261: Sect accepts disciples

Inside the great hall at this moment, the Lord of Blissful Demons and many Elders were discussing something.

Upon seeing Lin Ye enter, everyone turned their gazes toward him.

After all, he was now the pride of the entire Righteous Qi Sect, and his reputation had spread throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, bringing great honor to the Righteous Qi Sect!

Lin Ye and Xiang Tiange—two Prodigies from one Sect.

Furthermore, Lin Ye had become the ultimate winner in the Lingxu Battlefield!

It was simply rubbing the faces of other Sects into the ground, especially that Academy which boasted of being the strongest in the Lower Domain.

The performance of the Lord of Blissful Demons and Lin Ye, both inside and outside the Lingxu Battlefield, had made the people from the Academy afraid to come and cause trouble.

"Lin Ye, you have arrived!"

"Hahahaha, our Saint is here!"

"That is right. With the Sect conducting recruitment, how could the Saint not be here? Many people have come seeking his reputation! Just to catch a glimpse of the Saint."

"It will also let those young Disciples see just what kind of a Prodigy our Righteous Qi Sect's Saint truly is!"

"..."

The Lord of Blissful Demons and the Elders all greeted Lin Ye with smiles.

The latter walked forward, bowed to everyone, and said, "Sect Master, Elders, I apologize for the interruption."

"No interruption, no interruption at all!"

The Lord of Blissful Demons waved his hand and said, "You kid are now the Saint of our Righteous Qi Sect, and I have already elevated your authority to be equal to mine. Naturally, you have the right to decide on any major matters the Sect needs to undertake."

After speaking, he even beckoned to Lin Ye.

It seemed he wanted Lin Ye to sit in the Sect Master's seat.

Lin Ye naturally would not be rude, so he directly found a seat in a corner and sat down.

Seeing Lin Ye's actions, the Lord of Blissful Demons and all the Elders nodded in admiration.

Despite possessing such formidable talent and being decisive in killing, he was exceptionally humble and polite when dealing with his Sect Elders and fellow Disciples.

A Saint as perfect as this could not be found even if one searched with a lantern.

"Alright, everyone is here, so let us begin."

The Lord of Blissful Demons smiled and nodded at Lin Ye, then began to speak about the matter of Sect recruitment.

After the events of the Lingxu Battlefield spread throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, many Cultivators from the Lower Domain came seeking his reputation.

Even some children from noble families all wanted to join the Righteous Qi Sect.

Lin Ye's background had long since been thoroughly investigated by these people: a Disciple from a remote small town?

Not long after arriving at the Righteous Qi Sect, he had soared to success.

Slaying Prodigies, destroying Sects, breaking into forbidden zones, and taking first place in the Lingxu Battlefield.

All these deeds were simply hair-raising, not to mention that by his side, there was also an equally monstrous Prodigy like Xiang Tiange.

These people believed that apart from the innate talent of Lin Ye and Xiang Tiange, their strength was inseparable from the Sect's cultivation.

Therefore, the number of people coming to pay respects to the mountain had already exceeded one hundred thousand, and this number was still continuously rising.

The most important point was that some Outer Sect Disciples of the Academy, after seeing the terrifying strength displayed, were willing to abandon their own Confucian Dao cultivation just to join the Righteous Qi Sect.

This incident had caused a huge sensation in the Lower Domain.

Moreover, among the many Cultivators who came this time, there must be spies from other forces. If they did not investigate properly, wouldn't the Righteous Qi Sect become transparent in front of these forces?

The reason for bringing the many Elders here today was to discuss this matter.

Whether or not to accept those Cultivators who came to pay respects to the mountain, and if they were to accept them, in what form should they be accepted.

"Hehe... In this old man's view, why not just search their souls? That way, we can determine whether the other party truly intends to pay respects to the mountain."

"..."

Hearing that Elder's words, the other Elders looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"Soul searching? I can't believe you actually said that! If this news were to spread, and people knew that joining our Righteous Qi Sect required soul searching, I estimate we wouldn't be able to recruit any Disciples for many tens of thousands of years!"

"As Cultivators, who doesn't have some secrets? Why should they let you search their souls?"

"Please, can you stop thinking about killing... *cough cough*... stop thinking about converting the world, and use your brain more often!"

Seeing everyone ganging up on him, the Elder was so angry that his face and neck turned red.

However, he had no way to refute them.

As long as one is a Cultivator, one has more or less some secrets, and soul searching is checking a person's memories.

If they agreed to that, wouldn't it be like exposing everything down to their underwear to outsiders?

Even if it were to become stronger, the vast majority of Cultivators would certainly not agree to this.

And even if they really agreed to soul searching, who could guarantee they wouldn't hold a grudge?

It would be one thing if the Sect were not united, but to let the Disciples harbor secret hatred would simply be self-destruction!

"How about we just refuse them? We won't recruit any Disciples this time."

"That won't work either."

The Lord of Blissful Demons shook his head: "I have looked, and among those Cultivators, there are quite a few good talents, and even some renowned Loose Cultivators who intend to join our Righteous Qi Sect."

"If we don't accept any of them, wouldn't that be a waste of an opportunity for development?"

"Aiya!"

The hot-tempered Elder shouted loudly: "This won't work, that won't work, then what should we do? Either accept them all, or don't accept any! Thinking too much here is useless!"

Hearing this, the Lord of Blissful Demons frowned. The next moment, he seemed to have thought of something and turned his gaze toward Lin Ye.

"Saint, do you have any ideas? Speak them out and let us hear."

When the many Elders heard the words of the Lord of Blissful Demons, they all turned their gazes toward Lin Ye.

Previously, in the Lingxu Battlefield, every choice Lin Ye made was correct!

He led the Righteous Qi Sect's Disciples and forcefully walked out the most profitable path, with everyone earning a fortune.

Seeing that everyone had turned their gazes toward him.

Lin Ye pondered for a moment, then said: "We must accept them, but we need to see how to accept them. The entrance examination is not suitable for this recruitment. Why not just set a quota and use a selection system?"

"First, determine how many people to accept, then have the Elders of each mountain peak personally select them. Furthermore, regardless of the talent these Disciples joining the Sect have, they should all first be Outer Sect Disciples. After a period of testing, they can then enter the inner or core circles."

Hearing Lin Ye's words, the Lord of Blissful Demons nodded.

This was the most conservative method, and also the most applicable.

After all, looking out now, one hundred thousand people had come. If they were to select them based on entrance examinations, how long would that take? And how much preparation would be needed for the examination matters?

Having over one hundred thousand people enter the Sect examination together would easily lead to trouble.

It would be better to just set a quota.

One-tenth; this time, we only need ten thousand people!

This way, distributed among the other mountain peaks, each peak would have less than a hundred people, and it would not keep the Elders too busy.