Chan Sect Lacks Talent, Yunjing Offers Help

On the grand day of establishing the sect and recruiting disciples, the Saints were accepting disciples for the first time on a large scale. Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guiling, Holy Mother Wudang, Li Yunjing, and Winged Immortal of the Jie Sect all appeared behind Sect Master Tongtian.

Li Yunjing's Grand Unity Golden Immortal divine sense swept over the foot of the mountain, giving him a direct understanding of these hundreds of thousands of living beings.

Among these hundreds of thousands of living beings, those with low cultivation had just stepped onto the threshold of the immortal path, reaching the Heavenly Immortal realm. As for those with profound realms, they were even more powerful than Li Yunjing. There were even three thousand guests from Zixiao Palace, with Quasi-Saint experts hidden among them.

"Could it be Randeng, that traitor?"

Li Yunjing mused. In the early stages of the Three Sects, he was the only expert at the Quasi-Saint level. Randeng was also incredibly shameless, being of the same generation as the Three Pure Ones, yet he shamelessly became a disciple of Primordial Heavenly Venerate.

However, Primordial Heavenly Venerate probably never expected Randeng to be so shameless. He didn't willingly accept him as a "disciple" but instead bestowed upon Randeng the nominal position of Deputy Sect Master of the Chan Sect.

"Duobao, Jinling, Guiling, Wudang, Chaos Child, Winged Immortal, you all will be responsible for the trial matters!" As he spoke, Sect Master Tongtian greeted Laozi and Primordial, then his figure gradually disappeared, returning to the Three Pure Ones Palace.

Afterward, Laozi returned to his palace with Grand Master Xuandu and the Golden and Silver Boys to refine pills.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate saw that Tongtian's disciples were numerous and talented, and felt a bit envious. Thinking of Laozi and Tongtian going off to enjoy themselves freely, while he himself stayed here, wasn't that a complete disgrace for a Saint?

"Li Yunjing, you help Uncle-Master watch the Chan Sect's trial formation. Uncle-Master will take his leave first."

With a slight cough, Primordial Heavenly Venerate didn't bother further. He grabbed a scapegoat, and with a movement of his body, he also returned to the Three Pure Ones Palace.

At this moment, he didn't care whether Li Yunjing agreed or not; the matter was settled.

"First Senior Brother, what do you think?" Li Yunjing was a bit speechless. Although the Three Pure Ones hadn't split up, they couldn't just do this. What if fellow disciples had opinions?

"Hahaha! Second Uncle-Master really likes you, kid! Then go and help! We five are here, and it won't affect our Jie Sect's recruitment!" Daoist Duobao laughed heartily. Currently, there were no conflicts between the two sects. Although they weren't close due to their reverence for Uncle-Master Primordial, at this moment, the Four True Disciples still respected their teachers and showed utmost deference to Primordial Heavenly Venerate.

"Alright then! I'll head over, and I'll trouble all of you Senior Brothers, Senior Sisters, and Junior Brother Winged Immortal here." With the First Senior Brother's approval, Li Yunjing then flew towards the outer perimeter of the formation set up by Primordial Heavenly Venerate.

This task was extremely simple. As long as someone passed the trial, he was responsible for receiving them and bringing them to meet Primordial Heavenly Venerate. As Saints, Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Tongtian naturally wouldn't bother with such matters, nor would they deign to guard outside the formation and focus their energy on these future disciples.

At the foot of Mount Kunlun, hundreds of thousands of living beings fell into deep thought after hearing the words of the two Sect Masters of the Chan and Jie Sects. Both Sect Masters were Primordial Limitless Saints, and with both major sects just established, no one had any reference points and didn't know the personalities of the two Sect Masters, making this choice a difficult one.

After a long while, after weighing their options in their hearts, someone finally made a decision and began to enter the formation established by Primordial Heavenly Venerate, searching for the path to the summit of Mount Kunlun.

With someone taking the lead, soon, hundreds of thousands of living beings stepped into the formation one after another. The number of entrants into the formations of the two Sect Masters was roughly equal.

Li Yunjing closed his eyes slightly, sat cross-legged on the mountain peak, meditating and practicing his qi, guarding the front of the Chan Sect's formation, waiting for someone to pass the test and be accepted as a disciple of the Chan Sect.

Li Yunjing seemed to be asleep yet not asleep, but his divine sense roamed within the formation. The methods of a Saint were truly extraordinary. Along his path, everything on "Mount Kunlun" was concealed by the formation. In the vast expanse of the formation, every step taken was a process of Heart Tempering, where all seven emotions and six desires emerged in the beings' hearts and manifested various changes before their eyes.

Li Yunjing, having advanced to the Grand Unity realm, was eternally free in all time and space, thus not being controlled by the formation. Only his divine sense continuously swept over each living being, observing their aptitude, comprehension, and destiny.

Countless beings in the trial formation occasionally revealed various emotions such as joy, sorrow, surprise, and fear. Every step was as difficult as climbing to the heavens, yet those with firm willpower climbed upwards step by step.

Some beings merely took one step into the formation and, as if seeing some great terror, involuntarily retreated a step.

The next moment, within the formation, light flowed, and those beings were sent out of the formation, teleported a thousand miles away from "Mount Kunlun," directly eliminated from the competition.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate's criteria for accepting disciples were extremely strict. Some of the eliminated beings, unwilling to accept their fate, attempted to re-enter the formation to try again, but were directly blocked by the formation from the outside, with no second chances!

These beings, though unwilling, were eliminated nonetheless. They could only turn towards the formation set up by Sect Master Tongtian with resignation, hoping to get another chance from another Saint.

"As expected, they're all trash!"

Seeing this scene, Li Yunjing shook his head slightly, looking down upon them with disdain. If they couldn't even pass the most basic Heart Tempering, how could they pass the subsequent trials of aptitude and destiny?

No wonder the Jie Sect was almost annihilated in later generations. Some disciples lacked the demeanor of an immortal path!

Turning his gaze towards his master's formation, under the soaring sword energy, there was life everywhere. As long as one had decent aptitude and some destiny, it was easy to pass. It seemed the scene of Myriad Immortals Come to Court was destined to appear.

Thinking of the bleak future prospects of the Jie Sect, Li Yunjing could only sigh. Currently, the five true disciples under Tongtian were all Grand Unity Golden Immortals, with the First Senior Brother, Daoist Duobao, having the highest cultivation, already reaching the mid-stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal and leading the third generation of the Xuanmen.

Li Yunjing had Senior Brothers and Sisters above him. Although he had a certain say in the development of the Jie Sect, he couldn't control the overall situation and naturally couldn't change the overall destiny of the Jie Sect.

"In the future, I can only do my best to preserve the seeds of the Jie Sect, retain the essence, and wait for the Saint to leave the Primordial Desolation. At that time, it will be my turn to lead the Jie Sect to revival. As for my Senior Brothers and Sisters above me? Heh heh..."

Li Yunjing sat there for three hundred years. Wanting to become a disciple of a Saint, how could it be so easy?

The steps in front of the mountain changed with each step. Beings with firm willpower could still climb upwards step by step relatively easily. However, when it came to testing comprehension later on, the trials became much more complex, requiring wisdom based on each being's cultivation. Without top-tier talent, did they think willpower alone was enough to become a disciple?

That rock has the most willpower!

Those who could become disciples of a Saint were never dull-witted. Whoever was chosen was an outstanding figure in the Primordial Desolation!