Chapter 1507: 352章_4
Cao Zhen pondered for a moment, but did not immediately deal with the three people. He already knew there was a problem with them, so he could simply guard against them and even use them to provide false information to the opponent.
As time passed day by day, the disciples of the Hundred Peaks Sect either immersed themselves crazily in cultivation, striving to break through into the Earth Immortal Realm as soon as possible, or familiarized themselves with their treasures and spells.
With the passage of time, more and more disciples within the Hundred Peaks Sect broke through into the Earth Immortal Realm.
Unknowingly, it was already time for the Hundred Peaks Sect to recruit disciples.
Recruiting disciples is a very important matter for every sect, and even for a great teaching.
In fact, in any sect or great teaching, disciples die almost every year. If new blood is not recruited, the disciples will only become fewer and fewer. Moreover, you might even recruit a peerless genius at some point.
Under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t be an issue for the Hundred Peaks Sect to recruit disciples.
But the problem is that the situation this time is too special.
In the Conference Hall of the Hundred Peaks Sect, Cao Zhen frowned as he looked at the crowd and said, “Our Hundred Peaks Sect recruits disciples every ten years, without interruption. This year cannot be an exception either.
However, this time, when we recruit disciples, there is a great crisis awaiting us. Everyone knows that there are three great teachings hostile to our Hundred Peaks Sect. Now the Void Breaking Sect has been annihilated, but the Soul Breaking Demonic Sect and the Weeping Blood Demon Sect still exist. They are both great teachings and have not acted, likely waiting for an opportunity. For them, our disciple recruitment is the best chance.”
Below, the Peak Masters all heard this and their expressions immediately became solemn.
“As the Sect Master put it, they indeed pose a significant threat to us. If we proceed as usual and send people to recruit disciples, even dispatching someone of the Earth Immortal Realm might be in vain against their attempts to kill.”
“Not only would the Earth Immortal we send abroad be at risk, but the disciples we recruit might also be killed, or worse, taken away to become their disciples.”
“Then should we send more Earth Immortals?”
“How many Earth Immortals suffice for a significant deployment? We cannot possibly send all Earth Immortals we have; what about the defense of our Hundred Peaks Sect then?”
“What you are suggesting renders us without solutions. Should we cease disciple recruitment for the time being?”
“Stopping disciple recruitment isn’t an option. Firstly, our recruitment period is fixed, and the mortals in various cities trust us deeply, waiting for us to recruit them as disciples. If we don’t go, their trust in us would decline.
Currently, the Eastern Province has already connected to the Eastern Wasteland. Without going far, you’ve seen the situation with the Town Immortal Imperial Dynasty and how other Immortal Sects recruit disciples. Some disciples with outstanding cultivation talent even refuse recruitment, preferring to wait to join a great teaching in the Eastern Province.
As of now, our Hundred Peaks Sect hasn’t faced such a situation, because they trust us. If their trust in us wavered, perhaps even we would face the scenario where talented disciples with excellent cultivation aptitude refuse to join us.
Moreover, it’s not feasible to cease disciple recruitment indefinitely.”
“So, what should we do?”
For a moment, everyone was troubled and looked towards Cao Zhen for guidance.
Cao Zhen looked at everyone and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, firstly, disciple recruitment cannot be delayed. Therefore, we need to send people to recruit disciples. Not only send people but also dispatch a large number of experts. This time, we’ll need to take away ninety percent of our Earth Immortal Realm experts. All disciples of Four Treasures Peak will be sent out, leaving only Ling Xi to guard the Hundred Peaks Sect.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and began to advise earnestly.
“Sect Leader, dispatch ninety percent of our Earth Immortal Realm?”
“Indeed, Sect Leader, if that’s the case, what about our mountain gate? Who will defend it? What if they attack our mountain gate?”
“Sect Leader, our mountain gate is of utmost importance compared to disciple recruitment!”
Listening to the persuasion from the crowd, Cao Zhen gently waved his hand, waited for the voices to subsist, and then raised his hand to speak, “The likelihood of them attacking our mountain gate is much lower.
Consider it, everyone, if they choose to act at this time, it’s bound to target our disciple recruitment team. If they attack the mountain gate, they still have to face our Mountain Protection Array.
While outside, they won’t need to confront our Mountain Protection Array. Besides, how would they know that we’ve dispatched so many Earth Immortals?”
Cao Zhen, as he spoke, looked at Wàn Rén Dí in the crowd and said, “You all know that my young disciple Wàn Rén Dí is adept at escape techniques. So, we can let Wàn Rén Dí open the path below, hiding. Ostensibly, only Xiang Ziyu is going, though in truth we’ve dispatched a significant number of Earth Immortals.
This time, everyone going will be concentrated together, moving from city to city! Furthermore, we can set off early, starting with the farthest cities for disciple recruitment and then move to the closer cities last.
They won’t foresee us recruiting disciples in advance, so when they arrive, we’ll have already recruited from the closer large cities. Then, even if they really attack the mountain gate of the Hundred Peaks Sect, we can still make it back in time to provide reinforcements.
Alright, everyone, go back and make arrangements for preparation.”
Having said that, Cao Zhen stood up and walked out. He deliberately did not ask everyone to keep it a secret, just to have this news spread out.