Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 875 - 16: Use the Enemy’s Long Techniques to Control the Enemy

Would it be fine if I don’t take any disciples at all? Qiu Changtian pondered in his heart, yet replied:

“Please arrange it as you see fit, Master.”

“In my view, four would be sufficient,” the Ziwei Master remarked while stroking his beard, “Xu, Ge, Luo, Zhao, take one from each.”

“Does the Guyuan Zhao Family also have one?” Qiu Changtian asked in surprise.

“The little girl who is currently ranked fourth,” the Ziwei Master answered.

Taking four disciples… There really isn’t a problem, after all, I can just have my junior sister teach them on my behalf.

Thinking this, Qiu Changtian then agreed to it.

Turning around to leave, he raised his arm, and with a flash of Sword Light from his sleeve, he cast Flying Sword Messaging towards Xu Yinglian’s location.

Once Xu Yinglian received the message, she silently read it through, then reduced the height of the descending Sword Light.

At the end of the path to ascend to immortality, only one hundred steps from Heaven’s Gate, there were already more than thirty people densely packed together.

It wasn’t unprecedented to see this happen, but usually, the people were spread out more, not concentrated in one area like they were now, as if picnicking in the mountains.

Xu Yinglian alighted the Sword Light, and glanced inadvertently at Xu Jin, who immediately stood up and turned toward the direction of Heaven’s Gate.

“The Sect Leader has decreed,” Xu Yinglian declared loudly, “the Chief Disciple may independently choose a mentor.”

No sooner had the words fallen than it was like the firing of a starting gun, everyone below almost simultaneously sprang into action.

Because Xu Jin had already assumed the correct posture, she moved the fastest. Luo Chuan, who had been sitting on the ground, now hurriedly got to his feet and began to move, but he was already seven or eight steps behind her.

Ge Juan quickly followed behind Luo Chuan, and the three of them, who were undoubtedly in the first tier before, now pushed forward again, quickly taking a significant lead.

As for the ones behind, most had only walked a few steps when their bodies started to shake and swayed—Heavenly Demon Illusory Sound amplified the soreness of their muscles and the fatigue in their bodies.

Soon, a delicate-looking young girl left the main group behind and swiftly started to chase after Ge Juan’s position ahead.

Is that… Zhao Yunhu of the Guyuan Zhao Family?

Xu Yinglian remembered slightly, recalling this young girl who had always hidden among the second tier, unexpectedly she had reserved some strength for this moment.

Her gaze then stretched forward, noticing Luo Chuan picking up speed, evidently more physically robust than Xu Jin.

But Xu Jin, utilizing her starting advantage, was not being rapidly overtaken as she kept up her pace, and it seemed that for the short term, she wouldn’t be easily surpassed.

As for Ge Juan, she was following Luo Chuan at a steady pace, it was unclear whether she had exhausted all her strength to maintain that speed, or if she planned on making a last-minute push to overtake him.

Xu Yinglian’s curiosity was piqued as she watched the three of them chasing each other. As they approached the mountain gate, Ge Juan suddenly quickened her pace, combining two steps into one in a mad dash upwards!

However, Luo Chuan and Xu Jin also accelerated their steps, shifting from walking to running, advancing at full speed… It turns out that all three of them had been holding back strength, and now they spontaneously unleashed it, competing for the position of Chief Disciple.

Since there wasn’t much distance left, the final rankings remained unchanged: Xu Jin in first, Luo Chuan in second, and Ge Juan in third.

About a quarter of an hour later, Zhao Yunhu also completed the ascent to Heaven’s Gate and crossed over.

Looking at the remaining members of the second echelon behind, they were so delayed by the Heavenly Demon Illusory Sound that they were moving as slow as tortoises, huffing and puffing just to ascend one step.

It seems that this year’s most promising are just these four. Xu Yinglian thought to herself.

In previous years, the ones who completed the ascent to Heaven’s Gate in the first echelon were almost always from the Xu, Luo, Zhao, and Ge families taking turns in dominance. However, this time it is rare to see all four families represented.

It is just unknown how the senior brother will choose his disciples.

The four of them took a short rest at Heaven’s Gate and were soon led by disciples into the Jade Void Palace to undergo the ceremonies of apprenticeship, in order.

“I wish to take Elder Changgeng as my master,” stated Xu Jin as the Chief Disciple, taking the lead.

This was not unexpected, so the elders and Sect Leaders didn’t show much of a reaction. Only Qiu Changtian casually inquired:

“Why do you want to take me as your master?”

Xu Jin turned to look at Xu Yinglian in the crowd behind and replied:

“Disciple… has long admired our ancestor, Qiong Ying True Person, and the ancestor held Elder Changgeng in the highest respect. Therefore, I wish to be under Elder Changgeng’s tutelage.”

This reply was indeed clever, seemingly a junior’s admiration for an ancestor but in reality, a subtle reminder to Qiu Changtian, “I come from your wife’s family; I’m one of your own.”

Seeing her so shrewd, Qiu Changtian actually appreciated it and nodded his agreement.

Next was Luo Chuan, who loudly declared:

“I too wish to take Changgeng True Person as my master.”

“And the reason?” Qiu Changtian inquired.

“Ancestor Han Yuan once said…” Luo Chuan was about to copy the response but was cut off by Qiu Changtian’s smiling interruption, “A reason that has been used cannot be used again.”

After a moment’s thought, Luo Chuan stated:

“The disciple wishes to form a First Grade Golden Core and seeks guidance from the predecessors. There is no option but Elder Changgeng for me.”

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In just a few sentences, he expressed his ambitious aspiration and subtly flattered Qiu Changtian, who then nodded in satisfaction.

It was now Ge Juan’s turn, and naturally, she chose Elder Changgeng, saying:

“Elder Changgeng is known for his Daoist Heart Clarity and possesses a rare and exceptional talent that emerges perhaps once in ten thousand years. I was born eloquent and wise, yet on the path of Dao, I can hardly utilize a ten-thousandth of this innate gift’s value. I earnestly request Elder Changgeng guide me through this confusion.”

Ha, Qiu Changtian was also speechless in admiration.

These young boys and girls, merely sixteen or seventeen years old, spoke with such schemes and tactics; truly worthy of being born in Cultivator Families… Hmm, perhaps my personality and way of dealing have long been anticipated by the four great families of Kunlun. They must have coached them on how to interact with me.

Finally, it was Zhao Yunhu’s turn. Just as Qiu Changtian was prepared to hear what reason the Zhao Family would present, he heard Zhao Yunhu’s resounding statement:

“I have heard that Elder Changgeng was once an enemy of our Guyuan Zhao Family, which later suffered a great defeat.”

“I choose Elder Changgeng as my master to understand exactly where the Zhao Family failed!”

Qiu Changtian: ………

The crowd: ………

Alright, the Guyuan Zhao Family definitely did not train this one.