Looking at this annoying thing in front of him, Yang Nuo was speechless.
This was the ninth time. After the second time it was thrown away and returned, he was sure this thing couldn't do anything to him directly. Otherwise, it would have warned him long ago if it had been discarded twice.
So he tried burning it with fire, cutting it with a knife, feeding it to demonic beasts, and so on.
Well, all of those were easily accomplished, as if it were just a piece of ordinary dried meat.
But after a while, it would still appear in his storage pouch without any impact, even after he replaced the entire storage pouch with a new one.
Therefore, from his initial shock and surprise to his current speechlessness, he no longer felt much fear towards this thing.
Looking at the tumor that had reappeared by his side, Yang Nuo gritted his teeth and muttered to himself:
"Damn it, you ghost thing are actually clinging to me, right?
You're going to keep coming back, right?
You think I'm going to give up and throw you away, right?
Then I absolutely won't!
It doesn't cost me any effort to throw something away,
I'll feed you to dogs, stuff you into a pig's eyes, bury you in cow dung,
You come back once, I'll throw you away once; you come back again, I'll throw you away again. Let's see who's more stubborn!
Even if you have some plans for me, I'll keep throwing you away, constantly interrupting your casting, driving you crazy, driving you crazy, driving you crazy!"
Although he was talking to himself, he was also deliberately speaking to a certain existence that might still have consciousness.
Since he was sure that the other party couldn't do anything to him, and he couldn't get rid of it, he would no longer be polite.
He meant what he said.
Since he had vowed to feed it to the dogs first, he absolutely could not go back on his word, right?
With that thought, Yang Nuo went out. In a dirty alley filled with garbage and sundries, he threw the meat chunk to a wild dog. Watching it gnaw and swallow it into its belly, he nodded with satisfaction and turned back.
Just as he had told Xiao Yian and Jiang Huailin before, although he had currently decided to develop here with peace of mind, he was still making multiple preparations. In a few days, as long as one of the eight of them could successfully join the Azure Thunder Sword Sect, the situation for the others would be much better.
Unfortunately, loose cultivators who joined a sect with existing skills could not directly become inner disciples. Otherwise, if just one person among their group could become an inner disciple, it would directly elevate the other seven.
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The days passed quickly.
The day of the Azure Thunder Sword Sect's disciple recruitment grand ceremony arrived. Yang Nuo, along with his junior martial brothers and sisters, squeezed into the plaza at the foot of the sword sect with the bustling crowd. Looking at the immortal palaces shrouded in clouds and mist on the distant mountain peak, he once again sighed, "This is what a great sect is like."
Suddenly, the clouds and mist on the distant mountain peak were dispersed by nine clear bell tolls, revealing the majestic white jade gate tower on the mountaintop. Ten thousand steps of green jade cascaded from the clouds. Each step was inscribed with ancient runes, emitting a faint golden aura under the morning sun.
This magnificent and grand scene caused gasps of surprise to erupt from the dense crowd at the foot of the mountain. The young men and women from countless regions in all directions tightly gripped the wooden tokens in their hands, their eyes filled with endless desire and longing.
"Look quickly! It's a senior from the Azure Thunder Sword Sect!"
Someone shouted, and the crowd parted like a tide. Dozens of fierce sword lights pierced through the clouds and instantly arrived on the steps in front of the plaza. Disciples in moon-white, wide-sleeved Taoist robes stood in the air, riding their swords. A white jade pendant at their waists emitted a clear chime under the surge of spiritual power, actually echoing the morning bells in the mountains.
'Uh, since they're all directly riding their swords down, what's the point of having so many steps? Just for show?'
Yang Nuo grumbled in his heart.
But he soon understood what these steps were for.
The grand ceremony for recruiting disciples soon began, and Yang Nuo witnessed what a great sect's disciple recruitment ceremony was and what a heaven's proud son was.
As one astonished exclamation after another rose for those with Grade A talent, and the names of those with celestial spirit roots and unique spirit roots were called out, he couldn't help but feel envious, his eyes filled with unconcealed admiration.
And those young children who passed the spiritual root and talent test also stepped onto the floating stairs.
They needed to climb step by step to the peak of the sect gate with their own efforts.
Yang Nuo listened carefully to the introductions from the surrounding crowd and thus understood the purpose of this arrangement:
Unlike the Qianyuan Sect and the Yin-Yang Sect, the Azure Thunder Sword Sect's recruitment requirement was only for children aged six to twelve. Young children were too young to be given overly difficult tests. Besides the terrifying height and the strong wind, there were no other difficulties on the stairs. As long as the children could persist to the top, they would pass.
Most importantly, as they stepped higher and higher into the sky, gradually widening the gap between themselves and the "mortals" on the ground like clouds and mud, with white clouds floating around them, cranes chirping, and the scene of looking up at the dazzling immortal gate shrouded in immortal light while climbing, the impact on these children was undoubtedly devastating.
By the time they finally reached the summit through perseverance and hardship, they would have spontaneously become loyal followers of the sect, developing a deep sense of identification and belonging.
Yang Nuo then thought about his own experience of being packaged into a pea pod when he joined the Yin-Yang Sect, and his sense of imbalance grew even stronger.
'Look at them, all these meticulous details. This is what's called a sect's foundation. These subtle points, evident in countless details, are truly incomparable to grassroots sects like the Yin-Yang Sect.'
The tests continued until the sun was about to set, and the grand ceremony for the young children ended. Then it was the turn of the loose cultivators who already had cultivation.
There wasn't much time left for the loose cultivators, and it all depended on the mood of the senior cultivators conducting the tests. Theoretically, there were two hours, but sometimes it ended early, so the order of the queue was very important.
Like Yang Nuo and his group, those who had obtained the credentials from their loose cultivator clan were at the very front of the queue.
The team advanced quickly, and soon it was Yang Nuo's turn. With a nervous heart, he stepped forward and held a jade long sword as instructed.
The jade sword emitted a faint light and then extinguished.
Seeing this, the Azure Thunder Sword Sect cultivator sitting behind the table said faintly:
"Mid Foundation Establishment, C Grade talent. Not accepted."
Upon hearing this, Yang Nuo sighed, reluctantly put down the jade sword, bowed to the cultivator, and retreated.
Behind him were his junior martial brothers and sisters. He retreated slowly, wanting to see the results for them.
Unfortunately, Xiao Yian, Jiang Huailin, Gu Heng, and Ning Yulan and Ning Yuzhi all failed. Just as Yang Nuo thought they were going to be wiped out, Jiang Xueqing stepped forward and held the jade sword.
The jade sword not only emitted a faint light but was also wrapped in a layer of faint airflow. The sword sect cultivator nodded and said:
"Sea of Qi spiritual power contains sword qi. A potential sword cultivator. Accepted."
Just as Yang Nuo thought that was all, another surprised voice rang out:
"Huh? It's actually a Sword Heart?"
Yang Nuo looked closely. Who else could it be but Ye Xingya?
'What?!'
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