The Silent Ancient City
Time gradually passed. A day later, Qin Nan arrived as promised.
Several enormous cities covered in immortal glows floated in the air ahead.
At the center of the cities was a rather eye-catching city over nineteen thousand zhang tall. It was made of some kind of starlight ore with a formidable aura.
The enormous city was none other than the Silent Ancient City, one of the twenty-three ancient cities under the Sky Taihuang Sect. Any cultivator was allowed to enter it.
Qin Nan shifted his gaze to the back of the cities.
As far as his eyes could see, there were all kinds of strange glows and immortal intents lingering in the air.
It was like an illusionary gate. Once someone stepped through it, they would enter a whole new world.
The 'world' was the Sky Taihuang Sect.
Every Supreme Daoism faction, the factions under the Peerless Rulers, and other factions were different. Their locations and other things were located deep inside the Heavens and Earth.
Unlike the Silent Ancient City, cultivators from other places had to complete certain quests or pay a certain price to enter the Sky Taihuang Sect.
"According to the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Badge, the Sky Taihuang Sect has nineteen Blessed Immortal Lands and two Dao Seeking Lands."
Qin Nan's eyes flickered.
He was very interested in the Dao Seeking Lands and the Arts of Dao Seeking they mentioned.
"I should ask Qiu Hong about it."
Qin Nan murmured. He flew into the Silent Ancient City with a flicker.
As soon as he set foot in the city, a faint woody fragrance entered his nose.
Even though there were quite a lot of cultivators coming and going, and all kinds of voices were echoing in his ears, his heart was calmed and at ease.
"There are indeed quite a lot of experts here."
Qin Nan observed his surroundings as he walked.
The cultivators in the city were mostly in the Earth God Realm and Heaven God Realm. There were quite a number of Human Immortals too.
He also sensed two terrifying auras deep inside the city. They were most likely the Earth Immortals guarding the place.
"The top ten core disciples!"
"The trial to become an outer disciple of the Sky Taihuang Sect!"
"You only need ten thousand Celestial Stones, and I can tell you how to become an outer disciple!"
The vendors on both sides of the road were all related to the Sky Taihuang Sect, regardless of what they were doing.
"What's going on over there?"
After a while, Qin Nan stopped in his tracks with curiosity in his eyes.
In front of them was a six-storied palace, and at the entrance of the palace was a training ground with a radius of more than a thousand feet.
There were more than three hundred cultivators with different cultivation bases on the dojo.
At the very front stood a golden pillar that was over 30 meters tall and covered in immortal patterns.
A Human God placed his hand on the golden pillar. His forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"Low-grade acquired immortal root."
On both sides of the golden pillar stood two disciples in white robes.
One of them said indifferently with an expressionless face.
The Human God Realm cultivator let out a sigh upon hearing this. An Earth God Realm cultivator stepped forward from the crowd behind with a nervous look.
"Is this a test for immortal roots? I'll go and give it a try. "
Qin Nan murmured and walked into the crowd.
Since Qiu Hong was not here yet, he decided to take a look at the level of the immortal root in his body.
"Low-grade acquired immortal root!"
"Low-grade acquired immortal root!"
"No immortal root …"
One after another, the voices were heard as the cultivators finished their tests.
During this process, Qin Nan gradually learned the meaning of the Immortal Roots.
The immortal roots were categorized into innate and acquired immortal roots, followed by acquired immortal roots. The immortal roots were further categorized into rare phenomenon, supreme-grade, upper-grade, intermediate-grade, and low-grade.
Even though the immortal roots were different from the Martial Spirits of the Canglan Continent, the higher the grade of the immortal root, the more immortal force the cultivator would receive when they ascended as an immortal.
In addition to that, those with an innate immortal root could also practice some special Immortal Arts as an offensive move.
Meanwhile, on the sixth floor of the palace …
A middle-aged man with white hair and glittering eyes let out a sigh and said, "So far, there hasn't been a single upper-grade acquired immortal root. Third Elder, I'm afraid we're going to lose to the other cities. "
The other twenty-two ancient cities were also having their immortal roots tested too.
If they found an immortal root that was relatively good, they would make an exception and recruit the cultivator as an outer disciple.
Beside the middle-aged man, an old man with a face full of wrinkles who was referred to as the Third Elder said calmly with his eyes closed, "Don't worry, there's still a day left. It's fine even if we lose."
The middle-aged man let out a wry smile and said, "That being said, but … huh, this cultivator's aura is a little strange."
It happened to be Qin Nan's turn to be tested on the dojo.
To his surprise, even with his cultivation of the peak Heaven God Realm, he could not see through Qin Nan's cultivation with his eye-technique.
The Third Elder opened his left eye with an immortal glow. He glanced at Qin Nan and nodded slightly, "This kid is indeed different, he might have an upper-grade innate immortal root."
His cultivation had reached the peak Human Immortal Realm, yet he still could not see through Qin Nan's cultivation.
The middle-aged man straightened his back with great anticipation.
Under his gaze, Qin Nan placed his hand on the golden pillar.
However, after a few moments, the golden pillar still did not show any reaction, not even the slightest glow.
"He doesn't even have an acquired Immortal Root?" The middle-aged man was stunned, before he said helplessly, "Why would he bother taking the test if he doesn't have an Immortal Root? Isn't it a waste of time? "
The Third Elder shook his head and closed his left eye.
"I clearly have an Immortal Root in my body, why isn't the golden pillar showing any reaction? Is it because my Immortal Root is transformed from the Divine God of Battle? "
Qin Nan frowned. Upon having this thought, he left the place without saying a single word.
He was only curious about the grade of his Immortal Root, but since the Divine God of Battle was involved, he was not willing to do anything else to avoid exposing himself.
The disciple in charge of the test glanced coldly at Qin Nan's back and yelled, "You don't have an Immortal Root, next!"
"Hehe, I was born with an Immortal Root with a brilliant glow. It's surely an upper-grade Innate Immortal Root!"
A muscular man walked over with large strides. His face was filled with confidence as he stretched out his hand.
"An upper-grade Innate Immortal Root?"
The cultivators behind him were startled. Their eyes flickered with envy.
A upper-grade Innate Immortal Root was quite impressive.
"Mm?"
The middle-aged man on the sixth floor was influenced by the man's confidence. His eyes flickered with anticipation once again.
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