The Ping'an Sect Are Just Swindlers

The next day.

Outside the Ping'an Sect.

It was very lively here.

From the previous night, many flying ships had descended nearby.

The news they had received was that the Ping'an Sect would be recruiting new disciples in two days.

But in order to arrive early and not miss the opportunity, many people had come a day in advance.

These people who had come were almost all those who had attended the sect's opening ceremony the previous day or were notified by those who had watched from outside.

After news of what had happened at the Ping'an Sect spread, almost half the continent had heard about the Ping'an Sect's affairs.

Thus, many curious people also rushed over overnight to see what was going on.

Of course, where there were believers, there would also be non-believers.

After hearing about the events at the Ping'an Sect, some people immediately scoffed at it.

At this moment, among the crowd waiting to watch outside the Ping'an Sect, some people started discussing.

"This sect must have obtained some fortuitous opportunity, but those events spread yesterday were definitely fake. This sect must have made up a story and hired some shills to spread it in order to recruit more disciples."

"Exactly, I've heard this Ping'an Sect was formed by combining two small sects, and the sect leader is only at the Parting Spirit realm. I don't know how they managed to set up such a large formation and attract a roc dragon to guard the mountain. But I'm certain the events spread yesterday were false. Claiming a celestial came to cause trouble and a divine weapon appeared to drive them away? It's just embarrassing to listen to."

"Right, they even said the strongest experts from several top powers on the continent came to attend the ceremony. If that were true, why didn't those experts personally spread the news to prove it for them? Anyway, I absolutely don't believe those rumors were real. I came today just to see if anyone will step forward to expose their hypocrisy."

Inside the formation.

Watching the crowds surrounding the formation outside, Mu Rong Gong's gaze became somewhat dazed.

"Could it be that yesterday's events have already spread? Are all these people coming to join our sect?"

Mu Rong Gong felt his breathing becoming difficult.

There were just too many people outside.

A dense crowd covering the area.

If all of them were coming to join their sect, then recruiting 10,000 disciples would be far too easy!

"No need to wait until tomorrow, let's start recruiting disciples today! Yun Hai, all of you get ready!"

Mu Rong Gong had become impatient.

For any sect, recruiting disciples was extremely important.

Disciples were the premise for a sect's rise.

And recruiting 10,000 disciples was the task given to him by his senior.

If he completed the task ahead of time, he could go see his senior and have the senior praise him.

Maybe if the senior was in a good mood, he might even get a watermelon, or some fortuitous opportunity!

After Mu Rong Gong and the others prepared, they flew towards the entrance.

They opened the entrance and stationed themselves in batches.

Following the procedures their former sect used for recruiting disciples, two people stood at the entrance to test bone age.

The others set up tests for spirit roots and various other examinations in the mountain gate plaza.

Mu Rong Gong flew up into the sky and looked around.

"Everyone, the recruitment date has been moved up. We will start recruiting disciples today. Those interested in joining our sect can come forward for evaluation!"

"Of course, we don't accept just anyone into our sect. First, you must not belong to any other power. After joining our sect, you cannot leave the sect grounds for a period of time." 

"Secondly, your age cannot exceed eighteen..."

Mu Rong Gong listed a series of conditions.

The crowd around him fell silent when they saw Mu Rong Gong appear, carefully listening to his words.

After hearing him, many people started whispering and discussing among themselves.

Mu Rong Gong continued, "Alright, those interested, line up!"

After he said this, some people in the crowd quickly surged forward toward the formation's entrance to line up.

But almost 90% of the people remained standing still.

Among them, 60% wore mocking sneers.

"This sect suddenly changed the recruitment date, they must be trying to scam anyone they can."

"Look, the strongest person is only at the Parting Spirit realm!"

"Those fools actually lining up must be idiots."

Although many people felt the Ping'an Sect was suspicious, they still noticed that many people were still lining up.

These people were actually those who had witnessed the events of the previous day in person, or were relatives of those who had.

They were convinced they would not be deceived.

Moreover, this sect appeared so powerful on the surface that even if they were not truly strong internally, it was still better than many other powers.

If they could join, they definitely should.

Seeing so many people lining up, a delighted smile filled Mu Rong Gong's face.

Of course, his hearing was also good, and he noticed many people did not believe in their sect's strength.

Some even doubted whether the events of the previous day were just made up stories by their sect.

But he couldn't be bothered to care about it.

Believe it or not, it didn't matter.

As long as we recruit over 10,000 disciples into our sect, we'll stop recruiting.

After all, their sect was only so large.

But just as Mu Rong Gong finished that thought, in the next moment, someone suddenly appeared before him.

Seeing who it was, Mu Rong Gong smiled slightly.

It was Bai Gu Feng.

"Elder Bai, is there something you need?" Mu Rong Gong asked.

Bai Gu Feng had come to have his grandson join the Ping'an Sect.

He had considered using his connections to allow his grandson to enter the Ping'an Sect. 

But after thinking it over, since his senior was making such a big deal about publicizing the disciple recruitment, he was likely planning something.

Perhaps during the recruitment, he would select some talented individuals and grant them fortuitous opportunities!

And this was what Bai Gu Feng felt was most likely the case.

After all, for a prestigious figure like his senior, how could establishing a sect be solely for the purpose of cultivating some disciples?

It was almost impossible - it was highly likely he wanted to sift out one or two exceptionally gifted talents from among these people and focus on nurturing them!

So he decided to bring his grandson during the recruitment process.

And he felt his grandson had exceptional talent.

Perhaps he could even become one of the people selected by his senior.

Bai Gu Feng was quite familiar with Mu Rong Gong, and after some casual chatting, he stated the purpose of his visit.

When Mu Rong Gong learned that Bai Xiao Chun wanted to join their sect, his eyes lit up brightly.

For someone of Bai Xiao Chun's age to have such cultivation, his talents could be imagined.

"Elder Bai is too kind. If Young Chun wishes to join our sect, just say the word and I can immediately make him a disciple!" 

Mu Rong Gong patted his chest.

Bai Gu Feng shook his head after hearing this. "That won't do, let Young Chun follow the proper procedures. After all, I've taught him since he was young not to take backdoor entrances."

Hearing this, Mu Rong Gong was stunned for a moment.

But then he didn't bother with how Bai Gu Feng wanted to handle it. Regardless, with Bai Xiao Chun's qualifications, he could definitely get into their sect steadily.

As long as he could join, that was fine. If Bai Gu Feng wanted to make things difficult, so be it.

Thus, Bai Gu Feng brought Bai Xiao Chun down and even had Bai Xiao Chun line up at the very end of the queue.

Bai Gu Feng's appearance also attracted the attention of many people.

Among those who came, there were some with decent insight.

The moment they saw Bai Gu Feng, they were dumbstruck.

Some were terrified by Bai Gu Feng's cultivation aura.

Some immediately recognized that Bai Gu Feng was the hallmaster of the Jibao Hall.

Thus, combining the sight of Bai Gu Feng chatting so merrily with Mu Rong Gong, those who had just doubted the Ping'an Sect suddenly fell speechless.

It was as if they had swallowed several pounds of salted fish.

After Bai Xiao Chun landed, he quietly lined up.

A group of youths lined up to go through the tests - first bone age, then spirit root evaluation.

Lastly, there was even a strange additional examination.

They surprisingly had to stare at a rock...