As for the other one, it was Jing Yueming from the Thousand Blades Faction, who was recruited by Jing Taiyang. They were cousins, and Jing Yueming's situation in the Thousand Blades Faction was much worse than Jing Taiyang's. He was basically on the verge of being kicked out of the faction at any time, so it was easy for Jing Taiyang to persuade him.
Apart from these two, the other targets were still at the stage of getting close to them. They were still very far away from actually recruiting them.
This was very normal. After all, everyone was usually cultivating. Even fellow disciples rarely had the chance to gather together, let alone truly friendly ones. In such a situation, the precondition of having a grudge against the Archaic Alliance was naturally very low. Moreover, the people of the Archaic Alliance were extremely wary. If one didn't have a good relationship with them, then it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens. It was reasonable to only be able to rope in two people a month.
Time flew by. Three months had passed since the prospective disciples entered the transfer island. On this day, Xin Yijie gathered everyone on the small island where the teleportation formation was located. Although the island was not big and was only a small place compared to the real islands, it was more than enough to accommodate hundreds of people.
After everyone had arrived, Xin Yijie said loudly, "Everyone, three months have passed. I believe all the prospective disciples of the far-ancient sects have become familiar with the environment here, and their strength has made great progress. Many of you are on the verge of breaking through. I congratulate you, but you still have to keep up the good work and strive to break through the foundation realm as soon as possible. Don't let down the expectations of your senior brothers who lead your sects."
"Yes!" everyone replied in unison.
"There's one more thing, which is also the main reason why I gathered everyone here today. After such a long time, I believe everyone should have heard about the Archaic Trials, right?" Xin Yijie asked.
Everyone nodded. This wasn't a secret. Even these prospective disciples from the mortal world could learn about it from their senior apprentice-brothers or other senior apprentice-brothers. After all, the Primeval Smelting Trial was something that all disciples of the Archaic Alliance looked forward to the most. Every few days, someone would mention it, so it was impossible for them not to know.
"Very well. So from tomorrow onwards, we will prepare for the Archaic Trials," Xin Yijie announced.
"Prepare? What preparations? " Everyone couldn't help but look at each other. Could it be that he was reminding everyone to properly increase their strength before the Primeval Trials began?
It was said that this time's Primeval Trials were extraordinary. If one's strength wasn't enough, then rashly joining was no different from courting death. Of course, for these prospective disciples, the most important thing was to break through to Foundation Establishment. Otherwise, they wouldn't be considered members of the Primeval Alliance. As for the Primeval Trials, that was even more nonsense.
"Don't get me wrong. The preparation that I'm talking about isn't about your personal affairs, but the preparation of all of us. To enter the Primordial Trial, we need spiritual jades to activate the Teleportation Formation. This Teleportation Formation has been sealed for a long time. If we want to activate it again, we will need a huge amount of spiritual jades. If we can't meet this condition, the Teleportation Formation won't be activated. Then, our chances of entering the Primordial Trial will be ruined," Xin Yijie explained to the crowd.
"Spiritual jade? Where can I get this? " Now, not only the prospective disciples, but also the disciples of the Primordial Sects were also looking at each other. They weren't the higher-ups of their sects, nor did they have any powerful background. How could they possibly get something as rare as spiritual jades? Moreover, it wasn't a small amount.
"Don't worry. According to the records of the Primordial Alliance, there's a spiritual mine under the sea of this archipelago. Although it's not that easy to mine, I believe it shouldn't be a problem for all of you. Therefore, from tomorrow onwards, everyone here will have to volunteer to mine the spiritual jades at the spiritual mine under the sea. Otherwise, you won't be qualified to participate in the Primordial Trial. Do you understand?" Xin Yijie said loudly.
"Elder Xin, do we have to confiscate all the spiritual jades that are mined?" Someone raised his hand and asked. This was also a question that almost all the disciples were concerned about. Even if the Primordial Trials were disregarded, just the spiritual mine at the bottom of the sea was already quite a big temptation to them. If the spiritual jades that were mined could belong to them, most of them would definitely not be lazy.
"That's not it. Considering everyone's enthusiasm, as long as there's more than one spiritual jade mined on a day, the rest will belong to each of you." Xin Yijie smiled and said. The rule sounded rough and seemed to have a lot of loopholes. However, it was only a stop-gap measure after all. It was enough to motivate everyone. He believed that they would be able to collect a lot of spiritual jades in the end.
Sure enough, everyone's eyes lit up after hearing the rule. The condition didn't sound harsh at all, but it was still very tempting.
However, there were still a few people who frowned. Many of them were on the verge of breaking through. It was a waste of time to participate in the undersea mining at this time. After all, mining might not bring them any harvest. A hard day's work might still be in vain.
"Of course, in order to take care of everyone's cultivation, the undersea mining will be divided into two groups. They will take turns every three days. If anyone doesn't want to go when it's their turn, they can be exempted once as long as they pay one spiritual jade. Does anyone have any objections?" Xin Yijie asked.
Everyone shook their heads. This arrangement was already very humane. It would be difficult to raise any objections. Moreover, if they didn't participate, they would not be qualified to participate in the Primordial Trial. No one dared to take this risk.
"Wait!" At this moment, Xue Jianfeng suddenly stood out and glanced at Lin Yi's group with ill intentions. "Since everyone is going, shouldn't these people go as well?"
"They're not disciples of the Archaic Alliance in name, and they didn't say that they had to participate in the Primordial Trial. Naturally, they can choose not to go," Xin Yijie shook his head.
Lingshan and Wu Chentian were on the verge of breaking through to Foundation Establishment, and naturally, they wouldn't go to the undersea mining. Plus, as Xin Yijie said, they didn't plan on participating in the Primordial Trial. The undersea mining this time had nothing to do with them.
"Nothing to do with them? How could it be nothing to do with them? They're taking the island's resources for nothing, and when it's time for them to contribute, they don't give a sh * t. That's not going to convince the others, is it? "Xue Jianfeng hmphed coldly.
"But …" Xin Yijie still wanted to retort, but the other disciples of the Archaic sects were already grumbling. They all had to work hard to mine, and only Lingshan and the others were free. It was indeed annoying.
At that moment, Lin Yi suddenly stopped Xin Yijie and walked up to Xue Jianfeng under everyone's gaze. "You want all of us to go mine, right?"
"That's right!" Xue Jianfeng said confidently.
"Alright, you're right." Lin Yi nodded and threw out a huge box. The moment he opened it, everyone's eyes were blinded. It was filled with spirit jade!
"This … This …" Xue Jianfeng and the others were tongue-tied, speechless for a while.
"Here, these are all leave slips. If it's not enough, you can ask me for more." Lin Yi smiled faintly. Lingshan and the others had quite a number of people, but one piece was enough for them to be excused once. This huge box of spirit jade was enough for them to take a few months of leave.
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