Chapter 203 Law Enforcement Elder Guards the World (17)

“The more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen. Just like the story of Dayu controlling the floods, sometimes it’s better to clear the way than to block it. The more you guard against and suppress him, the more you push him down the path of your worries. He’s still young and hasn’t harmed anyone innocent. Why treat him like this?” Bai Tang asked in return.

Seeing Shen Zhuo’s assessment results, which placed him in the top ten, was reassuring. It just so happened that she was also hesitant to leave Shen Zhuo to them.

Yan Hui remarked, “Law Enforcement Elder, look at Zhong Jin. He’s only a few levels behind Shen Zhuo and is quite a promising talent. Do you have any intention of taking him as your disciple?”

The Sect Master replied, “Such a talented individual is rare even for our Divine Movement Sect. If the Law Enforcement Elder is willing, she should accept him.”

Juan Bai and Chang Shan also persuaded Bai Tang to accept this disciple with exceptional spiritual roots. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to accept this genius. He was a disciple with exceptional spiritual roots, the most likely to transcend the tribulation and become a god. However, precisely because of this, they were willing to let Zhong Jin learn under Bai Tang. Bai Tang was mysterious and powerful, capable of breaking through secrets of the heavens without a cost. They trusted her character, and any excellent disciple she taught would bring glory to the Divine Movement Sect.

Bai Tang smiled, “Taking a disciple and accepting a master are mutual choices. I am willing if he is willing.”

As soon as Shen Zhuo climbed up, the disciples immediately fed him pills and treated his injuries. Shen Zhuo was almost covered in blood, and anyone who could climb up here, besides talent, also had strong willpower. They were basically bloodied but unbowed.

The senior sister treating his injuries spoke gently, “You’re really amazing. Just relax and recover. Later, someone will take you to change into clean clothes.”

Shen Zhuo had never experienced such treatment in his previous life, nor was the Divine Movement Sect assessed in this manner in his previous life. It was all about ‘give me some spirit stones, and I’ll give you the opportunity to cheat‘.

When the time was up, whether qualified or not, they were all checked for injuries one by one. If someone was injured, they were treated on the spot, and if their clothes were dirty, they were taken to change.

After gathering at the back, two disciples led them to the Divine Movement Hall. They stood according to their rankings.

First place was Zhong Jin, second place was a girl named Kong Qing, third place was another girl named Su Wen, fourth place was Fang Xingyun, and fifth place was Shen Zhuo. Shen Zhuo almost didn’t make it out of the second assessment, which lowered his ranking. Sixth was Sheng Mingchu, seventh was Sheng Tingfeng, eighth was Chan Yi, ninth was Meng Xuan, and tenth was Qiu Dong.

Among the top ten, only Shen Zhuo and Sheng Tingfeng possessed demonic bones. Among the one hundred disciples, only sixteen had demonic bones. These sixteen were all likely to be taught by Bai Tang.

Following the protocol, after the Sect Master and the four elders spoke, there was a baptism ceremony. After the baptism, it was time for the top ten to choose their desired Sect Master or Elder as their master. If the Sect Master or Elder agreed, they would be handed a willow branch. Then, it was up to the senior disciples with higher qualifications to choose their disciples. Similarly, there were only two spots available. Those not chosen would become outer disciples and would have another assessment in five years. Passing that would allow them to become inner disciples.

According to the rankings, Zhong Jin was the first to choose.

Zhong Jin immediately said, “Disciple is willing to worship the Law Enforcement Elder as my master and hopes the Law Enforcement Elder will accept me.”

Bai Tang chuckled lightly and handed Zhong Jin one of the two willow branches.

Next was Kong Qing, who said, “Disciple is willing to worship Elder Juan Bai as my master.”

Juan Bai initially only had one disciple, Tan Xiao. After Tan Xiao’s incident, he had two spots available under him. After some hesitation, he agreed.

Then came Su Wen, who said, “Disciple is willing to worship Elder Yan Hui as my master.”

Yan Hui only had one spot available, and seeing that Su Wen was also a good candidate, finally agreed after pondering for a moment.

After that was Fang Xingyun, who said, “Disciple is willing to worship Elder Chang Shan as my master.”

Chang Shan also agreed. As the Elder of the Medicine Pavilion, he hardly ever had disciples with exceptional talents coming to worship him.

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