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Chapter 1672: Under-the-Table Dealings

Release time 2025-03-06 01:47:12

There are many onlookers, but most of them are just here to watch the spectacle. 。Meanwhile, inside the venue, there were also quite a number of people lining up to take the stage and test their cultivation aptitude. At least over three hundred people had gathered. 。Most of the people in line are parents with children, and the oldest child wouldn’t be older than eighteen. 。Fang Yu, accompanied by Xiao Xi’er, successfully squeezed into the back of the line. 。
“Brother Fang, what are we queuing up for?” Xiao Xi’er was still a little confused and asked. 。”Later, you’ll go on stage to test your qualifications…” Fang Yu briefly explained the situation to Xiao Xi’er. 。
Xiaoxier only half understood, just nodding. 。
As soon as the two of them joined the queue, over a dozen other parents with their children lined up behind them. 。”So early in the morning, there are already so many people. Could all the children in the city be here to test their aptitude?” Fang Yu said in surprise. 。Hearing this, a scruffy middle-aged man at the front turned his head and said, “Of course! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Whether you have the qualifications or not, come and take the test!” 。”If the child really has cultivation talent and is recruited as a disciple by Yaochi Holy Land, that would be such an honor!”
“Isn’t that like a lottery? Does Yaochi Holy Land really have no requirements for recruiting disciples?” Fang Yu asked curiously. 。”Of course, there are no entry requirements, and we’re simultaneously accepting disciples in all eighteen cities of the Eastern Region.” 。”Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people here,” the man said. 。”That efficiency is pretty low, with so many people coming to test, there’s only one magic artifact set up on stage for testing…” Fang Yu said. 。”Well, we can’t ask for too much. It’s already a great opportunity for us commoners to have a chance to visit such a prestigious immortal sect like the Yaochi Holy Land! Just standing in line is nothing.” The man chuckled and said. 。Then, he saw the little stream beside Fang Yu and smiled: “This is your sister, right? She’s so cute, she looks like she has a good chance of being recruited.” 。Your son is good too. 。”Fang Yu glanced at the little fat boy in front of the man and said:” 。”Haha, actually I think he has no chance. Not many of our family’s three generations of cultivators…” 。“A man laughed” 。”It’s all about drawing lots, everyone has a chance to win.” 。”Fang Yu smiled faintly.” 。As the two talked, the group slowly moved forward. 。During the conversation, Fang Yu learned that the man in front of him was surnamed Liu and named Liu Cheng. 。
His son, whose given name was Liu Bai and whose nickname was Pating, was only seven years old. 。Liu Cheng is very talkative and chatted with Fang Yu about everything under the sun, hitting it off really well. 。Perhaps the sound of their conversation was a little loud, causing the woman in front of Liu Cheng to turn her head around with an unhappy expression. 。Can you two please be quiet? 。“The woman glanced at Fang Yu and Liu Cheng, a trace of disdain flashing in her eyes. She frowned and said,” 。”Sorry, sorry…” Liu Cheng’s face changed, and he immediately spoke. 。Fang Yu saw Liu Cheng’s expression change a lot, and he looked puzzled. 。”This woman is a relative of the city lord of Yunyang, she’s powerful and influential. The two of us should keep our voices down and not provoke her.” 。”Liu Cheng whispered,” 。Fang Yu glanced at the woman and saw a man standing in front of her who obviously looked over twenty years old. 。”Aren’t you only recruiting children under 18? This one looks way older than that, doesn’t he?” Fang Yu asked. 。”Shh…” Liu Cheng immediately motioned for silence, lowering his voice. “Don’t talk about her…” “Okay” 。”Fang Yu nodded” 。That’s it, the two stopped chatting. 。The team kept moving forward, the process was fast, and after a while there were only over thirty children left in front. 。
Fang Yu also came to a position where he could see the stage situation by raising his head. 。At this point, a teenage boy walked onto the stage and stood in front of the mirror. 。。”Whoosh!”
A flash of white light flickered across the boy. 。No spiritual root, next one <<
。“The nun said impassively,” 。The boy immediately went off the stage, and the next girl went on. 。
The same method, another flash of light. 。No spiritual roots, next one. 。The nun spoke. 。Thus, seven children came on stage one after another, all bathed in white light, and none possessed spiritual roots. 。Each child’s time on stage is no more than ten seconds, and the efficiency is actually quite high. 。But Fang Yu kept staring at the mirror on the stage, then at the proud female cultivator, her brows furrowed. 。There’s something fishy going on. 。That mirror was indeed a magical artifact. Its original function was to measure a person’s reaction to spiritual energy to some extent, thereby determining whether their cultivation aptitude was strong enough. 。However, just now, seven children went on stage one after another, and all of them tested without spiritual roots. 。This is definitely wrong. 。To Fang Yu’s view, although the seven children couldn’t be considered to have powerful spiritual roots, at least they had spiritual roots. Strictly speaking, they all possessed the aptitude for cultivation. 。But under the nun’s control, the mirror only reflected white light, directly eliminating these children. 。Just as Fang Yu was deep in thought, another child came on stage. 。As soon as the child stepped onto the stage, a buzz of conversation arose around him. 。The lord’s in-law, the young master of the Luo family, is on stage! Fang Yu also looked up at the stage. 。A boy, about fifteen years old and dressed in fine clothes, walked onto the stage and stood before a mirror. 。Upon seeing the boy, the nun clearly offered a faint smile. 。
Then, once more, urge the mirror 。”Whoosh!” A beam of light shone on the boy, flashing yellow before slowly transforming into blue!Seeing this, a gasp arose from the surrounding crowd. 。Superior spiritual root, excellent cultivation aptitude, qualified to enter Yaochi Holy Land. 。The female nun spoke. 。As soon as these words were uttered, the surroundings erupted in gasps and applause. 。As expected of the young master of the Luo family, he is indeed extraordinary! On stage, the boy did not leave, but instead walked directly to the group of female disciples behind him. 。”Oh, I’m so envious. There are only three spots left today.” 。”Liu Cheng sighed with emotion,” 。”Wasn’t it said that twenty disciples would be recruited?” Fang Yu asked in confusion. 。”Yeah, four a day, spread over five days. That’s it once we’re done.” 。Liu Cheng said. 。”I see.”
。Fan Yu nodded and narrowed his eyes slightly. 。He originally thought that the Yaochi Sacred Land’s recruitment of disciples was truly barrier-free and fair. 。
But now it seems like there’s something fishy going on everywhere. 。Saying it’s barrier-free is actually just wasting the time of ordinary people. 。The disciples who are to be recruited have probably already made arrangements in secret. 。They just need to step onto the stage, and then the female cultivator will use a mirror to project various rays of light from the child, after which they will be judged as having excellent spiritual roots and enter the Yaochi Holy Land. 。Of course, this might not be the idea of the high-level officials in Yaochi Holy Land. It’s more likely that those responsible for recruiting disciples want to accept bribes that lead to such a situation. 。Since you want to play dirty, then I guess I have no choice but to cheat. 。Fang Yu’s eyes flickered slightly, thinking to himself. 。In fact, Fang Yu had just glanced at the children queuing up, and almost all of them possessed a little bit of spiritual root, but they were not outstanding, quite ordinary. 。To enter a holy land like Yaochi, a fourth-level immortal sect, is indeed not qualified enough. 。Children selected through private transactions have poorer spiritual roots!