Sect Master Chen looked at Chen Lei with satisfaction and said, "Chen Lei, from today on, you are my disciple. You also have a senior brother named Jiang Huan. Under my tutelage, there are only three of you. From now on, you must respect and love each other and unite as one. Do you understand?"
Chen Lei nodded and said, "Yes, disciple understands." Chen Lei had seen this Jiang Huan before and he had saved him several times. The two were very familiar with each other.
Ji Tianwu also nodded and said, "I will follow Master's orders."
Chen Zhou laughed and nodded, then said to the other peak masters: "My fellow disciples, please choose your own disciples as soon as possible."
The other peak masters nodded and selected their own disciples. In fact, these peak masters already had their own goals and soon accepted disciples they were satisfied with.
Next came the disciples who had been eliminated. These disciples also had good cultivation and excellent aptitude. Their positions were divided up by the deputy peak masters and other elders of the nine sacred peaks. However, they could not be considered direct disciples.
You know, this direct disciple will be able to take over the position of peak master in the future, while these non-direct disciples can only become elders or deputy peak masters, and will never be able to become the real peak master.
Moreover, these eighteen direct disciples, plus some previous direct disciples, are all qualified to compete for the position of sect leader. This is what distinguishes direct disciples from other disciples.
These non-direct disciples, no matter how unwilling they were, had no other choice but to be eliminated as they were not as skilled as others.
After everyone had chosen the right disciples, Sect Master Chen Zhou said to everyone, "Okay, today's disciple recruitment is temporarily over. Next, I hope you can teach them carefully. One year later, I will open a secret realm for these disciples to enter and practice. Recently, I have occasionally seen a sea of blood, and I always feel that there is a hint of ominous sign, as if some catastrophe is about to happen. We must prepare for it."
"I will obey your orders!"
After hearing what Sect Master Chen Zhou said, the other peak masters all responded in unison.
You know, Chen Zhou is the only master who has mastered the basic art of Tianyan Divine Art. Tianyan Divine Art is best at deducing the secrets of heaven. Therefore, there are often some strange omens sensed, indicating some things that will happen in the future.
Since Sect Leader Chen said so, there will most likely be a catastrophe in the future. In this case, the only thing that can be done to survive the catastrophe is to increase one's strength.
Therefore, all these peak masters brought their disciples back to their own mountains.
Chen Lei and Ji Tianwu followed Sect Master Chen back to Tianyan Sect.
After returning to Tianyan Sect, Chen Lei and Ji Tianwu followed Chen Zhou to Tianyan Hall.
In the Tianyan Hall, Sect Master Chen looked at Chen Lei and Ji Tianwu with satisfaction, and then called over a person, who was Jiang Huan.
"This is your senior brother Jiang Huan. He entered the sect several decades earlier than you. Now, your senior brother Jiang is in charge of all matters on Tianyan Peak. From now on, if you have any problems, you can consult with senior brother Jiang."