Chương 49: Chapter 49: Anti-Divine Sense Detection Function

While everyone around him was engrossed in banter and jokes, Lin Xiao remained uncharacteristically silent, focusing instead on observing the three cultivators on the platform. At first, he only noticed their cultivation levels, but as he continued watching, he began to realize that there was something different about the aura surrounding these three cultivators compared to his own and the others in Lingxian Sect.

Lin Xiao carefully felt the difference and soon noticed that the spiritual energy emanating from these three cultivators was rich with elemental qualities. For instance, the cultivator who handed Niu Xiaoxue the umbrella, the one who introduced himself as Feng, exuded a strong water element aura mixed with traces of earth and wood elements.

He speculated that this Feng cultivator might have water, wood, and earth spiritual roots. The urge to confirm his theory by asking directly bubbled up inside him, but he knew that questioning someone about their spiritual roots might not be taken kindly.

What puzzled Lin Xiao even more was why, despite being at the same cultivation level, he and the members of Lingxian Sect didn't exhibit any of these elemental characteristics. Could it be related to their spiritual roots? But none of them had any mention of spiritual roots in their system profiles—only a vague evaluation of their aptitude based on something akin to comprehension.

Moreover, their cultivation method, the "Taoyuan Wankong Manual," didn't mention anything about the five elements or spiritual roots.

Lin Xiao silently summoned the system in his mind. He hadn't expected it to respond, but to his surprise, a description popped up.

[Description: This system is a Multiverse System, drawing upon the wisdom of countless worlds. The cultivation methods it provides naturally have the capacity to encompass all paths.]

Could it be that there are many ways to cultivate, and using spiritual roots is just one of them?

Lin Xiao felt that he might have stumbled upon the truth.

The Shangyang Sect's disciple recruitment event was set to last for three days. Lin Xiao and his group observed the proceedings for the entire morning and only saw five children with spiritual roots, including Niu Xiaoxue. Among them, three had four or five spiritual roots.

Finding the process rather dull, they decided not to return in the afternoon or for the remaining two days. After all, they had seen enough—watched the stone light up, and that was about it. It wasn't as interesting as the occasional sudden appearance of a building in their own sect.

Moreover, the uniforms worn by the three Shangyang Sect disciples, though matching, weren't as luxurious as the ones in their own Lingxian Sect.

So, for the next two days, everyone stayed in the sect and focused on their cultivation.

Lin Xiao had told them that the three disciples on the platform were only at the third or fourth level of Qi Refinement, and if they worked hard, they could soon be on par with those from a major sect.

While there might be some flaws in their logic, Lin Xiao and Sun Yigao didn't bother correcting them.

In Xiushui Village, about a dozen families had taken their children to the town to participate in the Shangyang Sect's recruitment. However, none of them were chosen, which only fueled the villagers' skepticism. How could these unruly boys from the village be cultivating immortality when even the more well-behaved children had no aptitude for it? It was more likely that they were just playing in the mud on the mountain.

On the afternoon of the third day, the grand disciple recruitment event of the Shangyang Sect was finally drawing to a close. Many people from Xiushui Village went to watch, having heard that the selected disciples would be taken away on an immortal's flying ship. Everyone wanted to witness such a spectacle with their own eyes.

However, the members of Lingxian Sect seemed to have lost all curiosity. They expressed no interest in going and were content to stay in the cultivation room and train.

Lin Xiao, though, still planned to go and have a look. Seeing that no one else wanted to join, he decided to go alone.

Upon reaching the outskirts of Cuifeng Town, Lin Xiao saw a group of people dressed in elegant blue robes standing by the city gate. Nearby, the selected disciples were bidding farewell to their families.

Among the group in blue was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. His robe was slightly different, the color a deeper shade of blue, and it was more intricately designed than the plain attire of the others. His aura was thick and powerful, but Lin Xiao couldn't gauge his exact cultivation level, which likely meant that it was far higher than his own.

Blending into the crowd, Lin Xiao observed the scene while inching closer. Suddenly, the middle-aged man in the refined robe turned his gaze in Lin Xiao's direction.

[Ding—Detected that the host is being scanned by a high-level cultivator's divine sense. The system has automatically activated the Anti-Divine Sense Detection function. This function is permanently passive and will activate automatically whenever scanned by divine sense. If you wish to disable it, please go to your personal page to do so.]

Lin Xiao opened his personal panel and saw that, at the bottom of the information section, a new entry had appeared: [Anti-Divine Sense Detection (Activated)]

Ha! This function is a must-have for anyone who wants to survive in this world! Lin Xiao thought, feeling that his path to immortality had just gained another layer of protection.

On the other side, the middle-aged man's disciple noticed his master looking toward the crowd and asked curiously:

"Master, is something wrong?"

The middle-aged man frowned slightly. He could have sworn he had sensed a Qi Refinement stage five cultivator in that direction—someone with a rather peculiar aura. But just as quickly as he had sensed it, the aura had vanished, as if it had never been there. Yet, if it had indeed been a mere Qi Refinement stage five cultivator, it was impossible for them to escape his divine sense so swiftly…

Shaking his head, the middle-aged man replied:

"Nothing, perhaps I'm just tired."

With that, he raised his hand and summoned a not-too-large spiritual ship, tossing it into the air. The ship floated overhead, adorned with intricate carvings and designs, exuding an air of elegance.

The crowd erupted in gasps of awe, and soon, some began to kneel, bowing low and chanting prayers for the immortals' blessings. Those around them quickly followed suit, and in no time, the once noisy crowd fell silent, save for the soft murmurings of "immortal blessings."

Amid the kneeling masses, Lin Xiao stood out like a sore thumb, remaining upright. Thankfully, he wasn't alone—several scholars also refrained from kneeling, instead bowing deeply toward the middle-aged man and the other cultivators. Lin Xiao followed their lead, giving a respectful bow in the direction of the Shangyang Sect cultivators.

The spiritual ship hovering in the air wasn't particularly large, and with the fifteen members of the Shangyang Sect and the twenty newly recruited disciples aboard, it quickly became packed.