Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 502 The Female Ghost Disciple
after an hour.

"Apprenticeship is open! Valuable disciple slots for the Taiyin Sect! First come, first served!"

"Still heartbroken over being jilted at your engagement? Still furious about being ostracized by your fellow disciples in your sect? Join our Taiyin Sect now! The fairest cultivation sect in the Ten Continents and Three Islands! Recommended by all the immortals and gods! A permanent partner of the Dragon Clan and the Quanxian Clan! With a definite endorsement from King Du Guang! You deserve it!"

"Young man, I see you have extraordinary bones and are destined to be a cultivation prodigy. The important task of upholding justice and peace in the Guixu Realm will be entrusted to you in the future! I happen to have a spot to take on a disciple. Originally, I only accepted those with top-grade mutated spiritual roots, but now I only accept those with two or more spiritual roots! Three spiritual roots are also acceptable! If you can condense your core and form an infant spirit in the future, you will surely become a great person!"

On the night market street of Chang'an City, Jia Xiaoren was holding onto the sleeve of a rather elegant NPC and wouldn't let go, enthusiastically promoting his apprenticeship quota, hoping to capture a NPC with good potential.

The NPC he had grabbed rolled his eyes, then turned around and transformed into a rat-headed creature with a pointed snout and monkey-like face. Its eyes gleamed as it said, "Sorry, I'm a demon cultivator from the Kingdom of Guang, I don't take on apprentices!"

Jia Xiaoren was so startled that he stumbled and almost fell to the ground. He quickly let go of her hand, awkwardly laughing and apologizing, "Just a little hug, you can continue shopping, you can keep laughing..."

Seeing that Jia Xiaoren was frightened by him, the rat demon transformed back into human form and squeezed into the crowd, who were no longer surprised.

“Actually, I think,” Zhen Junzi carefully considered his words before advising, “those who are supposed to become apprentices here have already done so. It’s not our turn yet. We might as well try going to some less popular places, like Rongyu City or Liuzhou. Maybe we can find some wild NPCs there.”

Jia Xiaoren retorted, unconvinced, "What do you know! This is called 'the darkest place is under the lamp'! Maybe we'll just stumble upon a lucky disciple!"

Are you sure this really is a case of "blind spot"?

As Zhen Junzi spoke, he pointed to four adjacent stalls that were clearly visible in the distance—all of which were occupied by players who had put up signs recruiting apprentices, and they were all crammed together in the main square at the entrance to Chang'an City.

In order to stand out, they are all more and more fancy than the last.

There were eye-catching red posters with yellow lettering—the lettering was clearly hastily written, crooked and ugly. Someone glued a stone lamp onto a sign to spell out "Accepting Apprentices," turning it into a "neon light" from the game. Another player simply wore all their most powerful cosmetic items and equipment, determined to adopt the "old money" style, hoping future apprentices would prioritize money over skill.

In short, the players went to great lengths, making Jia Xiaoren's empty stall seem rather shabby in comparison.

Jia Xiaoren retorted stubbornly, "One shouldn't be too boastful! Who says that having a good reputation guarantees you'll take on apprentices? It's all about sincerity! Do you understand what sincerity is?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a pleasant female voice came from the next stall: "Excuse me, is this the Taiyin Sect recruiting disciples?"

As soon as the voice rang out, the eyes of the dozen or so players around immediately turned like searchlights, all turning to the source of the voice—

A beautiful, footless woman standing in front of a neon sign... a female ghost.

The owner of the "neon sign" is [Emperor Junshan], who has finally completed the limited-time battlefield mission and is accumulating a lot of contribution points and prestige points.

As a player who always enjoys single-player games, [Emperor Junshan] was extremely interested in the apprentice-raising system! So as soon as the announcement of the new apprentice-recruiting feature was released, she didn't dare to waste her accumulated contribution points and prestige. After the feature was launched, she immediately bought enough gold, successfully redeemed the apprentice-recruiting qualification after verification, and set up a stall at the most prosperous gate of Chang'an City! "Yes, yes, yes! Recruiting! Recruiting!"

When Emperor Junshan saw that the person who came to ask him questions was actually a female ghost, he became even more excited and nodded vigorously like a chicken pecking at rice.

The female ghost asked expectantly, "Then, is it true that there are no restrictions on origin or race? Even ghost cultivators can participate?"

"It's real! Really real, even more real than real gold!"

[Emperor Junshan] was nodding so hard he was almost getting a concussion. Just as he was about to start explaining, several other players came over and openly tried to rob the NPC!

"Hey girl! Pray to me! Look at my gear! You definitely won't regret it if you do!"

"Me! Me! Me! I'm an array cultivator! Learning arrays doesn't require cultivation level or aptitude! It's perfect for ambitious ghosts like you! You learn quickly, get good jobs, and earn high salaries! Don't ever choose that sword cultivator next door! Sword cultivators are poor for three generations!"

"Pick me! Pick me! I'm a magic cultivator! Magic cultivation is the true path! Those sword cultivators and array cultivators are all unreliable!"

"Girl! My brother has the best experience in raising apprentices in the entire server! I've also raised his apprentices along with him! So I'm the second most experienced master in the entire server! You won't regret choosing me! They don't know anything about raising apprentices!"

Startled by the enthusiasm of the players, the female ghost darted underground. After a long while, she emerged amidst the bewildered glances of the crowd and cautiously asked, "I... we ghost cultivators don't have spiritual roots... In my previous life, I had a mutated earth spiritual root, but my enemies dug it out, which is why I became a ghost... Can I... can I still join the Taiyin Sect?"

"Absolutely guaranteed! I'll definitely get it!"

Jia Xiaoren was still trying to strike up a conversation when the "Emperor of Junshan," with his fiery temper, couldn't hold back any longer. He slammed his hand on the table and roared, "Damn it! Who did this! Tell me! I'll take some men and scatter his ashes for you!"

The female ghost was startled at first, then moved to tears, saying, "He is now an elder of a major sect, renowned and illustrious. You...you don't need to be angry about my affairs..."

"No way! I've decided to take you as my disciple! Even the King of Heaven himself couldn't take you away! I'm telling you! If I don't get my men to wipe that beast out, I'll change my name!"

As he spoke, Emperor Junshan reached out to grab the female ghost's arm, but his hand passed right through her body.

Her enthusiasm faltered, and she could only awkwardly scratch her head, saying, "Why don't you come with me? We'll go to the Taiyin Sect to register first, get the paperwork done, and then we'll deal with your enemy!"

The other players were still unwilling to give up, especially Jia Xiaoren, who was still trying to steal the spotlight: "Hey girl, I'm a veteran beta tester, I'm definitely better with me than with these newbies! Aren't you going to consider me?!"

Zhen Junzi covered his face, feeling he couldn't bear to watch. He tried to hold back but couldn't, and said with disgust, "Forget it, brother. Stealing someone's disciple is like killing their parents. Besides, you're not really competitive. Just give up!"

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