The Eerie Immortal Path: Begin by Devouring Fairy Flesh

The Three Fairies didn't say much. They swiftly took action, killing the young girls whose Daoist Hearts were not firm, and then carefully collected their bodies.

"Mortals who have survived until now must have considerable Fortune, making them excellent sacrificial furnaces. Perfect to send to Senior Sister Yu," the young fairy murmured softly, patting the small pouch at her waist.

Who knows how many innocent souls were stored in that little pouch of hers.

Before long, more than ninety percent of the people in the field were dead, leaving only a few dozen survivors.

Those who survived were naturally the ones who had used human sacrificial furnaces earlier.

Even though they had witnessed countless deaths in a short period, their faces were still pale, and their breathing was rapid.

They had anticipated consequences for using mermaid flesh, but they hadn't expected the Three Fairies to be so ruthless, killing everyone without any room for negotiation!

But why did the Three Fairies do this?

The young fairy glanced at the survivors and said calmly, "I see you all have many questions and doubts. The reason is actually very simple.

The second test measures not only your aptitude but, more importantly, your temperament! You are almost halfway to becoming cultivators, so you should recognize the difference between mortals and cultivators!

You are cultivators; mortals are not your kind. If you can't even distinguish this, how can your Daoist Heart be firm?

Moreover, I have already said that mermaids are less effective for cultivation than humans, but you ignored it, choosing the less effective mermaids just to feel better. How can you achieve the Immortal Path with such hesitation?"

Her tone softened, and she smiled, "Of course, the eyesores have been cleared away. You all have firm Daoist Hearts, and I look forward to your future performance."

Hearing this, the crowd was both shocked and somewhat enlightened.

Eating humans was the final test of the Heavenly Lotus Sect. Only those who passed would be recognized as like-minded individuals.

Those who failed became sacrificial furnaces, which made a certain kind of sense.

Brandon Jiang silently gazed at the empty square, sighing inwardly.

As expected, the mermaid furnace was a trap. Fortunately, he didn't fall into it.

He quickly cleared his mind, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as the young fairy had described.

Time passed second by second. As the spiritual energy descended from the Heavenly Path, Brandon finally sensed an indescribable substance.

This substance filled the heavens and the earth, seemingly possessing infinite power, and it was now converging towards Brandon bit by bit.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy!

Brandon's heart trembled with joy!

He could indeed absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!@@novelbin@@

In this cannibalistic world, nothing was more reassuring than being able to wield great power!

Brandon suppressed his excitement and worked hard to draw the spiritual energy into his body.

The spiritual energy flowed through him like invisible light particles, and each time it passed through his body, he managed to retain a few particles, directing them into his Dantian.

Gradually, Brandon began to sense the spiritual energy in his Dantian and could even control it to some extent.

This signified the successful introduction of Qi into his body.

However, the amount of spiritual energy he had gathered was minimal, just a thin stream as fine as a hair.

It was nothing compared to the three fairies who had assessed him.

But this already made Brandon very satisfied.

Just as he was about to continue drawing more Qi into his body, he suddenly found that he could no longer sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!

The spiritual energy was gone!

Brandon panicked!

What was happening?!

Why couldn't he cultivate anymore? Was his aptitude poor, working intermittently?!

Would he fail the second test and die?!!!

A massive wave of fear engulfed Brandon, and his chaotic thoughts forcibly pulled him out of his cultivation state.

Brandon slowly opened his eyes, filled with terror, his body drenched in cold sweat.

He feared that he might be killed at any moment.

At that moment, Brandon noticed something strange. Many others around him had also opened their eyes.

Judging by their confused or terrified expressions, it seemed they were facing the same problem as him.

Even Ashley Taibai opened her beautiful eyes after a few breaths, looking somewhat puzzled.

At this moment, the young fairy spoke again.

"It seems you all have noticed that you could sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth just now, but suddenly you can't anymore.

That's because, in these two hours, you have exhausted all the life force and Fortune you absorbed.

Without a sacrificial furnace to absorb life force and Fortune, no matter how exceptional your talent, you cannot cultivate."

These words caused a stir among the crowd. Some looked at the sky, realizing it had indeed dimmed considerably.

Unknowingly, they had been cultivating for two hours.

Brandon was also in a state of shock.

In this world, cultivation couldn't rely solely on oneself but required external objects?!

Did this mean that to become stronger, he had to... absorb others?

Before Brandon could recover from this shocking revelation, the young fairy spoke again, this time gently:"But don't worry. Once you join the Heavenly Lotus Sect, as long as you work hard and complete sect tasks, you will never lack sacrificial furnaces..."

Her tone suddenly turned cold:"However... to become a disciple of the Heavenly Lotus Sect, you must first have the right aptitude. Although you have only cultivated for two hours, we three have already calculated your respective rates of spiritual energy absorption, which is enough to determine your aptitude."

The aptitude of a cultivator is classified into four grades: A, B, C, and D.

Grade A aptitude is rare, seen only once in decades. If such a person doesn't die prematurely, they will have a smooth path to becoming an Elemental Infant Stage ancestor, without any bottlenecks.

Grade B aptitude is a rare talent, with no bottlenecks until reaching the Golden Elixir Stage.

Grade C aptitude is average, with the potential to become a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.

As for Grade D aptitude, even the best of Grade D will struggle to reach Foundation Establishment, and the worst of Grade D can't even reach the first level of Qi Refining.

Now, I will announce your aptitude grades.Those with Grade C and above can become disciples of the Heavenly Lotus Sect. Those below Grade C are worthless trash."

Brandon and everyone present couldn't help but feel anxious.

Until now, they had no idea whether their aptitude was high or low. The next moment would determine their fate.

The young fairy didn't keep them in suspense and directly announced the results.

"Mary Liu, Grade C aptitude."

"Sarah Wang, Grade C aptitude."

"Karen Yang, Grade D aptitude."

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At this point, the young fairy paused, stretched out her hand, and grabbed Karen Yang, ignoring her pleas and screams, and crushed her to death, stuffing her into her waist pouch.

Then, as if nothing had happened, she continued to announce the aptitudes of the others.

One by one, the girls were named, with nearly thirty percent failing to meet the standard and being killed on the spot.

Those who qualified were mostly Grade C, with only a few being Grade B.

Perhaps among the tens of thousands of initial candidates, some had higher than Grade C aptitude, but unfortunately, they hadn't made it to this stage, so their aptitude remained unknown.

As more names were called, the psychological pressure on Brandon grew, almost to the point of agony.

Finally, the young fairy's gaze fell on Brandon:

"Brandon Jiang, your aptitude is..."

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