Tomb Robber: Oops, I think I met a tomb robber.

Sensing Qiuyue's inner doubts, Yunyun, who had been lurking in her mind, immediately poked her head out.

[Sister, the disciples shown here are only a small fraction. Don't forget, your country has over a billion people. While not everyone has spiritual roots capable of cultivating immortality, at least about 1% of the population possesses them. This translates to at least 14 million people, and the people here are far from reaching that number (??????)]

Qiuyue was still shocked by what she saw, but the news from Yunyun made her even more shocked. She couldn't help but open her mouth wide, shocked by the terrifying number.

One, fourteen million people? That many people?!

At this time, Yunyun continued to talk to herself.

It's truly worthy of being the world of the original Heavenly Dao. Even though it's been reduced to its weakest level, the foundation accumulated in the past is still there. In the conventional world of immortal cultivation, the probability of a mortal possessing spiritual roots is one in ten thousand, and at best one in a thousand. Even that one percent chance is extremely rare, and generally only those who are already in advanced worlds have the chance to reach it. And yet, here, with the spiritual energy just revived, the creatures of this world have a one percent chance of possessing spiritual roots. It's like starting with a nuclear bomb?(?_??)!!

Qiuyue listened to Yunyun's repeated sighs, and what she said made her even more shocked.

Is there really such a trick here? Is a 1% probability already a lot?

But while Qiuyue was stunned, she suddenly remembered something else and asked Yunyun in her heart, "Yunyun, you just talked about people from my country. What about those people abroad? Do they also practice cultivation? Can they understand the cultivation techniques in Chinese?"

Foreigners who can't read Chinese shouldn't be able to become immortals, right?

[Oh, from abroad. People from abroad can't cultivate immortality. Besides not being able to read the techniques, their races don't have spiritual roots. They cultivate magic and faith, which is a different path of cultivation from cultivation (??w`?).]

Qiuyue was a little surprised and worried when she heard Yunyun say that foreigners had no spiritual roots. After all, the morals of some countries are really worrying. If they saw that Chinese people could cultivate immortality and live forever, would they be jealous and release nuclear bombs to blow people up? But when she heard the rest, Qiuyue was shocked and stunned.

Huh? Magic? Faith? So the settings in Western fantasy novels are actually real?

However, their progress is very slow because they don't have experienced seniors like Zhang Haiqing to guide them. They are all exploring from scratch, and so far they are only making small progress. By the time they make real progress, some people here will probably have already reached the Mahayana stage (?v?v?).

Yunyun's final addition made Qiuyue burst into laughter.

Ah, it turns out that we have already overtaken the others by a large margin.

This is no wonder. Here, there is a master to lead the way from the beginning, and there is also complete information and techniques for cultivating immortals. Everyone just needs to follow the steps and there is no need to grope around or experience any setbacks.

【Ah, here it comes, sister, look quickly (*?▽｀)ノ～】

Just as Qiuyue was still sighing in her heart, Yunyun's sudden call made her look up subconsciously, and when she saw it, Qiuyue was surprised again.

A portal also appeared this time, but this portal was different. Although it was also transparent in color, it was much smaller than the previous nine large portals, only one-tenth the size at most.

The location of this portal was in the middle of the nine floating islands, and the first thing to appear was also the lower half of the floating island. When the entire floating island completely emerged from the portal, Qiuyue's eyes widened a little more.

This floating island is like a teleportation portal, and is only one-tenth the size of the nine floating islands. It has a completely flat platform with no buildings or plants. It is so smooth that it looks like someone has flattened it with a huge rock. It looks very simple.

If it were just that, it would be fine, but what really surprised Qiuyue was that the people standing there were actually children and teenagers who looked like they were not yet adults, and not the adults she had imagined.

Oh, not really, there are still adults here.

Although this platform is small, it is actually larger than the squares of the nine floating islands if there are only people standing on it. Therefore, there are nearly one million people standing on this stone platform, including tens of thousands of adults who stand next to the children to help manage it.

(Tiananmen Square can accommodate up to one million people)

The youngest children were seven or eight years old, and the oldest were in their teens. They were wearing genuine school uniforms from various regions and were arranged into neat teams by their leading teachers. If you look closely, you can find that they are arranged in order of height. So even though there are nearly one million people standing on the platform at the moment, it still does not feel creepy. Instead, there is a sense of beauty that belongs to regularity and neatness.

"Are all these children here to cultivate immortality?"

Looking at these innocent little faces, Qiuyue couldn't help but ask again in her heart, and Yunyun responded to her without even thinking.

[Ah, yes and no, they are here for the third inspection test today (??︶??).]

the third time?

Qiuyue was immediately confused, but before she could ask, Yunyun began to explain in detail.

[Sister, you know, there are over 1.4 billion people in China right now, and a 1% probability translates to 14 million people possessing spiritual roots. These hundreds of thousands of children were previously identified as possessing spiritual roots through the most basic spiritual stone testing in schools across the country. That was the first test (*`w?*).]

The second test was also held in various locations across the country, primarily for more detailed testing and screening. Some people's spiritual roots or physical constitutions are completely unsuitable for cultivating immortality. The second test eliminated these incapable individuals, leaving only those who could truly cultivate. The children I see now are those who made it through the second round of screening (〃'▽'〃)~

[The third test is the next one, and this time it involves the choice of which sect they will enroll in to cultivate immortality (ˊ?ˋ*)?.]

[Sister, you probably don't know this yet, but the nine sects that Zhang Haiqing and his group belong to actually all have a particular focus. Some focus on alchemy, some on weapon forging, and some on body training or practicing techniques. Although every sect offers all courses, the one subject that a sect emphasizes will be more specialized than the other eight sects. Therefore, it is necessary to test the children's spiritual roots and physical conditions to help them better choose the sect and subject that suits them.\(≧▽≦)/～]

Yunyun's explanation was naturally very detailed. Qiuyue understood it all as soon as she heard it, and at the same time she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

How come this is the same as choosing a university after the college entrance examination? The style is completely different!

"Well, Yunyun, if only one percent of the nation can cultivate immortality, then the remaining ninety-nine percent will just be subject to birth, old age, sickness, and death like the people before them? Is there no way they can cultivate at all?"

After expressing her admiration for the current style of cultivating immortals, Qiuyue suddenly became curious about the rest of the people, and Yunyun responded quickly, not making her wait any longer.

"Not really, sister. Although the remaining people can't cultivate immortality, they can practice martial arts, learn magic, and refine their technology. They won't be wasted like this (??????)~"

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A big question mark suddenly appeared in Qiuyue's head.

She could understand martial arts and technology, but this magic?

Isn't that from abroad?

"No, sister, learning magic is something any living being can do. It only depends on aptitude. As long as your physique can sense energy, you have a chance of learning magic. It's a bit simpler than cultivating immortals, as it lacks the step of cultivating spiritual roots (??︶??)~"

[Sister, do you remember the settings of Western fantasy novels? Elves, dwarves, Western dragons, and so on—those aren't fake, they're real, living in other worlds. They also use magic. This path of cultivation doesn't have many racial restrictions; it all depends on whether each creature's physique can sense the energy (?`^??)!]

[In comparison, martial arts training is a bit more demanding than learning magic, because this path is only suitable for a small number of races, such as humans and humanoid creatures. Monsters and dragons are not suitable for this path. The former have different body structures from humans, while the latter are extremely strong and do not need physical training or martial arts training at all. ╮(￣⊿￣)╭]

The final technological advancement is truly universal. Any creature, as long as it possesses intelligence, can develop this path. If developed well, it's no worse than the path of cultivation! Σ(????)

Hearing this, Qiuyue suddenly realized something and fell into deep thought. She looked at the children waiting for the test on the platform and couldn't help but ask, "So, in that case, cultivating immortality doesn't seem to be the best option after all?"

Learning magic and martial arts does not require spiritual roots. Isn't this better than cultivating immortals?

[No, sister, each path has its own advantages. The advantage of cultivating immortals is that it can increase lifespan faster, while the others are a little slower. Let me explain it to you in detail (?? ? ??)~]

[For Immortal Cultivation, once you enter the Foundation Establishment stage, your lifespan will be at least doubled. Each subsequent advancement will significantly increase your lifespan. This is one of the advantages of Immortal Cultivation over other cultivation paths. Furthermore, those with spiritual roots will experience at least several times more powerful energy when using it. This is because spiritual roots are, to a certain extent, natural energy absorbers, converters, and condensers, allowing the absorbed energy to be converted more efficiently and condensed. This is unique (??｀)?～]