At this moment, all the young men and women in the square turned their gaze towards a plainly dressed, average-looking man.
Such a man would absolutely not attract any attention in a crowd, completely blending in as a passerby.
This man was, of course, Lu Ren!
"Are you a First-Grade Bloodline?"
Yun Qingyao's face was frosty as she looked at Lu Ren.
"Master, may I step forward for the test?"
After Lu Ren spoke, fearing Yun Qingyao might change her mind, he quickly rushed to the high platform and placed his palm near the testing stone tablet.
Buzz!
The testing stone tablet emitted a rumbling sound.
The first blood-red mark lit up.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Then, the second, third, and fourth blood-red marks lit up.
The young men and women in the square all showed disdain on their faces upon seeing this scene.
This was clearly a Fourth-Grade Bloodline, which was enough to pass the assessment.
On the high platform, Yun Qingyao also breathed a sigh of relief. If this guy really had a First-Grade Bloodline, wouldn't she be taking a waste as a disciple?
Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!
Several more rumbling sounds followed!
The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth blood-red marks lit up one by one.
The entire square was in an uproar, and everyone was stunned.
On the high platform, Yun Qingyao and Elder Zhu Tie also showed expressions of shock.
Nine marks represented a Ninth-Grade Bloodline.
"A Ninth-Grade Bloodline, could it be that our Azure Cloud Sect is about to rise?"
Elder Zhu Tie rubbed his eyes hard, thinking he was seeing things.
Yun Qingyao's cold eyes were also fixed on Lu Ren. She couldn't see any hint of genius in Lu Ren, who seemed so ordinary and plain. How could he have a Ninth-Grade Bloodline?
Buzz!
At this moment, the testing stone tablet emitted the tenth rumbling sound.
The tenth blood-red mark lit up, exceptionally dazzling and glaring.
"All ten marks lit, a Divine-Grade Bloodline!"
"This unremarkable boy is actually a Divine-Grade Bloodline!"
"He deliberately said he had a First-Grade Bloodline to attract the Saintess's attention, right?"
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All the young men and women were already dumbfounded.
"Our Azure Cloud Sect is about to rise!"
Elder Zhu Tie was extremely excited, tears streaming down his face.
This was a Divine-Grade Bloodline!
In their Jiangyun Kingdom, producing a Seventh-Grade Bloodline was already considered a top genius. Eighth and Ninth-Grade Bloodline geniuses had never appeared, let alone a Divine-Grade Bloodline.
"What's going on? Am I not a First-Grade Bloodline?"
Lu Ren looked up at the marks on the testing stone tablet and saw that all ten blood-red marks were lit, indicating he had a Divine-Grade Bloodline.
"This isn't scientific. If I really had a Divine-Grade Bloodline, I would have already awakened. There must be something wrong with this testing stone tablet!"
Just as this thought crossed Lu Ren's mind.
Suddenly!
The light from the ten marks extinguished, and instead, the gray marks below the ten blood-red marks lit up, the light exceptionally glaring.
For a moment, everyone was stunned on the spot.
That gray light was like a bucket of cold water splashed on their faces.
Trash-Grade Bloodline!
They thought they had witnessed the birth of a Divine-Grade Bloodline genius, hoping to bask in the genius's fortune and brag about it to their families, but instead, they witnessed the birth of an absolute waste.
Lu Ren saw the gray marks light up and was very disappointed.
Although he knew his bloodline couldn't be a Divine-Grade Bloodline, it shouldn't be a Trash-Grade Bloodline either, right?
This was the legendary waste that became more useless the more it cultivated.
However, waste or not, as long as he seized this opportunity to become Yun Qingyao's disciple, he could enter the sect and obtain cultivation resources.
With enough resources, entering the Pagoda Space, he could cultivate indefinitely. Even with poor talent, he believed he could carve out a path.
At this moment, Yun Qingyao's face was frosty, having attracted a waste. She originally didn't want to take on a disciple. If a disciple with a First or Second-Grade Bloodline came for the assessment, she might reluctantly accept, but instead, she encountered a Trash-Grade Bloodline.
"Master, my bloodline is trash. Can I still become your disciple?"
Lu Ren approached Yun Qingyao, bowing with excitement.
"Are you sure you want to become my disciple? You have a Trash-Grade Bloodline, you can't even awaken, I can't teach you anything!"
Yun Qingyao gently refused.
"Master, I know my talent is mediocre, no one can teach me, you don't need to teach me anything, I will cultivate on my own."
Lu Ren said calmly.
"You, a waste who can't even awaken, how will you cultivate on your own?"
Yun Qingyao was almost spitting blood in anger, did this guy have no self-awareness?
"Master, I have my own cultivation method!"
Lu Ren quickly said, fearing Yun Qingyao would refuse.
As long as he joined the Azure Cloud Sect, he could obtain cultivation resources. Among the four major sects, the Azure Cloud Sect had the best treatment.
With resources, he could hide in the Pagoda Space and cultivate slowly. As for teaching? With his Trash-Grade Bloodline talent, anyone teaching him would probably be driven mad.
Yun Qingyao suppressed her inner anger and nodded, "Fine, since you insist on becoming my disciple, I will accept you as my disciple!"
After all, it's just a master-disciple title, she didn't have to waste time guiding Lu Ren. If Lu Ren couldn't awaken in a year, he would be expelled from the Azure Cloud Sect.
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"Disciple Lu Ren greets Master!"
Lu Ren bowed with excitement.
"Once you enter the sect, cultivate well. When you become an Outer Disciple, I will teach you!"
Yun Qingyao said, then turned to leave.
"Master!"
Lu Ren called out, stopping Yun Qingyao.
"What is it?"
Yun Qingyao asked.
Lu Ren chuckled, "Master, I heard that when you accept a disciple, you give a greeting gift. As an elder of the Azure Cloud Sect, you wouldn't not give one, right?"
"What did you say?"
Yun Qingyao's face was covered with frost.
This Trash-Grade Bloodline actually had the nerve to ask her for a greeting gift?
Seeing the situation was not right, Lu Ren immediately bowed, "If Master doesn't want to give one, then just pretend I didn't say anything!"
"Hmph!"
Yun Qingyao snorted coldly, waved her arm, and a flame flashed in her palm, revealing a three-foot-long sword, which she tossed in front of Lu Ren.
The sword was entirely crimson, with a blade as clear as crystal, like glazed jade.
"This Fire Spirit Sword will be your greeting gift from me!"
After speaking, Yun Qingyao left without looking back.
Lu Ren held the Fire Spirit Sword with both hands, his eyes lighting up. Yun Qingyao was the Saintess of Jiangyun Kingdom and an elder of the Azure Cloud Sect, so the sword she gave must be extraordinary.
"The Fire Spirit Sword is a Low-Grade Spirit Artifact, an ordinary person working their entire life might not be able to buy one!"
"The Saintess gave a Low-Grade Spirit Artifact as a gift, honestly, I'm envious!"
"That Lu Ren, clearly a Trash-Grade Bloodline, not only became the Saintess's disciple but also received a Low-Grade Spirit Artifact and successfully joined the Azure Cloud Sect. He's incredibly lucky!"
All the young men and women in the square looked at Lu Ren with expressions of envy, jealousy, and hatred, wishing they too were a Trash-Grade Bloodline, maybe they could compete with Lu Ren.
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