This second batch of people is truly formidable.
The others who were appraising talents alongside Li Qingyun were completely overshadowed by the celestial phenomena triggered by these individuals, becoming mere background characters.
"This is bad, I've become a background prop!"
"Brother, wake up. The background props are those with excellent and exceptional talents. We are just 'the crowd'."
"Damn it! Shut your mouth. How can a mouth that's 37 degrees say something so cold!"
"......"
After the illusory figure of the Enlightenment Tree disappeared, Chu Yang stepped forward to seize the spotlight.
He cleared his throat and said, "Alright, I didn't expect the first person with the 'Heaven-Defying Talent' to appear so soon. As for the geniuses with excellent and exceptional talents, you are all precious assets to humanity. According to the predetermined rules, those with excellent talent will each receive a mid-grade spirit stone, those with exceptional talent will each receive a high-grade spirit stone, and the one with heaven-defying talent will receive a supreme-grade spirit stone!"
With a wave of his hand, the spirit stone mine beneath them was once again "plucked." Several spirit stones appeared in his hand and were then distributed to Chen Xiaohan, Meng Zibin, Wang Teng, and Li Qingyun.
The spirit stone Li Qingyun received was clearly a notch above the others in brilliance and luster.
Wang Teng chuckled foolishly and said, "Good brother, are you selling this spirit stone? I can offer..."
Chu Yang glared at him and said, "Go away! Not for sale!"
"Come on, name your price..."
"If you talk any more nonsense, I'll take back the one you're holding."
Wang Teng's expression changed, and he quickly shut his mouth, tucking the high-grade spirit stone into his embrace. He then looked at Chu Yang with an incredibly resentful gaze.
He had already gifted so much to Chu Yang's livestream, why couldn't he speak a bit more gently...
However, he secretly glanced at the ground. Like Li Qingyun, he had also noticed the unusual concentration of spiritual energy beneath them. Coupled with the fact that Chu Yang had just retrieved spirit stones from underground...
Seeing the young man squatting down again to rummage around, Chu Yang impatiently swatted him on the head.
"What are you doing, you brat? There's a spirit stone vein buried underground. I put it there. Try digging again?"
Wang Teng's face immediately turned somewhat awkward: "Good brother, you actually have a spirit stone vein, why only give me a little?"
"Go into the cultivation technique pavilion, pick a technique, and get out!"
Chu Yang couldn't stand it anymore and tossed Wang Teng through the door by his neck.
"Ah, you can't treat me like this! We can negotiate, sell a few, my good brother..."
With this noisy fellow unceremoniously thrown into the cultivation technique pavilion, the world finally became much quieter.
Then Chu Yang approached Meng Zibin and said, "For various reasons, I need some geniuses to gather together. Perhaps in the future, you will bear some responsibility for this world. Would you like to join?"
Exceptional talent was what Chu Yang considered worthy of cultivation.
Meng Zibin's gaze deepened slightly. He pointed to Li Qingyun standing beside him and asked, "Are he and that Wang Teng also in that group?"
"Yes, if you don't like it, you can refuse."
Meng Zibin smiled and said, "Then I'll join."
He needed to understand his competitors, and he also wanted to know about himself.
So Chu Yang presented a QR code, which Meng Zibin scanned.
As for Chen Xiaohan, although she possessed a special constitution, Chu Yang didn't think she needed to join the "[Pioneers of the Immortal Cultivation Era]" private group.
However, Chu Yang's obvious favoritism towards the geniuses sparked some dissatisfaction.
They dared not speak loudly, but whispered amongst themselves.
"Giving everything to these geniuses is too unfair."
"Yeah, they already have such strong talent, and they're still being treated so well!"
"The drought is killing some, while others are drowning in prosperity."
"Heh, status is determined by talent now. What's the use of effort?"
"......"
Although their voices were quiet, Chu Yang, being a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, could hear them perfectly clearly.
It's not poverty but inequality that causes trouble.
But there was no other way; he needed to cultivate geniuses.
The invasion of the Xiezus would occur in three years. The Xiezus' world had a standard immortal cultivation world combat power system.
Their highest combat power could rival that of an Immortal King.
Humanity needed to reach the combat power of such a mature civilization in three years, and sacrifices were inevitable.
Cultivating a genius to a stronger combat power was more cost-effective and time-efficient than cultivating an ordinary person to top-tier combat power.
Of course, accepting benefits from Chu Yang meant bearing responsibilities.
But who could predict the future?
Even if Li Qingyun were the Son of the Great Dao, if he were lazy and slack, even someone with mediocre talent could trample him underfoot.
Therefore, Chu Yang would also give an opportunity to those with ordinary aptitude but an unwillingness to remain ordinary.
But not now.
This second batch of people had taken too long, due to the emergence of too many geniuses.
Chu Yang urged them to quickly enter the cultivation technique pavilion and obtain a suitable technique.
Thus, under everyone's watchful gaze, Li Qingyun calmly stepped into the cultivation technique pavilion.
The fact that a Son of the Great Dao with heaven-defying talent was cultivating only a mortal-grade technique was somewhat poignant.
Chu Yang knew that the random selection of techniques in the pavilion was related to the talent of the person entering.
For example, Fan Feixiang, who had excellent talent, could randomly obtain spirit-grade and profound-grade techniques.
...
Upon entering the cultivation technique pavilion, Li Qingyun looked at the three cultivation techniques floating before him, emitting golden light, with a strange look in his eyes.
"Three high-grade immortal-grade cultivation techniques. Isn't this a bit unfair?"
It could only be said that he was indeed the Son of the Great Dao; his innate fortune was also heaven-defying.
From left to right were the "Myriad Things Azure Lotus Technique," "Nine Heavens Heavenly Thunder Technique," and "Azure Dragon Sacred Body."
There was no need to choose; after all, he had the Wood Spirit Physique, so why bother with techniques involving lightning attributes or body refinement?
He had originally intended to bring them out. After some thought, he activated one directly before being teleported out.
"Whoosh—"
With a flash, everyone was teleported out.
Compared to those who were ecstatic upon obtaining their cultivation techniques, eager to let everyone know, the geniuses like Li Qingyun, with exceptional and higher talents, remained much calmer.
They exchanged glances without speaking, neither revealing the cultivation techniques they had chosen.
But Chu Yang knew.
Wang Teng had obtained a high-grade profound-grade cultivation technique, the "Myriad Battles Vajra Body," and was currently chuckling foolishly.
Chen Xiaohan received a low-grade profound-grade cultivation technique, "Corrosive Bone Heart," a rare poison technique. Her eyes now held a hint of darkness.
Chu Yang subtly glanced at Chen Xiaohan, wondering if this fellow would become a poison cultivator.
Meng Zibin obtained the "Sunfall Fire Diagram," a high-grade profound-grade fire-attribute cultivation technique. His eyes were filled with confidence.