Chapter 652: Chapter 4: Combing Method and Successor of Inner Core Skill (10K Mega Chapter)_5
He had primarily pursued the Inner Core Skill in his cultivation path, but the presence of the progress bar, which encompassed many aspects, made it even more convenient for him.
As he was already organizing his path with the intention of leaving a legacy, this became more straightforward.
After all, some things, even if integrated into the path of Inner Core Skill, were not practicable by inheritors and had to be excluded. The sorting method proved quite fitting.
Thus, by sheer coincidence, two issues were resolved at once, saving Wang Sheng much time.
This time could be freed up for further cultivation.
Ultimately, Wang Sheng spent nearly a year to sort out his own path of Inner Core Skill.
“Indeed, to reach my level, merely relying on the path of Inner Core Skill is difficult, but even so, it is a very excellent path.”
The path of Inner Core Skill can also be known as the Way of the Immortal.
Wang Sheng’s organization was based on his current stage of cultivation, which could lead to the Refining God and Returning to Void.
However, unlike Wang Sheng, who achieved the Ninth Realm once entering Refining God and Returning to Void, others would typically reach the Eighth Realm, and at Perfection, around the peak of the Eighth Realm.
Even if he were to cultivate again, he couldn’t replicate his own path due to many fortuitous coincidences.
Not to mention, completely overcoming the divide and achieving God and Body Integration after Nirvana is nearly impossible without the progress bar.
The difficulty of cultivating the Immortal Way is not low, but its advantage lies in a longer lifespan compared to other paths, and its combat power isn’t lacking either.
“Now that the path of Inner Core Skill is organized, what’s missing is a successor… Qingshan Village can be passed down, but there are no suitable young disciples…”
Having spent such a long time, those remaining in Qingshan Village were mostly cultivators with a low birth rate and limited population. He had already investigated and found few who were suitable for the path of Inner Core Skill.
Intending to take on disciples, he didn’t need them for his old age, but he wanted to pick the most suitable ones.
“This year, Datong College has already passed its recruitment period, but come next year, I should be able to find a suitable successor, and the Virtual World can also be adjusted to search slowly…”
With Datong College and the Virtual World jointly screening, he didn’t believe he would fail to find a suitable inheritor for the Immortal Way.
After all, he had plenty of time to select a direct inheritor.
However, things went smoother than expected.
In the new calendar year 74, in March,
Came the entrance ceremony for the new students of Datong College.
After decades of development, Datong College had an effective method of testing.
They could admit the most outstanding students.
Aside from those recommended to the main facility by the branch schools of various states, there was also the open selection test.
Anyone could participate in the open selection test as long as they believed in their potential.
Of course, not many pass the open selection test. Over the decades, countless have been tested, and the number does not exceed a hundred.
After all, Datong centrally wields vast energy to select talents from all places, and with institutions such as the Heavenly Martial Dao and the True Martial Path making selections, the chance to be overlooked is very slim.
This test is also the most entertaining to watch, and it attracts countless viewers every year.
Wang Sheng arrived at Datong College just before the testing.
Any cultivator, once reaching a certain level, would sense things related to themselves.
While cultivating in Qingshan Village, Wang Sheng felt an inexplicable prompting that there might be a fateful apprenticeship.
“Even whims are reminding me…”
He did intend to find an inheritor, but he did not expect to feel this premonition, so he came here specifically to stop cultivating; otherwise, he could have found someone in Qingshan Village just the same.
Every year, many came to the main facility for the test.
For this, there was a dedicated area for testing.
Of course, Wang Sheng didn’t need such hassle.
But just as he was about to use Divine Thought to look around, the open selection area experienced a sudden abnormality.
Suddenly, a burst of Purple Qi Eastward enveloped the heavens, radiating splendor over hundreds of miles, with divine music to the ear, like the voice of the Dao itself, as if thousands of Immortals were rejoicing. Amidst the spectacle, a child of about ten, in tattered clothes that could not hide his innate nobility, had his eyes tightly shut.
Everyone knew that this child was a prodigy, seeming to awaken a never before seen physique.
“Is it him?”
Wang Sheng spread his Divine Thought, assessing the child’s potential, eventually affirming he was indeed suited for his Inner Core Skill; but, the child’s unique physique made him suited for cultivating any system, much like a fish in water.
Purple Qi Eastward, in any cultivation system, was an esteemed and rare occurrence.
“If no one else, choose him!”
He had just finished this thought when another phenomenon arose, not in the open selection area, but within the college itself.
A celestial radiance fell, within which a Goddess appeared intermittently, pure and ethereal, transcendent and otherworldly, with incomparable beauty. Behind her loomed an immense palace, as though nestled in the Immortal Realm, with the Goddess as its sovereign. At the center of the phenomenon stood a girl, her body flickering with radiant light, as if an Immortal descended.
“Purple Qi Eastward and a celestial figure with divine bones, no wonder I felt a sudden urge, indeed they are suitable successors…”
A boy and a girl, both around ten.
Both were extremely fit for cultivating the Immortal Way and, barring any accidents, were destined for great achievements.
“Let it be the two of them…”
Wang Sheng did not conceal himself and first approached the boy.
The boy had already awakened, his eyes as bright as stars. However, it was apparent he was unaware of what had happened, seeing only a stranger before him.
“Interested in taking me as your master?” Wang Sheng got straight to the point, not hiding his intention.
For a moment, the boy was puzzled but quickly caught on, “Can you help me with my troubles?”