Just as the two of them were hesitating whether they should use a secret technique to conceal their spirit roots, the old voice sounded again, "Cultivators with three colors and above, please leave."

As soon as the words were spoken, the cultivators were in an uproar, discussing the Thousand Clouds Sect's rule. They didn't even know what kind of status the sect would give, but they already stipulated that those with four or five spirit roots would be eliminated.

Could it be that cultivators with four or five spirit roots couldn't even be outer sect disciples?

"Ah, my Purple Bamboo Jade!" A beautiful female cultivator below exclaimed. Cries of surprise could be heard from all over the main hall.

Li Jinzhi looked in their direction, only to see the mottled Purple Bamboo Jade in their hands slowly disappearing.

The palace door slowly opened. The cultivators without Purple Bamboo Jade seemed to be squeezed by a huge force, but once they walked out, this huge force would disappear on its own.

Although they were unwilling, there was nothing they could do. Who asked their spirit roots to be disregarded by the sect, and they hated that they weren't disciples of big family clans?

Once the group of cultivators left, the entire main hall became much emptier, and the people who stayed behind were filled with a negative atmosphere.

Ye Cheng glanced around at the cultivators in the air, frowning slightly. No one knew what he was thinking.

Li Jinzhi asked, "What's the matter?"

Ye Cheng shook his head. "The cultivators on our level might not be the standard for the ones below."

Li Jinzhi was stunned. Just as he was thinking about this, he heard the voice again, "Cultivators with two or single colors on the first level, go up one level."

As if it was expected, the cultivators below were calm. After they did as they were told, the old voice said again, "Cultivators on the second level will be tested for spirit roots."

Li Jinzhi looked down at the cultivators below who were tested for spirit roots. The colors were still rather mixed, and there were also many cultivators with four or five spirit roots. For a moment, some were happy, while others were worried.

"Cultivators with five spirit roots can leave. Cultivators with four spirit roots can choose to leave or go down one level," the old voice said.

The authority was relaxed a little. Cultivators with four spirit roots could only go down one level, and they were not asked to leave. Cultivators with three spirit roots could still stay on the second level.

The cultivators with four spiritual roots who stayed on the second floor almost didn't think twice before heading down one floor. What a joke! They were already thankful to be able to stay on the second floor. It didn't matter whether it was the third or second floor.

The penta spirit veins were too weak. Although he was unwilling, he could only leave.

"Please have the cultivators of the highest level test their Spiritual Roots." The old voice rang out again.

When Li Jinzhi heard this, he closed his eyes and slowly ran the spiritual energy out of his dantian. Finally, it gathered along the meridians of his arm to the palm of his hand. Finally, it slowly flowed into the purple bamboo jade. The white jade body slowly released an icy white luster.

"Due to your outstanding reaction and initiative, the four spirit veins cultivators can drop by one level, the five spirit veins cultivators can drop by two levels, and the three spirit veins and two spirit veins cultivators can stay." The old voice paused for a moment, and then exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?

There was actually a cultivator with a single spiritual root this year?

Hiss, there are two more?! "

As soon as this was said, the entire hall was in an uproar, and they all looked in the direction of the highest level.

Li Jinzhi glanced at the purple bamboo jade in his palm. Its lustrous jade body exuded an icy white halo, and the icy white light in Ye Cheng's hand faintly revealed a demonic red glow.

Obviously, the old man was talking about the two of them.

Although they had considered hiding their abilities just now, since their cultivation was already enough to protect themselves, it didn't seem to be a big deal to expose their aptitude under the premise of not revealing their true strength.

After all, the purpose of their trip was to get the Thousand-Year Bone-Forging Milk. Slightly exposing their advantages was more beneficial to the purpose of this trip.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the purple bamboo jade in their hands. Some were envious, some were jealous, and some were calm. Everyone's expressions were different, but most of them were jealous. After going through a few rounds of cruel elimination, and all of them were caused by their lack of aptitude, they were naturally especially jealous when they saw the heavenly spirit veins that were favored by the Heavenly Dao.

Li Jinzhi only pursed his lips and looked away. In the blink of an eye, he saw Ye Cheng staring at him. The other party's light voice sounded in his mind. "Don't worry, these people are nothing to be afraid of. If anyone comes looking for trouble …"

After a pause, the other party's cold voice became a little sticky, as if a little embarrassed. "I will protect you!"

Li Jinzhi nodded in agreement after hearing the first part. He really didn't want to cause trouble, but under the premise of absolute suppression, these people were indeed nothing to be afraid of. However, after hearing the other party's second half of the sentence, Li Jinzhi raised his eyebrows. "Why can't I protect you?

Shouldn't I be the one to protect you when you can't change back to your original form? "

Ye Cheng pursed his lips and took half a step back under Li Jinzhi's threatening gaze. However, when the female cultivator at the side spoke, he took another step forward and blocked Li Jinzhi.

"So the two of you are the heavenly spirit veins that are one in a million."

The female cultivator tilted her head and looked at the two of them. She raised her eyebrows slightly and held her chin with one hand. Her face was full of suspicion. "Why didn't you say so just now?"

Li Jinzhi tilted his head slightly and sized up the female cultivator, but he didn't see any envy or jealousy on her face. "The Heavenly Dao's favor is nothing to be proud of."

The female cultivator was stunned. After carefully thinking about his words, the suspicion on her face faded a lot. Then, she was about to say something when she realized that the other party's position didn't seem right. "Hey, I say, why are the two of you in such a strange position? Why are you always blocking him?!" The second half of the sentence was directed at Ye Cheng.

Li Jinzhi glanced at the black figure in front of him and reached out to push the other party to the side.

Ye Cheng leaned back and blocked the other party. He said in an extremely serious tone, "I'm afraid that she'll do something to you."

“”

The female cultivator rolled her eyes and looked around. Seeing that there were still many cultivators looking at them, she couldn't help but curl her lips. "You two are really lucky. You actually have heavenly spirit veins."

Li Jinzhi didn't reply. He didn't know if he was lucky or not, but he had to fight for what he wanted. This was an eternal truth. Moreover, with his aptitude, he would be cannon fodder if he was placed in a mortal sect. Fortunately, he was the main character.

At this moment, the old voice sounded again. "Now, the Ten Thousand Sunset Sect's disciple selection has been completed. The cultivators at the bottom level are the Ten Thousand Sunset Sect's outer sect disciples. With the Purple Bamboo Jade, you can go and find the outer sect's Elder Ding. The cultivators at the second level are inner sect disciples. You can report to the inner sect's Elder Ruan. The disciples at the top level have a chance to become an elder's disciple. However, the specific opportunities are still up to you.

Go to the main hall directly. "When the old voice stopped, all the transcendence energy restrictions in the main hall disappeared. The Purple Bamboo Jade in everyone's hands also turned into jade tokens of different colors.

Li Jinzhi looked at the tokens in his hands. He could roughly guess that because of the different grades, the colors were also different.

With a burst of dizziness, the entire palace seemed to be moving quickly. After a long time, it slowly came to a stop. The doors of the palace slowly opened, and all the cultivators swarmed out. They were afraid that if they were late, such a good opportunity would be taken away by someone else.

Li Jinzhi and Ye Cheng, who were squeezed at the back, were not in a hurry. They waited leisurely at the back.

Li Jinzhi looked at the cultivators who were scrambling to be the first. He turned his head and saw that Ye Cheng was frowning because he was being pushed too hard.

He reached out and grabbed Ye Cheng's wrist. He whispered, "We'll go out later."

Then, he looked at the surging crowd. It was understandable that those cultivators would have such a reaction. It was already extremely difficult to climb to this level from being an independent cultivator. They had no family clan to rely on, and no sect to seek protection. Now that there was such a good opportunity, naturally, no one would be willing to fall behind.

And these cultivators were more ruthless and unscrupulous than those who grew up in sects. They also lacked a sense of honor for their sects. The Ten Thousand Sunset Sect needed them, but they were also wary of them.

After waiting for the people in front to leave, Li Jinzhi pulled Ye Cheng out slowly. Only then did he realize that they were already in the Ten Thousand Sunset Mountain Range. As far as the eye could see, the continuous Ten Thousand Sunset Mountain Range was surrounded by a sea of clouds. There were various palaces on the mountain peaks. It was quite a spectacular sight.

It happened to be evening at this time. The sun was setting in the west, and the continuous sea of clouds was illuminated by the sunset glow. As the sea of clouds rolled, a majestic aura poured out, making people feel like they had great ambitions out of thin air.

They happened to be on a mountain peak that was not too high. Li Jinzhi, who was hesitating about where the main hall was, was stopped by an old voice.

"My two little friends, please wait for this old man."

The people around them had already dispersed. An old man with white hair and beard slowly walked out of the palace. As his robe fluttered, he gave off the feeling of an immortal who rode the wind and returned home.

Li Jinzhi used his divine sense to sense the other party's cultivation. He found that the other party was also an early stage Yuanying cultivator.

He sized up the other party's appearance again. His pupils shrank slightly, and a few words suddenly appeared in his mind. Taibai Jinxing.

“”

Li Jinzhi stood in place and watched Taibai Jinxing cast a spell on the palace. Then, the palace slowly shrank and was put into his sleeve. Taibai Jinxing then walked towards them.

"Hehe, my two little friends, I am the Elder Bai in charge of recruiting disciples. My surname is Bai." Elder Bai's cheeks were slightly red, and he smiled wholeheartedly. "My name is Jinxing, and my courtesy name is Taibai."

Li Jinzhi opened his mouth. He wanted to greet him, but he was shocked by the other party's name. He swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He felt very uncomfortable.

Ye Cheng nodded at the other party and said, "Elder Bai, my surname is Ye, and my given name is Yu." He then pointed at Li Jinzhi. "This is my partner. Her surname is Li, and her given name is Jingzhi." As he spoke, he unconsciously frowned, then turned his head as if nothing had happened.

Li Jinzhi's expression did not seem right. In the past, when faced with such situations, he would not be distracted at all.

Could it be because he addressed the other party as his partner just now?

Jingzhi should not be so petty. It was just a form of address. Moreover, it was not too much to address him as her partner. He did not say that he was her Dao partner.

"My two little friends, are you two planning to go to the main hall?" Elder Bai asked as he stroked his small mustache.

"Yes, the two of us are planning to go to the main hall to become an Elder's disciple." Ye Cheng followed the other party's words and said, "But we don't know where the main hall is."

"Hehe, my two little friends, you don't have to look for it. That's only for cultivators with dual spirit roots. The two of you have heavenly spirit roots and mutated ice spirit roots. Naturally, you need to find a better master to guide you."

Elder Bai suddenly lowered his voice. "Moreover, you don't need to look for opportunities at all. There will be opportunities that will find you. There is an old monster in the early stage of Soul Formation in our sect who has not found a disciple yet."

Li Jinzhi and Ye Cheng looked at each other, and the fear in their hearts grew.

"Early stage of Soul Formation?!" Li Jinzhi was shocked. "Then why would he take a fancy to the two of us?"

Elder Bai smiled mysteriously. He stroked his white mustache and said mysteriously, "The two of you will know when the time comes."