I can't keep a low profile when cultivating immortality; the sixth one is actually myself.

"So, he still doesn't know his true aptitude?" asked Ancestor Xingyun.

"Yes, Ancestor."

For the sake of the sect's stable development and the safety of its talented disciples.

Linglong took it upon herself to send a disciple to speak with the elder on duty three days ago.

If a disciple with exceptional talent emerges, the elders should be asked to cover for him.

Unexpectedly, such an extraordinary talent as 'Born to be King' actually emerged.

The list of disciples that Toyokawa is seeing now has been covered up.

"The spiritual root grade recorded above is only mortal-level earth grade," Bai Linglong replied.

"Just a mortal-grade earth-level item?" Ancestor Xingyun glanced at Bai Linglong with a puzzled look.

"Please forgive me, Ancestor. I misspoke." Bai Linglong immediately realized that she had been showing favoritism.

"You can't blame yourself for this. It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality."

After all, once you've seen the good ones, the inferior ones are indeed easy to become mere foils.

However, this is not a problem for others.

However, for the leader of a sect, this is unacceptable.

As the sect leader, I must value the prodigies, but I cannot lose fairness to the lower-level disciples.

Throughout history, countless geniuses have emerged, but very few have truly risen to prominence.

They are either stifled or destroyed halfway through because of their own actions.

Those who are truly able to uphold the sect's legacy are often the middle-level disciples.

These people may not get off to a fast start, nor will they be able to make the sect flourish.

But given time, they can grow step by step.

He eventually became a pillar of the sect.

Of course, the role of Tianjiao is also crucial.

If a sect wants to become stronger and take a step further...

They are all basically inseparable from the rise of geniuses.

Once a sect's prodigy rises to prominence, they can often lead the sect to new heights of glory.

However, some prodigies are too arrogant.

What they often bring to the sect is utter destruction.

Therefore, being a prodigy is a double-edged sword.

If trained properly, they can become an unparalleled weapon of the sect.

"If they are not properly trained, they will become the death knell for the sect," Elder Xingyun said with a hint of caution.

"Your teachings are wise, Master. I will keep them in mind," Bai Linglong replied obediently.

"Yes, I know you didn't originally have this idea either."

However, as the sect leader, every word and action can influence the sect's atmosphere.

That's why I went on and on.

It was also because he had been sleeping in the coffin for a long time.

He couldn't quite stop talking.

Don't blame the old man for being long-winded.

Okay, let's not talk about this anymore.

Let's go see that little genius you've been talking about!

Although Master Xingyun offered a few words of advice, he knew when to stop.

After all, I'm almost at the end of my life, so there's no point in saying more.

Moreover, the little girl is now the sect leader, so naturally she cannot preach without any restraint.

"Yes, Ancestor! Fengchuan should be in the new disciples' quarters right now."

After Bai Linglong finished speaking, she immediately took the lead and set off.

Helian Jianji remained completely invisible throughout, not uttering a single word.

Bai Linglong is already the sect leader, so he cannot, or at least should not, interfere too much.

All of them were at a very high level of cultivation, so they traveled very quickly.

In no time, they arrived at a place not far from Toyokawa's courtyard.

With a probe of his divine sense, he could see everything inside the small courtyard at a glance.

"Hmm, my divine sense can't detect it clearly. Interesting!" Ancestor Xingyun muttered to himself.

“Ancestor, the youngest boy is Fengchuan,” Bai Linglong introduced from the side.

"Yes, I understand."

As you previously suggested, let him go through the novice apprentice period normally.

"We'll see how things go next and make more detailed plans!" said Ancestor Xingyun.

"Yes, I will obey your orders, Ancestor!" Bai Linglong replied.

"Let's go! Now that we've woken up after sleeping for so long, let's find out about the sect's situation first."

After finishing speaking, Ancestor Xingyun vanished in a flash.

Bai Linglong and Helian Jianji had no choice but to follow with all their might, and soon they arrived at the main hall of the peak.

Ancestor Xingyun did not sit in the main seat, but instead found a place to sit at random.

Bai Linglong and Helian Jianji quickly sat down next to Xingyun Patriarch.

They then explained the current situation and circumstances of the Qingyun Sword Sect to Ancestor Xingyun.

"I never imagined that in just a thousand years, the sect would have declined to such a state," said Ancestor Xingyun after listening to their report.

"Alright, I understand the general situation."

Next, I will travel around the Azure Dragon Domain for a while.

"Just focus on your own tasks and don't worry about anything," said Ancestor Xingyun.

"Ancestor, if you are leaving the sect, what will be the arrangements for Fengchuan?" Bai Linglong asked.

"Don't worry, I'll be back within six months."

As for Toyokawa, you don't need to worry about him too much.

Since the talent has already been concealed, let's keep it as a sect secret for now.

Go and greet the elders and disciples on duty.

Also, there's no need to take special care of that little guy for now.

Just pay a little attention normally.

Report his words and actions to me when I return.

After giving his instructions, Ancestor Xingyun vanished from the main hall.

Bai Linglong and Helian Jianji, master and disciple, looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

It was only with great difficulty that the ancestor was awakened.

However, after the ancestor awoke, he became even more unpredictable and difficult to understand, which was truly perplexing.

She could only follow the old ancestor's instructions and treat it as usual.

However, he still dispatched secret guards to observe Toyokawa's every word and action.

The sect returned to its peaceful daily routine.

But for the new disciples, it was anything but calm.

Because they are new to the immortal sect, they have too much basic knowledge to fill in.

The survey results were published the day after the survey qualification was completed.

Based on different qualifications, the sect also announced the rules for allocating formal disciple status.

1. All disciples with innate spiritual bodies will be classified as inner disciples;

Second, all disciples whose spiritual roots are of moral character or above will be classified as inner disciples.

Third, all disciples whose spiritual roots are of mixed, true, or jade grade, and whose root bone and comprehension are at grade B or above, shall be listed as inner disciples.

IV. In addition to the above-mentioned disciples, all disciples whose spiritual root grade is above the miscellaneous grade, or whose root bone or comprehension is grade C or above, shall be classified as outer disciples.

Fifth, the remaining disciples will all be classified as miscellaneous disciples.

Based on the above five rules.

Of the twenty people in Toyokawa's group, nine entered the inner sect, six entered the outer sect, and five became menial disciples.

Their situation is rather unique.

It's like bringing together people with good qualities.

Of the 20 people, 15 are considered to have excellent qualifications.

Perhaps this is a destiny ordained by heaven.

In fact, most of the small courtyards probably don't even have a single outer disciple.

The newlyweds gathered at the outer square saw the results of the announcement.

Everyone was having a heated discussion about these five rules.

Based on his own investigation results, he immediately knew his disciple's level.

Everyone was discussing where they were going.

Apart from a few people who were all smiles, most people had a somewhat dejected look on their faces.

Perhaps it's because there are too many menial disciples.

Those who become menial disciples usually don't experience much of a psychological shock.

First, their qualifications are indeed not very good.

Firstly, most people are the same, so there's nothing to worry about.

On the contrary, many outer disciples felt a significant sense of disappointment.

Because many of them were just a little short of becoming inner disciples.

……

At this moment, Sect Leader Bai Linglong was reviewing a file.

It was the statistical file of the newly recruited disciples' qualifications.

It reads:

Born to be a king: One person.

Those born with spiritual bodies: 29 people.

Five people possessed Heavenly-grade spiritual roots.

Those with Earth-grade spiritual roots: Thirty-six people.

One hundred and twenty-four people possessed exceptional character and spiritual talent.

Those with a bone marrow grade of B or above: 243 people.

Those with Comprehension Level B or above: 412 people;

Inner disciples: 489;

Outer disciples: 1,263;..."

The sect selected nearly two thousand people to become inner and outer disciples.

The remaining four thousand disciples could only become menial servants.

Reality is cruel; talent is predetermined and has nothing to do with human effort.

Entering the world of cultivation was my own choice and my own commitment.

Everything was my own choice, and there's no room for regret.

Moreover, the Immortal Ascension Assembly only takes place once every sixty years in the mortal realm, so such an opportunity to become an immortal is hard to come by.

Now, because of his poor aptitude, he has become a menial disciple.

You can't blame anyone else.

But no matter what, we have to give it a shot.

Otherwise, how could they be content?

After all the disciples knew their ranks, a formal disciple stepped out from the notice board.

He shouted loudly, "Silence!"

Attention all new recruits assigned as menial disciples:

In the next few days, formal disciples from each branch of the sect will come to take over.

They were also responsible for transporting newly recruited miscellaneous disciples to various branches for study and training.

Newcomers who have been classified as inner or outer disciples, please also take note:

For the next six months, you will continue to live in the same courtyard in the new residents' area, with the same food and lodging.

Furthermore, all newly recruited inner and outer disciples must go to the outer sect's training hall to study every day.

Within six months, complete the introductory coursework assigned by the sect.

As for the specific coursework, it is publicly displayed on the notice board of the supervisory school.

All disciples may go to the Supervisory Hall to check on their own.

The coursework varies in difficulty, so I advise everyone to start with the easier tasks and work on them according to your ability.

Of course, if you have already mastered the coursework, you don't need to study it.

Six months later, the sect will conduct another assessment of all newly recruited disciples.

Those who fail the assessment will be automatically demoted.

Those who excel in the assessments of the various branch disciples also have the opportunity to enter the outer sect.

Did everyone understand? If you understand, then you can leave!

After the notification was given, the formal disciples left the scene immediately.

Subsequently, the newly recruited disciples also began to disperse one after another.

Toyokawa and his group also left and returned to their lodgings.

Upon entering the courtyard, everyone gathered together and discussed their plans for the future.

"Brother Shen, Brother Han, Brother Zhang, Xiao Duo, Xiao Juan, what are your plans next?" He Buwei asked his five companions who had been assigned to menial tasks.

"You all don't need to worry about us."

I heard that after going to a branch sect and becoming a menial disciple, his first year was very easy.

There are very few miscellaneous tasks, and they don't take much time.

You can spend most of your remaining time learning on your own at the branch school.

In the branch temples, elders and deacons give lectures every day.

Moreover, once you enter a branch, you can immediately choose a cultivation technique for free.

Therefore, the menial disciples are able to enter formal cultivation more quickly.

Because we are less qualified, we may progress slower than you all.

But rest assured, we will never give up easily.

Now, I've finally managed to get into the world of cultivation.

"If I don't make a name for myself, how can I face my parents and relatives back in the mortal world?" Zheng Yifan said.

"Brother Zheng is right."

Dear friends, please don't worry about it.

Although the five of us are limited by our natural talents and are classified as menial disciples, we are not without the opportunity for advancement.

As my senior brother just said on stage, even menial disciples can be promoted to outer disciples.

"Our current goal is naturally to advance to the outer sect disciples, and we are working hard to cultivate," Zhang Erniu said frankly.

"Yes, Brother Zhang is right."

The outer disciples are only temporarily one step ahead of us.

"We will surely rise up and catch up." Han Yu encouraged herself in the same way.

After chatting for a while, the group dispersed.

However, I still feel a bit heavy-hearted.

Because everyone understands that if you're slow at one step, you'll be slow at every step.

If the barriers of aptitude were truly so easy to overcome, sects wouldn't differentiate themselves in such detail.

However, there are always exceptions.

Becoming a menial disciple is a choice you have no other option, but if you give up easily, then you really have no hope left.

As long as there is hope, there will always be people who fight for it and eventually succeed in advancing.

Early the next morning, some disciples from a branch of the sect arrived at Fengchuan's courtyard.

The five disciples who were designated as menial servants were assigned to the Liuyun Peak branch.

So everyone went outside the courtyard to see the five of them off.

After watching the five people board the small airship, everyone could only wish each other well.

Then I watched the flying boat sail away.

At this moment, Toyokawa felt quite emotional.

In this life, you will meet countless people.

The vast majority of them were only met once before disappearing into the crowd and never seen again.

Only a few remain to become acquainted, familiar, and knowledgeable.

And among this minority, the vast majority are actually people.

They will quietly depart after accompanying each other for a while, never to be seen again.

Ultimately, very few people will accompany you all the way.

In the end, there will only be one or two.

There might not even be one.

Only I remain, accompanied by the dim lamp and befriended by the bright moon.

Others also felt the same way to some extent.

However, the time they spent together was relatively short.

It's not that deep a relationship is to say.

In less than a day, all the handyman disciples were taken away.

Then, all the newly recruited inner and outer disciples received the notification.

Go to the Outer Gate Internal Affairs Hall to obtain your disciple identity plaque.

After receiving the notification, Toyokawa and his entourage went to the Household Hall early the next morning.

After submitting his list of disciples, he received a disciple's nameplate.

The disciples' nameplates are also round inside and square outside.

Both outer edges are carved with cloud patterns.

One of them is engraved with the emblem of the Qingyun Sword Sect.

The emblem of the Qingyun Sword Sect is "atop a high mountain, a cloud floats, and a divine sword pierces straight up from the mountaintop."

Below the sect emblem is a square frame with the words "Qingyun Sword Sect" engraved inside.

On the other side, there is a circular frame at the top, with the words 'inner door' or 'outer door' engraved inside.

The disciple's name is engraved below.

The styles of the nameplates for various disciples are basically the same.

Besides textual markers used for differentiation.

The color differences between brand names are also significant.

The outer disciple's token is black.

The token for inner disciples is white.

It is said that even the menial disciples had tokens, which were gray in color.

Other roles, such as core disciples, true disciples, stewards, elders, and sect leaders, are all different.

With the departure of the menial disciples.

The newlyweds' residential area suddenly became deserted.

But life must go on.

Moreover, the next six months will be crucial for every remaining disciple.

Therefore, the remaining disciples were all sharpening their swords and preparing for battle.