Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

Yan Yu was also very surprised.

"I don't know, I don't remember being particularly talented, which is very strange," Yan Yu, dressed in men's clothing, said awkwardly.

Indeed, they are not young, and their cultivation level is not particularly high, so why were they classified as having the Earth-level aptitude?

It didn't matter. Ignoring the shocked looks from the others, the two flew in hand in hand. After entering this door, they were destined to join the Supreme Response Sect.

"Hahaha, this year's Nanling Grand Gathering is really interesting. Two more prefecture-level qualifications! I don't even know how to describe it!" Elder Tianmu's face beamed with joy.

With so many talented individuals, the Taishang Ganying Sect will definitely have the advantage of being in a favorable position.

"Strange, these two girls don't seem to have anything special about them. Why did the Heavenly Gate grant them Earth-level aptitude? I'm a bit confused." Ancestor Tianyi wondered again.

Yunxin possesses an innate sword physique, a natural talent suited for the path of the sword. As long as she follows the path of the sword, she will not be inferior to any other special physique.

Most people with Yellow-level or higher aptitude have some special physical constitutions. Purple-level aptitude generally means that the spiritual root is of very high quality. As for other levels of aptitude, they are related to age, cultivation level, and soul power.

The sects from the Southern Region entered the Heavenly Gate one after another, and very few were eliminated.

In one go, at least 20,000 to 30,000 people entered the Heavenly Gate, most of them from the Southern Region. After the sect cultivators from the Southern Region entered, the rogue cultivators from the Southern Region also began their trials.

However, being a rogue cultivator is still a rogue cultivator, and a large number of them were eliminated. Nevertheless, the number of people who cleared the level was still much greater than that of the rogue cultivators in the Northern Region.

In the Northern Region, those who can become independent cultivators are truly lacking in talent.

Finally, there are the major sects in the Northern Region. However, the major sects in the Northern Region seem a bit stingy. The disciples they send are not of particularly high quality. There are not a single yellow-level disciple. It would be good if there were a purple-level disciple. Overall, the quality is not as good as that of the ordinary medium-sized sects in the Southern Region.

Since most of these forces are located within the territory of the other four major sects, they wouldn't dare bring their best disciples here.

Unless they no longer want to live in the territories of the four major sects.

"This? Fellow Daoists, aren't you being a bit stingy? Isn't this a loss of face for our Northern Region sect? You're not even willing to offer a Yellow-level talent?" Ancestor Tianyi asked with a smile.

The leaders of these four sects immediately pretended to be stupid.

"Oh dear, Fellow Daoist Tianyi, we don't have any particularly outstanding disciples in our territory. Don't worry, once our disciples from the four sects enter, you'll see that we're not stingy at all," the four old fellows said with smiles.

There are still a few special groups of cultivators who haven't entered yet, and they are openly wearing their sect robes. You don't need to look; these groups are so arrogant that you can tell at a glance they are disciples of the five major sects in the Northern Region.

Because they are the five host families, they have certain privileges.

"Alright, fellow disciples, we are all among the top young generation in the sect. We must not be overshadowed by our fellow disciples from the Southern Region. They are suppressing other sects in the Southern Region, and we must suppress all sects in the Northern Region. Let's go." A young man from the Supreme Induction Sect, who was at the Fourth Extreme Realm, said in a deep voice.

Judging from their clothing, which has different colors and patterns, they are clearly the best of the best selected from the 108 lineages of the Taishang Ganying Sect.

As the five hundred-strong team from the Supreme Response Sect entered the arena, cultivators from the other four major sects flew over simultaneously, determined not to let the Supreme Response Sect stand out alone.

The atmosphere of mutual hostility among these five families was quite strong, which showed that the relationship between them was definitely not as easygoing as the higher-ups appeared.

The five groups stared at each other, then simultaneously released their auras and power, striking the gate. The next moment, faint yellow light surrounded hundreds of cultivators, including over a hundred from the Supreme Induction Sect with yellow-level aptitude, and the rest with purple-level aptitude.

The other four companies also had dozens of yellow-level qualifications displayed, and then all of them had purple-level qualifications.

This scene was particularly spectacular, but unfortunately, it lacked the qualifications of a prefecture-level city or above.

However, there's nothing we can do about it. You have to know that even Li Bai was called the number one genius of the Taishang Ganying Sect for thousands of years, so you can understand that Earth-level aptitude is not something that can be obtained casually.

Even when Tianyi Patriarch first entered the sect, he only had the Yellow-level aptitude.

However, the Supreme Response Sect certainly has more than just this many Yellow-level talents; they only sent a portion of them as representatives to participate in the grand event.

"Not bad? It seems the four of you have taken in many promising talents over the years." Ancestor Tianyi's eyes gleamed with an unusual light.

Since the outstanding talents sent by the other side to participate in the competition are basically no less than those of their Taishang Ganying Sect, it means that they have more disciples of this level.

"Haha, it's alright, it's alright, we certainly can't compare to the number of outstanding talents your sect has." The four of them started laughing again.

Xu Heng felt a chill run down his spine as he watched the old foxes grinning slyly.

"Holy Maiden, there are quite a few promising talents at this Nanling Gathering. Do you think we should take them back to the Holy Land before we leave, especially that girl with Heavenly Qualities?" Xu Heng asked Li Muyun telepathically.

But Li Muyun simply shook her head.

“No need. Our Holy Land has its own rules for receiving disciples, and it’s inconvenient to break those rules. In two hundred years, the Yaochi Immortal Gathering, which is held every five hundred years, will begin. At that time, they will naturally send their outstanding disciples there on their own initiative,” Lin Muyun said.

Xu Heng was taken aback, then thought about it carefully.

“That’s true. If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it,” Xu Heng said with a slight smile.

From the perspective of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, all the sects in the Tang Kingdom are training disciples for their Holy Land. The outstanding disciples will eventually flow to the Holy Land, so there is no need to rush. Let them nurture them for a while, fatten them up, and then take them away.

Once the disciples from the five major sects entered, there wasn't much left to see. Later, as more disciples entered, there weren't many with blue-level aptitude.

"Please, all spectators and eliminated contestants, return to Tianyi City to watch the trial projection." The voice of the Moon Fairy rang out again in the sky.

Qin Yi and the others smiled slightly, then looked at Yun Yun and the others in the distance.

"Hehe, Sect Master Yun, why don't you all come back to the city with us to watch the disciples' performance?" Qin Yi invited.

Yun Yun and the others naturally did not refuse, and the elders of the other three families also invited the sect leaders and elders of their respective affiliated sects.

The remaining people watched the cultivators around them leave, feeling somewhat dejected—the dejection of being looked down upon. But there was nothing they could do; they were all nobodys, and even passing the first test was a problem.

Half a day later, all the cultivators who participated in the Nanling Grand Gathering had completed their assessments, with only over 500,000 passing the first test.

However, at least another 400,000 people will be eliminated, and a fierce battle is inevitable.

Chapter 336 The Power of Awakening (6000 words)

The Xuan Guang projection from the Tai Shang Gan Ying Sect has also switched to the second level, showing the chaotic battlefield.

However, the second stage is a chaotic battlefield with a large trial area, so they can only focus on a few people. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people, so they can't possibly project hundreds of thousands of images, can they?

Therefore, the focus is mainly on talents of Yellow level and above, while talents of White level like Ye Liuyun are ignored.

First and foremost, Lin Aoxue is definitely their primary focus.

At this moment, Lin Aoxue was traveling through the desert. After flying for a while, she discovered a desert tornado ahead. But the focus was not on the tornado itself, but on a golden token floating inside it.

No need to look anymore, this must be the pass token. As one of the first batch of cultivators to enter, the chances of encountering other cultivators are not high.

Lin Aoxue flew over, but as she approached the desert tornado, it seemed to come alive, suddenly increasing its power and almost sucking Lin Aoxue in.

"Oh, it seems it won't be that easy to get it," Lin Aoxue muttered to herself.

These tokens are located in locations where obtaining them generally requires some effort; it would be too easy to get them for free.

After resisting for a moment, Lin Aoxue let the tornado suck her in. However, not long after she entered the tornado, a dazzling light shot out from it and quickly wiped it out.

Don't forget, she's a wind-attribute cultivator; this little bit of wind power can't do anything to her.

"Easy peasy, hey! Why isn't anyone coming to rob me?" Lin Aoxue looked around with the token in her hand. She still had to stay here for almost three days. If no one came to challenge her to a fight, she would be too bored.

Besides, Lin Aoxue had other people with her, and one quota token wasn't enough. She calculated the number of people in the Yunxia Sect.

"Never mind, let's gather all the quota tokens for everyone in the sect first," Lin Aoxue said to herself, and then continued searching for quota tokens.

"Fellow Daoist Tianyi, what's so special about your second trial? Is it just this boring scramble for tokens? That's not very interesting," Xu Heng asked.

Ancestor Tianyi smiled faintly.

“Fellow Daoist Xu Heng, the focus of the second trial is not on finding or competing for the token, but on protecting it. This desert may seem vast, but in reality, its area is constantly shrinking. By the second day, it will probably only be half the size of the first day, and by the third day, everyone will be crammed into a small place. Do you understand what I mean?” Ancestor Tianyi explained.

Upon hearing this, Xu Heng understood; the best time to see what happened was the day after tomorrow.

"Oh, I see. But, Fellow Daoist Tianyi, could you please stop speaking to me in such an old-fashioned tone? Don't you find it strange? A little girl's voice, but the tone of an old man in his seventies or eighties—it sounds really awkward to me." Xu Heng looked at Tianyi Ancestor's petite and delicate appearance, and the more he looked, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Of those present, only Xu Heng dared to speak to Tianyi Ancestor like that, because the two old men had known each other since they were young and could be considered friends. At Tianyi Ancestor's age, he didn't have many acquaintances from his youth anymore; most of them had already turned into dust.

"Hahaha... Senior Xu Heng, I support you, my master. He looks quite cute, but if he could appear a little younger, he would be even cuter." Li Bai's teasing voice rang out from behind the crowd.

But no sooner had he finished speaking than a small fist punched her nose from a distance.

"Ouch!" Li Bai immediately cried out in pain.

"You have no respect for elders! I shouldn't have entrusted you to Taiyin's discipline back then. I should have disciplined you myself and shown you what a master is." Ancestor Tianyi complained with a dark face.

The powerful figures of the Supreme Response Sect around them were trying hard to suppress their laughter, but in private, many of them probably couldn't help but laugh, because the image of the Heavenly Ancestor was too different from the previous image of the immortal and dignified old man.

A little girl with silver hair, like a porcelain doll, looked no more than a few years old, and her voice was still that of a very childish child. I don't know how they usually manage not to laugh.

"Hey? This little girl with the Earth-level aptitude is in trouble." Just then, an elder noticed that Chen Yao was in trouble.

Ancestor Tianyi quickly withdrew his gaze and focused it on the projection screen where Chen Yao was.

Chen Yao looked around nervously. She couldn't help it; she came from a small town and her cultivation level wasn't high, so she was bound to be afraid of dying.

"Why would I be assigned a Level 1 qualification? I'm doomed, Tianmen must have made a mistake. I've become the first to stick my neck out. Brother Yu, where are you?" Chen Yao flew slowly while searching for the pass token.

However, as he flew, he noticed a golden light flash across the ground. Using his divine sense to focus his gaze, he discovered it was a strange lizard, and the golden light was emanating from the lizard's body.

"Huh? The pass? Hidden inside the lizard? Heh, looks like I'm in luck?" Chen Yao quickly sped up and chased after it, about to catch the creature.

But the moment Chen Yao grabbed the creature, it suddenly seemed to mutate, struggling in Chen Yao's hand before emitting a terrifying aura.

"Eh? Oh no." Chen Yao quickly released the creature and took a few steps back. The lizard's size continued to grow, and it soon transformed into a late-stage Dao Palace demon beast.

Chen Yao was only at the Golden Core stage of the Dao Palace, so this monster was far too strong for her.

The lizard monster casually swept its tail, the massive tail carrying a terrifying sense of oppression, directly lashing out at Chen Yao. Chen Yao immediately defended herself, as the tail attack was too fast.

"Bang!" Chen Yao's magical defense shattered on the spot, and all the bones in her body cracked in an instant.

"Pfft! That's it, why is my luck so bad? Brother Yu, I can't continue walking with you." Chen Yao was very disappointed.

But the moment she landed on the ground, the shattered bones inside Chen Yao's body gradually healed, and the pain in her body quickly disappeared.

"Huh? What? What's going on?" As soon as Chen Yao landed, she found that she was perfectly fine.

However, when the lizard monster saw that Chen Yao could still move, it immediately narrowed its eyes and then opened its mouth to spew out a violent stream of water. This quicksand was so hard that if it were to pierce Chen Yao, she would be riddled with holes.

Seeing the opponent's demonic magic coming at her, Chen Yao quickly raised her hand to defend herself.

"Although I don't know what's going on, I don't want to be eliminated here." A sense of indomitable will arose in Chen Yao's heart.

Driven by this will, an extraordinary power awakened within Chen Yao's body—a seven-colored energy that surged forth and enveloped her.

The moment the quicksand rushed towards them, the seven-colored light actually followed the quicksand and spread towards the lizard monster's main body.

The lizard monster was also puzzled, because in its opinion, the human in front of it should have been killed by that attack, but it was completely unharmed.

While he was lost in thought, Chen Yao's power had already spread to him. By the time he realized something was wrong with him, it was too late.

The lizard monster's body began to energize, as if it possessed some kind of power that could dissolve matter.

Suddenly, no one expected it. The lizard monster screamed incessantly as its body was disintegrated. It didn't actually feel pain, but it was the fear of death.

But no matter how much he struggled, he was eventually broken down into nothingness, leaving only a golden token floating in the spot where he disappeared.

"This? This is? No way?" Chen Yao was stunned. She raised her hand and looked at the seven-colored light on her hand, wondering where this power came from. She had never known that there was such a strange power in her body.

The higher-ups of the Taishang Ganying Sect were even more astonished.

"What kind of ability is this? It can actually disintegrate a late-stage Dao Palace demon beast. Could it be some kind of rare and special physique?" the crowd speculated.

That's complete nonsense. If they can't figure out the truth, they can just say it's some kind of special constitution.

"With her abilities alone, she can kill a late-stage Dao Palace demon beast. This ability is extraordinary. This girl is worth taking into the sect. Taiyin, keep an eye on her. If she is eliminated, immediately send someone to bring her into the sect. She can choose any of the 108 inheritances of the Supreme Response Sect and be given the status of a personal disciple upon entering." Ancestor Tianyi personally spoke.

As soon as these words were spoken, the leaders of those factions began to have their own ulterior motives.

This is a prefecture-level qualification. If we can join their faction, their faction ranking could potentially improve.

With such a large sect as the Taishang Ganying Sect, comprising over a hundred factions, it's impossible to distribute resources fairly. Therefore, the Taishang Ganying Sect has a faction ranking system, where those ranked higher receive more sect resources.

The rankings are reset every hundred years, so how many outstanding disciples a candidate can recruit this time will determine their ranking in the next hundred years.

However, they cannot blindly pursue it. They need to understand the Taoist practices the other party has learned before doing so. If it is not suitable for their sect's lineage, forcing it would be meaningless.

Chen Yao had already obtained the token, but at the same time, she was completely bewildered.

"Am I really that powerful? I can actually kill a late-stage Dao Palace demon beast in an instant? Could it be that I underestimated myself before and buried my potential, or perhaps I have some special physique that I just don't know about?" Chen Yao looked at the token in her hand and muttered to herself.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Yan Yu also encountered trouble, but her trouble came from her enemies.

Since he and another person discovered the same token at the same time, in that case, it might be time to take action.

“Red mark, Earth-level aptitude? But why is it only at the Golden Core stage? Earth-level aptitude at the Golden Core stage?” Yan Yu’s opponent was a Blue-level aptitude cultivator.

He didn't retreat because he believed his cultivation level was two levels higher than the other party's, so there was no need to. However, he dared not move because the other party's aptitude was so high that they must have other advantages.

As for Yan Yu, she didn't make a move immediately, but just stared at the other party. In fact, Yan Yu was having some reservations. She didn't care about qualifications or anything like that. She knew very well how strong she was.

"Alright, young lady, you can have this token." After thinking for a long time, the man turned and left. He had no choice; he wasn't confident. It might be safer to find someone with less talent.