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The main hall of the Hollow Jade Sect!
The great hall of the sect was a place where the sect discussed important matters and received guests. It was different from the usual hall, where there were no important matters to discuss, but there were many people in the great hall, and they did not seem like they were welcoming guests.
Today was the day of the disciple recruitment ceremony, and the sky was still dark. The fifty-seven children who needed to be tested were brought into the great hall by an elder.
The moment one of them stepped into the sect's main hall, the hall immediately let out a thunderous snoring sound. Every child immediately looked towards the source of the snoring sound.
What entered his eyes was a pig sleeping in the main hall. This pig was the Scarlet Core Demon King, Song Maiden City. Many children had heard of this matter. When the pig came to the Hollow Jade Sect to enjoy the scenery, they had a chance to meet it.
The Monster King was an existence similar to the masters of the various peaks. Seeing that Chi Dan was sleeping, these kids only dared to take a curious look but didn't dare to get close to him and disturb him.
As for the elder who brought these children here, he hid behind these children as if he had seen a ghost, trying his best to not let Chi Dan discover him.
Beside the pig was a youth. During the past two months, there had been many children who had heard about the youth and treated him differently.
After these 58 children entered the main hall, Tian Ci no longer rested. While these children were sizing him up, he was also sizing them up.
He had followed his senior for ten years in the martial arts world, and had long understood how to judge people's feelings and how to judge their thoughts. Some children looked down on him like a proud little rooster, but there were also children who sympathized with him. There were also children who envied and envied him, so he would not lower himself to the same level as these children.
There was an old man and a young man sitting cross-legged beside Tian Ci. They were none other than Huo Luan and Elder Zhang. Huo Luan and the Scarlet Pill Demon King had come together with them.
Elder Zhang had not left the hospitable immortal estate for more than a hundred years and had not seen any of the new disciples in the past hundred years. If it wasn't for Chi Dan, these kids wouldn't have seen him, let alone known him.
There were three people and one beast inside the hall. No child knew what they were. Only Tian Ci and the others knew. Five days ago, they had already entered the hall.
Little Dan pulled himself into the water by adding spirit stones in the city of Songyu, which triggered the greed of the world. He arranged for them to stay in the main hall. He understood that the sect was doing this for his safety.
After the disciple test began, all 58 children were taken out one by one. Tian Ci envied these kids for having cultivation spiritual roots that she did not have, but was not jealous that they could become disciples of the Hollow Jade Sect.
When the last child left, it also meant that the disciple test had ended. Not long after the last child left, Heaven's Gift saw that someone had entered.
When he saw the person who came, Heaven's Gift was stunned for a moment, because the person he saw was not the child who left last, but the uncle who brought him to the sect. During the two months he had been in the Hollow Jade Sect, other than Su Liang bringing him up the mountain, this was the first time he saw Su Liang.
As for where the leaving child had gone to and why he had not returned, he did not have the time to think about it. It was because he had to go up and greet him to show his respect to Su Liang.
"Uncle Su, good!"
He was too used to traveling in the mortal world and did not understand the etiquette of a sect. Since he was bestowed with a heaven, there was no need to kneel and bow to others just like the others.
Just a simple sentence from Tian Ci calling him Uncle Su caused the hearts of the fifty-seven children and the elder in charge of receiving and delivering the children to change.
The Hollow Jade Sect had three generations of elders, the supreme elders' seniority was even higher than the sect master and the elders of the various peaks. The seniority of the first generation elders was the same as the sect master and the seniors of the respective masters, while the seniority of the second generation elders was one level lower than the sect master and the elders of the respective peaks.
Elder Zhang was the elder of the first generation, and the elder in charge of receiving and escorting these children in the main hall was the same as Lu Ding, Ding Xu, Qiu Pingnan, and Jie Liting, the second generation elders.
Regarding the seniority of the elders, this was something Tian Ci had learned from Su He when they were touring the eight landscapes of Mount Yusong together.
When the Third Generation Elder heard the way Tian Ci addressed Martial Uncle Su, he couldn't help but feel envy in his heart. Even when facing Su Liang and Chi Dan, he didn't dare to have any jealousy towards Tian Ci.
As for the change in the hearts of the fifty-seven children, it was neither envy nor jealousy, but a look of deep longing, because they were homesick.
These fifty-seven children came from the mortal world and had left home for no more than five years, or at the least half a year. For the first time leaving home, regardless of what kind of background they had in the mortal world or what talent they had in cultivation, they all began to miss their home and loved ones because of a sentence from heaven.
The elder and the fifty-seven children had some sort of mental change in mind. The elders had their backs to the elders, so Su Liang didn't pay much attention to it.
"Little friend Tian Ci, are you really not Shentu Shun?"
It had been two months since he entered the sect. During these two months, the sect did not ask him why he came, nor did they ask if he was Shentu Shun.
Was he Shentu Shun?
If it wasn't for Shentu Shun, why would he be exactly thirteen years old this year and not have any spirit roots to cultivate, and why would his mood change so drastically?
If it was Shentu Shun, how could he prove it? Could it be based on the guesses of others and himself?
He also wanted to know if Shentu Shun was really that person. He didn't need to turn his head to know that other than Little Dan, who was still sleeping, everyone else wanted to know as well.
The Hollow Jade Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony was divided into two parts, one part to test a disciple's aptitude, and the other part was to test a disciple's qualifications.
The grand ceremony was only halfway through when Uncle Su suddenly arrived and even asked a question like this, 'Heaven's Gift' wasn't a child who just walked out of the village. Although he had just entered the cultivation world, it didn't affect his analysis of the current situation.
Two months ago, everything that happened in Songyu City was still fresh in his mind. If not for the little alchemist pulling him down, and if it weren't for Shentu Shun, this year's disciple recruitment ceremony of the Hollow Jade Sect would have been just like how it was in the past. Now, the recruitment ceremony of the Hollow Jade Sect wasn't as simple as it seemed.
For the sake of obtaining Shentu Shun's whereabouts, many people were willing to have their Spirit Stones extorted by Little Dan. Upon learning that he might be Shentu Shun, the expressions of those who saw him changed. He would never forget.
In this year's disciple recruitment ceremony of the Hollow Jade Sect, he didn't even need to guess how many guests had come to watch. He didn't even need to look to know.
After the new disciple test ended, there would be someone to take him out and confirm his identity in front of everyone under the heavens. He could also think of the only thing that surprised him, was that the person to bring him out was none other than the person he felt to be familiar with, Uncle Su.
After Uncle Su arrived, he didn't bring out the gift directly, but instead asked the question that everyone wanted to ask. This question, once you step out of the sect's great hall, there would definitely be people who would ask Uncle Su why he wanted to ask it first at this time.
When they heard that he was Shentu Shun, everyone's expression changed. Even Huo Luan's brother was no exception. He would never forget.
At this moment, he didn't see the same look in Uncle Su's eyes, but saw concern and worry. Thus, he guessed Uncle Su's intentions.
"Uncle Su, I'm not Shentu Shentu!"
Although he didn't know exactly how many guests had arrived at the Hollow Jade Temple in the past five days, once the guests went on a rampage, it was likely that the Hollow Jade Sect wouldn't be able to gain any advantage.
The current situation was extremely disadvantageous for him. Even if Tian Ci did not know whether or not he was Shentu Shun, even if he did, he would not admit it.
Hearing his words, Uncle Su let out a sigh of relief. He knew he guessed right. Uncle Su wanted him to refuse to admit it.
This was exactly what Su Liang meant. He saw that Heaven's Gift was obvious, so he nodded in admiration.
Su Liang's sudden appearance was part of the recruitment process. Elder Zhang was not surprised at all. It was obvious that he knew the entire process of the ceremony.
When he saw Senior Brother Su suddenly ask if Tianshu was Shentu Shun, he was puzzled at first, but when he heard Tianshu's answer and saw Senior Brother Su's praising expression, he understood everything.
Huo Luan's reaction to Su Liang's appearance was similar to that of Shen Ci's, and she had also guessed the reason for Su Liang's appearance. Even if Su Liang did not warn him secretly, for the sake of Su Liang's safety, Huo Luan would also warn him that regardless of what the truth was, Tian Ci could not admit that she was Shen Tu Shun.
"Come out with me. The people outside want to see you!"
"Uncle Su, wait a moment. It's almost done!"
Uncle Su instructed, Sky Harmony should go with Uncle Su immediately, but he did not do that, because he would not go alone, nor could he go alone.
They shared the same fate and shared the same fate. This disaster was caused by little Dan, and it was impossible for Heaven's Gift to forget the culprit.
"Little Dan, get up, someone's sending you spirit stones!"
In the past, many times, in order to wake up Little Dan, Heaven's Gift had been very rude, but there were no outsiders present. There were still some children in the hall, and even some elders.
There was another reason why he did not wake Little Dan up. Every time he woke up Little Dan, he would be angry, especially when he was in a beautiful dream. If he disturbed Little Dan, he would be scolded.
Normally, if he didn't have an outsider, it was fine to be insulted by Little Dan, but if he was insulted in front of an outsider, he would definitely be in a very awkward situation. In order to wake up Little Dan, he had no choice but to come up with this plan.
It was not the first time that he had used this method, and he had used it before as well. As for whether or not it worked, he would have to try it out to see.
As soon as Tian Ci finished speaking, Chi Dan felt as if he was in a nightmare. He was immediately startled awake, and his four feet stomped on the ground as he stood up, subconsciously looking towards the entrance of the sect's grand hall.
