Chapter 823

"Forget it, Ganyu, you go take a look later and remind them."

"Although special constitutions have a high starting point on the path of cultivation, but... blindly chasing talent is, after all, falling into a lower tier."

"Talent determines the lower limit, while effort determines the upper limit."

"Don't be too obsessed; if a heart demon arises, that would be terrible."

Ganyu nodded heavily, and the three of them quietly observed the Shushan City below for a while longer.

After a long while, the three of them rode clouds back to Tongtian Peak.

Not long after, a bell chime that shook the entire world rang out.

At the same time, no matter who they were or what they were doing, everyone looked up toward the towering Tongtian Peak.

"The auspicious time has arrived; the second Shushan Disciple Recruitment Ceremony officially begins!"

549. Shushan intends to create an Immortal Sect Alliance

Zhongli and the others now have the most say on what it's like to have tens of millions of people gathered at the foot of Shushan.

Standing high in the void, looking at the dense crowd below, each and every one of them looking up at them with longing in their eyes,

this feeling was truly quite satisfying.

However...

After pondering for a moment, Zhongli sighed softly and said with some helplessness:

"Tens of millions of people; I don't know how many will join Shushan this time."

"But no matter how many, ninety percent of these people will likely have to return in disappointment."

Beside him, Ei looked indifferent.

"This is the rule of the cultivation world itself; there is no need to sympathize with them. Before coming, they should have been mentally prepared."

Zhongli shook his head and said no more.

"I heard that after this disciple recruitment ceremony ends, the Sect Master will pass down the basic Shushan Qi-guiding method."

"At that time, perhaps many emerging sects will appear in the Shushan world."

Venti said with a grin, looking at Zhongli:

"Old man, do you think it's possible for the people from Liyue who came to the Shushan world to create slightly stronger cultivation methods based on the Qi-guiding method and establish their own sects?"

"The Sect Master called you over for a meeting the day before yesterday; he should have told you about these things, right?"

Zhongli nodded slightly, not intending to hide it from them.

After a pause, he said softly:

"After this recruitment ceremony ends, Shushan won't be short of disciples for a short time; perhaps the next recruitment ceremony will have to wait fifty years."

"But for the people from the Teyvat nations and the Honkai world who have ascended to the Shushan world, just practicing martial arts is not enough."

"Therefore, the Sect Master will let the Heavenly Dao take action to screen a batch of geniuses and help them comprehend the Dao to create new cultivation methods."

Hearing Zhongli say this, everyone became curious.

Doing it this way looked like a big move was coming.

"What is the specific meaning?"

Ei looked at Zhongli curiously, and the latter said softly:

"The Sect Master said that in the future, Shushan's recruitment ceremonies will likely be fixed at once every fifty or even one hundred years."

"The standards for recruitment will also gradually rise, so while the quality of Shushan disciples will increase, there will also be a large number of people waiting in vain for a hundred years unable to join Shushan."

"But these people are not without spiritual roots; rather than wasting time here, it is better to seek another path."

"Afterward, the major Spirit clans will form a Spirit Clan Alliance, whose main task is to find more new worlds for the Shushan world."

"And for those who come to the Shushan world, if they have excellent talent but missed the opportunity to join Shushan, then, based on the Qi-guiding method passed down by the Sect Master,"

"under the care of the Heavenly Dao, they can create higher-level techniques."

"Afterward, they can create their own cultivation sects."

Venti and the others' eyes flashed, seemingly understanding something.

Zhongli paused and continued:

"The Sect Master wants me to take the lead in the name of Shushan to establish an Immortal Sect Alliance."

"The Alliance will govern all cultivation sects and conduct regular assessments, comprehensively considering factors such as disciples, cultivation level, sect territory, and prosperity."

"They will be ranked from ninth grade to first grade; above the first grade are the cultivation holy lands second only to Shushan."

"These sects will receive corresponding care from the Immortal Sect Alliance according to their grade."

"In addition, there is a system for Shushan disciples."

"Any Shushan disciple who has sufficient cultivation and intends to be promoted to Shushan management, such as Dharma Protectors, Deacons, or Elders,"

"will need to go outside Shushan to choose a region, create a sect, and obtain an assessment rating."

"When Outer Sect disciples want to become Outer Sect Dharma Protectors, Deacons, or Elders,"

"not only must their strength be at least at the peak of Refining Essence into Qi,"

"but correspondingly, they must also go out to create a sect and become a ninth-to-sixth-grade sect that passes the Immortal Sect Alliance assessment."

"At the same time, when Inner Sect disciples want to become Inner Sect Dharma Protectors, Deacons, or Elders, not only must their strength be at least at the peak of Refining Qi into Spirit,"

"but the sect they create must also be at least a sixth-grade rating; to become an Inner Sect Elder, one must create a first-grade sect."

"The Sect Master's intention is to link the entire Shushan promotion mechanism with the cultivation civilization of the entire Shushan world."

Upon hearing this, the Tsaritsa and the others were a bit stumped.

In terms of cultivation at the peak of Refining Qi into Spirit, they were not there yet.

But at the very least, they were in the late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit.

Immediately, the Tsaritsa said nervously:

"Head Seat Zhongli, when will this policy start to be implemented? We..."

Zhongli glanced at her and said calmly:

"Rest assured, it has nothing to do with you; this policy will only start after the recruitment ceremony."

"However, it won't be that strict in the short term."

"After all, Shushan's foundation is not what it used to be."

"Becoming a peak Refining Qi into Spirit cultivator is not that easy."

"The Sect Master's intention is that after a period of time, when Shushan is officially on the right track and the Spirit clans have brought back a large number of worlds,"

"and the population of the Shushan world has risen,"

"only then will this matter begin."

"As for now, not to mention that most Shushan disciples have no interest in going out to create sects, those who meet the cultivation standards are also pitifully few."

"In the end, the Immortal Sect Alliance is just an encouragement for those who didn't join Shushan but have some talent, giving them more choices so they don't waste their lives."

550. Bai Zhu: Compared to the Spirit clans, humans are truly fragile

Hearing that this matter didn't have much to do with them, the Tsaritsa and the others felt relieved.

However, they were still thinking about working hard to cultivate.

After all,

being an Inner Sect Elder of Shushan while one's cultivation is not much higher than a core disciple~

is somewhat embarrassing to say out loud.

And if one were to talk about ways to improve strength in a short time...

The Demon-Locking Tower!

The Tsaritsa and the others tacitly thought of the Demon-Locking Tower.

Although that place is very dangerous, but...

Zhongli did, after all, break through to the peak of Refining Qi into Spirit there.

As long as they don't go to too high a level, nothing will happen.

Better safe than sorry, right?

Zhongli also saw that they had the intention to work hard on cultivation, nodded slightly in his heart, and said softly:

"The auspicious time has arrived; everyone, please lend me a hand to activate the grand array and officially start the assessment."

"Yes!"

Many Elders and Head Seats sat in the void, and gorgeous streams of light emerged beneath them.