Cultivating To Immortality

Fang Hong nodded slightly, and following the attendant's guidance, he began to inspect the medicinal plants on the shelves inside the shop one by one.

It was clear that Immortal Herb Hall's status as Silver Moon City's largest medicinal pill shop was well-deserved; the Immortal Plants displayed were incredibly diverse, with the majority being unique Immortal Realm varieties Fang Hong had never seen before.

Fang Hong simply bought all the Immortal Realm medicinal materials he didn't recognize, even collecting all the Immortal Plant seeds.

He planned to plant all these Immortal Plant seeds within his years pearl, cultivating them in advance to prepare ample materials for refining various Immortal Pills in the future.

The spirit medicine Fang Hong had collected in the Lower Realm previously lacked Immortal Qi and thus couldn't be used to refine Immortal Pills.

To refine Immortal Pills, one must re-collect Immortal Realm medicinal material varieties.

After buying the medicinal materials and seeds, Fang Hong briefly toured Silver Moon City, then left directly, continuing to fly east towards the Eastern Luo Sect.

Silver Moon City was limited in scale and did not have a Teleportation Array, so he could only rely on his own flight to reach the Eastern Luo Sect.

Along the way, Fang Hong traveled while journeying.

Whenever he encountered a city where Cultivators gathered, he would stop to explore; firstly, to continue collecting various Immortal Plant seeds to enrich the Medicinal Garden within his years pearl.

Secondly, to inquire about the Eastern Luo Sect from the local cultivators.

Three months later, Fang Hong arrived at a city named Ascension City.

He had inquired along the way and heard that the Eastern Luo Sect came to this city every three years to recruit disciples, and at that time, many Loose Immortals would gather there.

If one could pass the Eastern Luo Sect's entrance examination, they could join the Eastern Luo Sect.

Fang Hong also wanted to join the Eastern Luo Sect to obtain some profound Immortal Arts, which would allow him to avoid some detours.

Fang Hong leisurely strolled along the streets of Ascension City, his gaze surveying his surroundings. Ascension City was more prosperous than any city he had visited before.

The pavilions lining both sides of the street were densely packed and extraordinarily grand, and Cultivators occasionally flew through the air, filling the entire city with a lively atmosphere.

The Cultivators in Ascension City were not weak, mostly at the Body Integration and Mahayana realm, with quite a few True Immortal Cultivators.

As he walked, Fang Hong's Divine Sense suddenly detected a large concentration of True Immortal Qi at a certain location in the eastern part of the city.

"Could it be that today is the day of the Eastern Luo Sect's assessment?" Fang Hong's heart stirred, and he immediately flew rapidly towards the direction where the Qi was converging.

Before long, Fang Hong arrived at a spacious square.

At this moment, a large number of cultivators had already gathered in the square, and as far as the eye could see, people were bustling about, making it incredibly lively.

Fang Hong sensed slightly that all the cultivators gathered here were True Immortal Cultivators.

The lowest cultivation realm among them was True Immortal Fifth Layer, while the highest cultivation realm had reached True Immortal Tenth Layer.

These cultivators consciously formed three lines, clearly engaged in some important activity.

Fang Hong walked to the side of a line and inquired about information from a kind-faced cultivator.

After some conversation, he learned that today was the first day the Eastern Luo Sect opened its enrollment registration, and these cultivators had all come to sign up for the entrance examination.

Fang Hong immediately hurried to the end of one of the lines and quietly waited to register.

He looked up towards the front of the line, where three Eastern Luo Sect disciples were sitting on chairs, methodically handling the registration, testing, and recording.

These three disciples were all True Immortal Tenth Layer Cultivators, with stable Qi.

And not far behind these three disciples, an ancient wooden chair was placed, on which sat a middle-aged man dressed in a blue brocade robe.

The blue-robed middle-aged man had his eyes closed, his face calm and unperturbed, seemingly meditating and cultivating Qi.

Fang Hong could feel that this blue-robed middle-aged man was very strong, exuding a faint yet powerful Qi, making it highly probable that he was a Golden Immortal Cultivator.

Fang Hong further learned from the conversations of others that to participate in the Eastern Luo Sect's entrance examination, one must have their cultivation realm, age, and Immortal Bone aptitude checked.

Only those under two thousand years old and at the True Immortal Realm could participate in the assessment. Fang Hong was confident he met this requirement and had no need to worry.

As for Immortal Bone aptitude, it was quite similar to the spiritual root testing for cultivators in the Lower Realm.

Just as cultivators had differences in spiritual roots, Immortals also had differences in Immortal Bones.

Immortal Bones were divided into one to nine grades, with one being the worst and nine being the top-tier.

The higher the grade of the Immortal Bone, the greater the cultivator's cultivation potential, and the more opportunities they would have to breakthrough bottlenecks and enter higher realms in the future.

Specifically, one to three grades meant poor Immortal Bone aptitude, four to five grades were considered ordinary aptitude, six to seven grades were considered good aptitude, and eight to nine grades were considered outstanding genius.

The cultivators waiting in line were also discussing the topic of Immortal Bone aptitude in low voices.

Fang Hong vaguely heard a few people next to him say, "I heard that as long as one's Immortal Bone aptitude can reach six grades, there's a high chance they can enter the Immortal King realm in the future."

Only then did Fang Hong realize that the Eastern Luo Sect placed great importance on Immortal Bone aptitude, even establishing a special rule.

If one's Immortal Bone aptitude could reach six grades, they could directly enter the sect without needing to participate in the entrance examination.

If one's aptitude did not reach six grades, then they had to participate in the entrance examination, and only by passing the examination could they become a disciple of the Eastern Luo Sect.

Fang Hong thought to himself, in the Lower Realm, he had a mutated Immortal spiritual root, an Immortal Ascension Body; he wondered what grade the refined Immortal Bone would be.

Just as Fang Hong was pondering, a slight commotion suddenly arose around the square.

He looked up and saw two teams of people slowly approaching.

Each team consisted of more than ten people dressed in uniform attire, led by a richly dressed young man and a beautiful woman in white.

These two were handsome and had a slightly noble temperament, and their cultivation realm was both True Immortal Perfection, so they should not be ordinary Loose Immortals.

Indeed, Fang Hong learned from the discussions of the surrounding cultivators that these two were disciples of prominent noble families in Ascension City, with Golden Immortal Cultivators guarding their Families, giving them a pivotal position in Ascension City.

The richly dressed young man was named Wang Hu, a core disciple of the Wang Family in Ascension City.

The Wang Family was highly prestigious in Ascension City, known for their artifact refining techniques. Most of the artifact refining workshops and shops in the city were properties of the Wang Family, making them quite powerful.

And the white-robed woman was named Lin Xiang, from the Lin Family of Ascension City.

The Lin Family was as famous as the Wang Family, specializing in alchemy. The medicinal pill market in the city was almost monopolized by the Lin Family.

Wang Hu and Lin Xiang led their Family members to the end of the line, queuing up properly, not daring to overstep the rules in the slightest.

Even though the Wang Family and Lin Family were considered incredibly powerful in Ascension City, they still seemed insignificant in front of a major sect like the Eastern Luo Sect.

Fang Hong silently noted these two; after all, they were from noble Families and must have considerable foundations. If he encountered them during the assessment, he would have to be careful.