176: Chapter 176 A grand feast outside the mountain gate; all the servants have been recruited!

Just as Gu Xuan was speaking, Jian Wuji happened to walk by!

A sword hung at his waist, his pace unhurried. He did not stop, nor did he spare a glance in this direction!

However, the aura exuded by this powerhouse was completely different from the others!

It terrified those Great Emperor Old Ancestors!

That sword light, that stride, that silhouette! He was undoubtedly a powerhouse!

And stronger than all of them!

No wonder the Gu Family Ancestor would say such things; the Gu Family had already overturned their imaginations! Not only was their strength formidable, but they were also boundlessly generous!

Those people knelt and kowtowed in gratitude one after another.

"Thank you, Old Ancestor! We will certainly give our all and not fail the high expectations of the Gu Family!"

"From this day forth, our lives belong to the Gu Family!"

Their voices were sonorous and powerful!

Having come to the Gu Family, they wanted to dedicate themselves once more, ready to give it another shot!

Before long, those weapons flew to them individually; it was the weapons that chose them, not them choosing the weapons!

Everyone's face was filled with immense shock, for those weapons perfectly matched the Cultivation Technique and Divine Ability they utilized!

If they used them in conjunction with the ultimate emperor weapon before them, their combat power would increase exponentially!

They had never imagined that in their lifetime, they would be able to use such awesome weapons!

Each of those Great Emperors held the ultimate emperor weapon in their hands, feeling absolutely delighted!

The weapons were even more compatible than they had imagined!

Meanwhile, the assessment outside the Mountain Gate continued!

The crowd in front of the ask-heart ladder remained dense; those climbing up continued to climb, and those being thrown out were not few in number!

Those who passed the assessment were guided into the Mountain Gate one after another to receive their identification tokens and introductory manuals!

First Elder Gu Yushan stood at the edge of the plaza, holding a list, checking off the number of newcomers while marking the paper!

He guided them onto a new path of development!!

On the open space outside the Mountain Gate, those who had not yet taken their turn were sitting together in twos and threes!

The ask-heart ladder could not let everyone enter all at once.

And even more people were gathered in front of the stalls!

The owners of those stalls, just like last time, had occupied favorable positions early on!

They set up large, steaming pots, displayed rows of Spirit Wine jars, and the stir-fry pans sizzled!

Whenever the Gu Family recruited, it was their time to act. It felt like every time, they could boost the GDP of the entire Desolate Ancient Continent!

The Gu Family had directly set the Spirit Stone into circulation!

"I didn't make it in time when the Gu Family opened the Mountain Gate last time, I can't miss it this time!"

An owner wearing an apron called out to passersby while stir-frying!

"Come, come, come! Clan Leader Gu Tianhua personally said these skewers are good! If you don't believe me, you can ask him yourself!"

The owner didn't blink an eye; anyway, 99.99% of these people would never meet the Gu Family Clan Chief!

Even if they did, what of it? You wouldn't really want to ask him about these sausages, would you!! He would truly have nothing to say then!!

"Didn't you say last time that the Gu Family Clan Chief said they were 'alright'? How did it become 'personally said they were good' this time?"

"Last time was modesty, this time is confirmed! How do you know that 'alright' and 'personally said they were good' aren't worlds apart?"

The owner didn't change his expression, flipped the skewers in the pan, and the aroma drifted even further!

It made those people look in his direction one after another!

The old man selling tofu pudding nearby also put up a sign, which read "Clan Leader Gu Tianhua drank three bowls"!

The sign was large, and the characters were eye-catching!

"Boss, you had this sign last time when the Mountain Gate opened too."

The old man answered calmly, "It was three bowls last time, and it's three bowls this time, which shows the Clan Chief has consistent taste!"

Put that way? It seems to make sense!

"Certified by Clan Leader Gu Tianhua! You'll want more after eating! Don't miss out while passing by!"

"What the hell? Just how many things has this Gu Family Clan Chief certified?"

"I don't know, but whatever he has certified, I buy and taste!"

"You know, the taste is actually pretty good!"

"Then I'll have to get a chicken wing rice skewer no matter what!"

"Take your time, the Gu Family's Mountain Gate opening won't end in just one day!"

Business at those stalls was even more booming than last time, with an endless stream of people coming and going!

Outside the Mountain Gate, the hawking of those vendors could ultimately not drown out the silence and restlessness when they looked up at the light screen!

I don't know how much time had passed, when a young Cultivator standing at the front of the crowd suddenly stopped, staring at the number in the "Servant" column on the light screen!

His voice carried a belated sense of urgency, "Holy crap! How are the Servants fully recruited? When did this happen? How did I not notice at all?!"

"What? Are the one hundred thousand spots all filled? It's only been a few days! I thought it would last a while longer!!"

"Wasn't it said before that it might take ten days or half a month to recruit? How is it gone in just a few days?!"

"I haven't even entered yet! How are the spots gone?!"

"You haven't entered? I've been in line for three days, waiting eagerly for the second round, and now you tell me the spots are full?!"

"I haven't even slept well these past few days, just waiting for that 'pass', and now you tell me I don't even have the chance to 'fail'?!"

A new Servant who had just opened his Disciple manual also heard these voices.

He simply looked down at the thin little booklet in his hand and did not interject.

Now, those who failed were mortals, and those who passed as Servants were immortals; this was the distinction between immortal and mortal!!

They could no longer share the same joy!!

On the other hand, the owner selling skewers flipped the meat skewers on the stove while gesturing with his chin toward those who were still stunned, "Don't be too sad. The Servant spots are gone, but aren't the Disciple spots not yet full? Look higher up! If you stay a while longer, there will always be a chance!"

If you leave, who will buy my sausages? Who will pay the bill for my Spring Breeze Restaurant?!

His words reminded everyone, and the crowd's gaze turned in unison to the Disciple column!

But the number had already jumped past half, and was still growing steadily!

And the column for vassal forces had just passed fifty, far from the point of finishing!

"The Disciple spots are also more than half full! This speed is too fast, right?"

"Do the math, ten thousand a day, one hundred thousand in ten days. A million spots look like a lot, but calculated properly, it's just a matter of ten days or half a month!"

"Then don't I have to hurry? If the Disciple spots are also filled, I really won't be able to get in!"

"What's the panic? If the Servants and Disciples are full, there's still the vassal forces!"

"Is a vassal force something you can just join if you want? They look at the quality and loyalty of the entire force; not just anyone can be one!"

"Then I'll go line up first! I can't wait any longer; if I wait any longer, there really won't be anything left!"

"Go, go, go, let's go together! You line up in front, I'll line up in back, don't push!"

"Right! There's not much time left for us! Must work hard!"

Seeing the spots constantly decreasing, they were also anxious; now that even the Servants were fully recruited, it instantly made them feel a sense of crisis!