In the Quanzhen Sect of the Shan Sect, the process of nominating True Disciples is extremely complicated, and it isn't entirely determined by combat power alone.
Since the goal is to break the Heaven and Earth Chains on Jinxiu Continent after undergoing Nascent Transformation, it means that the focus is on the future. However, how one should focus on the future has been an unresolved historical issue ever since the advent of humanity, regardless of Mortal Cultivation.
A face suggesting immense fortune? Exceptional bone structure?
Without any justifiable reasons, it's not possible to convince everyone. On this point, not only the Shan Sect but indeed all Daoist traditions face a difficult problem, fraught with controversy, contradictions, and even underhanded dealings, including private exchanges of benefits.
