30: You look down on disciples with natural spiritual roots?

Gu Liangyuan patted Mo Chen’s shoulder: “What I admire are hard bones; I’ll accept you as my Disciple.”

Mo Chen breathed a sigh of relief and bowed respectfully: “Thank you, Master!”

“Ding! Congratulations to the Host for taking on three Disciples! You already possess the semblance of a renowned Master.

The ‘Path of the Renowned Master’ series of tasks has been issued:

Gather eight personal Disciples: System Reward: Three Ten-Thousand-Fold Critical Strike Cards.”

“Ten-Thousand-Fold Critical Strike Card: Once used, it guarantees a ten-thousand-fold critical strike.”

“Take on fifty Inner Sect Disciples: System Reward: One Enlightenment Tower.”

“Enlightenment Tower: An Immortal Artifact, it contains nine layers of space, corresponding to the nine realms of the Mortal World.

Accordingly, the flow of time inside is faster than the outside world, and it also aids in Forgetting Love!”

Upon sensing the new System prompt, Gu Liangyuan’s eyes immediately lit up!

A designated ten-thousand-fold critical strike—this was truly Heaven-Defying!

If he found a few Immortal Artifacts and let the System critically strike them, wouldn’t he be able to walk sideways in this Cultivation World!

And that Enlightenment Tower was simply a Supreme Sharp Weapon for cultivating Disciples!

If he threw all his Disciples inside, wouldn’t his cultivation soar!

“System, these Inner Sect Disciples don’t need to be bootlickers, right?”

“Ding! The Host taking on Inner Sect Disciples has no restrictions on Aptitude or other aspects.

Correspondingly, Inner Sect Disciples will not have the cultivation return function.”

Inner Sect Disciples were not considered Disciples in the true sense; if they had to be counted, they could be considered followers.

They were students of Gu Liangyuan’s large class and were not qualified to call Gu Liangyuan ‘Master,’ only ‘teacher.’

Only those accepted as personal Disciples were considered true Disciples.

Gu Liangyuan stroked his chin; it wouldn’t be difficult to recruit fifty Inner Sect Disciples.

But for the future of Forget-Love Peak, the Aptitude of Inner Sect Disciples couldn’t be too poor; he still had to choose carefully.

He first thought of Zhang Yang, but immediately dismissed the idea.

A dog that isn’t properly fed will bite you sooner or later.

Seeing Mo Chen and Song Xian’er looking at him expectantly, Gu Liangyuan instructed Song Rentou:

“Old Song, take them back to Forget-Love Peak first; I’ll go find some more Inner Sect Disciples.”

“Yes.”

After Song Rentou left, Gu Liangyuan returned to the peak of the mountain, looking down from above, taking in everyone’s Aptitude.

Name: Han Feiyu

Obsession Value: 20

Cultivation: Mortal

Spiritual Root: Wood-Fire-Earth Three Spiritual Root

Comprehension Ability: One in ten thousand

Luck: Good things come to those who wait (the path to success is always full of tribulations)

Talent: Perseverance, grows stronger with setbacks, unparalleled intelligence.

Summary: A Heavenly Dao rewards diligence type of individual.

With his tenacious Heart-Nature and unparalleled intelligence, he might just make a name for himself in the Cultivation World.

Gu Liangyuan nodded. “This one’s good. Although his Spiritual Root is a bit weak, his Comprehension Ability is excellent, and he has unparalleled intelligence.

He might be useful when establishing the Fu Long Court. Take him.”

Name: Gou Dezhu

Cultivation: Mortal

Obsession Value: 90

Cultivation: Mortal

Spiritual Root: Wind-Fire-Wood Three Spiritual Root

Comprehension Ability: One in ten thousand

Luck: Steady and stable (Luck has no major fluctuations, relatively stable)

Talent: Seeks victory through stability, timid and meticulous, unparalleled intelligence

Summary: A practitioner of the Gou Dao, he adheres to winning by being cautious, and will never fight if he can run.

Such an attitude is destined to make him laugh last.

Although he has the potential of a protagonist, his foundation is insufficient. What a pity.

Gu Liangyuan nodded. “This one’s good too. Take him.”

Name…

Gu Liangyuan looked one by one, among hundreds of thousands of people, he carefully selected, and finally only chose twenty-eight.

For the remaining twenty-two, Gu Liangyuan planned to look in the outer sect again; if he really couldn’t find them, he would lower his standards to make up the numbers.

The Disciple recruitment ceremony below was still ongoing; after half a day, everyone on the field had been tested.

Out of two hundred thousand attendees, less than ten thousand had Spiritual Roots.

This was also because many people knew they had Spiritual Roots before daring to come to the Holy Land.

In the Mortal World, it would be difficult to find even a few with Spiritual Roots within a small country.

These ten thousand Disciples with Spiritual Roots then proceeded to pass the next two stages: Comprehension Ability and Heart-Nature.

Each stage eliminated a large number of Disciples; after the two stages, less than three thousand people remained on the field.

The twenty-eight chosen by Gu Liangyuan were all among them.

Next, the various peak Masters appeared and began to select Disciples one by one.

However, there were seven peak Masters, and only two Disciples with Heavenly Spiritual Roots on the field.

Who wouldn’t want the best?

Because of this, the peak Masters almost started fighting over them!

Gu Liangyuan, however, had no intention of competing and merely watched the show from the side.

Just a Heavenly Spiritual Root alone did not meet the System’s Disciple recruitment Aptitude, not to mention that neither of them was a bootlicker.

The Disciples waiting to be chosen below watched this scene, envy clearly written on their faces.

They were begging to be accepted into a peak; let alone a personal Disciple, even becoming an Inner Sect Disciple would be a stroke of Luck.

Yet, these two in front of them were being fought over by a group of powerful beings.

Comparing oneself to others truly makes one furious!

Finally, unable to resolve the dispute, Lü Qingmei personally came forward to mediate:

“Enough! You are all figures who have established sects and become patriarchs in the Eastern Continent.

What kind of decorum is this, causing such a ruckus just to recruit a Disciple!”

After everyone stopped arguing, Lü Qingmei looked at the two somewhat bewildered Heavenly Spiritual Roots:

“The peak Masters are all acting out of a desire to cherish talent.

Since they can’t decide, the choice is in your hands.

Which peak Master do you wish to take as your Master?”

Upon hearing Lü Qingmei’s words, the man and woman’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Then, as if by prior agreement, they both simultaneously looked at Gu Liangyuan, who was yawning at the side.

In terms of cultivation, Gu Liangyuan might temporarily not be as strong as the other peak Masters, but he was more than sufficient to teach them.

Moreover, he was someone who reached Nascent Soul in a single day; who knew, perhaps he would have another Forgetting Love one day and directly surpass them.

Most importantly, Gu Liangyuan’s reputation as a Disciple-doting maniac was truly thunderous!

Heavenly Rank Magical Artifacts, Spirit Pills, and miraculous medicines – he actually gave them away!

Following the gazes of the two, the other six peak Masters, including Lü Qingmei, also looked at Gu Liangyuan.

Oh no!

Could it be that the Disciple who was about to be theirs would become their Junior Sister?

Feeling everyone’s gazes, Gu Liangyuan forcibly held back a yawn that was halfway out.

He then carefully re-examined the two individuals’ attribute panels, and after confirming that they were unsuitable in every way, he slowly shook his head:

“You two are not suitable for my Legacy.

If you wish to become my Disciple, I can only accept you as Inner Sect Disciples.”

When Gu Liangyuan said this, not only the two Disciples but also the other peak Masters couldn’t understand.

No, you don’t even look down on Heavenly Spiritual Roots?

A Heavenly Spiritual Root refers to a Cultivator with a single Spiritual Root, which is further divided into High Grade, middle, Low Grade, and Supreme based on its purity.

Even a Low Grade Heavenly Spiritual Root has the potential to become a Saint or Saintess of a Holy Land.

It could be said that if a Disciple with a Heavenly Spiritual Root were to speak up, the Four Great Holy Lands would be at their disposal!

Junior Martial Uncle, aren’t you being too picky?

The male Disciple, hearing Gu Liangyuan’s words, looked slightly disappointed.

He then glanced around at the various peak Masters and finally went to Master Wan Yan’s side.

The female Disciple, however, did not immediately choose another Master.

Instead, she asked Gu Liangyuan with a hint of unwillingness:

“I know Senior also has a Senior Disciple who has a Supreme Heavenly Spiritual Root.”

“I believe my High Grade Heavenly Spiritual Root Aptitude is not too far off from hers.”

“I want to ask Senior, what exactly makes me unsuitable?”