Lingxiao Ke looked at the people debating throughout the hall and raised a hand. "I'm afraid the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower hides a great secret."
"Although Qin Huaian was the first candidate and has a tremendous advantage, that doesn't mean no one else has a chance."
"Over the years, nearly all the Body Integration Realm and Mahayana Realm cultivators of our Heavenly Dao Sect have entered the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower. I doubt we'll find another candidate to inherit it among our current members."
"But the Heavenly Dao Sect holds the broadest territory in the Violet Thorn Great World. Within our borders, Body Integration Realm and Mahayana Realm cultivators are beyond counting."
"Starting today, we will recruit talented cultivators who have yet to become immortals on a massive scale."
"Those who perform exceptionally well in the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower will receive the sect's focused support."
"Anyone whose name appears on the Immortal Inquiry Stele will receive the resources allotted to a core disciple."
"Anyone whose name reaches the top ten on the Immortal Inquiry Stele may become a disciple of an Immortal Venerable Grand Elder and receive the cultivation resources allotted to a direct disciple."
"If anyone can carve their name onto the Immortal Inquiry Stele, this old man will personally take them as a direct disciple."
The order soon spread across the great domains controlled by the Heavenly Dao Sect.
For a time, countless Rogue Cultivators and cultivators below the Tribulation Transcendence Realm from minor factions and small Lineages rushed to take part in the Heavenly Dao Sect's disciple selection.
Before long, news that Qin Huaian was a candidate to inherit the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower and had entered its second level to cultivate spread throughout the Violet Thorn Great World.
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