Shu Mountain recruited disciples on a grand scale once every ten years.
Compared to other sects, a ten-year cycle was considered short.
This also showed from another angle just how deep Shu Mountain's foundations ran, with enough resources and manpower to train large numbers of new disciples.
So far, Li Xuanxiao had only experienced Shu Mountain's mass recruitment once.
Thinking back on that time—
There was only one word for it: exhausting.
Li Xuanxiao had been terrified of recruiting strange and questionable people into Shu Mountain, so he had conducted thorough investigations into every new disciple's background and personality.
However, Li Xuanxiao had still been young then, his methods and strength not yet fully developed.
As a result, many hidden threats had slipped into Shu Mountain, leaving behind dangers waiting to surface.
This time, I will strike in my prime!!
There was still some time before Shu Mountain's disciple recruitment assembly.
Li Xuanxiao planned to enter seclusion, lock himself inside the alchemy room, and devote himself wholeheartedly to refining pills.
He would trade them for the resources he needed for cultivation.
After all, no one knew what would happen next.
With some resources stored away, he would not panic.
Before entering seclusion, Li Xuanxiao made his usual circuit around Shu Mountain.
On the surface, he had come out to admire the scenery amidst his arduous cultivation. In truth, he was secretly observing whether any hidden dangers existed.
"Mm, nothing happened on Little Qiong Peak."
Li Xuanxiao recorded them one by one in his little notebook.
"Recently, a pair of Dao companions on Dragon Head Peak have been breaking up. The reason is that the woman discovered the man had never liked her, but her elder brother..."
Li Xuanxiao was somewhat at a loss.
"One senior brother on Great Bamboo Peak