Qi Refining Level 3000, Accepting The Empress As A Disciple At The Beginning

The scene was a sea of people, packed tighter than sardines. Every step of the Ten Thousand Level Stairway of the Ascending Cloud Sect was filled, densely packed without a single gap.

How many years had it been since this sight was last seen?

It had been many years. Back then, the Ascending Cloud Sect was second only to the Tai Chu Academy, and it had also enjoyed such a bustling scene.

Even more so.

Ye Kong was still being woken up. Couldn't a person get a good night's sleep these days?

Ye Kong opened one eye and closed the other, dragging his feet to open the door.

Seriously, who wasn't coming?

This time, it was Elder Cheng Tian himself who had come to knock on the door.

Elder Cheng Tian had a face full of smiles. "Ye Kong, are you sleeping comfortably in this Qingliang Abode? Would you like me to have Teng Renhuai find you a different residence?"

Ye Kong adjusted his clothes. "Elder Cheng Tian, you might as well speak plainly."

"It's like this, there are so many disciples signing up these days, all in the name of you, Ye Kong. However, the Ascending Cloud Sect has been without new disciples for too long. Do you think this could…"

Elder Cheng Tian stopped speaking here.

Instead, he looked at Ye Kong.

Ye Kong wasn't in a hurry and waited for him to continue.

Seeing that Ye Kong wasn't taking the hint, Elder Cheng Tian could only express his intentions. "Cheng Gong Hall also needs new disciples. Do you think it would be possible to allow some of them to come over from the newly recruited disciples?"

So that was the calculation he was making.

Ye Kong opened his mouth, "Since Elder Cheng Tian has said so, these disciples are coming to become disciples because of my name, but in the end, they will belong to Cheng Gong Hall, and they will become disciples of my defeated opponent. Do you think they will agree?"

Elder Cheng Tian's face was brushed aside, but for the sake of the new disciples, his words naturally softened. "As long as you recruit them, the Ascending Cloud Sect will naturally manage who is assigned to manage them. These people won't think there's a problem."

"Oh, but I think there is a problem." Ye Kong slammed the door shut.

Really, he came to disturb my sleep for this little thing.

Elder Cheng Tian spat. He knew he shouldn't have opened his mouth.

He was really giving Ye Kong face.

"Someone, arrange all the disciples who come to apprentice into Luo Men Garden. If you want to become a disciple of Ye Kong, you must first pass our Cheng Gong Hall's test."

A group of people arrived at Luo Men Garden in a mighty manner. Facing Cheng Kun and Elder Cheng Qian, they were suspicious and shouted directly.

"Isn't Ye Kong supposed to come and choose in person? Who are you?"

Elder Cheng Kun looked up. "If you want to become a disciple of Ye Kong, you must first pass our test."

"No, this is a scam, right? The notice issued at the beginning simply said to look at fate, but it didn't say there would be a competition?"

"Ye Kong is an elder of the Ascending Cloud Sect, and his affairs are naturally entrusted to the Ascending Cloud Sect to handle. If you think it's unreasonable or for other reasons, you can just leave."

Elder Cheng Kun stretched his nose to the sky. This person's spiritual roots were unstable at first glance, no, no.

This is simply false advertising coupled with a forced competition. Isn't this selecting disciples? Isn't this selecting concubines?

"Don't talk nonsense here, call Ye Kong out and let him say it himself before we believe it!" A handsome man stood up and said.

Everyone's eyes looked over at the same time.

This man had a handsome face and was holding a folding fan in his hand. He had the feeling of a weak scholar.

"How can you see Ye Kong if you want to?" Elder Cheng Kun winked, and immediately a disciple of the Ascending Cloud Sect came over to carry the man out.

Unexpectedly, before he could get close, the man directly raised the folding fan and gently fanned it, and the disciple of the Ascending Cloud Sect was directly blown away.

A little interesting.

Seeing this, Elder Cheng Kun walked up a few steps, "Young man, good skill. You don't have to participate in the competition. You can go directly to Cheng Gong Hall and wait to see Ye Kong."

The man carried his hands behind his back, "Forget it, I'll just wait for Ye Kong here. I won't leave if he doesn't come."

The scene fell into a stalemate for a while.

Elder Cheng Kong came over at this time and greeted the disciples who came to apprentice to enjoy the Ascending Cloud Sect's lunch.

"The competition will also take place after the meal, everyone, let's eat first."

When the lunch box was opened, plates of colorful and fragrant dishes instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Many people had set out early in the morning, trekking through mountains and rivers, and in order to line up early to get a chance, they hadn't even taken a sip of water, let alone filled their stomachs.

Because of this, many people swarmed up, each receiving a lunch box and feasting on it.

The man who had spoken earlier stood aside, not even looking at it.

At this time, two people walked towards this man.

"Your words were very imposing just now, and your tone of voice was also very similar to Ye Kong's. Let me introduce myself, my name is Xiaoman, this is Yu Hai, we came to see Ye Kong together!"

Xiaoman took the lead in introducing himself.

Yu Hai still didn't like to talk, so he just nodded.

The man stretched out his hand, "My name is Chunxiao. I completed a task with Ye Kong before. He's a very good person, so I came."

"Great minds think alike!"

Xiaoman chimed in.

"However, are you two becoming disciples of Ye Kong?" Chunxiao looked over.

Xiaoman shook his head, "Not me, it's him. I'm here to send Yu Hai to become a disciple. My teacher is strict. If he knows that I'm secretly becoming a disciple outside, he will definitely put me in confinement!"

Hahaha…

Hearing this, Chunxiao laughed twice.

"However, why don't you go and eat something? The Ascending Cloud Sect was able to come up with such food, and they have put in a little sincerity."

Chunxiao glanced at Xiaoman, with a look that said you understand.

"I always feel a little strange, let's wait until we see Ye Kong."

After eating, everyone was arranged to rest in the courtyard. The people who were still full of energy just now were a little sleepy after eating. They leaned aside, and some fell to the ground and fell asleep.

Only the three people who hadn't eaten had their eyes wide open like copper bells.

Hearing someone coming in, the three of them also closed their eyes immediately, pretending to be asleep.

When Ye Kong woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. He drew water from the well to wash his face before leisurely going to the dining hall [Ye Kong's special small stove] to get food.

Unexpectedly, he caught a glimpse of many lunch boxes densely placed in the window next to him.

It now seemed that Teng Renhuai had gained a lot of benefits from the Longevity Hall, and even the disciples' food had improved a lot.

After Ye Kong finished eating, he packed a portion for Li Fan before preparing to go back.

When passing by the sect gate, he looked into the distance and saw that the steps outside were empty. Ye Kong couldn't help but ask, "Are there no disciples coming to apprentice today?"

The gatekeeper nodded.

"Not a single person came."