"This is……"

I originally thought that it would make up for the lack of a certain elemental artistic conception in the secret realm, but I didn't expect that after the domain gold bead was integrated into the secret realm, it would directly transform into a phantom of a mythical beast; the Chaos Kirin Beast! At the same time, the 108 stars in the Zhoutian constellation suddenly shone brightly. Even though it was daytime, these 108 stars were also shining brightly, and began to compete with the sun and the moon!

"I didn't expect that the compensation would be the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation!" Xu Feng couldn't help but reveal a surprised smile.

The next moment, four phantoms of mythical beasts appeared in the sky; Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Phoenix, and Black Tortoise! ​​The four phantoms of mythical beasts, each occupying a piece of heaven and earth, all bowed to the Chaos Kirin Beast that had just condensed, expressing their intention of submission! When the Chaos Kirin Beast occupied the central heaven and earth, the entire Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation was completely complete! The Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation has three skills: Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation - Solidification, Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation - Destruction, and Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation - Kill!

The first two skills can be used, and one is defense and the other is attack, with considerable power. The last one, Zhoutian Xing Dou Zhen - Kill, should be the most powerful killing move. It's a pity that Xu Feng had only gathered the souls of four mythical beasts before, and the soul of the mythical beast guarding the central area had not been collected yet.

Previously, Xu Feng had tried to have the Nether Dragon guard the central area and form a Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation to kill. Unfortunately, the rank of the Nether Dragon was too low, and the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation did not acknowledge its existence at all. Even if it reluctantly joined, the Nether Dragon's strength was not enough to suppress the other four beasts at the same time and form a combined force, so it ended in nothing.

"I didn't expect that a golden domain bead could make up for the shortcomings of the Zhoutian Star Fighting Array!" Xu Feng said in his heart.

Soon, the Chaos Kirin Beast, with a dragon head, a deer body, an ox tail, and covered with gray scales, slowly rose into the air and occupied the center! In an instant, countless stars shone, as if celebrating the return of the Chaos Kirin Beast. At the same time, the third skill of the Zhoutian Xingdou Formation also changed from the original unusable gray to brighter.

Xu Feng couldn't help but want to try out the last skill of the Zhoutian Star Fighting Array, but thinking that he was still on the flying boat, he could only suppress his excitement for the time being. After all, the fewer people knew about this hidden skill, the better. It wouldn't be too late to try it after he arrived at the Qinglian Sect and had his own cave.

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In the meeting hall of Qinglian Sect, in the upper realm immortal sect

Today is the day for Qinglian Sect to select disciples. After a few days of selection, almost all those who can stand in the Qinglian Sect's meeting hall are qualified to become inner disciples. At the same time, the surrounding area is also filled with Qinglian Sect's elders.

“Ah, our sect is in decline and has fallen to the bottom of the hundreds of sects. It’s hard for the disciples we recruit to be amazingly talented…” Deputy Sect Leader Qiu Zonghai glanced at the nearly one hundred disciples in the meeting hall and said sadly in his heart.

It has been a thousand years since the sect leader went out traveling. If it weren't for the fact that the sect leader's soul lamp was still burning in the Palace of Divine Souls, most people would probably think that the Qinglian Sect's sect leader had passed away.

"Elder Wang, is this the candidate selected by the sect this time who is qualified to become an inner disciple?" Qiu Zonghai asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to the deputy sect leader, there are a total of 3,679 people selected this time, and 347 people have been selected. Among them, 255 can only become outer disciples, and the remaining 92 are all here!" An old man with white hair and beard reported seriously.

Qiu Zonghai nodded and asked the more than 100 elders present: "Elders, do you have any disciples that you think are worthy of your attention?"

Hearing Qiu Zonghai's question, the people who had just been selected stood up straight, puffed out their chests, and looked positive, wanting to show their best side.

After so many days of selection, the elders have already noticed the qualities of all the people present. No one among them is qualified to be a direct disciple. If it were a hundred years ago, these people would not even be qualified to enter the inner sect and could only become outer sect disciples. But now...

You should know that every elder has quotas for personal disciples, and the elders do not necessarily have to choose their personal disciples from among the selected disciples. Maybe when they are traveling outside, they see someone with qualifications and can directly accept him as their personal disciple and then bring him back to the sect. If the quotas for personal disciples are used up, even if they find someone with qualifications in the future, they will not be able to accept him as their personal disciple.

Therefore, for the elders, it is better to have no one than to have someone of poor qualifications as their own disciples. They would rather keep the quota than recruit someone with insufficient qualifications to become their own disciples.

Seeing that all the elders were silent, Qiu Zonghai couldn't help but frown and began to call out names, "Elder Sun, you still have three disciple spots, don't you want to choose one?"

"Haha, reporting to the deputy sect leader, I am old and can't even teach the current disciples. As for new disciples, I am really powerless!"

Qiu Zonghai nodded. Recruiting disciples was something that could not be forced. If the elders were unwilling, it would be difficult for him to force them even if he was the deputy sect leader.

"Elder Hai, you haven't recruited any disciples for a hundred years. Don't you like any of these people?"

Elder Hai, who was of burly stature and had a face as red as a date, had originally had his eyes slightly closed, trying to rest. However, upon hearing what Deputy Sect Leader Qiu Zonghai said, he opened his eyes and glanced at the nearly one hundred newly recruited disciples in the hall. With an unmistakable look of disdain revealed on his face, he sneered twice and said no more.

Qiu Zonghai sighed softly, shook his head, and a helpless look appeared on his face.

Direct disciples have far superior skills and training resources than inner disciples, and their success rate is also much higher than that of inner disciples. However, since the decline of the Qinglian Sect, the elders have become much more cautious in recruiting inner disciples.

"Everyone..." Qiu Zonghai wanted to continue persuading them. The elders had not recruited any disciples for more than ten years. Some elders had not recruited any disciples for nearly a hundred years. This matter had spread very early, so fewer and fewer people came to Qinglian Sect to become disciples. If it continued like this, Qinglian Sect's inheritance would be cut off.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

For a large sect with more than one million disciples, this is simply a joke.

At this moment, a disciple suddenly rushed to the meeting hall.

"Reporting to the deputy sect leader, Elder Long who went to the Black Territory has returned!"

"Back?" Qiu Zonghai's eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "How many disciples did Elder Long bring back?"

"Reporting to the deputy sect leader, there are only... five people!"

"Only five people?" Qiu Zonghai's face suddenly darkened. He shook his head and sighed secretly.

...(End of this chapter)