Chapter 540: Rare Opportunity
In the inner sect of the Yuqing Sect, no one was selected as a personal disciple by the Jindan Grandmaster during the more than a year of Ye Zan's teaching. After all, the selection of direct disciples is not based on the strength of strength, but on whether they have sufficient qualifications. As for aptitude, it is not something that can be changed by listening to Ye Zan's lectures and learning a few powerful spells.
Qualification, related to a person's potential, determines how far a person can go on the road of cultivation. Unless some people got some chance and changed their original mediocre aptitude. Otherwise, even if a person's strength can reach the level of invincibility in the Foundation Establishment Realm, but his aptitude is doomed to be unable to advance to the Golden Core Realm, there is no need to focus on training at all.
The reality is so cruel.
However, although these disciples of the inner sect can still be said to be a group of leftovers who have been picked out, their spirits are much better than they were more than a year ago. Regardless of what Wu Changsheng and the others originally planned, at least in the eyes of these inner disciples, the fact that a Yuanying ancestor can teach them for such a long time is enough to show that the sect attaches great importance to them.
But this time, there was another news that Ye Zan would select a few disciples from the inner sect to attend the Northwest Taoist Discussion Conference. When these inner disciples got the news, they felt as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They were so excited that they stayed up most of the night, only thinking about how to behave in front of Ye Zan.
Ye Zan didn't waste time on this matter, and came to the inner sect early in the next day, preparing to select the disciples to take to the Dao Discussion Conference.
In fact, Ye Zan already knew about the candidates. After all, he has been teaching in the inner sect for so long, and he is very familiar with these disciples. However, this cutscene still needs to go through, otherwise, how can we convince the losers? We can't bring all the inner disciples there.
When Ye Zan came to the inner sect, those disciples who got the news in advance had already lined up neatly on the martial arts arena. Everyone wanted to perform well in front of Ye Zan, let alone being late, some people were already standing here in the middle of the night.
For these inner disciples, participating in this Dao Discussion Conference is not only a matter of gaining knowledge, but also a chance to gain opportunities. You know, this Dao Discussion Conference, apart from the exchanges between various sects, is also a large temporary market. During the Dao Discussion Conference, even a regional Dao Discussion Conference will attract all the powerful businessmen in the world to do business.
Although these inner disciples are not rich, those heavenly materials and earthly treasures with clearly marked prices must not even think about them. However, there will also be some things of unknown origin and value that will appear on the market, which means that there is a possibility of picking up leaks.
Although things like "picking up leaks" often mean scams, for example, the very famous magic weapon combination "Thirty-Three Heavens" in the realm used to be the protagonist of this kind of scam. But people always blindly overestimate themselves. Some people always think that they are smarter than others, and they think that they are luckier than others. Others are deceived, but they can definitely find treasures.
The "Thirty-Three Heavens" deception has been circulating in this Shenhua Domain for an unknown number of years, but people still fall for the same trick every year. Why the same deception has been deceived year after year, one crop after another, is it true that the idiot world is really more stupid from generation to generation? In fact, you can't say that, after all, for many people, they may just wait for an opportunity to change their fate.
Many people, like these inner disciples, are doomed to have no hope if they don't have a chance, and they will only be in the foundation building state throughout their lives. Therefore, when many people face similar scams, even if they don't believe it ninety-nine percent in their hearts, they will still give everything they can for that one percent possibility.
Seeing the inner disciples lined up neatly in the martial arts arena, trying their best to control the expressions on their faces, Ye Zan shook his head amusedly, and said, "Okay, it seems that I don't need to say it, you all know about it." I'm talking about the conference. You don't have to do this,
I don't choose people based on who stands up straight or who has a scary expression. "
Even after hearing what Ye Zan said, none of the inner disciples relaxed at this point, and all of them kept their chests up and their stomachs tucked in with a straight face. Perhaps in their view, what Ye Zan said was also a test for them, and no one dared to bet on whether it was possible.
"Let me tell you clearly, I already have a list in my mind of who to choose to participate in the Dao Discussion Conference. After teaching you for so long, I know who behaves well and who has a temperament. I have counted here. It's useless. The reason why I didn't notify those people directly was just to go through the motions to convince the unsuccessful people. So, go to the lecture hall now." Ye Zan simply explained his words to everyone .
After Ye Zan said this, among those disciples, some finally couldn't hold back, some showed doubts on their faces, and some showed disappointment.
The so-called "there are hundreds of people, all kinds of people", and "the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds", there are hundreds of inner disciples, and not all of them are willing to learn those things from Ye Zan. Therefore, even though Ye Zan did not say what the standard for judging his usual performance was, some people already knew it in their hearts.
Under Ye Zan's order, the inner disciples left the martial arts arena, came to the lecture hall where they usually attend lectures, and sat in their seats very quietly. After sitting down, everyone looked forward to Ye Zan who walked to the front of the lecture hall. Even if some people already feel that their chances are slim, but until the moment when the candidates are finally announced, who can be sure that there is really no hope.
Glancing at the nervous inner disciples, Ye Zan didn't waste any time, and said directly, "Next, I'll call on the names and come to the front of the lecture hall. The first one is Yu Leyang."
"Yeah!" With an excited low cry, a young inner disciple stood up, walked to the front of the lecture hall in three steps at a time, saluted respectfully and said: "Disciple pays respects to the ancestor in Leyang. "
This Yu Leyang was exactly one of the disciples that Ye Zan had recruited for Yu Qingzong from the marketplace in Tiandao Mountain when he was in Tiandao Mountain. Yu Leyang's father, Yu Chengjie, has been cooperating with Yu Qingzong in the game hall business. Although, the game hall didn't seem to play a big role in the previous publicity. But it is undeniable that this game hall has more advantages than Yuqing Cinema in terms of collecting information. At the same time, the income from the game hall is also a very important source of income for Yu Qingzong.
The reason why Ye Zan accepted Leyang into Yu Qingzong at the beginning was mainly because he liked Yu Chengjie's management ability, which was regarded as a basic condition for cooperating with Yu Chengjie.
However, Yu Leyang's aptitude is indeed not very good, no wonder he was once rejected by so many sects. From the beginning to the present, the time is not too short. With his father's financial support, he managed to establish a foundation and successfully become an inner disciple. And with such aptitude, it is naturally impossible for any Jindan Grandmaster to fancy him, so he can only hang around in this inner sect all the time.
Speaking of it, it might be a bit of a river to tear down the bridge, Ye Zan actually almost forgot about Yu Leyang. This time, Wu Changsheng arranged to teach the inner sect, but he didn't even recognize Le Yang immediately. It was only later that Yu Leyang came to ask him some questions, and then he remembered that this disciple was Yu Chengjie's son.
However, the reason why Ye Zan chose Yu Leyang as the first candidate to participate in the Dao Discussion Conference this time was not because of such a relationship.
In fact, since Le Yang first asked questions, Ye Zan found that he accepted the theories he taught far better than other disciples, for example, he even learned "yeah". Moreover, Yu Leyang is very good at divergent thinking, and can always think of more things based on a question.
Perhaps, this is also the reason why Yu Leyang's cultivation qualifications are not high.
The physical qualifications are only one part of the qualifications for cultivating the Tao, and the spiritual or spiritual qualifications are also very important.
Like Yu Leyang, his thinking is very divergent. From the perspective of Taoism, his mind is unsteady, and it is often difficult to settle down to practice. The most common example is that when others practice meditation, it only takes half a stick of incense to reach concentration on average, but it often takes ten or even dozens of times longer in Leyang. In other words, others may have completed a practice, but Yu Leyang has not yet entered the state of practice.
At the same time, Yu Leyang's physical aptitude is only ordinary, and there is nothing outstanding about it. Like some geniuses, even if they practice for a short time, they can practice one time as much as others practice ten times, so it doesn't matter if it takes a little time. As for Yu Leyang, who has poor aptitude and still can't settle down, in the eyes of others, he is a typical example of "stupid and not working hard", so it is impossible for Jindan Grandmaster to take a fancy to him.
Although Yu Leyang's situation is a great obstacle in terms of practice, he has an incomparable advantage in accepting Ye Zan's novel ideas and theories. Therefore, Ye Zan finally looked at Le Yang differently, not only pointing out the things that were taught in class, but also often discussing some issues that are not suitable for speaking.
And Yu Leyang did not disappoint Ye Zan, not only quickly comprehending the theories of the technological world, but also able to integrate them with the things of cultivating civilization. For example, based on the knowledge Ye Zan taught, Yu Le made a magic weapon similar to a musket. Through a special rune design, the conflict of Xiangke's mana will explode and the metal bullet will be fired.
Of course, it is not difficult for Ye Zan to make such a thing by himself, but it is because the power is too small that he has not made a real thing. However, Yu Leyang is not from the world of science and technology. He just learned some plausible theories from Ye Zan. It is very rare to be able to produce such a thing.
Later, under Ye Zan's prompting and guidance, Yu Leyang made a lot of improvements to that magic weapon. The current magic weapon is enough to become Yu Leyang's trump card at the stage of foundation establishment. Of course, the trump card and the like can only be said to be by-products. What really matters is Yu Leyang's comprehension and creativity in this process.
Although the other inner disciples didn't know why Ye Zan valued Leyang, no one dared to regard him as a waste just because of the magic weapon made by Yu Leyang. In the eyes of those inner disciples, although Ye Zan had not formally accepted Leyang as a direct disciple, the relationship between the two was no different from that of a master and apprentice. Therefore, for Ye Zan to be the first to call Yu Leyang's name, the people below did not have any surprised expressions.
Yu Leyang stood aside, Ye Zan looked at the people below, and then said: "The second one is Chen Heiniu."
A big man like a black iron tower stands out from the crowd when he sits, and he seems to be able to touch the roof when he stands up. Under the gaze of everyone, the big man showed a shy expression on his dark face, he raised his hand and touched his head in embarrassment, and then walked towards the front of the lecture hall with big strides.
This Chen Heiniu is more than two meters tall, and his arms are thicker than the waist of ordinary people. In the words of the storyteller, "the arms can run horses". With such a big stature, his strength is naturally not small. It is a piece of cake to support a thousand catties, and it can definitely be called a natural supernatural power. It's just that, contrary to Yu Leyang's, his brain is completely one-sided. Not to mention the weird things Ye Zan said, even the knowledge of Taoism is difficult to understand.
For Chen Heiniu, Ye Zan didn't mean that he valued him very much, it was just that this single-minded guy usually did what he said, and was obedient to an unbelievable degree. When Ye Zan asked him to hit the wall, he would hit it with his head depressed, even if his head was bleeding, he would knock down the wall before reporting.
"Chen Heiniu, pay homage to the ancestor!" Chen Heiniu walked to the front of the lecture hall, clasped his hands together like cattail leaf fans, and saluted Ye Zan with a voice like thunder.
"Well, wait at the side." Ye Zan waved his hand and said.
Chen Heiniu didn't say anything, straightened up, took a big step, and arrived at Yu Leyang's side in two steps, and then stood silently to the side. Yu Leyang only felt a shadow enveloping him, he couldn't help but grinned, and moved to the side involuntarily, as if he was afraid that the big man would hit him.
Then, Ye Zan continued to call for people, and at the same time called eight more people up, including two female disciples, and then stopped in the anticipation of the rest of the people, and said: "The ten inner disciples I called up are these Those who participated in the Dao Discussion Conference with the sect once, other disciples can go back."
Hearing Ye Zan's words, the disciples below were all ashamed all of a sudden. However, facing Ye Zan, the ancestor of Yuan Ying, even if they were dissatisfied, they did not dare to question Ye Zan's decision in person. What's more, they had seen Ye Zan's selection criteria from the ten candidates.