Qin Xuan bared his teeth.
Since he was going to pretend, he might as well make it convincing.
So Qin Xuan put away his qiankun ring and other items.
Not only that, he even prepared an old mountain ginseng, intending to offer it after he passed, making him appear even more like those mountain folk.
Mountain folk didn't possess good things; they only had items like mountain ginseng.
To secure a future for their children, the elders in the family would typically prepare such items.
"He dared to fleece me; I absolutely cannot let this guy off!"
Qin Xuan pondered, just about to follow, when he suddenly stopped, frowning.
"No, it's not that simple."
Qin Xuan stopped.
"Although I noticed him when he approached, I didn't sense anything when he stole, which is too abnormal."
If he were just an ordinary thief, Qin Xuan would have noticed him long ago when he was stealing.
But Qin Xuan simply didn't detect when he made his move.
This was not an ordinary thief at all.
If he were an ordinary thief, Qin Xuan would have noticed something was amiss with him at the first instant.
"This is a Cultivator!"
Qin Xuan was absolutely certain.
Although this Xiao Pang Zi disguised himself to be harmless, Qin Xuan could now confirm that this Xiao Pang Zi was definitely a Cultivator, and a Cultivator of considerable strength.
"To be able to silently take things from me, it seems this Xiao Pang Zi is not simple."
Aside from a Cultivator, no one could so easily take things from Qin Xuan.
"It seems the waters of Qixia Sect are not so shallow; there are quite a few people who want to infiltrate like us."
Patting noob's head in his arms, Qin Xuan transmitted his voice to him.
Xiao Bai nodded slightly, also looking over with a serious expression.
"Next, we need to be careful; there might be others with similar intentions nearby. We must be vigilant against these people."
Qin Xuan pondered.
Evidently, there were many others who, like him, wanted to infiltrate this place.
"Whack!"
Sure enough, not long after, the Xiao Pang Zi bumped into someone and fell to the ground.
The person who dodged looked at the fallen Xiao Pang Zi and immediately sneered.
"Hmph, serves you right for blindly bumping around!"
Looking at this person, a sharp glint flashed in Qin Xuan's eyes.
This was also a Cultivator.
The speed at which this Xiao Pang Zi bumped was very clever; ordinary people couldn't dodge, but a Cultivator could react.
This was interesting.
It was clear that this person was indeed a Cultivator.
"I'm, I'm sorry!"
Xiao Pang Zi stammered, then quickly apologized and walked to the side.
Seeing this, the Cultivator snorted coldly, shook his head dismissively, and turned to look elsewhere.
"Idiot."
Qin Xuan snorted coldly in his heart.
This idiot didn't even realize what mistake he had made.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Xuan stepped aside.
"Alright, everyone, stop arguing. The few of you come up to test first. Those who pass the test stay, and those who don't, go back."
Several young Daoists dressed in earthy yellow robes walked out.
They took out several Spirit Stones and placed them on a stone table in front, then gestured for others to come forward and test themselves with these Spirit Stones one by one.
"Try to sense the Spirit Stones and see if there's any reaction."
Several Disciples instructed.
Watching this scene, Qin Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
It seemed they were using Spirit Stones to measure whether one could sense the Spiritual Qi within them.
After all, if one had a Dantian, as long as the Dantian could communicate with the Spirit Stone, the Spirit Stone within the Dantian could be drawn out.
"It is indeed a quick method. The stronger the Dantian, the faster its ability to absorb Spiritual Qi. It's quite interesting."
Rubbing his chin, Qin Xuan watched as a young man stood in front of each Spirit Stone, beginning to test his Aptitude.
However, it was clear that none of these individuals possessed any Aptitude.
"No Aptitude. You may return."
Seeing that no one passed the assessment, the Daoists immediately waved their whisks, signaling them to withdraw.
Next, several more people stepped forward.
Just like that, in the square of thousands of people, several queues quickly formed, and the selection of talents began.
Qin Xuan observed others in secret while queuing.
The previous Xiao Pang Zi was clearly a master, but now he had a bewildered expression.
"He's too good at acting. If I didn't know his true nature, I'd really believe he was harmless."
Qin Xuan glanced over with interest, then said nothing more.
After a while, as more and more people were eliminated, someone finally passed the assessment.
"Immortal, I'm going to become an Immortal!"
The young man shouted loudly, and the Daoist beside him looked at him with disdain.
"Go wait over there. Your Aptitude is only average to low; I'm afraid you won't even reach the Rookie Realm."
Hearing this, the young man was not annoyed; he just ran to the side, laughing.
"This person has a problem."
However, the moment the young man turned around, Qin Xuan saw the sharpness in his eyes.
"This one is also good at acting; it's clear this person is a master!"
Although the opponent tried his best to restrain himself, Qin Xuan could tell from his footsteps that this person's cultivation was at least at the Tianxuan Realm.
And the cultivation of these Disciples responsible for the assessment was only at the Rookie Realm.
The assessment continued, and soon, several more people were chosen.
The Aptitude of these few people was slightly better.
"Hmm, not bad. There are many more promising young talents this year."
A Disciple at Rookie Realm Ninth Layer said with satisfaction.
This person was already middle-aged, but his cultivation was still at Rookie Realm Ninth Layer; it seemed that in the future, his cultivation would at most be at this level.
"Qin Xuan, do you see any problems with these few?"
Xiao Bai emerged from Qin Xuan's embrace, looking over with some confusion.
Qin Xuan frowned slightly, and after a moment, he gasped.
"In my opinion, these few people probably all have problems."
Hearing this, Xiao Bai was also speechless.
Soon, it was Xiao Pang Zi's turn.
"Let's see what he'll pretend to be this time."
Qin Xuan said with interest.
"No Aptitude, eliminated!"
Xiao Pang Zi grasped the Spirit Stone, but there was no change in the Spirit Stone, and the Daoist in front of him spoke coldly.
"Huh, something's not right. Did I really misjudge?"
Qin Xuan was a bit strange. Was this Xiao Pang Zi really not a Cultivator? Then he had seriously misjudged.
Just as Qin Xuan thought Xiao Pang Zi would definitely be eliminated, Xiao Pang Zi took out the mountain ginseng and other items he had stolen from Qin Xuan and stuffed them into the Daoist's hand.
"Senior Brother, please help me check again. Maybe you misjudged!"
The Disciple originally responsible for the assessment was a bit impatient, but when these things were stuffed into his hand, a smile appeared on the Daoist's face.
"Junior Brother is right. Let me take another good look."
"See, I really did misjudge. You do have Aptitude."
