It was just as expected — Wu Jiao’s standards were indeed extremely high. Out of the sixteen people who had gone up before, only two received his evaluation of “still counts as having the aptitude of a genius” and were allowed to seek the Dao in the Radiant Flame Immortal Sect.
The remaining fourteen all had to be taken back by He Xiang to choose another sect to join. By coincidence, these two were both at the Foundation Establishment Stage and still fairly young in age. After some thought, Zhao Chun gradually understood the reasoning behind this.
In this realm, those at Foundation Establishment were like children who had just entered the path of cultivation — their talent had not yet been worn away by the lower realm. If they could receive the guidance of an Immortal Sect, they could climb even higher.
As for those at Core Formation or even Profound Division, perhaps their talent in childhood was no less than these two, but the resources of the lower realm could not compare to those of the upper realm. By the time they had cultivated to their current stage, they had already passed the most optimal period.