Lu Qing had never met Elder Song Wen. Having entered the sect only two years ago, he was still among the newer disciples.
For the batch of disciples before his, the lectures they attended at Martial Arts Peak had mostly been taught by this elder. Of the three elders, he was also the one most willing to lecture and expound the Dao.
Thus, aside from calling him Elder, many disciples addressed him as Teacher Song, in recognition of the debt of his instruction.
This Heroes' Gathering was being organized under Elder Song's lead.
Yet two other elders would also be attending, both with formidable backgrounds. They had come out from the Inner Academy, their cultivation unfathomably profound, and rumor had it that they had emerged this time to take disciples.
They would accept Direct Disciples, as well as several Nominal Disciples.
That was why, even though a hundred disciples had entered the Inner Academy after the grand competition, there should logically have been no major event at year-end.
After all, not one of those hundred had been accepted as a disciple during the competition. The rest had even less chance. What grand gathering could there possibly be?
Even Lu Qing had been surprised upon seeing White Crane Boy's message, let alone everyone else.
"It's all for taking disciples. Unlike the grand competition, where it depends on fate and participation is optional, the purpose of this Heroes' Gathering is to find disciples for those two big shots."
Elder Song had built the bridge and was responsible for organizing it, yet while Elder Song was here, the other two elders were nowhere to be seen. Anyone with eyes could discern a few clues from that.
It also had to be mentioned that the three chief elders overseeing the Outer Academy all had