Chapter 110: Selecting Disciples!
âFirst Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, Senior Brother Zhao, Senior Sister Murong.â
Lu Changsheng greeted each of the Mount Shu Elders as they arrived, many of whom were friends who had been through life and death together.
This disciple selection ceremony was so important that even Murong Shi, who was at the ninth layer of the Dao Palace Realm, had come out.
First Senior Brother Li Changye had already become a Supreme Elder at the first layer of the Void Refinement Realm.
âLu Junior Brotherâs two disciples have made incredible progress in their cultivation, one at the ninth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm and the other at the seventh layer.â
Li Changye couldnât help but sigh with emotion.
At the last disciple selection ceremony, Lu Changsheng had been alone, but now he had two disciples in the Nascent Soul Realm.
After receiving the inheritance of the Divine Tree Immortal Emperor in the Immortal Ruins, Lin Qingzhiâs Root Bone and Comprehension underwent earth-shaking changes, transforming from a mortal to a genius. His cultivation soared, and he truly became qualified to represent Qingyun Peak as the chief disciple.
Chen Yao, a disciple from Bimoon Peak, had also become one of the Mount Shu Elders.
âThe Sect Leader and the Supreme Elders have arrived!â
An old man wearing a Taiji Yin Yang Daoist Robe, with white hair and a beard and an aura of Immortality, and an old woman in plain clothes, leaning on a wooden staff, entered. The Mount Shu Elders present all performed the discipleâs salute.
One was the Sect Leader of Mount Shu, the Taiyuan Real Person, and the other was his elder sister. Both were figures who had lived for at least three thousand years, with unfathomably deep cultivation.
âYou are doing well,â the old woman approached Lu Changsheng and sized him up before turning to Lin Qingzhi, âYouâre not bad either. After I pass on in a hundred years, my last disciple will be left in your care.â
Lin Qingzhi was familiar with Chen Yaoâs master: âYou have the fortune of the Eastern Sea, the longevity of Mount South, and youâre still in robust health.â
The old woman shook her head: âHahaha, my constitution isnât as good as yours.â
Lu Changsheng could not discern the true depth of the old womanâs cultivation, but he surmised that she must be a powerful expert who had reached Great Accomplishment in the Void Refinement Realm.
As for Taiyuan Real Person, Lu Changsheng was very familiar with him.
In the past two years, Lu Changsheng had been following Taiyuan Real Person to learn the eighth layer of the Taiqing Wuji Technique. Although he couldnât fully comprehend it, he had understood a small part of it.
âIf all the Elders are present, then we can begin the disciple selection ceremony.â
âYes.â
âBy the Sect Leaderâs command, the disciple selection ceremony begins!â
Every candidate on the Mount Shu Great Hall Square couldnât help but become solemn.
They saw Taiyuan Real Person wave his Daoist Robe, and a square mirror flew from his large sleeve, growing larger in the wind and hovering in the sky above the great hall square. A strand of Immortal Qi spread out, and the imposing pressure of an Immortal Artifact made the square and the many great halls tremble.
Lu Changsheng was finally again privileged to witness one of Mount Shuâs lower-grade Immortal Artifactsâthe Gallbladder Mirror.
The Gallbladder Mirror, like the Yin Yang Dragons Cauldron, was not a treasure used primarily for attack.
The effect of the Gallbladder Mirror was to test a discipleâs physique, Root Bone, Comprehension, and Qi Destiny.
Frankly, the Gallbladder Mirrorâs effect was not as good as the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator.
The Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator could even see oneâs life destiny and future.
Based on Lu Changshengâs conjecture, Mount Shu likely possessed more than just the Gallbladder Mirror among its Immortal Artifacts; otherwise, Mount Shu wouldnât have been able to stand tall for hundreds of thousands of years without falling.
The Gallbladder Mirror was merely used to screen disciples.
As for the other Immortal Artifacts of Mount Shu, only a few people knew about them.
Mount Shuâs Outer Sect disciples maintained order, dividing the candidates into groups of ten.
âFirst group of candidates, step forward thirty paces!â
The ten candidates were incredibly nervous as they stepped forward to test their qualifications.
Only those with extraordinary qualifications had any hope of becoming disciples of Mount Shu.
âXiao Yan, Root Bone upper grade, Comprehension upper-upper grade, Qi Destiny upper grade, cultivation at the seventh layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm, qualified.â
The first candidateâs qualifications were displayed, and the girl was overjoyed.
âThis girl has good qualifications; ourXiaozhu Peak will take her,â said the graceful Fairy Qingru from Xiaozhu Peak, choosing the girl as a disciple.
She knew that if there were disciples with special physiques, she could not compete with Lu Changsheng, who had the reputation of âMount Shuâs Number One Teacher,â nor with the First Senior Brother in the Void Refinement Realm. Even the Supreme Elders, who had no hope of surviving their Tribulation, might be looking for suitable disciples to leave their legacy before their time comes.
This girlâs qualifications are quite impressive indeed.
âAre you willing to take me as your master?â
Fairy Qingru spoke, revealing her cultivation at the Dao Palace Realm.
âDisciple is willing!â
The girl named Xiao Yan immediately agreed.
This was an elder from Mount Shu at the Dao Palace Realm!
âUnexpectedly, as soon as the apprenticeship ceremony began, someone became an Inner Sect Disciple and set foot on the path of immortality, truly enviable.â
âThis girlâs future is immeasurable.â
Other candidates and the common folk watching all cast envious glances.
âLi Xiaoshuai, Root Bone of medium grade, Comprehension of low grade, Qi Destiny of low grade, cultivation at the second level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, not qualified.â
âSun Dazhuang, Root Bone of low grade, Comprehension of medium grade, Qi Destiny of low grade, cultivation at the third level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, not qualified.â
âHao Jing, Root Bone of high grade, Comprehension of medium grade, Qi Destiny of medium grade, cultivation at the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, qualified.â
Groups of candidates came forward to test their qualifications, and quickly a thousand people had been tested. In the end, only about ten were taken as Inner Sect Disciples by the elders of Mount Shu, with more than a hundred others accepted as External Disciples.
âThe Mount Shu eldersâ requirements for Inner Sect Disciples are really strict.â
âItâs a pity my qualifications are not good; I canât blame anyone else.â
Many of the eliminated candidates sighed one after another.
âHan Xuan, Root Bone of high grade, Comprehension of the highest grade, Qi Destiny of high grade, cultivation at the first level of the Qi Transformation Realm, possesses a special constitutionâthe Cold Ice Physique!â
The Gallbladder Mirror shook violently, and the surface showed three golden ancient characters: âCold Ice Physique.â
The Mount Shu elders were finally moved.
At last, a candidate disciple with a special constitution had appeared.
All eyes unanimously turned to Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng, an elder of the ninth layer of the Dao Palace Realm, was only second in status to the Sect Leader and Supreme Elders. Furthermore, Lu Changsheng was Mount Shuâs number one master. If he decided to take Han Xuan as a disciple, then nobody would dare compete with him.
In just ten years, Lu Changsheng had managed to teach two disciples who reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and even Lu Changshengâs youngest disciple was close to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Who could match such a speed of teaching disciples?
âWhy are all of you looking at me?â
Lu Changsheng felt troubled.
Although Han Xuan had a special constitution, the âCold Ice Physique,â the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator still showed no reaction.
Even among special constitutions, there were differences.
The Innate Taoist Body and Lingwa Holy Body were top-quality special constitutions.
The Eternal Wilderness Body, Everlasting Verdant Body, Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Physique, and Spirit Sword Physique were high-quality special constitutions.
And the Cold Ice Physique was considered a lower-quality special constitution.
Zhao Wuyan hesitated and asked, âThis person has a special constitution; are you not planning to take him as a disciple, Lu? With your ability to teach disciples, it wonât take ten years for Mount Shu to gain another Nascent Soul Realm elder.â
Lu Changsheng rolled his eyes. Did they really think his Qingyun Peak would just accept anyone? âThis person has no fate with our Qingyun Peak.â
âSince Lu does not want him, then I, Zhao Wuyan, will not be polite.â
Zhao Wuyan was overjoyed. With Lu not competing, and as a Dao Palace Realm sixth-layer elder, the other Mount Shu elders had to give him some face.
âZhao Wuyan, I, Tian Song, will not let you have your way,â said another Dao Palace Realm elder as he entered the competition with Zhao Wuyan.
Even if it was just a lower-quality special constitution, it was still considered a talent.