Chapter 465: Heaven-Gifted Talents of This Generation (First Update)

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss might not only be gazing back at you.

It might even wink at you.

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Looking at that gaze filled with reverence, Gongye Dachang could not help but twitch his lips and slowly shift his gaze away.

"This brat..."

He turned his head to look at the woman beside him and shook his head; the words he had originally intended to say were stuck in his throat, and he could not spit out a single one.

This scoundrel is truly someone who makes one both love and hate him.

Hate is very simple.

As the current Sect Master of the Sword Casting Pavilion from the Gongye Family, the results of this Immortal Sect Grand Competition represented his face, so he naturally cared about it very much.

But as one of the few Asking Dao experts in the world, although he was also very concerned about the results of the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, he would not be as concerned about the process as others were.

As long as the result is beautiful, then even if some deviations occur during the process, that is unavoidable.

Love is also very simple.

As a great expert who has been famous for many years, Gongye Dachang naturally would not bother to get angry with a junior; upon seeing such an outstanding up-and-coming talent appear, the joy in his heart outweighed everything else.

"Hehe."

The woman at his side watched his helpless appearance and chuckled, taking the initiative to pick up the conversation, "The Divine Path Sect has produced another heaven-gifted talent in this generation; I imagine Senior Uncle Sikong must have been just as stunning back in the day."

"But Senior Uncle Sikong was never as shameless as he is..."

"Young people always have some vitality; if they were all as listless as you old fogeys, how would that work?"

"If you put it that way... that is true."

"Hehe."

The woman covered her mouth and chuckled; both were using voice transmission, so from a distance, it only looked like this couple was deeply in love, sweetly gazing at each other.

No one could guess that in such a solemn setting, the Sect Master and his wife were actually unscrupulously complaining about their juniors.

"In this generation, the disciples of every family are quite good, and there are even some dark horses."

Over these ten days, everyone on the Sword Casting Pavilion's mountain gate witnessed the clashes between the contestants, and during this time, Gongye Dachang had also picked out some good seedlings he recognized.

"Li Qiushui of the Li Family, Li Fengyao of Wanhua Valley, Mo Yushuang of Yuqing Villa, those two little girls who have a combined technique, and there is also a quite clever disciple from the Purple Shadow Sect..."

"Furthermore, that rash young man from the Divine Path Sect; his temperament is a bit lacking, but he does have the bearing of an old friend. I imagine he must be a descendant of that old ghost Zuo Su. If he polishes his temperament further, I imagine he could also possess his clan's style."

"And those three disciples from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect who suddenly appeared; those three are not simple. They haven't made many moves, but they are all quite astonishing."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the future of Beiming will belong to these people."

He deliberately did not mention Ren Yidao's name, but the woman would not think he had overlooked that most dazzling existence.

It can only be said that in Gongye Dachang's heart, Ren Yidao's weight was heavier than all the others combined.

Comparing him to his peers already felt a bit like bullying them.

In their eyes, Ren Yidao's performance was just that exaggerated.

And after counting these pillars of the future Beiming world, Gongye Dachang felt a bit angry again.

"It's just that the disciples of our own generation are a bit disappointing."

The Sword Casting Pavilion's current generation is experiencing a gap in talent; there are only a few passable disciples, but no one who is truly stunning.

As the leader of the righteous path, the disciples of the Sword Casting Pavilion have never been rough men who only know how to hammer iron; they have always excelled in both casting and cultivation, and are the objects of envy for many martial artists.

But this generation isn't completely rotten; it's just that there are no heaven-gifted talents who truly make one's eyes light up, and they cannot compare to the likes of Li Qiushui.

Not good enough to compare to the top, but better than the bottom.

"How are those Elders responsible for recruiting disciples managing things!?? Do they really need me to personally intervene!!?"

He was not originally that angry, but once he brought it up, the fire in his heart could not be suppressed.

"Are those old fellows' skins itching? I should just follow the example of our ancestors and hang them up for a beating!"

"Hmph!!!"

Indeed, as a man who hammers iron, how good could his actual temper be?

The woman smiled; she had long since understood this old man's temper and knew that trying to persuade him was useless, so she said leisurely:

"Why are you getting so angry? Good seedlings aren't found just anywhere. Besides, isn't Changshou doing quite well?"

It would have been better not to mention Gongsun Changshou; the moment she was brought up, Gongye Dachang got angry, and all his fury toward the incompetent Elders shifted to her.

"Her? Hmph!"

"If you count by age, she can barely be considered part of the young generation, but do you think she would agree to that herself?"

Gongye Dachang knew this junior, on whom he had once pinned high hopes but who had disappointed him time and again, all too well.

"Having finally managed to become a senior with seniority, she drags her feet even when casting swords; how could she possibly spend the effort to go and compete with the young people?"

"Impossible!"

"She even ran off to the Eastern Wasteland a while ago just to avoid being found by the sect."

Gongye Dachang had already been deeply hurt by her more times than he could count, and his heart was completely dead.

Relying on her?

Might as well rely on a hammer to forge iron by itself!

The Sect Master's wife shook her head, stepped forward to hook her arm into the Sect Master's, and smiled and waved at the disciples below.

"Oh my, hasn't she returned? And didn't she bring back a child with decent talent, too?"

"Oh, I almost forgot since you didn't mention it. That child, hmm... he is indeed passable. Was his name Wang Bao-something?"

"Wang Baodong. His cultivation aptitude is a bit lacking, but his talent for casting is very good. Recently, he has almost learned the entire 'Hundred Explanations of Casting'."

"Hmm?"

Gongye Dachang was truly a bit surprised; he could not keep the expression on his face from breaking, and he could not help but turn his head to look at the woman.

"So fast? He has only been in contact with the Casting Encyclopedia for a month, right?"

"Half a month. He was busy saving up contribution points before and only had the chance to enter the Scripture Pavilion to choose it half a month ago. This matter is absolutely true; I happened to be at the Scripture Pavilion to retrieve a cultivation manual at the time."

Recalling the scene that day, the Sect Master's wife also felt a bit emotional. She had not expected at the time that such a seemingly unremarkable youth could trigger such a great reaction after entering the Scripture Pavilion.

After that, she began to pay attention to this youth and finally seized this opportunity to proactively bring it up with her husband.

"She really has it easy as a master, not even willing to give him these few contribution points." Although Gongye Dachang understood in his heart that her approach was to cultivate Wang Baodong's sense of belonging to the sect, he still couldn't help but utter a few mocking words.

"Ahem..."

When he saw his wife looking at him with an expression as if he were an idiot, he gave a light cough, "Then I will trouble you to observe him for a while longer. If he truly is an uncut gem, then when the time is right, I can personally take him as a direct disciple."

"Then you will have to go and tell Gongsun Changshou yourself when the time comes; I will not get involved between you uncle and nephew."

"Ahem, I will still need you to help out a bit when the time comes."

"That will depend on your sincerity over the next few days, hehe."

The woman's final meaningful laughter and gaze made Sect Master Gongye shrink back involuntarily, and he shifted his gaze away in some embarrassment.

"Ahem, alright, it is about time to announce the official business."

The time the two spent chatting via voice transmission seemed long, but in reality, only a short moment had passed.

"Regarding the upcoming grand competition, I announce..."