These collateral descendants of elite lineages had managed to reach the profound immortal realm and beyond ahead of everyone else mainly because they had sufficient resources and proper training methods. Those advantages allowed them to advance to the profound immortal realm early-a classic case of one step ahead becoming a lead at every step, their starting point already the commoners' finish line.
But in terms of innate talent and sensitivity to different origin laws, these elite descendants could not remotely compare to the exceptional commoner talents who had distinguished themselves among seven billion commoners.
This was also the source of the internal competition and infighting that had plagued the Penglai Independent World over the past ten million years, as the commoners steadily lost their avenues for advancement.
Countless gifted commoners and exceptional talents had been buried in every trade and profession.
Some commoner talents who had displayed breathtaking brilliance as children had even died of old age before they could reach the heavenly immortal realm, because their resources and cultivation methods could not keep pace.
"Teacher, will you be setting the practical examination yourself?"
The fierce woman, Ji Rui, stood respectfully beside Lin Tian, who had assumed the form of the Clear-Handsome Daoist, and asked her teacher.
Lin Tian nodded slightly.
For this second practical examination in formation-breaking, even having the Little Beast Emperor personally set the test would not produce one that could truly identify the peerless talents Lin Tian wanted to take as his disciples.
After all.
Having lain low in this Xuan Yuan Independent World for a full ten years, Lin Tian felt that he should no longer keep lazing around like a salted fish.
To Lin Tian, ten years truly amounted to the snap of a finger.
But.
His true body, the Dutian Two-Principles