Chapter 628 - 608: Talent Assessment
Chapter 628: Chapter 608: Talent Assessment
"Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow we will arrive at Five Immortals City.
Of all that has been discussed, there is one thing I must emphasize again to my dear friends.
No matter how high your previous status, please forget it.
I, Meng Dong, say this from the bottom of my heart.
Your level of strength here is of no use.
No matter how formidable you were before, here you cannot surpass those peer geniuses.
As long as you don’t cause trouble, you won’t find it difficult in Five Immortals City.
Five Immortals City is a noble place, a place of wisdom and studying the ways of heaven and earth.
You need not worry about your safety; there aren’t many malicious bandits there.
Of course, if you offend someone and get targeted, that’s another matter."
After finishing, Meng Dong’s gaze once again shifted to Shen Han.
"Brother Shen, you must especially be careful. Although you and Senior Brother Qian Mu are old acquaintances, you cannot call him by his name directly.
You must always maintain a sense of reverence towards Direct Disciples, which can only benefit you.
Don’t think about how things were in the past.
Currently, Senior Brother Qian Mu is a Direct Disciple, someone you can only look up to, or perhaps can’t even reach.
This year, he is very likely to step into the Grotto Heaven Realm.
He will be more valued in Five Immortals City."
After finishing, Meng Dong slightly eased his tone.
"If Brother Shen can draw closer to Senior Brother Qian Mu, it might be an immense opportunity for you.
The cultivation resources which Senior Brother Qian Mu casually discards might be something we could never obtain."
Upon hearing this, Shen Han just smiled and shook his head.
"My relationship with Qianmu Fan isn’t that close.
On the path of cultivation, one must ultimately rely on oneself; relying on others might make it hard to go far."
Hearing this, Meng Dong quickly shook his head.
"To give up such an opportunity is something you will regret later.
Also, let me emphasize to Brother Shen again.
From now on, in public, you must always address him as Senior Brother Qian Mu.
Neither of us is worthy of calling him by his name directly."
Meng Dong spoke with great seriousness.
Although he was bringing everyone to join Five Immortals City for some reward, to gain certain benefits,
Meng Dong still tried his best to satisfy his conscience.
His advice was sincere.
However, if Shen Han was unwilling to listen, so be it.
It couldn’t be blamed on him—Meng Dong had a clear conscience.
Several people nearby, upon hearing that Shen Han knew a Direct Disciple, had a flicker in their eyes.
But there was not much envy.
You might know someone, but whether they acknowledge you is still in question.
After a night’s journey, they were only fifty miles from Five Immortals City.
But Meng Dong already controlled the flying magical artifact to land.
"As ordinary disciples, we need to disembark fifty miles away from Five Immortals City and proceed on foot.
If you manage to obtain the status of Outer Sect Disciple, you can approach up to thirty miles before walking."
As Meng Dong spoke, someone beside him couldn’t help but ask, "What about Inner Sect Disciples..."
"Inner Sect Disciples only need to disembark before reaching Five Immortals City.
However, to be honest, becoming an Inner Sect Disciple isn’t that easy..."
In fact, Meng Dong was already being restrained.
He actually intended to say that none of them could enter the Inner Sect Disciples.
But then he thought, what if someone was exceptionally lucky and blessed by the heavens?
"Above Inner Sect Disciples are the Direct Disciples and the Elders.
They, of course, can travel freely with their magical artifacts in Five Immortals City.
If anyone present can attract the attention of the Elders and be accepted as a Direct Disciple,
don’t forget Meng~"
Meng Dong couldn’t help but smile when mentioning Direct Disciples.
In Five Immortals City, out of millions, there are only a hundred Direct Disciples...
Everyone wants to be that one in a million genius, but it’s not that simple.
As the group moved forward, fifty miles is actually nothing to cultivators.
But such is a symbol of status and rank.
In about two hours, even walking slowly, they had reached Five Immortals City.
The Five Immortals City seemed quite imposing.
The city walls ahead were over two hundred feet high.
The walls were weathered, seemingly bearing the marks of past battles, adding a sense of weight and history.
Standing beneath the walls of Five Immortals City, one can’t help but feel insignificant.
It’s like standing before a giant object, reduced to a mere speck of dust.
Under Meng Dong’s guidance, they finally entered Five Immortals City.
Beyond the walls, one could see the landscape of Five Immortals City.
Thick Earth Tower, Xiegu Tower, Qinghe Tower, Phoenix Tail Tower, Cang Building.
These five tall towers stood prominently in the city.
Phoenix Tail Tower and Cang Building, though more prestigious, were much smaller.
Meng Dong explained the layout of Five Immortals City as they walked.
Five Immortals City is essentially a small society.
What exists in the capital city of Great Wei can mostly be found here in Five Immortals City.
The only difference is that the ruling power in the capital city of Great Wei is the Imperial Court.
Whereas here, it’s the high-ranking members of the Five Immortals City’s sect.
Listening to Meng Dong, Shen Han felt that the rules of Five Immortals City were somewhat reminiscent of Cangxuan Valley.
Except Cangxuan Valley was much smaller compared to Five Immortals City.
Five Immortals City is quite large, according to Meng Dong, it has a population of three to four million people.
Shen Han looked around and reckoned that quite a few people don’t actually reside within Five Immortals City.
Otherwise, three to four million people would indeed be a bit crowded.
Following Meng Dong, they headed deeper inside.
In Five Immortals City, Meng Dong was merely an ordinary disciple and did not possess much prowess.
He led everyone to an inn, allowing them to rest for a night.
Tomorrow, the real business begins.
To see if anyone is qualified to enter Five Immortals City.
Meng Dong was quite decent; if someone couldn’t afford the inn, they could squeeze in with him for a night.
In Five Immortals City, the medium of currency is still Contribution Points.
However, items can be exchanged for Contribution Points in the city.
Shen Han took out some pills. These high-quality pills could be exchanged for twenty Contribution Points each.
Staying one night required five Contribution Points.
For pills that didn’t have much use, getting this many Contribution Points was still acceptable.
At night, Shen Han recounted all he had seen and heard to Madam Yun and Shi Yuezhu.
Having experienced training alone in the Divine Land, Shen Han seemed to have grown somewhat accustomed to these unfamiliar places.
At night, Shen Han meticulously perceived the Land of Laws in this area.
Although Qi Yingguang said that both lands share the same origin.
But the restraints of the laws in the Southern Heaven Continent are indeed much weaker.
The others traveling with him were somewhat apprehensive about tomorrow, but Shen Han remained quite composed.
As morning arrived, everyone had gathered at the designated place by 7:00 AM.
This was the northeast corner of Five Immortals City.
Shen Han walked over from the inn, strolling leisurely, and it actually took him nearly half an hour.
Five Immortals City is indeed quite large.
At this moment, many people were already waiting at this northeast corner.
Five Immortals City is quite a powerful sect, not only attracting outsiders like Shen Han.
Even many people from the Southern Heaven Continent enter Five Immortals City to train.
Moreover, it’s typically easy to join Five Immortals City.
However, if you lack ability, the sect won’t nurture you. You’ll still have to contribute to the sect to gain some resources for self-improvement.
Essentially, it’s the same system as Cangxuan Valley.
With Five Immortals City standing in the Southern Heaven Continent for many years, they naturally have confidence in their rules.
The few people Meng Dong brought stood together with him.
Today is a test.
To evaluate whether anyone has talent under this cultivation system.
The test is simple and will immediately yield results.
However, the results can only serve as a reference.
There have been instances where someone tested with poor talent, yet displayed unparalleled talent when practicing later.
But such chances are minimal...
According to Meng Dong, someone like Shen Han, who has been cultivating for years, should appreciate this test.
If the test results aren’t good, there’s no need to risk undergoing the Washing Marrow process.
Wasting one’s original strength.
By 7:00 AM, people began stepping forward for the test.
Shen Han observed his companions, they seemed somewhat nervous.
Where they come from, their talents are indeed low-grade.
Today represents a chance to start anew, how could they not be anxious.
The first person stepped forward, guided by a Five Immortals City disciple, to test their talent.
An enormous spherical magical artifact, the person touched it.
After a brief wait, a ray of light burst forth.
The color of this ray reflects the person’s talent.
The first person approached, pale orange.
Seeing this color, the testing Five Immortals City disciple waved his hand: "Ordinary disciple of Thick Earth Tower, if you’re willing, stand at the back."
Upon hearing this, the disciple looked slightly disappointed but went to the back to wait.
"Red, orange, yellow, blue, purple.
If that person’s test showed a deeper color, not so shallow.
Maybe, they could become an Outer Sect disciple."
Meng Dong explained softly to the others.
The more they listened, the more nervous they seemed.
As they waited, Shen Han observed those taking the test.
Most were orange, occasionally a few pale yellow.
None reached blue or purple.
Talented geniuses are scarce everywhere.
As noon approached, it was finally Shen Han’s group’s turn for the test.
The cultivators from those small countries stepped forward, results as expected.
Orange, faint orange.
Three people from Yan Country stepped forward, one surprisingly showed pale yellow, which made Meng Dong’s eyes light up.
Directly being admitted as an Outer Sect disciple.
He shouldn’t hesitate, choosing Washing Marrow directly.
Once an Outer Sect disciple, Five Immortals City would already consider him one of their own.
Resources for Washing Marrow would be provided by the sect.
He’s essentially taken a big leap forward, standing out from the crowd.
After the tests, Shen Han stepped forward.
When Shen Han appeared, two or three people watching from afar paused.
These were people from Great Wei.
They had seen Shen Han before, the youngest Immortal Realm expert of Great Wei.