With a meat bun and a bowl of clear porridge, after rinsing his mouth and washing his face, Lu Qing quickly finished eating.

As soon as he was full, he went downstairs, preparing to participate in the screening assessment.

It's just that he lived on the third floor, and when going down the stairs, he found that the main hall was empty, and the innkeeper and the ledger keeper were frowning over there.

He caught sight of the waiter who had served him, and asked, "What happened here?"

He was only a youth, but having undergone Transmigration for more than two years, he had also learned mortal martial arts. Thus, his appearance and physique did not look weak, and his eyes were sharp. Others couldn't look closely, but because of his good actions, the waiter had a deep impression of this guest.

After all, among those who came to seek immortal cultivation, the only one who woke up at this hour was the young guest in front of him.

Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately poured out his grievances, "Aiyo, Guest, you don't know."

Because he was on the third floor and had just finished cleaning the guest rooms there, relying on the fact that the innkeeper below couldn't hear clearly, he added, "All day long, quite a lot of things have happened."

"Last night, just last night, for some reason, someone died. Coincidentally, the one who died was the precious son of the wealthy Liu family in Profound Heaven City. This year, he was around fifteen or sixteen. I heard he had immortal affinity and was early on prepared to enter the Dao Academy, and even found a Shifu. Unexpectedly, early this morning, someone spotted a corpse, and it was that wealthy Liu family's son."

"Who knows who killed him? With such a big commotion this morning, the Dao Academy took away all the suspects. Who knows what will happen in the end?"

"This matter happened three meters outside the main entrance of our inn, so all the morning diners ran away."

Without needing Lu Qing to continue asking, the waiter explained why the main hall was devoid of people today.

"So that's how it is, how unlucky."

Hearing this, Lu Qing thought of the few calamity hexes he had hexagram reading-ed last night; he hadn't fallen victim to them.

But listening to the situation now, he always felt that what the waiter described was closely related to last night's three calamity hexes.

Leaving the inn, Lu Qing found that people around were also discussing this morning's case.

Because the identity of the deceased was somewhat unusual.

"He died too strangely, who knows who holds a grudge against the Liu family."

"Yeah, I heard an immortal Shifu say that there is a hidden story behind the murder of the Liu family's son; I'm afraid another immortal Shifu made a move."

"Immortal Shifu? Right, where else could someone inflict those kinds of injuries?"

"Sigh, the Liu family's son didn't have this blessing."

What does it matter if he worshipped a Shifu? On the surface, the name hasn't been confirmed. Just like a dead Genius is no longer a Genius.

Furthermore, the Liu family's son had not yet entered the Dao Academy, so this matter would likely be left unsettled, provided that the culprit couldn't be found and the Liu family's power wasn't strong enough.

Listening to the gossip around his ears, Lu Qing thought for a moment and left the place. He hadn't forgotten today's purpose, which was to enter the Dao Academy.

No hexagram reading had appeared, which meant going to the Dao Academy's assessment location carried no risk.

He glanced at where the stream of people on the street was heading. He had already asked the waiter yesterday and knew where that place was, so he just followed the crowd over at this moment.

This body of his had just undergone Transmigration and was still young. Now Lu Qing's age was around fourteen, so age was not a problem. As the waiter said, they recruited anyone, even a hundred-year-old old man as long as he had talent, who could also enter the Dao Academy.

Ultimately, the actual standard was very clear: it depended on cultivation Aptitude.

As for how it was tested and what the inside story was, Lu Qing didn't expect to find out just by asking someone.

Upon reaching the destination, Lu Qing saw that the crowd was packed, and a long queue had formed there. At the very center area, there was a high platform two meters tall, with a few wooden tables placed on it. Behind them sat two figures. One was relatively young, around twenty, wearing a white robe with flowing light like water, his chin slightly raised, and his gaze looking down carried quite a bit of impatience.

Beside him was an old man with white hair and a white beard, full of vigor and looking very capable.

In front of the old man placed a mirror. Because he was a bit far away, Lu Qing could only see the general outline of the mirror.

Following that longest queue, Lu Qing obediently lined up.

"Hurry up! Next!"

"Dilly-dallying, what are you doing?!"

Seeing the two people above, only the capable old man was moving. The young man's voice was not loud, but it resounded through the entire area. His words were cold and impatient, clearly showing that he either had a good background or strong abilities.

Those who could enter walked behind the wooden tables, while those who couldn't and were screened out automatically and obediently left.

"Immortal Shifu!"

"Please, give me a chance!"

"Please..."

Someone was tested, and upon being told they couldn't enter, suddenly broke down.

Lu Qing's queueing became closer and closer, and this commotion pulled him back from his thoughts.

The expression of the young man in white was impatient.

The next moment, without any fancy movements, he waved his hand, and Lu Qing saw the person kneeling and pleading fly more than ten meters away.

Lu Qing's mind had been wandering for a quarter of an hour, and this scene helped him steady his mind.

Clearly, the two people recruiting above were immortal Shifus in the eyes of mortals, and at least that young man didn't have a good temper.

Lu Qing certainly didn't want to take a hit like that.

The queue was long, but the process was fast.

The people waiting in line were around Lu Qing's age. The special situation the waiter mentioned was at least not seen by Lu Qing at present.

"High-Grade Aptitude!"

"Quick, quick, come over to my side."

"This year's task is completed, a High-Grade Aptitude has also appeared."

The person tested with High-Grade Aptitude was a teenage youth wearing a whitish robe, with a somewhat cowering expression.

But facing his behavior, the old man and the young man who had previously appeared aloof already showed friendliness toward him.

"High-Grade Aptitude is an excellent performance, I wonder what kind of Aptitude I will have."

After passing someone with High-Grade Aptitude, visibly, the capable old man also accelerated his pace, clearly preparing to send the youth with High-Grade Aptitude to the Dao Academy as soon as possible.

"Another one?!"

"No no no! This is!"

"Earth Grade Aptitude!"

Without seeing the two people above discussing anything, the original young man led that Earth Grade Aptitude person away immediately.

The High-Grade Aptitude that was just considered pretty good was left in place.

Only the old man was left at the scene now.

"There are three people left."

Lu Qing swept a glance across and knew it would soon be his turn.

As a result, among those three people, another High-Grade Aptitude appeared.

However, because of the Earth Grade Aptitude beforehand, the others became somewhat eclipsed, though the capable old man didn't show it.

His hand speed, however, increased a few steps faster.

It was Lu Qing's turn.

Up close, he saw that it was indeed something like a mirror.

Entirely clear and round, soft radiance covered the mirror's surface. One could neither see what was inside nor reflect any figure.

A chill seeped out from the mirror's surface, sweeping across his brow, a cool sensation lightly touching his glabella.

"High-Grade! Alright, come to my side."

The capable old man's expression was very relaxed.

A stone in Lu Qing's heart dropped, and his expression appropriately revealed a trace of joy.

The capable old man didn't mind.

Little did he know that the reason Lu Qing dropped a stone was because he had cultivation Aptitude.

Instead of needing to desperately pursue it, and his Aptitude looked pretty good at present.

A trash opening, fortunately, had nothing to do with him.