Capítulo 1049: Chapter 79: Direct Disciple and Follow-up Student
Hearing Xiao Jie’s voice, the three Immortals, who were just chatting and having fun, all turned their heads. Their gazes naturally passed over Xiao Jie’s figure, falling on the group of young people behind him who were both nervous and excited.
Those gazes contained scrutiny, like an experienced craftsman examining an unpolished jade; at the same time, they also held an almost imperceptible expectation. After all, their descent to the lower realm this time was to cultivate a group of talent destined to be paramount heroes for the Heaven Repair Alliance and the future great endeavor of salvation, as powerful aides. If the talent is too mediocre or there is a flaw in character, they may not only be useless but may even become a problem in the future.
However, after the three of them carefully swept their gazes across the crowd, they couldn’t help but brighten up and nod secretly.
Regardless of anything else, the group of young people in front of them, perhaps due to the baptism of life and death reincarnation, or perhaps being anomalies among thousands, emanated a pure and lively spiritual brilliance from their souls that far exceeded ordinary mortals.
One must know that “Spirituality” is mostly innate and nurtured by heaven and earth, it is extremely difficult to significantly improve through later efforts. Except for a very few naturally endowed individuals, the vast majority of the billions of creatures on earth are merely spiritually ignorant common people. And the level of this spirituality is precisely the most fundamental and stringent requirement for perceiving nature’s spiritual energy, cultivating Taoist magic, and ultimately achieving immortality. Of course, this is the path of the Mysterious Sect, if one takes the side paths of Demon Immortals or Ghost Immortals, it is another story.
This group of people in front, at least in terms of inherent talent, is indeed exceptional. Considering they had just reincarnated for less than a day, even if Xiao Jie had some postnatal secret technique for cultivation, it definitely hadn’t been applied yet. The outstanding talent of this group can be said to be heavenly made.
“Good, good, good!” Lin Xuance stroked his beard in continuous praise, with eyes full of appreciation, “Truly a good batch of seedlings, with such rare foundational quality.” His gaze slowly swept over the crowd and suddenly paused, fixing on the ancient sheathed long sword behind Xia Yi the Unrivaled. Though the sword was unsheathed, it naturally exuded a latent sword intent that faintly resonated with his own Sword Qi.
The pattern of that sword hilt is very familiar. Content originally comes from novel[f]ire.net
“Sui Feng, this sword—” Lin Xuance’s tone carried a trace of surprise and exploration.
Xiao Jie smiled and explained: “Lin Dao You, your eye is sharp. This ‘Demon Slaying Sword’ is indeed a destined artifact for my friend. It is divinely ordained, for it was our team, which I led, that discovered the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm Ruins, deep within Luoxue Valley, at the bottom of the Frozen Lake. And this sword was the very blade my friend — Xia Yi the Unrivaled, personally unsheathed from the Sword Tomb at the core of the secret realm, thus naturally recognizing him as its master.”
He paused and continued: “Later, after many changes in the world, he suffered a great calamity, and before dying, entrusted this sword to me for safekeeping, hoping that one day it could be returned to him. Now it can be considered that the artifact has been returned to its rightful owner.”
“Such a thing!” Lin Xuance immediately showed a delighted expression, looking at Xia Yi the Unrivaled with even more different eyes, “That Luoxue Valley Secret Realm was left by me and Shen Jizi along with other fellows, solely for fated people from future generations to open it and slightly benefit the salvation cause through the treasures of memory inside the secret realm.
This sword was exactly what I left in the secret realm, only one as unrivaled in heroism as Xia Yi the Unrivaled could unsheath it.
Unexpectedly, it was opened by you! Since this sword chose him, it indicates he’s destined with it; this child is destined with me as well! Wonderful, wonderful! Since it is meant to introduce someone to the entry-level, why not let me personally mentor and educate him!”
Hearing this, Xia Yi the Unrivaled couldn’t help but know that an enormous Immortal Fate had landed upon him, and his heart was overjoyed. He has been a martial hero enthusiast since childhood, having envisioned this scene in his mind countless times. He hurriedly stepped forward, bowing with golden mountains collapsing and jade pillars falling, and earnestly proclaimed to Lin Xuance: “Master above, please accept the disciple’s obeisance!”
“Hahaha! Good, good! Stand up quickly!” Lin Xuance laughed heartily, appearing very satisfied.
“Lin Dao You, this is unfair!” The Martial Arts Immortal on the side couldn’t help but puff out his beard and glare, “Since we are choosing disciples, there should be fair and reasonable competition, letting everyone have a chance to showcase. How come you’ve already chosen the best talent!”
“What do you mean unfair?” Lin Xuance said righteously, pointing at the sword behind Xia Yi the Unrivaled, “This child is destined with me, and this Demon Slaying Sword is the proof! You all saw it, this destiny is ordained by heaven and cannot be forced! Haha!”
At this moment, Miao Fa Yuanjun Su Zhiqing’s gaze turned coolly towards the crowd, and that gaze seemed to penetrate the hearts of people. She spoke in an ethereal voice, “Among you, is there anyone skilled in Taoist Magic?”
Bai Ze hurriedly stepped forward, respectfully saying, “Immortal Master, I have dabbled in Taoist magic before, especially adept at the Sword Control Technique.”
On the other side, Dida La, having been nourished by Soul-soothing Saliva, his nearly half-repaired soul damage, though occasionally still bewildered, with his mind almost fully restored, also quickly raised his hand: “Me! I know Five Elements Magic! I can also perform the Five Elements Incarnation Technique! It’s just after reincarnation, my Level is gone, I can’t use them anymore…”
Wentian Wuji behaved the most composedly, stepping forward with a demeanor of grace, bowing slightly and speaking neither humble nor arrogant: “Immortal Fairy, before I was the ‘Qimen Immortal Master’, I have some knowledge of the Qimen Dunjia, Formation, and Talisman arts.”