The red crystal ball was shining like a rising sun.
Upon seeing this, the onlookers who were closer to it quickly dispersed. They rubbed their eyes, thinking that they were hallucinating. The young disciples who followed the elder here looked over and could not help but open their mouths.
“How’s this possible? How could this be…”
The bearded man who was prepared to watch Ou Yangming make a fool of himself stared at the crystal ball with his eyes as wide as lanterns. ‘Song Qingshan, who had High Grade talent, could only make the crystal ball glow faintly. What’s happening now?
‘Could it be that something’s wrong with the treasure?’
“Good! Good! Good!”
A thunderous voice was heard.
The old man clapped his hands excitedly and uttered the words in a row.
‘This young fella’s talent has actually surpassed High Grade.’ As for whether it was Top Grade or higher, he could not predict it because High Grade was the limit that this crystal ball could detect.
Ou Yangming smiled bitterly and asked somewhat helplessly, “Can I withdraw my hand now?”
Looking at the faces of the people around him, Ou Yangming knew he had gone too far. He had only shown a trace of his potential, but he did not expect that it would cause such a big change.
Ou Yangming did not know how terrifying the bloodlines of the Dragons, the Phoenixes, and the Upper Tribulations were after they were combined.
His talent had long surpassed the limits of ordinary people. Even if he showed even the slightest bit of it, it would be thousands of times better than High Grade talent.
If Ou Yangming wanted to join the Mystic Sky Sect, he definitely could not join as a Ruler. Otherwise, he would be treated as a spy. The main reason he wanted to go to the Mystic Sky Sect was to learn pill refinement methods, as well as to find the legendary Mystic Ice Jade Fruit.
He could not let the higher-ups of the Mystic Sky Sect know about this idea. Hence, it was best to keep a low profile.
The old man looked at Ou Yangming with some excitement and said, “Go and test your mental power now. If it reaches High Grade, I can recommend you to become an inner sect disciple of the Mystic Sky Sect.”
After he said that, everyone was in an uproar.
Inner sect disciples were the backbone of the Mystic Sky Sect. Their status was far from what outer sect disciples could compare with.
If one became an inner sect disciple of the Mystic Sky Sect and went to small cities, the governors there would have to personally receive them.
Nonetheless, Ou Yangming did not show any excitement. He had to keep a low profile if he were to go to the Mystic Sky Sect. Inner sect disciples could not do that.
Inner sect disciples were equivalent to the core existences of a sect. The sect would have very strict control over them.
The identity of every inner sect disciple would probably be investigated clearly too. Only then would the sect be at ease to pass down cultivation techniques.
To Ou Yangming, outer sect disciples were just right. They would not be valued by the sect, and they also had a lot of freedom.
Ou Yangming went to the formation and sat. The formation was opened, and it only lasted for 10 seconds before he hurriedly cried out, “No!”.
The formation stopped, and the old man’s face was filled with disappointment. Only then did Ou Yangming heave a sigh of relief. The mistake he made just now had been fixed.
He displayed mental power of only Middle Grade, and it barely met the standard. This was very far from the requirement for an inner sect disciple.
The old man sighed and remarked in a deep voice, “It’s a pity. Your talent’s amazing, but your mental power’s too weak, so you can only become an outer disciple. In the future, you have to pay more attention to the training of your mental power. Come with me to the Mystic Sky Sect in 3 days.”
“Thank you, senior.”
Ou Yangming smiled on the inside but on the surface, he thanked the elder very seriously. If this old man, who was only a top-grade Venerable One, knew that the young fellow did this on purpose, what would he think?
After the test was over, Ou Yangming stood up and left, and the people around him made way for him. He had missed the opportunity to become an inner sect disciple, but an outer sect disciple was also not one that others could afford to offend. After passing the test of the Mystic Sky Sect, this young fellow would be a member of the sect.
“Many thanks, brother.”
Ou Yangming walked over and patted the bearded man’s shoulder. The man was so scared that he quickly retreated and almost fell to the ground.
As for Ou Yangming, he was only joking. ‘Who asked you to smile the brightest just now?’ Then, he turned around and left.
For the next 3 days, Ou Yangming stayed at the tavern.
He also needed to make some preparations to go to the Mystic Sky Sect. During these few days, he had made up a lot of information about the sect.
The Mystic Sky Sect was one of the Humans’ top 3 sects. They were also the master behind the Mystic Sky Immortal City.
It was worth noting that the sect was vast and boundless. There were more than 300,000 mountains that stretched endlessly.
The biggest division in the Mystic Sky Sect was the Alchemy School. The Alchemy School had the largest number of people in the sect, and its influence was also the greatest.
Over 60% of the top pills of the Humans in the Great Wide World came from the Mystic Sky Sect. From this, one could see how terrifying the Mystic Sky Sect’s Alchemy Division was.
Next was the Sword School.
The Mystic Sky Sect’s Sword School was also very powerful, second only to the Alchemy School. They were in charge of attacking while the sect exterminated demons outside. Most of them were members of the Sword School. Therefore, they gained a very good reputation for the sect.
Of course, this was only a part of the Mystic Sky Sect. There were many more about the sect but what Ou Yangming could learn was what everyone knew. As for other insider information, he could not find out for now.
In the past few days, when Ou Yangming was studying the ability to hide his strength, he also discovered a miraculous ability of the Earth’s Demolition Cauldron.
He could hide his aura with it. Though he could do it himself, he still had the risk of being exposed if he met someone with great strength.
After using the Earth’s Demolition Cauldron’s ability, Ou Yangming was confident that even a super powerhouse like the dragon emperor might not be able to tell that he was different.
This discovery made Ou Yangming even more confident.
3 days passed in the blink of an eye.
At noon, Ou Yangming arrived at the place where the test had been held. There were already 3 people there, and one of them was the young master called Song Qingshan.
Ou Yangming did not know the other 2 people. They wore long robes and had cold looks. He guessed that they were the ones who had successfully passed the test a few days ago.
“Hello, my name is Song Qingshan.” The young man in luxurious clothes looked very polite as he greeted Ou Yangming who was walking toward them.
“My name is Ou Yangming.”
Ou Yangming said with a smile.
The other 2 people were very cold as if they had no intention of communicating with them.
Song Qingshan smiled. “During my father’s banquet these few days, someone mentioned you, Brother OUyangming. I didn’t expect you to be such a good-looking person. I heard that you’re very talented. It’s truly enviable.”
“He’s just a mental power cripple. What’s there to be envious of?” One of the other 2 people next to him cast a sidelong glance at Ou Yangming.
Those 2 people had also heard of Ou Yangming’s performance in the test. Perhaps it was because of jealousy or other reasons, but they did not have a good impression of Ou Yangming and Song Qingshan.
Ou Yangming did not pay attention to them. He stood with Song Qingshan and asked, “It’s almost time. Why hasn’t sir arrived yet?”
At this moment, the sun was shining, and the agreed time had come.
Song Qingshan was not in a hurry. He smiled and responded, “The time was set for us, not for him. Don’t worry, he’ll be here soon.”
While they were talking, a few people walked over from not far away. The one walking in front was the old man who had carried out the test a few days ago, and behind him were a few young men in grey robes.
“Those young men are all outer sect disciples of the Alchemy School. Brother Ouyang, you mustn’t offend them,” Song Qingshan reminded Ou Yangming carefully.
It was said that it was easy to deal with the king of hell but not the little ghosts. Since they were new, no one in the Mystic Sky Sect would scheme against them. They would be fine as long as they did not provoke these little ghosts.
The old man had walked over. Ou Yangming and the others stood up and called out in unison, “Sir.”
When the old man saw that the few of them had arrived, he said with satisfaction, “I’m the steward of the Mystic Sky Sect’s outer sect. My name is Meng Chenghe.”
“Steward Meng,” the few of them said in unison again.
Meng Chenghe clapped his hand, and a flying boat expanded in the air. Ou Yangming took a look and saw that this flying boat had reached Good Grade.
‘As expected of the Mystic Sky Sect. A mere steward who’s only a top-grade Venerable One could possess such a treasure.’
The few of them leaped up. Those with High Grade talent could not be ordinary people. At the very least, they were Rudimentary Spiritualists.
Flying was not allowed in the Mystic Sky Immortal City, but this did not apply to the members of the Mystic Sky Sect. They could travel freely anywhere.
The Mystic Sky Sect was not far away. It was only 5,000 kilometers away from the city. Not long after, they could see the endless mountains.
Soon, the flying boat landed on an empty piece of land. This was the outermost area of the Mystic Sky Sect, which was also where the outer sect disciples cultivated.
The mountain was filled with endless killing intent. Only those who were the cores of the sect could enter.
As they got off the flying boat, Meng Chenghe warned them to be careful with their words and actions. This was the Mystic Sky Sect, where the rules were strict and powerful. Anyone who offended someone with status could lose their life.
After all, outer sect disciples had the lowest status in the sect. Even if they died, no higher-ups would pay attention to them.
“Brother Ouyang.” Song Qingshan walked beside Ou Yangming.
Ou Yangming turned around and glared at him. “It should be Brother Ou!”
Song Qingshan thought for a long time before he understood what Ou Yangming was trying to say. Seeing that the young fellow had walked to the front, he quickly followed and asked, “Brother Ou, do you know why those 2 brothers are so indifferent to us?”
He looked at the 2 guys who were walking at the front. They came from the same family and were even brothers.
“I don’t know.” Ou Yangming shook his head.
Song Qingshan whispered, “I heard that among the outer sect disciples recruited by the Alchemy School this time, 2 will be assigned to the Pill Refinement Department.”
“What’s the big deal about that?” Ou Yangming did not understand what Song Qingshan meant.
“Brother Ou, do you not have any idea about this?” Song Qingshan looked as if he was disappointed, “The Pill Refinement Department’s the best place in the Alchemy School. It’s responsible for the distribution of medicinal pills among the outer sect disciples and has a high budget. Besides, we can get in touch with the alchemy masters of the Mystic Sky Sect. If we manage to learn something…
“If it weren’t for us, only the 2 of them would enter the Pill Refinement Department. Now that there’s an accident, they’re unhappy. The 2 of them have joined forces, so we must also join forces to fight for this opportunity.” Song Qingshan finally revealed his purpose.
Ou Yangming tilted his head and glanced at Song Qingshan before saying faintly, “I’m not interested.”
