On a huge screen, there were images of all the cultivators participating in the second trial.
Tang Ximen looked at Li Tong, who had an expression of despair and indignation on his face. "Li Tong's personality is actually very suitable for cultivation. Can't we make an exception and accept him?"
"That's right, I feel like we'll lose a lot of good seedlings in the second trial." Su Qianyun also had an expression of sympathy on her face.
An Lin shook his head. "I don't deny that we'll miss out on some talents this way. I also know that love doesn't mean you'll be able to go far on the path of cultivation. For someone like Li Tong who cherishes his life, perhaps he'll really be able to do very well in the future.
"However, I hope that our sect can be a bit more warm. It doesn't have to be the most powerful sect, but it should be a sect where everyone loves each other, a big family that values relationships.
"Think about it, there's a group of disciples who may not be the most outstanding, but they're extremely sentimental. They're people who are willing to take risks for the safety of their teammates. Wouldn't it be more reassuring to pass on cultivation methods to them?"
An Lin's words caused Tang Ximen and Su Qianyun to fall silent.
That's right, this kind of sentimental sect was what they were after!
What was the point of a very badass sect where everyone only thought about themselves and lived for their own benefit?
Xu Xiaolan looked at An Lin with a brilliant light in her eyes and a proud expression on her face.
It was as if she was saying, "Look, my dao partner's words are just so loving!"
Xuanyuan Cheng and Liu Qianhuan also had expressions of approval on their faces. It was clear that they agreed with An Lin's words.
They were friends who had experienced life and death together, so An Lin's words were very much to their liking.
In the end, there were only fifty-two people left in the second trial.
This wasn't to say that cultivators were all very cold and detached. It was just that cultivators all cherished their lives. Many people would choose to run away from teammates that they had only known for a short period of time.
Li Tong wasn't that bad. He hesitated for a long time before choosing to run away. If Bai Ling's illusionary realm wasn't so despicable and used a negative example to persuade him to escape, then perhaps he would have gone to save his teammate.
As for those who had been advised to escape, they still chose to risk their lives to save their teammates. In the eyes of the other cultivators, they might have thought that they were idiots.
However, the Four Nine Immortal Sect loved idiots like him.
Thus, the fifty-two people entered the final round.
What surprised An Lin was that Li Tong, who had failed to be selected, had resolutely chosen to participate in the trials for the outer pavilion disciples.
For someone as arrogant as him, who also had extraordinary talent, it would actually be much better for him to go to other sects.
"Does he want to fight for a chance to enter the Cabinet through the Outer Pavilion? Interesting. "An Lin chuckled as a hint of anticipation appeared on his face.
An Lin didn't dislike Li Tong. On the contrary, he felt that Li Tong was very real.
Therefore, An Lin also hoped that he could make some achievements.
Then, among the ten thousand people, only half of them were willing to accept the trial as an outer pavilion disciple.
Most of them were actually aiming to become a core disciple of the Cabinet. Many of them weren't interested in becoming an outer pavilion disciple. They also knew that they were just there to run errands and didn't have much room for development.
Xuanyuan Cheng sent the people who were going to accept the trial as an outer pavilion disciple to the Second Trial Grounds.
They had all deeply experienced the terror of being dominated by the terrifying trials designed by Bai Ling. Now, some of them were even trembling as they walked.
Who knew what strange and terrifying trials awaited them in front of them.
After a series of spatial warps, the other fifty-two trial-takers arrived before An Lin and the others.
Among these fifty-two people who had entered the final round, there were eight Soul Formation Stage cultivators, fifteen Spirit Nurturing Stage cultivators, twenty Dao Body Stage cultivators, and nine mortals with no cultivation bases.
An Lin had a rather deep impression of a little boy named Ning Rique among the mortals.
In order to protect another boy, that little boy was bitten several times by a wild dog. However, he still cried and persisted in using rocks to smash the dog away.
In the Stairway Trial, he also persisted until he was third from the bottom before giving up.
This kind of mentality and temperament was completely unlike that of a five- or six-year-old boy.
What was worth mentioning was that in the Stairway Trial, the second from the bottom to give up was Dragon Maiden Bei Lian. She persisted for a long time, and after fainting a few times from exhaustion, she finally gave up. At that time, even An Lin couldn't bear to see her in such a pitiful state.
An Lin could still vividly remember the resentful look in Bei Lian's eyes after she came out of the Stairway Trial …
An Lin appeared before the fifty-two trial-takers as the Sect Leader. His white robe fluttered in the wind, and there was a profound look in his eyes.
"Congratulations to all of you for passing two extremely difficult trials. Now, you will proceed to the final round.
"Currently, the Dragon Pavilion, Sword Pavilion, Purple Star Pavilion, and Man Pavilion are open for disciple recruitment.
"You can choose one to join, but you cannot change your choice. After making your choice, the Pavilion Leader will also choose you. If he agrees to let you join the Pavilion, then you've succeeded. If he doesn't, then you've failed! "
Everyone was in an uproar upon hearing this. If they were f * cking unlucky and the Pavilion Leader didn't like them, then wouldn't they have failed? All their previous efforts would have been for naught?
This type of recruitment method was far too willful!
However, the Four Nine Immortal Sect's unique recruitment method … They were already used to it, so they didn't complain too much. Instead, they began to ponder over the matter seriously.
They looked at Xiaoze, Liu Qianhuan, Bai Ling, and Little Lang as they pondered over which Pavilion Leader they would like more …
Meanwhile, Bei Lian made her way over to Xiaoze.
Xiaoze's eyes lit up. "Bei Lian, the Dragon Pavilion needs a talent like you!"
A dainty smile appeared on Bei Lian's face. "Thank you for your appreciation, Pavilion Leader Xiaoze. Please guide me in the future."
Everyone was dumbstruck upon seeing this. Was it really that simple?
A male cultivator was extremely excited as he made his way over to Liu Qianhuan. "Pavilion Leader Liu, please guide me in the future!"
Liu Qianhuan looked at the male cultivator, and the projection of an ancient sword flashed past her eyes. She then shook her head with a hint of disappointment. "Your aptitude in the dao of the sword is too poor. I won't be able to teach you. I'm sorry."
Boom!
It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck him.
The male cultivator's expression faltered, and he almost fainted upon hearing this.
I failed? The reason I was rejected was because my aptitude in the dao of the sword was too poor?!
A four-tailed fire fox named Dong Zhen from the Myriad Mountain Realm stood up and ran over to the White-Scaled Wolf God's Man Pavilion.
A female cultivator felt like the werewolf was quite easy to talk to, so she ran over to him. However, she was met with a miserable rejection.
One cultivator after another was eliminated, and the remaining cultivators were all terrified.
There were all kinds of reasons for rejection.
No aptitude, you're not suitable, you're not smart enough, you're a good person …
What the f * ck … The cultivators were about to have a mental breakdown!
They had thought that they would be able to become a cabinet disciple with only a few dozen people remaining, but who would have thought that the elimination rate would be so high! Furthermore, the reasons for rejection made them want to vomit blood!
In the end, there were fifty-two cultivators.
Only fifteen cultivators successfully became the core disciples of the Inner Cabinet.
Liu Qianhuan's Sword Pavilion recruited the boy named Ning Rique, Ding Xiang, and Peng Yu, a Spirit Nurturing Stage sword cultivator.
Xiao Ze's Dragon Pavilion recruited Bei Lian of the Dragon Tribe, as well as Sun Xiaodie and Gong Xichen of the Soul Formation Stage.
The White-Scaled Wolf God's Man Pavilion recruited He Yexiang and Ou Huang of the Dao Body Stage, as well as the four-tailed fire fox Dong Zhen of the Spirit Nurturing Stage, and the golden-furred lion man Jiang Ba of the Soul Formation Stage.
Bai Ling's Purple Star Pavilion had taken in the most cultivators, and she was the one who had traumatized all of the cultivators.
The smart mortals Chu Ming and Zhou Yu, the Dao Body Stage Meng Mei, and the Spirit Nurturing Stage Cheng Yingxiong and Liu Bei.
As for the other cultivators.
Some of them left in dejection, while others chose to participate in the trial for the outer pavilion disciples.
An Lin heaved a long sigh as he looked at the departing cultivators.
Some things couldn't be achieved just by being outstanding enough. For example, the selection of people this time was all about fate.
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