204 – The Joy of Accepting Disciples!

“What the heck? No class distinctions in teaching, countless disciples? Goodness, is this creating a fantasy version of the Jie Sect?”

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content, his expression turning peculiar.

The Tongtian Sect Leader is a Saint, one of the beings standing at the pinnacle of the Great Desolation.

Although he is a Saint King, which is above Saints, the two cannot be compared on the same level. Currently, in this fantasy world, he is just an ordinary powerful figure.

Playing like this, will it really not cause trouble?

“Forget it, it’s worth a try.”

Soon, Wang Ping figured it out, muttering to himself in his heart, as he continued to stare at the screen.

【A year passed, and your cultivation did not increase at all. This made you very frustrated, feeling that there were too few prodigies on Tianxu Ancient Star, not even finding one.】

【Because of this, you sighed deeply. The ways of destiny and luck are infinitely mysterious, and their inheritances have always been secretive. You have no idea where to learn them. Even the Taiyi Emperor Palace cannot grasp these two paths.】

【You believe, if you could refresh a golden or seven-colored talent for observation, easily identifying who is a prodigy and who meets your disciple requirements, that would be great. That way, you could maximize the effectiveness of your talent.】

“Indeed, it is not that simple… From the looks of it, I still need to follow the elite route. Though there are children of destiny in the waste wood flow, they are ultimately few. True prodigies are extraordinary from birth.”

Wang Ping pondered to himself as he watched the simulation content.

【Next, you felt that continuing this way was meaningless and only wasted your resources and time. Therefore, you stopped expanding.】

【However, you did not abandon the idea of the Tianyan Grand Sect, starting to focus on cultivating some Divine Realm experts to manage the Tianyan Grand Sect. Simultaneously, you had them establish an intelligence network to search for special prodigies on Tianxu Ancient Star.】

【Eventually, after a century of development, the Tianyan Grand Sect stabilized in all aspects. Various reasonable rules were established, ensuring the sect was no longer chaotic.】

【Although you were very clear that some members in the sect were not loyal and were even undercover agents from other forces, you did not mind too much. After all, your intention in establishing the Tianyan Grand Sect was merely to collect prodigies. As long as they did not cause trouble, you would turn a blind eye.】

【Now, a hundred years have passed, and the Tianyan Grand Sect is a complex web. Due to your policies, many people are enthusiastic about going down the mountain to seek talented or special geniuses.】

【Because of this, you heard several system notification sounds. Although the rewards combined only elevated you from the first level to the second level of the Saint King realm, it was still pretty good.】

【After all, if normal cultivation was followed in this Age of Decline, it would be impossible for you to ascend from the first to the second level of the Saint King realm. Not to mention, even in the Golden Age, merely relying on cultivation to advance from the first to the second level of the Saint King realm would take about a thousand years.】

【It can be said, this seven-colored talent: Growing Stronger by Accepting Disciples, is indeed powerful. You were extremely satisfied with it.】

【However, you were not satisfied with the speed of accepting disciples. Therefore, you planned to poach talents from other forces. After all, geniuses who met your requirements among civilians were extremely rare.】

【The successors of major Holy Lands, for instance, were likelier to qualify to become your disciples.】

【When you conceived the idea of poaching, other forces were extremely displeased with the Tianyan Grand Sect. They were speechless about you accepting anyone as disciples, feeling that the dignity of a Saint King had been completely lost.】

【After all, in the past, Saints were lofty beings. How could they accept disciples casually? An entire sect being the Sect Leader’s disciples was impossible to imagine, whether in the past, present, or future. They all thought this bizarre situation would never happen again.】

【While other forces were rendered speechless by your actions, you started poaching. You directly approached a Holy Land, persuading their Holy Son with various promises. Promises of practicing the Emperor’s scripture, ample upper-grade divine sources, and a definite future entrance into the Saint Realm.】

【With such benefits laid out, the Holy Son could not refuse and was extremely tempted. Although he was in a Holy Land, the strongest ancestor within the Holy Land was only a Saint, and his chance of becoming a Saint in the future was minimal. Following you and becoming your disciple undoubtedly increased his chances of sainthood significantly.】

【Moreover, the most important thing was the opportunity to practice the Emperor’s scripture. That was the Emperor’s scripture, a technique countless people dream of. Mastering it would significantly boost combat power at the same level and increase the probability of sainthood.】

【Although the Holy Son felt agonized and guilty towards his sect, he ultimately chose to become your disciple, being poached into the Tianyan Grand Sect. He comforted himself, thinking he could make amends to his sect once he became a Saint.】

“At the moment this Holy Son acknowledged you as his master, you were once again prompted, and your cultivation saw some improvement. Although still far from the third level of the Saint King Realm, a few more instances like this, and you’d definitely break through.”

“This made you overjoyed, feeling that you had finally found the right path. Instead of accepting ordinary disciples everywhere, it’s simpler and more straightforward to poach the prodigies from other major forces.”

“Following this method, you poached other prodigies from this Holy Land. Eventually, you poached the ten individuals with the highest talent. Despite only three of them triggering prompts, your cultivation still improved, reaching the third level of the Saint King Realm.”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated text, his forehead creased in disbelief.

“Goodness, this is really shameless, directly poaching others.”

Wang Ping muttered with a twitch in his face.

“However, with such talent, not poaching would be a disservice to oneself. Strengthening one’s power is the way to go. Morality can be set aside for now, it’s just a simulation anyway.”

Wang Ping took a deep breath, calming his heart.

“However, it seems the minimum standard for recruiting disciples with the seven-colored talent: Growing Stronger by Accepting Disciples is that they have the potential to break through to Quasi-Saint and Saint level.”

Wang Ping recalled the situation in the simulation, rubbing his chin as he analyzed.

“Also, based on the previous performance, the overall quality of prodigies seems to affect the rewards. Rewards from cultivating with these ordinary prodigies are minimal, requiring several of them to break through a minor boundary.
Perhaps, when hitting a bottleneck, one may need to recruit the true children of fortune to break through.

For example, initially, by recruiting Ye Chen, one was rewarded from Saint Great Perfection to Half-step Saint King.

Then, due to Lin Qinghe, one directly advanced from Half-step Saint King to the level of Saint King.

If one were to recruit ordinary prodigies, such improvements would clearly be impossible.

After finishing poaching, one can consider heading to other ancient stars or self-sealing, awaiting the arrival of the golden era. Once the golden era begins, prodigies will indeed be abundant, sprouting like mushrooms after a rain.

A thought flashed through Wang Ping’s mind as he continued to stare at the screen.

“After poaching the prodigies from this Holy Land, you didn’t immediately have them follow you back to Tianyan Grand Sect. That would undoubtedly cause a big stir and create difficulties in poaching prodigies from other forces.”

“Following suit, you began wandering around other forces, frantically poaching. However, this time the difficulty in improving cultivation clearly increased. You triggered ten prompts in total before advancing from the third level of the Saint King Realm to the fourth level.”

“Obviously, the fourth level of the Saint King Realm marks the mid-level barrier of the Saint King Realm, akin to a minor bottleneck, requiring more reward from disciples to break through.”

“Ultimately, when you reached the last force to poach, the Yun Family, the strongest family on Tianxu Ancient Star, your cultivation advanced to the peak of the fifth level of the Saint King Realm, just shy of the sixth level.”

“You believe that by poaching the prodigies of the Yun Family, the strongest family on Tianxu Ancient Star, you could definitely break through to the sixth level of the Saint King Realm, and the seventh level wouldn’t be far off either.

However, the Yun Family is different from other forces; it’s a family, and family members are often not so easily poached. Nevertheless, you didn’t worry too much, as no one can resist the Emperor’s scripture, including family prodigies. You just need them to acknowledge you as their master, and that would suffice.

Soon you took action to start the poaching. But this time, after successfully poaching a Yun Family heir, you found no rewards. It should be noted that this Yun Family prodigy possesses a special constitution and extraordinary talent, unmatched among peers on Tianxu Ancient Star, making it impossible not to trigger rewards.

Realizing this, you surmised that you discovered another hidden rule of the seven-colored talent: Growing Stronger by Accepting Disciples. It depends not only on the disciple’s overall quality but also on their genuine willingness to acknowledge you as their master. Without sincere acknowledgment, no rewards can be gained.

This implies that among the disciples you previously poached, some should have triggered the reward mechanism. However, due to their ulterior motives and lack of genuine acknowledgment, they didn’t count.

You were not surprised by this, for it is indeed strange if those poached disciples genuinely accepted you as their master.

Nonetheless, you didn’t mind and continued poaching from the Yun Family. Unlike the Yun Family heir, the rest of the family members were not as guarded; some sincerely acknowledged you as their master. Eventually, your cultivation improved, reaching the sixth level of the Saint King Realm.

Next, you bring all the disciples from Tianxu Ancient Star who sincerely accepted you as their master to the Tianyan Grand Sect, intending to train them. After all, since you have already promised, you must fulfill it, to stay true to yourself.

Of course, for those prodigies who did not benefit you, you naturally do not regard them highly. These people did not truly accept you as their master, and they have ulterior motives. At most, you would give them some benefits, but you would not genuinely teach them.

However, your actions eventually exposed what you were doing. For a time, the entire Tianxu Ancient Star was shaken, and various factions were infuriated.

They did not expect you to be so shameless in poaching their talents, taking away so many of their prodigies. For a while, the heads of countless factions cursed you, calling you shameless.

Even some of the self-sealed ancestors of these factions could hardly sit still and were eager to come out and kill you. Facing the wrath of these factions, you righteously stated that these forces were misleading their disciples. And these disciples had fate with you. For these good seedlings to become saints in the future and protect a side, you had to do this.

Moreover, the disciples of the Tianyan Grand Sect did not expect you to be so thick-skinned, and each of them was dumbfounded. Lin Qinghe was also very helpless, not understanding why you did these things.

Even the remnant soul of the previous generation Devouring Immortal Demon Body was rendered speechless and dumbfounded by you, not understanding why you were doing things that were thankless.

However, when the remnant soul of the previous generation Devouring Immortal Demon Body discovered that your cultivation had reached the sixth level of the Saint King Realm, it was extremely shocked and somewhat incredulous.

After all, your previous cultivation was only at the second level of the Saint King Realm. In such a short time, you have risen from the second level to the sixth level of the Saint King Realm, which is simply outrageous. Even taking pills would not be so fast. Even with the Devouring Immortal Demon Body, there should be a digestion process.

Then she remembered your various strange behaviors of poaching disciples and could not help but wonder if you practiced some kind of path of luck, gathering luck through accepting disciples and thereby boosting your cultivation.

In this world, such ways of cultivation are not unheard of. Some countries follow the path of national fortune, where the stronger the national fortune, the more the royal family can practice by leveraging it, rapidly enhancing their cultivation, and even assisting in battles.

However, even such cultivation methods cannot elevate as quickly as you.

For a time, the remnant soul of the previous generation Devouring Immortal Demon Body felt that the secrets on you were more than he had imagined.

At this moment, the factions were directly enraged by you, laughing in exasperation. Even the factions with Saint Realm powerhouses could not sit still, intending to come out and suppress you, this disaster. Otherwise, if you are allowed to continue causing trouble, who knows how many more disciples will be poached.

This has already shaken the foundations of their factions, which is intolerable.

“Good grief, this is too reckless. The Wang Ping in this simulation has completely let loose, truly shameless. This time, it has caused too much trouble; I’m afraid all the factions will gang up on him.”

Wang Ping looked at the content of the text simulation, and his face twitched slightly.

Although with the current cultivation of the simulated Wang Ping, his combat power is absolutely terrifying, and even lower-level Great Saints will definitely be killed, it is still somewhat awkward.

After all, in this matter, he really has no standing.

“It’s just a simulation, just a simulation, no need to mind it.”

Wang Ping continued to mutter, staring at the screen.

Ultimately, the major forces on Tianxu Ancient Star discussed it and planned to join hands to deal with you. However, some weaker factions could only bear it, as the strongest among their factions were Saints, and self-sealed at that, unable to threaten you. Once they took action, they would lose their foundation.

For this reason, they could only tactfully refuse, expressing that they did not mind being poached. In the end, the various factions dispatched two Saint Kings and four Saints in total, bringing with them Great Sacred Artifacts and formation flags to kill you.

When these strong individuals, carrying a majestic air, pressed towards the Tianyan Grand Sect, many of Tianyan Grand Sect’s emperors’ sons and elders panicked. Most felt that this time you had offended all the factions on Tianxu Ancient Star and that there was no way to save you.

For this reason, most people chose to flee the sect. You took a look at this scene but did not stop them. After all, when you established the Tianyan Grand Sect and accepted many disciples, you never thought that they would be very loyal, nor did you think they would have a sense of belonging to the sect.

Now, with these people fleeing, it actually served as a screening of the personnel in the sect. The ones who stayed may not all be loyal, but there could still be spies from other factions among them, but they are definitely better than the initial group.

After all, after knowing the minimum requirements of the seven-colored talent: Growing Stronger by Accepting Disciples, you no longer cared about ordinary disciples and had no interest in accepting them as disciples.

The massive army approached, with the two Saint Kings led by the Yun family rebuking your unjust actions, ordering unrelated personnel to immediately leave the Tianyan Grand Sect to avoid being plundered…

Facing this terrifying momentum, another group of people wavered and chose to flee the mountain gate. Seeing this, you still didn’t intend to stop them…

Next, the two Saint Kings led by the Yun family looked at you from above and stated that you had gone too far, saying they would completely destroy the Tianyan Grand Sect today and forever suppress you…

In the face of these words from the powerful, you remained calm and unmoved. The remaining disciples who didn’t flee suddenly felt a sense of security, thinking you might have the ability to resist these powerful enemies…

If you could really repel these strong enemies by yourself, the Tianyan Grand Sect would truly stand firm. The status and benefits they would gain by following you as their master in the future would be beyond imagination. For many, this was a big gamble…

Next, you walked in the air, indicating that if they wanted to fight, then fight, no need for more words. Seeing that you were not afraid at all, the Saint Kings led by the Yun family frowned, thinking you were not simple, but verbally they still reprimanded you, saying you were too arrogant…

Then, the two Saint Kings took the lead and unleashed their divine abilities, intending to suppress you. These two Saint Kings, one at the fourth level and the other at the fifth level of the Saint King Realm, were at the mid-level of the Saint King Realm just like you, not weak at all…

However, facing the attacks of these two Saint Kings, you didn’t even bother to use your divine abilities. With a casual wave of your hand, you dispelled their attacks. This shocked the attacking strong enemies, and even the self-sealing Saints observing in secret were stunned…

At this moment, they realized they might have underestimated you. They didn’t expect your cultivation to have reached the sixth level of the Saint King Realm. Moreover, you were clearly not an ordinary Saint King. Rumors said you practiced the Emperor’s scripture, and the stories of you promising to teach the Emperor’s scripture to the prodigies might be true…

For a while, all the major forces were very moved, thinking this battle might bring unexpected changes…

Next, the Saint Kings led by the Yun family looked very serious. They no longer underestimated you and directly activated the massive formation they had set up, intending to suppress you…

With the two Saint Kings as the foundation, four Saints as support, plus many divine sources and other God Realm cultivators, this large formation was enough to suppress a seventh-level Saint King. Therefore, they had some confidence in suppressing you…

However, your performance next left everyone silent. Because facing such a massive formation, you remained calm and finally took it seriously, unleashing the Incinerating Heaven Emperor Fist and forty percent of the fire laws, forcefully blasting it apart. The formation masters coughing up blood left and right… This showed that you had no intention to kill… Otherwise, they would all be dead…

Compared to the shock of the attacking strong enemies and the silence of the observing strong ones, the remaining living beings of the Tianyan Grand Sect who hadn’t fled were excited. Because they seemed to have made the right bet… you, their master, were overwhelmingly strong, and their future prospects were bright. As for those who fled, they deeply regretted their decision…

Subsequently, just as everyone was curious about how things would end and the Yun family wanted to send out even stronger figures, your next words left everyone astonished…

You enthusiastically stated that if the two Saint Kings and four Saints were willing to truly become your disciples, today’s matter could be bygones, and you might even teach them the Emperor’s scripture in the future…

Hearing this, everyone was numb. Who was this person, digging up even Saints and Saint Kings, wasn’t it enough to just recruit prodigies?

If even Saints and Saint Kings were recruited by you, that would be terrifying, which meant their forces might be absorbed into your Tianyan Grand Sect…

‘This operation, I am deeply impressed.’

Wang Ping looked at the text simulation content, covering his forehead again.

Recruiting even Saints and Saint Kings as disciples was impressive, indeed a unique mind.

However, this was indeed very worth trying.

If recruiting these already grown strong individuals could also gain cultivation rewards, then the range of future disciples would be much broader.

Thinking of this, Wang Ping eagerly continued staring at the screen.

Faced with your invitation, the two Saint Kings and four Saints all had their faces twitching uncontrollably. As old ancestors of the Saint Realm, they needed their dignity. Being defeated was one thing, but to be asked by an enemy if they wanted to be his disciples was too humiliating…

But, they could tell that their age was much older than yours. For this reason, under no circumstances could they become your disciples. Even if you just displayed the Emperor’s scripture and divine abilities, it was no exception…

The Emperor’s scripture could be obtained later by recruiting those disciples back through such means…

Thus, they chose to reject you. Seeing this, you expressed great regret and chose to attack them again, severely wounding and then suppressing and sealing them one by one…

“Although the initial incident was your fault, since the opponent has come knocking, you must retaliate. If you do nothing and let them leave directly, it will easily give the impression that you’re kind-hearted and easily bullied.”

“Since things have escalated to this point, you must show your strength to let the people on Tianxu Ancient Star know that you’re not to be trifled with, so you can continue developing peacefully.”

“At this moment, seeing you seriously injuring and sealing two Saint Kings and four Saints, the old monsters on Tianxu Ancient Star are restless. Especially the Yun family, who are furious.”

“After all, one of the Saint Kings subdued is from the Yun family. Although the Yun family has a Great Saint ancestor, Saint Kings are equally rare and extremely precious. The entire Yun family only has three Saint Kings. Losing one is a significant loss.”

“Though the ancestor who emerged doesn’t have much lifespan left and can’t self-seal again after leaving the divine source, he’s ultimately a Saint King. Whether he seizes a body or survives through other means, he remains a cornerstone of the Yun family and cannot be harmed.”

“Immediately, the voice of the Yun family’s Great Saint arose, hoping you wouldn’t go too far. If you spare the Yun family’s Saint King, they will let the matter drop.”

“Upon hearing the Yun family’s Great Saint speak, everyone was shocked, whether from the Yun family or other forces and cultivators. After all, this is the only Great Saint on Tianxu Ancient Star. They didn’t expect even the Great Saint to compromise with you.”

“However, thinking carefully, they found it a helpless move by the Yun family. In this era of weakening spiritual energy, Great Saints cannot emerge, nor do they wish to. Your power is too overwhelming; even the seventh level of the King Realm can’t kill you.”

“In other words, even if the remaining two Saint Kings of the Yun family combined forces with other forces to gather a few more Saint Kings, they might not be able to kill you.”

“Among Saint Kings, each minor realm difference is substantial. Your cultivation is already the highest among the existing Saint Kings. Combined with your practice of the Emperor’s Scripture, you’re far too strong. Without a Great Saint, you’re invincible. Saying you might not be able to be killed is already optimistic.”

“Therefore, the Yun family’s Great Saint had to compromise. Still, everyone knows this is just a temporary compromise. Should anything emerge that brings the Yun family’s Great Saint back to the world, or if a golden age dawns and the Great Saint chooses to emerge, you’d be their first target.”

“You understand this clearly. However, you don’t care much. The Yun family’s Great Saint is strong, but so what? You don’t fear him at all. At the sixth level of the King Realm, you can fully unleash the power of the Supreme Artifact, the Black Abyss Demon Spear, to contend against a Great Saint.”

“Moreover, with abilities like the purple talent: Nullify, purple talent: Infinite Blade, golden talent: Multiple Symphony, and many others, killing an ordinary Great Saint isn’t that difficult. Even against stronger Great Saints, you are confident of killing them if luck favors you.”

“In the end, after ensuring compensation from various forces, you let this matter pass. You’ve truly made a name for yourself, becoming the second strongest on Tianxu Ancient Star—without self-sealing.”

“That is to say, as long as you don’t recklessly attack the Yun family, you can walk freely on Tianxu Ancient Star.”

“For this, the disciples of Tianyan Grand Sect are extremely proud, feeling superior to others. Given they are your disciples, their seniority is indeed daunting, making them superior.”

“After this, Tianyan Grand Sect’s disciple recruitment process became extremely stringent, and internal management was well-organized, truly putting them on the right track.”

“Meanwhile, you are contemplating your next steps. After all, on Tianxu Ancient Star, there are scarcely any prodigious disciples left to help you improve your cultivation.”

“You’ve also been pondering whether the extent of your cultivation improvement is related to your cultivation level. Would your cultivation gain be reduced if you were to accept prodigies with potential limits at quasi-Saint or Saint level when your cultivation is high?”

“This is undoubtedly an important variable that you must clarify. After thorough consideration and research, you reached a conclusion.”

“It isn’t so. As your cultivation increases, accepting disciples of that potential level can still enhance your cultivation; the increase is roughly the same. However, as your cultivation rises, the ‘mana points’ required for further advancement differ.”

“In gaming terms, as the level rises, the ‘experience points’ needed for the next level also increase. Though the experience gained from monster-killing stays the same, you need to farm more of them to level up. Applied to you, it means you need to accept more disciples at the potential threshold to elevate your cultivation again.”

“Feeling relieved about this, you concluded that despite needing to accept more disciples with potential to level up, it’s better than not gaining cultivation or having decreased gains. After all, prodigies like Ye Chen and Lin Qinghe are rare; finding them isn’t easy.”

“Moreover, these characters often bear various troubles, which are very cumbersome. Unless you hit a bottleneck and must subdue such disciples to break through, it’s better to accept many disciples with potential and improve your cultivation by quantity over quality.”

“Of course, returning to the Large Universe and heading to Tongxian Continent makes finding prodigies like Ye Chen and Lin Qinghe, who combine talent and fortune, relatively easier. Tongxian Continent is never short of prodigies and geniuses.”

“But there lies another problem: these prodigies and geniuses are all heirs to great forces, at least with a Supreme as their master. Presently, you can’t recruit their disciples, let alone poach them.”

“Others won’t accept someone whose cultivation isn’t much higher than theirs as a master. As for resources and techniques, they don’t lack them either. Besides, if you dare poach, their Supreme-level masters will likely kill you and even scatter your ashes.”

“Ultimately, you made a decision.”