Ning Xiaochuan thought to himself that the Divine Maiden Yue Mingsong spoke of was probably Spirit Void Venerable.
Given Spirit Void Venerable's status, talent, and cultivation, it was perfectly normal for her to be bestowed the title of Divine Maiden.
Yue Mingsong said, "Those are only the popular figures among Heavenly Emperor Mountain's outer disciples. There are also Heaven's Chosen from every major civilization rushing to Heavenly Emperor Mountain, and not a single one of them is weak. I heard that the Heaven Pivot Great Empire alone has two or three young prodigies who have reached the Heaven-Man Realm. Their backgrounds are extraordinarily powerful, and they are also popular contenders in this Heaven's Gate Examination. Beyond the civilizations governed by Heavenly Emperor Mountain, geniuses from other civilizations in the Northern Frontier will also come rushing over. There may even be some heaven-defying figures among them."
"So, we need not compete for the top three or core discipleship. Being able to become an inner disciple of Heavenly Emperor Mountain would already be quite good."
Ning Xiaochuan asked, "Is there a difference between the top three and core disciples?"
"Of course there is."
Yue Mingsong said, "According to the rules of past Heaven's Gate Examinations, cultivators who crossed Heaven's Gate were generally qualified to become inner disciples of Heavenly Emperor Mountain. A hundred years ago, during the previous Heaven's Gate Examination, more than a thousand people became inner disciples. Yet only a little over forty core disciples were recruited in total. In other words, not even one core disciple would emerge from every ten inner disciples. You must know that anyone who became an inner disciple of Heavenly Emperor Mountain was already an outstanding prodigy capable of spanning heaven and earth. None of them were simple characters. Now do you understand how