Novel Full Chapter 449
Chapter 449: Chapter 82: Shi Ding’s Discerning Eye Recognizes Luo Yan Chapter 449: Chapter 82: Shi Ding’s Discerning Eye Recognizes Luo Yan Lin Duanshan left with an expression filled with doubt about life.
Even without saying it, Luo Yan knew what he was going to do-he was definitely going to seek confirmation from the Kunlun true person guarding the Jade List, to see if there really was a freak who had drawn two consecutive byes.
And according to Ling Yunpo’s understanding, this claim was eventually confirmed, so much so that when the Shushan crowd gathered later, Duan Fenhai shared it as an anecdote.
Of course, Ling Yunpo’s memories needn’t be elaborated here, because there are more important matters at hand:
Penglai Yuqing View, this time, had a full two people entering the top twelve of the White Jade Capital!
The sensational news spread back to Penglai, shocking everyone including the Master of Xuan Du and Elder Shi Ding, so much so that a bunch of higher-ups rushed to Mount Tianmu hastily.
“Good!
Good!
Good!” the Master of Xuan Du exclaimed thrice, which might as well be the Cultivating Immortality world’s version of “666,” “I didn’t expect our Penglai to produce two such outstanding young talents!”
Shi Liuli immediately stood tall with pride, her face adorned with a cute blush.
The designation of outstanding young talents wasn’t an exaggeration, after all, for these high-level beings with thousands of years of lifespan, Luo Yan and Shi Liuli, who were both under two hundred, were indeed excessively young.
Even the Nascent Soul Elders among them, when faced with Nascent Soul Elders from Kunlun and Shushan, would never dream of making it into the top twelve…
It’s no wonder everyone looked so excited and proud upon seeing hope in their juniors.
Luo Yan, however, listened in embarrassment and awkwardness.
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Shushan’s goal was to “dominate half of the top twelve,” Kunlun’s goal was to “win first place in the competition,” while our Penglai’s goal was “to qualify as a success”?
And now that we’ve really made it into the top twelve, we’re actually considering a grand celebration!
If our friends from Kunlun and Shushan heard about this, wouldn’t they laugh their teeth off?
I, Luo Yan, truly can’t afford to lose face like that!
Sorry, I need to prepare for the upcoming top twelve competition, so I won’t be able to attend tonight’s celebration…
What, there will be Purple Mansion Secret Medicine distributed tonight?
“It’s all thanks to the earnest teachings of the elders of the sect,” Luo Yan said with a beaming smile, “I can only celebrate for Yuqing View!
How great are my teachers!
How mighty is Penglai!”
Although these were exaggerated rhetorical expressions of emotion, when spoken by him with emphasis and modulation, and coupled with the superficially honest and loyal persona, not a single elder from Penglai felt awkward, and they were all moved beyond measure.
Some elders with higher seniority even couldn’t help but hide at the back of the crowd, dabbing tears from the corners of their eyes with their sleeves.
The hope of Penglai Yuqing View lies in this young man!
As for Shi Liuli, she was naturally overlooked by most elders who focused their attention on Luo Yan.
A few more astute elders made inquiries about the combat records of the two.
Upon discovering that Shi Liuli had actually had two byes in the last round, they, too, had to admit that the hope did indeed lie with Luo Yan.
Miss Shi naturally was not pleased with this, but she refrained from throwing a tantrum in front of everyone and decided to complain to her junior brother after everyone had left.
However, she soon forgot about the matter: What, there’s a celebration tonight?
I want delicious food!
I’m going to eat a lot!
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In the evening.
Almost all the elders of the Yuqing View, as well as the Direct Disciples, arrived at the residence to participate in the celebration banquet.
The focus of the banquet was naturally on Luo Yan and Shi Liuli, the two who had successfully secured places in the top twelve.
Next in line were the remaining five of the Penglai Seven Sons: lucky disciples like Han Xiu from Tianfu Tower, who managed to make it to the top hundred before being eliminated; and the unlucky ones like Bi Lian from the Divine Elixir Pavilion, who met Ling Yunpo in the first round…
Of course, regardless of where they ended up in the rankings, it didn’t stop them from being the Direct Disciples of the grandmaster elders of their respective factions, and so Penglai disciples constantly came forward to make acquaintances and converse.
In the words of the elders, one side displayed exciting fights, while the other demonstrated elegance; both sides represented the outstanding disciples of the Yuqing View of Penglai!
The compliments couldn’t be more beautiful, worthy of Penglai, known for its emphasis on personal relationships and warmth, unlike the solemn and rigid Kunlun or the cold and bellicose Shushan.
However, Luo Yan, carefully surveying the entire scene, noticed that those who came to the celebration banquet were all Penglai’s Direct Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples.
There were a few Outer Sect Disciples from the Yuqing View, who he remembered had also made it into the top hundred (Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu had sparred with them), yet they were nowhere to be seen at the celebration banquet.
One couldn’t help but wonder if it was because they just so happened to be all too busy to attend, or was it because they weren’t deemed excellent enough to be invited.
With Luo Yan’s understanding of the values of the Orthodox Sects, the latter was most likely the case.
After all, for the Orthodox Sects, those with talent in cultivation went to the Inner Sect, while those without went to the Outer Sect.
If you don’t have the talent for cultivation, how can you be considered an outstanding disciple?
Being in the top hundred of White Jade Capital equates to excellence?
Nonsense, it’s just good luck, constantly drawing weak opponents.
No matter if you’re an Outer Sect Disciple, even if you had the flukiest run to the top twenty, top ten…
If you made it to the top ten, then your talent might be reassessed to see if you’re qualified to enter the Inner Sect.
If the talent proved truly exceptional, one would be taken back within the Inner Sect’s walls.
This would only prove that the talent filtering mechanism had a minor, insignificant flaw and wouldn’t change the conclusion that “Outer Sect Disciples are not excellent enough.”
Quite a rigorous logic there.
At the celebration banquet, after dealing with yet another group of Inner Sect Disciples looking to network, Luo Yan overheard the slightly tipsy Elder Shi Ding, laughing and boasting to the other elders:
“…When I first laid eyes on him, oh my, I’m not exaggerating, but I instantly recognized Luo Yan as a young man far from ordinary!”
“He doesn’t come from a prominent family nor had he any influential recommendations, so after he joined our Yuqing View, he was regrettably assigned to be an Outer Sect Disciple for a period and almost faded into obscurity…”
“…However, every time he attended my tool-making class, he always had wise words to share.
I immediately saw him in a new light…
after all, I often try to unearth potential talents among the Outer Sect Disciples…”
Luo Yan listened from behind, nearly spitting blood in frustration.
Damn it, Elder Shi Ding, do you have any shame?
When have you ever come to give a lesson and not left in a hurry, and when have you allowed Outer Sect Disciples to ask questions?
If I hadn’t successfully wooed your daughter, would you have given me a single glance?
What a bunch of crap!
As the “one who understands upon hearing” and “never forgets what he sees,” Luo Yan was, in a way, quite vindictive.
As for the surrounding Penglai elders listening to their bargain mentor’s boasting, whether they were truly ignorant or just pretending to be, they all nodded and laughed in agreement:
“Indeed, Elder Shi Ding has an eye for talent!”
“He and Luo Yan have, indeed, written a wonderful story of mentor and disciple.”
There was even an elder who was unconvinced, arguing with him:
“Luo Yan also attended my class, and I noticed his intelligence then too.
I was about to scoop him up, but didn’t expect that you would beat me to it!”
“Nonsense!” Elder Shi Ding promptly spat, “The fact that I got to him first proves my eye for talent is sharper than yours!”
“That’s just your good fortune!” the elders jested and bantered.