Cultivation: Starting with Sterilizing My Own Father

After a while, the stone slabs under everyone's feet suddenly emitted light. The disciples on the platform, dressed in uniform and with law enforcement tokens hanging from their waists, seemed to sense something and said: "Everyone has arrived today. Some of you have already been tested, while others have not yet. Here, we will examine your spiritual roots and evaluate your levels. Regardless of your status, you will all start your cultivation from the outer sect and enter the inner sect based on your own abilities."

"Furthermore." The leading disciple's phoenix eyes were sharp, his gaze sweeping over the richly dressed people approaching the four kingdoms' groups like a cold pool. His entire being exuded an imposing aura without anger: "Within the Guiyi Sect, no one is allowed to use their status to oppress others. No one is allowed to bring maids or servants. All necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, must be provided by oneself."

Upon hearing this, many young masters and ladies, as well as princes and princesses, began to complain, but they only complained and no one dared to leave, after all, they also bore the responsibility for the prosperity of their families and the royal family.

However, there were two exceptions on the Xiliang Kingdom's side.

"Was it absolutely necessary for me to come?"

The nanny beside her was startled and quickly said, "Princess, Second Princess, please calm down. His Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress also hope that you two princesses can enter the sect to cultivate. Don't you see that the Fourth Prince has come along too?"

With the crowd blocking her view, Wei Zhiying couldn't see who was speaking, but she could tell from the voice that the person must be arrogant and spoiled.

Despite the pressure from the disciples' gazes on the stage, the nanny coaxed the two young masters gently before retreating to the area below the square with all the maids and servants.

Since Guiyi Sect was established in Tiansheng Kingdom, the people of Tiansheng Kingdom were the first to be tested. Then, according to the size of the country, the royal relatives were tested, followed by the children of officials, and then the children of wealthy merchants. Although it was said to be equal, it was still necessary to say so to some people of certain status.

The girl who just spoke was a twin who looked exactly alike, with high, straight noses, fair skin, and a red mole between their eyebrows. Surprisingly, both of them possessed top-grade metal and water dual spiritual roots.

"Helian Ye, the eldest prince of the Southern Han Kingdom, possesses the four spiritual roots of metal, wood, water, and fire, and is of the low grade." When he said this, the disciples of the sect who were testing him couldn't help but look disgusted. It was clear that this was someone who had been forced into the position by virtue of his royal status.

Nowadays, although spiritual energy is scarce, large sects like Guiyi Sect do not accept those with poor aptitude. Even if someone has made contributions to the sect, at most only people from the Tian Sheng Kingdom can enter. People from other countries with poor aptitude cannot be admitted unless they have status or position.

The Northern Shu Kingdom was the weakest of the four kingdoms, so Leng Yue was naturally the last member of the royal family to step forward for the test.

"The tenth princess of the Northern Shu Kingdom, Leng Yue, possesses the three spiritual roots of wood, water, and fire, and is of the lower-middle grade." Judging from the disciple's eyes, he clearly felt that Leng Yue's aptitude was not that great, but after all, she was the most talented person in the Northern Shu Kingdom in the past hundred years, and also the only royal descendant sent by the Northern Shu Kingdom, so naturally, he had to accept her.

As the tests continued, unexpectedly, besides the twin princesses who were of superior quality, there was also a top-grade mutated single spiritual root. The moment the opponent touched the crystal, the surrounding space rapidly distorted, and even the crystal changed its appearance.

The disciple who made the record stared wide-eyed. "Xu Ruosheng, the adopted son of the richest man in the Heavenly Saint Kingdom, possesses a mutated spatial spiritual root—a top-grade one."

The boy named Xu Ruosheng seemed to have come with his younger brother. When he heard the news, his younger brother jumped for joy. His younger brother seemed to have a golden light mutated dual spiritual root and his aptitude was also top-grade.

Finally, it was Wei Zhiying and her brother's turn to take the test again.

Because of family reasons, they were the last to be tested. The twin princesses had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and stomped their feet in frustration: "Why do we have to wait for these lowly people? Can't we go in first after we're done? We're going to die from the sun standing here."

The disciples ignored her and simply gestured for Wei Zhiying to place her hand on the crystal.

As the crystal was encased in rock, the disciple recording the events looked on with regret: "Wei Zhiying, single earth-elemental root, mid-grade."

Wei Zhiying was one of only two people present with a single spiritual root, but unfortunately, her spiritual root contained impurities. However, it didn't matter; with the Marrow Cleansing Pill in the future, there was a chance that it would become a top-grade one.

Although the Marrow Cleansing Pill can cleanse spiritual roots, its effects are limited. Some spiritual roots contain impurities that are just short of completing a spiritual root, so the Marrow Cleansing Pill cannot completely remove them. It may be able to be rated as a superior grade after cleansing, but if there are not many impurities, it can be cleansed completely and become a top grade.

When it was Wei Lanyin's turn to be tested, the disciple recording the results looked on with surprise and regret: "Wei Lanyin, dual spiritual roots of metal and earth, top-grade."

Upon hearing this, the eldest princess, feeling overwhelmed, became displeased: "Are you kidding me? This crystal must be broken. Those two commoners have better aptitude than me and my sister."

The disciple still ignored her, only feeling that the last two were a real pity. One had good aptitude, but his spiritual root contained impurities. The other had no impurities, but unfortunately he had dual spiritual roots. However, his dual spiritual roots of metal and earth combined offense and defense, and he would definitely become a powerful figure with both offense and defense in the future.

The two sisters were ignored and felt humiliated. In addition, they looked to be only five or six years old and couldn't control their tempers. They were forcibly subdued by a disciple with magic, which made the road quieter.

Stepping on the jade slabs, the group ascended the steps one by one. It was said that these steps were originally enchanted, and only those with a firm will could climb these thousand steps. However, due to the scarcity of spiritual energy and the small number of disciples recruited, the enchantment was removed and replaced with a more relaxed one.

Although many people came from all over the country for this election, others were either eliminated due to poor aptitude or lack of spiritual roots. Only the princesses with good aptitude and the princes who volunteered to cultivate immortality remained from the four kingdoms' royal families. After all, cultivators can live longer, even immortality, and cultivation is inherently defying the heavens. Emperors, on the other hand, are ordained by heaven; there is no such thing as taking something for nothing, and naturally, there is no reason for cultivators to become emperors. To choose cultivation means automatically relinquishing the throne and gaining the favor of one's brothers.

After all, if a cultivator wants to become king, the punishment from Heaven will precede the opinions of the world. But cultivators can assist others, so it's not hard to understand the overflowing brotherly affection.

After a selection process, only ten people were accepted, six of whom were members of the royal family. Although the Xu brothers were commoners, they came from the wealthiest family and were no more than ten years old.

When Wei Lanyin saw her patched clothes compared to everyone else's, she instinctively lowered her head and kept her distance from them, afraid that if she got them dirty, she would have to pay for them and would definitely be beaten and scolded by her parents and grandmother.

The group arrived at the gate of the Guiyi Sect. There seemed to be a barrier in front of the gate, and the surface of the gate looked shimmering, like the surface of a clear pool.

After passing through the barrier, everyone had a white jade token that appeared out of thin air on their waist. The front of the token was engraved with the words "Outer Gate," and the name of the token holder was written in smaller characters below. The back of the token bore the name of the Guiyi Sect.

When Wei Zhiying and her brother passed by, they changed into blue and white clothes. The clothes were tight and neat, and the bottom of the clothes looked to be made of white silk, with some cloud patterns simply embroidered on them with blue silk thread.

The rules for the outer sect are quite strict. You can't dress up however you want. You have to wear the outer sect uniforms that are issued to you. You get two new outfits for each season.

Now, Wei Zhiying has officially become an outer disciple of the Guiyi Sect, embarking on her own path of cultivation.