After some exchanges, Chen Shen finally figured out the functions of the two stones placed on the stage.
The milky white one on the left is the "age stone" that can measure the true age of the examiner.
While cultivating the body-protecting mysterious energy, the cultivator presses the palm of his hand on the age-judging stone, and seven colors of white, gold, green, blue, red, purple and black will appear.
Each color represents an age group, spanning ten years.
In other words, those aged one to ten are white, those aged eleven to twenty are golden, and so on.
If a cultivator detects that the stone light is black, it proves that his true age has exceeded sixty years, that is, he is over sixty years old, and he is not qualified to become a disciple of the sect.
Because for human cultivators, once their lifespan exceeds sixty years, both physical and mental strength begins to decline.
Even if there are massive resources piled up, this person's final achievement will undoubtedly be much lower than that of a younger practitioner with the same qualifications.
Of course, we do not rule out the exception of some people who have experienced adventure and risen strongly as they age.
But after all, they are very few.
For people in the Xiujie Sect, instead of pinning their hopes on "miracles", it is better to use limited resources on people who are more worthy of cultivation.
Of course, there is another possibility: a cultivator is over the age limit, but his own cultivation has reached the Xuanwang realm, his life span has increased by a hundred years, and he has returned to middle age or even the physical condition of youth, which has certain cultivation value.
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In the secular world, those who can break through the Xuanwang realm before the age of sixty and extend their lifespan to a hundred years are already considered extraordinary talents.
But at this level, there are so many people in the world of cultivation that there is nothing to be proud of.
Therefore, in the eyes of these sect "examiners", they can only be regarded as "inferior talents".
Even if such a person is accepted by a certain sect, he can only be recruited as a low-level "gatekeeper" at best.
Gatekeepers are, to put it bluntly, a group of thugs adopted cheaply by the sect.
The sect only needs to provide them with a sect sign of protection, without even paying a salary. It just allows these "inferior talents" to enjoy the more abundant spiritual energy and profound energy in the air after being taken to the cultivation world.
It's enough to make them fight to the death for their sect.
If any gatekeeper dares to disobey, he will be poisoned to death, or die under the blood oath he has made——
They want to join the sect, obtain the resources and spiritual essence of the cultivation world, and live longer. If they hope to be able to turn over one day, they must pay for their freedom!
It is no exaggeration to say that the treatment of the sect's gatekeepers is not comparable to that of even the lowest-ranking "menial disciples" in the sect.
Because, the handyman disciples can at least practice the sect's martial arts and mystical skills, and can regularly obtain the qualifications of the sect's masters to teach, teach, and resolve doubts.
Moreover, when a handyman disciple makes great progress in his cultivation or makes achievements for the sect, he can be promoted to an outer sect disciple or an inner sect disciple, climbing up step by step, obtaining more resources and a higher status.
All of this is beyond the reach of the gatekeeper...
After listening to the young man's explanation, Chen Shen suddenly understood what Xiang Nanren called "the cruelty of the cultivation world".
As for the nearly transparent crystal stone on the right, it is a "measuring stone" used to evaluate the examiner's talent in mystical cultivation.
When the cultivator presses his palm on the Xuanxuan Stone, the strange stone will also emit seven colors: white, gold, green, blue, red, purple and black.
However, the color of the metaphysical stone changes from light to dark, which means that the cultivator's talent for metaphysical cultivation is getting stronger and stronger.
White, scum.
If there were no chance encounters, I would have stopped at the realm of the Xuanshi in this life.
Golden, useless.
In one's lifetime, becoming a mystical master would be enough to burn high incense.
Green, inferior.
If you're lucky, there's still hope of becoming King Xuan.
Blue, normal.
Becoming a Xuan King is almost certain, but to go one step further and become a Xuan King, the hope is extremely slim.
However, most sects will open their doors to cultivators with blue talent, so they are considered qualified.
If someone can make the Xuanshi stone show a bright red aura, then this person's qualifications are quite good!
As long as nothing unexpected happens, the red talented person will definitely grow into a top-grade Xuan King.
Moreover, he still has 20% hope of becoming a Xuan Emperor.
Don’t underestimate the hope of 20%.
You know, the success rate of the Xuanwang Peak’s Tianwu Tribulation to break through to the Xuanhuang Realm is even lower than 20%!
A Xuan Emperor has a certain foothold in the entire cultivation world and is the mainstay of the sect.
With such a talent, almost all sects would extend an olive branch to him.
Moreover, they will let them pass over the handyman disciples. Once recruited, they will become outer disciples and receive favorable treatment.
As for the person with purple talent, that is even more remarkable - because the probability of him becoming the Xuan Emperor is as high as 50%!
If this person were younger, the sect would even make an exception and let him become an inner disciple as soon as he came in.
If anyone can make the spiritual stone bloom with black spiritual light, then this person will definitely become a genius that more than a hundred sects are competing for!
Because whichever party can recruit such a person means that in the future, another powerful Xuanhuang will appear in this sect...
"Ha, I really didn't expect that two small stones could have so many paths. The world of cultivation is cruel but also colorful at the same time."
Just as Chen Shen chuckled and admired, a stern voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Hello? It's your turn!"
"Why are you so stunned? Get out of here if something unexpected happens, so as not to waste other people's time!" The tile-faced young man who had accepted the Chen Shen Lingshi before but failed to fulfill his promise cursed.
Chen Shen glared at the other person, remembering the other person's appearance, and then stepped onto the stage.
He followed the steps, first releasing the body-protecting mysterious energy and pressing his palm to the "age-judging stone" on the left side.
"Buzz...Zheng!"
In an instant, the stone as tall as a person bloomed with a dazzling golden color, attracting the attention of countless people.
"Light golden color... He is only sixteen or seventeen years old?"
"That's right! This boy is only sixteen or seventeen years old, but the body-protecting profound energy he released has reached the one-star Xuanwang realm? It's really amazing!"
"Well! Even in our Beast Refining Sect, there are not many one-star Xuan Kings who are less than the age of Weak Guan."
"Hahahaha, this boy's body-protecting profound energy is purple-red thunder element. I think it must be some kind of mutated thunder element, right? Not bad, not bad, it is the specialty of my Thousand Thunder Sect!"
"Yes! This boy, I, Lei Quwen, are going to decide!"
"Hmph, don't speak too early. According to the data, this person's name is Chen Shen, and he is originally from Daxia Kingdom."
"The Great Xia Kingdom has been protected by our Qingyun Sect for generations. Just for the sake of face, Chen Shen will definitely join our Qingyun Sect."
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For a time, hundreds of examiners from sects were gearing up and were extremely interested in Chen Shen.
This made the tile-faced young man who was ranked behind Chen Shen suddenly panic, and his eyes on the stage were a little evasive...