Great Tyrannical Deity - Chapter 15
The elder then continued, “With this, the recruitment event is now officially over!” All the participants who passed through the last test let out sighs of relief and some joyful smiles.
Tian Jiaoren, on the other hand, was not smiling at all. He was furious just because the limelight of the event was not him but instead, another person.
Looking at Shi Li, “I’ll get revenge for this some day.” He muttered. He then went far away from Shi Li and waited for the elder’s announcements.
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The elder coughed and said, “Since the event is over, it’s now time to choose your sect. Once your name has been said, the representatives of the sect shall raise their flags and the participant has to choose one of them.”
He asked, “Representatives, do you have your flags?” The representatives then wave their flags up, showing that they heard the elder’s question clearly.
The elder nodded and continued, “First up, Zu Yanqiang.” At the start, nobody bothered to raise their flag. This made Zu Yanqiang depressed. But in a turn of luck, a flag was raised and a representative said, “We, the Blue Wave Sect, want Zu Yanqiang to become one of our outer disciples and make the sect a better one.”
Zu Yanqiang cheered up in a matter of moments. She gladly said, “I, Zu Yanqiang, would like to become a part of the Blue Wave Sect and gain insights with others on the path of cultivation.”
With this, the first one was done. This continued on and on, with some getting no flags raised, which made them leave the plaza in despair; and some getting at least one or two flags raised, which made them vow in front of the heavens to join the sect.
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The elder said, “Next up, Tian Jiaoren.” With Tian Jiaoren’s prowess into terms of cultivation and martial techniques, it was guaranteed that he would get at least a few flags up to recruit him.
Never in his wildest dreams did he expect that 10 flags would be raised. This included the Crimson Saber Sect, one of the top three sects of Grand Tian City.
Even though the other sects offer a spot of becoming an inner disciple or core disciple and Crimson Saber Sect offering an outer one, Tian Jiaoren still picked the latter. It was there that his blade techniques would grow stronger and faster.
The elder then said while trembling, “And lastly, Shi Li.”
All of the flags were raised. This was a given because of his display strength. Not only did go beyond all of the other cultivators’ limits, he also showed the strength of a Fanshang cultivator! That alone wanted the sects to vie for him.
“As long as you join the Blood Mist Sect, we would instantly offer a spot of outer elder for you!”
“As long as you join the Frosty Rain Sect, we would spare no effort in nurturing you and even give you a spot of the sect master’s personal disciple!”
“As long as you vow in front of the heavens and join the Grand Hammer Sect, we will give you a spot of a core disciple and even give you access to all our exclusive techniques!”
These types of words were continued to be said to Shi Li since he had the prowess to back it up. But he was aiming for the top. He was waiting for the top three sects to give him an offer.
Finally, after a few minutes, a representative from the Crimson Saber Sect said, “As long as you join the Crimson Saber Sect, even though we don’t have much battle techniques regarding the hammer, we will spare no effort into nurturing you and make you a core disciple of the sect.”
Tian Jiaoren was jealous of the offer. He was given a spot of an outer disciple while Shi Li here got the spot of a core disciple. How could he not be jealous?
Shi Li was about to accept until the elder that supervised the event said, “Shi Li, your talents are a waste in the other sects. Join us in the Heavenly Fist Sect. We may not be like the other sects that will offer you a spot of core disciple or outer elder, we can only offer a spot of inner disciple. But with this, you have gained the protection of us, the Heavenly Fist Sect and started the true journey of you rising like a phoenix to the heavens.”
Shi Li was happy that the elder intervened before he was about to join the Crimson Saber Sect. His potential would be limited in that sect since it focused more on swords and sabers. As for the Heavenly Fist Sect, what could it focus on other than fists?
Before getting a hammer as a side weapon, Shi Li used his bare fists to fight people. So Shi Li decided and replied, “I, Shi Li, hereby vow to the heavens, that I shall join the Heavenly Fist Sect.”
These words may be simple yet domineering in the ears of others. Finally after two days, Shi Li now found a place he could train in [1].
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Author’s notes:
(1) Reference to Chapter 7 ‘A Small Problem’