The few elders in the back had already heard a brief explanation from Cheng Zongyang while the children were lining up, but hearing it again still made their hearts pound with excitement.
'Cultivators, Immortals… it's really like a dream!'
Cheng Zongyang continued, "Therefore, I will give you recommendations based on your aptitude, but you are free to choose for yourselves. For now, when I call your name, move to the left..."
Cheng Zongyang began to select those who had Spirit Bones but no Spirit Roots. Their only path forward was to Enter the Dao through Martial Arts; there was no other way.
Next came those with both Spirit Roots and Spirit Bones, who were sorted according to the number of each.
A short while later, the seventy-odd people were divided into a dozen or so small squads based on the attributes and number of their Spirit Roots and Spirit Bones.
