Selecting Retainers

"Retainers?"

This was also the first time the Ye Family had obtained a quota for a Xuantian Sect Blessed Cultivator Disciple, so their understanding of all aspects of Blessed Cultivators was rather superficial. As a result, Ye Yuhong did not know that Blessed Cultivator Disciples also had retainer quotas.

After pondering for a while, Ye Yuhong asked,

"What requirements are there for these retainers?"

Hearing Ye Yuhong ask about retainers, Ye Qingxuan Thought for a Moment before answering,

"Retainers are not Xuantian Sect Disciples. They need to be people willing to heed my orders and serve at my command. It would be best if they were disciples from the family who had not yet begun cultivating, or who had only just stepped onto the Cultivation Path!"

He had no desire to recruit two retainers, only for them to turn into two uncles he had to serve.

Finally, Ye Qingxuan explained Xuantian Sect's requirements for retainers to Ye Yuhong. Once the retainers swore Dao Oaths, there would be no need to worry about them refusing to obey his commands.

Still, it would be best to find people who were wholeheartedly willing to follow his instructions!

After Ye Qingxuan finished stating the requirements, a sharp gleam flashed through Ye Yuhong's eyes as he secretly thought,

"Retainers are not Xuantian Sect Disciples?"

Then, a thoughtful look appeared on Ye Yuhong's face, and he unconsciously Nodded.

"Tomorrow, I'll bring several disciples from the clan over. You can choose for yourself when the time comes!"

Such retainer quotas might well be no small opportunity for the Ye Family's disciples, or even for the Ye Family itself.

Although Cloud Mist Mountain possessed a Fourth-Tier Spirit Vein, the Ye Family was nowhere near as rich and powerful as the Xuantian Sect.

Cloud Mist Mountain's Fourth-Tier Spirit Vein had been sealed by a formation. Only Cultivation Cave Mansions had been built at each Spirit Vein node, ensuring that the Lineage's High-level Cultivators had sufficient Spiritual Energy for cultivation.

As a result, the Fourth-Tier Spirit Land of Cloud Mist Mountain normally only revealed Spiritual Energy at around the second tier. Its Cultivation Environment naturally could not compare with that within the Xuantian Sect.

And since retainers were not Xuantian Sect Disciples, that meant they could return to the family in the future.

Perhaps they could borrow the Xuantian Sect's treasured land to cultivate their own cultivators, then help the family raise its strength by another level in the future?

As for Dao Oaths? The Ye Family was not planning to deal with the Xuantian Sect. To the Ye Family, such Dao Oaths were merely inconsequential matters.

Seeing that Ye Family Patriarch Ye Yuhong seemed somewhat lost in thought, Ye Qingxuan did not bother with what Ye Yuhong was thinking. After taking his leave, he departed the main hall on his own.

The next day, after receiving a message from Ye Yuhong, Ye Qingxuan once again hurried to the same main hall from yesterday.

After entering the hall, Ye Qingxuan found that Ye Yuhong had long been waiting there. There were also four youths around Twelve Years Old in the hall!

"Patriarch!"

Ye Yuhong gave a slight nod. After Ye Qingxuan entered, he handed over the promised Three Great Inheritances, then looked at the four youths in the hall and said,

"These four are the four disciples from the Ye Family found this year to have the best Cultivation Talent. Choose two yourself!"

He then looked at the four of them and said,

"This is your Clan Uncle Ye Qingxuan. He will cultivate at the Xuantian Sect in the future. Whoever is selected will become his retainer at the Xuantian Sect."

If Ye Qingxuan had not wanted only disciples who had just begun cultivating, Ye Yuhong would have directly assigned the clan's elders to serve as Ye Qingxuan's retainers.

Hearing Ye Yuhong's words, Ye Qingxuan walked up to the four and began examining them. The four also looked towards Ye Qingxuan.

These four had now joined the Zhao Generation.

Of the two on the right, one was slightly plump and somewhat evasive under Ye Qingxuan's gaze. The other appeared to possess an extraordinary bearing and had a well-proportioned build, but his childish face revealed his defiance.

The two on the left were both rather thin and looked somewhat alike, though their appearances were ordinary.

Ye Qingxuan did not make a decision lightly. After all, the retainers he chose would need to follow him for quite some time.

After examining the four, Ye Qingxuan asked,

"What are your names? How is your talent?"

In response to Ye Qingxuan's question, the youth with the extraordinary bearing spoke first and said proudly,

"Hmph, I'm Ye Zhaojun. I have Four-element Spirit Root Talent, and my grandfather is the Ye Family Patriarch!"

Hearing This, Ye Qingxuan subconsciously glanced at Ye Yuhong.

Under Ye Qingxuan's gaze, Ye Yuhong maintained his smile, but the cold glint in his eyes made Ye Zhaojun, who suddenly felt a chill, shudder all over.

Ye Zhaojun looked around, but after finding nothing amiss, the pride on his face did not diminish.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan merely smiled faintly and did not mind it. His gaze turned to the slightly plump youth.

Feeling Ye Qingxuan's gaze, the slightly plump youth said timidly,

"My name is Ye Zhaoxuan. I have Three-element Spirit Root Talent!"

Ye Qingxuan Nodded, then looked at the other two.

"What about you two?"

The remaining two thin youths had determination in their eyes as they spoke with sonorous force,

"My name is Ye Zhaoheng. I have Three-element Spirit Root Talent!"

"My name is Ye Zhaoyu. I have Three-element Spirit Root Talent!"

Looking at the two, whose appearances were somewhat alike, Ye Qingxuan asked curiously,

"Are you two biological brothers?"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's question, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu exchanged a glance. In the end, Ye Zhaoheng answered,

"Yes. I'm the elder brother, and Xiaoyu is the younger brother!"

Ye Qingxuan gave a slight nod.

After examining all four, Ye Qingxuan asked,

"Is anyone willing to follow me to the Xuantian Sect and become my retainer? Think it through carefully. Once you go, it will not be so easy to come back!"

In response to Ye Qingxuan's inquiry, Ye Zhaojun was the first to reveal his defiance. He glanced at his grandfather, Ye Yuhong, and said stubbornly,

"I'm not willing to become any retainer, hmph!"

What a joke. Was he an idiot? Why would he give up being the Ye Family Patriarch's grandson to become a retainer for this unfamiliar clan uncle at the Xuantian Sect?

No matter how wonderfully his grandfather described the Xuantian Sect, he did not want to go!

Hearing Ye Zhaojun's words, Ye Yuhong's face turned ashen with anger.

He himself had a Four-element Spirit Root, so he naturally knew that if someone with a Four-element Spirit Root remained in the Ye Family, the Golden Core Realm would basically be the end of the road. The chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm was exceedingly slim.

But the Xuantian Sect was different. Within the Xuantian Sect, someone with a Four-element Spirit Root had no small chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm. That was why he had wanted to seize this opportunity to send his grandson to the Xuantian Sect, yet he had not expected—

"Alas!"

In the end, Ye Yuhong merely let out a deep, helpless sigh and said no more.

After Ye Zhaojun refused, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, the two brothers, exchanged a glance before stepping forward all together.

"We two brothers are willing to become Master's retainers!"

When the Patriarch had gathered the four of them yesterday, he had already explained the advantages and disadvantages of becoming retainers. The two brothers had made up their minds yesterday.

Hearing how Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, the two brothers, addressed him, Ye Qingxuan could neither laugh nor cry.

Ye Zhaoxuan, standing beside them, had not yet spoken, but from his evasive gaze, Ye Qingxuan already knew the answer.

Looking at Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, Ye Qingxuan asked again,

"Where are your parents?"

This time, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu lowered their heads and did not speak.

Ye Yuhong explained at this moment,

"These two children's parents have already passed away due to an accident!"

Of those he had brought, all their parents had been cultivators. Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu's parents had perished in an accident while traveling abroad several years ago.

After stepping onto the Immortal Path, the higher one's cultivation realm, the lower the chance of producing descendants. Yet the descendants born were generally able to possess Spirit Roots.

Moreover, the higher a cultivator's realm, the better the talent of the descendants they produced would theoretically be.

Hearing that the two's parents had already fallen, a trace of pity flashed through Ye Qingxuan's eyes as he looked at Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu. He also came to a decision.

"Ye Zhaoheng, Ye Zhaoyu, from now on, you two are my retainers. You do not need to call me Master. Call me Young Master from now on!"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's choice, delight appeared on Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu's faces. They bent at the waist all together.

"Yes, Young Master!"