Chapter 20: 020: Recruitment!
These few days, Lin Xian had the same nightmare; it seemed that the nightmare wanted to convey something to him. But Lin Xian, at this time, still did not understand the meaning of the nightmare that always came to him.
"Is this an omen from my previous life?" Lin Xian muttered while holding his chin.
"Xian'er, are you okay?" asked Liu Xue from behind the door.
Lin Xian turned his head smiling at his sister, "I'm fine. Just having a bad dream." Lin Xian replied while looking down.
"But don't worry, I'll be fine. You can continue your cultivation together with Yi Qi." Lin Xian said as he widened a smile at Liu Xue.
Without answering Lin Xian's words, Liu Xue immediately did as her little brother said.
Because what they needed right now was to cultivate and strengthen their inner strength.
The days have passed. The three decided to cultivate in the inn, waiting for the day of the sect's recruitment of new disciples.
Lin Xian's cultivation remained at the first stage of Qi Refining. Liu Xue also broke through, and Yi Qi had the same cultivation.
Then the day of recruiting new sect disciples arrived. They found out the information when the town of Nigel became busier than usual.
At this time, Lin Xian, Liu Xue, and Yi Qi came out of the inn. They headed straight to where the recruitment was held.
"Is only talent determined to enter the sect?" Lin Xian asked on the way.
"No. Although Talent is number 1, some individuals will be recruited into sect disciples if they have high intelligence and fighting ability." Liu Xue replied.
Lin Xian understood instantly. However, it would be rare for a sect to recruit new disciples who only relied on combat skills. They would prioritize Talent first.
Because if the Talent is high, their cultivation will automatically increase quickly. No matter how high an individual's combat ability was, they would still lose due to the difference in cultivation levels.
From that, Lin Xian understood that he would not be recruited unless some sect took an interest in him.
However, he felt that it didn't matter because he did not plan to join the sect for a while.
"How about you, Qi'er? Are you interested in joining a sect?" Liu Xue asked.
"If you guys enter the sect, I will join," Yi Qi replied.
Lin Xian chuckled at this. Within eight days, the little girl would obviously follow him and his sister wherever they went. That was why Lin Xian treated the little girl like a normal sister.
"It looks like there's a lot of people there already." Lin Xian said while looking at the crowd.
The place they arrived at was the suburb of Nigel. There you can see a lot of children aged 10 to 18 years.
It could be seen that there were 14 individuals in the distance who were looking at the crowd. They all have different clothes. Not far from the 14 individuals standing staring at the crowd, 14 looked different from them, approaching old age.
Looking at all these individuals, Lin Xian speculated that they might be elders from their respective sects.
"Excuse me, What are the conditions for entering the sect?" Lin Xian asked the individual in front of him.
The individual in front of Lin Xian was a boy around 16 years old. He turned his head back and looked at Lin Xian, then replied.
"The test is divided into two batches. Their first batch of tests will only examine an individual's aptitude in terms of Talent. That is, the number of opened profound doors and the quality of an individual's Profound Veins."
"The test of the second wave is to recruit disciples from the matches. However, the recruitment is not due to an individual winning. Rather, it is selected by the Elders of the sect."
Hearing that, the expressions on the three of them immediately contorted.
Liu Xue was nervous because she didn't think she was talented. Therefore maybe she would part ways with Lin Xian.
"Thank you for the information." Lin Xian said to the young man in front of him, immediately nodded, and followed the queue again.
"Xian'er, do we have to take the entrance test into the sect?" Liu Xue asked nervously.
"Have you changed your mind?" Lin Xian asked strangely.
"It's not like that. I'm afraid my Talent isn't enough to enter the sect." Liu Xue replied, which made Lin Xian's face twitch.
Seeing Lin Xian's strange-looking face, Liu Xue felt confused. "What's wrong, Xian'er?"
"You are the most talented among us." Lin Xian said with a sigh.
"How do you know?" Liu Xue asked.
"I can't tell you. All the sects will surely try to bring you into their sect and offer you anything and everything," said Lin Xian confidently.
Liu Xue and Yi Qi were shocked to hear Lin Xian's statement.
The people around Lin Xian also looked at Liu Xue. They all scoffed because Lin Xian had made such a statement.
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In the distance, someone staring at the registration area gave off killing intent.
He was the Zou Shang who was chasing after Lin Xian. "It's true that you came here. I will arrest you even if you enter into a certain Sect." Zou Shang hissed furiously as he saw Lin Xian's face from a distance.
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On Lin Xian's side, a child's voice sounded.
"Wake up, losers! Did you think all sects bring in someone that easily? You guys think too much of yourselves as geniuses that appear once every 1000 years." A handsome 14-year-old boy in luxurious clothes ridiculed Lin Xian for saying that.
Liu Xue was angry instantly because Lin Xian was humiliated. Likewise, Yi Qi. The two of them considered Lin Xian's Talent to be the highest among the three of them.
Liu Xue and Yi Qi wanted to curse at the child but were stopped by Lin Xian.
"Are you willing to bet?" Lin Xian asked with a smile.
"Huh? Fine commoner. What bet do you want?" Said the boy.
Lin Xian took out several pouches filled with Gold Coins. It was a Gold Coin belonging to Yi Qi and his previous partner, whom he killed.
"Let's make a bet; if I'm saying it is true, you will have to pay with this amount of Gold Coins. The amount of Gold Coins in this pouch is 2,500 Gold Coins." Lin Xian said with a smiling face.
"Hmmm, fine! I'll take all of your Gold Coins, loser! Remember, the name of the one who is more talented than you are Tian Ming." Tian Ming snorted. He immediately waved his hand, and the maid came up from afar.
Everyone was surprised to hear Tian Ming's name because the Tian clan was one of the largest Clans located not far from Nigel City. And Tian Ming was the sole Young Master of the Tian clan.
Chapter 21: 021: A Bet!
Tian Ming deliberately participated in mass recruitment because he wanted people to know about his talent. He is one of those guys who likes to flaunt whatever he has, including the wealth owned by his family.
"What's wrong, Young Master?" Asked a maid who approached the direction of the line.
"Bring out 10,000 Gold Coins." Tian Ming's orders.
The maid hurriedly took out a large coin purse containing 10,000 Gold Coins.
"If you win the bet, I will give you all these Gold Coins. However, if you lose, your two women will become my slaves." Tian Ming smirked because he wanted to turn Liu Xue and Yi Qi into a collection of slaves.
Liu Xue and Yi Qi wanted to directly tear Tian Ming apart on the spot. Seeing the boy's arrogance made them both furious.
"Sorry, I don't want to make them a bet. How about like this? I will give this Sword to you If you win, and you have to pay the appropriate price." Lin Xian took out his Villain Blood Sword.
Tian Ming sneered, looking at the Sword. However, someone in the distance was shocked to see Lin Xian's Villain Blood Sword. He immediately shot up and appeared beside Lin Xian while shouting.
"Legendary Grade Sword!"
Everyone there was utterly shocked at the words of an individual who suddenly appeared in the crowd.
Lin Xian knew that, at this time, he had attracted too much attention.
The boy's words shocked everyone there. Even the Elders of all the sects were shocked to hear that. They Directly focused their spiritual energy on where Lin Xian was to inspect the Villain Blood Sword.
They were all surprised because they didn't expect such a great item to suddenly appear in Nigel City.
Tian Ming, who was originally sneering, suddenly trembled. He was excited because Lin Xian offered a bet using that legendary Villain Blood Sword.
Everyone stared at Lin Xian with great greed. Everyone was planning to snatch the Sword from Lin Xian when the disciple recruitment was over.
"What a wonderful sword. Yet it is very difficult to wield this Sword." Said the old man while stroking the Sword.
"Kid, do you want to sell this sword to me?" asked the old man with a smile.
"No!" Lin Xian replied curtly.
The old man frowned at Lin Xian's answer. "Too bad. You better be careful." The old man smiled crookedly as he looked at the Sword and Lin Xian with a different look.
Hearing that, Lin Xian understood that it was a threat. However, he only smiled slightly when threatened by the old man.
The old man immediately disappeared again as he waited for the exam to finish. He intended to steal the Sword from Lin Xian when the event they were holding was over.
No one tried to snatch a sword in public. Especially for strong cultivators. It would be very embarrassing for them since so many people are at the location.
However, Lin Xian was already thinking thousands of steps ahead. He knows how to shortcut the trouble that will come to him.
On the other hand, Liu Xue and Yi Qi were very nervous as everyone's gazes were greedily fixed on Lin Xian.
On the other hand, Lin Xian Remained calm as usual. He looked at Tian Ming again, then asked, "How much money did you offer for a Legendary-grade Sword?"
Tian Ming froze because he wouldn't be able to afford such an item if his parents and Clan Patriarchs weren't here.
Of course, the Tian Clan was one powerful clan. If the Sword fell first in their hands, rarely would a cultivator try to snatch it away. Even for the elders of the sect who were at that location.
"How many Gold Coins did you bring?" Tian Ming asked his maid.
"150,000 Gold Coins, Young Master," Answer the maid. He was also excited because he was sure they would get a sword. Not all the sects would try to recruit Liu Xue like Lin Xian had said.
"Hand over everything!" Tian Ming's orders.
"That's not enough at all. Do you think 150,000 Gold Coins will be enough to buy a legendary tier Sword?" Lin Xian asked while smiling faintly at Tian Ming.
Tian Ming glared at Lin Xian and then looked at his maid. "Borrow Gold Coins as soon as possible, 200,000 Gold Coins again! tell them, I'll replace double with Yuan!" Tian Ming ordered, then looked at Lin Xian.
"Is 350,000 enough to place the bet?" Tian Ming asked.
"Fine! We agreed!" Lin Xian replied with a big smile.
Then they delayed moving toward the aptitude test as they waited for Tian Ming's maid to arrive.
Five minutes later, Tian Ming's maid arrived while nodding.
"Since the price of this sword is higher than your Gold Coins, I shall be the one holding the bet." Lin Xian said.
"Why should I believe you?" Tian Ming asked coldly.
"Huh? Are you guys afraid that I'll run away? Are your maids able to detect someone's Cultivation level?" Lin Xian asked with a smile.
Tian Ming looked at his maid. The maid whispered something to Tian Ming, which made Tian Ming nod immediately.
"Fine. Leave all the Gold Coins to these street brats!" Tian Ming ordered his maid.
Tian Ming's steward gave Lin Xian a Space Ring filled with all the Gold Coins with a disdainful look.
Lin Xian immediately accepted it as if it was already his.
Liu Xue, on the other hand, was very nervous because Lin Xian's victory depended on her at this moment.
"Let's take the test. You will lose that Legendary-grade Sword!" Tian Ming snorted.
Because they stopped for about a while, the number of children who took the test was less than a quarter of the initial number.
Tian Ming was at the front, while behind him was Liu Xue, then Lin Xian. After that, Yi Qi.
Not long after, Tian Ming arrived before one's talent testing.
As he said this, a middle-aged man looked at Tian Ming strangely.
"Aren't you the young master of the Tian Clan? Why are you taking the test with your aptitude?"
"Just do the test." Tian Ming replied, annoyed because he wanted to directly claim Lin Xian's Sword.
The examiner was only ordinary because he already knew how the Young Master of a large Clan was.
All the elders there were also interested in Tian Ming. They, of course, received news about Tian Ming having extremely high talent.
At 14 years old, he had already reached the Eighth Stage Of Qi Refining. It was extremely rare, even in the big sects.
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