Five to six hundred newcomers, led by the manor steward, all came to the martial arts field.
Everyone looked solemn, because the next clan selection will determine their future destiny to a large extent.
In the crowd, Qin Yun saw Qin Haishan and others, but they all unnaturally avoided Qin Yun's gaze.
Those disciples who also belonged to Qinghe County even stayed away from him, as if they would be infected with the plague if they came close to Qin Yun.
Qin Yun didn't pay attention, but looked forward.
A huge wooden platform was erected on the east side of the martial arts arena. Three clan elders and twenty deacons were sitting on it. The Suzaku flag on Muyang Road at the corner of the platform was flapping in the wind.
These twenty-three clan representatives are mainly from the seventh family of the direct line of the Qin family, and many of them are high-ranking figures in Muyang Daoli.
They are responsible for presiding over and supervising the entire selection process. It is very important for every family to absorb new blood and strengthen itself, so it is particularly grand.
In addition, these clan representatives also want to select some outstanding disciples for their own use through selection, so every time they return to the clan and select them, there will be some open and secret struggles.
Of course, on the surface, they talked and laughed very harmoniously, as if they were as close as real brothers of the same race.
"The number of people this year is larger than last year. I hope there will be more good seedlings. The last batch of people was really not that good!" A red-faced old man in the middle of the stage said with a smile: "Our Wutang
We need people very much now.”
The beautiful woman in white dress sitting on his left snorted coldly: "You old fool, you have not picked off the most people at any time, what else do you want?"
She has silver hair and holds a dragon-headed crutch. There is not a single wrinkle on her white face, but she speaks in an old-fashioned way, making it difficult for people to judge her true age.
The red-faced old man seemed to be a little wary of her. He touched his nose and said with a smile: "Your elixir hall is not short of people. As long as you choose girls first, the martial arts hall is not suitable for killing them. As for other people.
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He glanced sideways at the other skinny old man on the right: "Old man, are you going to fight with me again this time?"
The skinny old man smiled faintly and said: "Your martial arts hall is short of people, and our foreign affairs hall is even more short of people! If the martial arts hall is given to you, how many people will be left to do things? Everyone can just stay at home and take advantage of it!"
"This time, even if the ancestors come in person, you have to leave a group of people for me!"
His speaking voice was like a rusty knife grinding gravel, very hoarse and unpleasant, and his tone was calm but with a decisive meaning.
The red-faced old man chuckled: "How come there are no people to do things? In addition to your foreign affairs hall, don't you also have family tasks? The disciples of Wutang also need to go out for training."
"Hmph! All of you in the Wu Hall are as cunning as ghosts. If you have good tasks, you will rush to fight for them, leaving us in the Foreign Affairs Hall to chew the bones. If this continues, you can go and have fun on your own, and I won't care about anything!"
"Okay, okay!" The red-faced old man obviously didn't want to offend the other party, so he said with a smile: "I'll save a batch for you this time, is that okay?"
The two elders exchanged words with each other, while the other twenty deacons all watched with their eyes, nose and heart, sitting still and waiting for the ceremony to begin.
After half a minute of burning the incense, a middle-aged deacon looked at the time, stood up, walked to the stage, and said loudly to the hundreds of newcomers below: "The selection of the Qin family's return to the sect has officially begun!"
He stretched out his right arm, and a deep voice echoed over the manor: "Everyone, please line up on the left and right. Those who are in the physical training realm, please stand to my right, and those in the qi refining realm, please stand on the left!"
The crowd cheered and started to stand in line, and the people standing on the left accounted for about one-third of the total.
Qin Yun was secretly surprised. He didn't expect that there would be so many people who had penetrated the martial arts. You should know that the ages of these disciples were almost the same as Qin Yun's. They could not be more than nineteen years old at most.
Because the selection requirements for returning to the clan are that in addition to having the blood of the Qin family, the age must be less than twenty years old, and they must have martial arts bloodline, otherwise there will definitely not be only a few hundred people standing here.
Generally speaking, a warrior can open his meridians when he is in the seventh level of the body training realm. After successfully opening his meridians, he can continue to temper his body.
Therefore, most people will open their pulses as soon as they reach the seventh level of body training to quickly improve their level of strength. It is rare for people like Qin Yun to open their pulses after completing the body training process.
After everyone finished standing in line, the middle-aged deacon continued: "I will announce the rules for the selection of returning to the sect. Please listen carefully!"
All new disciples must first join Muyang Dao, but outstanding disciples can choose their favorite disciple.
The main hall of Muyang Dao consists of seven halls: Wu Hall, Punishment Hall, Foreign Affairs Hall, Casting Hall, Pill Hall, New People Hall and Keqing Hall.
In addition to the Keqing Hall, which absorbs foreign surnames, the disciples of the body-forging realm can only choose the Forging Hall, which forges weapons, the Pill Hall, which refines elixirs, and the Novice Hall, which trains novices.
Disciples in the Qi Refining Realm have two more options: Wu Tang and Foreign Affairs Tang. Wu Tang specializes in cultivating outstanding disciples. Disciples who enter Wu Tang can learn various advanced martial arts, swordsmanship, and inner energy and mind skills. Muyang Dao is well-deserved.
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The Foreign Affairs Hall is responsible for various Taoist affairs, such as patrolling the mountains and hunting, collecting minerals and medicinal herbs, and even guarding the bodyguards.
It may sound like the Foreign Affairs Office does dirty work, but the responsibilities undertaken by the Foreign Affairs Office are very heavy, and the tasks assigned often involve certain risks, which are not something ordinary people can undertake.
The real dirty work is done by the Taoist servants.
Disciples of the Foreign Affairs Hall are treated better and have greater freedoms in daily life. As long as they complete tasks, they will be rewarded generously and they can also accumulate family merits, and there are many opportunities for promotion. It is the third hall of Muyang Dao besides the Martial Hall and the Keqing Hall.
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As for the Forging Hall and the Pill Hall, they are the best choices for those who do not have enough talent in martial arts. If you can stand out in these two halls, your future achievements will be limitless.
You must know that in Jiuzhou Continent, powerful casters and alchemists are welcomed and respected no matter where they are, and can even enter the palace and sects to become worshippers.
Of course, you can also learn martial arts and mental techniques in the Forging Hall and the Pill Hall, especially the pill masters. There are many people who rely on the pills they refine to improve their strength.
As for the disciples of the Newcomer Hall, as long as they successfully open their pulse before the age of eighteen, they can also apply to join the Wutang or the Foreign Affairs Hall.
As for those children with mediocre qualifications who have accomplished nothing, the family will never raise useless people!
After the middle-aged deacon announced the rules, the selection officially began.
Among the nearly two hundred disciples who have reached the Qi Refining stage, there are fully one hundred thirty or forty people who have chosen to join the martial arts hall, including Qin Yun.
Of the 400 body-forging realm disciples, three-quarters chose the New Recruit Hall.
There are nearly a hundred people joining the alchemy hall, and most of them are women.
On the vast continent of Kyushu, the majority of elixir masters are women, because although refining elixirs is boring, it is not very dangerous. It just requires patience and carefulness, and is most suitable for women.
The rest chose the Foreign Affairs Hall and the Foundry Hall, and the two together did not have as many people as the Dan Hall, which made the skinny old man on the stage look very ugly.
The red-faced old man really wanted to bring in all these Qi Refining Realm disciples, but he also had to worry about the skinny old man's face and the balance of power among his disciples. Eating alone would be hated by others.
So he stood up and announced that disciples above the first level of Qi Refining Realm can directly enter the martial arts hall, while those at the first level of Qi Refining Realm need to undergo a competition and screening to win the qualifications to enter the hall!
Among the more than 140 disciples who chose the Martial Hall, there were only twenty disciples in the first-level realm, leaving more than 120 people who had to compete for 60 places, basically at a ratio of two to one.
The middle-aged deacon wrote the names of more than 100 people on paper and drew lots. The chosen disciples went on stage to compete. As long as they won, they would be able to join the martial arts hall.
A young man climbed onto the wooden platform and started a duel in front of the elders and deacons. Most of them had family backgrounds and had practiced swordplay since childhood. It often took many rounds to decide the winner.
"Next, Qin Yun, Qin Suifeng!"
Qin Yun gritted his teeth when his name was called and stepped onto the wooden platform.
No one present knew how depressed and helpless he felt at this moment.
In yesterday's battle, Qin Yun was seriously injured. After the old man in gray treated his injuries in the morning, he warned him not to fight with others for ten days.
With his left arm temporarily disabled and unable to use his true energy, how can he compete with his opponent for this spot?
It's just that Qin Yun didn't want to retreat without a fight even though he knew he was outmatched.
As soon as Qin Yun stood on the wooden platform, his opponent immediately came on the stage.
It's just that this opponent's appearance was much more chic and beautiful than Qin Yun's. He stood out from the crowd and walked to the wooden platform. He jumped up to a height of more than ten feet with a tap of his toes, turned lightly in the air, and landed steadily.
He stood in front of Qin Yun.
This young man named Qin Suifeng has a handsome appearance and refined temperament. His fluttering white clothes can be said to be like a jade tree facing the wind. In addition, he has just revealed an extraordinary light body lifting skill, which immediately attracted a lot of cheers and the admiring eyes of many girls.
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He took the edgeless long sword used in the competition, held it horizontally in front of him and saluted Qin Yun: "Please advise!"
After Qin Yun returned the gift, Qin Suifeng's expression condensed, he lightly scolded, raised his sword and took the lead.
I saw the long sword in his hand instantly transformed into a swimming dragon. It was light and swift and extremely fast, approaching Qin Yun in the blink of an eye.
Qin Yun immediately raised his sword to block, using the basic sword-breaking style.
Qin Yun had practiced this sword move hundreds of times. Even when he was injured and unable to use his true energy, the sword move he performed was still extremely standard and just blocked the opponent's sword path.
Snap!
As the two swords clashed, the long sword in Qin Yun's hand flew out and fell far away from the stage.
Under the surprised gazes of everyone, Qin Suifeng's sword only paused for a moment, and then continued to advance forward, with the tip of the sword barely stopping on Qin Yun's chest!
