Although Caomiao Village had not suffered the tragedy of an entire village being slaughtered this time, heaven's will worked in mysterious ways, and these children were ultimately still destined to join Qingyun Sect.
What was even more surprising was that there were over a dozen more youths seeking to become disciples than before. Every one of them had tears in their eyes and determination on their faces.
Gu Hui no longer hesitated. With a gentle sweep of his wide sleeve, a stream of pure spiritual power brushed over them like a spring breeze.
It steadily lifted the dozen or so youths kneeling on the ground to their feet.
"Since you all possess the heart to seek the Dao, I permit you to join Qingyun Sect today.
"However, the path of cultivation is long.
"I hope you remember not to let hatred cloud your eyes and cause you to lose your true selves."
Though these youths only half understood Gu Hui's words, they still respectfully bowed and thanked him.
"Junior brothers and sisters, is anyone willing to take these children as disciples?"
Gu Hui had long since stopped accepting personal disciples, so he turned his gaze toward Tian Buyi and the heads of the other six peaks.
The first to speak was not Cangsong or Tian Buyi, as everyone had expected.
It was Shui Yue, Qingyun Sect's only female peak head.
She sighed softly and looked with compassion at two little girls trembling among the crowd, then said gently:
"Senior Brother Sect Master, these two children look so pitiful. Let them return to Xiaozhu Peak with me."
Gu Hui nodded slightly. "We shall do as Junior Sister says."
Seeing this, the heads of the remaining five peaks also began selecting disciples they favored.
With so many new disciples present, the five