"This is..."
Li Xian looked at the information.
"Every thousand years, the Purple Heavens Dao Palace holds an examination for disciples from its branches in every Immortal Dynasty throughout the Human Race. Anyone who passes could be called a genius back home."
Li Tiangui smiled. "The preliminary rounds concluded not long ago. The finals will take place over the next three years, with ten thousand talented True Immortals from across the Human Race competing for their final rankings. The top ten will all qualify to enter the Purple Heavens Secret Realm. If they can keep pace with the secret realm's progress throughout, they will become Peerless Celestial Immortals at the very least."
"The Dao Examination."
Li Xian had heard of it.
Qin Li and Qingmu, who had joined the Great Luo Immortal Sect not long ago, had chosen to pursue further studies there precisely because they had failed the examination, hoping to challenge the next round a thousand years later.
Other factions held similar examinations.
The Sharpened Edge Tower's Myriad Victories Contest, the Void Heaven Palace's Genius Battle, the Myriad Things Commerce's Summit Gathering, and so on were all essentially intended to select geniuses.
Compared with the other factions, however, the Purple Empyrean Dao Palace already excelled at teaching disciples and academic research, giving it somewhat greater influence than the others.
"Come to think of it, eighty percent of Supreme Celestial Immortals emerged from the secret realms of the major factions. The remaining twenty percent are children of Golden Immortals or descendants of Great Powers. Someone like you, who rose above the rest through his own abilities, is truly rare."
Li Tiangui continued, "Among the top ten True Immortals in every Purple Heavens Dao Examination, one or two promising youngsters always emerge. This year's batch is said to be the