Chapter 10: Immortal Soul Test, Taiyi Immortal Soul

Casting aside distracting thoughts, Bing Cheng turned her gaze to the others on the immortal boat. The lowest level of strength among them was at least a Mid-stage Profound Immortal, and there were even two powerful Early Stage Earth Immortal existences.

Just then, one of the Early Stage Earth Immortal experts teleported down to the plaza. A flash of light came from the Storage Ring in his hand, and suddenly, a three-zhang tall black stone appeared in the arena.

Seeing the black stone, the corners of Bing Cheng's mouth twitched.

As the saying goes, history is a Reincarnation, and it seems Cultivating is much the same. When she first joined the Nine-Finger Sect, she also used a black stone to test her Spiritual Root Aptitude.

"Skip those unnecessary, tedious steps and begin the test directly."

The Early Stage Earth Immortal expert was dressed in black robes with a dignified expression. His voice was soft, yet it exploded in everyone's ears, seeming to penetrate deep into their Immortal Soul.

"I, the Elder, will first read the detailed rules for the Immortal Soul test. Testers only need to place their hand on the test black stone for five breaths of time. During this period, do not resist. If you resist, it will affect the test results. Everyone only has one chance to test. The test black stone will synthesize the tester's actual situation and grant the corresponding Immortal Soul grade."

Having said this, the black-robed Elder paused.

"Immortal Soul grades are divided into Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding, with Jia being the best and Ding being the worst. If one has an Immortal Soul of Yi grade or higher, they can directly enter our Luoxia Immortal Sect. Those with a Ding grade Immortal Soul who also possess three types of Power of Dao will participate in a chaotic arena battle, and finally, ten people will be selected to enter our Luoxia Immortal Sect as a Utility Disciple."

Everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva, feeling a bit nervous.

Bing Cheng was no different. The others at least had some understanding of themselves and could roughly guess their Immortal Soul grade. But as a newcomer, everything was completely unfamiliar to her, just like opening a blind box.

"The test begins!"

Following the black-robed Elder's words, the testers consciously lined up, and the scene was not chaotic at all. Bing Cheng was in the middle of the line, neither at the front nor at the back.

After the first person placed their hand on the test black stone for five breaths and withdrew it, a large 'Ding' character appeared on the test black stone.

"Next."

Without exception, many people had Ding grade Immortal Souls, which were also called mortal Aptitude.

On the immortal boat.

Senior Sister Ning Zhiruo had a noble status. No matter where she went, she was always surrounded by people, and now her side was crowded with Luoxia Immortal Sect Disciples.

"Senior Sister Ning, how many people with a Bing grade Immortal Soul do you think will emerge from Xiancha Town?" a Disciple asked.

As a place that produced abundant immortal tea, those who lived there year-round would be more or less affected by the immortal tea, which was why so many people settled in Xiancha Town.

As for other unremarkable towns, it would be considered not bad if one person out of a hundred could produce a Bing grade Immortal Soul.

"Xiancha Town has never disappointed the immortal sect. Last time there seemed to be twelve with Bing grade, and this time shouldn't be much different." Senior Sister Ning Zhiruo's voice was like a silver bell, plucking at heartstrings, extremely pleasant to hear.

Immortal Soul strength is not Innate.

Like those major forces in the cities, they use a large amount of Opportunity to push a Ding grade Immortal Soul up to Yi grade. As for these small towns in remote corners, the people there have at most a Bing grade Immortal Soul, and who knows how many years it has been since an exception appeared.

…

Although testing the Immortal Soul only required five breaths of time, it would be delayed by a few breaths before and after, so each tester required ten breaths in total.

Even though Bing Cheng was in the middle of the line, because there were too many testers, it was an hour before it was her turn.

Walking up to the test black stone.

Bing Cheng felt as if she were facing an abyss; she couldn't see through the test black stone at all. She extended her delicate hand to press against it and immediately felt a terrifying suction force appear at her palm, sucking out all the immortal energy within her body.

It even affected her Immortal Soul.

Since this was a test, she naturally would not keep her Taigang Immortal Soul hidden.

That suction force seemed to pull out a special power from her Immortal Soul. Suddenly, the giant tree in her Sea of Consciousness stirred. Its sprouting branches swayed, and an invisible force surged from them, drawn out of her body by the suction and merged into the test black stone.

The test black stone fell into silence.

A breath later, immortal energy and various powers surged from the test black stone, returning to her body through Bing Cheng's palm.

Subsequently, a large 'Yi' character appeared on the test black stone.

"Hiss…"

Seeing the 'Yi' character appear, someone in the arena gasped. It had been unknown how many ten thousand years since Xiancha Town had produced someone with a Yi grade Immortal Soul.

The black-robed Elder also looked at Bing Cheng with slight surprise.

"Very good, Yi grade Immortal Soul." At this moment, another Early Stage Earth Immortal expert on the immortal boat teleported down and patted Bing Cheng's shoulder. "Little friend, your Aptitude is not bad. You can directly enter our Luoxia Immortal Sect and become an Inner Sect Disciple."

Once these words were spoken, everyone in the arena cast envious gazes.

The Cultivation resources that an Inner Sect Disciple could enjoy were ten times that of an Outer Sect Disciple, which could be called a boundless future.

But no one noticed that there was an anomaly on the test black stone.

Beside the 'Yi' character, there seemed to be a 'Tai' character, but it was wiped away by an invisible force before it could appear.

"Hehehe…" The Earth Immortal expert took Bing Cheng and teleported directly back to the immortal boat. "You can wait on the immortal boat for the test to end and get to know your Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters."

The other Disciples only glanced at Bing Cheng, then turned their heads to continue watching the Immortal Soul test in the plaza below. The Disciples on the immortal boat all had Yi grade Immortal Souls and were from large cities, so they felt superior and looked down on Bing Cheng, this country bumpkin.

"Junior Sister, congratulations."

It was Senior Sister Ning Zhiruo who had no airs and cupped her hands in congratulations.

"Greetings, Senior Sister." Bing Cheng returned the salute. She did not take the others' disregard to heart; she spent most of her time in closed-door Cultivation anyway, and there was no need to build good relationships with other Senior Brothers and Sisters, as long as they were not hostile.

Subsequently, she also joined the ranks of those watching the Immortal Soul test.

Those with Bing grade Immortal Souls were not qualified to board the immortal boat. After the test ended, they would be distributed invitation cards, and relying on these cards, they could go to the Luoxia Immortal Sect to enter the sect themselves.

Bing Cheng saw that The Woman in Elegant Attire was among them, also possessing a Bing grade Immortal Soul, and their gazes met. She saw a trace of suspicion and shock in The Woman in Elegant Attire's eyes; it seemed she had already become suspicious.

It wasn't until noon that the Immortal Soul test and the arena battle for those with Ding grade Immortal Souls ended, and no second Yi grade Immortal Soul appeared.

Bing Cheng was satisfied with only having a Yi grade Immortal Soul; at least she didn't need to start from scratch, and her path of Cultivation would be much smoother.

She learned that they still had to go to another town in the afternoon to recruit Disciples and would only return to the Luoxia Immortal Sect in the evening. She was not in a hurry; it was just half a day, so she would treat it as seeing the scenery and gaining some experience.

In the afternoon, they arrived at that town, which was the very small town where Bing Cheng first entered the Immortal Realm.

Because the number of testers was small, there were only three spots for Utility Disciples in the small town, and only one person with a Bing grade Immortal Soul emerged.

The people in the small town also discovered Bing Cheng.

"That person looks a bit familiar, I seem to have seen her somewhere…"

"Half a month ago she came to our town, didn't hide her wealth, and seemed to have killed that old guy from the Immortal Pill Pavilion. I didn't expect her to have a Yi grade Immortal Soul. Fortunately, I held back at that time and didn't make a move."

"…"

The middle-aged Female Immortal who once hunted down Bing Cheng was trembling with fear.