Chapter 990

Eternal Weapon City, Liu Family.

The Everlasting Sect's first stop to recruit workers was this place. This was set when the Everlasting Sect was founded. The Liu Family had spread the news early on. This time, Yongqi City's gates were wide open, and everyone could enter the city.

Moreover, after the grand opening ceremony, Lv Peng and Qin Xing arranged for their subordinates to fly and Dan Yuan to search for mortals with good aptitudes in the entire region.

In just seven days, Eternal Weapon City was packed with people. Most of them were mortals. Even though they knew the Boundless Sect was recruiting odd-job workers, they still wanted to send their children here.

Everyone knew that the Everlasting Sect valued talent, not family background. That was why the people waiting to be tested were all very polite and didn't try to pressure others. That was because no one could be sure that a beggar you looked down on might actually be a true disciple.

Seven days later, the experts of the Boundless Sect arrived. Leading them was the current sect master of the Boundless Sect, Zi Chen. Zi Chen's name had long since become a legend in the uncivilized lands. There were countless stories about him.

After hearing that Zi Chen had arrived, the crowd immediately became restless. Cries of surprise rang out continuously. Some people even hoped that Sect Master Zi Chen would take a liking to their children. Even if they didn't dare to say they were true disciples, just the status of a nominal disciple would be enough to bring glory to their ancestors and never have to worry about anything.

"Sect Master Zi Chen." The people of the Liu Family hurried forward to greet him with a humble attitude.

Zi Chen nodded in response.

"The arrangements below have already been made. Sect Master Zi Chen, please follow me." The people of the Liu Family led Zi Chen's group to a stone platform. There was a row of seats neatly arranged on the platform.

Everyone sat down. Zi Chen sat in the middle, Lv Peng and the others sat to the side, and the people of the Liu Family sat to the side.

"Alright, let's begin," Zi Chen said indifferently.

The people of the Liu Family nodded, then gestured for everyone to hurry forward.

The first one to step forward was a child of about eight years old. At such a young age, he had already embarked on the path of cultivation. There was a hint of pride between his brows as he took a few steps forward and placed his small hand on a crystal ball in front of Zi Chen. The crystal ball immediately emitted light.

He had played this kind of trick countless times at home. He even knew what kind of light it was. The crystal ball glowed, and he looked up at Zi Chen. Only then did a hint of nervousness appear on his face.

Zi Chen nodded indifferently.

Nodding his head meant that he had passed. The young man should have been happy, but not only was there no happiness on his face, there was instead a lot of disappointment.

Zi Chen, who was just about to nod, suddenly glanced at the young man and said indifferently, "You didn't pass. Next."

The sudden change caused everyone to look at Zi Chen in confusion. As for the young man in front of them, he stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

At this moment, the crystal balls in front of Lv Peng and the others were also emitting light. Each one of them was a youth with potential.

Zi Chen swept his gaze over the crowd and said indifferently, "Those who have embarked on the path of cultivation, please step forward. Today, we are only accepting ordinary mortals."

Zi Chen's actions completely stunned the Liu Family. It had to be said that this matter had been arranged by them, so for the sake of convenience, they had arranged for all of the youths with potential to be in front of Zi Chen, Lv Peng, and the others. Their goal wasn't purely to enter the Boundless Sect, but to become disciples of these people and become direct disciples.

But they hadn't expected that Zi Chen would disqualify the others as soon as he tested the first one. It had to be said that Lv Peng and Qin Xing had clearly been moved by this. Clearly, they had found someone they liked.

But when they saw that Zi Chen had no intention of continuing to explain, they could only tactfully shut their mouths. After the Liu Family waved their hands, dozens of youths at the front of the line left in disappointment.

"Uncle, their potential isn't bad. Why did you give them up?" A young voice came from behind Zi Chen.

This was a youth around fifteen or sixteen years old. He had delicate features and a heroic aura. Unfortunately, the hairs at the corners of his mouth hadn't yet faded, making him look slightly immature. He was Wang Qiong's son, Wang Weiyu. It was said that this name had been given to him by Wu Yu, meaning that Wang Qiong was afraid of Wu Yu.

Zi Chen treated Wang Weiyu extremely well. Although Zi Chen didn't have any children, everyone could sense that Zi Chen treated Wang Weiyu even better than his own children.

At this moment, no one dared to ask. Only Wang Weiyu wasn't afraid.

Zi Chen rubbed Wang Weiyu's head and smiled. "Potential doesn't represent everything."

"Ah, if potential doesn't represent everything, then what does?" Wang Weiyu didn't understand.

"You'll understand in the future."

Zi Chen's potential could only be described as ordinary, but he had his current accomplishments. As long as he had enough resources, even someone with a slight Spirit Root could be nurtured into a Xiantian cultivator by Zi Chen.

Potential could only represent your starting point. It couldn't determine your entire life. Zi Chen was recruiting people here to provide them with an opportunity. Whether they could soar to the heavens or not depended on whether they could be mediocre.

In Zi Chen's eyes, potential didn't represent anything, but attitude did.

When the Liu Family member saw Zi Chen nod, he was extremely disappointed that he hadn't been able to become Zi Chen's direct disciple. He wasn't happy that he had entered the Everlasting Sect. He felt that his talent was high enough to enter the Everlasting Sect.

If he entered the Everlasting Sect with this kind of attitude, he would feel that the Everlasting Sect would provide him with all the resources in the future. He wouldn't feel grateful to the Everlasting Sect, and he might even resent the Everlasting Sect for their unfair distribution of resources in the future.

Zi Chen wouldn't recruit such a person, no matter how high his potential was. Moreover, in the Wuji Sect, there were too many people with high potential in terms of Elixir Essence and Flight Speed.

The Liu Family member seemed to understand Zi Chen's meaning, and he secretly regretted that he hadn't explained things properly.

This was just a guess Zi Chen had made after seeing the other party's expression. It couldn't be 655% correct, but Zi Chen's thoughts would determine everything.

In front of Zi Chen, the crystal ball lit up again, but the light wasn't very bright. It was much dimmer than before. It could be said that this person had potential, but not high.

Under the other party's expectant gaze, Zi Chen nodded. "Pass."

The youth was extremely excited, almost jumping up and down in excitement. His family members, who were watching from afar, were also extremely happy.

Among the mortals who came this time, there were many disciples with potential. Over five hundred people were recruited on the same day. Some had good aptitudes, and some had bad aptitudes. However, Zi Chen would accept any mortal who could make the crystal ball glow.

As for how far they would go in the future, that would depend on them.

That night, the Liu Family members came to the inn to find Zi Chen. Evidently, they were here to discuss the matter of the youths.

Zi Chen said, "They've already embarked on the path of cultivation. They started early and have a high starting point, so it's not suitable for them to hang around with mortals who have never cultivated before. This will make them feel superior, which will make the mortals feel inferior. After this, I will give you some quotas. You can send them directly to the Everlasting Sect."

Zi Chen had left some quotas for the Liu Family, but the Liu Family members weren't happy. After all, these people would be branded as members of the Liu Family. Perhaps they would be given good resources, but they would never be able to come into contact with the core of the Everlasting Sect, and they would never be able to become core members of the Everlasting Sect.

"Damn it."

The Liu Family members were furious, but they were also very regretful. They hadn't expected that the cause of all this was a youth. That youth had the highest potential in the Liu Family, and he was usually spoiled. They hadn't expected that he would cause such a disaster today.

The next day, the recruitment continued, and it lasted for seven days.

During these seven days, Lu Peng and the others didn't find anyone with high potential who could be accepted as a True Disciple. However, there were quite a few who had potential, so the overall harvest was great.

On the eighth day, the recruitment in Eternal Weapon City had come to an end. Next, they would go to the other large cities, where the other forces had already made their preparations.

Just as Zi Chen and the others were preparing to leave, a figure ran over from afar. It was a five or six-year-old boy. His clothes were tattered, his body was thin, and he even had a long nose. He seemed to have run over from a very far place. Although he was thin and bony, he was sweating profusely.

"Are you still recruiting?"

He took a deep breath and sniffed the snot into his nose. Looking at Zi Chen and the others who were about to leave, he asked nervously. On his dirty little face, there was hope and fear, but his eyes were firm.

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.

In fact, there was no need for a test. They only needed to use their spiritual sense to sense the little guy's potential. He had almost no potential at all.

Seeing everyone shake their heads, the little guy's eyes were filled with unwillingness and stubbornness. He took another deep breath and asked, "Can I try?"

The others wanted to say something, but a light flashed in front of Zi Chen, and he said, "Come, you can try."

Everyone looked at Zi Chen in surprise. They had already seen that the little guy had no potential, so Zi Chen should be able to see it too.

The little guy stepped forward, but he didn't take the test. Instead, he bowed to Zi Chen and said, "Thank you."

"Come, try."

The little guy took a deep breath and placed his hand on the crystal ball.

Everyone stared at the crystal ball. Even though they already knew the result, they still wanted to see it.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths. There was no reaction from the crystal ball, not even a little bit of light.

Sighs came from all around, and the young man's firm eyes wavered.

Suddenly, the crystal ball released a dazzling light. The light was as dazzling as the sun.

Seeing the dazzling light, everyone was stunned.

"How is this possible?"

They couldn't understand how the little guy with no potential could make the crystal ball release such a dazzling light.

The little guy stared blankly at the glowing crystal ball in front of him. The wavering eyes became firm again.

"Good, good, good."

Zi Chen said good three times, "With such potential, it can be said to be superior. Are you willing to take me as your master?"

Lu Peng and the others turned their heads and looked at Zi Chen with a strange look in their eyes.

The little guy was also stunned by the sudden happiness. He was stunned and didn't answer immediately.

However, under the exclamations from all around, he quickly reacted. He took two steps back and kowtowed, "Disciple Chen Feng greets Master."

Envious gazes came from all around. Obviously, such a good thing fell on this slug.

Zi Chen said happily, "Your potential is very high. I will teach you a cultivation technique that is suitable for you. However, I want you to improve twice as fast as others. Otherwise, I will take back the cultivation technique and abolish your cultivation."

"Master, don't worry. Disciple will work hard and not disappoint Master." Chen Feng kowtowed again.

Zi Chen pointed at the space between his eyebrows, and a cultivation technique appeared in his sea of consciousness.

"After returning to the sect, I will provide you with resources. You don't need to do anything else. You just need to cultivate. However, I will let you see your progress."

"Yes."

Although Chen Feng felt that this cultivation technique was strange, he still nodded.

After that, Zi Chen turned his head and said, "I have already recruited a disciple, so I won't go anywhere else. You all can go. Ling Er, Chen Feng will be your junior brother from now on. Take good care of him, but don't help him while he is cultivating."

"Got it." Ling 'er dragged her voice out.

After that, everyone left with Chen Feng. As for the other children who passed, they were brought back to the Everlasting Sect.