My Master Knows It All

731: 221_5 731: 221_5 After all, with so many people in a city, it would take forever to check the talents of those children one by one.

But it’s different with the Earth Observing Mirror; one glance, and you can immediately discern the other party’s talent.

Little Bei Yan just sat in the carriage, entering Jijiang City like this.

Even though the world was in disorder, the impact on Jijiang City seemed minimal.

Last time, when people from the Sun and Moon Demon Sect wanted to target Jijiang City, they were blocked by the people of the Hundred Peaks Sect outside, not affecting Jijiang City at all.

Jijiang City also knew that today was the day for the Hundred Peaks Sect to select disciples, so soldiers had gathered outside the city early to maintain order.

Upon entering the city, Little Bei Yan discovered that constables patrolled everywhere on the streets.

Moreover, the people entering the city were all converging towards the central part of the city.

At a square or market at the center of Jijiang City, the place was already swarming with people, and Little Bei Yan and his group arrived so late that they could only stand on the periphery.

Behind them, more people kept arriving with their children.

Little Bei Yan also noticed one thing: to reach the central area of Jijiang City, one must bring a child, with constables in charge of guarding the area; without a child, entry to this place was forbidden.

Moreover, only one adult could accompany each child.

You couldn’t have one child being brought by two or three adults.

The ages of these children couldn’t be too old either.

Those who were sixteen were not allowed to enter.

The Hundred Peaks Sect selects disciples once every ten years.

Some children, not selected during the last disciple selection by the Hundred Peaks Sect due to their young age, would wait until the next decade.

If they were under sixteen, their parents would let them try again, hoping to be admitted into the Immortal Sect.

Usually, however, children not selected the first time would not be selected the second time around.

Of course, this is not absolute.

There are some who, though not selected at first, got selected the second time, but the chances are extremely slim.

In nearly a thousand years, the Hundred Peaks Sect had only two disciples who were not selected the first time but were taken into the Sect the second time.

Still, as long as there was the slightest chance, they would choose to let the child try.

Little Bei Yan, standing among the crowd, could hear a wave of discussions.

“Why haven’t the Immortals come yet?”

“I don’t know…”

“I wonder, after the Immortal Sect arrives this time, how many people will be chosen first.”

“How many people are selected isn’t certain,” said a corpulent man dressed in luxurious brocade clothes, holding a girl who seemed to be only two years old, looking up and speaking, “The Hundred Peaks Sect chooses disciples based on their cultivation talent and does not stipulate a specific number of people to be selected each time.

As many as exhibit good cultivation talent will be chosen, while few or even only one or two may be taken from our big Jijiang City if the cultivation talents are poor.

It wouldn’t be surprising.”

As soon as the man finished speaking, many around him looked over, with some disbelieving voices asking, “Really?

Our city has so many people, including many who’ve come from nearby.

In the end, only one or two will be chosen?”

“Nothing is impossible,” the plump man retorted when he heard the skepticism, “There have been worse cases.

I have a friend who does business in Capital City year-round.

There is also a large city with three hundred thousand people, and that city is where the Sun and Moon Sect is located.

Once, when the Sun and Moon Sect went to recruit disciples, not a single person was chosen.

And for many years in our Jijiang City, we’ve never had an occasion where no one was selected.”

Even though he was from the Hundred Peaks Sect, Little Bei Yan didn’t really know how many people the Sect typically selected when it went out to choose disciples.

Upon hearing this conversation, he curiously asked, “Then, what is the fewest number of people ever chosen from our Jijiang City?”

Looking down at Little Bei Yan, the fat man hugged his daughter and slowly extended a finger, saying, “Just one.”

As his words fell, the surrounding crowd gasped.

“Is that all?”

“Only one?

We won’t have the same situation this time, will we?”

“It shouldn’t be.

Didn’t he say?

That was the least possible outcome.”

“Right, the least.

There’s also a most, maybe this time we’ll be the most.”

“How many people were chosen at most from our Jijiang City to join the Hundred Peaks Sect?”

Upon hearing the question, the fat man spoke again, “To my knowledge, the best time saw more than eighty people from our Jijiang City selected to join the Hundred Peaks Sect.

After all, our Jijiang City is also a significant city, and, frankly, the recruitment standards of the Hundred Peaks Sect are a bit lower than other Immortal Sects.

After all, the Hundred Peaks Sect belongs to the Mixed Clan, with one hundred peaks, and can recruit disciples of any talent.

However, other Sects wouldn’t recruit a child suitable for Zen Cultivation if they are a Dao Sect, but this case would never happen with the Hundred Peaks Sect.”

Hearing this, the crowd steadied their hearts.

“Eighty isn’t a small number.”

“I heard that the Hundred Peaks Sect has now become the top Immortal Sect in the world.

Maybe they will recruit even more disciples this time.”