Nameless walked into the Dao-Seeking Pavilion, and a clerk came forward with a warm smile. "Welcome. What can I help you find?"
"I'll look around first." Nameless nodded to the clerk and smiled.
"Please, come in," the clerk said with a smile.
Nameless walked ahead, with the clerk following behind. The Dao-Seeking Pavilion's interior resembled the library at Hope Outpost, with the same spiral layout.
But there were no books. Instead, jade stones sat on display, and translucent screens over their cabinets showed the effects of cultivating each technique.
"If someone has never cultivated before, how should they choose?" Nameless asked the clerk behind him.
"We would first need to test your constitution and see whether you're better suited to the Inner-Seeking Method or the Outer-Seeking Method," the clerk replied. "Then we can narrow down the choice based on the results."
"Inner-Seeking and Outer-Seeking?"
Nameless immediately recalled the Evil-Eyed Mage's earlier explanation: wizards sought power from outside themselves, while mages sought it from within.
"So every ability in the cultivation world is currently divided into inner-seeking and outer-seeking?" he asked.
"There's also inner-and-outer-seeking, though fewer people cultivate that way." The clerk smiled, showing no trace of contempt or impatience.
"Where do I go to be tested?" Nameless asked.
"Please follow me," the clerk said with a smile.
They circled around and returned to a small counter beside the entrance.
"You can test whether you're suited to the Outer-Seeking Method or the Inner-Seeking Method here," the clerk explained.
Nameless nodded and purchased the test under another clerk's guidance. That clerk took out a hat and smiled. "Please put this on."
The hat was shaped somewhat like a straw hat, but it was covered in eyes and looked exceedingly strange.
Nameless took it. After confirming it posed no threat to him, he