Disciple Recruitment Assembly, Woman from the Central Domain

The next day, the Eastern Domain branch of Heaven's Secret Pavilion released news.

The triennial Disciple Recruitment Assembly would be held in Profound Moon City, Spirit Province, three days later.

The moment this news came out, Spirit Province erupted into a frenzy.

Ten years of bitter cultivation went unnoticed; one day of fame made the whole world know your name.

This was exactly the opportunity they had been waiting for.

"Hey, did you hear?"

"This Disciple Recruitment Assembly is being held in Profound Moon City."

"Yeah, I have to try my luck this time. I heard even overlord-level forces and holy lands will be observing."

"If I can join an overlord-level force, won't I soar straight to the heavens?!"

As for a holy land, he did not even dare to dream of it. Those who could enter holy lands were dragons and phoenixes among men, as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. He knew his own limits.

"Overlord-level forces and holy lands!"

"Damn, brother, is your information reliable?"

"Of course it is. My cousin's neighbor's son's eldest nephew is begging in Profound Moon City. He told me this himself."

"Then what are we waiting for? Time waits for no one—let's get moving!"

This scene played out in every corner of the Eastern Domain.

After all, the vast Eastern Domain only had five holy lands.

This time, they would be observing the Disciple Recruitment Assembly. If luck favored them and a holy land took notice, they would rise to the heavens in a single step.

Even taking a step back, being noticed by an overlord-level force would be tremendous fortune.

Aside from the five great holy lands, they would be able to walk sideways through the Eastern Domain.

Countless heavenly geniuses flocked toward Profound Moon City. The air buzzed with voices, while undercurrents surged beneath the surface.

At the same time.

Within Profound Moon City, two beautiful figures walked down a bustling street, drawing the gazes of many proper cultivators.

"Senior Sister, Profound Moon City is pretty prosperous."

"All those days I spent crying and begging Master were not in vain. I finally got to come out and have fun!"

Leng Bingning could neither laugh nor cry as she looked at her quirky little junior sister.

"Profound Moon City is, no matter what, one of the foremost cities in the Eastern Domain. Naturally, it is prosperous."

"But compared with the great cities of other domains, it falls short in every way."

"Little Junior Sister, don't keep thinking about playing. You need to cultivate properly, understand?"

"People of the Eastern Domain may not necessarily have worse talent than us. Once they reach the Central Domain and their cultivation resources keep up, they will reveal their true brilliance."

Leng Bingning earnestly tried to persuade her.

At Jade Purity Palace, she had always maintained the image of an icy beauty. Only before her little junior sister would she reveal her true feelings.

"Got it, Senior Sister. Why do you sound so much like Master?"

Her little junior sister stuck out her tongue and coquettishly said.

Elsewhere.

Within Azure Cloud Sect.

Shi Hao, who had just emerged from the Cultivation Room, felt refreshed and invigorated.

"The first level of the Supreme Reincarnation Method has been successfully cultivated!"

"My Supreme Body has returned, and my meridians have been successfully reforged!"

"As expected of a god-tier cultivation method."

The deeper he went into cultivating it, the more he could feel the power of this method.

After stretching his limbs, Shi Hao happily discovered that his realm had also reached the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. It was truly progress spanning a thousand miles in a single day.

"Who else cultivates this fast?"

If those words reached Feng Qingyang's ears, he would definitely say, "Disciple, there are always greater people beyond people, and higher heavens beyond heaven!"

"Your master went from zero cultivation to the Spirit Transformation Realm in less than half a day. What do you have to compare with me?"

"Huh, why has the sect's spiritual energy become so much denser?"

Shi Hao sensed something strange and muttered.

Shi Hao, who had been cultivating with his head down, had no idea what had happened.

He had been cultivating in the Cultivation Room the entire time and had not seen the heavenly phenomenon descending or the terrifying tribulation lightning.

All he knew was that the sect's spiritual energy was now at least ten times denser than when he had first joined.

That was terrifying!

The spiritual energy had already been extremely dense when he first joined the sect, and now it had increased tenfold.

Put it this way: throw a pig in here, and it could cultivate all the way to sainthood.

"Terrifying indeed!"

"It must be Master's handiwork."

Shi Hao stopped thinking about it. Taking advantage of the dense spiritual energy, he turned around and entered the Cultivation Room again to continue cultivating. A true cultivation maniac!

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Profound Moon City.

At this moment, Profound Moon City was already packed with forces large and small.

Naturally, the good places belonged to the major forces, while the smaller forces could only sleep on the streets.

The talented disciples who had come to participate in the Disciple Recruitment Assembly had already been settled outside the city.

This day.

Feng Qingyang and the other two arrived at the gates of Profound Moon City. Besides the two of them, Wang Jian, a sect guard, accompanied them.

"Master, are we also participating in the Disciple Recruitment Assembly?"

"Of course. Did you think I brought you here for fun?"

Shi Hao was utterly bewildered. He had been cultivating madly in the Cultivation Room when his master mercilessly dragged him out.

With that said, Feng Qingyang took the lead and walked toward the city gate.

But the moment he approached, he was stopped by the guards stationed there. The lead guard waved his hand and said, "Stop right there."

"Which sect are you from? Do you have an invitation?"

Feng Qingyang was taken aback. "You need an invitation to attend the Disciple Recruitment Assembly?"

No one had informed this sect of that.

"Of course. If you're here to recruit disciples, then you naturally need an invitation from Heaven's Secret Pavilion. If you're here to participate in the Disciple Recruitment Assembly, then no invitation is required—you only need to wait outside the city."

"This Disciple Recruitment Assembly has holy lands overseeing it. Naturally, not just any stray cat or dog of a sect can participate. Only Second-Rate Forces and above may take part."

Seeing that the highest cultivation among them was only at the late Golden Core Realm, the city gate guard assumed they were some obscure sect that had come to fish in troubled waters.

Of the three, he could only see through Shi Hao's cultivation. The other two had no fluctuations of cultivation whatsoever. These unknown people presumably could not be any experts.

Feng Qingyang merely smiled faintly.

"Oh, I see."

"You're making this very difficult for this sect..."

Only Second-Rate Forces and above could participate? Then what rank of force was the Azure Cloud Emperor Sect, which had a Peak Great Emperor overseeing it?

"You!"

The moment Feng Qingyang finished speaking, the lead guard was about to say something.

Wang Jian immediately stepped forward. "Where did Heaven's Secret Pavilion crawl out from? I've never even heard of it. It isn't worthy to carry shoes for my Azure Cloud Sect!"

"Does my Azure Cloud Sect need an invitation from them?"

At the same time, his peak Spirit Transformation Realm cultivation erupted!

(The disdain of the Spirit Transformation Realm.)

Boom! Vast Spirit Transformation pressure descended with crushing force!

The city gate guards immediately trembled in terror beneath the powerful pressure.

Damn it, we've kicked an iron plate!

But Azure Cloud Sect? He had never heard of it! Could it be some hidden sect?

Thinking this, he hurriedly cupped his hands respectfully. "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Please enter."

After that minor interlude, the Disciple Recruitment Assembly was about to begin.

Outside Profound Moon City.

Massive fighting arenas rose from the ground one after another, spanning a thousand li.

Pavilions and towers were scattered all around for viewing.

An enormous formation blanketed the area. Spiritual energy was abundant, and the powerful formation could support battles between Spirit Transformation experts.

"Everyone, today, the Disciple Recruitment Assembly officially begins."

"The first selection round is a talent test. Those under twenty-five years old and above the Golden Core Realm may participate in the selection test."

Countless black stone pillars stood around the perimeter. The higher one's talent, the more lights would illuminate.

"Talent cannot be below three stars. Otherwise, you will fail."

"Those who pass the talent test may enter the second round of mental state and practical combat selection. Rankings will be determined by overall outstanding performance across all three rounds."

First place could enter a holy land, the top five could enter overlord-level forces, and the rest would be freely selected by the remaining sects.

These were the rules established after discussion between Heaven's Secret Pavilion and the many major forces.

As for those eliminated, whichever sect wanted them could take them. They did not think much of them.

"Those whose names are called, come forward for testing."

"Zhao Bing, twenty-three years old, middle Golden Core Realm, three-star talent. Qualified. Next."

"Passerby A, twenty-five, middle Golden Core Realm, two-star talent. Unqualified. Next."

Several thousand black stone pillars began testing at the same time.

In a corner of the competition grounds.

"The competition has started, Senior Sister! Yay, yay, yay! These past few days have bored me to death."

The last time she had secretly slipped out and been discovered by Master, she had been confined for a full three months.

"Senior Sister, do you think there are many geniuses in the Eastern Domain?"

Leng Bingning was somewhat absent-minded. Caught off guard by the question, she hurriedly replied, "Do not underestimate the people of this world. There are always greater people beyond people, and higher heavens beyond heaven."

"Oh, okay."

Leng Bingning was distracted because she constantly felt a sharp gaze watching her, giving her the feeling of being seen through.

Sure enough, when she looked toward one of the towers.

A youth as picturesque as a painting was smiling at her. The youth was handsome enough to seem demonic, with sword-like brows and starry eyes. Demonic purple light flickered within his deep pupils, making him seem like an immortal beyond the mortal world.

(If you can't imagine it, handsome fellows, just look in the mirror.)

Leng Bingning hurriedly looked away. The youth also turned his gaze elsewhere, and the sensation of being seen through disappeared, as though it had only been an illusion.

She concluded that the youth was extraordinarily unfathomable. The Eastern Domain truly concealed crouching tigers and hidden dragons.

She shook her head and stopped thinking about it.

"Interesting. Even people from the Central Domain have come?"

Feng Qingyang examined the system panel.

Leng Bingning: Eldest Senior Sister of Jade Purity Palace in the Central Domain.
Cultivation: early Spirit Transformation Realm.

Just then.

"Ding! A second Son of Destiny has been detected. Please recruit him promptly, Host."

"He's here!"

"System, inspect the Son of Destiny's panel."

"Lin Bai, eldest young master of the Lin Family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Physique: Azure Lotus Sword Body (unactivated)"