OBS Chapter 265 Awakening
Chapter 265 Awakening
Chapter 265: Determination
The Dragon River Alliance held a meeting overnight, and each sect also hurriedly returned to select people, aiming for speed.
This matter cannot be delayed too much. The candidate for the fire seed must be determined, and the retreat for the fire seed must also be arranged. All of this must be completed within three days.
Time is tight, and the task is heavy. Apart from a few major sects, some small sects that didn't have time to attend the meeting were sent out by the alliance to search for candidates.
Of course, this workload is not large. Small sects basically don't have anyone who meets the requirements. Only some small sects that have made significant contributions have been granted special approval, and some disciples who do not meet the requirements can also become fire seeds.
Of course, these sects have limited quotas.
The Sword Sect used to be a major sect, but now it can only be considered a small sect. Therefore, under the circumstances where Long Yan fought for face for other sect elders, they were also allocated five spots for candidates who did not meet the standards.
After all, the fire seed is prepared for geniuses. The entire Sword Sect only has Zhang Chi and Chen Runyu who reached the tenth level of Qi Condensation at the age of eighteen.
As for the others, their age hasn't arrived yet, and it's unknown whether they can reach it at eighteen. Anyway, they don't have a chance anymore.
The standards have been set, and if there really are talented geniuses, there is still a chance for them to operate.
Those with excellent aptitude but haven't reached the standards due to insufficient cultivation age can also become fire seeds through this special quota.
In the rush, the alliance can only make this decision.
Zhang Chi's strength is sufficient and doesn't need to occupy a spot.
But out of the remaining hundred disciples of the Sword Sect, only five can obtain this spot and leave with Long Yan.
Zhang Chi fell silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally said, "I want to stay and live or die with the Sword Sect."
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Long Yan didn't expect Zhang Chi to give this answer and immediately became anxious, saying, "But it's meaningless for you to stay! If the storm can be safely weathered, they can also be unharmed without you staying behind. On the contrary, with your current cultivation, you are not enough to face the threats that may arise."
The current situation doesn't necessarily mean that the Dragon River Alliance will definitely be defeated and fall, but they have to prepare for the worst.
If things become worse, at least the inheritance won't be severed.
Miao Yin and Long Yan are now standing on the same side. She advised, "If you really want to live or die with the Sword Sect, you must preserve the Sword Sect's inheritance. Wasn't it your master's desperate effort to save the people of the Sword Sect? Are you going to betray your master's wish?"
As a fan, Miao Yin knows a lot about Zhang Chi's story. She has collected almost all the information she could gather from other sources, including the stories of Zhang Chi and the Sword Sect.
Bringing it up now can be considered a decisive blow.
Zhang Chi was indeed silenced by her words and only said after a long time, "Give me some time. I will talk to everyone."
"Okay."
If it were someone else coming to the Sword Sect, they might not be given this time.
After all, everyone is racing against time to prepare for war and retreat, there is not much time to waste.
The Dragon River Alliance made three preparations. The first was to find Ao Long, the second was to fight, and the third was the Spark Plan.
All three are being carried out simultaneously, with limited manpower and time, so there is naturally no room for waste.
Zhang Chi quickly gathered the disciples of the Sword Sect and discussed the current situation.
Unfortunately, the disciples of the Sword Sect are unaware that Ao Long is in an inconspicuous fish tank on Little Warehouse Mountain. Upon hearing Zhang Chi's words, everyone's hearts were unable to calm down for a long time.
In the past few months, they haven't had many peaceful days. They have experienced numerous conflicts and even faced several life-threatening crises. Now, the situation has escalated to the point where even the Dragon River Alliance is preparing the Spark Plan. Naturally, their emotions are complex.
Zhang Chi did not hide anything from them regarding this matter and explained it very clearly.
Out of the five people, only five have a chance to survive. The rest face the risk of death.
Among over a hundred people, only five can survive.
When death is imminent, few people can choose to face it calmly.
Zhang Chi can easily talk about the coexistence or mutual destruction of the Sword Sect because he never intended to coexist or mutually destroy with the Sword Sect.
But the people present are different. If they are not included in the Spark Plan, they will have to face the threat of death if they stay.
However, when they wanted to fight for it, looking at their companions, these brothers who have been together day and night and have worked together, no one could step forward and compete for these five spots.
After a long silence, Feng Xiu was the first to step forward.
He is not the third senior brother, but he is the disciple with the highest cultivation level among them, apart from Zhang Chi and Chen Runyu.
Excluding Zhang Chi, he is the leader of the disciples.
After the last incident at the Profound Heart Sect, Chong Ling also chose him to take on the responsibility of protecting the junior disciples.
After experiencing that incident, Feng Xiu also realized his own responsibility.
He knew that someone had to make a decision about this matter.
If the eldest senior brother is indecisive, then he will have to take charge.
"As for the candidates, I already have an idea. Hu Fei, twelve years old, at the fifth level of Qi Condensation. She is the youngest among us, but her talent should be the highest, barely able to catch up with the eldest senior brother."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chi looked at Hu Fei, a tall girl who didn't look like she was twelve at all.
It's probably because she cultivates immortality, so she developed earlier. She looks much older than Zi Mian.
Zhang Chi didn't immediately agree, and Feng Xiu continued to name another person.
"Xiao Kai, sixteen years old, at the sixth level of Qi Condensation. His talent is slightly weaker than Hu Fei's, but still considered good."
The first five levels of Qi Condensation are relatively simple to cultivate, but it takes about a year to advance to each level. This is considered good talent, otherwise it would take even more time.
The difficulty of the next five levels is greater, and it takes even longer to progress.
In the beginning, Zhang Chi's cultivation was considered diligent, and his talent was not bad either. However, at the age of eighteen, he was only at the eighth level of Qi Condensation.
His current ability to reach Foundation Building is due to cheating, coupled with the Innate Breathing Technique and the consumption of a large number of spiritual stones, which allows him to upgrade at such a fast pace.
Therefore, if we were to follow the Alliance's definition of talent, not a single disciple of the Sword Sect would meet the standard.
Zhang Chi, who did not receive Gu Youyou's help, did not meet the standard at that time either.
Of course, this also depends on the standards set.
The sects attending the meeting are from the upper-middle level, and they are located in areas with abundant spiritual energy. If Zhang Chi had been cultivating in the upper-middle level all along, he would have met the standard long ago.
With Zhang Chi's talent and diligence, he could actually meet the standard.
Moreover, now that he has obtained the help of the old lady, and his body has undergone a series of changes after absorbing Tang Ruoling's Wood Spirit Body, he is no longer just a genius.
If he still can't meet the standard, then most of the disciples of the Sword Sect certainly won't be able to either.
However, Hu Fei is indeed quite good and has value for cultivation.
The others can only be considered as standing out among the mediocre.
Compared to the sects in the upper-middle level, the Sword Sect does indeed lack a bit of foundation.
But there is no comfort without comparison. In the mortal realm, many cultivators may only reach the fifth or sixth level of Qi Condensation by the age of thirty. For them, having an average cultivation level of six or seven at the age of eighteen is already impressive.
Based on age and overall strength, Feng Xiu analyzed and selected five people, among whom Hu Fei and Xiao Kai were the most undisputed. The rest were either seventeen years old at the sixth level or sixteen years old at the fifth level of Qi Condensation.
Their cultivation levels were similar, but two of them had good swordsmanship talent.
Feng Xiu nominated five people, but his own name was not among them.
Actually, he was quite good as well.
At the age of eighteen, at the sixth level of Qi Condensation, he was not as strong as Zhang Chi, but much stronger than Zhou Ran.
If Zhou Ran didn't have the support of a powerful father, he wouldn't even have been able to become the second in command in the Sword Sect back then.
Feng Xiu was also a capable and talented person. He reached the sixth level of Qi Condensation at the age of sixteen, but he just hadn't made a breakthrough yet.
In terms of talent, he was actually higher than the people nominated later.
After all, given them time, they might not be able to break through to the seventh level by the age of eighteen.
Feng Xiu didn't nominate himself to avoid suspicion.
Those who were nominated had a glimmer of hope in their eyes, while those who weren't nominated wore a gloomy expression, but they didn't refute.
Everything was based on strength. What the Sword Sect needed now was a spark.
They had experienced hardships, so they knew that arguing at this time was meaningless.
The consequences of not being selected were poor, but since someone had to be left out, why couldn't it be them?
Speaking based on strength and talent was the fairest way.
Sometimes, many people could accept the result, but they found it difficult to accept an unfair result.
Now, Feng Xiu's proposal was considered fair, so no one argued. They just looked at Zhang Chi, who was in a higher position, and prepared to listen to his final decision.
Zhang Chi sighed deeply and weakly said, "If none of you have any objections, then let it be like this. Those who were nominated by Junior Brother Feng, come forward and hug your fellow disciples. Say your goodbyes."
Under Zhang Chi's leadership, the atmosphere became somewhat melancholic.
The five chosen disciples were all in tears. This farewell might be their last chance to see their fellow disciples. Everyone's hearts were shrouded in gloom.
Gu Youyou had never experienced this in the Demon Race, so she couldn't understand this human emotion.
She couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Why are the chosen ones crying while the ones not chosen are trying to smile?"
"Because that's how humans are."
Humans are probably the most complex among all living beings, and Zhang Chi couldn't explain it clearly for a while.
His answer only confused Gu Youyou even more.
What's the difference between this answer and not answering at all?
During the meeting where Zhang Chi was selecting people, Long Yan and Miao Yin did not attend because it involved internal affairs.
Without Zhang Chi mediating, they completely tore their faces apart.
"Now that the situation has changed, I will marry Zhang Chi as soon as possible. Miao Yin Perfected Being, don't even think about taking Zhang Chi away again."
Long Yan issued the final ultimatum, but Miao Yin remained fearless.
"Even if you marry him, so what? My feelings for him won't change because of your relationship with him."
Miao Yin's aura was fully unleashed as she said something that shocked Long Yan for a hundred years.
"I know you were chosen as his Dao companion, but I still want him. Long Miss, I'm not as greedy as you. If I like him, no one else is allowed to like him. Don't you think you're being selfish?"
Speaking of who came first, you weren't the first, were you? If it weren't for Tang Ruoling's accident, and you taking advantage of her gratitude, what business do you have here now?"
(End of this chapter)