The month is over and Ling Wei and his mother have begun journeying the lower realms, beginning with a sect called the Red River Sect, located in a desolate part of the Island of Mortals, where spiritual qi is naturally thin. The mother and son pair casually strolled into the examination.
Li Bing, as a beauty that causes calamity, naturally attracted many attentions, with a perfect figure and face apart from the cold and tranquil eye, many of the surrounding cultivators could not help but be shocked at her beauty, the males were infatuated while the females angrily stomped their leg due to frustration. But many of the cultivators gave up their ideas upon seeing the 5-year-old child in her hand.
They walked without haste, and reached the examination hall, with a spacious environment, build based on Fengshui to attract spiritual qi, it gives a feeling of being with one in nature while sitting on the edge of the cliff, on the walls and ceiling, paintings of dragons and rivers give a majestic feeling, created by master artists, it itself further generate the qi possible in the hall, as due to the low cultivation in the lower realms, only the largest of empires and sects are able to afford basic qi gathering formations.
"All participants, being the examination, you will be tested on your knowledge based on Confucious classics and the essence of Daoism," a kind looking old man spoke, despite not yelling, he used his qi projection to fill the entire hall, indicating his status as a Spirit Tempering realm cultivator.
Li Bing, taking the brush, began casually writing, with a form peerless her words quickly fill the page, even with a thousandth of her understanding of the Dao, an ordinary mortal could instantly gain enlightenment, becoming a Spirit Tempering expert.
Li Bing handed her calligraphy paper, seemingly devoid of spiritual essence within after an hour has passed. The old benevolent man collected it without a look, maintaining a kind face despite unless snickering upon the other examinees.
"A shame such beauty is wasted on such a foolish and self-confident lass," the test monitor thought in his heart. If he knew she was over 50 thousand years old, old enough to be his ancestor who knows what he may think."Whatever it seems the child and mother came a long way, the sect will at least hire her as a servant.
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"We're going now," Li Bing sent a voice transmission over to Ling Wei, upon receiving the notification, the five-year-old child obediently stood up and carefully followed his mother with a serious face, which only made him even cuter. Giving people a temptation to squeeze his watery cheeks.
“Mother, should you give them such an important object in the lower realms? Would it not bring them calamity and attract the attention of larger sects?"
"Your father used to be in this sect, though they are unaware of his current prowess and existence, he at least acts as a form of deterrence towards the major powers.
Ling Kuanguang indeed used to be an outer disciple in the Red River Sect, which is why Li Bing had with Ling Wei to the Red River Sect, though subtle, traces of Ling Kuanguang could be found, his father's numerous status surrounding the sect shows the past acts he performed in the sect, building his own following, despite more than a millennium has passed, his following is still strong, with a branch of the Red River Sect that dedicates their time to cultivate the unique form of technique Ling Kuanguang had created, with a size matching the main branch, it is obvious he was a shining star along as the pride for the Red River Sect.
Li Bing motioned her hand, with a space rift opening, leading Ling Wei by his hand, she walked her core world. Core worlds are extremely rare in the cultivation world, passing only through bloodline inheritance, only major clans with trillions of disciples specializing in space cultivation with a specific bloodline able to produce a core world. In this era, aside from Li Bing, only 2 others in her clan have sufficient bloodline purity to create their own world.
Core worlds, as the manifestation of a cultivation's path of the Dao, is a separate entity that resides itself within a cultivator's soul, by splitting off a piece of land, they have the ability to be a life-saving device for all cultivators who possess them.
Li Bing, who practices in an ice cultivation technique, was granted a piece of her sects holy ground to become her own core world, as her cultivation improved, the qi rich land quickly became a world that even rivals the greatest of holy lands, with twice the effect with half the effort, many cultivators begged her for entrance, but Li Bing had refused all attendances, including Ling Kuanguang, up to this day, only Ling Wei had entered the most previous of Li Bing's possession.
Ling Wei, entering the realms, see an endless field surrounded by snows, with an immense amount of spiritual essence, it is no doubt even the most prideful cultivators would lower their head before her. Lakes far below the freezing point flow freely around the icy blue plains, here herbs rare in the world can be found as common as grass. In the far distance, a small hut with only a bed made of pure jade could be seen.
Ling Wei quickly settled down, feeling like the ultimate silk pants, he has an urge to block out the qi entering his body, but under the monitor of his mother, he has no choice but to reluctantly cultivate.