The Spirit-Testing Ceremony

There were quite a few people coming and going through the town.

Some wore fine silks and satins, attended by servants wherever they went. One glance was enough to tell they came from wealthy families.

Others wore coarse linen, yet carried themselves with extraordinary bearing, with Source Qi faintly circulating around them.

They were all cultivators.

Or rather, people somehow connected to cultivators.

When Su Mu led his horse into town, a middle-aged man at a tea stall nearby looked up at him.

The man wore a short vest of animal hide and was followed by two young men dressed the same way. All three carried a faint scent of blood, as though they had just come down from the mountains.

"Another one here to send off his daughter."

The middle-aged man took a sip of tea and spoke to his companions.

His voice was not loud, but it was just enough for Su Mu, passing by, to hear.

"Parents everywhere are all the same. The moment their daughters learn to walk, they start thinking of sending them into Luo God Palace."

Another companion laughed as well.

"Isn't that so? Welcome Immortal Town has been packed these days. Every inn is full."

"Heh, sending them is one thing, but how many can actually get in? Three thousand people came to last year's Spirit Appraisal Assembly, and only seven were accepted."

The middle-aged man set down his tea bowl.

"Of those seven, I heard five had already been given Jade Tablets by Luo God Palace's disciples stationed outside."

"The other two... tsk, tsk. Those were real geniuses."

Su Mu's steps paused.

Li Wei tightened her grip on his hand.

"Don't listen to them."

Li Wei spoke softly.

"We have a Jade Tablet. At the very least, You Wei can enter the