Anecdotes of the Immortal Sect, Strategy Guide, Entering the Sect

Answer 1

The following were some common strategies for entering a sect:

** 1. Prepare your own aptitude **
1. ** Spiritual Root Aptitude **
- In many immortal cultivation settings, the quality and quantity of spiritual roots had an important impact on entering a sect. For example, although cultivators with multiple spiritual roots might have more ways to cultivate, cultivators with single spiritual roots tended to be more talented in cultivating a single attribute. For example, in some immortal cultivation worlds, if it was a heavenly spirit root (a spirit root with a single attribute and excellent aptitude), it might be fought over by various large sects. If they had mixed spiritual roots (spiritual roots with multiple attributes and relatively poor aptitude), they might need to show special abilities or potential to be accepted by the sect.
2. ** Cultivation Basics **
- Having a certain cultivation foundation in advance would increase the chances of entering a sect. For example, one could already have a stable circulation route of spiritual energy in the Refinement Stage, or one could have a unique understanding and ability to use certain spells. If he could break through to the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm or even higher before entering the sect, just like Bai Zichen of the Bai family in the country of Liang, who broke through to the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm before the family competition, it would give him an advantage in the competition for the inheritance spots. At the same time, he would be more favored when he entered the sect.

3. ** Special ability or potential **
- Even if one's spiritual roots were ordinary, possessing special abilities was also the key to attracting sects. For example, they had unique beast-taming abilities, extremely high comprehension of alchemy (although they had not received systematic training, they could instinctively refine special pills), and could sense hidden spiritual energy veins. Or they would show great cultivation potential. For example, although their cultivation speed was not fast for the time being, each breakthrough was accompanied by a special phenomenon of heaven and earth, indicating that there was huge room for development in the future.

** 2. Understand the sect's situation **
1. ** Sect Style and Concept **
- Different sects had different styles and ideals. Some sects advocated the righteous path and paid attention to benevolence, righteousness, and morality. They had high requirements for the moral character of their disciples. If one had noble moral character, was willing to help others, and had a firm stand on matters of justice, then this kind of sect that advocated the righteous path might be more suitable. On the other hand, some sects were more inclined to explore the limits of cultivation. They had relatively loose requirements for the moral character of their disciples, and they valued their disciples 'cultivation talent and creativity more.
2. ** Sect Resources and Area of Specialization **
- Investigating the sect's resources was crucial to the development of the sect after entering it. For example, some sects were good at alchemy and had a large number of rare herbs and alchemy masters. It was an ideal place for cultivators who wanted to learn alchemy. Some sects were unique in refining weapons, possessing advanced refining equipment and inherited techniques. If one was interested in a certain field, choosing a sect with rich resources in that field would be more beneficial to one's development. At the same time, the overall resources of the sect also included cultivation techniques, cave abodes with rich spiritual energy, and so on.
3. ** Sect status and competitive pressure **
- The status of a sect in the cultivation world would also affect the difficulty of joining and the subsequent development. For example, the Holy Lotus Sect of the Country of Liang ruled over the various great immortal sects as a Nascent Soul sect. Joining such a large sect might obtain more resources and protection, but the competitive pressure was also extremely great. Some small sects might have fewer resources, but the pressure of competition was small. It might be easier for them to stand out and obtain more opportunities to be nurtured.

** 3. Practically Entering a Sect **
1. ** Looking for an opportunity to get started **
- Pay attention to the sect's recruitment information. Some sects would recruit disciples regularly, perhaps once every ten or twenty years. There were also some sects that would recruit disciples temporarily after special events. For example, when new cultivation resources were discovered or when new blood was needed in the face of a crisis. This information could be obtained through the information network of the cultivation world (for example, the communication between itinerant cultivators, the announcements of the cultivation market, etc.).
2. ** Passed the assessment **
- Normally, sects would set up assessment items. The common tests included spirit root test, spell casting, moral character test, and so on. In the spirit root test, one had to show their true spirit root because some sects might have special cultivation plans for specific spirit roots. During the spell casting assessment, one had to show their proficiency and creativity (if they could make new changes or combinations to traditional spells). The character test had to show values that were in line with the sect's ideals, such as honesty, courage, kindness, and so on.
3. ** Received recommendations **
- If he could get the recommendation of an influential person, the success rate of entering the sect would be greatly increased. These people could be famous itinerant cultivators, elders of other sects, or elders of families that had a relationship with the sect. For example, if one could get a recommendation letter from a highly respected individual cultivator in the cultivation world, proving one's potential and moral character, then one would stand out in the face of many competitors.