Entering the Outer Sect

"Xu Chunniang, Three-Element Spiritual Root of Water, Wood, and Earth, with average aptitude, accepted into the Outer Sect of the Carefree Sect."

Xu Chunniang was still in a daze even after boarding the Immortal's Flying Ship. She couldn't believe any of it.

She had actually passed the Immortal's assessment?

Xu Chunniang fiercely pinched her thigh, wincing from the pain, but her eyes grew even brighter. It was all real!

She had passed the assessment, and from now on, she would never have to go hungry again. She even had a chance to learn the ways of the Immortals!

As her emotions surged, she heard a malicious voice from behind her.

"What dirty beggar is this, sitting with us? How unlucky."

Xu Chunniang turned to look. The speaker was a young girl about her age, dressed in luxurious clothing. She was beautiful and dignified, clearly from a wealthy and noble background.

She glanced sideways, her eyes filled with undisguised disgust and condescending disdain, as if she were looking at something filthy.

Xu Chunniang was deeply stung by such a gaze. She instinctively averted her eyes and lowered her head.

But the girl behind her wasn't about to let her off easily. Upon seeing the birthmark on her face, she exclaimed, "She's actually an ugly monster! I wonder how someone like this managed to get in!"

Xu Chunniang bit her lip tightly, tears welling up in her eyes. All her life, she had been ridiculed because of the red birthmark on her face, even being nicknamed "Ugly Girl." But never before had she felt so heartbroken.

She had just passed the Immortal's assessment, thinking her future life would improve, but this voice had completely obliterated all her joy.

So, even after passing the assessment, nothing had changed. She was still being called an ugly monster.

The other children of similar age, witnessing this, all shrank their necks and pretended not to see.

After all, the girl in the fine clothes clearly had an extraordinary background. No one wanted to risk offending her by speaking up for Xu Chunniang.

The girl in the fine clothes, with an air of entitlement, commanded, "Ugly monster, go to the back of the ship. Your face hurts my eyes."

Wei Dawu, who had just emerged from the cabin, heard this and frowned, his gaze falling upon Xu Chunniang.

The skinny little girl, dressed in a faded, washed-out outfit and carrying a patched-up bundle on her back, stood there dejectedly with her head bowed, unsure of what to do.

Wei Dawu was from Wei Family Village, which was adjacent to Xu Family Village. The two villages were close, and they were distantly related. Seeing the Ugly Girl being bullied like this, he couldn't stand it.

He turned and said calmly, "We'll all be fellow disciples from now on. It's not good for you to bully others."

As if surprised that anyone dared to contradict her, Huangfu Yao became furious, her beautiful eyes turning sharp. "How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare you disobey me?"

Wei Dawu was not afraid of her, his voice steady. "I don't care who you are. We are all people of the Carefree Sect from now on, and it's wrong for you to bully others."

Huangfu Yao was about to retort when the young gentleman in fine clothes beside her pulled her aside and whispered, "This person just came out of the cabin. He's likely an Inner Sect disciple."

The girl in the fine clothes faltered. In the Carefree Sect, the status of Inner Sect disciples and Outer Sect disciples was worlds apart. She could boss around Outer Sect disciples, but she dared not try that with Inner Sect disciples.

After all, she herself was still an Outer Sect disciple, and she needed her brother's help to enter the Inner Sect. Before entering the Inner Sect, it was not good to offend other Inner Sect disciples. Huangfu Yao was merely spoiled and arrogant, but not foolish.

Her expression soured. She glared fiercely at Xu Chunniang and angrily turned to the other side of the cabin. The young gentleman beside her quickly followed her.

"Brother Dawu!" Xu Chunniang looked up at Wei Dawu, her nose sniffing with emotion. "Thank you for speaking up for me."

She had been truly panicked just now. If she were bullied in the village, Xu Chunniang could have retorted or fought back. But this was not the village; it was the Immortal's Flying Ship.

Xu Chunniang was just an eight-year-old village girl, completely ignorant of the world of Immortals. What if she angered the Immortals and they cast her out, sending her back to Xu Family Village?

"No need to thank me," Wei Dawu shook his head. "We're from the same place, and I'm older than you. It's only right that I help you. However, if I become an Inner Sect disciple in the future, there's a distinction between Inner and Outer Sects, and I might not be able to look out for you much."

"What's the difference between the Inner Sect and the Outer Sect?" Xu Chunniang asked curiously.

When the arrogant girl heard that Brother Dawu might be an Inner Sect disciple, she immediately stopped bothering her. This "Inner Sect" must be very powerful.

"I don't understand it well either. I only heard that those with good talent enter the Inner Sect. They say Inner Sect disciples have abundant cultivation resources, not only the chance to find a master but also the opportunity to listen to elders lecture every day.

The rest of the people can only enter the Outer Sect. Outer Sect disciples have lower talent and their status is not comparable to Inner Sect disciples, and their treatment is also worse. However, as long as an Outer Sect disciple can cultivate to Foundation Establishment, they can enter the Inner Sect."

Wei Dawu carefully recounted the information he had heard.

"Someone like me, with a Dual-Element Spiritual Root, can generally enter the Inner Sect. For a Three-Element Spiritual Root, unless the spiritual root is very good, one can enter the Inner Sect. Four or Five-Element Spiritual Roots are too mixed and chaotic, making cultivation very slow, and usually, they cannot enter the Inner Sect."

Xu Chunniang nodded, as if understanding, and firmly remembered what Wei Dawu had said.

It seemed that the fewer spiritual roots one had, the more powerful they were. She remembered that during the test earlier, the Immortal had said she had a Three-Element Spiritual Root of Water, Wood, and Earth. She supposed it wasn't very good, but it wasn't too bad either.

"In any case, whether it's the Inner Sect or the Outer Sect, our goal is to cultivate."

Wei Dawu patted her head as if to comfort her. "New disciples have a three-year protection period. You must seize these three years to learn skills properly. If you don't work hard, you might even be expelled from the sect. The Immortal Sect doesn't want waste!"

Xu Chunniang nodded heavily. She was determined to cultivate diligently and not be expelled from the sect!

After Wei Dawu gave some more instructions, he returned to the cabin. After all, he was someone chosen for the Inner Sect, so it wasn't appropriate for him to linger outside.

Xu Chunniang watched him leave with admiration, her nervousness and unease greatly reduced.

In the world of Immortals, she at least had one familiar face. If Brother Dawu could do it, she... she could too!

After her mood relaxed, she felt a strong hunger. Xu Chunniang carefully took out a piece of dry biscuit from her bundle and took small bites of the white flour biscuit, her eyes moistening.

Her family was very poor, barely able to put food on the table. Her mother had used the last bit of white flour to bake these biscuits for her.

Fortunately, after being chosen by the Immortal, the Immortal would provide a hundred taels of silver as a reward, which was a huge sum of wealth for her family.

With this money, her parents and younger siblings would finally not have to go hungry, and they could even build a few spacious houses of blue bricks and arrange a good marriage for her elder brother.

Xu Chunniang swallowed the biscuit, feeling a little happy. Although she didn't understand the world of Immortals yet, being able to eat her fill and earn money for her family was a very powerful thing.

However, Brother Dawu said her talent was average, and she was just an Outer Sect disciple. There were many people as capable as Brother Dawu who had become Inner Sect disciples.

A flicker of determination flashed in Xu Chunniang's eyes. She would definitely cultivate diligently and soon become what Brother Dawu called a Foundation Establishment cultivator, entering that so-called Inner Sect!

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