"I have to figure it out — I must figure it out!"
The tenser Chen Dengming became, the calmer he was, his mind spinning rapidly, weighing his options
At this time, the other innate Grandmasters, along with the two Princes from the palace, and the disciples of the Nangong Family and Wu Family, all began to face the Immortal's "trial."
As expected, the innate Grandmasters, like Shaoyu Feng, were driven away.
It was particularly unfortunate for Wang Shiduo, who was fifth amongst the innates.
He was not old, only fifty-eight, but only had inferior spiritual roots. Not meeting the entry criteria, he was given a basic cultivating technique and driven away.
However, according to the cultivator wearing a square scarf, even with a cultivation technique, in a place like the Nanxun Kingdom where spiritual energy is nearly depleted, success in cultivation is unlikely.
Apart from this, the two Princes from the royal family were also detected to have no spiritual roots and were dismissed.
Despite their background providing them a chance to participate in the Immortal Ascension Conference, the threshold for cultivation was the same for everyone. Without a cultivation root, they could do nothing but lament.
Eventually, it was the disciples of the Nangong Family who surprisingly possessed lower-level cultivation roots, qualifying them to be taken into the Cultivation World.
Out of the ten with invitations, besides Chen Dengming, only one from the Nangong Family, who hadn't even reached the innate level, was given the chance to join the immortals. This, indeed, was ironic.
Chen Dengming was now extremely composed, but the gaze of the five immortals made him feel like he was facing a final judgment.
His tranquil state of mind of over eighty years was now slightly disrupted by tension.
"Essentially, given your age, we could dismiss you without a trial,"
The cultivator named Luo looked at Chen Dengming and calmly continued, "Because the lifespan of an ordinary person is at most a hundred years. Even those few who managed to extend their lives in various ways can merely survive for this long.
Despite possessing superior spiritual roots, stepping onto the path to immortality now will only result in them dying before reaching the second level of Qi Cultivation, a waste of resources."
She paused, then said, "However, considering that you are currently in your eighties, you might still have twenty to thirty years of life left. If you have inferior spiritual roots, you might be able to cultivate to a state of three or four levels of Qi Cultivation, and live until one hundred and fifty, nothing more."
"Correct!"
The old cultivator responded indifferently looking at Chen Dengming, supplementing, "Every matter requires value to gain attention from people.
You have a Gu Cultivation Skill that we are interested in, so if you possess an inferior spiritual root, we are willing to compromise and lead you onto the path of cultivation. Starting as an outer disciple of the sect is the term of this trade."
Inferior spiritual roots, for someone from barren lands, can be considered top-notch genius qualification. In the true Cultivation World, it surpasses most people. It's normal for people like Shaoyu Feng to be eliminated.
After all, in the resourceful Cultivation World, there are many ordinary people without spiritual roots, and are not even qualified enough to be known as useless cultivators. This is the real-life situation for many.
Hearing this, the selected disciple from the Nangong Family intensely stared at Chen Dengming, continuously cursing in his heart that Chen Dengming would not possess spiritual roots, and thus, would not be taken away.
At this time, the female cultivator with the surname Luo performed a spell to detect spiritual roots and aimed it at Chen Dengming's celestial spirit.
She had previously wagered five mid-grade Spirit Stones, choosing Chen Dengming as her bet.
So, if Chen Dengming has inferior spiritual roots allowing him to step onto the immortal path, she will win even more from the bet, albeit having to hand over some of the profit to her companions.
Because, by principle, even if Chen Dengming does have an inferior spiritual root, judging by his age and limited potential, he would be deemed a waste of resources, and would therefore not be chosen.
However, Chen Dengming possesses a Gu Cultivation skill that has piqued everyone's interest and hence, an exception is made.
As the spell entered Chen Dengming's forehead, it split into several colorful auras
The different colors floated around Chen Dengming's head, representing his affinity towards various Heavenly and Earthly Attributes.
In the end, a faint green and white aura floated above Chen Dengming's head...
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