To achieve immortality, I cultivate using Qi Luck

The opponent survived the next conflict, meeting the quota of five times and was sure to become an inner disciple.

However, Junior Brother Wang had only participated in one sect conflict.

But during that single time, he had nearly died, almost giving up his life.

The next time he participates, whether he could survive was also unknown.

It was precisely because of this.

That he desperately worked to secure an opportunity to venture on a common task with Brother Wu.

His purpose was to utilize this chance to build a good relationship with Brother Wu and strive to join Brother Wu in executing the sect conflict tasks next time.

He wanted the renowned Brother Wu to lend him a hand during the conflict.

Whether he lived next time would entirely depend on Brother Wu.

In such a situation, he wouldn’t offend Brother Wu just for some mortals.

"After all, the past Immortal Species of No Water City have all perished in sect conflicts and have no backing left.

Without the protection of other fellow disciples, and merely tens of thousands of mortals, their deaths would mean little.

Compared to the life of a true Immortal Master, making Brother Wu happy is most important."

Thinking this, Junior Brother Wang stopped troubling himself about those people.

At this moment, as half a timing passed, all the children from No Water City who were candidates had already gathered.

The City Lord of No Water City respectfully came to report, and then Brother Wu, with a friendly smile, allowed the other party to leave, showing none of the ruthlessness he had displayed when talking about killing and annihilating the city.

Then, once the people left, Brother Wu turned back and said indifferently to Junior Brother Wang, "Junior Brother, now that everyone has arrived, let us begin."

Junior Brother Wang hurriedly nodded, "Yes, I’ll start right now."

As he spoke, he waved his sleeve, and a spirit talisman painted by an elder of the sect flew out.

Clasping his hands together to form a magical gesture, he channeled magic power into it. The runes drawn on the spirit talisman flashed brilliantly, emitting a tremendous wave of light from within the runes, sweeping over the crowd below.

This was a rune spell used by the Immortal Sect in the Immortal Realm for large-scale root essence testing, with an accuracy exceeding 99 percent.

The spirit talisman in Junior Brother Wang’s hand was a large-sized one specially made by the sect, capable of testing fifty thousand people at once and was highly valued within the sect. Only elders at the Five Qi Towards Primordial level could craft it, and it was quite expensive.

Normally for testing, a medium-sized spirit talisman would suffice.

A medium-sized spirit talisman, which only disciples who had gathered Three Qi or more could forge, could test five thousand people.

A small-sized spirit talisman, even an ordinary disciple like Junior Brother Wang, with ten or fifteen days of effort, could craft it, and it was practically worthless.

It could only test five hundred people.

According to the sect’s rules, using a medium-sized spirit talisman required at least the detection of one Immortal Species to meet the standard.

For a large-sized spirit talisman, there had to be at least three people.

For small-sized spirit talismans, it didn’t matter.

However, typically going to a city would involve a few thousand people, so a medium-sized spirit talisman was usually used.

Last time in No Water City, a medium-sized spirit talisman was used, and it tested several thousand people, yet not a single Immortal Species was found.

For the Immortal Sect, this was considered a loss.

It wasted the efforts of a true disciple, and possibly even that of a high-ranking official in the sect, which was a mistake.

Even the testing disciple had to be accountable upon return.

This was why, after the previous inspection, No Water City was fined ten percent of its taxes as a punishment.

This time No Water City, thinking itself clever, brought over twenty thousand people, already exceeding the range of the medium-sized spirit talisman.

And generally, the disciple presiding over the selection of Immortal Species for a grand meeting would only bring one large-sized spirit talisman, two medium-sized, and four small-sized talismans.

No matter whether it was a medium or small Spirit Talisman, neither could completely assess the over twenty thousand people below.

Only by using a large Spirit Talisman could it be sufficient.

Yet, once it was used, if three Immortal Species weren’t selected, it would be a loss for the Immortal Sect.

In that case, the clever City Lord could only atone with his death.

If not even one was selected, all the citizens of No Water City would also have to atone with their lives.

This was why Brother Wu had spoken as he did earlier.

Junior Brother Wang, having joined the sect only a few years ago, didn’t understand the complexities within and thus couldn’t comprehend.

He simply mistook it for Brother Wu being naturally cruel, regarding ordinary people as ants, easy to kill at whim.

’However, this person is still sensible. Although he doesn’t understand, he knows to follow orders without objection.’

This kind of obedience has potential value for cultivation.

Next time we participate in the sect’s struggles, I can pull him up. Perhaps he can become my support within the sect in the future.’ thought Brother Wu as he glanced at Junior Brother Wang, who was focused on manipulating the Spirit Talisman and conducting the assessment.

As the light from the Spirit Talisman slowly swept across the square below,

amongst the more than twenty thousand children, those who were touched by the light began to emanate a faint glow from their spiritual platform about three inches tall.

As the light flickered, these children were subjected to a force of attraction from the Spirit Talisman, voluntarily floating towards the clouds where Brother Wu and Junior Brother Wang were.

One, two, three...

As the light from the Spirit Talisman receded, all the Immortal Species who had been determined to have the right roots flew onto the cloud. Junior Brother Wang counted the number and excitedly reported to his older brother, "Brother, there are five in total. We have exceeded our task. There will definitely be a reward from the sect."

Brother Wu glanced at the Immortal Species who had landed on the cloud, excited and fearful, and he nodded slightly, "Mhm, not bad. No Water City is indeed fortunate this time. Let’s go, bring the chosen ones back to the mountain and report to the elder."

"Yes!"

Junior Brother Wang nodded, then manipulated the Magical Artifact Cloud and flew in the direction of the Mountain Gate.

The two didn’t even think of talking more with the people of No Water City. They were just ordinary humans after all.

They left countless hopeful humans behind, watching the enigmatic and mysterious Immortal Masters drift away.

Meanwhile, the servants from the City Lord’s mansion ran to the homes of those who had been selected as Immortal Species, wearing broad smiles and respectfully inviting them to a banquet at the City Lord’s mansion.

This selection event had at last brought a gleam of hope to No Water City.

When these five Immortal Species grew up, it would provide a strong backing, certainly deserving grand celebration.

As for the families of these five Immortal Species, they had become the key channel for maintaining No Water City’s relationship with the future Immortal Masters.

They must be valued.

In a city-wide celebration, Yi Dancheng also slowly revealed his concealed form from high in the sky.

He watched the two Cultivators from Qing Mountain Pavilion departing, deep in thought, "It seems that within this Immortal Sect, the internal ruthlessness is severe. It rather has the air of a gangster’s way of cultivation, unique to smaller sects, isn’t it?"

Such blatant exploitation of disciples as seen in Qing Mountain Pavilion, Yi Dancheng had never encountered in other Immortal Sects of the Immortal Realm.

Changqing Immortal Sect and Dongyang Mountain need not even be mentioned.

These Overlord Immortal Sects have disciples with integrity, still upholding the righteous creed of exorcising monsters and demons.

The other Grand Immortal Sects with True Immortals might still not treat ordinary humans very well, but at least their disciples remain harmonious and friendly, not treating each other as mere ants.

They still manage to maintain a semblance of Immortal energy.

But small Immortal Sects like those in Qingyang Country clearly operate by the law of the jungle, treating even their disciples as crops to be harvested.

This kind of gangster cultivation was something he was seeing for the first time.

He couldn’t help but feel astonished by it.