Once all the disciples were present, Senior Brother Wu glanced at them and said in a deep voice, "From today onwards, all of you are outer sect disciples of the Poison Tree Sect. Currently, my Poison Tree Sect doesn't have inner sect disciples or core disciples. I am the Sect Master of the Poison Tree Sect, Wu Kai."
Everyone said in unison, "Greetings, Sect Master."
Wu Kai nodded, then pointed to the people beside him and said, "This is Yu Ying, the First Elder of my Poison Tree Sect. This is Liu Changsheng, the Second Elder of my Poison Tree Sect. This is Murong Bai, the Third Elder of my Poison Tree Sect. This is Ling Yuhu, the Fourth Elder of my Poison Tree Sect. As for the others, they are the stewards of my Poison Tree Sect. If you have any problems, you can look for them. Now, all the disciples, come here and receive your jade slips. These jade slips contain the rules of my Poison Tree Sect as well as the locations of the various departments. Take a look at them. "Everyone responded in unison and slowly walked towards the stewards to receive the jade slips.
Zhao Hai took the jade slip and looked at it. Inside the jade slip was nothing more than the rules of the sect, as well as the contents of the various administrative offices. Of course, there was also the Scripture Pavilion, the Mission Hall, and so on.
After everyone received their jade slips, Wu Kai glanced at them and said, "You can look at the jade slips after you go back. I'll first tell you about the rules of our Poison Tree Sect. Our Poison Tree Sect has just been established, so in the first three months, the sect can forbid you from doing missions and won't care about you. We will also provide you with cultivation methods for free. Each of you can go to the Scripture Pavilion and choose a cultivation method. All the cultivation methods in the Scripture Pavilion will be open to you. Three months later, the sect will hold a large competition. This time, the sect will select ten core disciples, fifty inner disciples, and two hundred outer disciples. The remaining people can only be odd job disciples. We have nearly a thousand people here right now. In other words, aside from two hundred and sixty of you who can become official disciples of our Poison Tree Sect, the rest of the disciples will become odd job disciples of our Poison Tree Sect after three months."
After hearing Wu Kai's words, everyone was stunned. Then they were startled and immediately began to whisper to each other. For a moment, the square was filled with discussions.
Wu Kai looked at everyone's appearance and couldn't help but coldly snort. This snort wasn't loud, but everyone heard it. Moreover, they felt as if this snort was drilling into their ears, causing their minds to tremble. Everyone immediately became well-behaved and didn't dare to speak.
Wu Kai looked at everyone's appearance and said in a deep voice, "I can tell you that these three months are the most leisurely time for you. Because during these three months, the sect doesn't allow any form of personal battles. But after three months, it will be different. After three months, the sect will allow challenges, but the challenges will be divided into different levels. Handyman disciples will only have three chances to challenge outer sect disciples. They won't be able to challenge inner sect disciples or core disciples. Outer sect disciples will have three chances to challenge inner sect disciples but they won't be able to challenge core disciples. Inner sect disciples will have three chances to challenge core disciples and if they succeed, they will automatically be promoted to outer sect disciple, outer sect disciple will be promoted to inner sect disciple and inner sect disciple will be promoted to core disciple. Those who fail will automatically be demoted and will lose the right to challenge for three months. Also, you have to pay attention to the fact that challenges are not related to life and death. If you are killed during the challenge, the murderer will be innocent!"
Everyone burst into an uproar. One must know that the Devil Sect didn't have such a rule. Outsiders said that the competition between Devil Sect disciples was fierce and that people would be killed by their fellow disciples at the slightest provocation. However, those people had a condition, and that was that they had to do it outside the sect. Inside the sect, disciples were only allowed to fight amongst themselves. But challenges were allowed. However, ordinary challenges couldn't kill. Those who violated this rule would be heavily punished.
But now, Wu Kai actually said that the Poison Tree Sect's challenges weren't related to life and death. Didn't that mean that if a handyman disciple challenged an outer sect disciple and was killed by an outer sect disciple, then the outer sect disciple wouldn't have anything to do with it? This was too cruel.
However, Zhao Hai understood what was going on. The reason why Wu Kai made such a rule was certainly because of the Poison Dragon Sect. The Poison Dragon Sect didn't care about the life and death of these Rogue Cultivators. On the contrary, letting these Rogue Cultivators kill each other would allow them to nurture a group of experts in a short period of time. This was just like raising poisonous insects. Letting these insects kill each other would ensure that the winner would be the strongest.
However, ordinary sects wouldn't nurture their disciples like this because the casualties were too high. Some geniuses who hadn't matured yet might fall in such challenges. Yes, some people would say that geniuses who fell weren't geniuses. But this wasn't true. If you give a genius a relatively safe environment and let them experience the wind and rain of that place when they have the strength to protect themselves, then the growth of these geniuses might far surpass an ordinary person. After all, geniuses were geniuses. There was a reason why they were called geniuses.
Moreover, not caring about casualties could indeed nurture a lot of outstanding disciples. But doing this would also reduce the sense of belonging these disciples had towards the sect. If it was you, would you feel grateful towards a sect that could take your life at any time? If you didn't feel grateful, then these people naturally wouldn't have any sense of belonging towards the sect. At that time, would the sect still count on them to pass down their legacies? That was impossible.
It was precisely because of this that the cultivation of Devil Sects' disciples wasn't as terrifying as the rumors said. It was even the same as the cultivation of Righteous Sects. Although it might be a bit more cruel than the Righteous Sects, it wouldn't be too cruel. This was because a sect that lost its people's hearts would be finished sooner or later.
As for the Poison Tree Sect, they clearly didn't have such thoughts. They just wanted to nurture some powerful disciples in a short period of time. As for whether or not the Poison Tree Sect could be passed down, they simply didn't care. The Poison Tree Sect was just a tool for them. When this tool was no longer useful, they would directly throw it away.
Wu Kai's expression couldn't help becoming unsightly as he looked at the disciples whispering to each other. But he quickly noticed one person. That person was Zhao Hai. Wu Kai still had some impression of Zhao Hai. After all, Zhao Hai was the first person to arrive at the square today. He was someone Wu Kai recognized as a smart person. And Zhao Hai's current performance didn't disappoint him. Zhao Hai wasn't like the others who were discussing amongst themselves. Instead, he had a pensive expression. Furthermore, he quickly recovered his calm as if nothing had happened.
Wu Kai couldn't help nodding inwardly. He was even more certain that Zhao Hai was a smart person. Then he said, "Silence, where do you think this place is? Have you forgotten who you are? You actually dare to cause a ruckus here? What kind of people are you? "
His words caused everyone to become well-behaved. Wu Kai looked at them and coldly snorted, "I know what you people are thinking. You think that my Poison Tree Sect's rules are too strict? That's fine, I'll give you one last chance. Leave now and walk out of the sect. Then you'll no longer be a member of the Poison Tree Sect. Alright, let's go. "
No one moved. Everyone stood there rigidly. They even applied force to their feet, nailing them to the ground like nails. No one wanted to leave. Joining a sect was the dream of all rogue cultivators. Naturally, they wouldn't leave.
Wu Kai looked at them and coldly snorted, "No one wants to leave? If no one wants to leave, then that means you want to stay. If you want to stay, then you have to follow the Poison Tree Sect's rules. If you dare to cause a ruckus like this again, don't blame me for being impolite. "
Wu Kai paused for a moment and looked at everyone. "Some of you might already know that my Poison Tree Sect is a branch of the Poison Dragon Sect. Then I'll tell you right now. My Poison Tree Sect is truly a branch of the Poison Dragon Sect. Furthermore, our Poison Tree Sect's core disciples have the opportunity to join the Poison Dragon Sect. How about it? Does anyone want to leave? "
No one left. Their faces were filled with joy. The Poison Dragon Sect was one of the few large sects of the Devil Path. If they could really join the Poison Dragon Sect, then that would be great. Even if they couldn't join the Poison Dragon Sect, they could still form a relationship with the Poison Dragon Sect. It would be very beneficial for their future development.
Wu Kai looked at them and said in a deep voice, "Alright, you can disperse now. Remember, three months. In these three months, the sect will provide you with the things you need for cultivation. You can go to the Scripture Pavilion to choose a cultivation method. After you choose a cultivation method, you can register it and then according to your cultivation method, you will be given cultivation materials. These materials will be enough for you to cultivate for three months. If you use up all of these materials within three months, then you can only look for more on your own. The sect will not provide you with more materials. After three months, there will be a competition. After the competition, all the disciples will receive new materials according to your identity. Alright, you can go now."
Everyone complied. Wu Kai's group didn't pay any attention to them as they turned around and left. After Wu Kai's group left, the people in the square gathered together and discussed Wu Kai's words. At this time, Shi Yan, Li Tieniu, and the others arrived by Zhao Hai's side. Shi Yan looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Brother Tian, what do you think about today's matter?"
Zhao Hai replied, "I don't think much about it. Brother Shi, don't waste time. What we say now is useless. The Sect Master has already said that we will be part of the Poison Tree Sect in the future. Even if we want to leave now, it's impossible because the Sect Master gave us one last chance. If we didn't leave at that time, then leaving now would mean betraying the Sect. That's a great crime. The Sect will certainly hunt us down to the end. Therefore, it's better to go to the Scripture Depository Pavilion and choose a cultivation method that we need.
Shi Yan and the others looked at each other and felt that Zhao Hai's words were reasonable. They immediately followed him. They didn't want to waste time. If they really became a servant disciple in three months, then they would be finished.
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