The Third Sacred Academy's disciple recruitment ceremony was held once every two years. The frequency was not high, and some sects in the Nine Provinces would even accept a batch of disciples every year.
This was because the death rate of cultivators in the Spirit Stream Realm was very high. Even if they safely passed the Spirit Stream Realm, they might not be safe once they reached the Cloud River, True Lake, or Divine Ocean.
The constant confrontation between the two factions was destined to be endless.
To ensure that the sects had enough resources to pass on their legacies, they had to constantly absorb new blood.
Generally speaking, the first, second, and third rank sects' disciple recruitment ceremony did not only involve themselves, but also the nearby sects of a lower rank.
First, second, and third rank sects had very strict requirements for accepting disciples. The number of disciples they accepted each time was limited, but there were many people who signed up. Those who were eliminated by them were not necessarily unworthy of great efforts to cultivate. Many outstanding talents were unearthed through this method.
Therefore, whenever the first, second, and third rank sects were recruiting disciples, the small and medium-sized sects would be happy to attend the ceremony. Firstly, it was to show their support, and secondly, they wanted to take the opportunity to pick up some scraps. They wanted to see if they could pick out some of the eliminated talents.
Basically, as long as one showed their ability in such a ceremony, they would be able to join any sect.
The people who came to participate in the ceremony were different from Lu Ye's encounter in Evil Moon Valley. Many of Lu Ye's people had not even opened their spiritual cavities, so they were only tested to see if they had the ability to cultivate.
Many of the people who came to participate in the ceremony had some foundation in cultivation, so their future potential could be seen.
For the Third Sacred Academy, this time's disciple recruitment ceremony was destined to be a fruitful one because they had already found many good seedlings during the registration period. This made the cultivators of the Third Sacred Academy very happy.
The guests arrived one by one, and they received them warmly.
When they heard that the head of the Jade Blood Sect, Tang Yifeng, had come personally, even the Third Sacred Academy had to treat him seriously.
No matter what, the Jade Blood Sect thirty years ago was a banner of the Grand Heaven Alliance.
Although it had declined in the past thirty years, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. Moreover, with Lu Ye's recent actions, the Jade Blood Sect showed signs of rising again.
When the news spread, the head of the Third Sacred Academy, Yu Ganju, personally came to receive the head. They could be considered old acquaintances, so there was no need to be too polite.
"Brother Tang, why have you come to our sect's ceremony this time?" Yu Ganju was puzzled.
"What? You don't welcome me? "The Sect Leader chuckled.
"I wouldn't dare. It's our sect's honor to have Brother Tang here. It's just that we haven't seen Brother Tang participate in such trivial matters over the years."
The Sect Master sighed softly, "Times have changed, things are different now. In the past, I wanted to remove the Jade Blood Sect's name from the list. In any case, there weren't many people, so there was nothing wrong with having a leisurely life in the future. Now that there are a few more youngsters, the Jade Blood Sect can't be removed. Since it can't be removed, it'll have to develop well. Yiye suggested that I recruit more disciples to make plans for the future, but as you know, the Jade Blood Sect hasn't accepted anyone for more than thirty years. This old master has never been involved in this matter before, so I don't know anything about it.
"So that's how it is." Yu Ganju was enlightened. Only now did he understand why the headmaster had come all the way to the Third Sacred Academy to observe the ceremony.
"So, if you have anything to do, go ahead and do it. I'll just walk around and look around. Don't worry about me."
Even so, the headmaster was still a sect master and a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator. Yu Ganju had to give him some face. He immediately ordered a True Lake Realm deacon to accompany and take care of him.
The disciple recruitment ceremony wasn't a big deal for a sect like the Third Sacred Academy. Normally, they wouldn't send a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator. Even True Lake Realm cultivators were rarely sent. At most, there would be four or five people in charge of receiving guests and maintaining the ceremony. The miscellaneous matters would naturally be taken care of by the Cloud River and Spirit Stream Realm cultivators of the Third Sacred Academy.
While the headmaster settled down at the Third Sacred Academy, Lu Ye was fighting desperately in the mirage realm.
After being killed seven times by the Ten Thousand Devil Ridge bastard, Lu Ye waited for an hour before he dared to enter again. Sure enough, that person was gone.
He spent 50 merit points to enter the mirage realm and hone his Dao of Equipment Manipulation. Cultivators wrapped in fog were killed one by one, making him feel much better.
Two hours later, Lu Ye was killed out of the Mirage Realm, feeling refreshed.
After this round of training, his Dao of Equipment Manipulation improved. Most importantly, Lu Ye tested his current limits.
After a little rest, he replenished his energy.
After a short while, Lu Ye's figure appeared beside the Moon Lake. He caught a few fish, summoned his spirit boat, and went straight to the Bright Heart Peak.
When he arrived at the Bright Heart Peak, he landed and strolled to the residence of Madam Yun. Before he could speak, the mute maid walked out, smiled at Lu Ye, and gestured with her hand.
Lu Ye looked at the other party, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.
When he saw this mute maid before, he only felt that she was a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange about her. Today, when his Divine Soul power increased greatly, he finally noticed a clue.
No wonder the other party didn't speak. It seemed that this maid was not as simple as a mute.
He handed the few fish he brought to the other party. Under the guidance of the maid, he passed through a corridor and came to the place where he often taught Madam Yun.
Madam Yun was reading a book.
"Greetings, Madam Yun." Lu Ye stepped forward and bowed.
Madam Yun looked him up and down and smiled warmly. "Not bad, you came back in one piece."
"The two treasures given by Madam were of great help."
"No matter how good the treasures are, they are only external objects. I heard about your matter. It's rare that you have such a high talent in formations. This time, you've tormented the Myriad Demons Ridge. Do you intend to major in formations in the future?"
"Let's leave it to fate. This time, this disciple didn't expect things to develop like this. It's mainly because I gained too much in the Hundred Formation Pagoda."
"The Hundred Formation Pagoda is a good place. I've been there once, but I was too young at that time and didn't understand its mysteries. Although I gained from it, it wasn't much. This means that you still want to major in spirit runes. "
Lu Ye said, "The spirit runes cover all kinds of fields. This disciple has an inheritance in this area, so I want to spend more effort."
"You're right about this. If you learn the spirit runes well, you'll get twice the result with half the effort. Just like your gains in formations this time. Then let's begin. Let me see how high your attainments in spirit runes are. "
With that, Madam Yun took out a jade board and handed it to Lu Ye.
In the past, the two of them often had such tests, so Lu Ye naturally knew what to do. He immediately urged his spirit power and tried his best to construct spirit runes on the jade board.
The spirit runes he chose were not from the Talent Tree, but he learned them from a book.
After a moment, looking at the densely packed Yin and Yang on the jade board, Madam Yun nodded. "You've made great progress."
Lu Ye also felt that he had made great progress. During this period of time, although he mainly focused on breaking formations, with the improvement of his strength, the increase of his Divine Soul power, and the exquisite control of his own Spiritual Power, he had imperceptibly improved his own Way of Spiritual Tattoos.
The more he came into contact with spirit runes, the more he could feel the profoundness of spirit runes.
With a certain understanding of Lu Ye's current attainments in spirit runes, Madam Yun made some preparations and began the lesson. Lu Ye sat upright and listened attentively. From time to time, he would answer Madam Yun's questions or solve her difficult problems.
The days seemed to have returned to the past. During the day, Lu Ye would study spirit runes at Madam Yun's place. At night, he would bring some books back to read.
He had already finished reading all the books he took from Madam Yun's place. Now that he was back, he could get a new batch.
Days passed by.
The disciple recruitment ceremony of the Third Sacred Academy was nearing its end. This wasn't a big deal, so the results were out in a few days. The True Lake Stage cultivator in charge of the ceremony had already ranked the disciples who signed up according to their performance.
The top 50 disciples would undoubtedly be recruited by the Third Sacred Academy. As for the rest, it would depend on whether the sects that came to watch the ceremony had the intention to recruit them.
Generally speaking, those within the top 500, as long as they weren't too ambitious, would be able to join a suitable sect.
As night fell, the youths who participated in the ceremony were all excited because the results would be out the next day!
The next morning, everyone was waiting. However, the Third Sacred Academy didn't announce the results. Moreover, it seemed like something big had happened. Figures of True Lake Stage cultivators shuttled back and forth between the Third Sacred Academy's main sect and the outer sect.
The guests who came to watch the ceremony were confused. After some investigation, they finally received the exact news two hours later.
In this ceremony, the top 50 youths who performed outstandingly had all disappeared!
This scared the hell out of everyone.
Over the years, the various sects had held countless disciple recruitment ceremonies, but nothing like this had ever happened. Some people guessed that this was a trick of the Myriad Devil Ridge. However, after careful consideration, it wasn't very likely. To be able to silently take 50 people away in one night, this was the trick of at least a Spirit Sea Stage cultivator.
There was no reason for a Spirit Sea Stage cultivator from the Myriad Devil Ridge to come to the Third Sacred Academy.
At the same time, in the Third Sacred Academy, Yu Ganju's face was gloomy as he read the information gathered from all sides. His eyelids twitched. "Tang Yifeng, that old bastard is going too far!"
Outsiders didn't know what happened to the 50 people. The Third Sacred Academy wasn't clear at first, but it was a second-rank sect after all. They quickly found out the whole story.
The 50 people were kidnapped. The kidnapper was none other than the head of the Jade Blood Sect, Tang Yifeng, who came to watch the ceremony a few days ago.
Yu Ganju recalled the conversation he had with Tang Yifeng that day. Only then did he realize why that old guy came to watch the ceremony.
Watch the ceremony my ass, he was here to kidnap people! Moreover, that old bastard had gone too far. The rankings were just released yesterday, and today, all the top 50 disciples were kidnapped.
He had never seen such a shameless Spirit Sea Stage cultivator!
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