463: Flowing Apprenticeship

Hearing Li Big Saber say this,

some Cultivators, deeply aware of their juniors' dispositions, left with their juniors, looking unwilling.

Meanwhile, some Cultivators with many juniors led those with poor conduct away from the vicinity of Qingtian Immortal Sect, leaving only those with a chance of passing standing still.

“Good, since you all believe you have no problems, prepare for the test!”

Seeing that no one else was leaving the crowd, Li Big Saber took out the talent testing ladder and the illusion demon mirror, two treasures, and threw them directly downwards.

“Buzz buzz buzz!”

As soon as the talent testing ladder and the illusion demon mirror left Li Big Saber's hand, they emitted a buzzing hum, instantly grew enormous, and then floated several meters above the ground, awaiting the testing crowd.

“The first stage, the talent testing ladder, can test hundreds of millions of Cultivators simultaneously. Begin testing with those closest now; once they finish, the next group will immediately follow!”

Seeing that the talent testing ladder and the illusion demon mirror had both transformed into their proper forms, Li Big Saber immediately announced to the crowd below.

“Hiss, it can actually test hundreds of millions of people's talents simultaneously? This talent testing ladder of the Qingtian Immortal Sect is too powerful, isn't it?”

“Indeed, even the Heavenly Court's treasure for testing talent can only test hundreds of thousands of people. The Qingtian Immortal Sect is truly terrifying.”

The Cultivators who brought their juniors to participate in the test were all utterly shocked upon hearing the number of people the talent testing ladder could test.

While these people were shocked, their juniors were not idle; instead, they were filled with excitement, frantically surging towards the talent testing ladder.

“Haha, charge, charge, charge! Step onto the six hundredth step or higher and become a Disciple of the Qingtian Immortal Sect!”

“Gaga, my goal is the eight hundredth step! I want to become an Inner Sect Disciple!”

“Jie jie jie! You good-for-nothing bunch, you only dare to dream of Inner Sect Disciple! I want to become a Direct Disciple of the Sect Master and dominate the entire Grandmist Immortal Realm!”

Hundreds of millions of young men and women, harboring their ambitions, excitedly stepped onto the stairs of the talent testing ladder.

At first, for the first hundred steps, everyone walked with ease, but after the two hundredth step, the number of people began to slowly decrease.

By the time they reached the four hundredth step, the numbers had become sparse, with only a few tens of thousands, forming a stark contrast with the dense crowds below the four hundredth step.

“Hiss, this talent testing ladder of the Qingtian Immortal Sect is too abnormal! Out of hundreds of millions of people, 99% stopped below the four hundredth step?”

“Holy crap! Judging by this elimination rate, out of these hundreds of millions of people, it's likely that very few will even become Outer Sect Disciples!”

“Indeed, how exactly are the talent requirements of the Qingtian Immortal Sect calculated? I'm a bit confused.”

Seeing that basically all of the hundreds of millions of test-takers stopped below the four hundredth step, the Cultivators watching the test were all utterly horrified.

Previously, they thought that out of these hundreds of millions of test-takers, at least tens of thousands would pass this first stage of the test.

After all, with a base of hundreds of millions of people, even if 99% of them were useless, it wouldn't result in so few people reaching above the four hundredth step.

Now, with only tens of thousands of people above the four hundredth step of the talent testing ladder, it means that the number of people who reach above the six hundredth step will be pitifully small, and the elimination rate is terrifyingly high.

Under the horrified gazes of billions of Cultivators, these hundreds of millions of young men and women, despite using all their might, ultimately, most of them stopped below the four hundredth step.

And among the tens of thousands above the four hundredth step, they were distributed across various steps, with only over two thousand ultimately reaching above the six hundredth step.

“Alright, all those above the six hundredth step, fly into the illusion demon mirror and begin the illusion test. Those below the six hundredth step, voluntarily fly out of the talent testing ladder and leave the Qingtian Immortal Sect!”

Seeing that this first batch of test-takers no longer had the strength to climb, Li Big Saber immediately issued a command.

Too many people had come to the Qingtian Immortal Sect now; he didn't have time to waste words with them. Instead, he planned to initiate an assembly-line test to test as many people as possible in a day.

Hearing Li Big Saber's words, the young men and women who had not reached the six hundredth step were all extremely disappointed and flew out of the talent testing ladder.

Meanwhile, the over two thousand young men and women who had reached above the six hundredth step were filled with joy as they flew from the talent testing ladder into the illusion demon mirror.

Although there was a chance they could be eliminated in the illusion demon mirror stage, if they passed, they could become Outer Sect Disciples of the Qingtian Immortal Sect.

One must know that the Qingtian Immortal Sect was now the overlord of the entire Grandmist Immortal Realm; even if they were just Outer Sect Disciples, they would be an existence no one dared to provoke.

Seeing these more than two thousand successful individuals enter the illusion demon mirror, Li Big Saber waved his hand to activate the illusion, then addressed the untested people below, saying, “The next batch, continue! From now on, do not wait for This Elder to speak again. As soon as you see the previous batch leave, come up yourselves!”

“Yes!!”

Countless young men and women responded, then, filled with excitement, once again surged towards the talent testing ladder like a tide.

When this batch of people had all ascended the talent testing ladder, the strenuous climbing began anew.

As time passed minute by minute, the situation on the talent testing ladder was not much different from the previous batch; only over two thousand Outer Sect Disciples passed, while there were no Inner Sect Disciples or Personal Disciples.

“The same goes for those who pass the talent test: if you feel you can no longer climb, you can fly into the illusion demon mirror yourselves. Do not wait for This Elder to speak before entering the illusion demon mirror!”

Seeing that this batch also selected over two thousand people, Li Big Saber's face showed no ripples as he spoke indifferently to the passing Disciples.

To recruit Disciples quickly, rules had to be streamlined. If he had to direct each batch of tests, not many people could be tested in a day.

Therefore, letting these people test each stage themselves, with him supervising from the side, was the fastest method.

“Yes!” Hearing Li Big Saber's words, the over two thousand passing young men and women on the talent testing ladder loudly responded and quickly rushed into the illusion demon mirror.

Seeing those who passed leave, those who were too exhausted to climb and were eliminated voluntarily left the talent testing ladder, allowing the next group to take their place, forming a continuous cycle of testing.

Under Li Big Saber's assembly-line recruitment of Disciples, batch after batch of people were eliminated, and by his side, waves of officially passing Disciples began to accumulate. By nightfall, their number reached over a hundred thousand.

“Alright, today's test ends here. We will continue tomorrow morning!”

Seeing that it was getting late, Li Big Saber announced to the Cultivators below, then gathered the over a hundred thousand passing Outer Sect Disciples and flew towards the Qingtian Immortal Sect on the plain.

“Alas, the Qingtian Immortal Sect's Disciple recruitment elimination rate is simply too high!”

“Indeed, from morning until now, at least tens of billions of people have been tested, yet only over a hundred thousand were accepted. Entering the Qingtian Immortal Sect is as difficult as ascending to the heavens!”

“Holy crap! Tens of billions of people, and only over a hundred thousand passed, and not a single Inner Sect Disciple or Personal Disciple? What level of Prodigy are the Qingtian Immortal Sect's Inner Sect and Personal Disciples?”

Seeing Li Big Saber leading the over a hundred thousand passing young men and women flying towards the Qingtian Immortal Sect, the tens of billions of Cultivators below all sighed with looks of astonishment.