The next day, Ling Tian was awakened by the sound of a bell. Not knowing what was going on, he walked out of his residence and flew to the Peak Palace. When he arrived, his three senior sisters and brothers were already standing by.
"Junior brother, you're here. Did you sleep well last night?"
"Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister. I'm doing fine. I wonder what this bell means?"
"Haha, I forgot to tell you this yesterday. This is about you. All sect elders and above, once they recruit personal disciples, must gather the entire sect to hold a ceremony. Hurry up and take a shower, change clothes and come with us."
"That's so troublesome."
"Trouble? Don't bother me. This is a great thing. All the elders will give a generous gift."
Wang Zixuan looked with longing. Although their status in the sect was not low, it was still far behind that of the direct disciples. Moreover, the monthly salary they received was even more different. Not to mention the various advanced secret techniques of the sect that they were exposed to and the master personally teaching them.
Murong Xue was as envious as Song Yulan, but they knew their own talents and could only silently wish Ling Tian well.
A moment later, Ling Tian, dressed in a light yellow robe, appeared in everyone's sight. His handsome features made many female disciples present stare at him.
"quiet!"
A solemn voice came from the front of the palace, and tens of thousands of disciples below immediately became solemn, not daring to breathe.
"The ceremony will begin now. Please have the Sect Master and the North Peak Master take their seats. The other Peak Masters and Elders will sit in order."
The ceremony was presided over by Chen Gan, the head of the sect's Si Lu Hall. After arranging the main figures to attend, he began to burn incense and pray to the ancestors. As the protagonist of the day, Ling Tian certainly did not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction, and had to act like a puppet, allowing Chen Gan to arrange everything.
The first stage was to check qualifications. When the light ball pressed by Ling Tian showed five colors, the elders on the rostrum almost laughed out loud, but luckily they suppressed it. However, Hu Tao disagreed. He believed that for someone with mixed spiritual roots to be able to cultivate to the great perfection of foundation building and with such a strong soul power, he must have his extraordinary qualities. He firmly believed that Ling Tian was extraordinary.
The tens of thousands of disciples below were discussing the matter. Many people scoffed at Ling Tian, while even more thought he was Hu Tao's illegitimate child. How else could someone with mixed spiritual roots be a direct disciple? Anyone they could pick out would have far superior talent.
"Silence! If you do it again, all of you will go to the Demon Cave to reflect on your mistakes."
Chen Gan's words had a strong deterrent effect. As soon as he said this, the audience immediately fell silent.
"The second level is crossing the time passage."
Ling Tian didn't think much and stepped straight into the light curtain. Murong Xue had already explained the process to him before coming. To put it bluntly, it was to check his background and his own perseverance. As long as he could walk out smoothly, it would be fine.
Ling Tian walked out smoothly from the Xumi Space, and his quick passage through the Time Path immediately attracted the attention of a group of high-level officials.
"Without a single pause?"
"Impossible, is there a disorder in the path of time?"
Weng Jieming raised doubts immediately. It has been more than ten thousand years since the founding of Danzong. Even the founder of the sect was not so fast. Ling Tian is just a person with inferior qualifications of five attributes. There must be something wrong with the time path.
"Missed? Since the founding of the sect, when have you ever seen Shi Guang speak out about his mistakes? Brother Weng, are you just saying the grapes are sour because you can't eat them?"
How could Hu Tao keep silent about someone daring to speak ill of his disciple? The two of them had deep-seated grudges against each other, and they immediately started to fight each other.
"Alright, stop arguing. Time will not go wrong. This shows that Ling Tian is a man of great perseverance. Although his talent is not good, everything depends on man. When competing with heaven, who can say for sure? Junior-Martial Brother, you must keep your heart and never let your guard down."
As the sect leader, Mo Bufan would certainly not let the two continue to quarrel. With tens of thousands of disciples watching, this would be disgraceful.
"Follow Master's instructions!"
"Worship the ancestors...worship heaven and earth...serve tea!"
Ling Tian picked up the tea bowl prepared by Si Lutang and knelt down to serve tea to Hu Tao, Mo Bufan and others in order.
"The ceremony is over."
"Congratulations, Junior Brother Hu..."
The elders complimented him on the surface, but they were actually laughing at him in their hearts.
The next step is of course the gift-giving. As the master, Hu Tao is naturally not stingy. He gave a spiritual treasure-level pagoda, a giant spiritual talisman, and a bottle of medium-grade Chaoyuan Dan.
The appearance of the three items made all the disciples below reveal envious eyes, and even the elders above were surprised. This gift from a teacher was not light, especially the Chaoyuan Pill, a pill unique to Beifeng, and one of the best pills for Jindan stage cultivation.
"Junior Brother Hu has invested heavily."
"Hey, my wealth is nothing compared to what you, my brothers, have. Brother Weng, why don't you show some appreciation?"
"I want to express my gratitude to my junior brother for such a big thing as marrying him. Junior brother, this is a piece of Heavenly Thunder Bamboo that I obtained during my early years of training. I have been cultivating it carefully and am giving it to you today. It is one of the three sacred trees. If you cultivate it well, you will definitely be able to refine a peerless divine weapon in the future."
Weng Jieming threw a dying, withered bamboo sapling over as if he was throwing away a piece of garbage. The gift he threw out from the Thunder Bamboo immediately made Hu Tao furious. However, Ling Tian was different. This was one of the three sacred trees. As long as it was not completely dead, the space would definitely bring it back to life. Then Weng Jieming would cry.
"I never thought I would see one of the three sacred trees. I have no regrets in this life. Thank you, Uncle Master."
After expressing his gratitude, the next thing was the gifts from the masters of the South Peak and the West Peak. The two seemed to have made an agreement with Weng Jieming, and all the things they gave to Ling Tian were precious spiritual plants that were about to wither and die. The elders also knew about the grudge between the Three Peaks and the North Peak, so the gifts they originally wanted to give were changed. This almost made Hu Feng vomit blood and die, but he had to accept this disgusting favor.
As the main person, Ling Tian was delighted. He made a fortune this time with so many precious dying spiritual plants. With the space, it was not a problem.
As for Mo Bufan, the leader of a sect, he didn't say a word to them. He even did the same as them, giving Ling Tian a plant of the Resurrection Grass that seemed to be failing to survive. After all, he was the sect leader. After a moment's thought, Mo Bufan decided to give Hu Tao an extra 100,000 spirit stones, as a way of giving Hu Tao some face.
"Okay, everyone, please disperse. Junior brothers and nephews, please stay."
Mo Bufan led Hu Tao and his disciple into the hall and said in a consultative, unquestionable tone, "Junior brother, I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate to give this Luanfeng Ding to me, and I wouldn't be able to fully utilize it. Besides, Mingyue has invited Master Yan's top disciple to come and compete with our disciples. This Luanfeng Ding was approved by the Supreme Elders long ago and will be used as a prize for this competition."
"Brother, what do you mean? This tripod was given to our Beifeng by our master."
Seeing that Mo Bufan was obviously a little unhappy, Ling Tian took the initiative to hand over the Luanfeng Ding and said, "Master, what my uncle said is indeed right. I can't make full use of this tripod, hoping that the pearl will be covered in dust. It is better to let it find a suitable owner to maximize its use.
"Hahaha, Junior-Junior Brother, you are so righteous. Well, I have a Meteorite Crystal Medicine Cauldron here. Although it is not as good as the Luanfeng Cauldron, it is also very good. Consider it as compensation. Okay, that's it for this matter. I have something important to attend to. If Junior-Junior Brother has time, you can also participate in tomorrow's competition."
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