Chapter 20 I Do
On the high platform, Elder Sun was also momentarily confused when he saw these four people.
In the past, there were always two deacons who came to select disciples, but today there were four. The identities of the last two in particular shocked him greatly.
How did they get here?
After a brief moment of doubt, he put aside his guesses, handed a piece of paper to the young man, and said, "Thank you for your hard work on the journey. This is the information of the 19 Qi Refining Stage disciples of Baiyun Temple. Please take a look."
Written on this piece of paper were the names of these disciples, their ages, the time they had gathered their Qi, the time they had practiced, and their current cultivation levels.
The young man took the paper, glanced at it, and said calmly: "The talents of this batch of disciples are so low that no one has reached the entry requirements. Junior sister, why do you have to come here?"
The beautiful woman just smiled and said, "I'm free anyway. It's a bit depressing to practice in the sect all the time. It's good to come out and take a breath of fresh air."
The young man didn't say much and handed the piece of paper to the old man next to him. After reading it, the old man handed it to the woman.
After the woman finished looking, the young man said, "Among these dozen people, only one person has broken through the second acupuncture point, and the time between him and the Qi gathering is so short. He must have taken elixirs and does not meet the entry requirements. This trip is in vain."
The requirements for joining the Kunlun School are to open the second acupoint within half a year of gathering Qi, or to open five acupoints within two years. None of the 19 disciples of Baiyun Temple meet the requirements.
Although one person broke open two acupoints, the time interval was too short. If he had not used any external objects and relied on his own practice, he should have reported it to the sect long ago and would not have kept it until today.
After the young man finished speaking, the bloated woman did not say anything. The old man was silent for a moment and then said, "You can't say that. The entry requirements are just for reference. If they have any outstanding qualities, we may make exceptions. Let's wait and see."
After saying this, he flew down from the platform lightly and walked through the crowd, sizing up the disciples. Everyone had expectant looks on their faces.
Finally, the old man stopped in front of a disciple, picked up his wrist, examined it, and asked, "What is your name?"
The disciple showed a delighted expression and immediately said, "Senior, my name is Liu Dong."
The old man flew back to the high platform and said to the three people, "He has been gathering Qi for one year since he became a disciple. He is the first among all the disciples to gather Qi. I am still short of a disciple to serve. This young man is very pleasing to me. I would like to make an exception and accept him as my disciple. What do you think?"
This disciple had already gathered Qi a year ago, but has not yet opened the second acupoint. It is not certain whether he can build a foundation in this lifetime. Obviously, he does not meet the entry standards.
However, the three did not object to this.
The entry standards for Kunlun Sect are not strictly fixed. Every deacon who selects disciples has an extra quota, which allows more room for maneuver in the selection of disciples.
Some people with connections would bribe the deacons to gain entry.
The sect has always turned a blind eye to such matters. After all, the sect also needs disciples to do miscellaneous tasks. These disciples do not need to have very high levels of cultivation, as long as they are smart and sensible.
Although a deacon in the foundation-building stage is not considered a high-ranking official in the sect, he can still enjoy some privileges.
But this privilege only comes once.
Liu Dong was successfully selected, and all the disciples cast envious glances at him. After the old man selected Liu Dong, he did not take any more actions, so everyone had to focus their attention on the other three.
At this time, the bloated woman flew down the platform impatiently, walked straight to Li Yu, and asked, "What's your name?"
Li Yu's heart skipped a beat, as if he had thought of something, and he said with a stiff upper lip: "Replying to the senior, I am Li Yu, the junior."
The woman looked him up and down, licked her lips, and said, "Li Yu, are you willing to be my dual cultivation partner? If you promise me, I can help you build your foundation within 20 years..."
Hearing the woman's words, many male disciples showed envy on their faces.
They listened to the story told by Elder Sun. Compared with immortality, dignity is nothing. As long as Li Yu nodded, he would have secured his place in the foundation-building stage and even have a chance to see the golden elixir path...
When Zhou Zixuan heard this, her body trembled and she bit her lower lip tightly.
Li Yu looked at the woman, shook his head and said, "Sorry, senior, I have someone I like..."
This was a clear rejection, and the woman did not force him. She flew back to the platform in disappointment.
Li Yu did not agree to her, so she naturally would not waste the opportunity on him.
Li Yu sighed inwardly. Although immortality was very attractive to him, he was sorry that he still couldn't convince himself.
Zhou Zixuan, who was beside him, quietly smiled.
On the high platform, Elder Sun looked at Li Yu, as if he saw himself in the past, his eyes fell into reminiscence. After a moment, his eyes regained clarity, waved to Li Yu, and said: "Li Yu, come up."
Li Yu was stunned for a moment, then walked up the stairs to the platform.
Elder Sun grabbed Li Yu's wrist and said to the four people, "His name is Li Yu. He is one of the most talented disciples among Baiyun disciples. Although he gathered his Qi a little late, in addition to cultivating the Fire Spiritual Vein, he also cultivated the Wood Spiritual Vein and the Water Spiritual Vein. Otherwise, his cultivation would be even higher, and he would be able to develop into the Dao of Alchemy in the future..."
As the manager of Baiyun Temple, he has the power to recommend, but the final result depends on several deacons of the sect.
According to the rules, those who do not meet the entry requirements but do have outstanding strengths can be selected as an exception and do not take up extra places, but this requires the consent of the majority of the deacons.
If there are only two deacons, both must agree.
If there are four deacons, consent from three of them is required.
The old man had achieved his goal, shrugged his shoulders, and said indifferently: "I don't have any opinion, it depends on you three..."
The woman didn't say anything, but she had already made her attitude clear .
Li Yu made her lose face in front of so many people, so of course she would not speak for him.
The beautiful woman smiled and said, "I have no objection either."
Among the three, two agreed and one opposed. The young man's opinion became particularly important and everyone's eyes turned to him.
The young man looked at Li Yu for a long time, then shook his head and said, "The way of cultivation is to be down-to-earth and do what one can. People who are too ambitious are destined not to achieve much in the way of immortality. Letting him in is just a waste of resources, and it is unfair to other disciples. So, I don't agree..."
The young man's words were well-reasoned and his reasons were very sufficient, so Elder Sun had nothing to say.
In this way, with two of the four people opposing, Li Yu still could not be selected into Kunlun.
Moreover, the young man's words basically destroyed his possibility of entering Kunlun in the future.
The young man looked at Li Yu indifferently. He didn't care whether Kunlun Sect had one more disciple or one less disciple. If it were anyone else present, he would probably agree.
Only this person can't do it.
Since then, Junior Sister Xu's gaze has lingered on him seven times.
This reason alone is enough.
Besides, the other person's face is so pretty that it's really annoying...
Elder Sun was also helpless about this result, but he couldn't change anything. He could only look at Li Yu with regret and said, "You can go down."
Li Yu turned around and was about to leave when a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"etc."
Li Yu turned around and saw the beautiful woman looking at him.
Xu Qingxin looked at Li Yu with a smile and asked, "Are you willing..."
Li Yu nodded without hesitation: "I do."
Looking at the other person's delicate and extraordinary face, Li Yu glanced at Zhou Zixuan standing below.
In fact, he has always known that Senior Sister Zhou was interested in him.
Li Yu also had some feelings for her. Who doesn't like a gentle and beautiful lady? If there was really no hope of becoming an immortal, she might as well live the life of an ordinary person as a compensation for her past life.
But at this moment, he could only sigh in his heart.
I'm sorry, Senior Sister Zhou. When I become a deacon, I will definitely come back to pick you up...
