"That was what you said when Taiping faced Lu Yuan before."
Zhao Linglong rolled her eyes at Qingxiao.
The corner of Qingxiao's mouth twitched at her words. Then he coughed twice and said:
"These six are different. None of them have White Spirit Bones, and two have most likely already broken through to the Nether Gazing Realm. They can already wield some low-level spells and divine abilities."
"The other four are all at Great Completion of the Gate Opening Realm. They have also practiced spells, and each has signature martial arts of their own."
Hearing this, Zhao Linglong's delicate brows immediately furrowed slightly, and she asked in puzzlement:
"If they have such cultivation and strength, and even decent Root Bones, why are they still in the Outer Sect?"
Lin Buyu, who stood nearby, also turned to look their way, clearly very curious about this as well.
"They are either disciples from the mountain who broke the rules, people with unsavory records, or people who voluntarily went to the Outer Sect to gain experience in pursuit of a breakthrough."
Ziyan answered for Qingxiao.
"Isn't that terribly unfair?"
Zhao Linglong was very taken aback.
"Fair?"
Qingxiao shook his head with a wry smile and said:
"This Seven Peaks Selection the Sect Master devised was only ever meant to placate some of the Outer Sect Disciples, so they would contentedly tend our medicinal fields and immortal fields down below the mountain."
"Linglong, think back carefully. In all these Seven Peaks Selections, how many of the final winners had White Spirit Bones?"
Ziyan reminded Zhao Linglong.
Zhao Linglong thought back carefully, and indeed discovered that among all the disciples who had entered the Inner Sect from the Outer Sect over the years, very few had White Spirit Bones.
"Cultivation is simply that cruel. Root