135 Chapter 135
Although Qi Ling managed to get in at the last moment, his ordeal was far from over.
Soon, a livestream link popped up in the group chat. Following the elder's instructions, he clicked on it and discovered the background of the livestream was the all-too-familiar lecture hall. The elder, widely acknowledged by all the disciples as the most talkative, stood behind a platform. He slowly cleared his throat.
"Ahem! This thing makes things much more convenient for us. I'll be leading everyone in morning prayers in a bit. Everyone, please sign in when you come in, or you'll be considered absent."
Qi Ling sighed and signed in. He was thinking about going back to the room and taking a nap when suddenly the elder on the screen clicked something. The full-screen image shrank to three-quarters of its original size. A circle of other disciples' faces appeared densely around it. The picture quality was very clear, and any small movement could be seen at a glance.
Qi Ling: ...
The elders can see if you blink a few more times, so it’s better to sit in the back row of the lecture hall where it’s easier to be lazy.
Now all the disciples who had been making small movements became obedient. They all lowered their heads and listened attentively to the elder's lecture. The old man's drawn-out and flat tone of voice made people drowsy, symbolizing that the miserable life of these disciples of the sect had begun from then on.
Want to use the excuse of traveling as an excuse to slack off and have some fun? We've got you covered with daily check-ins, both morning and evening. You say you can't diligently practice magic while you're away? We have live classes at designated times each day. Elders, serving as lecturers, can easily access student footage and even call on disciples to answer questions via the microphone. It's easy to tell who's attending and who's skipping. Master no longer has to worry about my cultivation.
Moreover, it is very convenient to assign tasks in the sect. Private messages will show whether the message has been read or unread, and the assigned tasks will always appear clearly in the notification box of the disciples in the form of "unfinished task list". There will no longer be any situation of pretending not to know, which further reduces the disciples' precarious space for slacking off.
After this series of moves, it didn't take long for the disciples of the sects to turn pale. Some of the independent cultivators and cultivators from small sects felt sympathetic and for the first time felt fortunate that they had not been selected that year.
So, in the second year after Lingwang was officially launched, the first software that received a lot of negative reviews finally appeared in the App Store, and the rating was directly reduced to 0.4. I don’t know how many monks who suffered from it held team-building activities in the comment section.
Received Received (one star): Hehuan Sect, promise me that you will remove this crap from the shelves, okay? Okay!
Calm and Cool (one star): The first time I checked in, I didn't understand the rules and pressed it. As a result, the check-in location was directly displayed as a small shop near the city that never sleeps. Now the whole sect knows I was slacking off. [smile][goodbye]
Senior Embarrassment Expert (1 star): Who among you has it worse than me! I fell asleep during morning class without noticing, and ended up getting captured by a fellow disciple, drooling, and turned into an emoticon that went viral... Hehuan Sect, how are you going to pay me back for what you owe me?
Iced Coconut Tea is really delicious (one star): I heard that our little-known sect is also planning to use this crappy software. I'm going to give it one star as my last resistance!
Although everyone is very angry, it is a pity that the software store and the software manufacturer are actually the same company. Their anger is destined to be ineffective, and they still have to go to school when the time comes.
In such a noisy atmosphere, the once-in-a-century Antian Conference finally kicked off. Many influential sect leaders gathered in the Hehuan Sect. Coupled with Ning Shu's cooperation in building momentum online, the conference directly attracted the attention of the entire network audience on the day of the conference.
"Hello everyone, I'm Chu Qing, the news anchor for Hehuan TV. From the background, you can tell I'm standing at the main entrance of the Hehuan Sect. The leaders of the major sects will be arriving for the meeting soon..."
On a news program broadcast simultaneously on television and the spiritual network, host Chu Qing, dressed in black, held a microphone and spoke eloquently into the camera. As he spoke, several magnificent flying boats slowly stopped in mid-air in the distance, and cultivators began to fly towards them from the decks one after another. Chu Qing's spirits perked up: "It seems that some sects have arrived. Let's go interview those sect leaders."
Ordinary small sects are not eligible to attend the meeting, and some other medium-sized sects with some strength are not eligible to park their flying boats in front of the gate of the Hehuan Sect. Therefore, the sects that came were none other than the Jiuyang Sect, Tianyan Sect, Qingfeng Sword Sect and Tianji Pavilion, which have the same status as the Hehuan Sect.
The leader of the Nine Yang Sect had just walked out of his room, surrounded by his disciples. He looked up and saw a strange and gorgeous flying boat beside him. He looked puzzled and said, "Whose flying boat is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"
The magic instruments that the sect leader rides are all specially made. The various defensive, concealment and acceleration magic arrays inside them must be carved with accuracy, and they are also filled with various precious natural treasures... In short, these magic instruments are not easily revealed, nor are they easily replaced.
The disciples around him also shook their heads. Just when everyone was puzzled, the cabin of the flying boat suddenly opened, and a familiar figure walked out from it - it was actually the leader of the Qingfeng Sword Sect. Behind him were the outstanding disciples who came to attend the conference, and even Xuan Mo came back specially for this Antian Conference.
Huh? Didn't the Qingfeng Sword Sect always fly over directly on their swords in the past? Why did they take a flying boat this time? The leader of the Jiuyang Sect was puzzled and walked over to greet them:
"Master Xuanqing, long time no see. Why didn't you just come here on flying swords this time?"
Of course, it's because we finally have the clan leader's own flying boat! Otherwise, why would I be willing to travel thousands of miles standing on a sword? Is it just to look cool?
The sect leader, who had always been short of money and reluctant to speak out, finally felt proud. He nodded very reservedly and said, "These are all gifts from my disciples. I am old and cannot bear the wind, so I will not fly long distances anymore."
Sect Leader: ...
This is really weird, why would a sword cultivator be in poor health?
And why do you look so proud? What are you showing off?
The bewildered sect leader was about to ask for details when suddenly a large group of people gathered around the place where they landed. The disciples of the Hehuan Sect also moved quickly and skillfully got ahead of the group. Then they cooperated tacitly to open a circle of transparent barrier around the sect leaders, blocking the people outside at a distance of several meters.
"Qingfeng Sword Sect! This is the Qingfeng Sword Sect, right?"
"Of course it is! Look at those disciples, each one is tall and handsome, and they move in unison. It must be them!"
"It's the Sect Master! It's the Sect Master!"
"That person in the team is Qin Qiyuan, the runner-up of the Sword Cultivation Competition, right?"
"Ahhhh! Hyunmo! Hyunmo is here too! Hyunmo, look at me!"
"Take a picture! I really want to ask him for an autograph..."
The group of people were so excited that their faces flushed. They held the Spirit Shadow Stones in their hands and slapped the Qingfeng Sword Sect's team wildly. Some of them were shouting something loudly while slapping, and from time to time someone would shout at the Sect Master at the top of their voice.
"Sect Master! What are the requirements for Qingfeng Sword Sect to recruit disciples? I really want to become a sword cultivator!"
"When will you start the next disciple-recruiting ceremony?"
"My lifelong wish is to become a powerful swordsman! I must join the Qingfeng Sword Sect!"
"Are Xuan Mo and Ning Shu real or fake? What is their relationship?"
Sect Master Xuanqing, who usually had a stern face, would occasionally wave to the monks who raised the Spirit Shadow Stone, and patiently answer everyone's questions as he walked.
"When we accept disciples, we look not only at their qualifications, but also at their patience and perseverance."
"Of course, of course. Welcome everyone to our Qingfeng Sword Sect!"
"This young man is very ambitious. I wish you can achieve your wish soon!"
"It's almost time. There are still two years left. Fellow Daoists who are interested in becoming sword cultivators still have a chance to prepare well!"
"Oh! I don't know anything about their children's affairs!"
Sect Leader Xuan Qing was busy greeting people, taking photos and answering questions. It took him less than a quarter of an hour to walk the short distance to the main gate of the Hehuan Sect.
The leader of the Nine Yang Sect, who was ignored, said: ...
No, is it right to ignore the alchemy cultivator and go find the sword cultivator?
Besides, don't you usually run away when you see a sword cultivator? Why are you suddenly so enthusiastic now?
This is really strange. I haven’t been in seclusion recently. When did the world change so much?
With no place to vent his doubts, the Sect Master turned to the Tianyan Sect on the other side for approval: "Hey, Brother Wen Jing, why do you see the Qingfeng Sword Sect suddenly..."
"Ahhhh! Taoist Tang! Taoist Tang actually went out of his way to return to the team!"
"Sign! Taoist Tang, please sign for me!"
"Sect Master, is it true that the Wuqing Dao cannot fall in love? Can't you give Taoist Tang a break? Wuwuwu!"
"Sect Master, I heard you're planning to invest in a prequel to Kingdom of Women. Is that true? What's the story?"
The same bustling crowd, the same eye-piercing spirit shadow stone, the same enthusiastic cheers and questions, even the sect leader's slow pace was exactly the same. For a moment, the leader of the Nine Yang Sect thought that he was the one who was abnormal.
"Don't doubt it, it's these two who have changed." Just when the sect leader was doubting his life, suddenly an old and mysterious voice sounded slowly behind him. The sect leader looked back and found that it was the last of the five major sects - the leader of Tianji Pavilion.
"Huh..." The Sect Master breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the seemingly elderly Pavilion Master: "What's going on with them? The Tianyan Sect is fine, but when did the Qingfeng Sword Sect become so popular?"
Just now he heard several young cultivators excitedly express their love for sword cultivation, which was simply impossible in the past.
"It seems their good fortune started not long ago," the white-haired old man slowly twisted his beard. "Lucky fortune, fame and fortune... It seems they've seized the opportunity and are about to take off..."
"What? Then we, the Nine Yang Sect, can't fall behind!" The Sect Master became anxious upon hearing this. He quickly asked, "Where is the opportunity? How can we seize it?"
"I can't say it, I can't say it..." The more anxious the sect leader became, the more the Tianji Pavilion Master kept silent. He smiled and twirled his beard: "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed. This old man has not been able to understand it for the time being..."
What's the use of you then? You can only say some specious words! The leader sighed and turned away.
"but……"
"But what?" The sect leader's curiosity was immediately piqued and he turned around and asked.
"But I did some divination before I came here, and it said, 'A trapped dragon finds water,' which means good fortune. It's a perfect fortune, so this time I'll be able to succeed!"
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