Gu Liangyuan patted Mo Chen on the shoulder:
"I admire a person with a backbone. I'll take you as my disciple."
Mo Chen breathed a sigh of relief and respectfully bowed, "Thank you, Master!"
"Ding, congratulations to the host for accepting three disciples. You have the makings of a great master. The 'Path of the Great Master' quest chain has been issued:"
"Gather eight personal disciples, and the system will reward you with three Ten-Thousand-Fold Critical Hit Cards."
"Ten-Thousand-Fold Critical Hit Card: Once used, it guarantees a ten-thousand-fold critical hit."
"Recruit fifty inner disciples, and the system will reward you with an Enlightenment Tower."
"Enlightenment Tower: An Immortal Artifact containing nine layers of space, each corresponding to the nine realms of the mortal world. The time flow inside is faster than the outside world, aiding in enlightenment!"
Upon hearing the new system prompt, Gu Liangyuan's eyes lit up!
A designated ten-thousand-fold critical hit, this is truly defying the heavens!
If I find a few Immortal Artifacts and let the system trigger a critical hit, wouldn't I be unstoppable in this Cultivation World?
And the Enlightenment Tower, it's simply the ultimate tool for training disciples!
If I throw my disciples in there, wouldn't my cultivation level soar?
"System, these inner disciples don't need to be simps, right?"
"Ding, the host's recruitment of inner disciples has no restrictions on talent or other aspects. Correspondingly, inner disciples do not have the function of returning cultivation."
Inner disciples aren't considered true disciples. If they must be counted, they can be considered followers. They are students of Gu Liangyuan's large class and do not have the right to call him Master, only Teacher.
Only those accepted as personal disciples are considered true disciples.
Gu Liangyuan stroked his chin. Recruiting fifty inner disciples shouldn't be too difficult.
But for the future of Emotionless Peak, the qualifications of the inner disciples can't be too poor, so he must choose carefully.
His first thought was Zhang Yang, but he immediately dismissed the idea.
A dog that isn't loyal will eventually bite you.
Seeing Mo Chen and Song Xian'er looking at him eagerly, Gu Liangyuan instructed Song Head:
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"Old Song, take them back to Emotionless Peak first. I'll find some more inner disciples."
"Yes."
After Song Head left, Gu Liangyuan returned to the peak of the mountain, looking down to assess everyone's talents.
Name: Han Feiyu
Devotion Value: 20
Cultivation: Mortal
Spiritual Roots: Wood, Fire, Earth
Comprehension: One in a Million
Fate: Hard-Won Fortune (The path to success is always full of hardships.)
Talent: Unyielding Resolve, Stronger Through Setbacks, Peerless Intellect.
Summary: A diligent type, with unyielding resolve and peerless intellect, he might just make a name for himself in the Cultivation World.
Gu Liangyuan nodded, this one is good. Although his spiritual roots are weak, his comprehension is excellent, and he has peerless intellect. He might be useful in the Dragon-Supporting Court, so I'll take him.
Name: Gou Dezhu
Cultivation: Mortal
Devotion Value: 90
Cultivation: Mortal
Spiritual Roots: Wind, Fire, Wood
Comprehension: One in a Million
Fate: Steadfast and Sure (Luck is stable without major fluctuations.)
Talent: Victory Through Stability, Timid but Cautious, Peerless Intellect
Summary: A cautious type, adhering to the principle of winning through caution, avoiding fights whenever possible. Such an attitude is destined to laugh last. Although he has the demeanor of a protagonist, his foundation is lacking, which is a pity.
Gu Liangyuan nodded, this one is also good, so I'll take him.
Name...
Gu Liangyuan looked through them one by one, and among hundreds of thousands, he selected only twenty-eight.
For the remaining twenty-two, Gu Liangyuan planned to search among the outer disciples. If he couldn't find enough, he would lower the standards to fill the numbers.
The Grand Disciple Ceremony below continued, and in half a day, everyone present had been tested.
Out of two hundred thousand attendees, less than ten thousand had spiritual roots.
This was because many knew they had spiritual roots and dared to come to the Holy Land.
In the secular world, it would be hard to find a few with spiritual roots even in a small country.
These ten thousand disciples with spiritual roots then faced the next tests of comprehension and temperament.
Each test eliminated a large number of disciples, and after two tests, fewer than three thousand remained.
All twenty-eight selected by Gu Liangyuan were among them.
Next, it was time for the peak masters to come forward and choose their disciples.
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!
Gu Liangyuan, however, had no intention of competing and just watched the show from the side.
Just Heavenly Spiritual Roots weren't enough to meet the system's disciple recruitment criteria, not to mention, neither of them were simps.
The disciples waiting below watched this scene with envy.
They were hoping to join a peak, and becoming an inner disciple would be a stroke of luck.
Yet these two were being fought over by the great powers.
Comparing oneself to others is truly infuriating!
In the end, when the dispute couldn't be resolved, Lv Qingmei personally stepped in to mediate:
"Alright, all of you are figures of authority in the Eastern State, yet you're making such a fuss over recruiting a disciple. What kind of example is that?"
Once the crowd stopped arguing, Lv Qingmei looked at the two Heavenly Spiritual Root disciples who seemed at a loss:
"The peak masters are acting out of love for talent. Since they can't come to a conclusion, the choice is yours. Which peak master do you want to be your teacher?"
Listening to Lv Qingmei, the young man and woman suddenly brightened.
Then, in unison, they looked at Gu Liangyuan, who was yawning on the side.
In terms of cultivation, Gu Liangyuan might not be as advanced as the other peak masters, but he was more than capable of teaching them.
Moreover, he was someone who had reached the Nascent Soul stage in a day, and who knows, he might have another enlightenment and surpass them all.
Most importantly, Gu Liangyuan's reputation as a doting disciple maniac was well-known!
He truly gifted Heaven-Grade Magical Artifacts and rare elixirs!
Following their gaze, the other six peak masters, including Lv Qingmei, also turned to look at Gu Liangyuan.
Oh no!
Could the disciples about to be mine become my junior sisters?
Feeling the eyes of everyone on him, Gu Liangyuan forced back the yawn he was halfway through.
After carefully examining the attributes of the two, he confirmed they weren't suitable and slowly shook his head:
"You two aren't suitable for my legacy. If you want to be my disciples, I can only accept you as inner disciples."
Gu Liangyuan's words left not only the two disciples but also the other peak masters puzzled.
What, you don't even want Heavenly Spiritual Roots?
Heavenly Spiritual Roots refer to a single spiritual root cultivator, further divided into low, medium, high, and supreme grades based on purity.
Even a low-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root could potentially become a Holy Son or Saintess of a Holy Land.
In other words, a disciple with Heavenly Spiritual Roots could choose from the Four Great Holy Lands!
Uncle, you're being too picky!
The male disciple, hearing Gu Liangyuan's words, felt a bit disappointed and then glanced among the peak masters, finally approaching Wan Yan.
The female disciple, however, did not immediately choose another master. Instead, she asked Gu Liangyuan with some reluctance:
"I know you have a senior disciple with Supreme-Grade Heavenly Spiritual Roots."
"I believe my high-grade Heavenly Spiritual Roots aren't much worse."
"I want to ask, what exactly makes me unsuitable?"
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