The Spirit Root Testing Ceremony grounds.
Youthful boys and girls filed in from outside, scattering across the square in groups of two and three.
Yet from a bird's-eye view, one could clearly see that even among peers of the same age, these youths had divided themselves into separate little circles.
The liveliest was naturally the circle around Zhou Yuhao, while the most illustrious was another group consisting of only three people.
Meanwhile, not far away, a large crowd of ingratiating youths had gathered around Zhou Yuqi as well.
Perhaps it seemed rather incongruous.
After all, so long as they tested positive for Spirit Roots, they could embark upon the path of immortality. Their futures would depend on their own opportunities and efforts. There was no need to flatter peers of the same age.
So-called status and fame were worthless before absolute strength.
But in truth, absolute strength came from cultivation, and cultivation depended upon resources.
Those resources were not merely Spirit Stones, medicinal pills, Spirit Veins, and cave abodes. They also included the guidance of elders, instruction in Cultivation Methods, and more.
The reason those three circles were so eagerly sought after was that they all shared one trait: each had Golden Core Realm elders among their relatives.
Moreover, their families did not lack Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Zhou Yuhao's grandfather was Zhou Xiaocheng. Behind the tiny circle of three stood the Zhou Family Head, while Zhou Yuqi was so highly courted because his father had recently broken through to the Golden Core Stage.
If one pleased them now and later tested positive for Spirit Roots, cultivation in the future would become far smoother.
Of course, even being someone's lackey was not a role just anyone could take.
At the very least, the several dozen descendants of ordinary mortals sent over