The second disciple

Su Wenjiu left Mufu Peak.

She rushed back to Morning Glow Valley.

Flying through the sky, as she watched the Immortal River Sect gradually shrink into the distance, her heart remained unsettled for a long time.

Who would have thought that such a powerful individual was hidden within this small Sect?

Originally, she had grown up under various halos, quite full of herself.

But after this trip, she finally understood the meaning of 'there are always people better than you, and there is always a higher heaven.' Her own small halo was truly insignificant in front of a true powerhouse.

Leaving aside Zhong Qing, just the cultivation speed of Zhong Qing's Disciple, Lin Feng, was something she couldn't hope to catch up to.

Upon returning, she must tell the people of the Sect that the people of Immortal River Sect must not be offended!

Days passed, sunrise and sunset.

In just under half a month, the earth began to revive, and the temperature grew warmer.

Sunlight bathed the land, and gradually, flowers and grasses broke through the soil; it would soon be the season of all things recovering.

Zhong Qing, dressed in a white robe, lay on a reclining chair, sensing his cultivation.

“Host: Zhong Qing”

“Realm: Moon Profound Realm.”

“Disciple: Lin Feng, Innate Peak cultivation, hundredfold amplification active.”

“Activated Bond: Scapegoat Bond 1/2.”

“Acquired Physique: None.”

“Acquired Special Skills: Old Six Halo, Heavenly Eye.”

Ever since he took Lin Feng as a Disciple and activated the hundredfold amplification, in just one month, Zhong Qing relied on Lin Feng's cultivation feedback to directly Breakthrough from the previous Star Profound Realm to the current Moon Profound Realm.

If this speed were to spread, who knows how many people would envy him.

Take Su Wenjiu from a while ago; although she was also in the Moon Profound Realm, that was after building her foundation since she was learning to walk, coupled with the vigorous cultivation of Morning Glow Valley, to reach this Realm.

In comparison, it was too easy for Zhong Qing.

And Lin Feng's cultivation had now reached the Innate Peak, only one step away from the Chen Xuan Realm; once he entered the Chen Xuan Realm, he would truly join the ranks of experts.

“Although the speed is very fast, I still need to find a second scapegoat Disciple as soon as possible.”

Zhong Qing couldn't help but murmur.

After all, the feedback to him, the Master, from Scapegoat Bond 1/2 and 2/2 was a difference of a thousandfold and ten thousandfold!

However, Zhong Qing had also researched recently.

For the requirement of this scapegoat, the System was actually extremely strict.

It had to be someone who couldn't even get Spiritual Qi into their body.

And in such a cultivation world, finding such a person was, in a sense, even more difficult than finding someone with a purple talent.

Because even a Mortal, if they sat cross-legged and pretended to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, would always have some Spiritual Qi enter their body to strengthen their Physique.

Otherwise, Zhong Qing would have rushed to the secular world and randomly pulled someone off the street to make up the numbers.

But perhaps the System heard his plea.

The long-awaited voice finally sounded.

“Ding, a candidate for Discipleship has been found. Please, Host, proceed to take him as a Disciple as soon as possible.”

“Oh?”

Zhong Qing's eyes lit up, and he sat up.

“Please, Host, proceed immediately to Tianyue City. The suitable candidate is currently in Tianyue City.”

The System's voice fell, and in the unseen, it guided Zhong Qing in the right direction.

“Tianyue City, huh?”

Zhong Qing simply packed up and rushed towards Tianyue City, already impatient for the ten thousand-fold amplification feedback from his Disciple.

A cultivator in the Moon Profound Realm could travel thousands of miles a day.

Tianyue City was only eight hundred miles away from Immortal River Sect, and soon after, Zhong Qing had already arrived at Tianyue City.

The city was bustling with people coming and going, showing its prosperity.

Although it was a Mortal city, the necessities for several nearby Sects were purchased here, including Immortal River Sect, so cultivators could be seen everywhere in Tianyue City.

Following the System's guidance, Zhong Qing rushed towards Tian Yue Plaza in the city center.

When he arrived at Tian Yue Plaza, he found that it was already surrounded by people, packed to the brim.

In the very center, sat several Elders, with a group of Sect Disciples in uniform standing behind them.

Below the Elders, several talent testing stones were placed, and many people were queuing to test their talent.

This situation was no different from Zhong Qing's last Discipleship recruitment in Immortal River Sect.

Listening to the crowd's discussions, Zhong Qing finally understood the specific situation: it turned out that Flying Knife Gate needed to replenish a batch of Outer Sect Disciples, so they were openly recruiting people in Tian Yue Plaza.

Flying Knife Gate was considered a first-rate Sect in the Eastern Region, something even Immortal River Sect could not compare to.

This kind of opportunity was rare for many ordinary people.

However, at this time, it was already coming to an end.

“Congratulations to the Disciples who tested with white talent or above. Later, you may board my Flying Knife Gate's flying boat and officially become Outer Sect Disciples of my Flying Knife Gate.”

From above, an Elder of Flying Knife Gate's voice rang out like a booming bell.

As soon as these words fell, those who tested with white talent or above all showed expressions of pleasant surprise.

But more people were dejected.

Zhong Qing was not interested in these matters; instead, he was searching for his precious Disciple among the dense crowd.

Just then, among the eliminated crowd, a dirty little boy walked to the stage and bowed to the Elder of Flying Knife Gate.

“You're eliminated, what are you doing here?”

Upon seeing this, a Disciple of Flying Knife Gate was about to drive him away.

Seeing this, the boy quickly pulled out a flying knife order from his cloth pocket.

“Senior, I have a flying knife order here. May I please become a Disciple of Flying Knife Gate?”

“A flying knife order?”

The Elder above heard this and was quite surprised.

Flying Knife Gate indeed had a saying about a flying knife order; as long as one held a flying knife order, they could unconditionally become a Disciple of Flying Knife Gate.

After the Disciple presented the flying knife order, the Elder pondered its authenticity. After confirming it was real, he looked down at the little boy and asked, “Where did this flying knife order come from?”

“Reporting to Elder, five years ago, an Elder of Flying Knife Gate was pursued and severely injured. He took out this flying knife order and asked my parents to save his life, promising that as long as we had this flying knife order, we could unconditionally join Flying Knife Sect.”

“However, to avoid revealing his whereabouts, my parents were also killed by the enemy. Before they died, my father gave this flying knife order to me.”

The boy said sincerely, and when he spoke of his parents' deaths, his eyes couldn't help but well up with tears.

After listening to the boy's words, the Elder above had already determined the truth.

Because five years ago, such an event did indeed occur: their Grand Elder was pursued by an enemy, severely injured, and lost all his cultivation, and was then saved by a Mortal family.

However, his face was expressionless.

Looking at the dirty little boy, there was still a hint of disgust in his brows.

After a long while, he crushed the flying knife order in his hand into powder, casually waved his hand, and said, “Just be a Utility Disciple. After entering the Sect, you can mine for the Sect.”

“A Utility Disciple…”

“That's fine too, at least I should be able to eat my fill.”

The little boy showed a look of satisfaction, then quickly thanked him, “Thank you, Elder.”

“This…”

Zhong Qing finally found his candidate for Discipleship; it was none other than this little boy.

But he didn't expect that before he could even make a move, the boy had already joined Flying Knife Gate.

At the same time, he also didn't expect that his Disciple's background was actually so tragic.

And Flying Knife Gate's actions also made him quite disdainful.

Although the little boy truly had no talent, a Protector was, after all, a backbone of the Sect. His parents saved that Protector's life with their own lives. After entering Flying Knife Gate, not to mention giving him good treatment, they shouldn't make him go mining.

Giving him an idle position, allowing the child to live without worries, would impose almost no burden on Flying Knife Gate.

But fortunately, he was about to become his Disciple.