Abbess Jingyi smiled. "For many years, no disciple as bold and responsible as Ren Xiaoyao has fought his way up Yi Xiang Peak. Ren Xiaoyao has set a precedent. Moreover, he was born with divine strength and, since joining the Incense-Passing Cult, has made tremendous contributions in an extremely short time. Heaven truly favors our Incense-Passing Cult. Therefore, this Cult has decided to appoint Ren Xiaoyao as a Protector disciple. What do you all think?"
The moment Abbess Jingfan heard this, she clapped her hands. "Cult Master's decision is excellent! In the legends of Great Forest Temple, the guardian deity Wei Tuo possessed divine strength in both arms and held a Demon Subduing Pestle. Ren Xiaoyao possesses the same divine strength, and the sword blank in his hand resembles a Demon Subduing Pestle. He is perfectly suited for the position of Protector disciple!"
Abbess Jinggang shook her head. "The disciples of my Ruijin Hall are already peak-guarding disciples and cult-guarding disciples. I have never heard of any Protector disciples. From what Junior Sister Jingfan says, this Protector disciple's status would be higher than both peak-guarding and cult-guarding disciples. How could that be acceptable? And though Ren Xiaoyao's martial arts are good, he is still somewhat inferior to Huben and Ming Qing, let alone Mujun. He cannot bear the responsibility of a protector either."
Abbess Xuezhen also voiced her opinion. "Ren Xiaoyao's former status as an alchemy disciple of Lihuo Hall was truly too low to match Junior Sister Zixia's status as a Mocu Palace disciple. Cult Master's appointment of Ren Xiaoyao as a Protector disciple is precisely meant to bring them together. I think it is suitable!"
Abbess Jingyi looked again at Peacock and the others. "What are your opinions?"
After thinking for a moment, Peacock said, "Ren Xiaoyao's martial