On the second day of the second month, in the year 12,345 of the New Tianyuan Calendar,
The sky above Flying Dragon Mountain was cloudless for ten thousand miles. Numerous young cultivators ascended the mountain together, the candidates taking part in this Academy assessment.
Most of the young cultivators climbed alone, while some had elders from their clans or sects accompanying them, hoping to watch the excitement.
An enormous arena had already been set up on the summit. At its head stood the teacher Cao Ziwei, with four Academy students behind him.
Lin Jing wore white robes with a gourd at his waist; Zi Ling'er wore flame-patterned alchemist robes, the fragrance of alchemical energy drifting from her; Yuan Jing wore pure black robes and carried a longsword on his back; and Xu Zhizhi wore a long blue-green robe, his face refined and scholarly.
"That is the Academy's teacher, Cao Ziwei. They say his cultivation is at Nascent Soul Great Perfection, and he is skilled in the art of reading fortune!" An elder introduced Cao Ziwei to his junior:
"They say that once, when Mister Cao returned to his lineage, a younger member was seeking a husband, so she asked him to vet the candidates. With just one look, he recommended someone with an innate Mortal Physique from among a crowd of geniuses, saying his 'fortune would bring prosperity to his wife.' In the end, she gave up a suitor with a special constitution and chose this Mortal Physique. And guess what? Those two people with innate Mortal Physiques actually had a child with an 'innate thunder spirit body'! That is one of the fiercest innate spirit bodies!"
"After that, many women from cultivation lineages liked to pay Mister Cao a handsome sum to vet their prospective husbands. If you catch