NOVEL WEB Ch. 95
Chapter 95: Destiny World
Wu Di hesitated slightly, but did not find it difficult.
Although the Dao Bell was the sect-protecting treasure of the Brahma God Sect, it was different from other treasures, as it was essentially in a dormant state.
It simply lay quietly within the back mountain. Without its recognition, no one could possibly move it.
Over time, disciples of all ranks in the sect had grown accustomed to the presence of a massive Ancient Bronze Bell resting there in the back mountain.
It merely looked harmless—whether one could approach it or not depended on the situation.
However, thinking of how smoothly this kid had communicated with the Dao Bell’s phantom, it probably wouldn’t be a problem for him.
“You can see the Dao Bell, but whether you can approach it or not depends on your communication with it.”
Gu Fan, having received a satisfactory answer, immediately saluted Wu Di.
“This disciple greets the sect elder!”
Seeing this, Wu Di laughed heartily, then turned to look at the three with gloomy expressions.
“Gentlemen, now that he has decided to join the Brahma God Sect, I don’t think there’s any need for you to remain here?”
Zhai Qi and the other two exchanged glances, their eyes filled with displeasure.
“In that case, I shall take my leave first!”
Only after the three of them had departed one after another did Wu Di finally relax his tense posture.
A Nine Rings genius—such a prodigy hadn’t appeared for many years, and Wu Di had feared the three might act treacherously.
“What is your name?”
Gu Fan respectfully replied:
“Disciple Gu Fan.”
“Gu Fan… Good. Wait here until everyone finishes the test. Afterward, follow me back to the sect. The final round of bone-root testing will be conducted then.”
As Wu Di spoke, he prepared to continue with the remaining assessments.
Gu Fan felt a bit puzzled at Wu Di’s earlier words.
“Elder, why must the bone-root test be conducted back at the sect?”
A meaningful smile appeared on Wu Di’s stern face.
“You know, there’s a saying in our Upper Realm for this large-scale recruitment of talents from the Lower Realm into the sect. It’s called Gambling on the Stones.”
“Gambling on the Stones?” Gu Fan murmured the phrase.
“You cultivate with something called Spirit Stones down in the Lower Realm, right? In the Upper Realm, where spiritual energy is far denser, we use a much richer and more concentrated resource called Yuan Crystal.”
As he finished speaking, a Yuan Crystal emitting multicolored radiance appeared in Wu Di’s hand.
The moment it appeared, Gu Fan could sense the violent spiritual power it contained.
Compared to Spirit Stones, the energy within this Yuan Crystal was far more tumultuous, and its density was over ten times greater!
“Ordinary Yuan Crystals are mined and serve as basic trade currency. The one I hold here is the rarest type extracted from within stones. Before being cut open, no one can tell whether the stone encases a multicolored Yuan Crystal.”
After putting the Yuan Crystal away, Wu Di looked at all the disciples present and said:
“You people from the Lower Realm are like uncut stones. Most cultivators are like ordinary Yuan Crystals, but exceptional ones like you, who come to the Upper Realm, are like Yuan Crystals wrapped in stone.”
“Our current assessment has only cut a small opening in those stones, allowing us to glimpse your talent. As for your bone-root, each sect has to take a gamble on that.”
Gu Fan nodded thoughtfully and then asked one final question.
“May I ask, Elder, is talent different from bone-root?”
Wu Di looked at Gu Fan with slight surprise. This kid clearly hadn’t received any systematic training in the Lower Realm—no one had even taught him this?
With a touch of astonishment, Wu Di continued to explain:
“Talent determines how fast you cultivate. Bone-root, on the other hand, is like your foundation. If your foundation is poor, your potential will inevitably be limited.”
Gu Fan pondered carefully for a moment, realizing that perhaps his own bone-root was not that strong.
“Thank you, Elder, for resolving my doubt.”
Wu Di nodded in satisfaction and resumed overseeing the remaining assessments.
Gu Fan waved his hand, and seeing this, Lin Yi quickly came over.
Wu Di observed the two with some interest.
“You both come from the same small world?”
“Yes, Elder.”
Wu Di paused, his brows tightly furrowed, seemingly puzzled.
“That’s truly strange. For a lower-ranked world to produce even one Five Chimes is already astonishing, and now a Nine Rings... If I hadn’t just sensed that your small world still has a long lifespan, I would have thought it was a final radiance before extinction.”
On this matter, Gu Fan and Lin Yi were also clueless and could only remain silent.
“Forget it, the operation of a small world’s laws—who can say they can calculate it with one hundred percent certainty?”
“You, Five Chimes boy, are you willing to join my Brahma God Sect?”
Lin Yi was momentarily stunned before realizing the Five Chimes boy referred to him.
“Brother Gu is my close friend. If he’s going to the Brahma God Sect, I would naturally be delighted to join.”
Wu Di laughed heartily.
Today was indeed a fine day—one Nine Rings disciple and one Five Chimes disciple. When they returned, there would surely be a fine reward.
For the remaining time, the two of them stayed close to Wu Di.
Everyone in the city couldn’t help but cast glances of envy from time to time.
Very soon, the last person also completed the assessment.
Wu Di waved his hand, and all disciples who hadn’t sounded the Ancient Bronze Bell were thrown off the Floating Island.
“Those with Three Chimes or more, follow me to the next island. There, the Four Major Sects will recruit you. Those below Three Chimes will remain here. Someone will arrange for you to join a sect as Outer Sect Disciples.”
As he spoke, an invisible force wrapped several disciples with Three Chimes and above, transporting them to an entirely new area. Many people were already there.
At the same time, disciples in four different colored robes were recruiting, trying to draw each disciple into their own sects.
Looking at this scene, Gu Fan felt a sense of familiarity.
Wasn’t this just like a recruitment fair at an electronics factory?
Wu Di simply left the group there and directly took Gu Fan and Lin Yi to the sect’s teleportation point.
...
Upper Realm—that was just what the Lower Realm called this world, just like the Lower Realm itself was made up of various named small worlds.
The real name of the Upper Realm was Destiny World.
And the Brahma God Sect was a super sect located in the southern part of the Destiny World.
The two learned this on the way.
With Wu Di leading the way, they soon arrived at an endlessly stretching mountain range via teleportation array.
The scenery here was breathtaking. Sometimes there were low-lying valleys ahead, and then suddenly steep solitary peaks would rise behind.
“The Brahma God Sect spans vast lands and rich resources. From this point onward, we are already within the outermost range of the Mountain-guarding Formation. Fly inward for over a hundred li and you’ll reach the official Outer Sect region.”
“How much? A hundred li?”
Lin Yi was shocked. A hundred li in the Lower Realm was enough to cover two whole bases of the Heavenly Evil Sect.
Yet here, that was merely the distance from the entrance to the Outer Sect—beyond that still lay the Inner Sect, the Core, and so on.
It had to be said, the Four Major Sects were truly extravagant.
If nothing else, just this Mountain-guarding Formation was ridiculously vast.
“Hehe, you’ve just arrived here. The Lower Realm regions have limitations. Naturally, they can’t compare.”
“Do you know how long it would take for a Primordial Yang Realm cultivator to travel from the Brahma God Sect across the continent to the northern Pure Radiance God Sect without using teleportation arrays? A full thirty years!”
“So you see, the area we occupy in the Brahma God Sect is nothing much.”
Gu Fan and Lin Yi looked at each other, their eyes filled with astonishment.
A Primordial Yang Realm cultivator flying at full speed would take thirty years to arrive...
Once again, the two gained a new understanding of the vastness of this great world.