Jiang Shangyun's words made Jiang Yufei let out a long sigh of relief, and her lovely, delicate face immediately relaxed. As long as her life was not in danger, that was enough.
Her reaction, however, left Jiang Shangyun looking helpless! This descendant of his was wonderful in every other respect: clever, beautiful, exceptionally gifted, and diligent in her cultivation. Yet she disliked killing, deeply resisted dangerous battles, and refused to take risks! She preferred a peaceful, stable life.
There was nothing Jiang Shangyun could do about it. He had sent her out several times to gain experience, but she had merely gone through the motions. He did not know whether she could pass this assessment and become a True Disciple.
In fact, Jiang Shangyun knew perfectly well that the Azure Cloud Sect's Grand Supreme Elders had chosen the Azure Cloud Tower to select True Disciples precisely to target disciples like Jiang Yufei.
In the past, the Azure Cloud Sect had selected its True Disciples primarily on the basis of their aptitude.
Thus, nearly all the Azure Cloud Sect's True Disciples had a single spiritual root or a spirit body. Disciples with dual spiritual roots, or those with three-element roots like Liu Changxu, had virtually no chance of becoming True Disciples.
However, judging True Disciples solely by aptitude had led to their temperament and strength growing steadily worse. This had stirred deep dissatisfaction throughout the Azure Cloud Sect and become a major target for the Latecomer Faction's attacks on the Elite Faction.
Only after an intense struggle between the Latecomer Faction and the Elite Faction had challenging the Azure Cloud Tower become an important criterion in assessing True Disciples.
Of course, this situation had arisen because the balance of power between the Latecomer Faction and the Elite Faction among the Azure