"Wang Qi, hurry and come with me to the Immortal Alliance headquarters. Your Heart Inquiry Trial is about to begin!"
After blurting out that baffling statement, Su Junyu used an escape art to sweep Wang Qi up and rush toward the summit of Xinyue Mountain.
"Hey... Senior Brother Su... using escape arts in an immortal city violates the law..." Snatched up so suddenly, Wang Qi felt a touch of seasickness again and hurriedly protested.
Su Junyu did not care in the slightest. "It's nothing. I'm on official business this time—I have special permission!"
"What exactly is going on? Why the rush?"
"The Sect Master has already found the 'Witness' and the 'Heart-Shaker' and will personally preside over your Heart Inquiry Trial!" Su Junyu sounded faintly excited. "As long as you pass this trial, you're guaranteed to become a True Disciple of the Myriad Dharma Sect!"
A sharp light flashed in Wang Qi's eyes. "It's actually this grand?"
The Heart Inquiry Trial was the final of the three unified entrance examinations. It questioned one's Dao heart, testing whether a new disciple's fundamental inclinations and temperament suited the sect they wished to join. If Disciple A possessed not the slightest virtue of cherishing life, then Sky Spirit Ridge would certainly not accept them. If Disciple B dreamed of hanging a gourd to save the world, then Misty Palace would absolutely not be a good fit. If a disciple with no interest whatsoever in the transformations of material nature entered Burning Gold Valley, it would merely waste manpower and resources... The Heart Inquiry Trial had been established to prevent such situations.
A Heart Inquiry Trial required at least three examiners. The most central figure was called the "Principal Questioner." Whichever sect a disciple wished to enter would send one of its senior masters