Chu Ge's palm reached into his pouch, instantly brushing against Xiao Qian's probing antennae and sensing the consciousness she transmitted.
"You've already sensed the aura of a Corpse Herding Sect expert?"
"Mm, to be precise, I've sensed the aura of Corpse King Blood. Pillar, you need to keep yourself well-hidden. Anyone who can wield Corpse King Blood is likely an elder or deacon within the sect, completely out of the ordinary."
"All right, I understand. Just hold onto the hanging banner and stay inside."
With a solemn expression, Chu Ge gave these instructions, then uneasily poured a wisp of exotic power into the hanging banner inside the pouch as a reserve.
Although his exotic power currently amounted to just over nine hundred wisps and was insufficient to upgrade the Dragon Clock, he still had to use it for daily needs.
At that moment, Wang Xiuyun, who was undergoing the spiritual aptitude test ahead, also drew a wave of discussion.
The gems on the bronze tripod rapidly shifted to green, and soon the blue gems flared brilliantly as well, finally stabilizing, which immediately provoked gasps of astonishment from the surrounding crowd.
"Intermediate aptitude!"
"It's actually intermediate spiritual aptitude. Who is this young woman? Could her ancestors have possessed extraordinary skills as well?"
"She seems to be a young lady from the Linyuan City Wang Family. I never expected that backwater—ah, that place really is a land of geomantic treasures, nurturing such a fresh, beautiful woman with astonishing natural talent."
"She actually possesses mid-grade spiritual aptitude."
Looking at Wang Xiuyun over there with her pleasantly surprised expression, Chu Ge could not help a smile forming on his face, feeling genuinely happy for this childhood friend from his past incarnation.
At that moment, the Yun Family elder over there had already begun inviting