The disciple recruitment convention was in full swing.
Those who were eliminated all looked dejected.
Some even directly roared at the sky.
"Pain! It's too painful!"
"I, a dignified future Great Emperor, actually failed at this small disciple recruitment convention! I am unwilling!"
"This person is crazy!"
"Isn't he? At the age of twenty-five, he's only at the middle stage of Qi Refining!"
"He even said he was the strongest in the Qi Refining stage, a future Great Emperor. Go to hell."
After that man finished speaking, he followed his companions and went to kick the person. This kid was too good at pretending!
Even the Versailles King of Pretense couldn't stand it.
On the other side.
"Brother Lin Bai, don't be sad. If they don't keep you here, there will be other places that will."
"I believe in you, Brother Lin Bai. One day you will soar to the sky!"
"Sigh, still not working?"
The speaker was a dejected young man in white robes, with a face as sharp as a knife, and sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes.
He had the face of a novel's male protagonist but not the fate of one.
His name was Lin Bai, the eldest son of the Lin family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and also the nominal future head of the Lin family.
It could be said that his birth was illustrious.
Lin Bai cultivated to the initial stage of Qi Refining at the age of eight, shocking the entire city.
However, fate did not go his way. This initial stage of Qi Refining accompanied him for ten years, eventually becoming a joke.
His cultivation had not improved in the slightest for ten years, always stuck at the initial stage of Qi Refining.
This time, he had a sudden inspiration and came to try his luck, hoping to find a way to cultivate.
"Yes, thank you, Qing'er. It's good to have you by my side."
The beautiful young woman who had been speaking beside him was his fiancée, Nian Qing.
They had been betrothed as children when they were eight years old.
"Brother Lin Bai, I passed the first test! I'm about to go into the second round."
"Then I'll go prepare first."
Nian Qing said hurriedly and walked away.
"Okay, be careful, Qing'er."
Watching Nian Qing's departing figure, Lin Bai slowly suppressed the trace of envy in his eyes.
"Why! Why on earth is this happening!"
He had also seen the scene of that person roaring at the sky just now.
The scene of him being kicked over in the end deeply pierced his heart.
He really couldn't hold it in anymore!
That man was at the middle stage of Qi Refining at twenty-five, but what about him?
He hadn't broken through the initial stage in ten years. If he couldn't find a way to break through, he would still be at the initial stage at twenty-five, even worse than that man!
Lin Bai walked aimlessly, sighing in distress as he pondered.
He had come this time to try his luck and also to accompany Nian Qing.
It was also expected that Nian Qing would pass the first round of testing.
Nian Qing was the famous genius girl of their city, reaching the initial stage of Qi Refining at the age of ten, and now, at eighteen, she had already reached the Golden Core Realm.
The two were originally a match made in heaven, but he had gradually become a joke.
"With the initial stage of the Golden Core Realm at eighteen, she should be able to stand out."
Just as he was pondering with his head down, a voice came.
"Young man, do you have any troubles? This sect leader is most happy to help others. Why not tell this sect leader about it?"
Hearing this, Lin Bai paused and stopped.
He sized up the three people in front of him.
The black-robed young man in front of him, who called himself the sect leader, had hair like a waterfall of ink, and especially his purple eyes were incredibly strange.
The young man beside him exuded a powerful aura, and his eight-foot height was even more oppressive. There was also a middle-aged man whom he couldn't see through.
"May I ask who you are?"
Lin Bai asked suspiciously. This kid wouldn't have heard of his reputation as Lin the Great Waste and come specifically to mock him, right?
"This sect leader is the Azure Cloud Sect Leader."
"My Azure Cloud Sect has a connection with you, and this sect leader sees that you have extraordinary talent. This sect leader will give you a chance to directly ascend to the Azure Clouds. Join my Azure Cloud Sect."
A sentence that felt like a bolt from the blue struck Lin Bai, spoken by Feng Qingyang.
He immediately burst into tears!
"Ten years!"
"A full ten years!"
"For ten years, I have been waiting for an opportunity! Waiting for a discerning eye!"
"However, Azure Cloud Sect? Never heard of it. Whatever, as long as it's a sect, it's fine."
After all, for a full ten years, no sect had ever extended an invitation to him.
"Me? Sir, are you sure you haven't mistaken someone?" Just in case, Lin Bai still asked cautiously. It would be embarrassing if they had the wrong person.
What he found even more puzzling was that his reputation as Lin the Great Waste had already spread throughout Spirit Province. How could someone still specifically come looking for him?
"What? Are you questioning this sect leader?"
Feng Qingyang raised an eyebrow and said.
After confirming that it was indeed him, Lin Bai hurriedly bowed, "No, dare not... I want to join the Azure Cloud Sect."
"Very good. You will be grateful for the decision you made today in the future."
["Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully recruiting the second genius disciple. Mission complete."]
["Mission rewards are being distributed... Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Silver Summoning Card."]
["Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Sword Burial Mound, already materialized in the back mountain of the Azure Cloud Sect."]
["Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Azure Lotus Sword Art."]
As usual, the usage was noted at the back.
[Silver Summoning Card: Can summon Spirit Transformation Realm to Manifesting Saint Realm]
[Sword Burial Mound: Buries ten thousand swords of the heavens, destined ones can obtain them]
[Azure Lotus Sword Art: Immortal technique, tailor-made for the Azure Lotus Sword Body]
Along with the sound of the rewards arriving, Feng Qingyang also opened Lin Bai's panel.
[Lin Bai: Initial Stage of Qi Refining Realm]
[Physique: Azure Lotus Sword Body (not activated)]
[Identity: Eldest son of the Lin family of the Great Zhou Dynasty]
"No wonder this kid is at the initial stage of Qi Refining. It seems the unactivated physique absorbed his spiritual energy. Without a suitable cultivation technique, he can't advance."
Having recruited a disciple, there was no need to stay at the disciple recruitment convention any longer.
Once the Azure Cloud Sect became famous in the Eastern Region in a few days, countless geniuses would naturally come seeking to join his sect.
"Let's go, back to the sect."
"Sect Leader," Lin Bai just wanted to speak. He still wanted to wait for Nian Qing and tell her the good news of him joining a sect.
Several people came over and interrupted him.
"Yo? Isn't this the eldest son of the Lin family?"
"What's wrong? Isn't Lin the Great Genius going to participate in the second round of testing?"
"No way, no way, there can't really be a pig that can't even pass the first round, right?"
"Haha, Young Master, you're just saying things, why are you insulting pigs?"
"Haha, laughing my head off, this kid is even worse than a pig."
Those who hadn't passed the first round of testing beside them were also angry but dared not speak.
This was because the person who had come was Wang Tian, the young master of the Wang family, a top-tier family of the Great Zhou Dynasty.