"Still, it's fortunate that he hasn't even entered the first layer of Qi Cultivation! And he has a lightning-attribute physique, precisely fitting the requirements of our Thunder Control Sect. Otherwise..." As the little girl spoke, she clapped her hands and took a communication talisman from her storage pouch. With a surge of spiritual power, it flew away.
She then asked the cultivator, "Fellow Daoist, are you also here for the selection?"
"Me?" The cultivator pointed at his own nose and gave a bitter smile. "At my age, with this cultivation... how could I still speak of joining the Thunder Control Sect?"
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist does know himself well. However, this is an opportunity our Thunder Control Sect encounters only once in ten thousand years. Anyone who comes to Thunder Peak may be tested. Fellow Daoist might as well give it a try!" The little girl spoke with orderly clarity, winning the admiration of those nearby. Even Xiao Hua, though standing some distance away, nodded to himself.
Hearing this, the cultivator nodded slightly as well and took the Spirit Seeker. A dim crimson glow flashed forth, slowly extending less than an inch before stopping. The cultivator's face flushed red at the sight.
"Oh, Fellow Daoist has a fire attribute!" The little girl nodded. "Fellow Daoist may try circulating your spiritual power!"
"Huh? He can circulate his spiritual power? Why wasn't that cultivator earlier allowed to?" Xiao Hua's eyes rolled, and he immediately understood. The previous cultivator had emitted a pale blue glow; according to the Five Elements, he ought to have had a water attribute. Since that clashed with the Thunder Control Sect's cultivation methods, there was naturally no need for him to circulate his spiritual power!
The cultivator did as instructed and circulated his spiritual power, but even when his