Chapter 499 - 246: The 4 Main Lineages Select Disciples, the Cruel Contention for True Inheritance, Jiang Che Achieves Entry Level in the Spirit Void Technique Overnight
Chapter 499: Chapter 246: The 4 Main Lineages Select Disciples, the Cruel Contention for True Inheritance, Jiang Che Achieves Entry Level in the Spirit Void Technique Overnight
He shot to his feet, his eyes filled with astonishment.
’This kid... is quite interesting!’
’He almost fooled me!’
’Tenth Layer Great Perfection... Hehehe...’
At the thought of this, the wrinkles on Daoist Wu Wei’s face bloomed into a joyous smile.
Tenth Layer Great Perfection!
In all its years, the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect had only admitted a handful of disciples who had reached the Tenth Layer Great Perfection upon entry!
Daoist Wu Wei was in high spirits. He sank back into his wicker chair, crossed his legs, and began humming a nameless little tune.
’Guess you’ve got a conscience, kid. My bottle of Elixir Pills wasn’t wasted!’
’I really hit the jackpot this time!’
...
「Taixu Hall.」
The four Vein Masters sat around a circular table in the center of the grand hall.
Upon the table lay twenty-five cyan Jade Scrolls, neatly arranged.
These twenty-five Jade Scrolls represented the twenty-five disciples who had passed the assessment and earned the right to enter the Inner Sect.
Although according to the Sect’s laws, one only needed to cultivate the Basic Chapter of the Myriad Phenomena Infinite Dao to the Sixth Layer to be considered qualified.
But in the eyes of the four Vein Masters, who stood at the apex of the Sect, these twenty-five people had already been divided into two distinctly different tiers.
One was ordinary disciples.
The other was True Mastery Seeds.
In the eyes of the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect’s upper echelon, there was an unwritten, ironclad rule that had never been spoken aloud to the disciples—
Only those who cultivated to the Eighth Layer or higher within a year had a chance of one day glimpsing the True Mastery Dao!
As for those below the Eighth Layer...
Though they had entered the Inner Sect, without some heaven-defying fortune, they would likely spend the rest of their lives stalled at the High-tier of the True Master Realm.
While they could still serve as the Sect’s backbone...
There was no possibility of further advancement.
Therefore, today’s meeting, which appeared to be about allocating twenty-five people...
Was, in fact, a scramble for those seven True Mastery Seeds!
And the list of these seven names had long been distributed to the four Vein Masters:
Jiang Che (Celestial Strategy Guard), Tenth Layer Great Perfection.
Feng Wuji (Direct Disciple), Tenth Layer Great Perfection.
Ye Guyun (Direct Disciple), Ninth Layer.
Xiao Hongxiu (Direct Disciple), Eighth Layer.
Lin Muyang (Direct Disciple), Eighth Layer.
Liu Yunfei (Celestial Strategy Guard), Eighth Layer.
Long Yu’er (Celestial Strategy Guard), Eighth Layer.
As the four Vein Masters looked at the list, the atmosphere in the hall became somewhat delicate.
The Direct Disciples had a larger pool, with over forty participating in the assessment, ultimately producing four top-tier Seeds.
The Celestial Strategy Guard, with a pool of over thirty, had also produced three top-tier Seeds.
In terms of ratio, the two sides were evenly matched!
Especially that Jiang Che. Switching Cultivation Techniques was inherently more difficult, yet he had still managed to reach the Tenth Layer Great Perfection!
This result was not only a surprise to Lei Wanjun, the Vein Master of Heaven-Slaying Peak who had utterly disparaged the Celestial Strategy Guard disciples at a previous meeting and claimed he "didn’t want a single one," but also a humiliating slap in the face.
Even Gu Shan, the usually steady Vein Master of Coiling Dragon Peak, stared at the list in silence.
Only Daoist Wu Wei wore a smug grin that he couldn’t hide no matter how he tried.
"Ahem."
Daoist Wu Wei cleared his throat, breaking the silence first.
"Since everyone has finished reading, I won’t beat around the bush."
His gaze swept over the other three as he said with a beaming smile:
"According to what you all said before... these three promising talents selected from the Celestial Strategy Guard will all belong to my Spirit Void Peak, correct?"
"No one has any objections, I presume?"
"Hold on!"
Lei Wanjun slammed his hand on the table, his beard bristling. "Who said that was a done deal?"
He pointed at the Jade Scrolls on the table and said in a low voice, "The Sect rules state that the Branch selection ceremony must take the disciples’ preferences into account! We haven’t even seen their choices, so how can you claim all of them?"
"Perhaps... one of these fine talents from the Celestial Strategy Guard admires my Heaven-Slaying Peak’s path of slaughter and has chosen me?"
"Oh?"
Daoist Wu Wei raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise as he looked at Lei Wanjun. He spoke in a mocking, sarcastic tone:
"If I recall correctly, a year ago, someone in this very hall swore an oath: ’My Heaven-Slaying Peak has no interest in such defective goods! When the selection comes, don’t you dare push any of them my way!’"
"Senior Brother Lei, those were your words... were they not?"
"You!"
Lei Wanjun’s old face instantly turned the color of a pig’s liver, but he was so choked with anger he couldn’t speak.
Who could have possibly guessed back then that a monster like Jiang Che would emerge from that ragtag bunch?
"Alright, alright."
From within a cloud of black mist, Moon Shadow’s cold, clear voice emerged. "Let’s not dredge up the past. Since we are choosing disciples, it’s natural that we consider the wishes of both parties."
Gu Shan also chimed in with a low rumble, "That’s right. Let’s look at their preferences first. If they didn’t choose Spirit Void Peak, you can’t just snatch them, Junior Brother Wu Wei."
Daoist Wu Wei decided to quit while he was ahead and stopped taunting Lei Wanjun.
Besides, he was confident; he knew that Jiang Che, at least, had definitely chosen him.
"Fine, let’s look at their choices then."
Without another word, Daoist Wu Wei pointed, and Jiang Che’s Jade Scroll flew into the air.
The four sent their Divine Thought into it, and a single line of large text appeared—
First Choice: Spirit Void Peak
"HAHAHAHA!" Daoist Wu Wei let out a hearty laugh and snatched the Jade Scroll from the air. "It seems this child and I are truly fated! In that case, it would be disrespectful of me to refuse Jiang Che!"
Lei Wanjun and Gu Shan looked at the Jade Scroll, their eyes flashing with envy and jealousy.
Tenth Layer Great Perfection!
And a Tenth Layer Great Perfection with exceptional combat prowess!
And just like that, he was snatched away by this old Daoist!
But they were helpless. Who could they blame but themselves? Daoist Wu Wei had a keen eye and had placed his bet early, giving him Elixir Pills before he had even formally entered the Sect.
"Hmph, count yourself lucky," Lei Wanjun snorted sourly.
Next up was Feng Wuji’s Jade Scroll.
A light glowed—