Outer Courtyard

"Another Three Spirit Root!"

"This child truly had a blessed fate. A prince among Mortals, and now that he had entered the Immortal Path, he even possessed a mid-grade Spirit Root!"

A Three Spirit Root was already considered a decent mid-grade Spirit Root. For a Mortal, possessing a Three Spirit Root was nothing less than changing one's fate against the heavens.

Envious whispers rose from all around.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Su Bai courteously cupped his hands toward the Cultivator responsible for the testing and thanked him.

He then stepped down from the testing platform.

Su Bo and the group of maidservants and guards hurried over, their faces filled with excitement.

"Congratulations, Your Highness the Third Prince!"

"Congratulations, Your Highness the Third Prince!"

"Consort Ling's position in the palace will be secure now..." Su Bo sighed with feeling.

The Consort Ling Su Bo spoke of was the mother consort of Su Bai's current body.

Su Bo was a relative from Su Bai's mother's family. By seniority, he was Mother Su's maternal uncle.

Thus, in the First Moment, he thought of Mother Su's side.

Su Bai's successful Spirit Root test was good news for Consort Ling and even the entire Yan Kingdom royal family.

"Su Bo, I was fortunate enough to test positive for a Spirit Root this time. In a while, I will follow the senior brothers of Jade Mist Sect up the mountain to cultivate."

"Jade Mist Sect does not permit outsiders to ascend the mountain. Once I go up, you should set out and return to the Yan Capital."

"Be sure to stay safe on the journey home."

Su Bo nodded in acknowledgment. "Rest assured, Your Highness. This old servant will personally deliver the news of your entry into the immortal sect to His Majesty and Consort Ling..."

Su Bai gave a slight nod, then walked toward the queue of Disciples who had tested positive for Spirit Roots.

Wu Tian was already coming over with delighted surprise on his face.

He had not expected that this Third Prince, like him, also possessed a Three Spirit Root.

"Brother Su, I knew you could do it," Wu Tian said sincerely.

Su Bai patted the shoulder of the person who had provided his Spirit Root. "We should spend more time together in the sect from now on."

"Definitely, definitely!"

Before long, Jade Mist Sect's testing for the day came to an end.

Su Bai paid attention and found that over the entire day, a total of fourteen Three Spirit Roots had appeared.

There were more than eighty Four Spirit Roots and Five Elements Spirit Roots.

As for Dual Spirit Roots and Single Spirit Roots, not a single one had appeared.

However, Jade Mist Sect's Testing Ceremony would last a full ten days.

During those ten days of testing, more people with Spirit Roots should appear.

"The Three Spirit Root I copied from Wu Tian definitely isn't the best Spirit Root to appear during this Testing Ceremony."

"But Wu Tian is undoubtedly the most suitable person for me to copy from at present."

"The copying process was seamless; outsiders could not find the slightest flaw."

"As for those better Spirit Roots, it won't be too late to find an opportunity to copy them after entering Jade Mist Sect..."

Su Bai's immortal art was powerful indeed, but it absolutely could not be exposed. If others learned that he could copy talents merely through contact—

He would surely be attacked by everyone.

Therefore, every time he used his immortal art to copy a Spirit Root, it had to be seamless.

"Your Highness, this old servant will return to the Yan Capital now. With us no longer by your side, everything from here on will depend on you alone." As Jade Mist Sect began clearing the area, Su Bo came to bid farewell with the others.

"May the road be smooth."

Su Bai watched as Su Bo and the maidservants drove away in their carriage.

Qingyun Mountain had no path for Mortals to climb.

After the Inner Disciples of Jade Mist Sect had driven all the Mortals from Qingyun Plaza away—

Those Inner Disciples came before the nearly hundred new Disciples who had tested positive for Spirit Roots that day.

"We will now take you up the mountain and into the sect."

Immediately afterward, one of the Inner Disciples chanted an incantation and cast a spell, wind rising beneath his feet. With one person in each hand, he leaped dozens of meters at a time and swept up the mountain.

Other Inner Disciples condensed Spiritual Power. With a flash of Spiritual Light, it transformed into various magical artifacts. They pulled four or five Disciples onto the artifacts and rose into the sky toward the mountain like immortals!

Since Su Bai was standing with Wu Tian, an Inner Disciple quickly chose them. He grabbed them, one on each side, as though catching chicks.

Then, that Inner Disciple activated his spell and swept toward the mountain.

The scenery all around shifted, and Su Bai had no time to take it in.

He only felt the surroundings rushing backward at incredible speed.

Then, in an instant, it seemed as though they had broken through some sort of membrane.

A gentle gust swept over them, making Su Bai's senses feel refreshed and his body lighter.

Su Bai realized that the concentration of Spiritual Energy in the surrounding environment had risen.

The mountain gate of Jade Mist Sect naturally had a different concentration of Spiritual Energy from the mortal world.

When he came back to his senses, Su Bai had already arrived at a location atop Qingyun Mountain.

This was the entrance to Jade Mist Sect's Outer Disciple Courtyard.

The Outer Disciple Courtyard consisted of rows upon rows of neat blue-brick houses with tiled roofs, packed relatively densely together.

Roads crisscrossed between the houses, while a small Lecture Ground stood within the courtyard for Outer Disciples to gather and listen to teachings.

The Disciples who had tested positive for Spirit Roots today were currently lined up outside the Steward's Office at the entrance, handling the formalities for entering the sect.

An Inner Disciple beside them said, "Line up to register your information, collect your Outer Disciple robes, and receive your assigned residence."

"Once that is done, you will officially become Outer Disciples of Jade Mist Sect."

After giving Su Bai and Wu Tian this instruction, the Inner Disciple who had brought them up the mountain hurried back down.

There were only a dozen or so Inner Disciples at Qingyun Plaza, while nearly a hundred Disciples had tested positive for Spirit Roots today.

Therefore, these Inner Disciples had to make several trips before they could send every Disciple who had tested positive that day up the mountain.

Su Bai and Wu Tian exchanged a glance, then joined a queue to one side.

They did not wait long before it was Su Bai's turn.

The Outer Sect Steward handling registration was an elderly man with a head of snow-white hair.

He wore black Inner Disciple robes, with an Outer Sect Steward Token hanging at his waist to distinguish him from ordinary Inner Disciples.

"Name, age, place of origin, Spirit Root." The steward fluently uttered four words.

Su Bai cupped his hands and replied, "This junior is Su Bai, sixteen this year, of the Yan Kingdom royal family in Qingzhou, with a Three-Attribute Spirit Root."

Upon hearing the words "royal family," the steward slightly raised his head to glance at Su Bai. Then he stood and sent a stream of Spiritual Power into Su Bai's body.

A familiar Probing Sensation rose along Su Bai's spine. The man was likely confirming Su Bai's Spirit Root once more.

"Mm. The Spirit Root is correct. As for your place-of-origin information, make certain there is no falsification. If fraud is discovered, regardless of the reason, you will be demoted to a Labor Disciple." The steward spoke solemnly.

Su Bai nodded. "This Disciple confirms that it is correct!"

The steward said no more. He took out a bundle, a Jade Talisman, and a booklet, then handed them to Su Bai.

"Courtyard 32, Room 4. The Jade Talisman is your credential for entering the courtyard."

"The bundle contains three sets of Cyan Disciple Robes for Outer Disciples. They have been imbued with a low-grade Magic Array, the Cleansing Technique. They need not be washed and will remain clean."

"The booklet contains the first four levels of Jade Mist Sect's Qi Refining Stage cultivation method, the Radiant Qi Refining Technique. If there is anything you do not understand in cultivation, you may ask your Housekeeping Disciple."

"On the final day of every month, elite Inner Disciples will come to the Outer Sect Lecture Ground to explain the Radiant Qi Refining Technique. You may go listen to their teachings; it will be quite beneficial to your cultivation."