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Chapter 312: 202 - Accepting a Disciple_2

Chapter 312: Chapter 202 – Accepting a Disciple_2

“In the future at Shushan Sect, no matter who bullies you, make sure to tell me. I’ll stand up for you. Once I become a Golden Core, even a Golden Core Elder won’t be beyond my reach!” Elder Sister Ye Jingxian declared proudly.

“Elder sister, can you let go of me first!” Li Shiming struggled as he replied.

“I forgot!” Ye Jingxian laughed and released her hold on Li Shiming.

“Little Chuanzi, have all the guests arrived?” she turned her head to ask Xu Chuan.

“Everyone’s here!” Xu Chuan replied with a droopy head, feeling powerless at her nickname for him.

He felt as if his dignity was lost, but he didn’t have the courage to resist the elder sister; whatever she called him, he accepted.

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“Let’s go inside!” Ye Jingxian gestured with a wave of her hand.

“Elder sister, the two of us haven’t even gotten to know the little junior brother yet!” a burly man with a big beard complained from the side.

“Right, this is your second senior Brother Wan Zheng. Not very strong; I knocked him down with one punch. This is your third senior Brother Lu Shi, he couldn’t even withstand half a punch. Seeing as you practice body refinement, let’s spare some time to practice together!” Ye Jingxian introduced them both plainly and vividly.

Ye Jingxian had noticed Li Shiming’s high level of body refinement when she embraced him, even superior to that of the third senior brother, Lu Shi, when comparing physical constitutions of cultivators.

Li Shiming had saved their master and also possessed a talent for body refinement, which perfectly suited Ye Jingxian’s preferences, so she valued him highly.

Since everyone gathered was usually in close contact, the atmosphere in the hall was very lively.

As Li Shiming and the others entered, they saw several Golden Cores engaging in lively discussions and Golden Core disciples whispering among themselves.

“Everyone, you’ve all seen Li Shiming, I plan to formally take him as a disciple today, please, my fellow cultivators, bear witness!” Elder Su pointed to Li Shiming with a smile, then saluted the Golden Core cultivators.

“Elder Su, I must say I disagree. What qualifies Li Shiming to be taken as your disciple, other than him bringing you Spiritual Medicine? What makes him worthy of becoming your disciple?” Elder Wang was the first to voice his objection.

Being all old friends, Elder Wang spoke without any hesitation, stating his mind clearly.

Of course, there was a reason for this, which Elder Sister Ye Jingxian conveyed to Li Shiming using sound transmission. It turned out that one of Elder Wang’s juniors wanted to become a disciple of Elder Su but was rejected due to insufficient talent and fate.

Elder Wang saw that Li Shiming, a cultivator with three spirit root seeds, was accepted as Elder Su’s disciple, which naturally made him unhappy.

But he had the discernment; the instant formation and its complexity were enough to pose a challenge to him, who was proficient in formations.

Putting himself in shoes of someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage, if he were within the formation made of nine flying swords, would he be able to escape using the power of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The answer was definitively requiring the strength of the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, relying on the powerful attacking force of the Late-stage Foundation Establishment to forcefully break the formation.

And if one’s strength were slightly weaker, the capability of the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment would allow self-protection within the formation, yet it was a state where one had to passively receive attacks.

“The disciple is a High-level Array Master!” Li Shiming replied without concealing.

Elder Su’s mouth twitched, as this was another strength he had not detected; he was already considering holding accountable those responsible for gathering intelligence.

It really was not the fault of those cultivators gathering intelligence. Taking in a disciple mainly involved assessing character and background, etc. Shouldn’t the master himself assess the strength face-to-face?

Getting information about Li Shiming from the chaotic Heavenly Sea Island in over two months was already quite an accomplishment.

“Elder Su, you really shouldn’t. Mastering Sword Intent as a Thunder Cultivator and being a High-level Array Master, I even wonder if you might ruin this kid. Why not let him follow me and study Sword Cultivation!” Elder Zhao voluntarily spoke this time.

What Li Shiming had shown, turning Sword Intent into nine flying swords and using them to form a formation, all made Elder Zhao feel that he had taken the wrong path.

In Elder Zhao’s opinion, the correct way for a Sword Cultivator was to use a single flying sword, not multiple, let alone nine flying swords.

And using flying swords to create a formation might look novel, but in the eyes of a true Sword Cultivator, it was just showy.

Could this formation withstand a full-strength strike from a Sword Cultivator? A single sword breaks myriad methods, a formation would be instantly broken under the full-strength strike of a Sword Cultivator.

“Elder Zhao, I’ve told you, he is not a Sword Cultivator. I’ve talked with him, and he wants to pursue Magic Cultivation!” Elder Su explained helplessly.

“What a pity!” Elder Zhao shook his head and sighed reluctantly.

Among the sect’s newly recruited cultivators over the years, there were many potential Sword Cultivators, but none had shown Sword Intent at the early stage of Foundation Establishment like Li Shiming, at least not under his watch.

Understanding Sword Intent was a talent that could not be learned if one was simply incapable, no amount of assistance would change that.

With the end of Li Shiming’s performance, except for Elder Zhao, the rest of the Golden Core elders kept on praising, congratulating Elder Su for acquiring an excellent disciple.

At the same time, the gifts prepared were quietly enhanced a bit, as the treatment naturally differs for those with exceptional talent.

As for having three spirit root seeds, as long as Elder Su was willing to spend resources, and coupled with Li Shiming’s talent, Li Shiming’s future was indeed bright.