Capítulo 1821: Chapter 1820: The Hot Commodity
A group of core elders from the outer sect gathered, sothing unprecedented before.
The newcors cupped their fists and saluted them, hoping to leave so impression.
Long Fei also stepped up, cupped his fists and saluted the Elder of the Calligraphy and Painting Gate, Saint Pen Scholar, and said, “Master, why are you here too?”
Saint Pen Scholar stroked his beard and laughed, “You little rascal, you’ve beco the star disciple of the entire academy, how could I not co to bask in your glory?”
“Master, you’re exaggerating!”
Long Fei’s words were full of humility, making the elders of various gates show a pleased expression.
Master Yu Baiwei of the Alchemy Cauldron Sect said, “Little brother, do you still recognize ?”
“Of course, you’re Master Yu from the Alchemy Cauldron Sect!”
Long Fei cupped his fists in salute, of course he recognized him.
This Master Yu brought along Sunx Lang from the Alchemy Cauldron Sect.
This kid excitedly winked at Long Fei, indicating that he must join the Alchemy Cauldron Sect this ti.
Yu Baiwei also invited, “Before, when your training was incomplete, I didn’t disturb you. Now it’s ti for the newcors to choose their specialization, how about coming to our Alchemy Cauldron Sect? Our elders have already said, if you co, you’ll imdiately be our sect’s chief disciple. Within two years, with your talent, you’ll surely enter the inner gate.”
“Chief disciple?”
“Goodness !”
“This is a great blessing!”
“…”
The surrounding newcors gasped, filled with envy, jealousy, and a bit of resentnt in their hearts.
So looked on in admiration, thinking that their leader is indeed remarkable, entering the Alchemy Cauldron Sect as the chief disciple right away!
Being the chief disciple of the Alchemy Cauldron Sect, how great are the benefits?
The newcors present, as long as they wanted to join the Alchemy Cauldron Sect, knew it well.
Ordinary disciples practicing alchemy had to buy and gather all herbs themselves.
But the chief disciple could directly use the academy’s inventory and receive guidance from the ten outer sect elders of the Alchemy Cauldron Sect.
Every year, those selected to enter the inner gate were basically chosen from among the chief disciples.
This was just one of the benefits; the privileges of being a chief disciple were unimaginable.
Long Fei smiled awkwardly, truly hesitating on how to refuse.
A bearded master laughed and said, “Master Yu, your Alchemy Cauldron Sect is really stingy. Such a great talent, and you only offer the benefits of a chief disciple. Little brother, co to our Formation Sect. Our Elders Council has already discussed it, and next year’s guaranteed spot to the inner gate will be yours. You can enter the inner gate for advanced study without doing anything.”
“Damn it!”
“Comparing oneself to others is infuriating!”
“Why is no one choosing ?”
“I’m a genius too!”
“…”
A group of new disciples shouted loudly, even the onlookers couldn’t help but join the lively discussion.
Each specialization had one guaranteed spot every year.
These spots were usually predetermined by elders and given to the disciples of elder families.
Unexpectedly, Master Zhu of the Formation Sect directly offered it to Long Fei.
Long Fei had a good impression of this master from the Formation Sect, who was the one who advised Long Fei in front of the Teleportation Array.
At the ti, he encouraged Long Fei to join Ye Zhikuan’s team.
But Ye Zhikuan didn’t accept Long Fei, leaving him to go alone.
Master Zhu originally thought Long Fei would die outside, but who knew the kid would not only return, but also achieve the best result.
He quickly inford the elders of the Formation Sect about this.
The elders suggested testing Long Fei first, to see what he would do next.
After all, young people tend to be arrogant after achieving so success.
The elders of other sects had similar thoughts.
So, they waited quietly outside for a month.
Knowing Long Fei was in the Scripture Pavilion, they didn’t disturb him.
Few could persist inside for a month.
But Long Fei seed to have fallen into it, staying for a month, reading from the first floor to the fifth floor.
Finally, after reading everything, he ca out.
Everyone agreed that Long Fei was a once-in-a-millennium genius.
Whoever won over Long Fei, it ant their specialization would prosper.
The Alchemy Cauldron Sect, the Formation Sect, were top-ranking sects.
Just after Master Zhu finished, another master chuckled at Long Fei and said, “Younger Brother Heng Yuan, you must be responsible for your own future and think carefully. Everything they’re offering, our Sword Cultivation Sect can provide. During training, I noticed you were a genius and reported to the elders early. The elders said that if you join the Sword Cultivation Sect, you can enjoy elder-level privileges. You must know, ultimately, you’ll rely on yourself. Alchemy, artifact refining, or formation, none can rapidly enhance one’s ability like sword cultivation.”
This master was Yang Changji, responsible for new disciples’ training.
He was a disciple of the Sword Cultivation Sect, which initially was most in line with Long Fei’s wishes.
He used the Heaven-Piercing Nine Swordplay, which was mainly taught by the Sword Cultivation Sect.
Other disciplines, though they taught it, only offered elective courses and weren’t as professional and in-depth as the Sword Cultivation Sect.
But now, Long Fei had already understood the Heaven-Piercing Nine Swordplay fairly well from his ti in the Scripture Pavilion.
Based on his talent and comprehension of sword intent, he believed he had surpassed the outer sect elders of the Heaven-Piercing Palace in understanding sword intent.
Because those elders didn’t know the Xiaoxiang Nine Swords.
These two sword techniques clearly had origins and connections.
One complentary to the other, one positive and one negative.
Understanding one enabled a better understanding of the other.
Under such circumstances, Long Fei remained calm, showing no expression even after Yang Changji finished speaking.
The disciples present were excited, thinking how they didn’t have such luck, with the top specialization of the Heaven-Piercing Palace, the Sword Cultivation Sect, valuing them like this.
Elder-level treatnt!
This was the highest treatnt one could receive in the outer gate.
Other specializations, Artifact Refining Division, Talisman Engraving Sect, Military Strategists, Mo Family, Confucianism, Legalism, even the least prestigious Novelist, one after another offered olive branches to Long Fei.
The treatnt each offered was more extravagant than the last.
After all, promises made without evidence are ant to first secure the disciple and talk later.
So specialization elders even proposed that if Long Fei joined them, they would betroth their granddaughter to him.
Bai Fengling in the back pouted when hearing this, wanting to chase away the indecent elder.
Long Fei patiently waited for them to finish speaking, then with a humble expression, cupped his fists towards the elders and said, “Honored elders, masters, what virtue or ability does this disciple possess to deserve such favor from you all? The more preferential treatnt I receive, the more ashad I feel. I’ve said before, that my ability to slay the Earth Dragon Demon King was sheer luck, not my strength. I humbly ask the honored elders to reconsider, don’t elevate too highly, it is truly beyond my capacity!”
He appeared genuinely humble with no pretense.
The elders stroked their beards and smiled, finding him more pleasing to the eye the humbler he was.
The more modest he was, the more they liked him.
Saint Pen Scholar stepped forward to diate, “Fellow colleagues, what my apprentice said cos from the heart. If you all are okay with it, perhaps he’d stay in our Calligraphy and Painting Gate for further study!”
“Get out!”
“You must be joking!”
“Isn’t the Calligraphy and Painting Gate hindering the child’s progress?”
“How many disciples does your Calligraphy and Painting Gate have now? Can you even recruit a thousand this year?”
“…”
Everyone waved dismissively, opposing in unison.
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