Who Could Be More Useless Than Me?

That senior brother laughed. "More or less, it's a contest of uselessness. The more useless you are, the more Senior Sister Qin Yu likes you. Half a year ago, I was fortunate enough to join Senior Sister Qin Yu's team. I didn't do anything at all, just handled the spoils. After one mission, I earned fifty thousand Copper Coins!"

"No wonder these people are fighting so fiercely over it!"

Lu Ren smiled, then pointed at the two people behind Qin Yu and asked, "Senior Brother, are those two really that useless? They were actually chosen directly by Senior Sister Qin Yu!"

"More than useless! Although they both have Fourth-grade Bloodlines, they have no desire to improve. They've been in the sect for over a year and have only opened two Spiritual Apertures. One is called Wang Teng, the other Zhang Sheng. They're known as the Entry-level Twin Wastes in the Qingyun Sect!"

That senior brother said.

"Entry-level Twin Wastes?"

Lu Ren snorted with laughter, then turned his gaze toward Qin Yu.

It had to be said that Qin Yu was extremely beautiful. Her appearance did not lose out to his master's in the slightest, but she was as proud as a peacock, as though no one could enter her eyes.

"What I want are truly useless people. Among you, whoever thinks you can rival these two may join my team!"

Qin Yu cut off the crowd's chatter.

For a moment, many people looked at one another in dismay.

In a contest of uselessness, who could surpass those two?

Wang Teng and Zhang Sheng were the Qingyun Sect's famously useless pair.

At that moment, a shifty-eyed young man stepped forward and said with a smile, "Senior Sister Qin Yu, although I've opened one more Spiritual Aperture than those Twin Wastes, I've only cultivated one Human Tier Low-grade Martial Skill!"

"You've only cultivated one Human Tier Low-grade Martial Skill?"

Qin Yu found it somewhat unbelievable.

These old disciples had been in the Qingyun Sect for at least a year. Having cultivated only one Human Tier Low-grade Martial Skill truly was useless enough.

The young man said smugly, "Cultivation is so miserable. If my Father hadn't begged the sect elders to let me stay, I would've gone home long ago to inherit the family estate. This time, I only wanted to behold Senior Sister's elegance!"

"I never expected you to be this useless. Fine, you're impressive. The title of Qingyun's third most useless disciple shall go to you!"

"Damn it, if I'd known, I wouldn't have cultivated any martial skills either!"

Many Martial Artists were deeply unwilling to accept this.

After all, as long as they joined Qin Yu's team, they could obtain spoils, and those spoils could be exchanged for a great deal of Copper Coins.

Who wouldn't want to earn money while lying down?

What was more, they could follow Senior Sister Qin Yu and train alongside her. It was quite the cushy assignment.

The shifty-eyed young man swept his gaze across the crowd and laughed smugly. "Everyone, I'm truly sorry, but the final spot will—"

However, before he could finish, a calm voice came from within the crowd. "I want that spot!"

Lu Ren parted the crowd and walked into the center of the circle.

There was someone who considered himself even more useless?

Everyone was shocked. Their gazes turned toward Lu Ren, only to find that he looked unfamiliar.

The young man stared at Lu Ren impatiently. "You must be a newly admitted disciple. You've only just begun cultivating. How can you compete with me in uselessness?"

Lu Ren smiled. "Does competing in uselessness require comparing cultivation?"

"Of course. If you can truly be like me and cultivate only one Human Tier Low-grade Martial Skill, then I'll have nothing to say!"

The young man said coldly, "You've only just started cultivating. You aren't useless yet. I'm already useless!"

The meaning behind his words was that Lu Ren had not cultivated yet, so he had not yet cultivated himself into uselessness. Meanwhile, he had cultivated for over a year and had already fallen behind the disciples of his generation beyond all hope, becoming useless through and through.

Lu Ren smiled confidently and said disdainfully, "I have a Scrap Bloodline. You want to compare uselessness with me?"

"What? A Scrap Bloodline? You're Lu Ren, the one the Saintess took as her disciple?"

The young man's face was filled with shock, and the old disciples surrounding the circle were likewise stunned.

They never could have imagined that this new disciple before them was actually Lu Ren.

The useless talent said to be one in ten thousand ages—the Scrap Bloodline.

How could anyone compete with that?

Who could possibly be more useless than a Scrap Bloodline?

Before Lu Ren, the Entry-level Twin Wastes were nothing but scraps!

Qin Yu looked at Lu Ren's smug smile, and disdain appeared on her face. She had only recruited three useless people to form a team because she wanted to temper her actual combat abilities.

But toward Martial Artists like him, who took no shame in it and instead wore it as a badge of honor, she looked down on them even more.

"The final spot is yours!"

Qin Yu said indifferently.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Qin Yu!"

Lu Ren cupped his hands.

He was completely new here and unfamiliar with the place. If he wanted to train, joining Qin Yu's team was the most suitable choice.

"Gather at the Mountain Gate tomorrow at dawn!"

Qin Yu tossed out those words before turning and leaving.

Wang Teng walked up to Lu Ren and burst into wild laughter. "Hahahaha! I, Wang Teng, can finally shake off the title of Twin Waste!"

Zhang Sheng, standing nearby, said coldly, "Wang Teng, if you want to shake off the Twin Wastes title, you must defeat me!"

"Fine! Come on, let's fight! Whoever loses will be one of the Twin Wastes alongside Junior Brother Lu Ren!"

Wang Teng rolled up his sleeves, his face flushed red, and immediately began grappling with Zhang Sheng.

The disciples watching this scene were left somewhat speechless.

Originally, the two had inherited the Twin Wastes title and could live in peace. Now that someone even more useless had arrived and shattered the balance, both of them wanted to shake off the title.

By revealing his Scrap Bloodline, Lu Ren had successfully joined Qin Yu's team with an absolute advantage, drawing the envy of many disciples.

However, the vast majority of the old disciples looked upon Lu Ren joining Qin Yu's team with utter contempt.

Joining Qin Yu's team was not an honor. It was a disgrace.

Training was meant to improve one's actual combat ability, not to lurk beside the strong and collect spoils.

Qingyun Sect Inner Sect Elders' Pavilion.

The First Elder sought out Yun Qingyao alone and asked, "Elder Yun, how has Lu Ren's cultivation been progressing lately?"

Yun Qingyao replied with a guilty conscience, "The progress has been decent!"

"I heard from the elder guarding the pavilion that after Lu Ren successfully underwent Aperture Opening, he did not borrow a Human Tier High-grade Martial Skill. Instead, he exchanged for three Human Tier Low-grade Martial Skills, yet returned them after cultivating for only one month. Is that true?"

The First Elder continued.

Hearing the First Elder's words, Yun Qingyao felt stifled and annoyed, but she forced herself to explain. "My disciple cultivated very diligently, but his talent is too weak. He couldn't even get started with any of the three martial skills, so he gave up cultivating them!"

"So that's how it is!"

The First Elder nodded and sighed. "I never expected a Scrap Bloodline to be so frightening. There are less than fifteen days left. Are you truly confident you can have him open seven Spiritual Apertures?"

He believed in Yun Qingyao's talent, but not in Lu Ren's. A Scrap Bloodline was something unprecedented.

"First Elder, the sword technique I created has already reached the power of a Human Tier High-grade Martial Skill. With me personally teaching him, no matter how weak my disciple's talent is, I can teach him!"

Yun Qingyao declared with complete confidence.

"The Sect Master does not expect Lu Ren to defeat the Imperial Dao Sect's disciples. He simply wants them to know that our Qingyun Sect can cultivate a Scrap Bloodline. Do not disappoint the Sect Master's expectations!"

After speaking earnestly, the First Elder left.

Yun Qingyao remained alone in the Elders' Pavilion and muttered to herself, "Perhaps Lu Ren really is too weak in talent and gave up cultivating because of that. He must be wallowing in despair right now and needs someone to pull him up. As his master, I should help him at a time like this and become a ray of dawn in his darkness!"

The more Yun Qingyao thought about it, the more guilty she felt. As Lu Ren's master, she should be the one to pull him up at such a time.

It was already no easy feat for a Scrap Bloodline to undergo Aperture Opening. How could it be so easy to take another step forward?

With that thought, Yun Qingyao gathered herself, soared into the air, and hurried toward Lu Ren's courtyard.

When she arrived at the courtyard, she found it completely empty. Just as she was about to leave, she saw Xiao Huohuo returning.

When Xiao Huohuo saw Yun Qingyao, he immediately stepped forward to greet her. "Disciple Xiao Huohuo pays respects to the Saintess!"

"In the sect, you only need to call me Elder Yun. Where is Lu Ren?"

Yun Qingyao asked.

Xiao Huohuo replied, "Junior Brother Lu Ren went on a mission with the Entry-level Twin Wastes after joining Senior Sister Qin Yu's team!"

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyao's fury immediately surged to the heavens.

Naturally, she knew Qin Yu—the most talented entry-level disciple of the previous generation, with a Sixth-grade Bloodline.

Qin Yu relied on her exceptional talent, so whenever she took missions, she only recruited disciples of low strength in order to temper her actual combat abilities.

Lu Ren might have a Scrap Bloodline, but he was still her disciple. Yet he had actually followed Qin Yu on missions together with the Entry-level Twin Wastes. It was simply a slap in Yun Qingyao's face.

Having a Scrap Bloodline was not a problem, but he needed to have backbone.

How had I, Yun Qingyao, taken in such a hopeless disciple?

How was he supposed to participate in the sparring exchange tournament?