The steward’s eyebrows danced with joy as he looked at Elder Mie Yu, "Congratulations! You have been accepted out of turn. Here is your sect identity card." Disciples with a Pure Spiritual Root are destined for extraordinary achievements and are a focus of the sect’s vigorous training efforts.
Elder Mie Yu hooked her lips upward but did not take the sect identity card from the steward’s hand, walking toward Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen instead. Her intentions were clear; she wanted to be with them.
A hint of displeasure flashed through the steward’s eyes, but thinking of Elder Mie Yu’s Spirit Root, which indeed warranted such arrogance, he let it go.
Xu Mingyue looked enviously at Elder Mie Yu and passed her Identity Jade to the steward. There was no problem with her Spirit Root in entering the sect. However, her weaknesses lay in Alchemy, Artifact Refining, talismans, and Arrays.
The steward was in a good mood. He glanced at the glow emanating from the green Crystal Stone and pointed to a side, saying to Xu Mingyue, "Wait over there."
Xu Mingyue nodded respectfully and walked to the side of Song Yan Ning’s group. She knew that this was only a preliminary acceptance and that becoming a true disciple of the Tianyi Gate required passing an examination.
As the day neared dusk, Song Yan Ning and the other accepted disciples were led to a courtyard.
An elder walked in front of everyone, his gaze sweeping over the crowd and settling on Elder Mie Yu with a satisfied smile. He had received the news that a disciple with a Gold Element Pure Spirit Root had been recruited today. A Pure Spirit Root’s future achievements are incomparable to others. Therefore, once the sect recruits such a disciple, they will surely provide exceptional cultivation support.
"I’m glad that you all have passed the basic selection. However, to become true disciples of the Tianyi Gate, you must undergo another review," the elder looked around at everyone present and continued, "Tomorrow at 5:45 AM, assemble here for the initiation review."
"Yes!" the crowd responded in unison.
The elder waved his hand, and everyone dispersed in an orderly fashion.
"Wait a moment!" The elder called out to Elder Mie Yu, who was about to leave.
Elder Mie Yu stopped and looked at the elder. Unlike the Young Prince and Qin Yushen, who practiced human cultivation methods and had human bodies, she was truly from the Demon Clan. Therefore, she couldn’t rig the Spirit Testing Stone. Otherwise, she would never have let anyone know she possessed a Gold Element Pure Spirit Root.
"You have a Gold Element Pure Spirit Root?" the elder looked at Elder Mie Yu with eyes full of joy.
"Yes," Elder Mie Yu nodded slightly.
The elder laughed heartily, "I heard from Steward Yang that you didn’t wish to be accepted out of turn?" With her aptitude, any sect would accept her without question.
"Why?" The elder was curious. The opportunity to be accepted out of turn was something countless people could not even beg for.
"I want to stay with my friends. If they are admitted, then I will stay here," Elder Mie Yu was confident in the strength of Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen and knew they would surely pass.
"This..." The elder’s face showed difficulty. He had inquired with Steward Yang; her friends’ Spirit Roots were very poor, and even if they passed the review, they could at most become Outer Disciples. She, on the other hand, with her Spirit Root, was definitely destined to be a Core Disciple. But the sect had its rules, and it wasn’t possible for him to make an exception for her.
"I’m going to rest," Elder Mie Yu glanced at the elder and stepped toward the direction where Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen had left.
The elder watched Elder Mie Yu’s retreating figure, sighed, and turned to walk back to his own courtyard. He would wait for the results of tomorrow’s examination. If her friends could not pass, he would make an exception this once, but becoming an Inner Sect Disciple was out of the question.