Pure Serenity Courtyard.
"Junior is a formal disciple of Anhe Martial Arts School. Would that be affected?"
Shi Yi had not expected Song Jing to directly ask whether he wished to enter Evergreen Temple to cultivate.
From what he had learned from Jiang Chenze earlier, recommendation letters were basically only for testing Dao cultivation talent. Even if one was found to possess cultivation aptitude, they would not directly enter Evergreen Temple to cultivate. Rather, they would be given a deadline; if they met Evergreen Temple's requirements within that period, they could enter the temple to cultivate.
Of course, some people merely underwent the Dao cultivation aptitude test and never entered Evergreen Temple to cultivate.
How one chose in the end depended on the individual.
"It won't be affected."
"Anhe Martial Arts School is not a sect, aristocratic clan, or similar power. It does not restrict its members from joining other powers."
"Furthermore, Evergreen Temple is not truly a sect-affiliated power by nature."
"Of course, if you are outstanding enough, and your Daoist arts cultivation progresses at an astonishing pace, meeting the requirements to join the upper sect, the Grand Daoist Sect, then you would be considered to have joined a sect power!"
Song Jing explained with a smile.
Temples like Evergreen Temple were local powers established through cooperation between the Great Zhou Court and Daoist sect powers.
The court needed local powers such as Daoist temples to help guard the land, because there were certain matters ordinary Martial Artists could not handle, while these Daoist arts experts could.
For instance, the formations above cities required Daoist arts experts to maintain them.
If foreign enemies invaded, Daoist arts experts could not only employ Daoist techniques against them, but also immediately send the news to the Imperial Palace in Divine Capital. The