First Entry into the Princess's Mansion, Testing Talent?

Just then, Lu Jiuyuan vaguely sensed that someone seemed to be watching him. He immediately turned to look toward another alley.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Tie noticed Lu Jiuyuan's movement and curiously turned his head, only to be stopped by Lu Jiuyuan.

"Nothing. My neck was just a little sore."

Lu Jiuyuan shook his head, but the Young Man hiding in the shadows sensed that something was wrong. Why did it feel as though this kid had discovered him?

However, the Young Man did not dwell on it. Looking at the Mysterious Cultivator who had been burned to ashes, he could not help shaking his head. "Sixth Princess, the Yin Demon Sect has been at war with Your Majesty recently. Now that they know your location, this place likely won't remain peaceful."

With that, the Young Man vanished into the void and secretly followed Li Qingping's group.

After walking for about an hour, Li Qingping's group finally returned to the Princess's Mansion.

"So impressive. Building a house like this must cost a fortune, right?"

Xiao Tie stared blankly at the Princess's Mansion and spoke in awe. Seeing his foolish expression, Xiao Qing could not help saying proudly, "You've never seen anything like this, have you? A grand estate like this isn't something a person like you could ever own."

Hearing Xiao Qing's words, Xiao Tie scratched his head awkwardly. Lu Jiuyuan, standing beside him, comforted him, "Xiao Tie, don't listen to that woman's nonsense. I think you've got what it takes. In the future, a house like this will be nothing to you."

"Brother Lu, stop flattering me. Don't you know exactly what I'm capable of?"

Xiao Tie sighed. Lu Jiuyuan found it hard to say anything more. If Xiao Tie wanted one, then once he made it big in the future, he could simply give him a house.

This kind of house looked imposing, but in the eyes of cultivators, it was nothing at all.

"County Princess, you've returned?"

The instant Li Qingping appeared, the two guards before the Princess's Mansion respectfully greeted her.

"Mm. Have Uncle Li come over. I have something to instruct him about."

Li Qingping spoke calmly. The moment her words fell, an old man appeared before her.

"Princess, what matter did you wish to see this old servant about?"

The newcomer was Uncle Li, one of the guards who had followed Li Qingping here back then.

"I recruited two decent servants from the Mine. Take them to have their talent tested. Since they are people of my Princess's Mansion, if they go out without any cultivation and get bullied, it will be my Princess's Mansion that loses face."

"Yes, Princess. You two, follow me."

Uncle Li looked at the two behind Li Qingping. After speaking, he led them away, while Li Qingping looked toward Xiao Qing.

"Xiao Qing, let's go. We'll head back and rest for a while."

With that, Li Qingping turned and returned to her bedchamber. Although she had stepped onto the Path to Immortality, she was merely at the Qi Refining Stage, so she still followed the routine of ordinary people.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, things would improve considerably.

Meanwhile, Lu Jiuyuan and Xiao Tie followed Uncle Li into a room. Along the way, Xiao Tie looked at Uncle Li curiously.

"Sir, where are you taking us?"

"Just follow."

Uncle Li replied indifferently. Seeing that the other man did not seem inclined to speak, Xiao Tie did not press further. Once they entered the room—

Uncle Li turned to Lu Jiuyuan and Xiao Tie, pointing at two stones in the distance. "This one is the Talent Testing Stone, a genuine immortal treasure. You only need to place your hands on it, and it will test your talent."

"Talent is divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Above Heaven are three further grades: Immortal, Saint, and Divine. But if a peerless genius of that level were born, even immortals would be moved by it."

"What about the other stone?"

Lu Jiuyuan looked at the other stone and asked curiously.

"This one? This one tests special physiques. If you possess a special physique, the Physique Testing Stone will emit an auspicious glow. Within that glow, the name of the tested person's special physique will appear."

Uncle Li explained slowly. These two were genuine immortal treasures, blessed by the Heavenly Dao's Blessing.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Can we begin now?"

Xiao Tie and Lu Jiuyuan suddenly understood and asked.

"Which of you will go first?"

Uncle Li looked at the two and asked. Lu Jiuyuan knew his own condition, so he did not hold much hope.

"Xiao Tie, you go first. My foundation was ruined long ago."

Lu Jiuyuan shook his head helplessly. He did not know whether he would be able to obtain some heavenly treasure in the future to help him recover his talent.

After all, ordinary mortals had only a hundred years of lifespan. After a century, they would become nothing more than a pile of yellow earth.

"Alright, Brother Lu."

Naturally, Xiao Tie would not refuse Lu Jiuyuan's words. He strode up to the Talent Testing Stone. Looking at it before him, Xiao Tie could not help feeling nervous.

But after turning back and seeing Lu Jiuyuan's steadfast gaze, Xiao Tie resolutely pressed his hand onto the Talent Testing Stone. Yet after a long silence, the stone did not react in the slightest.

The naive Xiao Tie even thought that the Talent Testing Stone had broken. Lu Jiuyuan and Uncle Li merely shook their heads helplessly. This meant Xiao Tie had no talent for the immortal path.

"Alright, come back. You have no talent on the path of immortality."

Uncle Li spoke coldly. He had seen such things countless times. Dixuan Continent was vast, and not everyone possessed the talent to cultivate immortality.

In truth, the most numerous people on Dixuan Continent were still ordinary mortals. Cultivators were one in ten thousand.

"I have no immortal affinity?"

Xiao Tie spoke in a daze. As for Lu Jiuyuan, his situation had long since been explained to Uncle Li, so there was no need to test him.

Just as Uncle Li was preparing to take the two away, a voice reached his ears. "Have the younger one test his physique."

Uncle Li froze on the spot. Was it that lord? Why had he followed them here?

But Uncle Li knew that before that lord, he could only yield.

"Wait. You haven't tested your physique yet."

Just as Lu Jiuyuan and Xiao Tie were about to leave, Uncle Li stopped them with a sharp shout.

"Didn't I fail to qualify for immortal cultivation? There's no need to test my physique, right?"

Xiao Tie said hesitantly, but Uncle Li put on an inscrutable air. "That's where you're mistaken. On Dixuan Continent, there is not only the path of immortal cultivators. There are other physiques that do not require talent for immortal cultivation, and those physiques can likewise be cultivated to a very impressive level."

"Can they grant longevity?"

Xiao Tie had already given up, but after hearing Uncle Li's words, a flicker of hope rose in his heart again.

"Longevity is naturally possible, but that requires reaching an extremely high realm."

Uncle Li nodded. It was no exaggeration to say that even his own lifespan had reached a thousand years. In the eyes of mortals, he was unquestionably an old immortal.

Xiao Tie returned to the Physique Testing Stone. After taking a deep breath, he pressed his hand onto it!