At the end of the journey, there were finally a few teams of Alpha disciples walking over. Gan Tianyan almost broke down as she tried to identify them again and again. Even a profound cultivator's state of mind was wavering!
She tried her best to maintain a poker face, one of her hands already hidden in her sleeve as she pinched her thigh until it was bruised and black.
Every single one of these A-rank disciples was at the same level as the ten disciples that Yun Yang had brought out!
Each of them had the looks of a dragon and a phoenix, innate physique, gifted, and talented …
Each and every one of them!
How many were there?
There were thirty people in each team of Alpha, and there were ninety such talented youths!
How – how was this possible?
Although the Sects ranked slightly behind them, in Gan Tianyan's opinion, many of them were clearly too young and their combat strength was relatively weak, which was why they stayed in the Sects. Once they were slightly older, they would not pale in comparison to the Alpha disciples!
In other words, each of the hundreds of Beta disciples could be called a prodigy in other sects!
The hundreds of Alpha geniuses in the Residence of Nine Supremes were equivalent to the hundreds of core disciples of other sects' leaders!
Such a figure, not to mention a middle-grade sect, even in the East Celestial Palace, would be terrifying to the point of disbelief!
Gan Tianyan suddenly felt that she had come to a concentration camp.
A concentration camp for geniuses!
"May I ask why the Residence of Nine Supremes classifies the disciples this way?"
Gan Tianyan asked.
"To avoid trouble." Guo Nuanyang said, "Senior, you should know that the higher-ups of the Residence of Nine Supremes are very few. There are only about ten of us, how can we have the time to manage and teach so many disciples? Of course, we have to compare our methods. "
Gan Tianyan was speechless.
"Therefore, this is how we arrange these disciples …" Guo Nuanyang continued.
Guo Nuanyang said, "Only those who have ascended to the A-rank will be taken in as seed disciples, the core disciples of the sect. Only those who are at least B-rank disciples are qualified to become true disciples. Of course, when true disciples improve to a certain level, they can become the core disciples of the sect. Then, C-rank disciples are inner disciples and D-rank disciples are outer disciples. There's no specific classification for those below D-rank, they're all menial disciples."
Gan Tianyan stared at Guo Nuanyang's eloquent narration with widened eyes, feeling like there was thunder rumbling in his heart. The shock he felt was much greater than before.
"Only A-ranked disciples are seed disciples? The 'B' class clearly had so many disciples whose aptitudes and talents were not inferior to the 'A' class. And then the C-class inner sect? Ding class outer sect? That little girl from the Ding family just now had extraordinary talent and fighting spirit, but now her position is only … a part-time disciple?! "
Gan Tianyan felt as if there was an obstacle in her understanding. She couldn't understand at all!
As a senior member of the sect, she naturally understood that there was a limit to a person's energy. No matter how powerful a cultivator was, as a master, he could never teach hundreds or thousands of disciples at the same time. At most, he could only cultivate a limited number of disciples.
In terms of the sect's emphasis, it was true that only the seed disciples could be taught and trained by their masters at any time, while the true disciples could only meet their masters in a unified lesson that was held once every few days.
After that, the inner disciples, although they had the systematic inheritance of cultivation methods and martial skills, they basically couldn't see their teachers. Only the seed disciples or true disciples were responsible for answering questions, and the rest depended on their own understanding. Although the last disciples were disciples, most of the time, they had to do the logistics work of the sect, and even their normal cultivation time was very limited, not to mention the orthodox teaching. Therefore, the gap between the inherited disciples had always been like heaven and earth, and there was absolutely no such thing as comparing them to each other!
Therefore, the Residence of Nine Supremes' actions were understandable and there was no room for criticism.
However, the current situation was that the Residence of Nine Supremes' disciples' talent was too high. Even the disciples from the D-class and below were far superior to the disciples from the A-class, B-class, and C-class sects, although they were weaker than the disciples from other sects.
The Phoenix Cry Sect, for example, was now the chief disciple of a middle-class Celestial Luck Banner sect, but the Residence of Nine Supremes could compare to them in terms of the quality of their disciples. Gan Tianyan could not stand the sight of so many super geniuses having no status in the Residence of Nine Supremes in the future, not even being able to meet their masters!
There was only one thing that Gan Tianyan wanted to say now. It had been on the tip of her tongue for a long time, but she could not stop herself from saying it in the end.
"What a waste of God's gift!"
"What a waste of God's gift!"
…
Ping Xiaoyi and Guo Nuanyang pursed their lips at each other.
They were well aware of the Residence of Nine Supremes' current situation, but this was the only way they could deal with it temporarily. The disciples had to be restrained by the corresponding rules and regulations, or what else could they do?
They could not even chase the Residence of Nine Supremes' disciples away!
"The path of cultivation has always been treacherous. Only by going through layers of training and selection can one obtain true gold and jade. The Residence of Nine Supremes will pick a day every month to organize a martial competition between the various sects. The winner will be able to enjoy the benefits of leveling up. "
"To put it simply, the strong will rise and the mediocre will fall. Even if you're a genius, as long as you don't work hard, you'll only be a servant in the Residence of Nine Supremes in the end! "
"To the Residence of Nine Supremes, geniuses are neither important nor valued. Only those who work hard are the targets that everyone in the Residence of Nine Supremes pursues!"
Gan Tianyan was tearing up when she heard Ping Xiaoyi's final summary. She wanted to say aloud, "The Phoenix Cry Sect values geniuses. Give us the geniuses that you don't want. We value them, we treasure them, we don't mind taking them all!"
She was too embarrassed to say it out loud. What difference was there between the Phoenix Cry Sect and a garbage collector if she were to say it out loud?
Although Gan Tianyan knew that it did not matter even if she had to bear this reputation, the Phoenix Cry Sect, the top disciple of the middle-class Celestial Luck Banner, still valued their reputation!
…
"This is the Central Peak's hall, this is the Central Peak's drill ground, this is the Central Peak's … this is the second peak, the third peak …"
Ping Xiaoyi introduced them one by one without hiding anything, making Gan Tianyan feel refreshed, especially when she stood at the highest point. The spiritual Qi that came whistling towards her filled her with a sense of delight.
"Luoluo, the Residence of Nine Supremes is not bad indeed. You're lucky, you have a better eye!"
Jiang Luoluo nodded with a happy smile.
"The Residence of Nine Supremes really has a lot of genius disciples …"
Gan Tianyan had been restless for a long time and could not hold it in any longer. "I know what I'm saying, but it's obvious that the Residence of Nine Supremes can't take care of so many disciples … Instead of letting so many of them have a bleak future and a hopeless life, perhaps we can distribute some of them …"
Jiang Luoluo frowned awkwardly. "Master … I don't have the final say on this, and it's not something I should say …"
Guo Nuanyang's calm voice came from the side. "Actually, what you're saying is very kind, senior. We're happy to see it happen. As long as the disciples you've taken a liking to are willing to join your sect, Senior Gan can take them away. "
Gan Tianyan was delighted. "Are you serious?"
"Absolutely!" Guo Nuanyang said, "Senior is our sister-in-law's master, so you're one of us. We shouldn't let our fertile water flow to an outsider. Perhaps, the disciples you've taken a liking to will have a better future than staying here. The only thing is, senior can't force them, can't force them, and can't confuse their minds. The disciples must be willing."
"Of course."
Gan Tianyan was relieved and beamed like a flower. "I wonder if there's a limit to the number of disciples. If I take a liking to a dozen or twenty disciples and they're still willing to join the Phoenix Cry Sect, is your residence really willing to do that?"
Guo Nuanyang smiled faintly. "To be honest, senior, there are nine thousand seven hundred and thirty-six such disciples in the valley not far from here. No matter how many you've taken a liking to, as long as they agree, senior can take all the disciples who agree to leave at once! "
What he said seemed very confident, but … was he really that confident!?
Gan Tianyan was a person like her. How could she not guess that Guo Nuanyang must have something to rely on when he said so? However, looking at Guo Nuanyang's determined and serious face, she could not bring herself to doubt the authenticity of his words.
"Very well, I appreciate your residence's generosity." Gan Tianyan was truly moved at this moment.
If she had been joking about picking a few disciples to test the waters, then now … She would definitely put it into action.
She smiled somewhat mockingly. "If your noble family can casually abandon such a genius at any time, it would truly shock me. It's hard to believe."
Guo Nuanyang said faintly, "Perhaps senior is more concerned about the disciples' talents, but my residence values the disciples' loyalty to the Residence of Nine Supremes more. If some of them leave with senior today, it's not certain that they won't leave with others in the future."
"I really don't care about such disciples. It's just a big wave washing away the sand."
Guo Nuanyang said, "Senior, feel free to persuade them. What you say makes sense. It's destined that many of the disciples who stay in the Residence of Nine Supremes won't be able to get enough quality resources. It's not impossible for them to become the core disciples of other sects. To them, it's a good thing. "
Over the next few days, Gan Tianyan was too embarrassed to trick the little fellows she had taken a liking to in the beginning. However, as time went by, the more she looked at them, the more she liked them. The more she looked at them, the more she was tempted.
What was out of Gan Tianyan's expectation was that these little fellows' answers dealt a heavy blow to her even after she had asked them.
"I don't want to leave the Residence of Nine Supremes."
"I'll stay here. I'm not going anywhere."
"Not going, not going."
"It's good to stay here even if I can only be an outer disciple. I don't understand other places …"
"That's right, that's right. You can stay here even if you're an errand boy. Isn't that great?"
Gan Tianyan asked dozens of people in disbelief. She had even purposely sought out the little fellows who were slightly less talented, but the final result was still the same – no one was willing to go with her!
All the disciples' choices were the same – they would rather be an errand boy in the Residence of Nine Supremes than go to another sect to be a seed disciple!
Many of the disciples were so determined that they would live and die as members of the Residence of Nine Supremes!
Gan Tianyan could only feel frustrated in the face of such an answer.
'You little fellows have all been brainwashed.'
Gan Tianyan, who had tried many times, could only sigh sadly.
She could only say that she had come at the wrong time. Her persuasion, trickery, and even bewitchment would only make choices that were more beneficial to them if they were adults who knew how to weigh the gains and losses.
In spite of this, all her attempts were futile when she was faced with a bunch of children!
She had said that it was good to go there, that they could become core disciples there, but they had blinked their big, cute eyes, obviously not knowing what a core disciple was …
There were only four words deeply rooted in their little hearts – the Residence of Nine Supremes was good!
Then, they were – this is the best place. There's nowhere better than here, I'm not going anywhere!
Gan Tianyan was filled with melancholy in the face of such a situation while Ping Xiaoyi and Guo Nuanyang were rather speechless.
To be fair, the Residence of Nine Supremes had too many disciples now!
They could not take care of all of them!
If this went on, there would definitely be people who would be delayed.
It was not an excuse for Ping Xiaoyi and Guo Nuanyang to agree to Gan Tianyan's request.
In spite of this, these little fellows were actually so resolute. Both of them were surprised and helpless.
After several failed attempts of enticement, Gan Tianyan sighed and stopped trying to persuade them.
It would be futile to try again now, and it would be a disgrace to her own reputation and position. Everything else would have to wait for Yun Yang's return and for her sect leader's junior sister to come and negotiate with Yun Yang and the other leaders.
In the days that followed, Gan Tianyan and Jiang Luoluo stayed in almost every drill ground in the Residence of Nine Supremes.
In the beginning, watching the children practice, correcting their movements and answering their questions, they were all gifted and talented disciples who could understand with just a hint. Even though it was a little tough, they were willing to endure it …
However, as the situation continued, Gan Tianyan truly understood what Guo Nuanyang meant when he said that he could not take care of all of them.
There were indeed too many.
Despite Gan Tianyan's level of cultivation base, it was easy for her to instruct these children. However, when there were so many of them, the change in quantity had turned into a qualitative change. There were so many that she could not take care of them all!
There were a few drill grounds in the Residence of Nine Supremes that occupied dozens of acres of land. The progress of each disciple was different. Naturally, there were no disciples who were completely at the same pace.
To other sects, perhaps they were more troubled by not being able to find good talents to groom and train, but to the Residence of Nine Supremes, it was the sheer number of geniuses that troubled them …
One by one, the little fellows trained and competed in martial arts. They were all exceptionally serious, fully focused, and neat.
Their little faces were solemn …
"Not bad, not bad at all."
"Not bad at all …"
Over the past few days, apart from guiding many children in their cultivation, Gan Tianyan had only said these few words. He had not said anything else.
Jiang Luoluo had secretly rolled her eyes countless times.
Dong Qitian, who was hidden on the higher floor, looked at Gan Tianyan coldly, sneering inwardly. 'Ignorant woman! You only know that it's not bad. Hmph … Actually, you won't be able to tell what's really not bad with your knowledge and experience! '
'Your cultivation base is too low after all, and your vision is too shallow.'
Dong Qitian sighed.
So many people had come and gone, but he was the only one who had the unique insight.
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