Divine Sense Breakthrough

Although his cultivation had yet to recover, its essence remained. As a Void Refinement Realm cultivator himself, he saw the problem with the old man above at a glance. The person on the platform had disguised himself well and even carried the fluctuations of a Spirit Refining cultivator from the Second Step of Immortal Cultivation, but essence could not be faked.

Between Void Refinement Realm and Spirit Transformation lay a gap that low-level cultivators could not perceive.

The strength of the divine soul!

Void Return Cultivators could send their souls forth, disregarding wind and rain beyond, roaming freely between heaven and earth. A Spirit Transformation cultivator's soul, however, could only move around the main body. Once it ventured too far, the astral winds would immediately scatter it. This was a qualitative difference, one that cultivators of the same realm could see through at a glance.

Though the 'Five Elements City Lord' seated above was powerful, his essence was still only Spirit Transformation.

"Good thing I didn't notify the sect leader."

Zi Tianji withdrew his divine sense and turned to leave the crowd-packed plaza.

Several days later.

The Disciple Recruitment Ceremony concluded smoothly. Three exceptionally gifted geniuses entered under the Five Elements Ancestor's tutelage, becoming the new generation of Five Elements City's direct disciples. The remaining eliminated disciples were also taken as disciples by nearby sects, bringing the ceremony to a perfect close.

On the second floor of a low residential house, a hand lifted the window panel and watched the departing procession below.

This district was Five Elements City's slums, far from any spirit vein. The people living here were all mortals under Five Elements City's jurisdiction, much like the mortal city included with the Falling Tide Valley Chen Luo had purchased.

"Looks like ordinary methods won't make it easy