Self-selection of teams

As night fell, Xiao Feng was sitting on his bed, regulating his chaotic Spirit Energy, when a knock came from the door.

He glanced at the sky outside the window, his face full of impatience: "At this hour, who would come looking for me?"

To prevent anyone from intruding into his courtyard, he had to open the courtyard gate himself.

As soon as the courtyard gate was opened, Xiao Feng saw the Sect Leader standing at the entrance.

Xiao Feng looked at the Sect Leader with a face full of surprise, quickly stepped aside, and invited her inside to talk.

The Sect Leader examined Xiao Feng’s body and frowned: "Your strength? Is it still because of that Physique?"

Since he had used his Physique as an excuse last time, Xiao Feng could only use it again this time as an excuse, giving a wry smile: "Yes."

The Sect Leader sighed helplessly: "Tomorrow is the time for the grand assembly. I believe you should have heard some information from other Disciples these past few days, right?"

Descending the mountain for training was no longer a secret in the Qing Sect; many Disciples understood that they needed to follow others down the mountain for training.

Xiao Feng looked at the Sect Leader’s helpless expression and nodded: "Yes, descending the mountain for training."

As the Personal Disciple of the Sect Leader, he should be the first one to go.

However, he currently only had the strength of a first-stage Cultivator, even weaker than some ordinary Disciples within the Sect.

After some thought, the Sect Leader couldn't help but say: "You have only just become my Disciple not long ago. This time, I can make an exception for you and let you stay in the Qing Sect."

Xiao Feng had thought the Sect Leader was looking for him to tell him some inside information, but he never expected that the Sect Leader was looking for him to give him special treatment.

If the others in the Sect found out about this matter, he believed he wouldn't even be able to hold his head up in the Qing Sect in the future.

Xiao Feng quickly went up to the Sect Leader and waved his hand: "Master, as your Personal Disciple, if I don't participate in the mountain descent training, I'm afraid I will lose face for you."

The Sect Leader saw Xiao Feng’s stubbornness coming out and snorted coldly: "If you go down the mountain for training, it won't be losing face, but losing your life."

She had expected that with such a strong tone, Xiao Feng would be more or less afraid, but no one expected him to still argue forcefully, his face filled with determination: "Sect Leader, I will definitely participate."

For both emotional and logical reasons, he could not be absent from this event; otherwise, his status as a Personal Disciple would lose its deterrent power.

When those people returned from outside, Xiao Feng would no longer have a place.

The Sect Leader had planned to continue persuading Xiao Feng, but who knew that Xiao Feng was determined to go, and any words were useless.

Helplessly, the Sect Leader could only sigh: "Alas, then I'll listen to you."

Xiao Feng watched the Sect Leader leave the courtyard and took a deep breath: "I hope the next strength refresh will give me a pleasant surprise, and definitely not be a first-stage strength."

A first-stage strength is not even as good as those ordinary Disciples; how could he possibly have the ability to lead a team?

Originally, he had planned to consolidate his strength in the room, but now he no longer had that intention and lay down on the bed.

Unconsciously, the sky gradually brightened.

Noisy sounds from many Disciples in the Qing Sect came: "Hurry to the assessment hall, they are selecting people for the mountain descent training!"

When Xiao Feng learned that the selection for the mountain descent training had begun, he quickly came out of his courtyard.

At this time, Lu Xue'er and Feng Luo each found a table and sat behind it, with a long Dragon lining up in front.

Needless to ask, the long Dragon should be the Disciples who wanted to sign up.

Just then, Zhou Wei's voice came from the side: "You're finally here! I thought something had happened to you. Quick, follow me."

Xiao Feng watched Zhou Wei lead the way in front and quickly followed behind him, discovering that the Sect Leader had prepared a spot for him.

Zhou Wei proudly ushered Xiao Feng into the seat inside: "This is the leader's spot. We sign up standing here."

Xiao Feng looked at Zhou Wei's position and nodded slightly, subconsciously glancing at the positions of the other Elders' Personal Disciples, and saw that there were many people queuing up there.

At this moment, the Third Elder came up to the Sect Leader, his face full of smiles: "Sect Leader, it seems your Personal Disciple isn't as popular as expected."

The reason the Sect Leader could sit in this position was naturally because she was very understanding of human relationships. She sneered: "Xiao Feng has only just become this Sect's Personal Disciple. His strength is naturally not as good as the Disciples you have chosen."

Moreover, they were very high-profile within the Sect, and almost everyone knew how high their strength was.

In contrast, Xiao Feng was completely different. The Disciples within the Sect only knew that he possessed a Shanhe Sword in his hand, and knew nothing else.

Descending the mountain for training carries a certain degree of danger, and only by being near a truly powerful leader is it possible to be safe.

Xiao Feng looked at his team, which only consisted of Zhou Wei, and shrugged his shoulders helplessly: "It seems our team only has the two of us."

Zhou Wei heard Xiao Feng’s helpless words and snorted coldly: "This time the Sect gave them the opportunity to choose independently, and these flatterers are actually together."

Usually, there were many small cliques within the Sect, and now these people from the small cliques happened to mix together.

Suddenly, Zhou Wei seemed to think of something and looked at Xiao Feng: "I have an idea, wait a moment."

Xiao Feng knew that Zhou Wei had more tricks up his sleeve and wanted to see what kind of trick Zhou Wei had.

He saw him walk behind the other teams and shout loudly: "Look at me, everyone! It's not too late to choose your team later, anyway, you need to queue."

The Qing Sect Disciples queuing behind all turned their gaze to Zhou Wei, wanting to see what he was going to do.

The Elders and the Sect Leader also looked at Zhou Wei curiously. They all knew that Zhou Wei was Xiao Feng's staunch friend and had no reason to come out and cause trouble.

He saw Zhou Wei take out a lot of money from his clothes and shake it in front of them: "This is all the money I won from you."

As he said this, many Disciples present glared at Zhou Wei, not understanding why he was saying such a thing now.

Zhou Wei knew that saying this would cause dissatisfaction among many people, and he laughed loudly: "As long as you join Xiao Feng's team, I will give each of you one hundred taels. I keep my word."

In the Qing Sect, Zhou Wei's financial resources were well-known, and almost everyone knew that Zhou Wei was a man of his word.

Many Qing Sect Disciples looked at each other, swallowed, and stared intently at the money in Zhou Wei's hand.

They had lost all their money to Zhou Wei on the day of the assessment, and this time they could recover some of it.

Lu Xue'er had thought she could ridicule Xiao Feng properly, but who knew such a small interlude would occur, making her sit down with a livid face.

Xiao Feng, on the other hand, looked at Zhou Wei with surprise, not expecting him to help in such a way.