When those four intense beams of light burst forth, Han Li and another Foundation Establishment elder in charge of testing Foundation Establishment cultivators were instantly stunned.
“Top-grade metal cultivation talent, plus top-grade water cultivation talent and top-grade fire cultivation talent!”
“And even top-grade soul cultivation talent!”
“This is unbelievable!”
The Foundation Establishment elder stared at those four intense beams, his eyes full of disbelief. Then he turned his gaze to Qi Ping, his eyes filled with shock.
In the Qingyuan Sect, those with top-grade cultivation talent were not few, but having four top-grade cultivation talents was rare—especially since Qi Ping’s soul talent was equally high, which meant his comprehension would certainly not be poor either.
Moreover, Qi Ping had already cultivated to late Foundation Establishment. He had essentially already grown up. If he continued to grow smoothly, the next step would be the Golden Core!
Golden Core potential!
What kind of concept was that?
One had to know that the Qingyuan Sect only produced a Golden Core cultivator once every few hundred years—sometimes even less! Only very rarely did they appear more frequently.
Han Li, wearing the demeanor of a modest gentleman, also stared at Qi Ping in shock. He had never expected that the person he casually brought in would be so terrifying!
One had to know that he himself only had one top-grade wood cultivation talent!
But this was also good for him—recruiting top-tier geniuses for the sect came with rewards. Moreover, this Daoist Friend Ya had given him a good first impression. If he could befriend him or draw him into his own faction, that would be good too.
However, the testing crystal could only measure specific spiritual energy cultivation talent. What kind of physique talent it was required specific examination and deduction. There were over ten million types of physique talents in the cultivation world—no single testing crystal could measure them all.
“Daoist Friend Ya, your cultivation talent is truly extraordinary—if not seen once in a thousand years, it’s at least rare among your peers. Given time, the Golden Core is within reach!” Han Li praised after suppressing the shock in his heart.
“You flatter me, Daoist Friend Han. If I’m fortunate enough to join the sect, I’ll need your guidance in the future!”
Qi Ping was not arrogant because of this, but responded humbly and politely.
“That goes without saying. The talent test is definitely no problem!” Han Li paused, then continued:
“Daoist Friend Ya, next is the Heart-Questioning Mirror test. This is one of our sect’s spiritual treasures passed down for tens of thousands of years. It can identify those with ill intentions. When the artifact spirit inside asks you questions later, you must answer truthfully. Below the Nascent Soul stage, no one can escape its detection.”
“Alright!”
Following Han Li’s instructions, Qi Ping sat down somewhat nervously before the Heart-Questioning Mirror.
He did not have much confidence in this test. Fortunately, this kind of test was limited to questioning and would not invade his soul—otherwise, Qi Ping would absolutely immediately manipulate his tree-person clone to self-destruct.
Soon, a surge of spiritual power enveloped Qi Ping.
When Qi Ping entered it, Han Li and the Foundation Establishment elder exchanged a glance, seeing shock and anxiety in each other’s eyes.
Because if Qi Ping passed the Heart-Questioning Mirror test, as long as he made good choices within the sect and aligned himself with the right faction, he would inevitably receive corresponding resource support. His hope of achieving the Golden Core was not small.
But if Qi Ping failed the test, he would probably be dealt with here today—because the Qingyuan Sect would absolutely not allow someone with such high talent but hostile to the Qingyuan Sect to leave this place.
As time passed bit by bit, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.
Until at some moment, the test stopped, and a piece of information emerged from the Heart-Questioning Mirror.
【Pillar of the Sect】
Once the evaluation appeared, Han Li and the Foundation Establishment elder were stunned again!
They even doubted whether their eyes were playing tricks on them. They had thought that someone with Qi Ping’s talent daring to join the Qingyuan Sect was unlikely to be a spy, but they had absolutely never expected it to be “Pillar of the Sect”!
This evaluation represented that the Heart-Questioning Mirror gave Qi Ping high affirmation, believing Qi Ping was worthy of key cultivation!
Few people could obtain this evaluation upon just joining the sect. Most received the single word 【Ordinary】—meaning neither loyal nor disloyal.
After Qi Ping withdrew from the Heart-Questioning Mirror’s power, his eyes were also full of surprise.
He had actually obtained the “Pillar of the Sect” evaluation!
And the reason for all this was that he answered that he sincerely wanted the Qingtian Domain and the Qingyuan Sect to become stronger! The Qingtian Domain could also become a more powerful region under the Qingyuan Sect’s management!
At the same time, he expressed his disgust for those who intended to destroy the Qingyuan Sect and the Qingtian Domain—he would absolutely not tolerate such people!
“Pillar of the Sect! Interesting…” Qi Ping thought to himself.
He had not expected that answering the question from the perspective of the Qingtian Domain and the Qingyuan Sect would actually earn him such a high evaluation!
The reason he answered this way was because the stronger the Qingtian Domain became, the more heavenly and earthly power he could mobilize, and the greater the blessings he would receive.
Only if the Qingyuan Sect was strong enough could it hold this region. If the Qingyuan Sect fell, the Qingtian Domain would inevitably fall into chaos!
And the strength of the Qingtian Domain absolutely could not be separated from good management. In its daily management, the Qingyuan Sect had undoubtedly proven its own powerful administrative and economic development capabilities—something even Qi Ping felt inferior about. When he first transmigrated to this world and was rescued by Old Man Zhou, it was because of this management that he experienced his most peaceful and safe few years.
The only thing that truly stirred killing intent in Qi Ping was those true bone-sucking parasites within the Qingyuan Sect!
It was precisely the existence of these parasites that led to the Immortal Alliance running rampant, causing the Qingtian Domain to grow weaker day by day!
And the artifact spirit of the Qingyuan Sect’s Heart-Questioning Mirror treasure did not belong to anyone’s control—it simply thought from the perspective of the Qingyuan Sect.
So when Qi Ping answered the question from the perspective of the overall prosperity of the Qingtian Domain and the Qingyuan Sect, he directly obtained the 【Pillar of the Sect】evaluation.
“Back then, the silver-masked Golden Core cultivator gave me that inner disciple token probably because he thought I had killed quite a few Qingyuan Sect people and would inevitably harbor hostility toward the Qingyuan Sect, unable to pass the Heart-Questioning Mirror test…”
“But he probably never imagined that I don’t actually harbor hostility toward the Qingyuan Sect. What I truly want is a Qingyuan Sect and Qingtian Domain that grows stronger under my control.”
“Only those parasites are the ones who truly provoke my hostility. But from the perspective of the treasure Heart-Questioning Mirror, eliminating parasites is simply something that should be done anyway…”
Thinking of this, a hint of amusement rose in Qi Ping’s heart.
Who could have imagined that the infamous Daoist Feng, who had caused such a huge commotion in the Qingtian Domain and committed such a massive slaughter, would actually be evaluated as a “Pillar of the Sect” by the Qingyuan Sect’s Heart-Questioning Mirror?
He just wondered—if one day these people learned that Daoist Feng had actually become a pillar of the Qingyuan Sect, what would they think?
“Congratulations, Daoist Friend Ya!”
After Qi Ping emerged from the Heart-Questioning Mirror’s power barrier, Han Li and the Foundation Establishment elder congratulated him with envious eyes.
The Qingyuan Sect had a long-standing sect rule: anyone evaluated as a “Pillar of the Sect” by the Heart-Questioning Mirror and with superior talent must be given key cultivation by the current sect leader!
