Chapter 13 – Spirit Convergence Stage (2/2)
At the center of the plaza, there were over a hundred Barbarian Ghost Sect Outer Sect Disciples dressed in green gowns. Each one held a pen in hand as they drew thick, twisting silver lines on the ground.
In the air above them, seven or eight Spirit Apostles flew back and forth on clouds, inspecting the work.
These spirit lines crisscrossed and squirmed about. Viewed from above, a huge silver picture was gradually forming and could vaguely be seen.
Within the picture, countless thick silver lines weaved together and overlapped with one another, roughly forming into many queer silver-colored words. Anyone who stared too long at these words would start to feel dizzy and nauseous.
Liu Ming only glanced a few times at some of the weird characters in the picture before withdrawing his gaze, not daring to stare any further.
As they were urged on, the group of young men and women walked down the platform one by one and stood in bewilderment just outside of the silver picture.
At this moment, a rumbling sound suddenly thundered from the heavens, and a third black cloud descended from the skies.
After the black clouds dispersed, a group of young men and women clothed in the garbs of Outer Sect Disciples orderly stepped away from the platform.
These young men and women were different than Liu Ming and the others from influential families. They were all eerily calm and were surrounded by a faint cold aura. As they walked down the stage, they noiselessly arranged themselves in an orderly manner.
The descendants from influential families next to Liu Ming were stunned.
At this point, everyone realized that these people were the Spiritual Pulse Apprentices under the tutelage of the Barbarian Ghost Sect.
If one out of every hundred person from the influential families could become a Spirit Apostle, then out of the carefully nurtured Spiritual Pulse Apprentices, every one in ten would be able to successfully open their Spiritual Sea.
A Spiritual Pulse Apprentice’s chances of success were about ten times higher than those in influential clans.
It was no wonder that the sect took advantage of the wealth of the rich Practitioner Clans and paid little to no heed to their awakenings.
Liu Ming’s pupils shrunk as he watched the young men and women opposite him.
The icy calmness each Spiritual Pulse Apprentice possessed was incomparable to any regular Practitioner youth. It was likely that they had gone through special training and were no stranger to violence and blood.
At this time, the silver picture at the center of the plaza was finally completed. The Outer Sect Disciples who had completed their task immediately withdrew from the plaza.
Yet the few Spirit Apostles from the Barbarian Ghost Sect remained. Together, they took out about a hundred fist-sized clear crystals and placed the crystals in succession on various pre-determined points marked by grooves.
After the Spirit Apostles had finished their work, they once again did a final check from above.
At this time, from the highest section of the viewing tower, a glowing red figure suddenly laughed and then opened his mouth.
“Fellow disciples, I’ve heard that this batch of Spiritual Pulse Disciples are quite decent. Among them there are even a few who could be outstanding. I’ve even heard that one of them managed to cause an argument between Junior Chu and Junior Lin. Is this true?”
“Sect Leader, I hope that you will be impartial and bring justice to this matter! That disciple was first found by me, yet Chu Senior ignored the rules and coerced the disciple into his group.” A slender figure within the light angrily exclaimed as she heard his words.
The identity of the glowing red figure who had first spoke was unexpectedly the Sect Leader of the Ghost Barbarian Sect.
“Junior Lin, those words are not right. There are only so many good seedlings within this batch of disciples, not even enough to split one for each group. Since your Dancing Ghost group has already set their sights on one of the good seedlings, please leave the child, Jia Lan, to our Evil Spirit group.” Nearby, another tall figure bathed in a greenish glow chuckled as he bantered, not a single trace of anger in his voice.
“Humph, our Barbarian Ghost Sect is divided into eight factions, our faction is the most appropriate for women to train their techniques. Stealing Jia Lan is not only an insult to her beauty and talent but also detrimental to the growth of the sect.” Junior Lin bluntly retorted, furthermore, she brought the sect’s interests into the argument.
“Junior Lin need not worry about that. I will let Junior Bin take Jia Lan as a disciple and guide her along. Hehe, Junior Bin’s technique is also suitable for a woman to practice. It will absolutely not affect this child’s potential.” Chu Senior chuckled as he replied.
“You…”
“Forget it, stop fighting. This matter will wait until the disciple has opened her Spiritual Sea. Even possessing an astonishing soul will be useless if the Spiritual Sea is not opened.” The Sect Leader interjected with a wave of his hand.
Hearing the Sect Leader utter these words, Junior Chu and Junior Lin did not continue to argue. They could only utter a “tch” as they lapsed back into silence.
“Right, Junior Gui , your Nine Infant Faction should also decide on a disciple. If you delay any further, you’ll be left empty handed again.” The Sect Leader turned his head as he reminded a certain individual who was clothed in an ash-colored light.
“Many thanks to Sect Leader for his reminder. Though there are quite a few disciples within the Spiritual Pulse Apprentices who possess a special soul this time, our group is unable contest for them. I guess we’ll just have to pick a few from the influential families’ disciples.” The ash-colored figure slightly bowed as he replied.
Astonishingly, this voice belonged to the scholar that had originally appeared in the Green Jade Forest.
“Descendants of the influential families? Could there possibly be any good seedlings in this batch, I wonder which few Gui Senior has his eye on. Do share with the few of us too.” Junior Chu asked while seemingly interested, a surprised expression on his face.
“I have no choice but to select from the aristocratic family group. How can there truly be any good seedlings there?” Senior Disciple Gui indifferently replied.
“Hehe, Gui Senior has always been known as the ‘Demon Calculator’, we don’t quite believe those words. Exactly which few does Gui Senior have his eyes on, could you be afraid that the rest of us would contest for them if you revealed them?” Junior Lin laughed before asking.