In the main hall of the Dragon Abyss Sect, Yan Rufeng was formally introducing Immortal Chuyun to everyone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the person beside me is Immortal Chuyun, who became famous five hundred years ago. Now, please give Immortal Chuyun the warmest applause as he joins our Dragon Abyss Sect."
The applause was thunderous and continued for a long time.
Yan Rufeng continued, "Immortal Chuyun is now our Mountain Protection Elder. From now on, when you see Immortal Chuyun, you must pay your respects as you would to an elder. No one should neglect our Mountain Protection Elder. Now, let’s invite Immortal Chuyun to speak."
Applause echoed again in the main hall of the Dragon Abyss Sect.
Although Immortal Chuyun had lived for centuries, he had never seen a sect as powerful as the Dragon Abyss Sect.
At the Duanqing Cliff of Emei, when Immortal Chuyun heard Zhang Shouqing mention that Yan Rufeng had founded the Dragon Abyss Sect, he thought the Dragon Abyss Sect could never compare to Wudang or the Zhengyi Sect.
Now that he saw it, not mentioning the vast land area of the sect, aside from the rich Spiritual Energy here, just the Mountain Protection Array alone was unmatched in this world. No one could set up or break such an array, not even Immortal Chuyun himself.
Immortal Chuyun was filled with excitement. He walked slowly to the front and felt his blood surge with passion.
"Hello, everyone. I am Chuyunzi. Today, I am honored to become a member of the Dragon Abyss Sect. I am very happy and excited. In the days to come, I, Chuyunzi, will aim to grow and promote our Dragon Abyss Sect with all of you. I firmly believe that as long as we work together, our Dragon Abyss Sect will soon become known throughout the world."
"Good..."
The hall erupted in applause and cheers again.
After Immortal Chuyun stepped back, the Deputy Sect Master of the Dragon Abyss Sect stood forward, bowing and cupping his hands, "Reporting to the Sect Master, the outer sect construction project has been completed ahead of schedule. We’ve selected a total of 500,000 prospective outer disciples. These candidates will come to our Dragon Abyss Sect in batches for interviews. We request that the Sect Master remain at the sect for the final selection of outer disciples over the next few days."
Yan Rufeng replied calmly, "There’s no need for that inconvenience. Just set up ten locations nationwide and have them report to the interview sites tomorrow morning."
"Understood, Sect Master. I will post the announcement on the official website right away."
Yan Rufeng further instructed, "Deputy Sect Master, ensure the interview sites are in suburban areas and inform the candidates to bring their personal information for my selection."
"Understood..."
Just as everyone left the hall, Yan Rufeng’s phone rang.
"General Lu, hello."
"Comrade Rufeng, when will your Immortal Alliance members arrive at Kunlun?"
Yan Rufeng replied, "General Lu, I will send them to Kunlun now."
Lu Mingliang urged over the phone, "Comrade Rufeng, you’d better come quickly. Something very peculiar has recently happened in Kunlun, and it’s causing quite a headache."
"What peculiar thing?" Yan Rufeng asked, puzzled.
"It’s hard to explain over the phone. It’s better if you come to Kunlun and see for yourself," Lu Mingliang responded.
After hanging up the phone, Yan Rufeng didn’t think much of it. He took out the Alliance Leader Jade Order, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and simultaneously lit up all the identity tokens of the Immortal Alliance members. Receiving Yan Rufeng’s notification, hundreds of cultivation sects hurried towards Kunlun immediately.
To select the outer disciples, Yan Rufeng prepared to refine 100,000 identity jade tokens for outer disciples and instructed Su Moran to fetch some jade rough from the Treasure Pavilion warehouse.
Su Moran, rarely leaving the sect, spent half a day in Zhongzhou City with Niuniu before returning.
With the jade rough in hand, Yan Rufeng began refining the identity jade tokens for the outer disciples.
The notice had long been posted on the Dragon Abyss Sect’s official website, making the online forum bustling with activity.
"I never expected the Dragon Abyss Sect to move so quickly. In less than a month, they finished constructing a sect base capable of accommodating 100,000 people," one netizen remarked.
"I really envy those who qualify to participate in the Dragon Abyss Sect’s outer disciple interview," another netizen posted with an envious emoji.
"What’s there to envy? Until Sect Leader Yan finalizes the selections, they’re no different from us," a netizen commented dismissively.
"Hehe."
Another netizen posted a sneering emoji and replied, "You don’t understand. Even if those 400,000 don’t get selected, they won’t have any trouble joining other cultivation sects. Remember, they were once noticed by the Dragon Abyss Sect. Other sects would be eager to recruit them."
One person refuted, "I disagree with this Daoist’s view. I think those rejected by the Dragon Abyss Sect wouldn’t be taken in by other cultivation sects either."
"Haha."
"Daoist, didn’t you see the announcements from other sects? They’ll be at the Dragon Abyss Sect’s interview sites tomorrow to recruit people. What does that imply?" a netizen replied with a smile.
"Really? Are you bluffing us? I’m a prospective outer disciple selected by the Dragon Abyss Sect, and I didn’t see that."
"You can check now. At least seventy to eighty cultivation sects have posted their announcements," a netizen commented seriously.
"Oh my!"
Someone exclaimed in surprise, "If this is true, they’re not just recruiting; they’re fighting over people."
"Who isn’t? So, even if they get rejected by the Dragon Abyss Sect, they’ll still be able to cultivate. But us keyboard warriors? We’ll probably never get to experience cultivation in our lifetime," a netizen lamented.
"Haha..."
A female fan of Yan Rufeng posted a laughing emoji.
"My hubby is so considerate. Even if those people don’t get selected by the Dragon Abyss Sect, they won’t feel burdened."
At this time, another netizen posted an angry emoji, "They may not feel burdened, but I do!"
"Oh."
"Hubby, why are you on this forum?"
"If I knew you would green me like this, I wouldn’t have registered this forum account. This life is unbearable..."
"Hubby, mwah mwah, don’t be mad."
"How can I not be mad?"
"Hmmph!"
"I’m not talking to you. How can you be so jealous of Yan Rufeng? He’s a national husband; everyone calls him that..."
"I don’t care what others call him. But you can’t call him that!"
"Haha..."
The couple quarreled on the forum, attracting laughter from many netizens...
The next morning, Yan Rufeng left the Dragon Abyss Sect early. As the first rays of sunlight touched the earth, Yan Rufeng arrived at the first outer disciple selection site in the suburbs of Da Hang City.
Hovering in the air, Yan Rufeng scanned the waiting crowd with his Divine Sense. He selected the candidates and imprinted their information on the identity jade tokens.
Yan Rufeng chanted a magic spell softly and waved his hand. Thousands of identity tokens, glowing brilliantly, flew out and landed in the hands of the selected outer disciples, the light gradually fading away.
Yan Rufeng stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes sharp, and said softly, "Those holding an identity token are now outer disciples of the Dragon Abyss Sect. You can now report to the sect."
"Yes, Sect Master."
Ten thousand people left the interview site in an orderly manner.
As soon as Yan Rufeng left, many other sects started a new round of recruitment competition.