Cai Zhuoxia asked rather strangely, "Doesn't Huanhua Sect accept disciples every year? Why is this year so special? Why such a grand fanfare?"
"Hehe, it seems Fellow Daoist Cai truly does not know!" Yun Zichong said with a smile. "In the past, Huanhua Sect did not place many restrictions on accepting disciples. Anyone with some cultivation, even at the first layer of Qi Cultivation, could take part. Of course, most of those they accepted became servants or medicine boys; there were very few disciples who could truly begin cultivating directly! Even those servants and medicine boys merely gained an opportunity to advance. In every other respect, they were worse off than those of our Cultivation families!"
Cai Zhuoxia nodded with a smile but did not respond. She knew about this matter.
"But this year is different!" Yun Zichong paused, excitement on his face. "This year, Huanhua Sect has spread word that only cultivators at the Qi Cultivation fourth layer may participate in the selection. Anyone below the Qi Cultivation fourth layer is barred from entering!"
"Eh? Why is that?" Cai Zhuoxia was stunned, then delighted. "Could it be... something special is happening?"
Yun Zichong looked around, swept his gaze over Xiao Hua, and smiled. "Which family is this fellow Daoist from? This humble Daoist finds him quite unfamiliar. He is not a disciple of the Cai Family, is he?"
Xiao Hua's expression was calm as water. He cupped his hands and said, "This humble Daoist is Xiao Hua, a Rogue Cultivator. Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yun!"
"A Rogue Cultivator???" Yun Zichong's brows creased slightly. His eyes shifted as he glanced at Cai Zhuoxia, a faint trace of disdain lurking between his brows. Yet that disdain was so slight that others could not detect it. Then Yun Zichong smiled and cupped his