A Peaceful Journey
As the two Foundation Establishment envoys from the Ice Cave Abode were lost in their own thoughts while the young people from the town gathered together in the square at the center of the city for a simple test, the small group of young people who had been chatting about joining the Ice Cave Abode arrived at the square just when one of the envoys stepped forward and announced that some simple tests would be conducted to test the aptitude of the young people and determine whether or not they were fit for cultivation.
At least in that regard, the group of young people who had ended up arriving last was a step above the rest, as all three of them had already reached the First Stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, being among the few in the town that had managed to successfully step onto the path of cultivation.