Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 125

Chapter 125: Recruitment

Divine Sword Hall.

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu summoned Elder Kang, who was originally responsible for inner sect recruitment in the Assessment Hall.

“Elder Kang, I will send someone to assist you with the recruitment this time. You should listen to his opinions.”

“Sect Master, I wonder which elder it is?”

Elder Kang asked curiously.

He was a little bit slanderous in his heart, could it be that the Sect Master planned to directly intervene in the recruitment?

This had never happened before.

“You will know when the time comes.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu smiled.

“Yes, Sect Master.”

Elder Kang quickly responded.

After eating a full fish meal for more than half a month, Li Qian finally got tired of it and asked Liu Ming to change the taste.

No matter how delicious something is, if you eat it every day, you will definitely get sick of it.

Recently, the Time Bell Pavilion was filled with smoke, and the smell of smoked fish permeated the air.

In addition, the weather was good, and the salted and air-dried fish was hanging everywhere.

Li Qian continued his bell-ringing cultivation as usual.

After his Heartless Sword Intent reached 99% progress at the True Image Level, it was completely stuck.

Moreover, when he was comprehending the Heartless Sword Intent, he would occasionally enter that strange state and touch an invisible membrane.

He was sure that this was not an illusion, but something real.

It was likely this invisible membrane that prevented his sword intent from breaking through to the Celestial Image Level.

Now, the only things he could improve were his cultivation level, the rudimentary Blood and Qi Sanctuary, and the Lion Camel Ridge Formation Manual.

More than two months passed in this way.

The war on the front line was still in a stalemate.

It was said that in the Alchemy Workshop, all the alchemists were refining Nourishing Pills, Food Pills, and Qi and Blood Pills day and night, using them as military supplies and transporting them to the front line.

In this large-scale war, with tens of thousands of martial artists, what they ate was not ordinary food and grass, but pills.

The martial soldiers ate Food Pills and Qi and Blood Pills.

Food Pills could prevent people from getting hungry and provide the necessary nutrients for the body.

Qi and Blood Pills could be used for cultivation.

Even the war horses ate Nourishing Pills.

This could greatly alleviate the logistical burden.

Of course, the cost was also very high.

However, if the Martial Arts Legion did not take pills, they would not be able to maintain their combat effectiveness.

Especially during legion-level battles, martial soldiers and generals often had to take explosive pills to stimulate their combat power.

Li Qian went to the front line twice more and felt that the possibility of Prince Ning’s rebel army breaking through the defense line was very low.

Moreover, the Divine Sword Sect’s Martial Arts Legion had also initially formed combat effectiveness and could be put into battle at any time.

Time gradually came to the Divine Sword Sect’s recruitment season.

On this day, he came to the Assessment Hall.

This Assessment Hall was the institution responsible for recruitment in the Divine Sword Sect.

Usually, there were not many people there.

Only during the recruitment season would the Assessment Hall deploy enough manpower.

Now that there was a war on the front line and the Divine Sword Sect had formed a Martial Arts Legion, the Divine Sword Sect was short of manpower.

Therefore, the Assessment Hall was destined to be understaffed.

In the Assessment Hall, Elder Kang was assigning tasks.

Although the Sect Master had said three months ago that he would send someone to assist him, there was still no sign of anyone, and he even suspected that the Sect Master had forgotten.

When Li Qian arrived at the Assessment Hall, a deacon beckoned to him, “Which peak are you from? Why are you so late?”

“I am here to assist Elder Kang of the Assessment Hall with the recruitment under the order of the Sect Master. I wonder if Elder Kang is here?”

Li Qian said with a smile.

“The Sect Master personally ordered?”

The deacon was stunned, but Li Qian was too young.

Although Li Qian was already thirty-six years old.

Because of the Time Bell, time had not left any traces on him, and he still looked like a young man in his twenties.

“May I know who you are?”

The deacon immediately used honorifics.

Anyone who could be personally ordered by the Sect Master must have an extraordinary background.

“Just take me to your elder.”

Li Qian waved his hand.

“Please follow me.”

The deacon quickly said.

Soon, Li Qian met Elder Kang, who was busy assigning tasks.

“So it’s Junior Brother Li.”

Elder Kang was very surprised to see Li Qian.

He had naturally heard of Li Qian.

He was a leader among the younger generation of disciples and was said to have become a Grandmaster.

Therefore, he was not surprised that the Sect Master had sent him to assist with the recruitment.

He guessed that the Sect Master wanted to train this Li Qian, so he assigned him the task of recruitment.

Such a young and potentially huge Grandmaster was very promising to become an Elder with Real Authority in the future.

He did not dare to show any disrespect and had to maintain a good relationship with him.

During the subsequent task allocation, Elder Kang asked Li Qian if he had anything to add, and Li Qian said that Elder Kang was a senior with rich experience, and he was just here to learn.

Elder Kang was very satisfied. This Junior Brother Li was quite sensible.

After the tasks were assigned, Li Qian inquired about the allocation of places for inner sect disciples.

Elder Kang explained the rules of recruitment.

And he said that it would be no problem for Li Qian to add two or three places.

Li Qian gradually learned more details.

The recruitment problem could only be said to be a bit serious, especially unfriendly to children from commoner families.

Spending money to buy places was only secondary, and a martial student system had appeared in some places.

The so-called martial student system was that anyone in this area who passed the inner sect assessment had to become a disciple of a certain martial instructor.

Those disciples with backgrounds were fine, but those from commoner families, as long as their aptitude was not particularly good, would almost become servants of the martial instructors, at their beck and call.

Elder Kang said that this was almost an unspoken rule in the Divine Sword Sect.

Especially after the expansion of inner sect disciples, this trend became even more obvious.

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Li Qian then realized why Sect Master Feng Shaoyu was in such a difficult position even though he knew about this situation.

Perhaps the Sect Master never thought that he could solve the recruitment problem from the beginning.

After returning from the Assessment Hall, Li Qian thought about how to solve this problem.

It was very difficult.

No, it should be said that it was impossible to solve it without making major changes.

“No, I have promised the Sect Master, so I must solve it completely.”

Li Qian’s eyes flashed, and he made up his mind.

Night fell.

Divine Sword Legion Camp.

This Martial Arts Legion formed by the Divine Sword Sect had initially taken shape after several months of training.

Inside the command tent.

Xiao Wendao was sitting cross-legged, using his own martial intent to communicate with the military morale and fighting spirit permeating the camp.

However, this fighting spirit was very weak.

During the night rest, it could only barely be maintained.

Just like this, it took several months of training to achieve this.

“Sigh, it’s too difficult.”

Xiao Wendao sighed deeply.

He was not a person who liked a rigid life. If it were not for the circumstances, he would definitely not want to be the commander of this Martial Arts Legion.

After all, as the strongest Celestial Being of the Divine Sword Sect, he did not even want to manage the sect’s affairs.

Suddenly, he looked up.

At some point, a figure in a black cloak appeared in the tent.

The guards at the door seemed to be completely unaware.

He took a deep breath and quickly stood up to salute: “Greetings, Fellow Daoist.”

Although he had never seen the true face of that senior, he was very familiar with this attire.

“I came here this time for only one thing.”

The hoarse voice of the black-cloaked figure rang out.

“Please speak, Fellow Daoist.”

Xiao Wendao quickly said.

This mysterious Celestial Being of unknown identity was taking the initiative to communicate with him for the first time.

“Do you know why the Divine Sword Sect has been unable to produce new Celestial Beings?”

The black-cloaked figure said calmly.

“There are no geniuses among the disciples with sufficient root bone, talent, and comprehension, and the sect lacks sufficient cultivation resources. It should be these two aspects, right?”

Xiao Wendao said after thinking for a while.

“These reasons naturally exist, but… you have overlooked the most fundamental problem of recruitment.”

The black-cloaked figure said.

“Recruitment problem?”

Xiao Wendao was stunned.

“Recruitment cannot unearth true jade-like geniuses. If you only recruit a mixed bag of people to make up the numbers, what future can the Divine Sword Sect have?”

The black-cloaked figure said, “That’s all I have to say. You Divine Sword Sect should take care of yourselves.”

After saying that, his figure moved and disappeared.

Xiao Wendao frowned, pondering the words of the black-cloaked figure.

Could it be that there was really a big problem with the Divine Sword Sect’s recruitment?

Thinking of this, he immediately shouted: “Someone!”

“Great Grand Martial Uncle.”

Soon, a Divine Sword Sect disciple walked in.

“Go and call the Sect Master over.”

Xiao Wendao said.

“Yes.”

The man quickly went out.

Half an hour later, Sect Master Feng Shaoyu arrived at the command tent.

“Great Grand Martial Uncle, do you have any important matters?”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu quickly asked.

Great Grand Martial Uncle had sent someone to call him late at night, almost scaring him to death. He was worried that something big had happened.

“I ask you, what are the problems with our Divine Sword Sect’s recruitment?”

Xiao Wendao asked in a deep voice.

“Huh?”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu was astonished. Great Grand Martial Uncle never cared about this kind of problem, so why did he suddenly ask this?

His mind raced. Could it be that Great Grand Martial Uncle had already noticed the problem with the recruitment?

Thinking of this, he quickly explained the situation of the recruitment in detail.

As the Sect Master, he naturally knew it very well.

“It’s so serious, why didn’t you tell me?”

Xiao Wendao was greatly surprised.

“Great Grand Martial Uncle, I have told you before.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu said.

“Did you?”

Xiao Wendao was surprised, “Why don’t I remember?”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu was speechless. This Great Grand Martial Uncle was afraid of getting involved in anything. If it were not for the rebellion that had happened these years, which made it impossible for Great Grand Martial Uncle to escape, he would have run away to who knows where.

“Since the problem is so serious, then rectify it completely.”

Xiao Wendao suddenly said with a murderous aura: “Immediately send someone trustworthy, preferably someone who has no relevant interests involved, to preside over this recruitment. If anything goes wrong, I will be there to support you. If anyone dares to disrupt the normal recruitment order, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

“Great Grand Martial Uncle, I have already sent a disciple named Li Qian. Although this child is young, he is already a Martial Arts Grandmaster, with a pure heart, but he seems to lack ambition. His master is Elder Zhou Buping, who always acts alone and rarely has any dealings with other elders.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu quickly said.

With Great Grand Martial Uncle presiding over the matter and using iron-fisted methods, they would definitely succeed this time.

“Well, the disciple you chose should be good. Have him come to my camp tomorrow, and I will give him detailed instructions.”

Xiao Wendao nodded.

He knew that Feng Shaoyu was quite accurate in judging people.

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