The bald man’s figure was reflected in the ancient mirror, which shone with golden light. A line of golden characters appeared on the mirror’s surface.

“Wang Teng, Heavenly Level aptitude, Vajra Holy Body.”

Wow.

The thirty thousand candidates were in an uproar.

It turned out he was indeed of the Vajra Holy Body, not lying.

Wang Teng already knew the result, and he became even more smug.

He, Wang Teng, would one day become a great figure, the Human Emperor.

“Which Ancestor or Elder intends to take this person as a disciple?”

Xia Ningxue first looked at the Ancestors of the Guanghan Sacred Land.

If the Ancestors wanted to take a disciple, ordinary Elders could not compete with them.

The level of cultivation resources they could provide was not in the same league.

Xia Ningxue’s question to the Ancestors and Elders indicated that she did not plan to take a disciple.

Wang Teng’s face changed.

A genius as excellent as he was, a fine seedling for a future Human Emperor, yet the Guanghan Palace Master didn’t fancy him?

How could this be possible?

Wang Teng had to place his hopes on the Ancestors of Guanghan Palace.

Becoming a direct disciple of a Great Power in the Longevity Immortal Realm would grant him a prestigious status in the Guanghan Sacred Land.

However, the Ancestors of Guanghan Palace showed no interest.

Now, Wang Teng was anxious.

How was it that the Guanghan Palace Master didn’t appreciate his Vajra Holy Body, and these Ancestors were also indifferent?

Was his Vajra Holy Body so worthless?

Although Xia Ningxue and the Ancestors of Guanghan did not take disciples, for the ordinary Elders, the Vajra Holy Body was considered a treasure.

An Elder in the Divine King Realm from Guanghan Sacred Land’s eyes lit up: “I am skilled in the Dao of Body Tempering. If you become my disciple, your future achievements can be as great as mine. Are you willing to apprentice?”

Wang Teng’s face flushed. Since Xia Ningxue and the Ancestors of Guanghan did not take disciples, he had to apprentice to a Divine King Realm Elder.

If he refused, he would have to leave Guanghan Sacred Land.

“Wang Teng pays respects to Master.”

“Good, good, good. If you follow the Body Tempering methods I provide, in time, your divine skill will reach great accomplishment, and even a Divine King won’t be able to break your defense.”

The Elder from Guanghan Sacred Land stroked his beard, very pleased with this disciple.

Although the disciple was not very willing, the Vajra Holy Body was indeed an acceptable special physique.

Alas, Xia Ningxue and the Ancestors’ discerning eyes deemed the Vajra Holy Body unworthy.

“The Vajra Holy Body is said to be like a body of profound iron, unbreakable by a thousand methods, but in front of my Barbarian King Body, it is nothing. It would be smashed by my fists.”

The burly man with the Barbarian King Body dismissed the Vajra Holy Body with disdain.

His Barbarian King Body, filled with powerful explosive force, would shatter the Vajra Holy Body with ease.

Another batch of candidate disciples went up to test their physiques, but Xia Ningxue still showed no intention of taking disciples.

Finally, it was the turn of the one with the Barbarian King Body.

The man with the Barbarian King Body stood over two meters tall, like a giant bear, his muscular frame brimming with terrifying explosive power.

Though still only at the Earth Immortal Realm, there was no doubt he possessed a special physique, one leaning towards tyranny.

As expected, the ancient mirror once again shone with golden light. The golden light was even brighter than Wang Teng’s, and a line of golden characters emerged.

“Gu Xiong, Heavenly Level aptitude, Barbarian King Body.”

Gu Xiong surveyed the crowd, proud and strong.

The level of the Barbarian King Body was clearly higher than that of the Vajra Holy Body.

“The Barbarian King Body is rare, possibly a descendant of an Ancient Great Power.”

“This one’s root bone isn’t bad.”

“He might achieve something great in the future.”

The Ancestors of Guanghan Palace were more or less moved.

The Barbarian King Body was indeed a quite impressive special physique.

“Xue’er, are you satisfied?”

Li Heng looked at Xia Ningxue.

This disciple recruitment ceremony prioritized Xia Ningxue the highest, then the Ancestors.

Xia Ningxue shook her head.

Although the Barbarian King Body had high potential, it couldn’t compare to Lu Qinglian or Ning Qianqian, could it?

Not even the Barbarian King Body was accepted?

Both Gu Xiong and the other candidates were shocked.

The Barbarian King Body was already an exceptionally high-potential special physique, yet the Palace Master still wouldn’t take him as a disciple?

What level of disciple was the Guanghan Palace Master looking for?

In the end, a Greatly Accomplished God-King Realm Ancestor took the Barbarian King Body as a disciple.

The Vajra Holy Body and Barbarian King Body were both passed over, as was the young master in white with the Shao Yang Body.

The three previously confident geniuses were now dejected.

The other candidates also failed to catch Xia Ningxue’s discerning eye.

“My disciple, your expectations are too high, clearly influenced by that boy Lu Changsheng. At this rate, when will you find a suitable disciple?”

Li Heng couldn’t help but worry.

Although each generation of Guanghan Palace Masters recruited under harsh conditions, it wasn’t always necessary to find such monstrous talents within the top three of the Qilin Ranking. Having a couple of direct disciples within the top hundred of the Qilin Ranking was sufficient, sometimes even taking on a few within the top thousand.

For example, before taking Xia Ningxue as a disciple, the highest-ranking disciple under Li Heng, Jiang Yue Fairy, had only reached thirty on the Qilin Ranking.

But according to Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue’s recruitment standards, each disciple needed to have the potential to reach the top three of the Qilin Ranking.

Such disciples were hard to come by.

The Immortal Realm wasn’t only home to Guanghan Palace Sacred Land.

Seeing that all thirty thousand candidates were about to complete their testing and Xia Ningxue still hadn’t taken a disciple, these candidates and the forces behind them began to grumble.

“Didn’t the Guanghan Palace Master plan to take disciples? How is it that none of us, outstanding talents from thousands of miles away, can catch the Palace Master’s eye?”

“Could it be the Guanghan Sacred Land is toying with us and we have all been deceived?”

“We demand an explanation from the Guanghan Sacred Land.”

The candidates and their backers started to protest.

They had come from afar, at any expense, just to become disciples under the Guanghan Palace Master, clinging to even the slightest hope.

But when not a single one was accepted by the Guanghan Palace Master, were there truly no candidates out of these thirty thousand with the qualifications to meet their disciple requirements?

“Ziling, don’t run around. This is the disciple recruitment ceremony. If you cause trouble, I won’t be able to protect you.”

A female disciple of Guanghan Palace, like the other disciples tasked with maintaining order at the recruitment ceremony, noticed a little girl squeezing through the crowd to find her, and became worried.

At the recruitment ceremony, the Palace Master and all the Ancestors and Elders were in attendance, so nothing could go wrong.

The little girl, in a tender voice, said, “Sister, I’m worried something will happen to you, so I came to find you.”

Nearby, the elder overseeing order looked stern: “Mu Lian, what’s going on? Quickly take her away.”

The Palace Master and all the Ancestors and Elders were watching.

Mu Lian, the female disciple in question, hurriedly picked up the little girl and apologized to the elder: “Disciple will take her away immediately.”

“Hold on.”

Just as the female disciple and the little girl were about to leave, Xia Ningxue, who had been dissatisfied with all thirty thousand candidates, finally spoke.

The elder overseeing order’s face changed, quickly pledging guilt to the Palace Master: “This Elder failed in managing the disciples and disrupted the order. Please punish me, Palace Master!”

Mu Lian also hurriedly admitted her mistake: “The disciple failed to watch over the adopted child, disturbing the recruitment ceremony. Please punish me instead of her. Her background is pitiful, she shouldn’t suffer more.”

The little girl seemed to realize her actions had caused trouble for Mu Lian, so she knelt in Xia Ningxue’s direction with a tender voice: “It’s Ziling’s fault, don’t blame Sister.”

Xia Ningxue studied the little girl and asked, “Did you find her outside?”

Mu Lian replied, “Reporting to the Palace Master, while the disciple was on a mission for Weilong Academy in the Eastern Immortal Realm, I encountered two Human Dynasties at war, with rivers of blood and millions of cultivators and soldiers perishing. Her parents also died in the chaos. Seeing she was the only survivor, destined to die if left unattended, I brought her back to the Sacred Land.”

Xia Ningxue fell silent.

She recalled the scene of herself being adopted by Su Qian’er when she was young.

Back then, Xia Ningxue was just a little girl, her immature face smeared with dirt and blood, surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

How very similar.

Su Qian’er also sighed deeply, moved by the scene.

Xia Ningxue seemed to make up her mind: “This Palace Master has decided not to punish her, but to take her as a disciple.”

“What?!”

All thirty thousand candidates were shocked.

These proud sons of heaven could not sway the Guanghan Palace Master, yet she chose a six or seven-year-old girl as a direct disciple?

They simply couldn’t accept it.