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"Becoming a disciple of the Hollow Jade Sect is pretty good. If I become a disciple of the Demon God's Sect, there will only be one more little devil in this world!"

In his opinion, whether or not the Heaven's Gift was Shentu Shun was not important, and whether or not he could join the Hollow Jade Sect was not important. As long as the Heaven's Gift did not join the Demon God's Sect, it would be a good thing for the entire world.

"Humph, if you want to use the power of the Hollow Jade Sect to protect yourself, I'm afraid the power of the Hollow Jade Sect is not enough. I am not afraid of others!"

"If you aren't Shentu Shun, then so be it. As long as you are Shentu Shun, even if you are a disciple of the Hollow Jade Sect, I will make that old fool Yin Xian hand you over!"

Thirteen years ago, Cao Ba of the Yan Sect was unwilling to give up on Shentu Shun. Even after more than ten years, he still had not given up.

When he saw that Heaven's Gift was insisting on entering the Hollow Jade Sect and wanted to protect him, Cao Ba was extremely furious. He knew that once he joined, if he wanted to obtain the Heaven's Gift, he would be obstructed by the Hollow Jade Sect and the difficulty would greatly increase.

At this moment, there were many other people with different thoughts, such as the cultivators of the Demon God's Sect who were hiding in the crowd and the demon beasts that had taken human form.

Regardless of what the crowd was thinking, Tian Ci simply ignored them. She wholeheartedly wanted to join the Hollow Jade Sect so that she could receive its advantageous protection.

Of course, at this moment, aside from seeking the protection of the Hollow Jade Sect, he also had another reason to become his apprentice. That was to make sure that he could observe Yin Xian, Su Liang, and Wen Shu through this matter.

If Senior Martial Brother wanted him to enter the Hollow Jade Sect, he must have his Senior Martial Brother's intentions. He didn't want to doubt Senior Martial Brother's decision, but he had to know if there were people in the Hollow Jade Sect who cared about him or if they had other intentions.

This matter was very important. It was not only for himself, but also for Little Dan and big brother Huo Luan.

For his own sake, after proving that he was not Shentu Shun, he wanted to join the Hollow Jade Sect. It would be of great help to him when he chose his master.

For the sake of Little Dan and big brother Huo Luan, after proving that he was Shentu Shun, through this observation, he was able to find someone for Little Dan and big brother Huo Luan to protect them before they died.

Even if everyone could guess that his goal for joining the Hollow Jade Sect was to seek protection, they would never have guessed that he had such thoughts.

However, every few seconds, he would raise his head and look hopefully at Yin Xian, Su Liang, and Wen Shu. Everyone thought that he was waiting for Yin Xian to accept him into the sect, and only he knew that he was observing their reactions.

Yin Xian was of the same opinion as everyone else. He believed that Tian Long was waiting for his affirmation. While he was observing him, Yin Xian was also trying to find a way to stabilize his Tian Ci.

A quarter of an hour later, he must have thought of something, he said.

"Little friend Tian Ci, are you clear about the rules of our school for taking in disciples?"

When other kids heard Yin Xian's words, they would definitely be very excited to think that Yin Xian had already agreed to his request. However, if Tian Ci knew that Yin Xian was thinking of a way to reject him, then it would be impossible for Yin Xian to reject him for such a long time even if he wanted to, let alone treating him like a guest.

Although he knew what Yin Xian was thinking, Tian Ci did not expose it. Instead, she remained calm and pretended not to know. After all, Yin Xian was the Acting Sect Master, so he had to think for the benefit of the sect.

"Disciple knows!"

The ceremony was a huge event, and in the past two months, there had been many discussions about the rules of the sect's disciple recruitment. He did not need to ask intentionally, because he could get the news.

"Since that's the case, why don't you take the test first!"

If one had spiritual roots, regardless of age, the sect would accept them as their disciples. If one did not have spiritual roots, as long as one was no more than fifteen years old and had a special skill, the sect would accept them as their disciples. If one did not have spiritual roots, and was over fifteen years old and did not have a special skill, the sect would not accept them as its disciples.

Originally, with Chi Dan joining the Hollow Jade Sect, it was not that troublesome. However, there was a possibility that Tian Ci was Shentu Shun, and for the benefit of the sect, before Tian Ci was able to prove her identity, Yin Xian was unwilling to accept him into the sect. That was why he purposely made it difficult for him with the sect's disciple recruitment criteria, allowing him to take the test.

Shentu Shun was thirteen years old and didn't have any spiritual roots. If he wanted to prove whether or not Shen Shun was a genius, then he would have to test his age and cultivation aptitude.

Yin Xian was able to see this point, which was why he was able to get Tian Ci to take the disciple test. It was also because Tian Ci saw this point, that she wanted the proof of identity to look reasonable.

"Alright!"

"Senior Yin Xian, after the disciple test, did you accept disciples to train in the sect?"

He knew very well what his cultivation aptitude was. If one were to say what special skills he had, it would be that he was an expert in hunting and that he didn't have any other special skills.

As for his age, it was already at the end of the year. He was almost 14 years old, but according to his senior brother, if he were to take the test, he would also be 16 years old.

Although they didn't know what method would be used to prove whether or not he was Shentu Shun, this age test and cultivation aptitude test would only be a part of it.

He didn't know what other means were there to prove his identity, but he believed that Yin Xian would know that if he passed all the tests and the test, all of them would not meet the requirements to be accepted by the sect. Yin Xian would definitely reject him as a disciple, but whether it was the disciple entrance exam or proof of identity, he couldn't refuse.

"Haha, let's talk after the test!" Yin Xian was still unable to guess what Tian Ci was thinking. However, he knew that he couldn't give her an accurate answer right now.

"Hmph, what an old fox!"

After digging a hole for Yin Xian, he actually didn't want to jump inside. Tian Ci was a bit annoyed, but he had to admit that he was still lacking in fighting spirit against these seniors. Since Yin Xian didn't fall for the trap, he must be prepared and digging again wouldn't work, so he had no choice but to do as Yin Xian asked.

"Oh, okay!"

In the end, Heaven's Gift was still a child, so it was normal for him to be a little more obedient. However, he forced the Monster King back with his words, and he even took him as his master at an inappropriate time, so no one dared to look down on him again.

"Haha, little friend Tian Ci, get up first!"

If the other party didn't want to accept him as his disciple and allowed him to kneel to him, he would ruin the reputation of the sect if word were to spread out. This was something that Yin Xian couldn't do.

Heaven's Gift had just said that if Yin Xian wasn't willing to accept him into the sect, he would rather kneel down. If he stood up now, wouldn't that be breaking his promise?

"Senior Yin Xian, I haven't even acknowledged you as my disciple. I think it's better if you kneel first!"

In the eyes of the crowd, this was a gift from heaven to become a disciple. However, it made the guests of the sect unable to kneel down.

"Haha, little friend Tian Ci, you can only take the test if you stand up first!"

"So it's like that. Then, after the disciple finishes his test, he'll kneel down again!"

Yin Xian was unwilling to accept Tian Ci as his disciple. To be honest, Tian Ci no longer wanted to kneel down. Since Yin Xian had repeatedly requested it, he could only reluctantly agree.

"Wang Heng, you'll be responsible for the test!" Yin Xian immediately let out a sigh of relief.

This Wang Heng was the elder in charge of the disciple test. Upon hearing Yin Xian's order, he immediately brought Hui Jing and the copper mirror to the front of Tian Ci.

"Little friend Tian Ci, this jade is called Hui Jing. It is used to test the cultivation aptitude of disciples. You can just place your hand on Hui Jing's palm!"

He had seen this Heaven's Crystal before. The little pill had a few of the storage pouches of the four scumbags from the Flame Sect. Compared to this piece of Heaven's Crystal, it was like the difference between heaven and earth.

He only took a glance at those few crystals once since he didn't know the use of these crystals at the time. Those crystals were too small, and he didn't see any handprints on them.

At this moment, when he saw such a big Hui Jing and that big handprint, he was slightly curious.

"Is it here?"

If those outer sect disciples with no background took the exam, dared to say one more sentence, Wang Heng would immediately become impatient. But thinking about how bestowed was a guest of the sect, even the three palms had to be polite to him, he didn't dare to put on airs, at least on the surface he had to be very courteous.

"En, that's right, this is the place!"

Since this Hui Crystal is used in the disciple test, Heaven's Gift is not afraid of any danger. Without any hesitation, his right hand wiped his body, wiped the sweat off his hand, and immediately pressed down on Hui Jing's handprint.

At that instant, Tian Ci placed her hand on Hui Jing. Almost everyone was very nervous.

There were too many people who came for Shentu Shun, and there was only one Shentu Shun. Those who praised Heaven's Gift thought they had no confidence in getting Shentu Shun, so Shentu Shun was the one who was nervous.

Those who wholeheartedly wanted to obtain Shentu Shun were very nervous because those who had seen Shentu Shun knew that he did not have any cultivation spiritual roots. They were worried that their judgement was wrong, and also worried that he had some sort of spiritual root.

At that instant, there were some people who were not nervous because they did not care about the status bestowed to them by the heavens, such as Wen Su and Hong Tao.

At that instant, there was another who was not nervous. It was a Scarlet Core, because it did not care about Heaven's Gift at all. It only stared unwaveringly at the Intellectual Crystal in Heaven's Gift's hands.

He had often heard his senior brother talk about how his latent talent was poor, and how unsuitable his cultivation was. However, he had always felt that his senior brother was too stingy and refused to teach him how to cultivate.

At that instant, he had a chance to test his aptitude because he was a bit eager for him to have good cultivation aptitude as well. He was also a bit worried that his senior did not trick him, so he was extremely nervous and had no time to care about the crowd's feelings.

Because he had not used the crystal before, he did not know what kind of reaction it would have during the test. When he placed his hand on the crystal to wait for a reaction, Hui Jing actually did not have any reaction. He was a little puzzled and tried it a few more times, but the result was the same and he was immediately dumbfounded.

"Senior, is this Hui Jing broken?"

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