Avoiding Peril: My Low-Key Path to Eternal Life
Chapter 71

Small Gains, Nominal Disciples

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"Senior Brothers, why not watch a little longer? Perhaps there are still some late bloomers, or disciples with outstanding character, who may have this opportunity."

Hearing Elder Sun say this, Song Wen hurriedly poured another cup of tea for him.

Not a single disciple had been accepted during the last grand competition, and he had heard that the Head Academy had been pressing the matter quite hard.

Though they could all enter the Inner Academy, having the title of disciple was far better in every respect.

Otherwise, once they entered, how would it be any different from remaining outside? If they did not take a master, they could only listen to lectures on Dharma and Dao. Disciples with slightly inferior aptitude would likely find it hard to catch up.

The Outer Academy disciples could not compare to those of the Inner Academy in aptitude, so they could only be assessed in other aspects.

Secondly, it was because the two Senior Brothers had emerged from seclusion in recent years and noticed that their Karmic Affinity was faintly surfacing.

But matters involving fate, time, and Providence were veiled by Heavenly Secrets. Those caught within the game who wished to rise another step needed to settle their Karmic Affinity. The most common method was to accept disciples.

After all, cultivation meant seizing the creations of Heaven and Earth, turning the impossible into possible. Of all the myriad matters of cultivation, the simplest way to bring things to a close was to follow the path of enlightenment and settle it with Heaven and Earth.

Though Song Wen was not in the Inner Academy, he still understood the things he ought to know.

"Hahaha, don't worry, don't worry. Since the two of us have come out, we certainly will not return empty-handed."

"But if we

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