Transmigrated into a book? A vicious female supporting character? A senior sister? Tsk tsk!

After paying the two-coin entrance fee, Tang Xinyan followed the flow of people into the city. After walking for about half an hour, the number of shops on both sides of the street gradually increased.

There were many more people than before, it seemed they had reached the city center. Tang Xinyan first found a bookstore and bought a map of the mortal realm.

After picking out a few more popular novels, and finishing her business, Tang Xinyan, who was visiting an ancient city for the first time, didn't rush to leave.

She first went to a wonton shop for breakfast, then bought many pastries and snacks along the street, and had lunch at the most famous restaurant.

In the afternoon, she browsed clothing stores again, buying more than a dozen outfits for various age groups. Feeling it was almost time, she finally left the city.

After that, Tang Xinyan traveled at night and spent her days cultivating in the Yuan Realm. Two days later, she finally arrived at the outskirts of the capital city.

Tang Xinyan disguised herself again and entered the city. As soon as she entered, she felt the extraordinary prosperity and couldn't help but sigh that it truly lived up to its reputation as the capital.

Perhaps because tomorrow is the test day, Tang Xinyan noticed that there were many pedestrians with children on the street.

Tang Xinyan searched for a long time before finally finding an inn with available rooms. While checking in, the innkeeper couldn't help but remark:

"Sir, you're incredibly lucky. I'm not exaggerating; every time the sect recruits disciples, it's practically impossible to find a room in this city."

Don't even mention arriving a few days in advance; there are plenty of people who arrive a month or two in advance to wait. Our place is already fully booked.

"If a group of merchants hadn't finished their transaction and left early, you really wouldn't have had anywhere to stay."

After handing the room key to Tang Xinyan, the waiter continued with a smile:

"Take the key and go upstairs. The third room on the left is the one there."

Tang Xinyan smiled and took the key, thanked him, and instead of going upstairs, handed the waiter some copper coins and inquired about the city's specialties and news.

The waiter was beaming with joy when he received the tip. He immediately became very open and honest, and once he had learned enough, Tang Xinyan went out for a stroll.

She first arrived at the square where tomorrow's test would be held, and found that quite a few people were already waiting there, most of them looking travel-worn and dressed in rags.

After asking around, they learned that these people were from villages far from the capital. Because they didn't want to spend money on accommodation, they simply waited in the square.

Anyway, the square is huge, and the reason why everyone is so enthusiastic is not so much because of their worship of cultivating immortality, but mainly because if their child is selected by a sect, their family will receive a sum of money.

Don't underestimate fifty taels of silver. For a poor farming family, five taels of silver is basically enough to cover their expenses for a year.

Moreover, they not only got the money, but also found a better place for their child, and their family could support one less person. It was a win-win situation no matter how you looked at it.

After confirming the location of the square, Tang Xinyan browsed the shops the waiter had mentioned, bought a lot of trinkets, and then returned to the inn to rest.

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The next day, at the crack of dawn, Tang Xinyan took advantage of the waiter's nap, placed the room key on the counter, and left the inn to head to the testing site.

Because there were many children along the way, Tang Xinyan, despite her small size, didn't attract much attention. By the time she arrived at the square, it was already packed with people.

The difference was that the parents all waited on the outer perimeter of the square, while the children on the inner perimeter formed eight lines, corresponding to the eight major sects:

They are Xuanming Sect, Wuji Sect, Piaomiao Sect, Xianjian Sect, Yushou Sect, Hehuan Sect, Dan Sect, and Xiaoyao Sect.

Based on the original owner's memories and the descriptions in the book, Tang Xinyan learned that the general situation of each sect was as follows:

Xuanming Sect: Ranked first in overall strength in the cultivation world, the sect is involved in all aspects, and its alchemy, artifacts, arrays and talismans are comparable to those of professional sects.

Wuji Sect: The sect only recruits male disciples and places great emphasis on character. Although it does not force disciples to be detached from worldly desires, most disciples either cultivate the path of ruthlessness or the methods of Buddhism or Taoism.

The Misty Sect: In stark contrast to the Limitless Sect, this sect only recruits female disciples and focuses on cultivation techniques.

Immortal Sword Sect: As the name suggests, it is mainly for sword cultivators. In addition to sword cultivators, there are only alchemy cultivators and weapon cultivators in the sect.

Beast Taming Sect: This sect focuses on taming beasts, enhancing their combat power by signing contracts with spirit beasts.

The Hehuan Sect: The sect's cultivation methods are quite unique. Although not all of them are dual cultivation methods, they are still viewed with mixed opinions in the cultivation world.

Danzong: As the name suggests, this sect focuses on alchemy and is one of the most dangerous sects to offend in the cultivation world.

The Free and Unfettered Sect: The sect focuses on divination and prophecy. Although the sect has few members, they are all exceptionally gifted.

Of course, there are more than just these eight major sects in the cultivation world, but the rest are all small sects and minor factions. Each time, the eight major sects always choose first.

Three days later, it will be the turn of other smaller sects. Those who have spiritual roots but were not selected or missed out for some reason can continue to try their luck.

Seeing the endless queue, Tang Xinyan silently found the Xuanming Sect's queue and joined it.

Perhaps because they were about to face a test, the children were all nervous. Despite her being an obvious "oddball," none of the children in line questioned her; only some parents discussed her curiously.

About half an hour later, Tang Xinyan noticed about twenty figures rapidly approaching on swords in the distance.

In the blink of an eye, the twenty-odd people landed on the high platform, and the square quickly quieted down.

Tang Xinyan quickly scanned the group. Each person was strikingly handsome, and judging from their attire and positioning, each sect had sent three people.

"No spiritual root, unqualified, next."

As reports from those in charge of the tests from various sects rose and fell, the tests quickly began.

The testing process is very simple. First, children stand in front of the bone age stone to have their bone age measured. Only children who meet the age requirement can go on stage to have their spiritual root measured.

Each sect uses one person for registration and two people for testing, so the testing process is extremely fast.

"Gold, wood, and earth elemental roots, mid-grade level 5, qualified. Go stand over there, next."

"No spiritual root, unqualified, next."

"Wood, water, fire, and earth elemental roots, three mid-grade level 5, one low-grade level 2, qualified. Go stand over there, next."

"No spiritual root, unqualified, next."

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Tang Xinyan's position in the queue wasn't very far forward. Although she moved quickly, she was still getting a little bored while waiting, so she chatted idly with Tuanzi from Yuanjie.

They also calculated that the ratio of children with spiritual roots was about 30 to 1, and the number of spiritual roots they possessed was mostly three, four, or five.

Those with dual spiritual roots are rare, and those with single spiritual roots number only a few. When the sun was high overhead, Tang Xinyan finally arrived near the testing platform.