Starting from the two realms, cultivating immortality by taming beasts

Chapter 85 Mirror Moon Main Branch

"Senior Sister Shu, you flatter me," Chen Beiwu said modestly.

"Junior Brother Chen, there's no need to be modest. With your talent, you will definitely be assigned to a Golden Core Elder after you join the sect. At that time, Senior Sister might have to trouble you to take care of me." Shu You changed the subject.

"Senior sister, you flatter me. If it weren't for you guiding me into the sect, I would just be an unknown rogue cultivator outside the mountain gate."

At this point, Chen Beiwu paused slightly and said solemnly, "If Senior Sister ever needs anything, Zi'ang will be at your service."

Senior Sister Shu is currently at the Foundation Establishment stage. If something happens, he certainly can't help her with his current cultivation level.

All he needs to do now is show his attitude.

As expected, upon hearing this, Shu You glanced at Chen Beiwu, her smile growing even brighter, and changed the subject, saying, "Junior brother, please look, what follows is the second trial of the Moon Selection Ceremony, the Test of Heart."

As soon as she finished speaking, the storage ring between Shu You's fingers flickered with a faint light, and dozens of streams of light shot into the sky before landing in the center of the market, forming a mysterious and obscure array that enveloped all the cultivators participating in the test.

In an instant, white mist rose, and hundreds of cultivators in the market were stunned, trapped in the illusion.

"Impossible! I absolutely cannot die here!"

Gu Chun unleashed his magical power and stood up, his eyes revealing intense killing intent.

However, when she saw the blank-faced cultivators around her, her expression changed, and she immediately reacted, withdrawing the immense magical power that was about to burst forth from her body.

"Not bad. The fact that Gu Chun was able to wake up within ten breaths shows that he has an excellent character." Shu You nodded slightly in approval.

Although Gu Chun rejected her advances, it didn't diminish her admiration for the second young lady of the Gu family.

"Indeed impressive." Chen Beiwu nodded, his gaze sweeping over the Heart-Testing Array Plate.

Noticing Chen Beiwu's gaze, Shu You's eyes flickered slightly. "Junior Brother, are you interested in formations?"

She has some skill in formations.

If Chen Beiwu is interested, she could use this topic to talk and get to know each other better.

"Hmm." Chen Beiwu nodded slightly, then asked curiously, "May I ask, Senior Sister Shu, what kind of illusion array is this?"

"This formation comes from the Illusionary Sea lineage of the sect. It is a mid-grade second-tier formation called the Test of Heart and Refinement of Spirit Formation."

Shu You looked at the cultivators below and said, "The Trial of Mind and Refinement of Spirit Formation can mobilize the energy of water, wood, and earth veins to create a realistic illusion, immersing cultivators in it and preventing them from waking up. Even a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator will be trapped in this formation and unable to extricate themselves."

"In order to test the cultivator's character, I deliberately suppressed the power of the Mind-Testing and Spirit-Refining Array to the minimum. A Qi Refining cultivator with a firm will and a clear mind can break through this array and awaken their consciousness in five breaths."

"I see." Chen Beiwu's gaze towards Gu Chun changed slightly.

Even if Shu You deliberately controlled the power of the formation, the Trial of Mind and Refinement of Spirit Formation was still a mid-grade second-tier formation.

Gu Chun's ability to awaken within ten breaths indicates that his personality does not match his appearance, suggesting he is definitely a ruthless person.

Soon, as the two chatted, Shi Botao and Wei Xuesong awoke from the illusion array one after another and successfully passed the test, but many more cultivators were eliminated in this stage.

Shu You waved his sleeve, putting away the spirit-testing artifact and the array, and at the same time threw out eleven jade slips: "Cultivators who successfully pass the first two trials can become outer disciples of the Mirror Moon Sect. This is proof of entry into the sect."

"The third test is a skills assessment. Those who have reached a certain level in their cultivation skills can take a step forward."

As soon as the words were spoken, all eleven cultivators, including Gu Chun, who had accepted the jade slips, stepped forward in unison.

In addition, dozens of rogue cultivators who were eliminated in the first two rounds also took a step forward.

"Very good. There is no time limit for the next skill test. The Gu family will be responsible for the assessment and recording."

After saying that, Shu You urged the cloud boat to turn into a rainbow light and disappeared, leaving behind a group of astonished rogue cultivators.

Only the cultivators from the Gu, Chi, Yu, Yuan, and Shui families remained calm.

It’s different in the past.

In the past, Shu Zhuji might have waited until the skill training was over before leading the new disciples out of the market and to the Mirror Moon Sect to begin their studies.

But today is different. With Chen Zi'ang, a prodigy, present, all the new disciples in Yinxia Market pale in comparison. How could Shu Zhuji possibly stop and linger?

……

Ling Shan Lou.

Shu You led Chen Beiwu toward the number one private room.

As usual, she knocked on the door three times and respectfully said, "Inner disciple Shu You requests an audience with the Moon Selection Envoy!"

After a long silence, a cool female voice came from inside the private room, "Come in."

Chen Beiwu followed Shu You into the room and immediately saw the female cultivator he had met once before.

Their eyes met, and Zhu Qiong couldn't help but frown. "Who is he?"

Although Chen Beiwu's praise had put her in a good mood, she still didn't want to associate with any male cultivators she didn't know.

"Selection of the Moon Envoy, this is a promising talent that I found at the Selection of the Moon Ceremony, named Chen Zi'ang." Shu You presented the jade slip with both hands.

"Water is a pseudo-heavenly spiritual root, wood is an earthly spiritual root, age sixteen, Qi Refining level eight, aptitude is top-grade Moon Gazing."

Upon seeing the evaluation information from the spirit appreciator, Zhu Qiong was slightly taken aback, then a smile appeared on her face.

"There are actually cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots in Hidden Cloud Market. Not bad. I will rate you as excellent in this sect mission assessment."

Hearing this, Shu You was overjoyed.

Her judgment was correct; Zhu Zhenchuan was a qualified leader who would not take all the credit for himself.

If she could take this opportunity to become Zhu Qiongshan's disciple and receive his care, she might have a chance to advance to the Golden Core stage.

"You may leave now." Zhu Qiong waved her hand, watching Shu You close the door and leave. Then she looked at Chen Ziang with a thoughtful expression.

Although she had seen through Chen Ziang's true appearance, she was too lazy to investigate his age and cultivation level, and as a result, she almost missed a good prospect.

"Could it be that I've revealed some weakness somewhere?" Chen Beiwu's face remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

That shouldn't be happening!

The Mirror Moon Sect can take in even rival cultivation families and fallen disciples of other sects without a second thought.

Logically speaking, they shouldn't be unable to tolerate a rogue cultivator whose background is barely considered clean.

After all, Chen Ziang's identity is verifiable; he came from a poor family in Shuishan Town where his son disappeared at a young age and both his parents died.

"At such a young age, he has already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining and has a considerable understanding of talismans."

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiong said, "Are you interested in joining the Jingyue lineage and becoming my junior brother?"

A cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root is a rare find, perhaps only once in a thousand years.

Although Chen Beiwu is a slightly inferior cultivator with a pseudo-heavenly spiritual root, he has a water-attribute spiritual root, and such talent can be considered one of the best in the Mirror Moon Sect.

Although she felt it would be troublesome to recruit disciples for her master, if she missed out on such a genius, she might be nagged by her master when she returned, making things even more complicated.

"Thank you, Senior Sister." Chen Beiwu felt relieved and said without hesitation.

The Mirror Moon Sect is divided into six branches: Mirror Moon, Illusion Sea, Cold Marrow, Abyss Stillness, Flowing Wine, and Empty Spring.

Among them, the Jingyue lineage ranks first, as it is the main lineage of the Jingyue Sect, while the other five lineages are ranked equally.

He would naturally not refuse the opportunity to join the lineage with the highest status in the Mirror Moon Sect.

(End of this chapter)