"Welcome, Uncle-Master." Jiao Yongnian and the other three turned around and raised their hands to welcome the gray-robed old man.
There were only a few people in the entire Zixiao Sect whom they could call their great-grandmaster, not to mention that the old man's aura was so powerful that they couldn't raise their heads just by looking at him.
Everyone instantly guessed the identity of the gray-robed old man, the Zixiao Sect's treasure - Master Zixiao.
Except for Gao Han and Zhongli Tingzhou, everyone else became excited instantly, staring at Master Zixiao with extremely fanatical eyes.
The two had just arrived at Lingtian Continent and knew nothing about the glorious deeds of Master Zixiao, nor did they hold out any hope of being noticed by him. Compared to the excitement of others, they stood out among the crowd for being too calm.
Master Zixiao nodded slightly and glanced at the people present with an oppressive look.
Even though they were extremely reserved, everyone still felt like their scalps were about to explode.
"Uncle-master, are you here to select disciples?" Jiao Yongnian stepped forward with his head held high. He lowered his voice deliberately, and there were barriers around him, so people in the square could not hear his voice.
"What's the problem?" Master Zixiao's gaze returned to him.
"Of course there is no problem." How could Jiao Yongnian dare to have any opinions? The one who should have opinions was the sect leader, but even the sect leader couldn't persuade his great-grandmaster, so what else could they do? The appearance of his great-grandmaster here was already the answer.
"Grandmaster, which disciple have you chosen? Could you tell our disciples?" Qinglan bravely asked cautiously. They were really curious but did not dare to snatch the disciple from their grandmaster.
Yuanran and the white-robed monk were also looking forward to it.
Master Zixiao said calmly: "You will know."
The four faces did not show disappointment, they had already got the answers they wanted.
That means the (grand) uncle has already decided on the candidate.
Just when everyone was wondering who was so lucky to be noticed by Master Zixiao, the masters of other peaks also appeared one after another.
The other six peak masters all flew over in unison, landed in front of Master Zixiao, and bowed in greeting. The scene was both spectacular and impressive.
"Greetings to the great uncle."
Master Zixiao’s seniority is really high, and all the peak masters’ masters are Master Zixiao’s juniors.
"No need to be so polite." Master Zixiao raised his wrist slightly, his voice crisp and clear, his eyes filled with great wisdom as he looked at them one by one.
Jiao Yongnian explained calmly: "Uncle Master, Master Hu Feng and the others are also here to select disciples."
"I know."
After saying that, Master Zixiao looked directly at Zhongli Tingzhou in the corner of the square and said quickly and domineeringly, "Are you willing to be my disciple?"
Everyone held their breath for a moment. There was envy, jealousy, loss, and confusion, but almost no resentment.
No matter what Master Zixiao's criteria for selecting people are, they have no right to interfere.
However, precisely because they did not know what the standard was, when they saw Zhongli Tingzhou, they would only use his cultivation level to evaluate him. They discovered that he only had foundation-building cultivation, even though he had already reached great perfection and would soon be able to break through, but they still felt puzzled.
Especially the few people in the square who were in the Jindan stage and not much older than him. Apart from a little envy, they were also filled with deep confusion.
It's impossible that Master Zixiao's criterion for selecting people is appearance. They would never believe it even if they were beaten to death.
Jiao Yongnian and other peak masters didn't think so. Master Zixiao had never been one of those people who cared about appearance. On the contrary, he paid more attention to qualifications.
However, although Zhongli Tingzhou has the ability to kill people above his level, considering his age and cultivation level, he is not the best choice. They also don’t understand what the basis is for the master’s uncle to select people.
However, looking at the other party's extremely outstanding appearance, there are few people in the Zixiao Sect who can compare to him.
When spiritual practitioners reach the Golden Core Stage, they can change their appearance on their own, so most of the practitioners are handsome men or beautiful women.
The other party has not yet reached the Jindan stage, so this appearance must be natural. To be able to grow like this, it may be that he is blessed by nature. Putting aside his age and cultivation, perhaps this is his luck.
Although Master Zixiao asked in a questioning tone, everyone knew that it was an inevitable fact that Zhongli Tingzhou would become his disciple.
As for whether Zhongli Tingzhou was willing, no one had ever thought about this question.
"Only me?" Zhongli Tingzhou suddenly asked with a frown.
There was a sound of people inhaling all around.
Everyone stared at him with wide eyes. What was he talking about? What did he mean he was the only one? Could it be that he thought there would be a second one?
Jiao Yongnian and the other peak masters also showed surprised expressions. Looking at his appearance, he did not show excitement at the first time, which was not in line with common sense.
"I only accept one disciple." Master Zixiao didn't care much and looked calm.
"You are indeed..."
Before Zhongli Tingzhou could finish his words, Gao Han twisted his waist hard.
You can treat your own people however you want, but who is Master Zixiao? His status is so high that if you dare to show any disrespect to him, his disciples will probably tear him to pieces.
To be honest, it was beyond his expectation that Zhongli Tingzhou would be noticed by Master Zixiao.
Once you become Master Zixiao's disciple, will you still be afraid that you won't be able to protect him?
There was only one chance, and if it slipped away because of him, he would feel it was a pity just thinking about it.
"Okay, but I have a condition." Zhongli Tingzhou would make concessions, but not all of them. He still had to put forward the necessary conditions.
"explain."
Jiao Yongnian and the other peak masters thought that this young man was crazy. Their uncle-master wanted to take him in as a disciple and even dared to put forward conditions. However, what made them think it was even crazier was that their uncle-master actually responded. Judging from his tone and expression, it seemed that he was willing to consider the conditions.
What's so good about this young man that he could make his uncle-master do this?
"I want to take him with me." Zhongli Tingzhou put his arm around Gao Han's shoulders openly.
For a moment, Gao Han found that many pairs of envious eyes were falling on him.
"If you are not my disciple, you are not allowed to enter the Upper Nine Peaks. This is the rule." Master Zixiao glanced at Gao Han indifferently.
Zhongli Tingzhou disagreed, "Rules are made by humans. If you are fighting against the heavens, why do you still stick to these rules? Aren't new rules based on breaking the old rules?"
Jiao Yongnian frowned upon hearing this, "Don't be rude to your uncle-master."
"No problem." Master Zixiao said calmly, "Although there are some fallacies in your argument, it is not entirely wrong. I will agree to your conditions."
Zhongli Tingzhou smiled, "I'll make it clear first, he won't do menial work."
Gao Han didn't know what to say. To be so greedy, he must be the first person with natural advantages, because he hasn't been killed by lightning yet.
"You two have to do the menial work." Master Zixiao said calmly, and after saying that he would go to Shangjiu Peak to find him, he left in a leisurely manner, as if nothing else could interest him except taking in disciples.
"You are being overly sentimental." Gao Han said in a very soft voice in his ear.
"If you don't take things for granted, how can you understand the situation?" Zhongli Tingzhou shrugged. Let them laugh. He didn't care anyway.
Gao Han denied it without hesitation: "No, at the critical moment, you have to be brave and thick-skinned. Thick skin is the key."
"I risked my life to help you get a job doing odd jobs together, but instead of thanking me, you blamed me. Where is your conscience? I am injured now, and you must compensate me."
"Thank you on behalf of the errand boy."
"Cough cough." Jiao Yongnian coughed.
The two of them were getting more and more outrageous. No matter how quietly they spoke, Yuan Ran, a Jindan-stage cultivator, could hear them clearly, let alone them. Moreover, the two of them kept talking louder and louder, without even trying to conceal their words.
Jiao Yongnian flew down from the square, and the other peak masters no longer stood in the void. The candidates for their uncle's disciples had already been chosen, and in terms of seniority, they were their uncles. It was unreasonable to let their uncle look up at them, and it would also cause criticism. The most important thing was that it would be troublesome if they made their uncle angry.
Jiao Yongnian walked across most of the square and came to Zhongli Tingzhou.
"I don't know what your uncle's name is?"
Seeing the cultivator who was so high and mighty just now suddenly bowing to him, Zhongli Tingzhou did not show any sense of superiority, and instantly returned to his cold look, "Zhongli Tingzhou, he is Gao Han."
The corners of the mouths of the peak masters behind Jiao Yongnian twitched slightly. It seemed that this uncle-master particularly liked to bring his companions along, as if he was afraid that his companions would suffer any grievances.
Although it is still surprising, everyone feels a little satisfied. The fact that Master Zhongli values friendship so much shows that his character is not bad.
"Uncle-master Zhongli, let Yuanran take you to the management office to handle the formalities later. He will then take you to Shangjiu Peak to meet our uncle-master. What do you think?" Jiao Yongnian ignored Yuanran's miserable expression.
"Okay." Zhongli Tingzhou nodded slightly.
Others couldn't help but look sideways, this personality was indeed a bit like that of their great-uncle-master. If they hadn't just heard the conversation between him and his companions, they would really have thought that this new great-uncle-master had this kind of personality.
"Uncle-master, please follow Yuanran." Yuanran, who was called, could only swallow his tears.
What can he do since he is the youngest?
Even if Uncle Jiao hadn't named him, other peak masters would not step forward on their own initiative, and might even refuse such a task on the grounds of accepting disciples. Only he could do it.
Brother Qinglan patted his shoulder sympathetically and said, "Nephew Yuan, go ahead. Your great-grandmaster is still waiting."
Yuan Ran looked at him resentfully and said that if he had the ability, he could go in his place.
Monk Qinglan pretended not to understand his look.
Even after they left, there were still people in the square who were confused.
The matter of Master Zixiao accepting disciples has been settled. The princes and crown princes of some small countries remember the many instructions from their elders and are determined to behave well in order to be chosen by the Master.
However, how could they know what Master Zixiao’s selection criteria were?
Now that things have come to this, everyone cheered up again. Even if they cannot become Master Zixiao's disciples, they must strive to be noticed by other powerful peak masters.
The master of Luojian Peak is quite good. Sword cultivators are the most powerful spiritual cultivators in Zixiao Sect, and it is everyone's dream to be able to enter Luojian Peak.
In the crowd, Bi Qingling couldn't help but tremble, and he still hasn't recovered from the shock.
The two people he made friends with yesterday actually became his great-great-great-great-uncle today.
Of course, if he wanted to be someone's disciple's grandson, he had to be noticed by several peak masters and accepted as a disciple. Even if he wanted to be someone's grandson, it all depended on whether others agreed.