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The sun and the moon flashed, and time seemed to flash past in the eyes of cultivators. In the blink of an eye, the disciple recruitment ceremony had already begun. Unknowingly, Tian Ci had already been in the Hollow Jade Sect for two months.

His body was firmer and tougher than before, and his skin had become more flexible and shiny. It seemed that his two months of cultivation had not been in vain.

In these two months, in the first few days, Su He brought him to admire the eight great beauty of the Hollow Jade Sect.

In these two months, besides Su He, no one else came to visit the Heavenly Gift Residence. Since the disciple recruitment ceremony of the Hollow Jade Sect had come, no one came to invite him, as if they had forgotten about him.

From the fifth day of the disciple recruitment ceremony onwards, guests from the Hollow Jade Sect began to arrive one after another.

The Hollow Jade Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony was only held five days ago by a guest, so why wasn't there a guest five days ago?

It wasn't that no guests had come to visit, but five days ago, the Hollow Jade Sect refused to entertain guests.

Ever since Tian Ci came to the sect, the Hollow Jade Sect had activated the protective magical formation to refuse to receive guests. It was all because the Scarlet Pill helped him spread his name throughout the world, causing the people to covet him.

Within two months, if a guest came to visit, the sect would accept them for a break. Once a precedent was set, there would only be more guests.

The sect was busy preparing for the disciple recruitment ceremony so they did not have the spare time and personnel to entertain the guests.

Moreover, it was fine if they were all righteous cultivators. The Demon God's Sect and the Demon Race would be mixed in, and the consequences would be unpredictable.

For the sake of the sect's reputation and considering the safety of the heaven's gift, the Hollow Jade Sect could only refuse to receive guests.

On the fifth day after the disciple recruitment ceremony, the Hollow Jade Sect opened its doors and officially invited fellow cultivators into the sect, waiting for the ceremony.

On the first day that the Hollow Jade Sect officially invited all of their fellow Daoists to join their sects, hundreds of visitors arrived and all of them were in the tribulation stage.

Tang Chen, Si, Huan Shengtian, and Liu Xiaoqian had participated in the Shentu Family's tragic case thirteen years ago.

As also a noble guest of the sect, the Hollow Jade Sect should have arranged for Tian Ci to meet the guest. Considering that the guest's intentions were impure, Yin Xian did not invite Tian Ci to meet them.

On the morning of the fourth to last day of the disciple recruitment ceremony, the day after the sect officially invited everyone to join them, the Hollow Jade Sect finally welcomed all the cultivators that entered the sect.

Of the five great sects, the first one to reach the top was Yan Zong. The leader of the four great sects was the vice sect master, Cao Ba.

Yan Zong was good at using fire, and almost all of the cultivators in the sect were fire elemental cultivators.

Cao Ba, 1.8 meters tall, had scarlet skin and a head of fiery red hair. His eyes were big and his nose was flat. He was wearing a red daoist robe and had a violent personality.

He had cultivated for 500 years to reach the middle stage of the tribulation, and his fire attribute cultivation technique had reached perfection.

Ever since he had taken his position as the vice sect master of the Flame Sect, he had looked down on everyone else. He liked to act as if he was not afraid of the heavens or the earth, as if he was the most respected in the world.

Thirteen years ago, he was also a participant in the Shentu Family's tragedy.

Aside from him, the Yan Sect had also brought three cultivators from the sect. Two were in the tribulation stage, and one was a high-level cultivator.

The high-level cultivator's name was Cao Wenjun, he was Cao Ba's nephew, and the Shentu Clan was in a tragic situation. He had contributed quite a bit.

There were also dozens of people following Yan Zong. From the symbols on their clothing, it could be seen that they all came from different sects under the jurisdiction of the Yan Sect.

Dozens of people had similar cultivation bases, all of them were high-level cultivators. It was likely that they were either an elder or the sect master.

If Shentu Changsheng was here, he would definitely recognize these people.

Thirteen years ago, not only had Shentu Changsheng seen them, he also hated them to the bones. Even if they turned to dust, Shentu Changsheng would never forget their appearances.

Since they were both part of the five great sects, the Hollow Jade Sect naturally could not be negligent when the Flame Sect arrived.

Yin Xian, Su Liang, and Wen Shu personally went to the entrance to receive the guests. After exchanging a few words of greeting, they invited the guests into the sect to rest and wait for the disciple recruitment ceremony to begin.

On the same afternoon, the Hollow Jade Sect welcomed another group of sect cultivators. They were the sects that came, the Mysterious Spirit Sect, and the large and small sects that were under their jurisdiction.

There were only two people sent by the Profound Spirit Sect to observe this recruitment ceremony. The man's name was Yu Zijun, and the woman's name was Nong Rou Rou.

As the Mysterious Spirit Sect was close to nature, it was filled with wood-attribute cultivators.

Yu Zijun wore a dark green long robe, Nong Rou was wearing a light green long skirt, the couple, the man was handsome, the woman was beautiful, and they were inseparable.

Yu Zijun was in the middle stage of the tribulation while Nong Jiexi was in the early stage of the tribulation. Coincidentally, the two of them also participated in the Shentu Family's tragic case thirteen years ago.

That year, after the phenomenon had occurred, the two of them had received orders from the grand master to investigate the place where the incident had occurred.

After knowing the truth of the phenomenon, the couple originally wanted to help the Shentu Clan, but they were too weak and they helplessly watched the Shentu Clan walk towards its demise.

Even though the two of them wanted to help, in the eyes of the people of the world, they were still responsible for the destruction of the Shentu Clan.

Knowing the reason for coming to the Hollow Jade Sect to observe the ceremony, the two of them did not want to participate in the matter of the Shentu Clan anymore.

Now that the Shentu Clan had been annihilated, a massive matter of karma had been dragged into this mess. It was impossible for them to escape.

Yu Zijun and Nong Qingrou couldn't break away from this cause and effect, and just as impossible as the Sect Leaders (or Elders) who came with them could not break away from this cause and effect.

Because as long as the Shentu Clan's remaining bloodline remained in this world, not a single one of them would be able to escape from this cause and effect.

Yu Zijun and Nong JianRou couple brought their sect heads (or elders) from various sects under their jurisdiction to come. Yin Xian brought Su Liang and Wen Su to welcome them once again.

When the two sides met, they couldn't help but exchange pleasantries.

On the third day after the disciple recruitment ceremony, many sect cultivators came to watch the ceremony and many rogue cultivators came.

There were no Cloud Sky Sect or Sky Cracking Sect, nor were there any cultivators under their jurisdiction. The cultivators that came to watch the ceremony were all the sect heads or elders of large and small sects under the jurisdiction of the Hollow Jade Sect.

The leaders of these large and small sects not only participated in the Shentu Family's tragedy, but also in the events in the Song Yu city.

The sect cultivators were all under the jurisdiction of the Hollow Jade Sect, while the rogue cultivators came from all directions.

Two days ago, almost all the wandering cultivators under the heavens who could call out their names had come. On the third day, the number of rogue cultivators that came had decreased significantly.

On that day, only eight tribulation cultivators appeared. The rest were all high level cultivators, so the low level cultivators temporarily did not appear.

As the Substitute Sect Leader, Yin Xian had a lot of work to do, and Wen Su was not good at speaking either. Without the appearance of the cultivators from the Four Major Sects, the hardship of receiving guests would naturally fall onto Su Liang's shoulders.

Two days ago, Su Liang was able to call out the names of the tribulation stage rogue cultivators that came to the sect. Today, there were only eight of them, but Su Liang did not recognize any of them.

Judging from the guest's cultivation level, Su Liang discovered that three of them had cultivations weaker than him, three had cultivations similar to his, and two of them couldn't even see through his own.

No matter what, the guests were indeed tribulation cultivators.

Although the world was big and there were many strange things happening, the five great sects all had it recorded.

The ages, cultivation, appearance, characteristics, and deeds of these people were all recorded in the records of the five great sects.

The sect's worries had still appeared.

Shentu Shenjun was a hot potato who brought people into the sect and brought disaster to the sect. He allowed the whole world to come into his hands and brought disaster to the world.

As one of the leaders of the righteous sects, the Hollow Jade Sect couldn't just stand by and watch. They could only temporarily bring Tian Ci into the sect and invite all of the people in the world to prove their identity.

Su Liang had already thought that the Demonic God Sect and the Demonic Clan would not allow Shentu Shun to get their hands on the righteous path of the humankind when he had invited all the cultivators of the world to observe the ceremony.

He had been worried that the Demon God's Sect and the Monster race would send people to compete for the Heavenly Gift. But now, Su Liang's worries had come true.

The eight tribulation cultivators had concealed their identities perfectly. It was also because they were too perfect that Su Liang dared to determine their identities.

Of the eight tribulation stage cultivators, six came from the demon clan and two from the Demon God Sect.

Originally, the sect's disciple recruitment ceremony was to invite the world to view the ceremony. Now that the Demon race and the Demon God's Sect had also arrived, Su Liang was slightly troubled at first. Was he inviting them into the sect to wait for the ceremony?

There were many fellow cultivators who came to observe the ceremony and the sect was protected by the grand protective magical formation. Su Liang believed that they wouldn't dare to behave so atrociously in the sect.

The demonic clan had transformed into a human. The cultivators of the Demon God's Sect did their best to conceal their identity and came in the name of a spectator. They must be fearful of the power of the righteous path of the human race.

As the saying goes, those who come are guests. Su Liang pretended not to recognize them and invited them into the sect for the ceremony.

On the fourth day of the disciple recruitment ceremony, the cultivators of the Sky Cracking Sect and other sects that were in charge of the sect arrived late.

The Cracking Sky Sect was located to the west, and its territory was rich in minerals. The sect was good at forging all sorts of magical weapons, and was basically a metal-type sect.

Coming to the Hollow Jade Sect to observe the ceremony, the leader of the Cracking Sky Sect didn't come personally, nor did the leaders of the various peaks come personally. There was only one Elder.

This elder was named Duo Ling. He was an early stage tribulation cultivator and wore a white daoist robe with a treasured sword symbol on it. This was a special symbol of the Cracking Sky Sect.

The cultivators of the Sky Cracking Sect were good at smithing, but he disliked smithing and preferred to play the music.

Thirteen years ago, the Sky Cracking Sect was very lucky to have missed out on a great cause and effect.

On the surface, the Hollow Jade Temple had invited all the other disciples of the world to watch the ceremony, but in reality, it was just to prove their identity.

Shentu Shun and Shentu Changsheng were the only two remaining bloodlines in the Shentu Clan, and they had great karma. Thirteen years ago, the Sky-Splitting Sect had not participated, and now they did not want to participate as well.

There were only a few sect cultivators that followed Duo Ling here. These few people had once participated in the Shentu Clan's tragic case and had only come to resolve this issue.

On the last day of the disciple recruitment ceremony of the Hollow Jade Sect, the Cloud Sky Sect had never appeared. The cultivators that came to observe the ceremony all thought that the Cloud Sky Sect would not come.

That very night, someone from the Cloud Sky Sect arrived.

What was unexpected was that the person from the Cloud Sky Sect was actually the head of the Cloud Sky Sect, Hong Tao.

The Cloud Sky Sect's Heng Yun Mountain was located to the north, near the sea. The sect was almost entirely made up of water element disciples and the cultivators in the sect were all dressed in blue daoist robes.

Thirteen years ago, the Heavenly Cloud Sect did not participate in the Shentu Family's tragic case.

Hong Tao did not come to the Hollow Jade Sect to observe the ceremony nor did he come for the gift of heaven. He came to meet a person.

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