Midday.

In the Immortal Fate Square, the crowd had already gathered at the central Invitation Immortal Platform, as the segment everyone eagerly awaited was about to officially commence here.

Apart from the adults, many parents brought their children, hoping their kids might be lucky enough to possess Spirit Root potential and have the opportunity to embark on the Immortal Path.

"What a pity, what a pity..."

In the crowd, a man sighed repeatedly.

"Why do you sigh, brother?"

Someone beside him asked.

The man shook his head, looking at the distant Invitation Immortal Platform, and reading the posted notice, he said:

"Alas, this Immortal Fate Conference has age requirements, accepting only those under twenty-five. I've just turned twenty-six this year, just one year over. Isn't it infuriating?"

"Well, it is indeed a pity... However, even though the Immortals have an age requirement, they shouldn't mind this one year... Brother, why not give it a try? Maybe you'll slip through..."

"Uh... You have a point... It's just... I'm afraid it's disrespectful to the Immortals if we do so."

"Ah, to be honest, I'm two years older than you, brother. I'm here to try my luck too. You and I are sincere seekers of the Dao; even if we misreport our ages, perhaps the Immortals won't hold it against us?"

"..."

Conversations like this continued to echo in the crowd.

Many people wanted to try their luck at the Immortal Fate Conference, but alas, Tianyuan Sect only accepted those under twenty-five, causing most to lose the chance to join the Immortal Sect.

Actually, according to Pei Laoliu's original idea, the age limit for recruiting disciples of the Tianyuan Sect should have been even smaller, requiring teenagers under twenty or even fifteen to meet the criteria.

However, given the sect's current need for manpower and everything being in a state of disrepair, the age limit was temporarily relaxed to twenty-five.

This was unavoidable.

In the current cultivation techniques, Body Refinement Realm does require a certain constitution.

Refining essence and transforming Qi needs adequate essence, energy, and spirit to refine, which older people do not quite meet.

Of course, if one is a martial artist, the restriction can be somewhat relaxed, just like those new outer sect Heavenly List experts of the Tianyuan Sect.

For ordinary people, if they cannot even complete the Body Refining Period, how can they talk about cultivation?

Thus, to increase efficiency, the Tianyuan Sect will only recruit those under twenty-five this time.

Even so, it is still a massive workload, which probably won't end within three to five days.

At this moment, as the sun continues to rise, people's anticipation for the Immortal Fate Conference grows ever stronger.

Finally, amidst all the attention, extraordinary changes began to unfold on the Invitation Immortal Platform.

A layer of faint mist suddenly emerged before the crowd, with a few celestial sounds emanating from it.

"Look! Look at the sky!!"

Someone exclaimed.

The crowd immediately looked up, seeing the sky already enveloped by a cluster of five-colored auspicious clouds, with dazzling splendor flowing forth, shining down on the crowd below, scattering flower petals in the process.

"It's Immortal Light! It's Immortal Light! Quick, make way! Let me bask in it too!"

The crowd instantly descended into chaos, with countless people trying to push towards the illuminated area, and still more scrambling for the flower petals.

Fortunately, a good number of city guards were present, who had long been prepared, desperately maintaining order to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control.

Subsequently, the clouds in the sky parted, revealing several figures descending with the wind, accompanied by clouds of rosy light, their garments fluttering, like Banished Immortals descending to the mortal realm.

"It's the Immortals, the Immortals have arrived!!"

The crowd erupted in cheers, overwhelmed with emotion at the sight before them.

Although they had previously heard of the existence of monsters and cultivators in this world, many had only heard rumors and had never witnessed it.

Yet today, on this Invitation Immortal Platform, they witnessed the arrival of Immortals, how could they not be thrilled?

No embellishments were needed. To these people, the ability to fly to heaven and escape earth belonged solely to the legendary Immortals, with no other possibility.

Even the most skilled martial artists couldn't help but bow in admiration at this scene.

No lightweight skill could achieve this; only true cultivators could.

Li Qiang looked down at the dense crowd gazing up at him, unable to suppress the indescribable sense of satisfaction within.

Two months ago, he was just a humble mountain villager from East Origin Village,

Illiterate and ignorant of the world, a complete rustic, with a future that seemed utterly predictable.

However, his destiny changed after meeting his master.

The experiences of the past two months alone were enough to give one a sense of timelessness.

The death of villagers, his Immortal Path, Tianyuan Sect, cultivation, Transformation Stage Great Demon...

Each one of these was unforgettable, yet all occurred within these short two months.

Li Qiang even now had a hard time believing it.

Every time he recalled it, it felt like a dream, blurring the line between reality and illusion.

Especially now, being looked up to by countless people, felt incredibly unreal.

"Whew~~"

He took a long breath, trying hard to control his Wind Control Skill, slowly descending with everyone.

As a disciple in the Qi Refinement Realm, he was different from someone like Yan Jiantong in the Body Refining Realm.

He could directly use Spiritual Power, hence he could activate the Wind Control Technique and descend from the sky with these people.

Of course, he couldn't yet fly with people on his own; everything was arranged by his master.

The atmosphere, including the celestial clouds, light beams, petals, and background music, was all orchestrated by Master Liu. He just needed to bring people down.

Coming with Li Qiang were Li Mu, Yan Jiantong, and three other outer disciples, responsible for testing Spirit Roots for everyone at this Immortal Fate Conference.

Upon seeing the Immortals take the stage, the crowd below erupted in even louder cheers than before.

The entire Immortal Fate Square was filled with deafening shouts, incredibly lively.

"Buzz!!"

Suddenly, a resounding sword hum echoed, overpowering the cries of tens of thousands, as a sword aura streaked through the sky.

When everyone realized and looked again, they found an elderly man in green, standing proudly atop a flying sword above the Invitation Immortal Platform, clad in green robes, with an Immortal aura, transcendent and unworldly.

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