Well, it wasn't just Roan, but Roan and a few of the stronger disciples of the sect. That obviously included Glennie, Falas, Wakaba, Rafin, and quite a few of the Purple and Red Color Talent cultivators. The reason behind that was because Roan wanted to teach them how to guide the younger ones. Checking cultivation manuals, checking their affinities, their habits, their weakness, and whatnot.
"Ruver, right? I can see here that you have Yellow Color Talent. Other than that, what's your Elemental Affinity?" Roan asked as the others watched.
"I-I have an Earth Elemental Affinity, Elder Roan." The kid was obviously nervous, especially after hearing the stories about Roan. He was afraid that Roan would rebuke him straight away and give some harsh punishment.
"Very well." Roan then looked at Vinkin, one of the sect disciples with Purple Color Talent. "Vinkin, you also have an Earth Elemental Affinity, so he would be in your hands. What do you recommend in his case?"
Vinkin pondered over it for a bit before saying, "I would first check his body with my Spiritual Sense and see how his meridian path works. Based on that, I would obtain a few Earth-based cultivation manuals for him to try out. To make sure it's the right choice, I would have him cultivate each one for a day before giving a test of performance with each one."
Roan nodded after hearing that. "Alright. Come here and check his meridians according to what Rean and I taught you."
Rean was the one who excelled at healing and understanding other people's bodies. With that being said, he took his time to tell what he learned during his time acting as a doctor in Dalamu Sect, where he healed many different disciples.
"Yes, Elder Roan."
Vinkin then approached the kid and asked, "Have you ever cultivated before?"
"No, sir."
Immediately, Vinkin saw a problem there. Roan asked him to check the kid's meridians. But since the kid wasn't a cultivator yet, he hadn't opened them yet. That was obviously a test. "Alright, I'll send Spiritual Energy inside your body. Try to feel it."
Vinkin did exactly that for a moment and asked again, "Did you feel it?" The kid nodded and waited for Vinkin to continue. "My Spiritual Energy is different from the environment around you since it was processed by me. However, it's still Spiritual Energy. Now that you know how it is, you should be able to feel the Spiritual Energy around you. You need to use it to enter the first stage of the Body Transformation Realm, Blood Replacement."
Vinkin then gave the kid a few more instructions until the boy finally succeeded in absorbing some Spiritual Energy. After checking the kid's body while he did that, Vinkin thought about the time when he started to cultivate and the Body Transformation Realm manuals he had available. The kid's constitution was somewhat different from his, but he could imagine which of the manuals he had tried before would be a good fit for him.
Vinkin then looked at Roan before saying, "Elder Roan, he's still an ordinary kid, so his meridians aren't open for me to check. However, after probing his body while he absorbed Spiritual Energy, I reached the conclusion that the Gold Mud Body Transformation Manual would be quite good for him."
Roan closed his eyes for a moment before remembering the contents of that Earth-type manual. It wasn't really an actual cultivation manual since one could only be considered a cultivator when entering the Energy Gathering Realm and creating a dantian. It didn't matter for Roan, though. He was just assessing Vinkin's analysis skills to see if it fit the boy. "Indeed, the Gold Mud Body Transformation Manual would be good for him. It's good to see that you had been paying attention to the classes. Alright, send the kid to the manual repository so that he can get it."
Vinkin sighed in relief, knowing that he did a good job. "Yes, Elder Roan."
After that, Roan looked behind where Malo and the others were waiting. "This is the type of thing I want you to do with the rest of the kids. I'll keep my Spiritual Sense spread while you assess the kids. If you have any doubts, come talk to me. Of course, I'll warn you if I see you making some mistake." Roan then looked at the disciples guarding the door. "Alright, send more kids this time. Ask them their Elemental Affinities so that they can match Malo and the others."
Although there were 1587 kids to be checked, Rean and Roan had also taught more than 40 disciples to become real supporters. Each assessment took around five to ten minutes, so it wasn't like it took very long. Roan would receive questions from everyone every now and then and point out mistakes as well. Nonetheless, by the time the last kid left the building, Roan was quite satisfied with the results.
"It seems like you will be able to hold your own even if I'm not here to tell you what to do. Although you came to me to ask questions, the truth was that some of your peers probably already knew the answers, so you could rely on each other. Alright, that's all from me for now. Except for Suana, the rest of you can leave and go back to your own things."
Suana was the disciple who took care of the Mission Hall, and she was later made an elder of the sect. Her abilities at administrating things were very good, so she had her own team to help her with those tasks. She was the one responsible for most of the organization and tasks given during this first sect recruitment.
"Suana, there's a boy called Zuo Fin. Bring him to me later," Roan asked.
Suana was surprised to hear that since Roan would never spend more time than he needed with anyone…except Calina, perhaps. Of course, she didn't ask why and simply nodded. "Alright, Elder Roan."
