Qin Di slowed down and spent only half of his time refining the formation plate every day. The rest of the time was spent on cultivation or guiding Fan Yao.
After a whole year of this, he was still working on the fifth-order formation plate and did not push out the sixth-order formation plate.
In the spring of another year, he felt that there was something on his identity token. He took it out and found that it was a message from Zhenren Li, the head of the sect, with Nhat Hanh's words on it. "All the cultivators in the Zhuji phase must come to the Celestial Valley to recruit a new disciple."
Qin Di frowned slightly and thought, "I'm busy here and don't even have time to teach a disciple. Why do I have to recruit new disciples?"
However, since it was an order from the head of the sect, he had to walk out of the shop and restore his original appearance in a deserted place. Then, he rushed to the Celestial Valley.
At this time, many cultivators in the Zhuji phase had gathered in the square opposite the library of the Celestial Valley. Whether they were old or new, they were basically all here. Qin Di saw many acquaintances, such as Zheng Xingping, Ning Yunzhi, Fang Yunjian, Zhuang Yunqing, Miao Yunjuan, Jiang Yunmu, and so on. He quickly went forward to greet them. Old friends were naturally very happy to get together.
On the other side, the arrogant Zhang Xingkuang seemed to be a little more restrained and talked to the people next to him. Wu Xinggui, who had a conflict with Qin Di and was stabbed in the heart with a spear, kept a straight face and did not say a word. Qian Xinghua, who opened the gambling house, was making a loud noise again. It seemed that he wanted to open another gambling house.
In addition, Qin Di also saw several familiar faces, such as Huang Xinggang, who helped Tie Zhenren crack the internal mechanism of the Heaven, and Tao Xingtian, the eldest disciple of Zhenjun Guo and Qin Di's eldest senior brother.
Although Qin Di had not specifically gone to see Tao Xingtian, he had met him twice when he later visited his master, so he was not a stranger.
Tao Xingtian was one of the three alchemy masters of the Immortal Fire Valley. He was already in his sixties, but he still looked like he was thirty-five or thirty-six years old. He was kind and warm-hearted, and was valued by Guo Zhenjun. Therefore, Qin Di also liked this big senior brother.
An hour later, the Sect Leader, Zhenren Li, arrived. He glanced around and said unhappily, "Why are there only 30 or so Foundation Establishment cultivators? Where did the rest go? Accepting a disciple is an important matter for the Golden Pill Sect. How can we treat it like a child's play? "
Someone reported in a low voice, "Martial Uncle Sect Master, this year is different from the previous years. Many people have gone to guard the outer islands, and some have followed True Monarch Guo to the Southern Wasteland, so there are fewer people coming."
Zhenren Li glared at him. "Nonsense. There are several new Foundation Building cultivators here, including Qin Xingdi, Miao Xingjuan, and Jiang Xingmu. They all came back from the outer islands, and they came from the farthest island, Heavenly Star Island. Those who didn't come are just making excuses! Looks like the sect is going to set a new rule. If we don't recruit disciples, we'll have to reduce the offerings! "
Someone echoed loudly, "That's right! Martial Uncle Li, you should have implemented this system long ago! Whoever brought out more disciples should receive more offerings. Also, the direct disciples will have a competition. The sect will not only reward the top few disciples, but also their masters. "
The people below were all talking about it. Obviously, the majority were in favor.
Zhenren Li looked at Zheng Xingping and said, "Tell me, how is the outer disciple competition going?"
Zheng Xingping bowed and said, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, there are a total of 2,200 people participating in this competition. There are a total of four batches. The earliest batch has been in the sect for 33 years, and the latest batch has only been in the sect for three years. All the disciples will compete together, and the process will be the same as last time. All the disciples will set off from here and head east, straight to the 'Bamboo Peak'. Everyone will have to cut down fifty Diamond Spirit Bamboos there, and then tie them into a bamboo raft. Then, they will ride the raft into the water and drift hundreds of miles east to Jinsha Island. They will look for a hundred grains of 'Heavenly Gold Sand' underwater around Jinsha Island, and then ride the raft back all the way to Celestial Spirits Valley. Whoever gets there first and hands in enough Heavenly Gold Sand will be the champion!"
"How long has it been since these disciples set off?"
"It's been ten hours since they set off. According to the news from the patrolling disciples, the fastest ones are already rowing bamboo rafts back."
"Well, let's wait here for a while."
Zheng Xingping asked, "Sect Leader Shishu, how are we going to choose the disciples later? Are we going to follow the old rules and pick the ones with the higher realm first? "
As soon as this was said, several Foundation Establishment cultivators below laughed. "Is there a need to ask? This old rule has been passed down for thousands of years! "
However, Zheng Xingping said, "I don't think it's fair. Shouldn't we change it?"
Someone laughed. "Isn't that fair? How else can it be fair? "
Zhenren Li also said, "Tell me, how do you want to change it?"
Zheng Xingping said, "We should follow the ranking list. Those with higher points have contributed more to the sect, so they should be allowed to choose first! Some people have very low points, which means that they don't have enough sense of identity with the sect, and the disciples they train also lack a sense of honor for the sect. These people shouldn't choose the best disciples. "
As soon as this was said, many people below began to complain.
"Nonsense! What sense of identity with the sect? I joined the sect earlier than you. Don't you think my feelings for the Jindan Sect are deeper than yours? "
"That's right. This method won't work! My sect points have already been exchanged for spiritual items of heaven and earth! So I don't have many points now. Two years ago, my points were ranked in the top three! In my opinion, let's not care about the level of skill or the number of points. If you don't agree, let's have a competition. Whoever has the bigger fist can choose first! "
"Yes, yes! Let's not care about realm or points. If you don't agree, let's go out and have a competition! "
"Yes, we are an immortal cultivation sect. We are about to be forced to go out by the Yin Ghost Sect. What realm points are we talking about? Some people only know how to make pills and don't dare to fight at all. If such people choose the disciples with the best qualifications, wouldn't that be a waste of talent? "
Zhenren Li looked at the bustling crowd below and immediately waved his hand. "Then let me count the numbers and see which plan has the most people in favor. Those who support the ranking according to realm stand on the left; those who support the ranking according to points stand in the middle; those who support strength is king stand on the right. Let's see which side has the most people and choose disciples according to this plan."
As a result, the crowd was soon divided. There were people who liked all three plans.
The last count showed that there were only eight people who supported the ranking according to realm because there were very few veteran Zhuji cultivators. Several of them were busy in seclusion, hoping to break through the realm and advance to the Jindan Stage as soon as possible. Those who supported the ranking according to points and those who supported strength were about the same. There were 14 people on both sides.
There were the same number of people on both sides. What should they do?
He turned his head and looked again. Why was there still one person standing there?
Someone shouted, "Hey, who is that? Why don't you choose? "
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