Chapter 941: Accepting Disciples (6000-word supplement)

"It's here!"

A jolt went through Aaron's heart: "Is the inspection of bone structure and aptitude about to begin?"

The precious mirror in Qi Miaoyi's hand, named "Candlelight Rhinoceros Reflection," was a highly famous treasure of Emei, capable of illuminating a disciple's aptitude, bone structure, and even revealing their fortune, opportunities, and whether they possessed any demonic energy... It had always been used for screening disciples.

"I'll go first!"

Fang Xiaolong was eager to try and went up first.

Qi Miaoyi merely smiled; inside the Candlelight Rhinoceros Reflection mirror, a beam of candlelight seemed to shine, illuminating Fang Xiaolong inside and out.

Within the mirror, a lifelike figure identical to Fang Xiaolong immediately appeared.

Suddenly, a person walked out from the void and shouted: "Wait!"

"Sigh... originally your aptitude was passable; although you are a bit old, if you cultivated diligently, you might have achieved some success, but you have lost your primordial yang. Not only will your cultivation progress be inferior to your peers, but you will also encounter many setbacks in forming your Golden Core!"

Baimei Laodao looked toward the Sect Leader, only to see Qi Miaoyi smiling without a word, clearly not taking this matter to heart.

"Hmm?"

"Hmm?"

At his age, he still hasn't formed a Golden Core; this Junior Brother is better off discarded!

"If it were the Eight Refinements Heaven-Evolving Gu, it might have been seen through to some extent, but I have already refined the Gu insect eight times, so I have nothing to fear..."

He thought for a moment, then glanced at Fang Yu, secretly thinking: "Although this youth has lost his primordial yang and it is almost impossible for him to achieve a Golden Core... but not every Emei disciple can achieve a Golden Core. It is rare that he is sensible, understanding, and mature and steady throughout..."

Beside them, Fang Xiaolong and Fang Jing were startled, secretly feeling an indescribable envy and jealousy: "Yu has actually already tasted the affairs between men and women? Who is it? Flower Sister from the east end of the village? Or the tofu-grinding widow in town?"

In any case, Emei had vast resources, so taking in one or two mediocre disciples was no big deal; at most, they just wouldn't be taught the sect's profound mental cultivation methods.

It was just that when it was about to shine upon the "Heaven-Evolving Gu," the Gu insect vibrated slightly, and a mysterious ripple spread out, covering up many of his origins.

Even the platform provided by Emei for the various Sword Immortals to land their Flying Swords was called the Wanfo Golden Summit!

Kutoutuo had a fierce appearance; he swept a glance at Aaron and shouted: "This person is young yet does not follow the rules, and has lost his primordial yang; how can he be worthy of being an Emei disciple? If it were up to me, Junior Brother could send them to friendly sects or under the tutelage of Loose Cultivators to serve as disciples or attendants; that would suffice..."

What Emei truly cared about was the "One Immortal" destined by fate to join Emei, achieve immortality in one lifetime, lead Emei to sweep across the realm, and have the entire sect ascend!

This opening of the mountain gates was actually because they had calculated the movement of Heavenly Secrets and realized the "One Immortal" had already descended, which was why they sent out many Elders to search for talented individuals and recruit disciples widely.

"This..."

"I also know that among the two sects, one mountain, and three paths, there is a Xuantian Path; I wonder how it compares to the Xuantian Sect?"

Qi Miaoyi looked at the scene in the mirror, sighed softly, and asked: "Your aptitude is passable, but you are a bit old... most importantly, you have already lost your primordial yang?"

In reality, he didn't even really want Baimei, this Junior Brother.

This made Aaron inexplicably associate it with the Taiqing Formless Sword Art and his own Spirit Treasure Invisible Sword!

"Could this realm be related to the Great Qian Cultivation World?"

Baimei thought for a moment and asked: "I have a good friend who is cultivating in seclusion on the Donghai Immortal Continent; I wonder if you are willing to go and apprentice under him?"

"I am also willing."

He sighed, pointed at Fang Jing, and shouted: "Since that is the case, I will take you as my disciple; as for you two?"

Among the three, Fang Yu had the best aptitude, but unfortunately, he had lost his primordial yang, leaving his foundation lacking.

Fang Xiaolong was eagerly hoping to join Emei, but unexpectedly, no one wanted him. Just as he was disappointed, he heard there was another path and hurriedly shouted: "I am willing!"

Aaron felt the mirror light enter his body; if he still had Dharma Power in his body, there would indeed be a conflict, and his flaws would be discovered.

"Is this Qimiaoyi Zhenren looking down on me?"

Qi Miaoyi sighed and looked at Baimei Laodao: "Junior Brother... decide for yourself!"

Just as Aaron was pondering, Baimei had already called out:

"So it is Senior Brother Kutoutuo; I wonder what advice you have, Senior Brother?"

"I'll just stall for now, then find an opportunity to escape..."

Aaron muttered to himself.

Baimei Laodao looked left and right among the three youths and sighed secretly.

"This..."

Hum!

The precious mirror emitted Mysterious Light, illuminating him inside and out.

But for an ordinary person, the chance for immortality was right before them; if he declined, it would be rather conspicuous, so he could only agree.

Emei practiced both Taoism and Buddhism and was not restricted to any one sect, so it was not a rare thing for disciples to include monks and nuns.

Aaron sighed in his heart.

This time, the aura of the small figure in the mirror was vastly different; clouds and mist were steaming, and a yellowish bead was faintly visible within.

Thinking of this, Baimei Laodao had already made a decision; he pointed at Aaron and Fang Jing, about to speak.

Just at this moment, Aaron walked forward with an excited expression.

"What?"

"This broken mirror really can't see through me..."

Thinking that the dream lover of all the half-grown boys in the village might have been plucked by Fang Yu, Fang Xiaolong felt sour in his heart.

Come to think of it, even Baimei Laodao hadn't actually learned much of Emei's profound heritage.

These three had clean backgrounds, and their aptitudes were all generally inferior, but Qi Miaoyi knew that Baimei Daoist needed to repay karma and had to take one or several disciples, so he let him decide for himself.

Hearing this question now, he could only put on a blushing, embarrassed look: "This... I was just momentarily infatuated with beauty..."

But at this moment, he was open and aboveboard, stern and fearless.

Above the figure's head, five-colored brilliance emerged, swirling uncertainly, and finally transformed into a patch of pure white clouds, spitting out a faint red.

It wasn't very important, though.

This Kutoutuo had a rebellious temperament and was even more displeased that Emei had taken in many disciples with poor aptitude, making the place a mess of Miasma.

Fang Xiaolong was completely confused, but he was called down by Baimei Laodao, and Fang Jing was sent up to replace him.

In reality, having failed to apprentice at Emei, he truly did not look highly upon a Loose Cultivator friend of Baimei.

Since he could not see through him, what he saw, naturally, was Xin Chen's aptitude and foundation.

Aaron looked over and saw that this person was dressed like an ascetic monk, wearing a headband on his head, appearing to be a practitioner of Buddha, yet his sword escape technique came without a Shadow and went without a trace, possessing quite a bit of the style of the Formless Sword Escape.

Since this person could be taken as a disciple by Jin Daoren, his aptitude for Taoism was naturally present, even slightly better than both of the Fang Xiaolong pair.

The other two were generally inferior; Fang Jing was slightly better, but only to a limited extent.

Regarding the failure to successfully apprentice, although Aaron felt regret in his heart, he was neither extreme nor desperate.

Daoist Baimei watched this scene and nodded to himself: "These two, although they also have some aptitude for Taoism, are both average; Fang Jing is slightly better and has some inner refinement..."

After all, in such a long life, he had experienced many disappointing things, so he could treat them with indifference.

"It's just that this debt must still be recorded in my little notebook; when the day I attain the Tao arrives, I will slowly collect it!"

(End of this chapter)