of the renowned Qingyun Immortal Sect!

If they can achieve a good result in the second gate later, they'll soar straight up—straight to Qingyun!

With this mindset, they orderly entered the Qingyun Sect.

Upon entering, their vision suddenly widened, their bodies felt extraordinarily comfortable, and all the pores over their bodies gradually opened.

Immortal qi! Extremely rich and pure immortal qi!

Vast and boundless immortal qi! So rich it condenses into rain!

This was the first thought in everyone's mind.

Even Ye Jie, the reincarnation of a Seven Tribulations Immortal Emperor, was astonished.

"How can the Lower Two Domains have such a rich treasure land of immortal qi?"

"Such a place is rare even in the Upper Heavy Heaven!"

"I am truly becoming more and more interested in this Qingyun Immortal Sect."

Ye Jie silently thought to himself, while simultaneously walking and observing the environment within the sect.

He still dare not release his divine sense, for doing so would only expose himself.

"Qingyun Immortal Palace, Five Tribulations Sword Body—wait for me!"

In response, Meng Fan and Tang Zhou, who were leading the way, were also shocked; the richness of the immortal qi here is dozens of times greater than that of their own family!

Following that came boundless joy!

Especially Tang Zhou—you should know their Tianzhong Immortal Clan is a family of formation experts, and setting up and refining formations requires vast immortal qi assistance.

Soon after, over a hundred thousand of them arrived at the sect's vast and boundless square.

Outside the square, many senior disciples also rushed over to watch.

"This recruitment has yielded so few disciples!"

"Yeah, I heard the elder say this is all the work of the Five Great Immortal Emperor Forces—damn it, we must kill them!"

"How many extraordinarily talented junior brothers and sisters do we need this time?"

"I don't know, but there are a few junior brothers whose looks are not inferior to mine."

At the center of the sect's square stands the Nine Cauldrons Grand Dao Bell.

The Grand Dao Bell emanates a mysterious dao rhythm, wondrous beyond compare.

"This is the object for testing your talent in the second gate: the Nine Cauldrons Grand Dao Bell."

"Each of you come forward and strike it once; if the bell rings three times, you can be called a genius, provided your cultivation simultaneously reaches the Earth Immortal Realm, then you may enter the Outer Sect."

"Five rings earn the title of heavenly talent, six rings peerless heavenly talent; those six-ringers whose cultivation keeps pace may enter the Inner Sect, seven rings a world-shaking monster, eight rings undying guarantees becoming an Immortal Venerable, nine rings guarantees becoming an Immortal Emperor."

"As for ten rings, not even I, the elder, know."

Ye Bai: The sect master hasn't told me either!

After he finished explaining the detailed rules in a patient and guiding manner, he stepped aside and indicated for the examinees to line up and come forward one by one for testing.

Eight rings undying guarantees becoming an Immortal Venerable! Nine rings guarantees becoming an Immortal Emperor!

All the examinees were stunned by this.

Know that in the boundless Tianyun and Ziyu Domains, the highest cultivation is merely that of an Immortal Emperor titan.

Such legendary figures as Immortal Venerables and Immortal Emperors exist only in the mysterious and powerful Upper Three Domains.

One can imagine the shock this statement caused them.

Thus they eagerly wanted to try, quickly lining up and proceeding forward one by one to strike the bell for testing.

Ye Jie, who was at the back of the line, became even more curious.

"Eight rings means Immortal Venerable; nine rings guarantees Immortal Emperor."

"Then, as someone who was at the peak of my previous life as an Immortal Emperor, just shy of breaking through to a higher realm, how many rings could I strike?"

Saying that, I actually feel a bit of anticipation.

The senior disciples watching from outside the square also all held their breath in anticipation.

They also wanted to see how many top-tier talents this sect's mountain-opening recruitment would produce.

"I, Jini Tai Mei, bet that there will surely be an unlucky junior brother or sister like me this time—watch and see."

"If not, I'll happily wash your smelly socks for two and a half days—okay?"

A youth in inner sect disciple attire patted his chest and walked from the passage.

"Alright, we have a deal!"

The talent test has begun, and the examinees orderly proceed forward to strike the bell.

"Dong!"

Dong! Dong!

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Some had one chime, some had two chimes, but not many had three chimes.

This is also normal, after all, even if placed in the Upper Heavy Heaven, those who could chime three times could be called geniuses; one can imagine how rare they are.

Seeing this, many of the examinees waiting in line behind also grew solemn.

It seems difficult to strike three chimes!

But they soon came to terms with it.

Not being able to directly enter the Outer Sect is no problem; after all, it's due to one's own talent, so one will go into menial labor and train diligently.

Strive to enter the Outer Sect as soon as possible!

Meng Fan and Tang Zhou stood in line, one after the other, and the queue soon reached them.

When it was Meng Fan's turn, he clenched his fists again, threw out a sentence, and strode forward: "Tang Brother, I'll go test the waters first."

Meng Fan arrived before the Grand Dao Nine Cauldrons Bell, took a deep breath, and without the slightest hesitation slammed his fist hard onto the Grand Dao Nine Cauldrons Bell.

The Grand Dao Bell instantly burst forth with brilliant light, and unlike the Dao resonance that surged from the previous testers' strikes, a mighty surge of qi and blood power welled up from the bell.

Soon after, an immensely resonant bell sound rang out.

Dong! Dong!...?? Nine

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For a moment, everyone on the plaza fell silent, including Outer Sect Elder Ye Bai and the old disciples around.

Holy crap! I didn't mishear, right? The bell chimes and then you're out!

Nine chimes of the bell, and one will surely become an Immortal Emperor; this person has the potential of an Immortal Emperor!

Meng Fan himself, after being surprised, scratched his head and asked Elder Ye Bai: "Elder, is that it?"

"It's... done, next please," Ye Bai nodded.

As for that, he was also extremely surprised.

The potential for nine chimes! I didn't expect that although few people came for the examination, there are truly hidden talents!

After Meng Fan stepped aside, Tang Zhou immediately stepped forward.

Regarding Meng Fan's talent as a brother, Tang Zhou fully acknowledged it.

He is a body cultivator, and he also possesses the Battle Warrior Immortal Body!

Once grown, he could shatter three thousand Immortal Venerables with a single hand, and that's no problem.

"Hah," arriving before the Nine Cauldrons Bell, Tang Zhou also first took a deep breath, then struck the Grand Dao Bell with a palm.