Cultivating To Immortality

The Eastern Luo Sect's assessment registration was in full swing, with crowds of cultivators filling the square, their discussions rising and falling.

Fang Hong stood quietly observing from behind the crowd, noting that most Loose Immortals' Immortal Bone aptitude hovered between second and third grade; occasionally, a fourth-grade aptitude would appear, drawing hushed gasps of admiration.

As for fifth and sixth-grade aptitude, not even a shadow was seen.

Soon, the line slowly moved forward, and it was finally Fang Hong's turn for aptitude testing.

Fang Hong steadily walked up to the Eastern Luo Sect disciple and carefully examined the crystal stone placed in front of him.

The crystal stone was as clear as ice, with Immortal Light faintly flowing on its surface, a common Immortal Artifact used by Immortal sects to test aptitude.

Fang Hong mimicked the Cultivator before him, gently pressing his right hand onto the cool surface of the crystal stone.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

Almost the instant his palm touched the crystal, the crystal stone vibrated violently.

Five smooth, full little light points suddenly lit up inside, circulating within the crystal, appearing exceptionally striking.

"Oh? Not bad, it's a fifth-grade Immortal Bone." The Eastern Luo Sect disciple's initially perfunctory expression immediately became more serious.

He looked up and scanned Fang Hong, his tone a bit more earnest, and gave a simple assessment.

The nearby cultivators stopped their conversations, all turning to cast envious glances at Fang Hong.

Even Wang Hu and Lin Xiang looked Fang Hong up and down with curiosity.

With a fifth-grade Immortal Bone, as long as no unexpected accidents like premature death occurred, steadily cultivating would surely lead to the Golden Immortal realm in the future.

If he was diligent and had some Luck, challenging the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm was not out of reach.

As for whether he could advance further and touch the legendary realm of an Immortal King, that would depend on his personal opportunity and fortune.

Fang Hong did not pay too much attention to this result.

The path of cultivation not only depends on talent; opportunity is equally important, and for him, the demon gourd was his greatest opportunity.

"What is your name? According to sect rules, a fifth-grade aptitude still requires participation in subsequent assessments, and an additional registration fee of five thousand Immortal Stones is needed." The Eastern Luo Sect disciple inquired.

"Fang Hong."

Fang Hong responded briefly, then took out five thousand Immortal Stones and handed them over.

After the disciple received the Immortal Stones and carefully counted them, he took out a palm-sized black token.

The token's material was unknown, with strange patterns carved on its surface.

He quickly formed hand seals with his fingertips, injecting a wisp of Immortal Essence into the token, and in an instant, the words Fang Hong were branded on the token's front, after which he handed the token to Fang Hong.

"Keep this token safe, and don't lose it. It will be needed for the assessment in ten days; without the token, you won't be able to enter the assessment grounds." The disciple solemnly reminded him.

Fang Hong nodded, put away the black token, and was about to turn and leave the East Square when another round of considerable discussion suddenly erupted nearby.

He followed the sound and saw that Wang Hu and Lin Xiang had just completed their aptitude testing, and the results were out: both were only fourth-grade Immortal Bones.

Although this aptitude was considered outstanding, compared to Fang Hong's fifth-grade, it was still somewhat lacking.

As a result, Fang Hong remained the highest talent detected in the entire venue so far.

Fang Hong merely glanced curiously at their expressions, saw a hint of unwillingness on Wang Hu's face, and Lin Xiang appeared relatively calm, so he did not linger and walked directly out of the crowd.

Wang Hu watched Fang Hong's retreating back, his gaze flickering slightly, his brow unconsciously furrowing, wondering what he was thinking.

After leaving the bustling East Square, Fang Hong began to stroll through the city.

There were still ten days until the entrance assessment, and the assessment location was set at the East Square.

The entrance assessment would last five days, and during the assessment, all registered disciples would be uniformly teleported into the Demon Suppression Hall.

The assessment task was simple: kill the demonic creatures within the Hall. For each demonic creature killed, corresponding Karma points would be accumulated.

The higher the Karma points, the higher the ranking.

Ultimately, the Eastern Luo Sect would select the top one hundred disciples based on their Karma point rankings.

This assessment method, based on kills to determine superiority, was somewhat similar to the Ascension Gathering Fang Hong had participated in the Lower Realm.

That year, he had stood out in the Ascension Gathering and joined his first cultivation sect, Danxian Valley.

As long as he performed steadily, placing in the top one hundred and successfully joining the Eastern Luo Sect should not be too difficult.

However, Fang Hong was not content with just making it into the top one hundred; he wanted to contend for first place.

The entrance assessment stipulated that disciples who ranked in the top ten would not only receive generous assessment rewards, but their treatment and arrangements after joining the sect would also be vastly different.

The higher the rank, the better the treatment.

First place received a gourd of Profound Gold Pill, a third-grade Immortal Artifact, and fifty thousand Immortal Stones.

Second place received a second-grade Immortal Artifact and thirty thousand Immortal Stones.

Third place received thirty thousand Immortal Stones. The reward for first place was quite good; the fifty thousand Immortal Stones were a given, a standard resource.

The Profound Gold Pill was a third-grade Immortal Pill, said to increase one layer of strength after consuming ten pills, with very good effects.

And that third-grade Immortal Artifact was of a decent grade and quite valuable.

All this information was clearly recorded on the registration identity plate, apparently specially provided by the Eastern Luo Sect to allow assessing disciples to prepare in advance.

Fang Hong leisurely walked through the streets and alleys while checking the assessment information.

The cultivation shops in the city were dazzling, including apothecaries, talisman shops, weapon shops, almost everything a cultivator could use.

Fang Hong entered and carefully examined every shop he visited, buying any resources he deemed useful.

After half a day of shopping, Fang Hong acquired many more Immortal herb seeds.

These seeds were placed in his years pearl, and now the variety of Immortal herbs in the years pearl was increasing.

Regarding talismans, Fang Hong originally wanted to see if there were any third-grade Immortal Talismans; third-grade Immortal talismans were powerful and would definitely be useful during the assessment.

However, he visited seven or eight talisman shops in a row, and the shopkeepers all said that third-grade Immortal talismans were extremely difficult to produce, and ordinary shops simply had no stock.

The highest-grade Immortal talismans available in the city were second-grade. Weapon shops held even less interest for Fang Hong.

He even specifically went to the city's most famous Wang Family Business, which indeed displayed many Immortal Artifacts of various types.

But upon closer inspection, one would find that most of these Immortal Artifacts were ordinary first-grade Immortal Artifacts, made of common materials, and their power was truly limited.

Fang Hong's current Life bound Immortal Artifact was far better than these, so he naturally looked down on these low-grade goods and saw no need to waste Immortal Stones purchasing them.