Celestial 'War God' Return-Chapter 349: Six Sects

"The other two sects in the Taixu Kingdom are the Heavenly Star Palace and the Myriad Sword Sect. The former is a universal sect like Lingdan Pavilion, and the latter is a sect specializing in swordsmanship." The old man took out an orb, turned it on, and displayed the three sects for them. "You guys can see for yourselves about the three sects."

"What kind of orb is this, Senior?"

"Have you four never seen the Memory Thread Orb?" They answered the old man with a shake of their head. "This orb is an artifact for memory storage, and the images you see now are our leader's memories. He used this artifact to make it easier to share information, but only general information is stored in it. To get more detailed information, you must visit each place directly."

"The Myriad Sword Sect is quite interesting, Xiao'er." Tang Xiao agreed with Tantai Lingyan. "Unfortunately, neither of us is focused on the sword, so we won't be joining that sect."

"Yes." Tang Xiao pointed to the image of the Heavenly Star Palace. "Is there anything interesting about this sect, Senior?"

The old man stroked his beard. "The Heavenly Star Palace is the only sect on this island owned by the royal family, and King Taixu's little sister is its sect master. Apart from a general sect, it also has an academy for beginner cultivators. The sect also has four courtyards: outer, inner, core, and gifted."

"Academy?"

"Yes." The old man nodded. "As you already know, we start cultivating at the age of 16, and children under that age usually join there to learn various cultivation theories in more depth, so they will be ready when they reach that age."

"Then, what about the outer, inner, core, and gifted courtyards?"

"Don't you know about these four?" They shook their heads because there were no sects on Earth II. "The outer courtyard is for Beginner Level cultivators until they reach the Foundation Realm, and they will advance to the inner courtyard until they reach the King Realm. After they break through to the Emperor Realm, they will become core disciples. As for the gifted courtyard, they are people with high aptitude in cultivation, regardless of their cultivation level."

"Regardless of their cultivation level? How do you know if someone has high aptitude in cultivation, Senior?"

The old man took out a large clear stone. "If you touch this stone and flow your qi into it, it will immediately change color, and each color will determine your aptitude in cultivation. The colors are white, green, blue, purple, black, and gold."

"White is the lowest, and gold is the highest, eh?"

The old man nodded to Tang Xiao. "If you haven't tried it before, you can try it now so you can choose a suitable sect later."

"Let me try it first." Tantai Lingyan touched the stone and channeled her qi into it. In a few moments, the stone turned blue, causing her to frown. "Does this color mean my aptitude is mediocre?"

"Hahaha," The old man laughed. "Even though blue color is quite common, your aptitude isn't really mediocre; otherwise, you wouldn't be able to reach the Lower Tyrant Level."

"Senior, you don't need to comfort me." Tantai Lingyan dejected.

"Hehe," Tang Yin giggled. "Big Sis Lingyan, you don't have to feel that way, do you? You yourself once said that talent without hard work is useless, and you've worked hard to reach this point, so you should be proud of your achievements."

Tantai Lingyan simply nodded. "Now it's the three of you's turn."

"I'll try it." Mu Qingge touched the stone and injected her qi into it, causing it to emit a purple color.

The old man nodded slightly. "Your aptitude is good, little girl. If you work hard even more, I'm sure you will reach the Saint Level in the future."

"Thank you, Senior." Mu Qingge turned to Tang Yin. "Your turn, Yin'er."

"Yeah." Tang Yin did the same with the two women, causing the stone to glow black.

"Oh? Black aptitude." The old man was slightly surprised before looking at Tang Yin. "No wonder you managed to reach the Upper Xiantian Level at less than thirty years old, little girl. If all the sects knew about your aptitude color, they would scramble to recruit you. If you choose the Heavenly Star Palace, you will be able to enter the gifted courtyard, and King Taixu will fully support you."

Tang Yin smiled upon hearing that. "We haven't heard about any sects in this Song Kingdom, so I can't make a decision yet, Senior."

"Your turn, young man."

Tang Xiao was a little hesitant to touch the stone, but he did it anyway. Within moments, the stone emitted a bright golden light that dazzled everyone's eyes for a moment.

Tang Yin, Mu Qingge, and Tantai Lingyan were not too surprised to see the results because they had already met the future Tang Xiao. Moreover, they knew about his celestial bloodline and two special physiques.

The old man stared at Tang Xiao in disbelief when the golden light vanished. "How old are you, young man?"

"24."

"I see." The old man nodded several times. "You're only 24 years old, but your cultivation has already reached the Lower King Realm. In my entire life, I've only heard of one cultivator with golden aptitude, and that person is Emperor Xuanyuan Lingtian. Before and after him, no cultivator has such a high aptitude on this island."

"Eh? What about the empress and the others?"

"Empress Jiang Fenghua only has black aptitude, and her two children only have purple aptitude. As for the three kings and three queens, only King Taixu has black aptitude. The rest, including their children, vary between blue and purple." The old man put away the stone and warned Tang Xiao and Tang Yin. "I guarantee that information about you two will not leave this room, but I can't guarantee that it will remain confidential once you join one of the sects. At that time, news of your aptitude will spread throughout this island, and some people may target you, such as King Shenwu Huxiao and Queen Gu Qianying."

Tang Xiao and Tang Yin frowned at that, but they weren't too afraid of them because they had the Primordial Divine Ark to hide in, and no one would be able to find them there. However, their original plan would be ruined if they hid there, especially since their purpose in moving to the Canglan Realm was to gain experience in the real world of cultivation.

The old man spoke again. "Young man, you must always remember that there are too many two-faced cultivators, so you must always be careful while you stay in this realm. Those who appear good on the outside are not necessarily good on the inside, and vice versa. Therefore, you must be adept at reading other people's characters; otherwise, you will be the one who suffers."

"I understand, Senior." Tang Xiao nodded seriously. "I'm not afraid of them, but I will never underestimate them, and I will always be wary of them."

"That's good." The old man touched the Memory Thread Orb, causing the images of the three previous sects to vanish, replaced by the three other sects. "Just like in the Taixu Kingdom, there are three sects in this Song Kingdom: The Demon Slaughter Sect, the Emerald Bamboo Sect, and the Nine Profound Sect."

"The Demon Slaughter Sect?"

"This one." The old man pointed to one of the pictures. "As the name suggests, members of the Demon Slaughter Sect focus themselves on cultivating and hunting demons. In this realm, demons have been a major problem for the past few generations, and they slaughter people indiscriminately. That's why the ancestor of the Song Clan founded the sect, and their main task is to fight demons."

"Is there a problem between the Song Clan and the demons, Senior?" Mu Qingge asked.

The old man sighed heavily. "Those demons killed so many members of the Song Clan in the past, which nearly destroyed them. Even so, they managed to rise again with the help of Emperor Xuanyuan, and they swore to eradicate those demons down to their roots. However, their numbers are simply too large, and many of them are truly powerful, so they have never succeeded in eradicating them."

"Demons and heretics have always been a problem in all realms," Tantai Lingyan muttered to herself with a glimmer of hatred in her eyes.

"Are you thinking of joining the Demon Slaughter Sect?"

Tantai Lingyan shook her head at the old man. "I hate those demons and heretics, but I haven't decided whether I will join the sect or not."

"What about the Emerald Bamboo Sect and the Nine Profound Sect, Senior?"

"I don't think the Emerald Bamboo Sect would be suitable for the four of you because the people in that sect are like hermits, completely focused on their cultivation without any regard for worldly affairs." The old man pointed to the image of the last sect. "In my opinion, the Nine Profound Sect would be more suitable for you guys, especially you, young man."

"Eh? What do you mean by that, Senior?"

"You're a dual cultivator, right?" The old man looked at Tang Yin, Mu Qingge, and Tantai Lingyan. "I detected their Yin Qi inside your bodies, so I thought you were one. The Nine Profound Sect has nine halls, and one of them is for dual cultivation, so I thought it would be suitable for the four of you."

"Haha," Tang Xiao laughed wryly. "Senior, I do cultivate using their Yin Qi, but I am not a true dual cultivator."

"Then?"

Tang Xiao put his arm around Tang Yin and Mu Qingge's shoulders. "Yin'er is my official wife, and Qingge is my future wife. Meanwhile, Big Sis Lingyan is my martial arts master, and she gave me her Yin Qi to speed up my cultivation. That's why I never thought about joining a dual cultivation sect, and I'll only dual cultivate with my wives."