Just as the system was making its cheeky remarks, the eyes of the Mountain Lords present began to focus on those disciples who had successfully passed the trial and possessed Fine-Grade or High-Grade Spiritual Roots.

"What is your name?"

Liu Yan, sitting next to Li Zhoujun, was the first to set his sights on Chen Shaohua, who stood near Su Nan in the crowd.

"Disciple Chen Shaohua!" Chen Shaohua replied respectfully.

Liu Yan smiled and said, "With your High-Grade talent, would you be willing to join my Fire Maple Mountain as an Inner Sect Disciple? With your aptitude, once you enter Fire Maple Mountain, an elder will surely take you as a True Disciple."

"I am willing!" Chen Shaohua responded excitedly.

"Good, wait here for a moment, and then you can follow me back to Fire Maple Mountain," Liu Yan nodded.

Then, Liu Yan's gaze began to wander among the young men and women on the Ascension Platform, searching for those with Fine-Grade or High-Grade Fire Spiritual Roots.

In Dao Heaven Sect, those with Fine-Grade or High-Grade Spiritual Roots were usually selected by the Mountain Lords to become Inner Sect Disciples. Among them, those with High-Grade Spiritual Roots would be eagerly taken as disciples by the elders once they returned to their respective mountains.

Just like earlier, when the Mountain Lords competed to take those with Supreme-Grade Spiritual Roots as disciples.

Meanwhile, Chen Shaohua, who had successfully joined Fire Maple Mountain, looked at Su Nan with a smile and said, "Miss Su Nan, you heard what Mountain Lord Liu said. With my aptitude, once I go to Fire Maple Mountain, I will be taken as a True Disciple by an elder. Becoming my Dao Companion would be much better than just being an Outer Sect Disciple."

"Young Master Chen, with your talent, you will surely find a better woman. You are a good person, but I am still young, really," Su Nan said sincerely.

At this moment, Su Nan felt a vague sense of unease. After all, Chen Shaohua was notorious in Pingyu City as a playboy who relied on his family's influence to bully others and commit all sorts of misdeeds.

Now that he had joined Fire Maple Mountain of Dao Heaven Sect as an Inner Sect Disciple, and might even become a True Disciple under an elder, who knew what he might do to her Su Clan in the future...

Seeing Su Nan's attitude, Chen Shaohua still wore a smile, but inwardly he snorted coldly, "Stubborn fool!"

At this time, among the thousand new disciples of Dao Heaven Sect on the Ascension Platform, those with Fine-Grade and Mid-Grade Spiritual Roots had already been selected by the Mountain Lords.

Liu Yan turned to Li Zhoujun with a teasing smile, "It seems Mountain Lord Li didn't find any disciples to his liking today."

In truth, Liu Yan looked down on this ordinary person who was on equal footing with him, so he couldn't resist mocking and ridiculing Li Zhoujun, knowing he couldn't take disciples.

[Ding: Host is being mocked, how can you endure this?]

[Ding: System issues a task, walk up to Su Nan! Completing the task will earn you the reward, 'Spiritual Root Awakening Ability!']

Hearing the system's task, Li Zhoujun smiled slightly, ignoring Liu Yan's sarcastic remarks, and slowly stood up, walking towards Su Nan among the new disciples on the Ascension Platform.

"Hmm?"

"What is Li Zhoujun up to?"

"Could he be taking a disciple?"

"What a joke, he's a useless person without even a Spiritual Root, what's he taking a disciple for?"

The Mountain Lords of Dao Heaven Sect looked on, their expressions shifting from surprise to mockery.

But Li Zhoujun paid no attention to these gazes. He walked up to Su Nan and smiled, "Would you like to take me as your master?"

"Ah... ah, really... really?" Su Nan was so excited she could barely speak.

What was happening?

A Mountain Lord personally approached her to take her as a disciple, was she dreaming?!

Oh my god!

Clearly, Su Nan, overwhelmed with joy, didn't notice the subtle expressions of the Mountain Lords.

"Of course," Li Zhoujun smiled.

Meanwhile, Chen Shaohua, standing nearby, was dumbfounded. He couldn't fathom why a Mountain Lord would take someone with Mid-Grade Spiritual Roots as a True Disciple.

It was utterly baffling!

At this moment, the system spoke again.

[Ding: Congratulations to the host for completing the task, walking up to Su Nan! The host has received the reward, 'Spiritual Root Awakening Ability!']

As the system's voice fell, Li Zhoujun smiled at Su Nan and said, "If you are willing to take me as your master, then call me Master."

"Master! Disciple Su Nan greets Master!" Su Nan exclaimed with joy.

[Ding: Congratulations to the host for successfully taking a disciple!]

[Ding: The host has received the reward, 'Saint-Grade Ice Spiritual Root!']

[Ding: The host has received the reward, 'Golden Elixir Perfection Cultivation!']

[Ding: The host has received the reward, 'Xuanming Heart Scripture!']

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[Saint-Grade Ice Spiritual Root]: The most harmonious person with Ice Spiritual Qi in the world!

[Golden Elixir Perfection Cultivation]: In this world, the cultivation stages are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Elixir, Elemental Infant, Soul Transformation, Return to Void (Void Immortal), Body Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, Great Ascension...

[Xuanming Heart Scripture]: The ice attribute cultivation technique practiced by Xuanming Immortal Emperor, automatically learned by the host with the system's help.

"Damn!"

Hearing the series of rewards from the system, Li Zhoujun was stunned.

Saint-Grade Ice Spiritual Root!

I have a Spiritual Root now, and it's Saint-Grade?!

And the "Xuanming Heart Scripture" that suddenly appeared in my mind.

This was the ice attribute cultivation technique practiced by the Xuanming True Immortal who ascended to the Immortal Realm thousands of years ago, and now this Xuanming True Immortal has become the Xuanming Immortal Emperor?!

From this perspective, the "Xuanming Heart Scripture" is definitely a top-tier cultivation technique!

And the system, being straightforward, directly gave me Golden Elixir cultivation!

Which means my lifespan has increased, knowing that Golden Elixir cultivators generally have a lifespan of five hundred years!

"System, I love you!"

Li Zhoujun was so thrilled he wanted to hug the system and give it a big kiss.

[Ding: Host, don't get too excited. To make the host appear more like a transcendent super expert in the future and better show off, the system has already helped the host conceal your cultivation. The host can choose to activate or deactivate the Conceal Breath buff at any time.]

"What a pity for such a girl."

"Oh well, she'll realize her master is a useless person and regret it later."

Meanwhile, the Mountain Lords all shook their heads.

"Could this Mountain Lord be the Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord of Dao Heaven Sect, the useless Mountain Lord?"

The disciples on the Ascension Platform, seeing the expressions of the Mountain Lords, couldn't help but whisper after some speculation.

Originally thrilled to become a True Disciple of a Mountain Lord, Su Nan froze upon hearing this.

She blinked and looked at Li Zhoujun, weakly asking, "Master, are you really..."

"Yes, I am the Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord!" Li Zhoujun smiled.

Upon hearing this, Su Nan immediately clutched her chest, nearly fainting on the spot.

Damn it!

It's over!

She had heard of the Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord of Dao Heaven Sect, known as the useless Mountain Lord who couldn't cultivate.

But she never imagined she would eagerly become the True Disciple of this useless Mountain Lord!

What a disaster!

"Um, can I still regret it now?" Su Nan forced a smile that was worse than crying at Li Zhoujun.

Li Zhoujun shook his head, "No."

Su Nan: "..."

At this moment, Su Nan held back the urge to cry, comforting herself and Li Zhoujun, "It's okay, Master, I believe in you. My father always says that the more ordinary someone seems, the more powerful they are. Surely, Master, you are like that, right?"

Li Zhoujun smiled without saying a word.

Meanwhile, Chen Shaohua laughed.

He had been worried that this girl becoming a True Disciple of a Mountain Lord was someone he couldn't offend.

Now it seemed he worried for nothing.

A useless Mountain Lord, unable to even cultivate, probably had a status lower than an Outer Sect Disciple, right?

What was there to be afraid of?

[Ding: The system detects that those around do not think highly of the host and disciple. Now issuing a task: the host is to help Su Nan awaken her Saint-Grade Ice Spiritual Root on the spot. Completing the task will earn the host a reward!]

Seeing this task, Li Zhoujun was stunned, thinking, "System, you're being malicious. If Su Nan awakens her Saint-Grade Ice Spiritual Root now, won't I become the target of everyone's envy?"

[Ding: Without this, how can the host show off with the fifty-fifty ability, how can you hold your head high, and what would you need the system for?]

Li Zhoujun: "..."

You make a good point, I am willing to call you the Strongest Show-Off System...

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