The spiritual spring in the Azure Nether Courtyard reflected the morning light. As Han Li pushed open the stone door of his cave abode, the star mist that had lingered for ten years slowly rose.
He wore the blue-patterned robes of a core disciple. The gleam of the Crystal-Spike Formation Flags and Flowing Cloud Shuttle at his waist flickered between the folds of his robes, while a soybean-sized, silver-white golden core slowly rotated within his dantian. His Core Formation Early Stage cultivation lent every movement a bearing as deep and steady as an abyss.
Zi Ling gently stroked the alchemy furnace newly fastened to her waist. "Oh, right. The Grand Elder sent word that the Twin Saints will hold a disciple selection trial after emerging from seclusion. They specifically asked for you to participate."
Han Li took the Communication Jade Slip and swept it with his spiritual sense, his brows lifting slightly. "A disciple selection trial for the Twin Saints?"
"Exactly." Zi Ling took out another Jade Slip, her spiritual-sense transmission carrying a note of gravity. "The Grand Elder said in his message that the Twin Saints have just reached Deity Transformation and wish to take final disciples to inherit their mantle. This trial is unprecedented in scale. The heads of the various peaks and branch halls have recommended a total of one hundred and eight elite Core Formation Stage disciples. Only the top two will be accepted, one disciple for each saint."
Han Li tightened his grip on the Jade Slip and silently considered this. One hundred and eight people! Even in the Star Palace's history, such a grand occasion was rare. Of the Twin Saints, Ling Xiaofeng primarily cultivated the Magnetic Essence Art, fierce and domineering, while Ling Yuling specialized in the Star Illusion Way, with its myriad