103: Second time accepting apprentices

"Sect Master! Sect Master! It's true! We cultivated for two thousand hours in the Time Pagoda, but only two hours passed outside."

The five girls' faces were flushed with excitement.

As soon as they exited the Time Pagoda, they checked the time records and found that only two hours had passed outside since they entered.

Furthermore, the cultivation of several of them had broken through by one or two minor realms—they were ecstatic.

Therefore, the thousandfold time flow rate mentioned by Li Big Saber was completely true.

"Excellent! Excellent!"

Seeing the cultivation levels of the five girls.

The excitement on Bai Xiangling's face was self-evident.

She said to the five Hundred Flowers Sect female disciples, "Since the flow rate is real, we must work even harder and cannot afford the slightest slack."

"Since the five of you have finished cultivating, hurry up and get to work. I will go arrange for others to cultivate."

Bai Xiangling handed the broom in her hand to one of the female disciples.

Then, she led the remaining four to other posts.

Now, she dared not slack off even a little. The terrifying cultivation environment of the Qingtian Sect was simply a heaven-defying opportunity for them.

Although they could only cultivate for a short two hours every day, it was a place countless people dreamed of.

Therefore, she had to cherish it and not give anyone any reason to drive them out of the sect.

Just like this, under Bai Xiangling's arrangements, the dozens of people from the Hundred Flowers Sect managed the Qingtian Sect's chores in an orderly manner.

They even set up a small canteen, providing all kinds of food for Qingtian Sect disciples who wished to satisfy their appetites.

With continuous interaction, the Qingtian Sect disciples learned that these beautiful female cultivators in different attire were actually from subsidiary forces of the sect who had come to the Qingtian Sect to cultivate.

Slowly, everyone grew accustomed to the presence of these Hundred Flowers Sect female disciples.

Some male Qingtian Sect disciples, in order to interact more with the Hundred Flowers Sect female disciples and achieve certain unspoken goals.

Went to the Hundred Flowers Sect's small canteen to eat more than ten meals a day.

Because of this, Li Big Saber had to issue an order that everyone could only eat three meals a day, lest these disciples spend all day going to the canteen and delaying their cultivation.

Inside the Qingtian Sect, everything was quiet and peaceful.

Outside the Mountain Gate, however, crowds were surging.

Besides cultivators from the nearby Twelve Prefectures, people from various forces, large and small, across the entire Southern Domain who had heard the news, had filled the nearby Mountain Gate area—numbering hundreds of millions.

In the sky, cultivators of various realms were constantly descending rapidly. The scene was much more intense than the Qingtian Sect's first disciple recruitment.

"Hiss, is this the Qingtian Sect's Mountain Gate? How could such a poor cultivation environment give birth to four Quasi-Emperors?"

"Exactly. The spiritual energy near the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate isn't even as dense as where my spirit beasts live. This shouldn't be the case."

"Could it be that this Qingtian Sect just shares the same name as the one with four Quasi-Emperors, and we came to the wrong place?"

A group of Southern Domain Heavenly Venerate cultivators who had come because of the reputation looked at the spiritual energy near the Qingtian Sect Mountain Range with puzzled expressions.

They felt that they might have come to the wrong place.

After all, it was rumored that four Quasi-Emperors had appeared when the Qingtian Sect was involved in the azure emperor inheritance.

But looking at the density of spiritual energy near the Qingtian Sect Mountain Range—it wasn't even as good as the place where their forces raised spirit beasts—they truly couldn't believe this was the Qingtian Sect with four Quasi-Emperors.

"Hmph, you ants, do you know what it means to have a hidden paradise? The Qingtian Sect's exterior spiritual energy might not be great, but the inside is probably extremely dense. Otherwise, how could four Quasi-Emperors be born there?"

At this moment, a Middle-aged Man who was at the Peak of the Ninth Level of the Saint Realm nearby looked disdainfully at this group of vocal Heavenly Venerates.

How could a sect with four Quasi-Emperors be judged by common sense?

The Qingtian Sect might look like it has sparse spiritual energy outside, but the inside must be a hidden paradise; otherwise, four Quasi-Emperors wouldn't have emerged.

This group of Petty Heavenly Venerates actually dared to doubt the authenticity of the Qingtian Sect. They were simply short-sighted.

"Yes, yes, Senior is right. We ants are ignorant."

"Senior's insight is exceptional. We juniors have benefited greatly from your words today."

"Senior is willing to dispel our confusion. We juniors are truly fortunate."

Being called ants by the Middle-aged Man.

Not only did the group not get angry, but they bowed and scraped before the Middle-aged Man, acting subservient.

There was no alternative; they truly were ants in front of the Middle-aged Man.

If they dared to show any dissatisfaction, the Middle-aged Man would truly crush them like ants.

Seeing that this group of Petty Heavenly Venerates were good talkers, the Middle-aged Man paid them no further attention and focused his gaze on the Qingtian Sect's Mountain Gate.

He hadn't come here to visit the Qingtian Sect; he was here to find out if there were any signs of the Qingtian Sect recruiting disciples.

After all, with four Quasi-Emperors in one sect, the Qingtian Sect had already surpassed the Three Great Dynasties and become the number one power in the Southern Domain.

If his descendant could join the Qingtian Sect, their future achievements would certainly not be lower than his, and perhaps even higher.

The Middle-aged Man had this idea, and all the cultivators who came to the Qingtian Sect shared it.

They weren't brainless; why would they travel such a long distance just to see what the Qingtian Sect looked like?

The situation outside the Mountain Gate was seen by Zhang Wu and Liu Liu, who were guarding the entrance.

So, Liu Liu greeted Zhang Wu, preparing to report the situation outside the Mountain Gate to Li Big Saber.

He and Zhang Wu had already been integrated into the Qingtian Guards, and situations like this needed to be reported to Li Big Saber.

In front of a luxurious courtyard in the Qingtian Sect, Liu Liu walked to the door and respectfully called out.

"Reporting, Great Elder, Liu Liu of the Qingtian Guards guarding the gate has something to report."

"Come in!"

Li Big Saber's voice came from inside the courtyard.

When Liu Liu entered, he saw Li Big Saber trimming branches and leaves in front of a patch of flowers and plants.

He then reported the situation of a large number of cultivators gathering outside the Mountain Gate to Li Big Saber and asked if they needed to leave the sect to maintain order.

"For now, there's no need to leave the sect to maintain order, but if anyone gets too close to the sect, the two of you can intervene and issue a warning," Li Big Saber replied calmly while trimming the flowers and plants.

Since Bai Xiangling arrived, he no longer needed to trim the flowers and plants in the Qingtian Sect's public areas.

However, he had developed an interest in trimming plants, and felt uncomfortable if he didn't trim them for a day, so he placed some flowers and plants in his residence to satisfy his craving.

"Understood, Great Elder!"

After receiving Li Big Saber's instructions, Liu Liu did not linger. After bowing, he immediately returned to his gate-guarding post.

After Li Big Saber finished trimming the flowers and plants in the courtyard, he walked toward the Qingtian Sect's Main Hall.

He was very clear about what was happening with the cultivators outside.

When Wang Pockmark and the others returned, they had reported everything about the azure emperor inheritance to him.

He felt there was nothing wrong with the actions of Night Owl and the others; instead, he thought they were helping to promote the Qingtian Sect's name.

With this reputation, the Qingtian Sect could recruit more disciples.

Now that these Southern Domain cultivators were gathered around the Qingtian Sect, it was an excellent time for a second disciple recruitment.

Therefore, he planned to ask Jiang Chen for instructions on whether to start the second disciple recruitment.