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Chapter 157 Lessons
Chapter 157 Lessons
Bai Ke and A Can flew through the air. Before they even reached the Heavenly Ascension Hall, they saw that the area was already crowded with people, with many disciples watching.
After all, the top three in this inner disciple competition can be personally selected by the elders. Those selected will not only receive the elders' true teachings, but their status will also rise dramatically, making them incomparable to those of the past. Therefore, everyone wants to come and watch the excitement.
Besides watching the spectacle, they also harbored the thought that if they caught the eye of some elder, they might be recruited and rise to the top in one step.
The top three have been decided, and the elders in the main hall are preparing to select disciples. Suddenly, someone with sharp eyes spotted Bai Ke flying overhead and shouted, "Hey? Senior Brother is here!"
A commotion suddenly arose in the crowd, and the elders, naturally, heard it and looked out. Ling Feng, startled by the shout, turned to look. Sure enough, he saw Bai Ke and A-Can beside him.
"Is he here to cause trouble?" Ling Feng thought to himself, and then his hands involuntarily clenched into fists.
Actually, Bai Ke really wasn't to blame for this. How could he have known that Ling Feng would win the competition? Let alone interfere. It all seems like fate.
"Senior Brother"
Greetings, Senior Brother!
"Big Brother!"
As soon as Bai Ke and A-Can landed on the ground, a disciple bowed and greeted them. Bai Ke nodded slightly in response.
In the crowded throng, the disciples naturally made way for him. Bai Ke walked through the crowd with a smile on his face, but in his heart he was thinking, "It seems that I, as the chief disciple, still have a certain prestige. It seems that the pills and spiritual medicines I usually give out as rewards have not been wasted."
Bai Ke and A-Can entered the hall and bowed to the elders, saying, "Bai Ke greets all the elders!"
"Rise, there's no need for such formalities," said the leading elder.
"Today is the day when inner disciples are conferred titles. May I ask what brings you here, Junior Nephew Bai?"
"Reporting to my senior uncle, it is precisely because today is the day when inner disciples are bestowed their titles that I have come here."
"My father just instructed me that in a few days we should send people to that small world for training. Although that small world can only accommodate cultivators at the Golden Core stage, it has a strange stone wall that can help cultivators comprehend the laws."
"Since I was the only one who had been there, my father asked me some questions to find out more about it and asked me to recommend a tour leader. I recommended Ah-chan, who was with me, to my father."
"The reason I came here is to select two more people with good potential to join Ah Can, which would be a great help," Bai Ke explained to the elder.
Upon hearing this, the elder nodded and said, "Yes, you may go forward and make your selection!"
"Yes!" Bai Ke replied.
The three winners knelt outside the hall, expecting the elders to make their selections. They were all surprised to see the chief disciple, Bai Ke, arrive first. Ling Feng, in particular, was indignant; why should that person be the one to choose him?
Bai Ke watched the three of them with a smile on his lips, with A-Can following behind him, pacing back and forth among them.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "Senior Brother, we respect you as the chief disciple. But isn't this going too far?"
Bai Ke looked over upon hearing the voice, seemingly suddenly intrigued. He walked step by step to the person, his eyes filled with an unfathomable smile, and asked, "Oh? I have no idea where I've bullied anyone? Since you said I went too far, tell me, who have I bullied?"
The man seemed to be intimidated by Bai Ke's aura because Bai Ke was too close to him. Looking at Bai Ke's ambiguous smile, the disciple suddenly regretted speaking up earlier.
Having already said it, if he suddenly backed down now, wouldn't he be laughed at by all the disciples in the future? So, he mustered his courage again, straightened his back, met Bai Ke's gaze, and said, "Senior Brother, your cultivation is far beyond our reach. I am completely convinced."
"But in this inner disciple competition, the top three winners are all outstanding among all disciples, and are chosen by the elders to be true disciples. For you, senior brother, to choose someone with just a word, and even give it to your servant, isn't that an insult to us!"
The speaker looked indignant, as if Bai Ke had really done something outrageous.
Bai Ke's smile widened as he scrutinized the man's face. The man who had spoken felt extremely uncomfortable under Bai Ke's gaze and asked, "Why are you looking at me, Senior Brother? Am I wrong? Do you even respect us in your actions?"
"I'm watching to see what kind of shameless person could say such a thing."
"You! I respect you as the senior disciple and the chief disciple, but don't push your luck. Although my cultivation is not comparable to yours, I am not one to be humiliated like this!" The man retorted sharply, his face flushed and neck red.
"Ha, I humiliated you? I'm really surprised to have such a accusation leveled against me!"
Bai Ke put away his playful expression and said seriously to the man, "I recommended Ah Can, who is by my side, because he has been with me for many years and knows the situation of that small world better than I do."
"Going to the minor world to comprehend the laws was the decision of the sect's supreme elder. As for the selection of personnel, it's because it's their first time going to that world, and there will inevitably be some variables. I chose outstanding inner disciples to go with them, to provide more assistance and broaden their horizons. What's wrong with that?"
"Besides, those chosen to go to the small world to comprehend the laws are all outstanding individuals from various sects. This experience will only allow them to improve their cultivation and benefit from it. How many people would love to do this! Tell me, am I humiliating you?"
The man was stunned speechless by Bai Ke's words, as if struck by a thunderbolt. When he finally came to his senses, he was overwhelmed with shame and felt utterly humiliated.
Bai Ke looked at the man with disdain: "If you're going to stand up for justice, you should at least find out what's going on and see who's in front of you. You're really courting death!" After saying that, he turned around and left without looking at the man again.
The disciples present were all dumbfounded. After hearing Bai Ke's words, they did not feel that Bai Ke did not take them seriously. On the contrary, they thought that the person just now was really meddling and did not know the situation.
Bai Ke walked over to Ling Feng, suddenly bent down and whispered in his ear, "Heh, Ling Feng, keep your dog under control. Don't let him bite anyone again, or next time I won't be so polite. Others may not know, but I do. You're not good enough for me." With that, he walked over to the other two people, still smiling.
Ling Feng, who was kneeling, clenched his fists even tighter.
Bai Ke then stood in front of the two men and said, "You should have heard what I just said. Now I'm asking for your answer: are you willing to join me?"