Socially anxious me transmigrated to a world of cultivation.

As the man finished speaking, the crowd below the arena erupted in cheers.

Hearing the cheers from the crowd, the man smiled with satisfaction, then gently pressed his palm down, and the cheers stopped abruptly.

"First test taker, please come to the stage."

Immediately, Pingfan, who was sitting in the audience, wanted to push through the crowd and go up to take the test, but was stopped by Luo Bin next to him.

Seeing this, Pingfan looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked in confusion.

Why are you pulling me?

Upon hearing this, Luo Bin gave an awkward smile and then said helplessly.

"Brother Ping, there's no need to rush. We can wait until the people ahead have finished their tests before we go up to test ourselves."

Hearing Luo Bin's words, Pingfan was somewhat displeased and frowned as he spoke.

"Why? They didn't say that people who came later couldn't go up to the stage to test first, did they?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Bin shook his head slightly and explained softly.

"The Snow Sword Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony may seem casual, but if anyone cuts in line, they will not only lose their qualification for this ceremony, but also lose the opportunity to join the Snow Sword Sect again."

Upon hearing this, Pingfan's face showed surprise, then he took a deep breath and said gratefully to Luo Bin.

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Luo. Otherwise, because of my recklessness, I would have missed the opportunity to join the Snow Sword Sect."

Seeing that Pingfan, though impulsive, was not unreasonable, Luo Bin waved his hand slightly and said.

"Brother Ping, this must be your first time witnessing the recruitment of disciples by the four great holy lands of the Northern Region. It's not surprising that you're unaware of the unspoken rules involved."

As he spoke, Luo Bin looked at the dueling platform ahead and chuckled.

"The test has begun."

At this moment, a burly man, not yet twenty years old, leaped onto the dueling platform, bowed slightly to the disciples of the Snow Sword Sect, and then walked towards the stone tablet.

A blinding light flashed as the man placed his palm on the handprint on the stone tablet.

The next moment, the person who had just spoken, after seeing the words on the stone tablet, said loudly.

"Dual spiritual roots in water and earth, Qi Refining Level 9, passed."

After saying that, he took out a jade token and handed it to the burly man.

"Take this jade token and wait backstage for the final test."

The burly man accepted the jade token, his face beaming with joy. He bowed deeply in thanks and stepped down.

Seeing this, Pingfan paused, looked at Luo Bin with a puzzled expression, and asked.

"Why are there other steps involved?"

Upon hearing Pingfan's question, Luo Bin turned to look at him and spoke with considerable patience.

"Cultivating immortality is an extremely tedious process. Without perseverance, one probably won't go far on the path of cultivation. Therefore, every sect tests the perseverance of its cultivators."

After listening to Luo Bin's explanation, Pingfan showed a look of sudden realization, then looked at Luo Bin and asked in surprise.

"Brother Luo, how do you know all this so clearly?"

When Pingfan suddenly asked this question, Luo Bin was slightly taken aback, and slowly explained.

"A cousin in my family happens to be a disciple of the Snow Sword Sect, so I have some understanding of the Snow Sword Sect's disciple recruitment process."

Upon hearing Luo Bin's explanation, Pingfan said with envy.

"Wow~ So Brother Luo comes from a family of cultivators!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Bin frowned slightly, thinking that Pingfan was teasing him.

However, upon seeing the genuine sincerity in Pingfan's eyes, Luo Bin shook his head helplessly, feeling ashamed of having such thoughts, and then said with a wry smile.

"Brother Ping, you jest. My family is insignificant in the Northern Region, not even worthy of comparison with the powers in Wind and Snow City."

During the time the two were talking, more than a dozen people had already gone up to the dueling platform, five of whom were eliminated because they lacked talent.

Suddenly, a girl dressed in a purple dress, who looked to be about sixteen years old, leaped onto the fighting platform, causing a gasp from the crowd below.

When the woman placed her palm on the handprint on the stone tablet, a blinding red light appeared, accompanied by a scorching heat.

"Fire-type Heavenly Spiritual Root, Peak of Qi Refining Level 10, Vermilion Bird Sacred Body, Passed."

Immediately, everyone in the audience gasped, followed by bursts of exclamations.

"It's actually a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and a Fire-type Heavenly Spiritual Root at that, possessing the Vermilion Bird Sacred Body!"

"If she grows stronger, her attacks will be several times more powerful than her opponents' when fighting at the same level."

"It seems this young girl will be one of the inner disciples of the Snow Sword Sect this time."

……

Hearing the gasps of surprise from the crowd around them, Pingfan and Luobin also looked at the girl on the stage.

However, after seeing the girl on the stage clearly, Luo Bin showed a look of shock and blurted out.

"It was her!?"

Hearing Luo Bin's exclamation, Pingfan looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked.

"Brother Luo, do you know the girl on stage?"

Luo Bin recovered from his shock, looked at the girl on the stage with a complicated expression, and slowly said.

"She is Wu Die from the Wu family of Wind and Snow City. I just didn't expect her to attend such an ordinary apprenticeship ceremony."

After saying that, Luo Bin chuckled self-deprecatingly, and he probably had some guesses as to why Wu Die did this.

Presumably, they wanted to use this method to let the elders of the Snow Sword Sect see Wu Die's value.

In fact, Luo Bin's decision to participate in this large-scale apprenticeship ceremony was also based on this idea.

Upon hearing Luo Bin's words, Pingfan looked at the girl on the stage in surprise.

After all that, it turns out this girl is from a family within Wind and Snow City. In other words, the family named Wu Die is considered an internal member of the Snow Sword Sect.

After all, Snowstorm City is located right at the foot of Snow Sword Sect.

The man on the stage who was in charge of recruiting disciples respectfully handed a jade token to Wu Die and said in a respectful voice.

Congratulations, Junior Sister Wu, on joining the Snow Sword Sect!

Upon hearing the man's early congratulations, a hint of smugness flashed across Wu Die's face, before she calmly replied.

"Senior Brother Yuan, you're too kind. It's too early to congratulate you before you've passed the final test."

Yuan Qi smiled noncommittally at Wu Die's polite words and replied with a smile.

"In that case, please wait a moment, Junior Sister Wu. Once today's spots are confirmed, we will proceed with the final test."

As he spoke, Yuan Qi gestured to Wu Die, inviting her to stand on the stage among the disciples recruited by the Snow Sword Sect.

Meanwhile, inside a restaurant, an elderly man in a blue robe congratulated a young woman in red standing beside him.

"Senior Sister Wu, congratulations! I never expected that one of your juniors would possess the Vermilion Bird Sacred Body."

Upon hearing this, Wu Mei smiled, waved her hand slightly, and laughed.

"Junior Brother Chen, please stop teasing your senior sister. If we hadn't just emerged from seclusion this time, we wouldn't have even noticed this junior."

However, as soon as Wu Mei finished speaking, the middle-aged man sitting opposite her snorted coldly and said disdainfully.

"He's just a junior with the Vermilion Bird Sacred Body, what's there to brag about?"

Hearing his words, Wu Mei suppressed the anger that had just risen in her heart and sneered.

"So, Junior Brother Luo's family has also produced an extraordinary junior?"

Luo Feng smiled, looked at Wu Mei provocatively, and said.

You'll find out soon enough.