278: The third round of apprenticeship begins

In the Void Realm where the Qingtian Sect is located.

Jiang Chen looked at the group of Peak Great Emperors who had passed through the golden immortal path and was somewhat puzzled.

So, he asked the System, "System, is this the immortal path? Why can't they go up?"

[Beep, the immortal path has just been repaired. It is still an illusory image at the moment and needs some time to solidify, so people cannot achieve Immortal Ascension yet.]

The System quickly replied.

"Oh? Just an illusory image?" Jiang Chen was stunned to hear the System's explanation.

He thought the System had directly condensed the immortal path, but it turned out to still be just an illusory image.

However, this didn't affect him much. After all, the Qingtian Sect's Disciples hadn't Cultivated to Great Emperor yet, so they wouldn't need the immortal path for the time being.

So, it was fine to let it solidify slowly.

Jiang Chen glanced at the illusory golden immortal path and returned directly to the Qingtian Sect Main Hall.

Now that the continent had reassembled, the immortal path had also appeared.

As long as a Qingtian Sect Disciple Breaks through to Peak Great Emperor, they can step onto the solidified immortal path and achieve Immortal Ascension. He had, in a way, paved the way for his Disciples.

As Jiang Chen left.

The Peak Great Emperors gathered around the illusory immortal path also guessed that although the current immortal path was just an illusory image, it was definitely not fake. As soon as it solidified, they would be able to Ascend and become Immortals.

So, these people were not in a hurry.

They all returned to their respective forces, preparing to adjust their state to their Peak, and as soon as the immortal path solidified, they would be the first to step onto it.

Seeing the pillar of light disappear.

The Cultivators inside and outside Qingtian City also withdrew their gazes.

Since the pillar of light had disappeared, there was no need for them to pay attention anymore, as long as no inexplicable pressure fell and stunned them.

The three demons of the Demon Kingdom stared blankly at the illusory immortal path in the sky.

They had thought Jiang Chen was doing something extraordinary, but they never expected him to directly create an immortal path.

Although this immortal path was still in an illusory state, once it solidified, it would be a true immortal path.

As Peak Great Emperors who had lived for tens of thousands of years, how could they not know about the immortal path?

But they racked their brains and never thought that the immortal path, which had been destroyed 100,000 years ago, would actually be condensed by Jiang Chen directly. This was truly shocking.

"B-b-big Brother, what kind of person is Sect Master adult? He can even create an immortal path?"

"Y-y-yes, Big Brother, is Sect Master adult an Immortal from the Immortal Realm?"

The Giant Ape Demon Emperor and the Nine-Tailed Fox looked horrified, their voices trembling and stuttering as they asked the Flood Dragon Demon Emperor.

Although their salary as mountain-guarding beasts in the Qingtian Sect was Immortal crystals, they had never thought that Jiang Chen was an Immortal from the Immortal Realm.

After all, with the immortal path destroyed, Immortals couldn't descend to the Lower Realm, and an Immortal wouldn't be a Sect Master in a Lower Realm Sect.

But everything Jiang Chen had shown now forced them to redefine Jiang Chen's identity.

Because only the identity of an Immortal from the Immortal Realm could explain Jiang Chen's various illogical actions.

"Y-y-you ask me? W-w-who the hell am I supposed to ask?!" Hearing the two demons question him again, the Flood Dragon Demon Emperor also stammered angrily.

These two guys, the Giant Ape Demon Emperor and the Nine-Tailed Fox, would ask him whenever they had a question, making him seem like a know-it-all.

Every time he heard the two demons ask, even if he didn't know, he had to give a perfunctory answer.

But now, the question of Jiang Chen being an Immortal was too shocking, how could he answer carelessly?

“...”

Being scolded by the Flood Dragon Demon Emperor, the expressions of the Giant Ape Demon Emperor and the Nine-Tailed Fox became even dumber.

They just asked a question; if the Flood Dragon Demon Emperor didn't answer, that was fine, but why was he getting angry?

The discussion of the three demons ended with the Flood Dragon Demon Emperor's scolding.

However, they all felt that Jiang Chen's identity as an Immortal made perfect sense.

So, the three demons diligently guarded the Qingtian Sect's mountain range, ready to fulfill their roles as mountain-guarding beasts.

After all, Jiang Chen could condense the immortal path and might even be an Immortal, which meant the value of their mountain-guarding beast status was also rising.

In the future, they could follow Jiang Chen back to the Immortal Realm and continue to cling to his coattails, so they had to perform well.

The Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate became quiet, but the sky above Qingtian City was bustling with activity.

A large number of Central Province Cultivators continued to rush towards the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate through the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce's teleportation array in the Central Province.

Then they entered the expanding Qingtian City, completely unaffected by the pillar of light that had just appeared.

As time passed day by day, more and more Central Province Cultivators gathered near the Qingtian Sect.

Soon, the inns in Qingtian City were overflowing, and some Central Province Cultivators who couldn't find an inn were forced to sit cross-legged and meditate on some quiet streets.

When these streets were also occupied, the later Central Province Cultivators could only continue to camp out in the mountain ranges around the Qingtian Sect, making the mountain ranges near the Qingtian Sect appear somewhat chaotic.

Therefore, to keep these highly Cultivated Central Province Cultivators in check.

Li Big Saber selected over a thousand Quasi-Emperors from the Qingtian Guards and had Niu Bi and He Shangtian, who had already Broken through to Quasi-Emperor, lead them out of the Sect to maintain order.

With Niu Bi, He Shangtian, and a thousand Quasi-Emperors maintaining order, the mountain range outside the Qingtian Sect was peaceful.

When the appointed day for Disciple recruitment finally arrived.

Tens of billions of Central Province Cultivators who came to participate in the Disciple recruitment walked out of the inns and streets of Qingtian City and waited near the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate.

And this was not the limit of the Central Province Cultivators this time.

Because the number of Central Province Cultivators camping out in the nearby mountain ranges was more than ten times that of the Cultivators in Qingtian City.

However, since the Cultivators who entered Qingtian City paid to participate in the Disciple recruitment, they had priority for testing and could queue ahead of those Central Province Cultivators camping out in the mountain ranges.

Although many Central Province Cultivators were dissatisfied with this, they still happily accepted the result under the friendly persuasion of Niu Bi and He Shangtian.

"Phew, it's been light for so long, why haven't the Qingtian Sect people come out to recruit Disciples yet?"

"That's right, a month has passed, today is the day for Disciple recruitment!"

Watching the day break, and outside the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate.

Apart from Niu Bi and He Shangtian, who were maintaining order, there was no other movement.

The Central Province Cultivators waiting outside the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate stared with confused expressions.

"Everyone, don't worry, the Elder in charge of Disciple recruitment will be here soon!" Hearing the voices in the crowd, Niu Bi, who was out maintaining order, quickly shouted.

He Shangtian then followed Niu Bi's words and continued, "Maintain formation, no cutting in line, no fighting, offenders will be killed without mercy!"

Hearing the voices of Niu Bi and He Shangtian.

A group of Central Province Cultivators all obediently shut their mouths.

When Niu Bi, He Shangtian, and others first came out to maintain order.

Some Central Province Cultivators, relying on their profound Cultivation, did not take Niu Bi and He Shangtian seriously.

After all, in their minds, Niu Bi, He Shangtian, and others were just people maintaining order for the Qingtian Sect; what strength could they possibly have?

But after Niu Bi, He Shangtian, and over a thousand Qingtian Guards all erupted with Quasi-Emperor Qi and eliminated those people, no one dared to have such thoughts again.

Not long after.

Under the quiet gaze of tens of billions of Central Province Cultivators.

Li Big Saber appeared above the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate.

As soon as he appeared, he swept his gaze across the endless Central Province Cultivators, then, as per custom, prepared to give an opening speech for the Disciple Recruitment Assembly.

"Everyone! Welcome from the Central Province to the Southern Region to participate in my Qingtian Sect's Disciple Recruitment Assembly."

"This Emperor is the Grand Elder of the Qingtian Sect, and this Disciple Recruitment Assembly will be presided over by this Emperor throughout."

"Alright, this Emperor will not waste any more words. After this Emperor explains the rules of Disciple recruitment to you, the Disciple Recruitment Assembly will begin immediately."

After Li Big Saber finished his opening speech, he immediately explained the two stages of Disciple recruitment and the talent requirements for Disciple recruitment to the tens of billions of Central Province Cultivators.

As Li Big Saber finished speaking these rules, a large number of Central Province Cultivators burst into exclamations of surprise.

"Hiss, the Qingtian Sect's Disciple recruitment standards are too high! Sixth-Grade to Seventh-Grade Talent can only become Outer Sect Disciples?"

"That's right, Sixth- or Seventh-Grade Talent, even in the Holy Land of the Central Province, could become Inner Sect Disciples, or even elite Disciples."

"That's not the point, the point is that the Qingtian Sect Master's Direct Disciple requires Tenth-Grade Talent. Isn't talent only up to Ninth-Grade? Where does Tenth-Grade come from?"

"Exactly! Ninth-Grade is already the qualification of a Great Emperor. Can't even the qualification of a Great Emperor become a Qingtian Sect Master's Direct Disciple?"

After hearing the Qingtian Sect's talent requirements for Disciples.

Groups of Central Province Cultivators all had shocked expressions.

That Sixth-Grade and Seventh-Grade could only become Outer Sect Disciples of the Qingtian Sect didn't surprise them too much.

After all, the Qingtian Sect had the record of killing twenty Great Emperors; it was the most powerful Sect on the Canglan Continent since ancient times, so high requirements were normal.

However, the condition that the Qingtian Sect Master's Direct Disciple required Tenth-Grade Talent truly left them bewildered.

Because since ancient times in the Central Province, there had only been Ninth-Grade Talent; this Tenth-Grade Talent from the Qingtian Sect was the first they had ever heard of.

Although most Central Province Cultivators looked surprised after hearing the Qingtian Sect's Disciple recruitment rules.

Those Central Province Cultivators who had entered Qingtian City, however, looked calm.

Not only calm, but they also scoffed at those surprised Central Province Cultivators, subtly mocking them for being ignorant and disgracing the Central Province Cultivators.

Because they had already inquired about all this information when they were in Qingtian City, they wouldn't act like ignorant bumpkins.

"Alright, you all know the rules. This Emperor announces that the Disciple Recruitment Assembly officially begins!"

Seeing the shocked expressions on the large number of Central Province Cultivators below, Li Big Saber did not pause and immediately announced the start of the Disciple Recruitment Assembly.

Then, from his storage space, he took out the talent testing ladder and threw it towards the vicinity of the Qingtian Sect Mountain Gate.

"Boom boom boom!"

The talent testing ladder grew with the wind, instantly transforming into an enormous white staircase over a thousand steps long, waiting for the surrounding Cultivators to come and test.