"No need to worry about that. A triple spirit root has already met the standards for discipleship at Changchun Temple. However, they don't just consider aptitude; personality and temperament are also part of the assessment. Anyway, next May, the young master can attend the Fuding Conference in Yuhua City. As long as he passes the preliminary selection, becoming an outer sect disciple shouldn't be a problem," Zhang Zhi said.

Beside him, the cultivator surnamed Lu shook his head: "That's not advisable. As the saying goes, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. Too many people want to join Changchun Temple, and with a triple spirit root, one might end up stuck at the Qi refining stage for life. It's safer to choose a slightly lesser sect where it's easier to stand out and where resources are more readily invested, as cultivation isn't just about aptitude."

"The slightly lesser ones would be the Shuijing Palace and Bailuo Villa, both sects with mid-stage Elemental Infant ancestors," Yu Qingli said.

"Bailuo Villa is a family of cultivators and generally doesn't recruit disciples from outside the family, so it's not considered a proper sect. Shuijing Palace used to only recruit female disciples, but in recent years they've started accepting male disciples too. However, their disciples all practice water-based spells. Does the young master have a water spirit root?" Zhang Zhi pondered and asked.