"They're here!"
Aaron's heart jolted. "So they're about to inspect our bone structure and aptitude?"
The treasured mirror in Qi Miaoyi's hand was called the Illuminating Rhinoceros Mirror. It was a highly renowned treasure of the Emei Sect, capable of revealing a disciple's aptitude, bone structure, even their fortune, opportunities, and whether they harbored demonic energy... It had always been used to screen disciples.
"I'll go first!"
Fang Xiaolong was eager to try, and he stepped forward first.
Qi Miaoyi merely smiled. It was as though a candle flame shone within the Illuminating Rhinoceros Mirror, illuminating Fang Xiaolong inside and out.
An incomparably lifelike figure identical to Fang Xiaolong immediately appeared within the mirror.
Five-colored radiance emerged above the figure's head, shifting endlessly before finally turning into a stretch of pure white cloud-glow with a faint blush of red at its heart.
Fang Xiaolong was utterly baffled, but White Plum Daoist had him step down and called Fang Jing up instead.
This time, the little figure in the mirror displayed a vastly different aspect. Clouds and mist billowed around it, and within them was the faint outline of an earthy-yellow pearl.
Watching this scene, White Plum Daoist secretly nodded. "These two have some aptitude for the Dao, but both are quite ordinary. Fang Jing is slightly better, with a touch of hidden refinement..."
Just then, Aaron stepped forward with an excited expression.
Bzzzz!
The treasured mirror released a profound light that illuminated him inside and out.
Yet just as it was about to shine upon the Heaven Derivation Gu, the gu insect trembled slightly, sending out waves of profound ripples that concealed much of its true foundation.
Is this True Person Qi Miaoyi looking down on me?
*If it were a seven-refined Heaven Derivation Gu, perhaps he could see through