Chapter 6: Selecting Disciples

After Ma Wu finished studying those few pages, he began his training for the first time. However, he was affected by the changes he had just experienced. Consequently, Ma Wu decided not to continue his training, as he could not understand what was happening. If he were to continue training carelessly, he might end up injuring himself severely, which would be quite unfortunate.

Ma Wu tucked the ancient book into his bosom and, having spent a long time in the room, began to feel a bit restless. He decided to leave the room and was preparing to stroll around the town. Just as he stepped out of the room, he saw Jia Cui'er.

Gazing at the patterns in the ancient book, Ma Wu could not help but fall into deep contemplation. He had mastered the first few pages of the ancient text to perfection, and it took him several years to learn the patterns on just those initial pages, with each movement requiring a long time to execute properly

Ma Wuhǎo curiously walked over and saw people gathered around a stage. On the stage, there were two individuals seated at the podium, one an elderly man and the other a young man in white attire

The Xuan Yin Sect is indeed a sect of cultivating the primordial spirit. For an ordinary person, being able to enter such a sect signifies the potential to become a cultivator of the primordial spirit. To ordinary people, each cultivator appears almost like a deity; who wouldn't wish to become such a person? However, in the end, it all depends on whether one possesses a primordial spirit; otherwise, all efforts would be in vain.

After seeing Li Hu take the stage, the old man gestured towards the young man

After the radiance of the young man faded, he addressed the crowd below, saying: "This Brother Li has no primordial spirit. Is there anyone else who wishes to try? Please come up."

Jia Cui'er could no longer lose her temper in the crowd, after all, she had to maintain her lady-like image. Her gaze also turned towards the stage

Ma Wu saw a golden light suddenly emanating from the young man's body. "Indeed, it is the young man using his primordial spirit to test whether Li Hu possesses a primordial spirit," someone in the crowd remarked

Ma Wu attempted to control the flow of energy within his dantian, and gradually, under his guidance, the energy began to circulate from the dantian throughout his entire body. An indescribable feeling of comfort spread throughout him. Just as Ma Wu was enjoying this sensation, suddenly, his entire body began to feel scorching hot, as if every part was being roasted by fire. Sensing the change in his body, Ma Wu hurriedly drew the energy back towards his dantian

Just then, Ma Wu and Jia Cui'er heard, "You are quite famous." Ma Wu smiled awkwardly and said

After watching Ma Wu leave, Jia Cui'er felt her pent-up anger dissipate all at once. She also walked out and headed towards the town market

After arriving at the market, Ma Wudong wandered around several times, causing each vendor to regard him as a pickpocket and be on guard. After a while, Ma Wudong found it uninteresting and was about to head back when he noticed a crowd gathering ahead in the market, which was gradually growing larger.

Among the latest batch of disciples from the Xuan Yin Sect, the best Yuan Shen was merely of the Yellow Grade Upper Tier. However, this time there is one of the Xuan Grade, no wonder that elder and the old man with the books appeared particularly excited

Listening to what people were saying, Ma Wu roughly understood what was going on. Just after the old man finished speaking, a young man stepped onto the stage

The elder in the middle said: "Today is the day for our Xuan Yin Sect to select disciples. Anyone who wishes to join our sect may come forward to undergo the test of their primordial spirit. Those who qualify will be able to enter our Xuan Yin Sect"

Two servants were parting the crowd, and a person behind them stepped forward while shouting: "Let me give it a try." This person was none other than the lewd man from that day.

"Isn't that the most notorious scion in our town? If he can be chosen as a disciple, I will marry that Jia Cui'er." A voice from the crowd expressed disdain for the lewd man.

However, someone beside him said: "My friend, regardless of whether there is any sense of justice, you should go to Lady Jia to propose now"

Ma Wu and Jia Cui'er both recognized that the person on stage was indeed that lewd man. Each had different thoughts in mind

Jia Cui'er was just about to go to the town market to buy some colorful items to adorn herself, but unexpectedly encountered Ma Wu upon leaving her room. She noticed a spark in Ma Wu's eyes. It was precisely because Ma Wu had removed her veil that day, exposing her unattractive appearance after makeup to the crowd. This caused everyone in the town to become aware of Jia Cui'er.

The lewd man on the stage was merely there for amusement, yet he truly possessed a primordial spirit. This delighted him immensely

It began with the claim that Jia Cui'er was exceedingly ugly, and soon it spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. By the end, some said that merely looking at Jia Cui'er would make one go blind from her ugliness. Even more absurd claims emerged, suggesting that anyone who could survive after seeing her face must possess legendary cultivation skills. Thus, Jia Cui'er's name spread from this small town to even broader places.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Ma Wu's body began to undergo changes once again, slowly radiating golden light. Muscles started to contract involuntarily, piece by piece. During this session of cultivation, Ma Wu felt as if his body was transforming into a singular entity, with all movements seemingly controlled by his dantian.

"Could it be that they are tracking me here? Am I supposed to take responsibility for what happened last time? I certainly do not want to marry her just like that. I only touched her a little, after all." This was the first thought that crossed Ma Wu's mind when he realized he had bumped into Jia Cui'er.

Ma Wu looked at Jia Cui'er's face towel and couldn't help but recall the terrifying memories hidden beneath it. He dared not meet Jia Cui'er's gaze and hurriedly left the doorway after their encounter, heading towards the town market.

Ma Wu was also eager to know whether he had a primordial spirit, and his desire to ascend grew increasingly urgent. Just as he was about to prepare to ascend, he was suddenly pushed by someone else. He stumbled to the side and happened to bump into Jia Cui'er, who was also there to join the excitement. Neither of them had paid much attention to the people around them, so it was only when Ma Wu collided with Jia Cui'er that he realized this young girl was also present.

"How could someone of such caliber possess such a primordial spirit? It is truly astonishing." shouted a person alongside the librarian.

The young man stood up and walked towards Li Hu. He said to Li Hu: "Just relax for a while, and do nothing at all."

A single remark from the elder sparked a murmur of discussion among the audience

Jia Cui'er did not don that ugly mask today; her true unparalleled beauty was concealed beneath the veil on her face. Remarkably, that veil was the very one she had taken off on the day of Ma Wu.

After the lewd man took the stage, he fanned himself with a fan, even though it was still cold in early spring. His act of fanning himself was certainly not for cooling off. It was merely for show.

Under the control of Ma Wu, the stream of energy gradually flowed towards the Dantian. After passing through the Dantian, it returned to the muscles from which it originated. Once the energy was dispersed by Ma Wu, his body returned to normal. Reflecting on the sensations he had just experienced, Ma Wu couldn't help but feel a wave of apprehension.

Jia Cui'er was suddenly bumped into by someone and discovered it was Ma Wuhou. She was furious; this persistent ghost was infuriating. She wished she could skin him alive. This time, it seemed that Ma Wuhou's body had once again collided with Jia Cui'er's chest.

Ma Wu set aside his previous thoughts and looked at the stage. He shouted, "I want to give it a try too"

A statement came from the stage that left everyone in disbelief

The young man in white on the stage disregarded the actions of this person and repeated what had just happened.

"Hmph," Jia Cui'er said with a hint of playful annoyance. "Do you not know how I became famous?"

That ancient book consists of only 18 pages, and before noon, one can only practice the first m pages. The subsequent pages cannot be used to create any patterns at all

Ma Wu looked at the about-to-erupt Jia Cui'er and hurriedly said, "I didn't mean it just now. Let's keep watching."

Everyone watching the person cursing at the heavens fainted upon hearing the marriage proposal, and they couldn't help but lift that person up and raise their hands to spread the news, not out of goodwill, but simply because the position where he fell was too obstructive

I am Li Hu, here to test my primordial spirit. I wish to see if I can enter your esteemed sect to cultivate my essence. The man stands over eight feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, sword-like brows and starry eyes, truly a heroic and handsome figure

The energy flow in Ma Wu's dantian began to circulate, converging and intertwining within. At that moment, Ma Wu opened his eyes and stared at the radiance of his own body, momentarily taken aback. According to the innkeeper, this was a reaction during the invocation of the primordial spirit. However, he had never practiced any techniques related to the invocation of the primordial spirit, and even whether he possessed a primordial spirit remained unknown.

Since the departure of the shopkeeper, Ma Wu's mood has also been quite low. Having nothing to do at Lady Jia's house for several consecutive days, he began to study that ancient book.

I said, how could it be so easy to have a primordial spirit? That is something extremely rare, a one in ten thousand occurrence. Voices arose again from the crowd

Ma Wu also found it quite unexpected, but when he looked at Jia Cui'er, she appeared very calm. At that moment, as Ma Wu observed Jia Cui'er, he suddenly felt that there was something different about her face. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the face beneath the veil was somewhat exquisite.

This young man is of the lower grade of the Xuan rank in the Yuan Shen realm The moment the young man's voice fell, the audience erupted in exclamations of surprise and awe