Qian Ruishan led Qin Yu to a square.
Above the plaza, a cold light gleamed like a blade as the "Law Sea Stele," floating in mid-air, slowly opened.
It was an ancient stele, entirely white and inscribed with 90,000 soul characters, standing a thousand feet tall. Surrounding it were eighty-four Soul Lock Towers, each corresponding to a "Soul Consciousness Level".
Qin Yu had not yet stepped onto the light staircase, but no fewer than ten thousand outer sect disciples had already gathered at the foot of the monument.
Some were waiting for the assessment, some had just been eliminated, and some were there simply to observe.
The Thousand Realms Sect, one of the Five Sects of Spirit Firmament, already has as many as 30,000 outer disciples.
At this moment, at least 33,000 people have gathered here!
The appearance of Qian Ruishan, a core member of the sect and a dual-soul beauty, attracted a large number of inner disciples and mid-level envoys to watch from the outside.
And when everyone saw that she was accompanied by a young man whose clothes had not yet been changed into clan robes and whose aura was completely unwavering...
Discussion immediately ensued.
Who is that?
"There wasn't even a fluctuation of soul power... how did he get in?"
"Wait... Did Senior Sister Qian bring him here personally?"
"Are you kidding me? Is Senior Sister blind?"
However, they did not know.
That young man had just stepped into this world.
Qin Yu walked slowly forward. Above the Heavenly Stairs, the nine layers of boundary patterns rippled like waves, and three soul-locking light chains rose up, preparing to conduct soul consciousness sensing.
--First Soul Chain, sensing the "Light of Silent Consciousness".
--Second Soul Chain, observe "Shattered Domain Hidden Soul".
--Third Soul Chain, testing "Spirit-level Wave Attraction".
These three tests are the minimum requirements for entering the outer sect of the Thousand Realms Sect.
Those who pass the first Soul Chain will receive a one-star Soul Mark called "Sect Entry Command Seal," which allows them to reside in a lower-level cultivation dwelling within the sect.
Those who pass the Two Soul Chains will obtain a "Dual-Mark Spirit Talisman," possess Elementary Spirit Rank, and receive a basic cultivation technique;
Those who can pass the third soul chain are already high-level outer sect candidates and can directly register on the "Spirit Rank List" to advance to the inner sect within a hundred years.
And--
Qin Yu stood motionless beneath the first soul chain.
Qian Ruishan didn't speak, she just watched quietly.
At that moment, even the wind stopped.
The shockwaves from the first soul chain, like thunderbolts crashing against the sky, had already reached Qin Yu's brow and sea of consciousness!
At that moment, everyone thought that this boy, who didn't even have basic soul pressure, would have his soul shatter and die on the spot.
But just as the silver light was about to pierce its soul core—
A faint blue light quietly emerged from the deepest part of Qin Yu's consciousness.
Silently.
It did not Soul Rend chain, nor destroy the boundary marker, nor cause any unusual phenomena in the heavens and earth.
It simply rolled up quietly, like a spring breeze caressing snow, suppressing and dissolving nine-tenths of the invading soul, and drawing away one-tenth, leaving only the lingering remnant of the initial soul guide, which gently sank into Qin Yu's brow.
All the outside world could see was the silver patterns gradually fading, Qin Yu's clothes remaining still, his steps unwavering, and a soft soul light appearing on his forehead.
"Initial Yuan Realm." The law stele emitted a cold echo.
The entire room fell silent, then erupted like thunder:
He passed!?
"He doesn't even have any Spiritual Sense fluctuations, how could he possibly be at the Initial Yuan Realm!?"
"Wasn't that brought by Senior Sister Qian? Could it be that she had been hiding her soul all along...?"
On the platform, an elderly Soul Officer stared at Qin Yu for a long time, muttering softly:
"No... his soul domain... seems to be the Void, yet it is not the Void."
"It can suppress even a trace of the soul, yet it can condense the light of the soul's consciousness..."
"This child... is unfathomable."
Qin Yu remained calm at this moment, but only he knew that the wisp of azure light had long since subsided back into his sea of consciousness, leaving no trace.
This is not a display of power.
This is merely a "permission" for the ring.
"Initial Yuan Realm" is the first starting point in the eight major cultivation systems of Spirit Firmament. It is the lowest threshold and the mark of truly entering the Spirit Firmament sequence.
A deep, majestic light emanated from the outer gate tower of the Thousand Realms Sect:
"Test passed, granted entry to the outer sect of the Thousand Realms, and issued the Initial Order of Entering the Sect."
As the light patterns vibrated, a semi-transparent hexagonal soul pattern appeared in Qin Yu's palm, engraved with the unique Soul Seal of the Thousand Realms Sect.
Qian Ruishan remained silent until the light patterns appeared, at which point she gently withdrew her gaze.
She spoke slowly:
"Let's go. From this moment on, you will have the minimum qualification of an 'Outer Disciple of the Spirit Firmament'."
"But you are not a disciple."
"You are an exception."
The crowd in the square erupted in uproar, the envoys whispered among themselves, and the floating soul chains of the Realm Awakening Office trembled quietly.
But no one knows --
How did that "Initial Yuan Realm" breakthrough happen?
Nobody knows --
How will this "Primordial Disciple" step out of the "Boundary Beyond," enter the future, and aim for the pinnacle?
Only Qin Yu himself knew.
His true power has only just been unleashed by breaking the seal on the "Second Form".
The Spirit Firmament? This is just the beginning.