The sun had just risen in the morning, and the multicolored light illuminated the world.
The mountain fog wasn't very thick, and it was easily penetrated by the sword-like sunlight. More than a hundred sixteen-year-old youths gathered in front of the sect's main hall. The main hall was located in the center of the sect. It was five stories tall, with upturned eaves and corners, and was heavily guarded. In front of the hall was a square, where the tablets of the sect's ancestors were worshipped. Every generation of sect leader lived here. Whenever there was a major ceremony or an emergency, they would gather the elders here to discuss. This was the power center of the entire sect.
"Very good, you're all here on time. Today is the day of enlightenment, a major turning point in your lives. Let's not talk anymore. Follow me.”The person in charge of this trip was the Martial Arts Hall Elder. His hair and beard were all white, and he led the youths into the sect's main hall in high spirits.
However, he did not go upstairs. Instead, he went through the entrance of the lobby on the first floor and walked down. He followed the stone stairs that had been built and entered the underground karst cave. The youths exclaimed in surprise. The underground karst cave was beautiful, and the stalactites emitted red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple colors. The colors reflected on the faces of the teenagers, making them look like neon lights.
Meng Fanchen blended in with the crowd and observed everything quietly. He thought to himself,""Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors moved from Central Continent to Southern Border and settled down at this Qing Cheng Mountain. It was because of the spiritual spring in the underground karst cave. This spiritual spring produced a large number of primeval stones. It could be said to be the foundation of the Qingcheng Monastery.”After a few hundred steps, it became darker and darker, and he could vaguely hear the sound of water.
After turning the corner, an underground river that was more than twenty feet wide appeared in front of everyone. The colorful light of the stalactites had completely disappeared. However, in the darkness, the river water emitted a faint blue light, like the galaxy in the night sky. The river water flowed from the dark depths of the karst cave. It was extremely clear, and one could even see the fish, water grass, and sand at the bottom of the river.
On the other side of the river was a sea of flowers.
This was a bamboo orchid that the Qingcheng Sect had deliberately cultivated. Its petals were round and round, showing a clear and elegant green color. The flower stem was like jade, and the center of the flower was shining like a diamond reflecting the dazzling brilliance under the light.
At first glance, in the dark background, the sea of flowers by the river looked good.
It was like a large green carpet decorated with countless diamonds.
"Bamboo orchids are food for many Gu worms. This sea of flowers could be said to be the sect's largest cultivation base.”Meng Fanchen was well aware of this.
"So beautiful."
"It's really beautiful."
The youths 'eyes were wide open, and they were both excited and nervous.
"Alright, listen to my registration. The people I call will cross this river and go to the other side. He would go as far as he could. Of course, the further the better. Did you hear me clearly?" The elder said.
"I understand." The youths all agreed. In fact, before coming here, they had heard from their family members or seniors that the further they went, the better their aptitude would be, and the greater their future achievements would be.
"Chen Xiang." The elder took the name list and pointed out the first person.
Although the river was wide, it was not deep, only reaching the youth's knees. Chen Xiang had a serious expression as he stepped onto the sea of flowers by the river.
Suddenly, he felt an invisible pressure, as if there was an invisible wall in front of him that was blocking his way.
Just as he was struggling to move forward, a cluster of light spots suddenly floated up from the sea of flowers by his feet. The light spots were very thin and appeared to be milky white.
The light gathered towards Chen Xiang and entered his body. Chen Xiang instantly felt the pressure on him decrease. The invisible wall suddenly softened.
He gritted his teeth and forced his way in. After taking four steps, the pressure in front of him increased greatly again. It was like a wall before, and he could not advance any further.
Seeing this, the elder sighed and recorded on the spot,"Chen Xiang, four steps, no Gu Master aptitude. Next, Zhang Hong." Chen Xiang's face instantly turned pale. He gritted his teeth, crossed the river, and returned to his original spot. Without talent, one could only live as a mortal in the future, and one could only be at the bottom of the sect's hierarchy.
His body was on the verge of collapse. The blow was too great, and it was equivalent to killing his life's hope.
Many people looked at him with pity, and even more people paid attention to the second youth who had reached the other shore. Unfortunately, this young man could only advance five steps. He also had no talent.
Not everyone had the talent to cultivate. Generally speaking, it was already not bad if five out of ten people could cultivate. In the Qingcheng Monastery, this ratio was even lower, reaching the level of four people.
Two consecutive cases of no aptitude made the other elders who were secretly paying attention to the situation turn ugly. Even the experienced and prudent sect master frowned slightly.
At this moment, the Martial Arts Hall Elder shouted out a third name,""Mobei."
"Yes!" A horse-faced youth wearing cotton clothes shouted and stepped out of the crowd.
He was tall and muscular, much stronger than his peers. He exuded a valiant aura.
He crossed the river in two or three steps and set foot on the opposite bank.
Ten steps, twenty steps, thirty steps, faint light entered his body one after another.
He walked all the way until he reached the 39th step and finally couldn't move anymore.
The youths were dumbfounded as they watched from the other side of the river. The sect elder shouted happily,"Alright, Mo Bei, high-grade aptitude, come here and let me see your Primal Sea.”
Mo Bei returned to the Martial Arts Hall Chief's side. The latter stretched out his hand and placed it on the young man's shoulder. He closed his eyes and focused his attention to examine the young man for a moment before withdrawing his hand. He nodded and began to record on the paper,""Mobei has 69% Primeval Sea and can be nurtured.”
From top to bottom, this aptitude was divided into top-grade, upper, middle, and lower grades.
A youth with low grade aptitude could become a rank one Gu Master in three years, becoming the foundation of the sect.
A youth with middle grade aptitude could become a Rank two Gu Master after two years of nurturing, becoming the backbone of the sect.
He had to be careful with a high-grade aptitude. Often, they would be groomed as future elders, and in six to seven years, they could become rank three Gu Masters.
As for top-grade aptitude, even if one appeared, it would be the luck of the entire family. With careful care and resources, he could become a rank four Gu Master in ten years or so, and then he could compete for the position of sect leader!
In other words, as long as this Mo Bei grew up, he would be an elder in the sect in the future. It was no wonder that the elder was so happy that he laughed out loud. The elders who were secretly watching all heaved a sigh of relief and then cast envious gazes at one of the elders.
This elder also had a long face. He was Mo Bei's grandfather, Mo Chen. A smile was already on his face as he looked at his old enemy provocatively."How is it? My grandson is not bad, right, Chi Lian?”
Elder Chi Lian had a head full of red hair. At this moment, he snorted coldly and did not answer. His expression was extremely gloomy.
Half an hour later, half of the youths had already stepped into the sea of flowers. Many of them had middle-grade and low-grade aptitudes. Of course, almost half of them had no aptitudes at all.
"Sigh, my aptitude is getting worse and worse, in addition, these few years, the sect did not have many rank four experts to increase my aptitude. The fourth generation sect leader was the only rank five expert, but in the end, he ended up with the Wine and Sexy Monk, leaving no descendants. The aptitude of the sect's juniors was getting weaker and weaker.”The sect leader sighed deeply.
At this moment, the Martial Arts Hall Elder shouted,"Red city."
Hearing this name, the elders looked at Chi Lian. This was Chi Lian's grandson.
Chi Cheng was short and his face was pockmarked. He clenched his fists and his face was covered in sweat. He looked especially nervous.
He stepped onto the opposite shore, and the light spots entered his body one after another. He walked for 39 steps before stopping.
"Another high-grade!" The Martial Arts Hall Elder shouted.
The youths were in an uproar as they cast envious gazes at Chi Cheng. "Hahaha, thirty-nine steps, thirty-nine steps!”Chi Lian shouted and glared at Mo Chen.
This time, it was Mo Chen's turn to turn livid.
" Red City…" In the crowd, Meng Fanchen stroked his chin thoughtfully.
In his memory, he was severely punished by the clan for cheating during the enlightenment.
In fact, his aptitude was only middle-grade, but his grandfather, Chi Lian, faked it for him, so he had the illusion of high-grade aptitude.
Actually, Meng Fanchen had more than ten ways to cheat. Some of them were even more perfect than Chi Cheng's. If he showed a high-grade or top-grade aptitude, he would definitely be nurtured by the family.
However, Meng Fanchen had only transmigrated for a short period of time, so it was difficult for him to prepare any cheating methods.
Secondly, even if he succeeded in cheating, his cultivation speed in the future could not be concealed and would still be exposed.
However, this Chi Cheng was different. His grandfather was Chi Lian, one of the two most powerful elders in the sect, who could cover for him. "Chi Lian has always been enemies with Mo Chen. These two elders are the two largest factions in the sect. In order to suppress his opponent, he needed his grandson to have outstanding talent. It was also because of him that Chi Cheng was able to hide for a while. If it wasn't for that accident in his memory, he wouldn't have been exposed.”
Meng Fanchen's eyes gleamed as he thought about how he could make use of this to obtain the greatest benefits.
Exposing him on the spot might give him some rewards from the sect, but he would offend the powerful Chi Lian, so it was definitely not a good idea!
He could not extort and extort in a short period of time. If his strength was too low, he would be courting death.
As he was thinking, he suddenly heard the Martial Arts Hall Elder call out his name," Meng Fanchen ".
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