Chosen Ancient City!

Purple Void Immortal Mansion, cultivation chamber.

Li Qingshan slowly opened his eyes. A sharp gleam flashed through them, like two swords piercing the void.

After half a year in seclusion, he had mastered the second form of the Black Emperor God-Slaying Finger. Within his eighteen immortal apertures, 1,908,000 Chaos Golden Pearls slowly revolved, radiating dazzling light.

His aura was steady as a mountain yet deep as an abyss. He seemed like an unfathomable black hole; no one could gauge his depths.

"The Immortal Sect selection is finally about to begin."

He rose, pushed open the cultivation chamber door, and left the Purple Void Immortal Mansion.

Tantai Yue was already waiting in the courtyard.

She wore a pale silver dress, her long hair coiled high and pinned with a crescent-shaped jade hairpin. Aloof and noble, she looked like a fairy from the moon palace.

But what stood out most was her aura: she had reached the middle stage of Profound Immortal!

Li Qingshan paused, then smiled. "A Yue, you broke through too?"

Tantai Yue smiled faintly, gratitude flashing in her eyes. "Thanks to the Nine-Orifice Immortal Pill you gave me, I opened nine immortal apertures. Together with the Taiyin Mystic Pill our ancestor gave me earlier, I've now opened twelve."

Li Qingshan nodded, happy for her.

Twelve immortal apertures and middle-stage Profound Immortal cultivation—she would be no weak contender in the selection.

"Let's go. Our ancestor is waiting."

Tantai Yue led Li Qingshan toward the front gate of the Tantai residence.

Tantai Xuanji was already waiting at the front gate.

He still wore a moon-white robe. His hair and beard were white, but his handsome face was that of a young man.

Beside him stood three young Profound Immortals, two men and a woman. All were direct descendants of the