"That's right."
The old man nodded slightly and said, "I did say something like that. However, you seem to have misunderstood what I meant. The genius I was talking about must be stronger than Lin Jue Zong. No matter how bad he is, he must be on par with him. "
As he spoke, his eyes suddenly swept over Qin Yi and Duan Xinghe.
At that moment, Qin Yi felt as if his body had been dragged into an ice cave. From head to toe, there was an indescribable chill that penetrated his skin and pierced his soul, as if it was going to freeze his life.
"Look at the two people you brought back."
The old man retracted his gaze and glanced disdainfully at Qin Yi and the pale-faced Duan Xinghe. "Do you think that the Brushing Willow Sect is a rubbish dump that needs to be taken in?"
Cheng Tianhe hurriedly said, "Master, please allow me to report! These two are people who fought with Lin Jue Zong in the grand competition! "
"Oh?"
The old man's expression softened slightly as he asked, "Then tell me, what was the result of their battle?"
"Duan Xinghe lost. As for this Qin Yi, he successfully defeated Lin Jue Zong without Lin Jue Zong using any remarkable abilities."
"In other words, neither of these two people beat Lin Jue Zong?"
The old man's voice turned cold once again, "In that case, what qualifications do they have to be recognized by this old man for me to accept them as my disciples?"
Cheng Tianhe was speechless, not knowing how to explain.
At that moment, Qin Yi suddenly said, "Senior! Can you listen to what I have to say? "
The old man's gaze turned to Qin Yi. His sharp gaze made Qin Yi feel as if his soul was about to be pulled out of his body and he was about to die.
"Who do you think you are? Do you think you are worthy of talking to me? "
Qin Yi gritted his teeth as he endured the old man's coercion, as if he was trying to maintain his last bit of clarity. However, the other party was too strong, and he felt that he could not hold on for much longer!
Boom!
Suddenly, a dazzling golden light shot out from the golden scroll in his sea of consciousness and exploded in his mind. In the blink of an eye, the oppressive feeling in his body disappeared and was replaced by an unparalleled sense of comfort.
"Hmm?"
A trace of surprise appeared on the old man's face, and he once again looked at Qin Yi with a serious expression. In next to no time, he withdrew his gaze and said indifferently, "Speak."
Qin Yi nodded slightly and said, "Junior really wants to know what Senior's criteria for judging a genius is. Was he going to judge based on this person's current strength? Or do you want to judge based on a person's talent and potential? "
"Hmph!"
The old man snorted coldly and said, "My standard for judging geniuses is naturally the combination of the two. I can tell at a glance what realm you're at and how much potential you have. If my eyes are not wrong, you should be at the fourth level of the Dao Palace Realm, right? As for the one beside you, he's only at the peak of the Sixth Order Dao Palace Realm! Hmph! At your age, Cheng Tianhe had long broken through to the Dao Tribulation Realm! "
"If this is the standard that Senior uses to judge talent …"
As he spoke, Qin Yi suddenly lifted his head and looked straight at the other party, saying in a mocking voice, "Then this junior can only say that Senior is also a short-sighted person who has no talent in judging people."
"What did you say?"
Hearing this, the old man suddenly widened his eyes. At this moment, the entire hall seemed to have turned into an ice cellar. The cold air turned into mist and drifted in the entire hall!
"Master, calm your anger!"
When Cheng Tianhe saw the situation, he hurriedly turned his head and said, "Qin Yi! How dare you! To actually dare to insult Master! Why aren't you quickly apologizing to Master? "
"Tianhe!"
At this time, the old man shouted, "You shut up."
With that said, his gaze turned to Qin Yi again and said coldly, "Continue. Just how short-sighted am I? How can I not have talent in judging people? "
In this abnormally cold hall, even an expert like Duan Xinghe, who was adept at using ice-type divine abilities, felt his entire body turn cold and unbearable. However, Qin Yi appeared rather calm, as though he was not affected at all.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he said, "Senior just said that this junior and Duan Xinghe have not reached the Dao Tribulation Realm at this age, so be it talent or strength, we are of no value. So, without even thinking about it, you wanted to throw us out. However, has Senior ever thought about what kind of cultivation environment the disciples of the Brushing Willow Sect and Lin Jue have always lived in? And how did this junior and Duan Xinghe reach our current realm step by step? "
All of a sudden, the cold air in the entire hall disappeared without a trace. There was no longer any anger on the old man's face. He frowned slightly and said, "What you're saying is that the reason your cultivation is lagging behind has nothing to do with talent. It's purely because the resources you used to cultivate couldn't compare to theirs, right?"
Qin Yi smiled noncommittally and said, "Although I don't think I'm a top-notch genius, I'm confident that if I were given the same cultivation resources as them, my cultivation level would definitely not be lower than theirs!"
"That's right!"
At this moment, Duan Xinghe, who had been silent all this while, suddenly raised his head and said, "I'm confident! I'm definitely not weaker than any of them! "
The old man's gaze swept between the two of them. From their eyes, he could actually see unyielding determination and the confidence to defeat anyone!
Weren't these the things that a top-notch genius could not lack?
At this moment, even he could not help but doubt if what he had said before was correct.
"Master!"
Cheng Tianhe raised his head and said, "Disciple can testify that these two people are not direct descendants of the five great clans of Five Forest City. They were able to reach where they are now completely by relying on them to kill their way out! "
"You don't have to say anymore!"
The old man raised his hand and interrupted Cheng Tianhe, "I've already made up my mind."
Cheng Tianhe's face lit up with joy as he hurriedly asked, "Master, do you agree to accept them as disciples?"
"How could it be so simple?"
The old man raised his eyebrows and said, "If you want to become my disciples, you still have to pass the test!"
He then turned his gaze to Qin Yi and Duan Xinghe, "Do you both think that the reason your cultivation levels are lagging behind is because of the lack of cultivation resources?"
Qin Yi and Duan Xinghe exchanged glances and then nodded resolutely!
"Alright!"
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