Chapter 32: Choosing the Little Man

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Above the sky, a figure's surrounding light suddenly dispersed. A blue-robed, long-browed elder appeared before everyone. With a flick of his sleeve, he lifted Jiang Yun's bent body and immediately asked, "What is your name"

"Ginger Cloud!"

The blue-robed elder nodded and said, "I am the head of Tianfu Peak. Your retest results are quite impressive, opening our eyes."

Hearing the elder's identity and his words, the many disciples who were still kneeling on the ground felt a surge of envy and jealousy in their hearts.

He asked, "Apart from the Sect Master and several Supreme Elders, the highest rank within the sect is held by the Peak Masters. Among them, the Tianfu Peak Master's status is second only to that of the Sword Dao Peak Master, the head of the main peak. This statement clearly shows his great interest in Jiang Yun, and it's likely he intends to take Jiang Yun as his disciple next."

However, to everyone's surprise, after the blue-robed elder silently moved his lips a few times, a pill suddenly appeared in his hand and he said, "This is the Daoti Dan you took when you first entered the sect. Take it again."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.

Although Jiang Yun's performance of elevating to three higher realms in just half a year was extremely shocking, as elders and peak masters of the Wenda Sect, they were all experienced individuals. For such a significant matter as taking on disciples, they would inevitably carefully select and screen candidates before making a decision.

Especially Jiang Yun's performance at the time of entering the three gates was almost eerie, so now the head of Tianfu Peak wants to test Jiang Yun again, to see if there was some accident back then.

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Although these elders want to take on a good apprentice, what Jiang Yun has shown so far is only one-sided. What they value more is Jiang Yun's aptitude.

As everyone knows, aptitude is the only standard for measuring how far a cultivator can go on the path of cultivation.

After all, if one's natural talent is too poor, it means there isn't much potential to be excavated. Even with the best elixirs and cultivation techniques, perhaps one could achieve a certain level in a short period of time. However, from a long-term perspective, it would be twice the effort for half the result, not worth the trouble.

Holding this Nascent Soul Pill, although Jiang Yun only glanced at it, he knew that this pill was far superior to the one he had taken last time.

And he naturally understood the blue-robed elder's intention, and couldn't help but fall into hesitation.

For the retest, Jiang Yun originally planned to simply pass, but in order to participate in the small competition, and considering that he might need to use magic during the competition, he made the spirit orb emit three rays of light.

After all, it is well known that one can perform spells with only three pulses of meridian circulation.

Even when concealing one's cultivation during the Spirit Orb assessment, exposing it during the Little Comparison could backfire. Such deception might create unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, Jiang Yun had no choice but to display the threefold realm of Tongmai.

Although he also thought that his performance might attract the attention of the Elder Peak Master, he had also prepared a way to deal with it in advance, which was to refuse under the guise of Zangfeng.

Although Ginger Cloud doesn't know exactly what Cangfeng is within the inner sect of Wen Daozong, or what kind of identity Dongfang Bo and his companions have, after last time with Xu Chengshan's incident, he vaguely realized that Cangfeng would definitely not be as simple as he thought.

Besides, refusing the elders' proposals would certainly offend them, but at least it wouldn't violate the sect rules. After all, Jiang Yun had no intention of joining any of their discipleships. He simply wanted to remain on Cangfeng Peak, so offending them was a risk he was willing to take.

But he didn't expect that the head of Tianfu Peak would test him again to see if he possessed a Taoist body.

After a moment's hesitation, Jiang Yun still swallowed the Dao Body Pill.

Moments passed, and a hint of disappointment flashed across the blue-robed elder's face. After gingerly swallowing the Dao Body Pill, there was still no reaction from Jiang Yun's body. This clearly indicated that Jiang Yun's Dao Body remained utterly unformed.

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And this also means that such qualifications are already the worst.

Then, the blue-robed elder's lips moved soundlessly a few times again. Another figure enveloped in yellow light suddenly appeared before Jiang Yun. A middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian scholar walked out from within.

The man didn't speak. He just reached out and placed his hand on top of Jiang Yun's head.

Jiang Yun's body suddenly stiffened, and immediately he sensed a powerful aura flowing through the man's palm into his body. It was like entering an uninhabited place, rapidly circulating within him, leaving him utterly unable to stop it.

He naturally understood that several elders and the Peak Master still didn't give up on him, so they personally took action to check his physical condition.

To be honest, Ginger Cloud's heart was now in his throat. He was worried that his true cultivation level would be seen through, and he was also worried that the black stone hidden in his dantian would be discovered.

But he didn't know that at the same time the Confucian scholar's powerful aura surged into his body, the hundreds of wounds on his body trembled slightly.

A moment later, the man withdrew his hand, a look of realization crossing his face. He turned and left without a word, but his voice echoed in the blue-robed elder's ears.

"This boy's Taoist physique is truly clueless, with no spirituality at all. The possibility of him condensing a Dao spirit in the future is almost nonexistent. However, his meridians are slightly finer than ordinary people's, which is probably why he was able to raise his cultivation level by three realms within half a year!"

Upon hearing this, the blue-robed elder's expression of disappointment deepened. He nodded slightly. His meridians were finer than those of ordinary people, so the difficulty in clearing them was naturally considerably less.

The next moment, the blue-robed elder finally shifted his gaze from Jiang Yun and turned to Xiao Yishu, saying, "Yishu, you continue to preside!"

After uttering this sentence, the blue-robed old man and the other three vanished in a flash, just as they had arrived.

This series of events left the many disciples around utterly bewildered, but most understood what had happened. Apparently, after personally examining Jiang Yun's body, the three Elder Peak Masters abandoned their plan to accept him as a disciple!

That is to say, Jiang Yun's aptitude was simply too mediocre, unable to continue to pique their interest.

This result naturally also caused many disciples to show different reactions. Although a few people expressed sympathy for Jiang Yun, the vast majority were gloating over his misfortune.

Especially Huo Yuan laughed out loud without any restraint: "Hahaha, I thought you barbarian had really gotten lucky this time, but in the end it was all for nothing. Alas, what a pity!"

Looking at Jiang Yun now, his face still held no expression, but inwardly, he let out a sigh of relief.

Although he didn't know what the Confucian scholar-like middle-aged man saw inside him, it was clear that he hadn't discovered his true cultivation realm or the black stone.

As for their lack of interest in themselves, this very outcome was exactly what they desired.

With the departure of the three Elder Peak Masters, Xiao Yishu also stood up from the ground. He took a deep breath, glanced at Jiang Yun with complicated eyes, and then spoke: "The cultivation test is over. Next, I will announce the names of those who stay, and the rest leave the square."

"Huo Yuan, Wu Shang, Lu Yourong, Tang Yi, ... Jiang Yun!"

Soon, only ten people remained in the square. These ten individuals were naturally those whose cultivation realms had increased by more than two levels during the re-examination, and they were also the candidates about to participate in the small competition.

Although Jiang Yun was also there, no one now paid much attention to him. Instead, their eyes turned to the other nine people, whispering amongst themselves about this small competition and who had the greater chance of winning.

Then, Xiao Yishu suddenly turned his gaze to a lion-shaped statue in the corner of the square and said, "Fellow disciples, you can come out now!"zun heard this voice, his face not only showed no surprise, but instead revealed a look of excitement. He said, "Finally found you!"This voice, of course, belonged to that powerful soul. Hearing this...