Yuquan Courtyard at the foot of Huashan Mountain is the other courtyard of the Huashan Sect. When the morning light comes, the originally silent Yuquan Courtyard is now filled with noisy sounds that can even be heard in Huayin County in the distance.
There were dozens of circles inside and outside, looking around at the black human heads.
The Huashan Sect's disciple recruitment meeting started, and many counties and towns near the foot of Huashan Mountain flocked in. Adults brought their half-grown children to Yuquanyuan.
The group of children in Wuyangyang numbered at least four to five hundred.
For the farmers at the bottom, their idea is very simple. If they send their children to the mountains, no matter what, they can reduce the burden on their families. As the saying goes, "A half-grown man will live in poverty."
Not only those farmers at the bottom, but also many wealthy families send their children to Huashan. They hope that their children can use the Huashan School to leap over the dragon's gate.
In the world of martial arts, martial arts are also outstanding. Many small landowners hope that their children can become disciples of the Huashan Sect, and then they can give feedback to their family.
Therefore, every time the Huashan Sect recruits disciples, many gentry and landlords will come, and most of the Huashan Sect's disciples come from these.
Especially among the outer disciples of the Huashan Sect, 70% are the children of wealthy country squires.
"Quiet, everyone!"
The noise and crowding seemed to have angered the elder in charge. The man, who was as big as a bear, let out a roar like a lion's roar, which made everyone's eardrums burst, and then everything fell silent.
Su Fan looked at Elder Xiong who looked like a human gorilla and was still a little shocked. He was nearly two meters tall and had two horny dragon arms. He was probably even stronger than the giant NBA man he had seen in his previous life.
"Is this an elder of the inner sect of the Huashan sect?" Su Fan was a little suspicious. With the figure of this elder Xiong, you could hardly say he was an elder of the Vajra sect.
When he thought of this guy holding a three-foot long sword and using the Huashan sword technique, Su Fan suddenly felt a little happy in his heart.
"Everyone line up for me"
Elder Xiong's urn-like roar made the little guys around him show a look of fear on their faces. Apparently Elder Xiong's appearance frightened them.
Later, disciples of the Huashan Sect came out of Yuquan Academy and organized Su Fan and others to walk into Yuquan Academy one by one to touch the bones.
As for the first step of recruiting disciples, it had ended long ago. Su Fan and others had signed up before, and the Huashan Sect had already sent people to fulfill their identities.
The bone-touching session was very boring, especially when watching them being brushed off one by one, the elders ruthlessly saying "the bones are inferior", and the children who wanted to cry but were afraid to cry, made Su Fan feel a little irritable inside.
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He was worried that he would also be ruthlessly brushed down, and his bones would be inferior, meaning that he would not be able to practice, and would not even be able to get started.
Once he was unable to enter Huashan, Su Fan could only look for other sects, but it was probably difficult. In the end, he could only obtain it from casual cultivators in the Jianghu. Not to mention how difficult it was, those martial arts were probably very poor.
So Su Fan was praying in his heart that he didn't need to have good bones, he just needed to be of low quality so that he could have a chance to enter the outer gate and try.
Finally it was Su Fan's turn, and the person who touched his bones happened to be Elder Xiong.
"Hey! How old is your kid?"
Elder Xiong was a little depressed. Judging from Su Fan's appearance, he was estimated to be fourteen or fifteen years old. How did the people below do it? Their Huashan sect usually accepts disciples from ten to twelve years old. Generally, those who are above twelve years old
I won't accept it unless you are extremely talented.
"Back to the elder, this kid is eleven years old."
Su Fan naturally knew that his height was not that of an eleven or twelve-year-old child. After all, among this group of children, he was obviously a head taller, which was really confusing.
"Eleven years old? Interesting"
When Elder Xiong heard this, he immediately grinned and said, "Good boy, what did you eat when you grew up?"
"Hand out"
Immediately afterwards, Elder Xiong eagerly took Su Fan's hand and touched it, then the limbs and back, etc. After groping, the smile on his face never changed.
“Not bad, average”
Following Elder Xiong's words, Su Fan finally relaxed his nervousness.
"Good boy, work hard at the next level and try to enter the mountain gate."
Then the former patted Su Fan on the shoulder.
"Senior Brother Xiong, it seems that he is very optimistic about this little guy."
When the other elders on the side saw this, they immediately smiled and said.
"Haha! This kid looks just like me in stature. He is taller at 11 years old than he is at 14 or 15 years old. If he is trained well in the future, he might be like me."
Elder Xiong grinned widely. He was an alternative to the Huashan sect. Most disciples of the Huashan sect were not as strong as him.
After touching the bones, Su Fan was taken to another place. Here were all those who had been promoted. Visually, there were sixty or seventy people. In this second level alone, almost half of them had been passed.
Obviously, a lot of martial arts qualifications can be wiped out, and Su Fan knew that even with a low level of bones, he would have almost no achievements.
Most of these people, if they are not very enlightened, will probably be kicked out of the Huashan sect even if they stay in the outer sect for a few years.
Even if you enter the mountain gate, you can't always carry it with you. In the outer gate of Huashan School, there are still tests. Once you fail to meet the standards, you will be let down from the mountain gate.
But on this point, Su Fan is confident that with this plug-in, he will never be kicked out.
As there were fewer and fewer children in Yuquan Hospital, the day-long bone touching finally came to an end. It was visually estimated that only half of them entered the third level and the final test.
As for the two hundred people, it is estimated that more than half of them will be wiped out in the third level. Judging from the fact that the Huashan Sect only accepts sixty or seventy disciples each time, it will be similar this time.
After a day of rest, Su Fan came to Yuquan Courtyard in high spirits the next day. This time, the number of people was indeed much smaller, especially the children and the adults had all been driven away.
Su Fan was originally looking forward to the third level of the test, but when he learned that they had to climb the mountain by themselves and walk to Lotus Peak, they would pass the test.
Su Fan suddenly lost all interest. This was just a test of endurance. As for courage, although the mountain road in Huashan Mountain was indeed a bit rugged, there were no cliffs leading to Lotus Peak.
So in the end, Su Fan arrived at Lotus Peak smoothly. Of course, this was him, but many other children were different. After all, his soul was in his twenties.
Coupled with practicing Wu Qin Xi and more than a year of training, his physical fitness is definitely the best among this group.
And Su Fan finally entered the Huashan Sect, and there were fifty-two other people with him, which means that this time, the Huashan Sect accepted a total of fifty-three people.
Became a first-year outer disciple of the Huashan Sect.
The outer disciples of the Huashan Sect do not live on the mountain, but in a canyon under the Lotus Peak. There is a group of buildings there, almost like a village. All the outer disciples of the Huashan Sect live here.
Excluding the handymen, there are about four hundred outer disciples, almost all of whom are within ten years of age.
After a day of getting to know each other, Su Fan had some understanding of the disciples of the Huashan Sect.
The Huashan Sect is divided into inner and outer sects. However, in fact, the true disciples of the Huashan Sect are actually the inner sect disciples, because the outer sect disciples will not be recorded in the records of the Huashan Sect.
Today, there are two hundred inner disciples of the Huashan Sect, and eight or nine hundred outer disciples. Among them, there are more than four hundred outer disciples within ten years. Most of the rest have been arranged by the Huashan Sect to be responsible for some matters of the Huashan Sect.
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There is also a set of rules for how Huashan Sect's outer sect disciples can advance to the inner sect.
The first is the Outer Sect Competition. The Huashan Outer Sect Competition takes place every three years, which is the same as recruiting disciples.
After the competition, if there are disciples from the previous generation of the inner sect, the elders choose to accept them as disciples. Once they are accepted by the inner sect elders or disciples, they will automatically be promoted to inner sect disciples.
Every newcomer has three opportunities to compete.
If no one accepts you as a disciple in the three great competitions, then it is almost impossible to enter the inner sect. Of course, it is not absolute. If your Huashan Mental Technique reaches the fourth level in the tenth year, even if no one accepts you as a disciple.
Disciples can also enter the inner gate and have the exercises taught by the elders.
But this possibility is almost non-existent, because the Huashan Mental Technique has entered the fourth level within ten years. With this kind of qualification, I am afraid that the airbender elders have already accepted disciples, unless you have made rapid progress within a year after the third competition.
It can be said that the promotion of the Huashan Sect is already very fair. If you fail to achieve it, it can only be blamed on your qualifications and hard work.
Secondly, it is not safe to enter the outer gate. Within five years, the Huashan Mental Technique cannot break through the first level, so just go down the mountain, and you will not even be able to stay at the outer gate.
Even if they are unable to enter the inner sect, some outer sect disciples can still live very well. They have practiced the Huashan Mental Technique for twenty years and become second-rate masters. If they go outside, not to mention how much freedom they have, at least they can still protect their family.
But being kicked out of the outer gate is really miserable, and there is almost no chance of success. If you are from a good family, it is okay. The son of a farmer will probably have to deal with the fields for the rest of his life.