Selecting Disciples

Chapter 49

The Qingmiao Sect used to have nine peaks, and each peak represented a Foundation - Establishment elder who recruited disciples.

Today, there was one more peak, Prayer - to - Immortals Peak.

Li Changmeng came to the area where the outer - sect disciples lived and posted a notice saying that he was going to recruit disciples.

This news was like a thunderbolt in the outer sect.

The disciples of the Qingmiao Sect were divided into outer - sect disciples, inner - sect disciples, and closed - door disciples.

Outer - sect disciples had no cultivation base. Usually, they tried to absorb spiritual energy for cultivation and did some odd jobs for the sect.

Inner - sect disciples had successfully entered the Qi - Refining realm. However, due to poor talent or other reasons, they were not favored by the sect elders and cultivated on their own. They also took on various miscellaneous tasks of the sect.

Closed - door disciples were those who were taken in by Foundation - Establishment elders. They had truly joined a master's sect, and the Foundation - Establishment elders would give them more guidance in cultivation. Moreover, because they had a Foundation - Establishment elder as their master, their status in the sect was higher.

So, the outer - sect disciples, who had not been favored by the Foundation - Establishment elders because of their poor talent, now had the opportunity to become closed - door disciples. For a moment, all the outer - sect disciples gathered.

Li Changmeng stood alone on a high place, and there were nearly a hundred outer - sect disciples bustling below.

Among them, some were recruited into the sect through the Immortal - Ascension Conference, and some were the descendants of sect disciples. At this time, they were all here for the chance to become closed - door disciples and rise to a higher status.

"Silence! This elder is going to recruit ten disciples in total. You can recommend yourselves. If you catch my eye, you can join my sect."

These outer - sect disciples basically had poor talent. Some were almost thirty years old and still lingering in the outer sect. What was the difference between them and those without cultivation talent?

So Li Changmeng was too lazy to pick carefully. He just let them show themselves and then would choose a few younger disciples.

"Self - recommendation?"

Below, the outer - sect disciples first fell into deep thought. Since it was self - recommendation, they had to show their abilities.

This Elder Li was the disciple of the sect master. He had reached the Foundation - Establishment stage at the age of ten. Joining his sect might even be better than joining the sects of other elders. Such an opportunity must not be missed.

Li Changmeng affirmed Sun Minghao. As an outer - sect disciple with poor talent, if he didn't dare to strive for it, he would be completely finished.

Seeing Sun Minghao being taken in, the others became excited and all wanted to be the second to step forward.

However, a woman actually suppressed everyone and got the second chance to stand out.

"Greetings to Elder Li. Disciple Chang Fei. Although I've just sensed spiritual energy, I have natural divine strength and a powerful constitution."

In fact, there was no need for self - introduction. As a woman, Chang Fei was taller than everyone else, and her whole body was full of muscles. She didn't look like a cultivator at all.

"You're very good. Come behind me."

Li Changmeng really took a fancy to this Chang Fei. It was really worth looking forward to what kind of different changes would occur if her special physical talent was combined with the power of incense wishes.

Soon, a young man with a scar on his face jumped to the front of the crowd.

"Greetings to Elder Li. Disciple Sun Minghao. I've tempered my body with spiritual energy and am only one step away from entering the path of immortality. In addition, due to my family's learning, I have some knowledge of spiritual - plant cultivation and can cultivate spiritual herbs for the elder."

After Sun Minghao finished speaking, there was a bit of confidence in his eyes. Even though his talent was poor, he still stood out among the outer - sect disciples. Moreover, his ancestors were inner - sect disciples of the Qingmiao Sect, so he had some inheritance.

At least his conditions were much better than most of the others.

"Well, not bad. You're the first to come on stage and dare to compete. This kind of quality is exactly what is needed on the path of cultivation. Come behind me."

Li Changmeng really took a fancy to this Chang Fei. It was really worth looking forward to what kind of different changes would occur if her special physical talent was combined with the power of incense wishes.

"Thank you, elder."

Chang Fei's eyes lit up and she quickly walked behind Li Changmeng.

After Chang Fei and Sun Minghao, there were no more outstanding candidates.

Li Changmeng just randomly selected eight other disciples with relatively good talent and then took the ten disciples he had recruited back to Prayer - to - Immortals Peak.

The first thing after returning to the peak was, of course, the apprenticeship ceremony. The seniority was determined according to the order of recruitment.

Then, Li Changmeng took out the cultivation technique he had modified and bestowed it on the ten of them in turn.

"From now on, no matter what cultivation technique you practiced before, after joining my sect, you should change to this one. Don't worry. This is the core cultivation technique of our sect, passed down from the sect master."

Even though it was modified, it must be stronger than the cultivation techniques that these outer - sect disciples could practice.

Outer - sect disciples could only practice some low - potential cultivation techniques provided by the sect, and most of them had a limit of forming a core.

The "Three - Qi Harmonization Formula" was a Golden - Core cultivation technique and of higher quality.

Receiving the bestowed cultivation technique, the ten of them naturally accepted it gladly. If they were to change the cultivation technique after getting started with their original ones, the price would be too high.

"Also, come to me one by one. I have a wonderful method to pass on to you. It can make you feel like you have divine help during cultivation and improve your cultivation speed. However, this spell places a great burden on me, so you must not spread it outside."

This wonderful method was, of course, the Incense - Transforming Spirit Spell. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to attract the power of incense wishes from the Taoist Lord.

Hearing that there was such a wonderful method, the ten newly - recruited disciples were overjoyed. They thought it was really good to join an elder's sect. There were such good things. No wonder those closed - door disciples all cultivated so fast.

Moreover, the elder was actually willing to use this costly spell for them, outer - sect disciples with poor talent. It was really unbelievable.

With expectant hearts, starting from the eldest disciple, Sun Minghao, they lined up in front of Li Changmeng one by one.

Now, this body of Li Changmeng was only ten years old. Sitting on the chair, he was much shorter than the adult Sun Minghao.

Thud!

Sun Minghao knelt down and lowered his body, waiting for the divine spell to be bestowed.

Li Changmeng stretched out his hand and pressed it on the back of Sun Minghao's head. Although the Incense - Transforming Spirit Spell could be cast from a distance, it would lack a sense of ceremony like this.

Pressing on the back of the head and activating his spiritual power, the Incense - Transforming Spirit Spell formed a connection of incense between Li Changmeng and Sun Minghao. As long as Li Changmeng thought about it, he could pour the power of incense wishes into Sun Minghao.

However, at this time, he couldn't pour the power of incense wishes yet. The body of an ordinary person couldn't bear the changes brought about by the huge power of incense wishes.

"Okay. After you get started with the cultivation technique, you'll be able to experience the effect of this wonderful method. Chang Fei, it's your turn."

Sun Minghao stood up and stepped back. Chang Fei imitated Sun Minghao's previous posture and knelt on the ground, waiting for Li Changmeng to bestow the spell.

Following the same method, Li Changmeng bestowed the spell on all ten disciples in turn. At the same time, he secretly spread his spiritual power to make his face look pale and weak.

At this moment, he could feel twelve connections of incense.

That Wang Xuan and Zhao Wenyue...

This was also the reason why Li Changmeng wanted to conduct an experiment. More than ten years had passed. They had been hit by his spell, and the power of incense wishes had been poured into them at regular intervals.

They were still alive, and he didn't know where they were now.

The avatar that had混入 the Flying - Sword Sect hadn't found any useful information either.

Now, he should first see how these disciples he had recruited would change after combining the power of incense wishes in the subsequent cultivation process.

"Thank you, master, for bestowing the spell!"

After receiving the bestowed spell, the ten of them bowed together to express their gratitude. Elder Li was really a good person. He cared so much for them, outer - sect disciples with poor talent.

If they achieved success in cultivation in the future, they must repay the master's great kindness.

For a moment, such thoughts arose in the hearts of the ten of them simultaneously.