Yu Que bowed and said, "Thank you, Elder, for the recommendation. I wish to go to the Sixth Peak."
The three elders' expressions changed.
"The Sixth Peak is the worst peak. Are you sure?"
Everyone looked confused.
What was going on?
He refused to be a personal disciple and chose to be an ordinary disciple.
No matter how capable he was, he shouldn't gamble with his future.
Yu Que nodded, "This disciple has made up his mind."
The elder in the middle coughed, "This concerns your future. You should consider it carefully."
Yu Que bowed again, "This disciple's mind is made up. I hope the elders will grant my wish."
The three elders sighed.
Such a good seedling, why was he so foolish?
Yu Que felt bitter. How he wished he could be a personal disciple, but unfortunately, Zhou Jie was not suitable.
To increase favorability, he could only stay with that guy.
Under everyone's bewildered gazes, Yu Que, Zhou Jie, and some disciples with Yellow-grade potential followed the elders into the sect.
The Six Sword Sect had seven peaks, with six peaks forming a semicircle around the main peak, looking quite magnificent.
Upon arriving at the plaza on the mountainside of the Sixth Peak, a woman in a white Taoist robe was already waiting.
The woman was around thirty years old, but her face had no wrinkles, and her appearance could definitely be described as beautiful.
Behind her stood four disciples, with a "Six" character woven onto the chest of their white Taoist robes.
The woman smiled upon seeing everyone arrive, "Thank you, Fourth Senior Brother, for leading the way today."
The Fourth Elder waved his hand, "There's no need for such politeness, Sixth Junior Sister."
The woman scanned everyone, her gaze lingering on Yu Que for two seconds, "This time, Senior Brother hosted the disciple recruitment大会. You must have recruited many disciples with high potential, right?"
The Fourth Elder sighed, glanced at Yu Que behind him, and whispered into the woman's ear.
The woman frowned and looked at Yu Que, "Fourth Senior Brother, is this true?"
The Fourth Elder nodded, "Absolutely true."
The woman's eyes lit up, and her gaze towards Yu Que changed, as if she hadn't seen a man in three hundred years.
Yu Que instinctively took a step back. Was his appearance so handsome that even the elder was smitten?
Was he about to be taken care of and embark on the pinnacle of his life?
The Fourth Elder coughed, and the woman retracted her ardent gaze.
It had been seventy years, and finally, there was a talent with Earth-grade potential or higher under her wing.
If there were no outstanding disciples this year, her position as elder might be in jeopardy.
Although the Fourth Elder wore a smile, he felt a pang of envy in his heart.
God-grade potential. If not for the sect's rules, he would have loved to take Yu Que as a personal disciple on the spot.
He had originally planned to recommend him to the Sect Master, following the principle of giving away what he couldn't have. He never expected this fellow to be so foolish, refusing the Sect Master's personal disciple and instead coming to the worst peak, the Sixth Peak.
The Fourth Elder sighed deeply, walked to Yu Que's side, patted his shoulder, and revealed a lecherous smile, "If you can't make it on the Sixth Peak in the future, you can come to the Fourth Peak to find me."
With that, he condensed a white long sword with one hand, stepped onto the sword, and flew away, without looking back, extremely潇洒.
After flying a certain distance, the Fourth Elder breathed a sigh of relief. He could feel that the old hag behind him was about to explode.
Everyone was captivated by the Fourth Elder's sword-flying prowess.
"It's just sword flying, what's so great about it? As if I can't do it."
The woman coughed and said, "From now on, you are all disciples of my Sixth Peak."
Only then did everyone look at the woman.
The woman continued, "My surname is Qin, and my given name is Xue Lan. From now on, I will be your master."
After introducing herself, the woman began to explain the rules of the Sixth Peak.
"First, this peak is a free-range mountain. Besides the monthly fixed distribution of pills by the sect, if you want more, you have to find your own way."
"Second, this peak upholds the principle of self-reliance. Apart from basic cultivation methods, if you want better cultivation methods and martial skills, you have to find your own way."
"Third, to cultivate disciples' adaptability outside the sect, if disciples from other peaks bully you, you don't need to tell me; beat them back."
After hearing the last rule, everyone's eyes lit up. They didn't expect their master to be so formidable. Although it was the worst peak, the Sixth Peak, it sounded pretty good.
Yu Que looked at Zhou Jie, who was beaming beside him, and felt speechless.
What was there to be happy about? Finding pills and cultivation methods on their own, and not telling her if they were bullied meant they had to deal with it themselves.
In summary, it was a peak with no cultivation methods, no pills, and no protection—a true "three-no" product.
After Qin Xue Lan finished speaking, she looked at the four people behind her, "These four are my disciples, and they will be your masters from now on."
The four stepped forward and began to introduce themselves.
"My surname is Lu, given name Yi Fa."
"My surname is Da, given name Yi Pao."
"My surname is Wo, given name Yang Wei."
"My surname is Liu, given name Shan Zhong."
Yu Que almost burst out laughing after hearing their introductions. The person who named them was definitely doing it on purpose.
After the four introduced themselves, Qin Xue Lan continued, "You can choose one of the four to be your master."
Zhou Jie leaned over to Yu Que, "Brother Yu, who do you plan to choose as your master?"
Yu Que scanned the four men, finally looking at the thin, scrawny man with a face full of blackheads.
They were all around fifty years old. He didn't know who was stronger, but according to the typical tropes in cultivation novels, the more unassuming someone looked, the more powerful they were. Moreover, his name was the only normal one.
"I choose Liu Shan Zhong. How about you?"
Zhou Jie glanced at the four men. His intuition told him that following Yu Que was the right choice.
"Since Brother Yu chooses Liu Shan Zhong, I will also choose Liu Shan Zhong."
Everyone began to choose their masters. Unexpectedly, only Yu Que and Zhou Jie stood in Liu Shan Zhong's line.
Seeing that everyone had chosen their masters, Qin Xue Lan spoke, "As the saying goes, luck is also a part of strength. My four disciples have similar cultivation realms, all of them are Golden Core cultivators, but only one is not."
After speaking, Qin Xue Lan looked towards Yu Que.
Yu Que rejoiced inwardly. It seemed he had made the right choice; Liu Shan Zhong was the strongest among them.
Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Formation, Spirit Severing, Void Refining, Tribulation Transcending, Integration, Mahayana. Each realm had twelve layers.
It seemed his master was a Nascent Soul stage mighty figure.
Thinking this, Yu Que looked at Zhou Jie beside him, his smile seeming to convey, "Follow big brother, and you'll be fine."
Zhou Jie also smiled, his expression conveying, "Following Yu Que is definitely the right choice."
"Instead, he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator," Qin Xue Lan blurted out.
Yu Que nodded, Wait, what was going on? A Foundation Establishment cultivator?
Everyone looked at Yu Que and Zhou Jie in surprise.
How unlucky could these two be? Liu Shan Zhong didn't look as formidable as the other three.
Yu Que wore a look of disbelief. Why would a Foundation Establishment cultivator be a master? Go home and farm!
Zhou Jie looked at Yu Que, his face looking as if he had eaten three servings of dried feces. He wished he could slap himself twice. It was already the worst peak, the Sixth Peak, and now he had the worst master.
[Ding, Zhou Jie was led into the ditch by the host, generating a sense of rejection. Favorability -20%, current favorability: 11%]