Three days later, Zhang Yu brought Yan Yuming to Xuanfu's side hall. He stood there and looked around, then walked to the main seat.
Xuanfu was indeed lacking manpower. Because he had taken on the role of guide, Fan Lan had already been sent out to do other things.
When he reached the main seat, he turned around and faced the hall door. He spread out his sleeves and sat down.
From now on, he would be in charge of everything here.
After sitting for a while, he said to Yan Yuming who was sitting to the side: "Yuming, go and bring me the name list of all the Profound Palace disciples under the age of eighteen who are able to view the Great Dao Chapter."
Since he was going to teach, he had to take responsibility.
However, he couldn't take care of everyone. Firstly, the scope was too large. Secondly, he had his own things to do. He couldn't put his heart and soul into this, so he had to make a choice.
Older people had their own mature way of thinking, especially cultivators. It was hard to change. It was better to be younger, so it was easier for them to listen. Even if it was just planting a seed, it would be good.
So he set the age to be under 18.
Actually, to be able to see the Great Dao Chapter at this age, their talent wasn't bad. However, he felt that Xuanfu didn't pay enough attention to these disciples in the past.
From his old perspective, these disciples, because of their birth and learning environment, didn't have enough knowledge and vision. Therefore, their future achievements would be limited.
However, people weren't fixed at birth. They could continuously learn and grow. If these disciples were given more opportunities, they might be able to achieve greater things.
Yan Yuming cupped his hands and said, "Teacher, this disciple will go now."
After he left, light footsteps could be heard from outside the main hall after a while.
Zhang Yu looked over and saw a woman in white with a bamboo sword in her hand. She wore glasses and had a graceful figure. He stood up from his seat and cupped his hands, saying, "Senior Sister Xin."
Xin Yao stood in the hall and curtsied, saying, "Junior Brother Zhang is too polite."
Now that Zhang Yu had taken over Fan Lan's position, he had to find ways to understand the Xuanxiu related to this position. The most important person here was Xin Yao. She had always been in charge of finding talents in the school.
Just like before, although his application to study had been blocked when he sent it to the school of governance, Xin Yao had directly placed his application on Xiang Chun's table.
If it hadn't been for this, he might have had to spend more effort to enter Xuanfu.
After bowing, he asked Xin Yao to sit down and said, "Senior Sister Xin, I asked you to come here because I have some matters to take over Senior Brother Fan's position."
Xin Yao adjusted her glasses and looked at him, saying, "Please speak, Junior Brother Zhang."
Zhang Yu said: "In the past, the Profound Palace has rarely taken the initiative to select talents from the Academia. However, Yu believes that there are quite a few disciples with talent for cultivating the Profound Dao that have been buried. I will have to trouble Senior Sister Xin to pay more attention here."
This year, it was the turn of the new students of Taiyang Academy to study. However, that would have to wait until February. By then, the meeting would have already begun. He was afraid that he wouldn't have much time to deal with it. He could only make arrangements first.
In the past, Xuanfu's attitude towards these students had always been that they didn't want to come. But he felt that if the Profound Palace was at its peak and could guarantee the stability of the Governor-General Manor, it would be fine to do so. But now that the Profound Palace was suppressed by the Divine Guard Army, why should they put on airs? It was more important to let more suitable people have power and protect the safety of the people of the Protectorate.
After Xin Yao heard him out, she nodded seriously and said, "This is what I should have done."
At this time, Yan Yuming came over with a roll of names and placed it on the table, saying, "The name list is here. Teacher, please take a look."
Zhang Yu reached out and unfolded the name list. After glancing over it, he asked, "Senior Sister Xin, you have been in Xuanfu for much longer than I have. Do you know which disciples are more worthy of attention?"
Xin Yao thought for a moment and said, "There is a disciple called Jia Yue who is actually not bad. She is only 16 years old this year. When she was 15, she already sensed the Great Dao Xuan Chapter. However, after Xuanfu taught XunMi the Light of Heart technique, she was still unable to cultivate it. Moreover, she wasn't from Taiyang Academy. Thus, Xuanfu didn't pay much attention to her. "
Zhang Yu pondered in his heart. The Profound Palace had a set of methods to judge the condensation of the Heart's Light. Usually, if the first year had not passed, then the next few years, or even more than ten years, would be needed to slowly hone it.
But he felt that sometimes it couldn't be so simple and crude.
Everyone was different. The environment they were in was also different. They couldn't be lumped together.
In the past, when Fan Lan dealt with this matter, he clearly only paid attention to the most outstanding group of people. As for those with slightly less talent, if they didn't grasp the opportunity given to them, then he wouldn't pay any more attention to them.
However, Zhang Yu felt that perhaps he could change his way of thinking.
He took out Jia Yue's name list and looked at it. Perhaps because this disciple was still young, she was still in Xuanfu and hadn't been sent out.
After thinking for a moment, he picked up the brush and circled their names. Then, he picked out four more people in succession and circled their names. Finally, he handed them to Yan Yuming who was standing beside him and said, "Yuming, tell these disciples to come to my place tomorrow."
Yan Yuming bowed and said, "Teacher, this student will go now."
Xin Yao noticed that these disciples all had a special characteristic. That was, their talent was higher than their peers. However, they all failed when they tried to cultivate the Light of Heart technique. She pushed up her glasses and said, "Zhang-shidi, do you think these disciples can still be cultivated?"
Zhang Yu didn't directly answer this question. Instead, he asked, "Xin shijie, how did you find the Light of Heart technique that day?"
Xin Yao thought for a moment and said, "I didn't think about it. I just followed the method and succeeded."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "That means that not only is Xin shijie's talent superior, but her mind is also firm and pure. However, some people are different. If their own mind isn't strong enough, then they need external support. For example, that Jia Yue. Her talent isn't bad, but when I looked at her handwriting, she always hesitated. It's obvious that she doesn't have enough confidence in herself. Therefore, what she lacks isn't some secret technique, but a firm mind."
The difference between those with high innate talent and those with low innate talent was that when they encountered difficulties, those with high innate talent could often rely on themselves to overcome them, while those with low innate talent might need someone to give them a pointer or two.
Xin Yao looked pensive. She somewhat understood Zhang Yu's meaning.
This kind of weakness in one's nature could be made up for through certain words and encouragement. Especially if it was said by someone like Zhang Yu, it would be easier to convince others.
These disciples weren't bad to begin with. They had all kinds of qualifications. If they could overcome the weakness in their nature, then there was indeed a greater possibility that they could find the Light of Heart technique. Then, they would be able to provide more assistance to Xuanfu.
In fact, other than Zhang Yu, other people could also do this.
However, in reality, very few Xuanxiu of the same level would do this. This wasn't because they were arrogant, but because they would try their best not to break Xuanfu's inherent conventions.
Many Xuanxiu had some shortcomings. They were too particular about the rules and regulations, and their actions were rather rigid. This was a habit that came from reading various seals for a long time. This was because arbitrarily changing the rules meant that there was a risk. For some things that originally had established rules, if they could not be touched, then they would not be touched. If they could not be changed, then they would not be changed.
However, little did they know that the situation today was completely different from sixty years ago. Some of the old ways had long since become inappropriate.
After realizing this point, Xin Yao looked at Zhang Yu. "It seems that Xuanfu entrusted this matter to Junior Zhang, and entrusted it to a suitable person."
Zhang Yu shook his head. "Whether or not it's suitable is not something that can be said at the moment. What I do may not necessarily be correct. However, since the previous rules are no longer suitable, then there's no harm in changing them."
As the two of them were talking, they suddenly heard a series of loud voices coming from outside.
"Senior Bai, you've cultivated the Light of Heart technique. This time, you've made a great contribution. It seems that it's only a matter of time before you can view the second chapter of the book.
"Senior Bai, if you succeed, I hope you can guide your Junior Brother when the time comes."
"Senior Bai, your Junior Brother has recently had some questions about his cultivation. I wonder if you can ask …"
"Alright, alright. Senior Bai is going to pay a visit to Senior Bai. Please learn from him. Junior Brothers, please don't crowd around, lest you delay Senior Bai …"
The voices outside gradually faded away. Following the sound of confident footsteps, a tall and handsome young man wearing Xuanfu Daoist robes walked into the hall. When he entered, he walked with his head held high. However, when he raised his head and saw that it was Zhang Yu sitting above, his body couldn't help but stiffen.
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