I courted death and then tried to escape, so the whole sect wants to get rid of me.

A fully-developed Heavenly-level Golden Spiritual Root is indeed a rare and promising talent, but his ambition is a bit too high.

The elders were somewhat displeased. They took back their jade tokens, moved aside, and sat back down at their desks.

Jiang Jin, however, still didn't see anything wrong. He hurriedly stepped forward and offered his bargaining chip: "This disciple not only possesses a fully-fledged Heaven-level Golden Spiritual Root, but also the Chaos Void Flame within me!"

As he spoke, a faint blue flame ignited at his fingertips.

A wave of heat swept out instantly, distorting the surrounding air.

The newly initiated disciples all paled, and sweat began to bead on their foreheads.

"Truly chaotic, illusory fire!"

The Third Elder abruptly stood up, his eyes wide with shock. "You're actually the inheritor of the Chaos Void Flame!"

"This is a wisp of primordial fire left behind at the beginning of time; it is said to be able to incinerate all things!"

The Fifth Elder said in a deep voice, "With this thing by your side, cultivating techniques will be twice as effective. If you have the opportunity in the future, you might even encounter that legendary realm..."

Pairs of eyes were fixed on the almost transparent, ghostly blue flame at Jiang Jin's fingertips.

The other three Heavenly-level disciples beside him looked at him with blatant hostility.

Song Yao silently moved away from Jiang Jin.

Jiang Jin is being far too high-profile in his attempt to become a personal disciple, even resorting to such a trump card.

Isn't this just making enemies for yourself?

but......

She remembered that Jiang Jin won over her fifth junior sister's heart, seemingly by using this Chaotic False Fire.

Whispers rose and fell, but Jiang Jin seemed not to hear them.

He continued to stare intently at Xie Zhou, his eyes filled with barely suppressed anticipation.

Unfortunately—

Xie Zhou stopped in his tracks, turned around to look at Jiang Jin, and quickly looked away, saying calmly, "There is no training ground on the main peak. It's inconvenient and impossible."

After speaking, he bowed to the elders, his moon-white robe flashed in everyone's sight, and disappeared at the end of the floating platform.

Song Yao: "Wow."

Fourth Junior Brother is clearly a well-behaved little sweetheart, how come he's so arrogant?

However, what the fourth junior brother said was not wrong. The main peak was actually their residence. There was neither a school nor a martial arts training ground, and their master let them roam freely.

Cultivating on the main peak will at most result in a slightly more abundant spiritual energy.

However, when this "wah" reached Jiang Jin's ears, it took on a different meaning.

He turned his head and gave her a cryptic glare.

Song Yao: "......"

what.

Isn't she low-key enough?

It's not like she's the one who won't let him into the inner gate.

The scene was inexplicably a little awkward.

Finally, the Second Elder sighed, stepped forward, and patted Jiang Jin on the shoulder: "Child."

His voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly: "Having ambition is a good thing, wanting to climb the ladder is a good thing, but—"

He paused, his gaze falling on Jiang Jin's face with a meaningful look: "You should have heard about some of what happened at the Nine Saints Hall before."

Song Yao: "?"

What happened before the Nine Saints Hall?

Her?

"If you don't want to suffer, don't provoke the people on the main peak for the time being."

The Second Elder didn't elaborate, but patted Jiang Jin on the shoulder again, "Got it?"

Jiang Jin remained silent for a moment, then lowered his eyes and replied softly, "This disciple has remembered."

"etc."

As they were talking, the Grand Elder, who was standing on one side of the platform, noticed that a new line of text had suddenly appeared on the jade slip in his hand.

He brought the jade slip closer, examined it carefully for a moment, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

After a moment, he looked up and cleared his throat: "The sect leader has ordered that during the year-end competition, if any of you stand out, you will still have the opportunity to become his disciples."

One by one, the boys' eyes lit up, and Jiang Jin even looked up abruptly.

The Grand Elder's gaze swept over everyone, and he said earnestly, "Therefore, cultivate diligently these next few months. Whether you can enter the main peak depends entirely on your own destiny!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere on the platform changed completely.

Several Heavenly-level disciples were like they'd been injected with adrenaline, their eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

As long as you are outstanding enough, you can become a disciple of the hall master!

At that time, won't you be able to freely use all the resources of the Nine Saints Hall?!

After this incident, the other three Heavenly-level disciples no longer hesitated and quickly accepted the jade tokens from their favorite elders to become their disciples.

Lian Jiangjin didn't hesitate any longer and became a disciple of the Second Elder.

Only Song Yao pondered for a long time before walking to the Seventh Elder, who had remained silent in the corner, and skillfully taking the jade token from his robes: "Disciple greets Master."

Seventh Elder: "?"

No.

Did he say he was going to take on apprentices?

The twelfth elder immediately objected: "Hey, little girl, why would you want to become his disciple! With your aptitude, you should focus on spiritual cultivation. Why don't you come with me?"

"Oh dear, you'd better come with me!"

The Tenth Elder hurriedly stepped forward, "Our Nine Saints Hall is famous for its swords, so naturally you should become sword cultivators! Follow me to learn, and I guarantee you'll become my personal disciple during the Grand Selection."

"Why not focus on weapon repair?"

"Why would someone with a wood elemental root learn weapon crafting? It's a waste. Talisman crafting is much more suitable."

Several pairs of eyes were fixed on Song Yao with predatory intent.

There are only five Heavenly-level disciples in total, while there are eighteen elders. Everyone wants to snag a treasure to take back as a disciple.

Song Yao is young and has a single spiritual root. His aptitude is only slightly inferior to Jiang Jin's. Getting him is a win!

Unfortunately, Song Yao resolutely stepped back behind the Seventh Elder: "I've already made up my mind."

Seventh Elder: "..."

He hasn't thought it through.

He opened his mouth to argue, but the First Elder spoke up: "The Pill Pavilion hasn't recruited any new disciples for a long time. The Nine Saints Hall is far behind others in pill cultivation. This little girl happens to have a wood spiritual root, which is perfect for pill cultivation. Let her follow Seventh Brother."

After the person in charge spoke, the elders left with regret.

Song Yao looked on with a sense of deep emotion.

Before her rebirth, when she first arrived here, the elders treated her the same way because of her extraordinary talent. Unfortunately, they were tormented by her within a few days and ended up seeing her as a thorn in their side.

The Seventh Elder is still the best.

The Seventh Elder fainted from anger after she blew up the Pill Pavilion, and never sought an explanation from her before her death.

Moreover, she remembered that the Seventh Elder only had one disciple, and the Pill Pavilion was located on Hundred Herbs Peak, which was situated deep in the mountains, where there were even fewer people.

In addition, she had heard that alchemists lived relatively leisurely lives and earned a lot of money, making it a suitable place for her to hide away.

After the apprenticeship ceremony, the chief elders gave their usual long speeches.

Song Yao stood below the stage, feeling drowsy, pondering what to eat later.

So hungry.

Although this body inherited the spiritual root, it did not inherit the physical qualities, nor was it nourished by spiritual energy, and is now terribly weak.

"Now that you have entered my Nine Saints Hall, you shall abide by the rules of the Nine Saints Hall."

The elder's voice suddenly rose, pulling Song Yao back from her reverie.

She looked up and saw the Grand Elder sitting on the platform, waving his sleeves.

"rise!"

With a deep shout, the bluestone ground in the very center suddenly cracked open.

The boulders roared, and dust billowed everywhere.

A giant stone tablet, over five zhang tall and over three zhang wide, rose from the center and crashed to the ground, shaking the entire Fuguangtai platform three times.