vstars Chapter 295 Fragrant Ningbing
Chapter 295 Fragrant Ningbing
As for the Star Plucking Immortal Lord, Zhao Mu didn't dwell on it anymore. It was better to let him worry about it himself.
Right now, all the factions were thinking of ways to enter the Immortal Martial Continent. Other than Zhao Mu, the other factions might have also received an olive branch from the Celestial World. With the current momentum of the Devil Sect's development, they could easily raise the price.
Of course, it was unrealistic to completely stay out of it.
Although they could choose which faction to join, in the end, they still had to choose a faction to work with. Only then could they ensure that they had the upper hand and not fall behind others in terms of information and initiative.
However, as long as Zhao Mu was firm enough, he would have the right to choose a better partner and reap greater benefits.
Right now, what Zhao Mu needed to worry about was the issue of accepting disciples.
In the Inner Sect Square, Bai Muxue had already led the carefully selected genius disciples to pay their respects to Zhao Mu.
"There are a total of 247 disciples. They are all good seedlings selected by me and the other elders. Their average age is less than 25 years old, and their average cultivation is above the Nascent Soul realm. There are 29 cultivators with special constitutions, and 15 are inheritors of rare bloodlines …"
Bai Muxue gave a simple report of the disciples.
"Greetings, Immortal Master Zhao!"
More than two hundred youthful faces looked at Zhao Mu with fervent eyes.
They had long heard of Zhao Mu's deeds. Many of them had chosen to join the Devil Sect specifically because of Zhao Mu.
At this moment, they all had hopes of becoming Zhao Mu's disciples. However, it was still unknown how many disciples Zhao Mu would accept. Naturally, they had to perform well in front of Zhao Mu.
Zhao Mu nodded slightly and used his golden eyes to scan each disciple.
They were all good seedlings indeed.
The Demon Clan and the Human Clan had an equal number of people. Overall, the Demon Clan was stronger, while the Human Clan disciples had more rare talents.
At first glance, they all looked good, but …
"Why are there so many female disciples?"
Zhao Mu took a rough look. Among the 247 disciples, 80% were girls.
Logically speaking, the cultivation world shouldn't have such an abundance of females yet.
Bai Muxue whispered into Zhao Mu's ear, "A large portion of the disciples who joined the Devil Sect are your admirers. These admirers are mostly female."
Well, it's all because I'm too charming …
Forget it. Female disciples were more simple-minded, and their ambitions were not as great as male disciples. That was because they were easier to control, and it was easier to gain favorable impression points.
"Have you investigated the backgrounds of these disciples?"
"They've all been carefully checked. Most of them were born with a clean background. They were either descendants of aristocratic families, descendants of famous sects, or chivalrous cultivators from all over the world. Although there were some who weren't born in a very good environment, their hands were clean. There were absolutely no evil people."
"Alright, I'll take this group of people with me. I'll personally decide how many disciples I want."
After saying that, Zhao Mu looked at the group of disciples again and said loudly, "Even if there are those who are not selected, they can still choose to join the other elders of the sect and directly become a personal disciple."
As soon as these words came out, all the disciples were overjoyed.
That way, even if he failed, he would at least have some guarantee.
"Come with me."
Zhao Mu took the lead and flew away from the square with the other disciples. They went straight to a quiet valley in the inner sanctum.
He wanted to arrange a few trials here to test the personal qualities of the disciples.
However, for Zhao Mu, the most important criterion for accepting disciples was not talent but loyalty.
That was what he really wanted to test.
For this, Zhao Mu specially modified this valley and created a large-scale illusory array. When the time came, he would lure this group of disciples into the illusory array and simulate a catastrophe of an evil demon invasion. He would use the most dangerous and harsh environment to test which of these disciples had a traitorous heart, who would betray their fellow disciples, and who had the spirit of sacrifice.
This kind of illusory array was quite complicated. It took Zhao Mu a lot of effort to create it.
However, it was a one-time thing. If he continued to take in disciples in the future, he could continue to use this illusion formation.
Night fell.
Bonfires rose in the valley. Zhao Mu did not announce anything for the time being. He only ordered people to bring good wine and dishes, treating the group of young men and women to a good meal.
"What a Spiritual Rice with Spiritual Qi! It's so expensive outside."
"This spiritual meat is not ordinary. It's at least the meat of a Soul Transformation Realm spiritual beast. My blood and Qi are surging with just one bite."
"Good wine. My family is considered a rich family in the Wu Xiang Nation, but I've never drunk wine of such quality in my life!"
After a meal, all the disciples had a direct impression of the Devil Sect.
Rich and overbearing.
The disciples were even more convinced of Zhao Mu.
m.
This was the Devil Sect's Prince, the pride of the human race. Even a Heaven Realm expert fell because of him. Even the Azure Dragon Sovereign could not do anything to him. However, such a real big shot was incomparably easy-going and approachable when interacting with them. He did not put on any airs at all.
If they could become Zhao Mu's disciple, it would be … it would be such a lucky thing.
Most importantly, he was so handsome!
The female disciples' eyes began to blur as they looked at Zhao Mu.
After a night of interaction, Zhao Mu had a preliminary contact with these two hundred disciples.
Many of them had left a deep impression on him.
Some of them had outstanding looks. Even though the disciples were all handsome men and beautiful women, there were still a few who stood out.
Especially a sixteen-year-old girl named Xiang Ningbing. Her looks could even be described as heavenly.
Even in the entire Saint Prime Devil Sect, she could squeeze into the top three.
Her beauty was on the same level as Empress Qing Yun, Ji Meng, and Tiana.
The most important thing was that she was still young. She was only sixteen years old. Zhao Mu had never experienced the fresh and natural aura that she exuded. Even Wu Miaomiao was not as good as her.
Cough cough, I digress …
This was taking in disciples, not a beauty contest.
However, he had to admit that outstanding looks were pleasing to the eyes. Naturally, he would have a good impression of them.
Xiang Ningbing's reason for joining the Devil Sect surprised Zhao Mu.
She didn't come because of Zhao Mu, but because she had taken a fancy to the Devil Sect's idea of promoting the cooperation between humans and demons.
This lass was young, but her goal was extremely ambitious. She wanted to promote peace between the human and demon races.
She was a little naive and sweet.
He had to take her in as his disciple.
He felt like he was very gullible.
Furthermore, Xiang Ningbing's aptitude was also quite good. She was already at the third level of the Nascent Soul Stage at the age of 16. Her parents were both Body Integration Stage cultivators of the human race. However, both of them had perished in a demon invasion many years ago, leaving her alone in this world.
It was obvious that the demon race had a blood feud with her, but she was still determined to promote peace and prosperity between the two races.
After knowing this, Zhao Mu's view of Xiang Ning Bing changed even more.
She wasn't a naive girl.
She was a perfect example of a saint.
How could he allow such a Holy Mother candidate to cause chaos outside? It was best to keep her by his side.
As long as he increased her favorability to 100, he wouldn't be afraid of any trouble.