Although Ji Shui had done everything possible to reduce direct clashes with the Heng Yue Immortal Dynasty, minimizing casualties among the Southern Domain's immortals and gods,
the chaos during the early stages of the Kalpa Tribulation, followed by the battles between the Heng Yue Immortal Dynasty, Tianyuan, and the Buddhist Kingdom, still caused devastating losses among the disciples of the Southern Domain's various orthodox traditions.
Among them, the disciples of the Martial Dao traditions were the most easily confused by the Kalpa Tribulation and suffered the heaviest casualties.
Quite a few Martial Dao traditions were wiped out entirely during the Kalpa Tribulation.
The immortal orthodox traditions had specialized methods for cultivating inner peace. Although they had not suffered as terribly as the Martial Dao traditions, they were still filled with grief.
The Five Elements Immortal Sect had closed its mountain gates, and it had also lost more than thirty percent of its disciples during this Kalpa Tribulation.
"On top of that, some disciples reached the end of their lifespans and passed away of their own accord.
Compared with before the Kalpa Tribulation, the sect has already lost more than forty percent of its disciples.
Now, more than a million people are waiting outside the mountain gates, hoping to become disciples of the sect.
How should we handle this? I ask that Teacher and Junior Brother make the decision."
The Supreme Elder, Qingfeng, who had taken over management of the mountain gates, complained to his teacher and Ji Shui.
Because of the relationship between the Five Elements Immortal Sect and the two of them, he had not dared to recruit disciples recklessly during this period, fearing that it would invite disaster.
"Just follow the old rules. There is no need for excessive caution, but neither can we wantonly expand the number