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Chapter 220: Choosing a Place to Take on Disciples

Chapter 220: Chapter 220: Choosing a Place to Take on Disciples

"Why did they summon us to receive rewards today, what orders are there?"

"What else could it be, it must be about the annual recruitment of disciples from the mortal world."

"The west and the north are not peaceful, remember to choose the south and the east."

"Has the friction between us and the Bone Soul Sect grown larger?"

"Throughout the year, how many Perfected Beings did you see wandering around the sect? I heard that the Inner Door Seven Peaks have assigned tasks to these Perfected Beings and many have gone to either the North or a few Lower World Battlefields!"

"Yes, I heard that two worlds are on the verge of ruins!"

"That severe?"

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Some people were whispering, their conversations were filled with the sect’s secrets. Wang Zijia was listening and he chimed in occasionally, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

After waiting for a while, two more people arrived. Along with Yue Lai, all eleven finalists from the Grand Selection had arrived.

At this moment, a rather skinny middle-aged man entered from the side door and came to the hall.

The middle-aged man looked to be in his forties, lean with a refined appearance, seeming extremely cultured.

"Greetings, Martial Uncle Yuyu!" Upon his arrival, everyone bowed and greeted him.

Xu Yuyu, male, in charge of the Outer Sect of the Etiquette Institute, with cultivation in Perfected Realm, Dao cultivation unknown, most likely at the peak of Perfected Realm. Estimated age around four hundred, a rare Sound Cultivator, the epitome of a heart-wrenching tune.

The lifespan of a Wine Monk is usually two to three hundred years, while a Perfected Being lives for five to six hundred years. The gap mainly lies in the cultivation and chosen path.

As Wang Zijia looked at him, minimal information about him popped into his mind.

"No need for formalities. I won’t waste time, let’s get to assigning your Disciple Recruitment Tasks based on your Cultivation Method reward!"

Xu Yuyu then took a seat, surveyed everyone for a moment, then waved his hand, causing a huge scroll painting to appear before everyone.

"This is the Comprehensive Map of the Entire Sect’s Territory. The areas lit up by the Spiritual Light are your selected areas for disciple recruitment. Each of you is responsible for leading a team to one area. The departure time, as usual, should be scheduled within one or two months depending on the distance."

Subconsciously, Wang Zijia looked up at the massive scroll painting spread out like a curtain.

In the center of the painting was Wanyu Sect. The whole territory of Wanyu Sect occupied only a small part of the map, less than one percent of the area.

This territory did not only refer to the Seven Peaks, it also included the Outer Sect’s numerous cities built on Dao veins, and even a boundary line indicating the area occupied by several major clans. The scope of these areas was almost half as large as that of the mortal nations in his previous life.

Beyond that, lay the jurisdictional areas of the sect. These areas weren’t entirely mortal domains, but also marked with dozens of medium and small-sized Sects, clustering around Wanyu Sect like stars around the moon.

Some of these sects were established by former disciples of Wanyu Sect, some were affiliated to Wanyu Sect later. These were subordinate sects to Wanyu Sect, not only did they follow Wanyu Sect’s orders, but they also saw the sect as a channel for ascension.

The genius talents of these factions were given a certain quota each year to enter the sect. After meddling for several years, some settled in the sect, while others went back to develop.

Over time, a complex web of relationships formed, intricately intertwined.

Apart from these large and small factions, there was the vast mortal world several nations entrenched. Under the governance of Wanyu Sect, they lived their lives.

The entire sect’s jurisdictional area formed an irregular inverted triangle with a large corner missing.

The bottom and right of the map, or the south and east, were bordering areas adjacent to the Flying Immortal and Daqian, and relatively peaceful.

While the north and the Demon Sect’s Bone Soul were in contact and friction had been increasing over the years. Occasionally, the disciples of the Demon Sect would make trouble on their side.

There was a large primeval forest in the west, which was once the territory of the Demon Race.

However, since the end of the Fifth Era, due to the difficulty in transmitting the Dao Law and rampant Demonic Beings, the Demon Race began to decline and was once on the brink of extinction.

Since the start of the Sixth Era, it had even split into two groups, Demonic Beings and Spirit Demons.

Demonic Beings were sinful demonic beasts. Even if they have grown up, they lacked Spiritual Wisdom and were left with endless madness and cunning, no different from people possessed by the Devil.

Spirit Demons, on the other hand, were the former Demon Race, who had absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon and transformed into human form. Compared to humans, they were not much different except for their origins. They also had their own cultivation traditions and civilization.

But because in the early stages of the Demon Race, a small slip meant they were on the path to sin, eventually leading to madness. Therefore, the Spirit Demons in the wild had now become rarities.

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After everyone had a closer look at the map, Xu Yuyu said: "If you have considered your decision, let’s start choosing your locations, starting from the first place."

Upon hearing that, everyone turned their gaze to Wang Zijia.

Wang Zijia looked at the map, pondered for a moment, pointed at the southeastern corner, closer to the southern Daqian, and said: "Martial Uncle, I choose to go to the Tianhong Dynasty!"

Everyone turned their gaze to the area selected by Wang Zijia, with amazed expressions on their faces. Xu Yuyu also frowned and said: "This is a second-rate dynasty under our sect, its population can’t even rank in the top ten, are you sure you want to choose this place?"

Their disciple recruitment task was more of welfare than a task. Because the recruits belonged to their factions, most of the previous sessions were like this. Once they had enough cultivation, they would have a large group of disciples.

That’s why the Beginner Selection was held after the Grand Selection.

Xu Yuyu’s question was based on the fact that Wang Zijia had the right to open a meridian, and his demand for novice disciples was obviously the greatest among all.

However, Wang Zijia nodded affirmatively. He had carefully chosen this country.

There were no large sects within the country, it was the largest among the most remote countries that were directly governed by Wanyu Sect.

Not to mention small operations by Wang Zijia, even if he developed any subordinate sect or Dao consistency, Wanyu Sect wouldn’t care, they would even strongly support it. Weren’t many affiliated sects formed in this way?

"Alright then, you chose the place yourself, don’t complain later on, saying I, your martial uncle, was too harsh on you, the champion of the Grand Selection."

Upon saying that, his hand waved, and the area on the map where the Tianhong Dynasty was located fell and turned into a card, which was received by Wang Zijia.

"This is a Disciple Recruitment Token. Aside from it featuring a guided map, if there’s an emergency outside the sect’s jurisdiction, you can use it to contact the sect and request for aid. Also, after leaving the sect, in the face of any affiliated sect, it serves as a symbol of your status."

"I understand!" Wang Zijia carefully stowed it away.

"Schedule your departure on the Ascending Immortal Ship roughly forty to fifty days from now. You can decide the exact date. Ten days before your departure, notify the Secular Courtyard so they can issue the task from the Task Hall, and arrange a team for you. As for the specifics, you should go find out for yourself."

"I got it, thank you for the reminder, Martial Uncle!" Wang Zijia respectfully replied.