7 A new ligh (2/2)

This was because they clearly knew that the trial was not the end. In fact, it was only the beginning.

Their cultivation root would determine whether they would succeed in the path of cultivation or not.

Gazing at the changing expressions of the entrants with a nod of satisfaction, one of the ten examiners hovering atop a flying sword congratulated them.

”Congratulations on passing the first two phases of the trial (one of which was hidden) which gauged your talent and resolution.”

”Your actions today have made you sufficiently worthy of my respect.”

”The final trial will simply check your spirit roots. Please proceed towards the platform.”

Knowing that this would be the last obstacle they would face before they could start cultivating, the young entrants were quite elated.

Pacing their strained bodies with great effort, they made their way towards the large platform before them.

Unlike smaller sects, Immortal Divinity Sect used the platform to conduct mass inspection of their spirit roots.

While attribute of roots was hidden from public due to fear of them being used by rival sects and devil cultivators, the platform displayed the quality of spirit roots within the entrants based on the intensity of light shining over them.

After which, the entrants were given the opportunity to select their master among those who were interested in them.

When they formally begun cultivating, their specific roots would then be revealed by their master.

Of course, even if their master did not do so, the attributes of the roots would reveal automatically when one formally started cultivating.

Hence, all of these actions were nothing more than a sort of formality.

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(Random POV)

Standing atop the platform, the girl silently waited for the light to fall over her.

She did not hope for a bright light because she did not think that she deserved it.

All the girl desired was a small ray of light.

A small light to give her the hope she had stopped believing.

One by one, her surroundings started to be engulfed by several lights of various intensity.

The villager and the rich young master who arrived before her got a beam of light which seemed to pierce the heavens.

The burly man and the masked girl got a slightly dimmer ray of light which shone brightly.

Others had light fall atop them as well.

Some shone brighter, some shone dimmer.

However, it never failed to shine.

She waited and waited.

Yet, the light never fell upon her as if it shunned her.

When she had once again given up hoping, he came instead.

He grasped her hand and brought her away from the lightless world.

He gave her a new home.

He gave her a new hope.

He gave her a new light to follow.

He became her master.