Within the Vast Sea Hall of the Azure Sea Sect.
Thick bronze palace lamps blazed brightly, illuminating every corner.
Sect Leader Linghu held a golden brush as he reviewed jade documents one after another.
"Reporting to Sect Leader, this is the list of True Disciples recommended by the seven islands this time..."
A young disciple stepped forward, holding a golden scroll in both hands.
Although True Disciples of the Hundred Arts of Immortality had to undergo examinations, the seven islands' recommendations basically decided seven of the spots!
The remaining three were the route for discovering overlooked talents scattered outside the sect. That was reality!
Sect Leader Linghu unrolled the scroll, and names emerged one by one.
"...Formation Island, Qin Ruxue... Pill Island, Fang Qing..."
He first marked Qin Ruxue's name, then looked at Fang Qing's. "I have heard of Qin Ruxue. Her formations have reached Quasi-Second-Order, which is already quite good. But why is this person from Pill Island? What about Five Dragons Child and Gong Susu?"
The young disciple seemed to have expected this. He recited Fang Qing's record. "Fang Qing, native of Dahua Fishing Village, born a fisherman..."
"Later, at the Immortal Destiny Assembly in Mount Chu Town, he was found to possess a mid-grade Water Spirit Root and joined our sect... He is now at the eighth layer of Qi Refinement and recently passed the Second-Order alchemist examination. Mm, he has not taken any Foundation Establishment cultivator as his master."
"He is actually a self-taught cultivator. He truly has some fortune. Very well... Otherwise, if this old man had to forcibly approve a Quasi-Second-Order alchemist as a True Disciple, it would always feel somewhat lacking."
Sect Leader Linghu raised his hand and placed a golden mark beside Fang Qing's name. Then he looked at the young man.