Lucas ventured around the city, asking for particular information he needed to know. Since he wanted to know about arrays and also learn about sects in a normal way, he asked different people about how and when to join.
After a few hours, finally having the prominent information he had to support his plan, he finally stopped and rested.
It was already night. There was nothing more to do in the city, but since he really didn't think about taking an inn, he tried to test his third energy by using it straight until morning.
Lucas created a platform in the sky and then made himself invisible. His thoughts don't have particular ideas running. He was already fixed to his plan, and no one can stop him in this instance.
But he was slightly agitated. As fortunate he was, there will be an entrance examination tomorrow for the sect. And since he clearly didn't have any idea about arrays, he just slept it over.
The next day, his third energy level was surprisingly stable and didn't decrease drastically. He initially thought that after using it straight for a few hours, his third energy would drop.
However, his third energy was still 89% in total.
'I guess my assessment was wrong. I think the third energy will be more useful than ever and can do more magic than I thought. However, it doesn't mean that it is safe to unseal other passive abilities to use other types of spells. I only need convenient spells that appear to be not questionable to experts.'
After it, Lucas descended and secretly appeared in the city. Since he didn't eat for dinner, he visited a pub and left immediately after eating. He went straight to the location of the sect.
The sect is about the nearest mountain in the city. And since he depends on the information he got yesterday, he took the chance to widen his eyes to see through.
He put more third energy into his eyes, and as expected, he didn't have any difficulties using it. The new discovery of his third energy was currently helpful and convenient for him.
He just smiled and dashed to the top of the mountain. In a few seconds, he finally arrived at the sect but was surprised by how plenty of cultivators were waiting outside the sect.
'They are also here for the examination. I am excited.'
Thus, Lucas waited patiently. This is also a way to become a normal disciple, and since he clearly didn't want to pique any attention of experts in the sect, he intentionally hid his cultivation by suppressing some of his energy.
'I still don't know what I look like personally, but I hope this works.'
As the line began moving, it was now more visible to Lucas that the sect had a huge gate and in front of it were five tables with interviewers asking those who wanted to take the examination.
After a few hours of waiting, it was finally his time.
"Name?"
"Lucas Wei," Lucas answered the interviewer.
The interviewer looked at him with an unexplained expression.
"Any relation to the Wei Family?"
Although Lucas did know about the Wei family, Lucas just shook his head.
"I see. Cultivation base?"
"Peak of the Apprentice Spirit Realm."
'I think it's more appropriate.'
However, the interviewer raised his eyebrow again.
'I don't know what to answer, but let's just lie about this one.'
"When I was 15."
The interviewer sighed and then placed a totem before Lucas.
"Put your hand. It will gauge your bones' age. I will see if you are saying that your age is really 18."
And so, Lucas just put his hands on the totem and as the interviewer looked at it intently. He widened his eyes after seeing the result.
"You are good. You have a promising talent for circulating Qi. Proceed to the left; you will immediately take the second examination."
Although Lucas was still clueless, he just followed what the interviewer said and moved to the left. There were also a small number of people on the left side who seemed to be waiting for something.
"Oh... Another lucky bastard."
Lucas heard some of the envy whispers from the people lining up behind him, but even though he heard them, he just ignored them and continued approaching the group.
When he finally arrived, a young lady asked him.
"You are also talented in circulating Qi?" the young lady asked.
Lucas just shrugged as he didn't know what to answer. He was also clueless about what had just happened.
"I guess the interviewer regarded me as talented in circulating Qi in my body."
"Well, everyone here was. Can I ask? When did you start cultivating?" the young lady asked.
"15? I am actually a rogue cultivator, so I don't know if I was too late." Lucas said.
"No. 15 is just an average age, but mostly starts when they are 10. But before that, they start learning martial arts to use time accordingly."
"Isn't that a bit early?" Lucas said.
"It's not particularly. It's common. Also, for you, you are lucky that you are talented at being a rogue cultivator. I heard unfunded cultivators have a hard time gaining resources."
"You are speaking the truth." Lucas just snickered and tried to break his eyes through the other people in the group. But they seem to be snobs, making Lucas feel awkward about their presence.
The young lady just continued talking and asking Lucas. Even though he didn't feel obligated to answer, it was enjoyable since the young lady was talkative and there were plenty of things that Lucas learned from her.
Apparently, it is important to have a talent for circulating Qi if you want to learn array. For example, if you create a basic protective array, you must know how and when to distribute your Qi to the formation.
Also, there are times when an array master can use a spirit jewel to fill up the energy lacking in the formation, but talent in circulating it would still be needed since the array master should know how to weigh the spirit jewel around the array.
'Array and formation seem to be similar since an array is a formation. But I think there's a difference here since formation could be misunderstood as something about forming. Maybe I should use array instead of formation.'
And more minutes passed, the line at the gate started to lessen until the final interviewee emerged.
"The examination shall begin.. Please follow the attendant before you, they will assist your group to the examination hall."