Chen Bing was about to continue when Xu Yi cut him off. "A cohort, first year? What does that mean?" Xu Yi realized he still hadn't truly settled into Yinghai Peak. He'd been holed up in the Pill Hall and hadn't done a good job of gathering information. That was a mistake, and he had to make sure it didn't happen again.
Chen Bing stared at him for a moment. "A cohort means that Senior Brother Zhong and I, along with the others, were selected when the sect opened its doors around this time last year. We're considered one cohort. The Southern Pole Sect has a rule that disciples must leave the sect after twenty years. In other words, if you still haven't broken through to the Life Wheel Realm after twenty years, you'll be expelled from the sect or made a permanent steward. So, at its heart, the Southern Pole Sect only ever has two cohorts of Outer Sect Disciples. We're the new cohort, and the senior brothers from the previous cohort are still here too. For example, Senior Brother Sun Yewang."
"Don't assume that the two Inner Sect Senior Brothers put him in charge of the Starry Sky Boat because he has the greatest talent. They chose him because he has the most prestige among the Outer Sect Disciples of the previous cohort. In terms of talent and performance in this hunting campaign, Xie Chaoxin and An Lun are the top two, but their chances are slim. As far as I know, only eight disciples were selected in the first year of the previous cohort. This cohort is full of strong candidates, so they might select more, but I doubt it'll be over ten. Xie Chaoxin and An Lun will have a hard time making the top ten.