The Creation Branch of the Purple Heavens Dao Palace's Great Yao headquarters, Nine Emperors City.
Qin Li and Qingmu walked out of the branch, looking somewhat dejected.
Several True Immortals of similar cultivation realms accompanied them.
This was the Purple Heavens Dao Palace's once-in-a-thousand-years disciple assessment, open to every Immortal Dynasty across the entire territory of the Human Race.
Those who passed could become disciples of the Purple Heavens Dao Palace and pursue their studies at its local Dao institutes. Those who distinguished themselves would be sent to headquarters for further training. Judging by their expressions, however, the two had clearly failed.
"Why has even the Creation Institute raised its assessment standard to five-star True Immortal? It's not one of the four advanced branches-Primordial Unity, Great Luo, Limitlessness, and Space-Time. True Immortals like us who proved the Dao through the Creation Great Dao aren't good at fighting to begin with. A five-star standard... wouldn't we have to cultivate our immortal arts to the seventh layer just to stand a chance?" Qin Li said helplessly.
"You're better off than I am. Your attainment in immortal arts is exceptional. I only earned my four-star True Immortal certification by pulling strings to rent a top-tier immortal artifact." Qingmu sounded somewhat regretful. "Had I known, I would have listened to the elders of my lineage and spent more time building myself up at the Earth Immortal stage, forging a Great Luo foundation... or at least a Primordial Unity foundation..."
Qin Li glanced at his friend.
His friend's lineage still had elders who could offer advice, but his...
Although his lineage was one of the six major powers in his home city, it actually had only one True Immortal. In Nine Emperors City, it was little different from an ordinary minor lineage. By now, with