Chu Feng: This Year's Newcomers Are Rather Interesting

"But... but this disciple can't do anything?"

After saying those words, Nie Xiuyuan seemed to age decades in an instant. His master was right.

If even escaping reality can't bring him happiness, then what's the point of his life?

Chu Feng laughed and said, "Who said you can't do anything? You can brew wine, can't you?"

Don't try to use that excuse to avoid brewing wine for me. I went to great lengths to recruit you from the External Affairs Institute. If you can't even brew a single pot of sacred wine, then all my efforts in recruiting you have been for nothing."

Holy wine.

Upon hearing those two words, Nie Xiuyuan's eyes lit up. If he still had any obsession, it was to brew the Holy Wine and once again experience the blissful, dreamlike feeling after drinking it.

He respectfully addressed Chu Feng, saying, "This disciple will certainly work hard to brew the sacred wine as soon as possible."

Chu Feng nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Ye Beixuan and asked, "Beixuan, is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

Ye Beixuan said firmly, "This disciple has nothing more to ask now. I only want to become stronger so that I can protect everything I want to protect."

"Good."

Chu Feng patted Ye Beixuan on the shoulder. "Then you should cultivate diligently. If you ever encounter something you can't handle, tell your master. Your master will naturally cover for you. Our Miscellaneous Dao Institute will always be your biggest support."

Ye Beixuan had a deep understanding of the meaning of "backing" in this life, and respectfully said, "Master, this disciple will remember your teachings."

Chu Feng's words helped Ye Beixuan and Nie Xiuyuan resolve their inner conflicts, and everyone returned to their respective courtyards.

Elder Bing watched the departing figures, then turned to Chu Feng: "Sir, I finally understand why you are a peerless master teacher. You not only guide your disciples through their cultivation doubts, but you can also untangle their inner knots."

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Elder Bing, you flatter me. As the saying goes, a teacher's duty is to impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts. I am merely guiding them onto the right path. As for how far they will go in the future, that is up to them."

The Dao-Seeking Academy's apprentice recruitment ceremony was drawing to a close.

That evening.

As usual, Chu Feng was in the courtyard, waving a folding fan in his hand while reading a storybook.

As the sun was about to set, a soft rustling of footsteps came from outside the courtyard.

Chu Feng knew without a doubt that his disciples had returned. As for whether he had accepted any disciples, he didn't care at all. Accepting disciples was all about fate.

He continued reading the novel in his hands, seemingly oblivious to the footsteps outside.

Outside the main courtyard.

Qin Qin and her group of five walked briskly through the courtyard gate into the courtyard.

At the very back of the group were a man and a woman. The man was plain-looking, while the woman was stunningly beautiful, the most beautiful woman in the palace. She exuded an elegant and noble aura in every gesture. No matter how you looked at them, there was not a trace of cultivation between them.

We pay our respects to our Master.

After entering the courtyard, everyone bowed deeply to Chu Feng.

"Um."

Chu Feng responded indifferently, then slowly put down the book in his hand and turned his gaze to Qin Qin and her group. Soon he saw a man and a woman behind the three of them.

"Please introduce yourself."

After exchanging a glance, the young man stepped forward and respectfully said to Chu Feng, "Disciple Han Ping greets Master."

The woman took half a step forward and bowed slightly. "Disciple Caiyi greets Master."

"Um."

Chu Feng nodded slightly and glanced at the two disciples in front of him with his heterochromatic eyes. Both of them possessed great fortune.

However, both of their fortunes are linked to significant karmic consequences, especially the woman named Caiyi, whose fortune is accompanied by a dark cloud, a sign of impending doom.

He took another closer look and discovered that the woman actually possessed two different kinds of aura.

Chu Feng subconsciously looked into her soul and saw that there was another soul sleeping, or rather, sealed within it.

Around that divine soul, there were twelve ancient divine seals, each of which surpassed the Saint Realm.

Although they were two identical faces, the two souls gave Chu Feng completely different feelings.

One was unremarkable, exactly like the woman in Caiyi before him, while the other, though sealed, exuded an aura of antiquity, vicissitudes, and power that gave Chu Feng a sense of timelessness.

Is this a case of two souls born at birth, or a strategic move by an unparalleled being?

This year's newcomers are quite interesting.

Chu Feng's lips curled slightly upward. "Beixuan, take these two to find a place to stay first. I'm a bit tired today. Come visit me again tomorrow when the sun is high in the sky."

"Yes, Master."

The two were somewhat uneasy. They had both heard of Half-Saint Chu's reputation, and they had mustered up their courage before coming to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute to become his disciples.

After seeing so many people eliminated by the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, they had wavered in their resolve, never expecting to pass the trial in the end.

A moment later, Ye Beixuan returned to the main courtyard.

When Chu Feng saw him return, he asked, "Have all the arrangements been made?"

Ye Beixuan respectfully replied, "Reporting to Master, everything has been arranged."

Chu Feng took a sip of tea and asked unhurriedly, "Alright, tell me about the backgrounds of these two newcomers."

Nie Xiuyuan took a step forward. "Master, Han Ping was recruited by me. Although his cultivation and appearance are average, he is good at running away and has a decisive personality, which perfectly meets your criteria for accepting disciples."

Ye Beixuan added, "This kid's nickname Han Paopao), and he's quite well-known among Rogue Cultivator."

As a reborn person, Ye Beixuan had naturally heard of Han Paopao's name. This guy became famous two hundred years later when he killed the genius of the Great Evolution Holy Land in one battle.

The Great Evolution Holy Land hunted this kid for a hundred years but failed to capture him, ultimately earning him the title of "Runaway King Han".

Before his rebirth, Junior Brother Han Ping was already a top expert among Rogue Cultivator, only one step away from becoming Half-Saint.

If Junior Brother Han were to become a disciple of Master, his achievements would likely surpass those of his previous life.

Chu Feng glanced at Qin Qin: "Do you have anything to add?"

Qin Qin said, "This boy is good in every way, but his karma is too great. Ever since he joined a small sect at the age of twelve, and is now over thirty, every sect he has ever joined has been wiped out."

Chu Feng laughed and said, "This is nothing. Do you think a mere Dao Foundation First Layer cultivator could provoke such a powerful force that it could wipe out our Dao-Seeking Academy?"

Qin Qin nodded slightly upon hearing this and said nothing more. Her master was right; there was no force on the Profound Continent capable of destroying the Dao-Seeking Academy.

"Since Han Ping has no problem, then you all tell me about this little girl, Caiyi."

Chu Feng then shifted the topic to Caiyi...