The Sect Test

The sun shines on the bustling stone and brick city below. Its cobblestone streets are packed to the prim with people. The sides of the streets are full of vendor stands, their advertisements becoming nothing more than white noise for the people in the streets.

The people that were walking on the streets had luxurious clothing, wearing the finniest of silk and the smoothest of shoes. Anyone with a brain cell and with some common sense will know these people aren't ordinary. They are rich and powerful. The kings and queens of this world.

"Esteem cultivator! Please look at this beautiful gem! I personally got it from newly discovered mine from the south sects!"

"Bullshit! I know a shitty Qi-less gem when I see one! This fat pig probably got it from shitty mine"

"No thank you, I will look somewhere else," A male cultivator said to the mortal merchant, ignoring the crazy ghost voice in his head.

This male cultivator, who stands around 5'6" in high, with green color hair and bright blue eyes goes by the name Jinshu Xia. One of Jinshu Zixi's many kids. He was born from a night of passion his father had with one of his female servants. A bastard child with no talent whatsoever in the main two trades of the Jinshu clan.

Can't handle the heat and has no forge talent.

"Hey young blood! When is this sect recruitment happening!?"

'It's about to happen, calm down. Damn I don't know how a ghost like you can be so emotional'

"What you said you little shit!? Talk to me like that once you can handle the heat of the forge"

'Yes yes..'

Xia said to the ghost voice once again, as he continues to walk towards his destination. Because Xia had no talent for forging like his brothers and sisters, he did not receive that much support from his father. In fact, he did not even get taught a cultivation technique.

As his clan did not want to waste resources on such a talentless person. Soon he reaches the gates of a particular building, strong looking cultivators stand in front of this gate. No, it's wrong to call it a building but a campus, he is currently standing in front of the gates of the Elemental Weapon Sect campus.

Xia is another face in the sea of applicants, no one pays much attention to him.

"Holy shit! Those two! Hey, tell me their names! They have equipment that I made when I was alive!"

'Wh- Oh, the man is name Wu Ming, and the woman is Wu Zhihui. They are a married couple and are commander stage cultivators'

"Amazing…wait a second….looking at them a bit closer.. I see, they are their inheritors. They must be strong"

'Really really strong, people are already calling them the Dragon Couple'

"Dragons eh? Now that is a proper title. Unlike yours, Cold Hands"

Xia stays quiet, ignoring the voice of Kathako. Yes, the ghost that continues to speak to Xia is no other that the ghost of the legendary crafter Kathako. Maker of relics and legendary weapons and armor. The maker of Mor's equipment and the [Boots of Misty Step(Legendary)].

When Xia was 17 he found an old ring in one of his clan's many vaults. The ring, old and rusty stood out among the many luxury and strong artifacts that filled up the vault. He put on the ring thinking that no one will even miss it. That is into he woke up the next morning. Only to find the ring missing and the voice of a ghost in his head.

With the guidance of Kathako, Xia became a cultivator. Now at the age of 19, he is a mortal stage rank 5 cultivators. He came to join the sect for a multitude of reasons. Gaining fame, recognition, and resources, and getting his old fiancé back are among one his many goals in this sect.

One of the figures, an older gentleman broke from the line of strong-looking cultivators. After taking a few steps away from the line, the older man breathed in, channeling his Qi to his voice as he spoke.

"Good morning! I am a sect elder of the Elemental Weapon Sect! My name is-"

Xia ignored the elder for a few seconds, as he just spoke about his many achievements and the opportunity that is laying in front of them and so on. Going so off-topic that Mors, with his signature black mask, had to step in.

"Sect elder, can you please get to the point?"

"Who the hel- oh yea we should" The elder anger at being interrupted disappeared like mist. He could not afford to piss off one of the Dragons.

"Today we will test you to see if you are qualified to join our sect! There is a total of 5 tests, to measure your elemental affinity, your body strength, your mind, and your soul. The other two tests will be a mock battle and a hunting game!"

"I will be the final judge in everything, but your test examiners will be no other that the people behind me. Wu Zhihui will measure your elemental affinity and mind. Wu Ming will measure your Body strength and overlook the mock battle-"

Xia spaces out as he listings to the lengthy explanation, fighting the urge to yawn at the elder boring explanation.

"Alright! That will be all, if no one has any questions we should now start the first test! Follow Zhihui into the sect campus. Be sure to not stray away from the path, we will be keeping a close eye on you!"

The elder said as he turns around and walks towards the gates, the gates slowly opening for him. Zhihui looks at the crowd as she spoke with Qi in her voice.

"Follow me and please don't cause any trouble!"

Zhihui said as she turns around and walks towards the gate, following the elder. Mors smiles under his mask as he follows his wife.

"Episode 60, sect recruitment examiner"

"Do you always have to say that?"

"Yes I do, it's my hobby."

Mors said to Zhihui with a teasing smile and tone.