Pursue to Sword Summit

Chapter 13 - Elders Objection

He was slightly angered. Looking at the seven elders in front of him, his normally amiable face was covered in frost. "Why? Why do you all object? Elder Situ, speak!

He was asking about the Elder who had the most intense reaction.

This person looked to be around the same age as Xiao Yaozui, and his appearance was rather handsome. He was dressed in green, and even though he was old, he was still quite handsome.

Lin Mo also looked at him, listening to his dissenting opinion. To be honest, ever since Xiao Yaozui explained about the immortal sword body, Lin Mo actually started to suspect if joining the Immortal Sword Sect was the right thing to do.

Once inside, Xiao Yaozui happily introduced the seven elders to him, telling him to learn from the few elders.

He could tell that the most intense reaction towards Xiao Yaozui wanting to take him as a disciple was only from Great Clan Elder Situ Jinghai, and nothing more.

The Main Affairs Elder, Great Elder Situ Jinghai, was over 120 years old and had a middle stage Innate Cultivation base; the Second Elder, Li Xiao You, was over 130 years old, and was also a middle stage Innate; the Third Elder, Lao Yuewu, was over 130 years old, and was an middle stage Innate Cultivator; the Fourth Elder, Hua Tianxiong, was over 130 years old, and was a middle stage Innate.

The last three elders were all women, all around one hundred and twenty-something years old. They all looked like they had the skills to retain their looks, were well-maintained, were all middle-aged and had some charm to them.

The three female Elders were relatively weaker in cultivation. They were only at the initial stage of Heavenly Completion Stage. They were Fifth Elder Xu Yi Qun, Sixth Elder Cheng Yi, and Seventh Elder Hong Yuelin.

The seven of them didn't move their swords away as a sharp light flashed across their eyes like unsheathed swords. The auras of the seven were all different. Some were masculine, some were masculine, and some were feminine and threatening.

It was indeed worthy of being called the Immortal Sword Sect. There were both sexes, yet not limited to males and females.

"Could it be a result of a cultivation method?" Lin Mo sensed the Qi of the crowd and was immediately puzzled.

Situ Jinghai was unmoved by the Sect Leader's somewhat angry question. He glanced at Lin Mo and fearlessly said: "Third level spirit roots, Body Tempering Fifth Layer, these kinds of people, after nurturing them, to become the core disciples of our Immortal Sword Sect, it's still enough. But if you want to become a direct disciple, there's still something you need."

Just like the other sects, the disciples in the sect were divided into four categories, they did not have much talent, and could only do odd jobs. The outer sect disciples were mostly at the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering or above, and above that, at the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering or below the Sixth Layer, they were official disciples.

Those above body tempering sixth level, with good innate talent, once selected, would become the sect's core disciples. With more nurturing, they would be able to reach body tempering ninth level and become the sect's life force. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were the pillars of the sect.

Above the core disciples were the direct disciples. These disciples were selected from the core disciples. They had high talent, high perception, and fast cultivation speed. They were disciples with the potential to break through the body tempering barrier and reach the Xiantian realm.

Direct disciples were the future of a sect.

What was a direct disciple? That was something that the Sect Leader or the Elders had personally taught him.

They were the successors of the Sect Leader or Elders in the future and were the disciples personally taught by them. For a sect, taking in a direct disciple was a very important matter.

It was no wonder why the elders were so against it, who was Xiao Yaozui, the Sect Leader of the Immortal Sword Sect! If he accepted a direct disciple, then wouldn't this disciple be the Sect Leader's first successor?

The thing that excited them the most was that Xiao Yaozui had lived for more than a hundred years, and spent the rest of his life immersed in cultivation, focusing on managing the sect's affairs. He had never accepted any direct disciples. Once the little fellow in front of him was included, he would be the Sect Leader's only direct disciple!

This identity was no small matter.

However, Xiao Yaozui did not accept Situ Jinghai's explanation, and snorted: "Elder Situ, you already have several direct disciples. Did I say anything when you asked them to take me as their master? Why did I want to accept a disciple, but all of you were against it. This is simply preposterous! "

Situ Jinghai said clearly: "The direct disciples of the sect are related to the entire sect's reputation, and even more so, the future of the sect. If the Sect Leader were to recruit a person with a high cultivation and absolute talent, then I would have nothing to say.

It was obvious that he looked down on Lin Mo, and despised his talent and cultivation!

"You've gone too far!"

Lin Mo felt extremely displeased hearing this, this was simply a naked slap to the face! In front of everyone, he directly slapped him without any restraint, and without any hesitation, he saw the person in question in front of him!

In a short moment, Lin Mo saw that this guy was no longer pleasing to the eye, and muttered to himself in his heart: "This old fogey is so intense, I must have offended him with a great deal of profit by entering the Immortal Sword Sect!"

"Elder Situ!" Xiao Yaozui's face darkened, "What sect's future sect's face, these words are too serious! Our Immortal Sword Sect has never said that the Sect Leader's position was inherited by the Sect Leader's direct disciple. The position of Sect Leader belonged to the capable and to the wise! You can be at ease, even though Lin Mo is my direct disciple, he will not be a threat to your big nephew Situ Qingfeng's position! "

Indeed!

Lin Mo's eyes flashed. He was not clear who this Situ Qingfeng was, but he could hear that he was the next Sect Leader's best successor. And this person, was Situ Jinghai's nephew!

"No wonder you belittled me!" Lin Mo laughed. Everyone said that beating someone up would not slap their face, and would not expose their weaknesses. For his own nephew, they belittled him. Situ Jinghai's methods were deeply detested by Lin Mo!

"Sect Leader, you …" Situ Jinghai's soft face turned red, and was filled with anger, "Sect Leader, do you really want to treat me, Situ Jinghai, as a vile person? Only Qing Feng will have the ability to do so, and the position of sect head will naturally belong to him. If he has no talent or virtue, then everyone's eyes would be bright, so how could he become sect head just because he is my nephew? "

Situ Jinghai was startled, he turned and looked at Lin Mo, and said stubbornly: "In short, I do not agree!"

"If you don't agree, then what about everyone?" Xiao Yaozui swept his gaze across the other six clan elder deacons.

Everyone was silent.

Xiao Yaozui raised his tone: "Even if Lin Mo has the body of a immortal sword body, isn't it worth for us to nurture him? Don't forget, back then, senior Xiang Tian Ge used the body of a immortal sword body to defeat all those who are at the same level as him.

"immortal sword body?"

When Lin Mo heard these words, he became excited again. When he looked at the elders, he saw that they did not have any expression on their faces, and to his surprise, the seven elders did not have any expression of excitement. He could even see doubt and disdain in their eyes.

Suddenly, Lin Mo's heart turned cold, and sank down.

With a cold laugh, Situ Jinghai broke the silence, "Sect Leader, I think you must have thought that the immortal sword body went crazy. These words have only appeared once in the records of our Immortal Sword Sect, no one is able to explain what's going on. All these years, what kind of immortal sword body do you think this Lin Mo is? He favors him, but he was indifferent to it all over the years. I think you better give up. Don't think about some immortal sword body.

"Yes, Sect Leader, you should be a bit more pragmatic. Seeing that the Myriad Sect Assembly is only a few years away, you should return to reality and concentrate on training the other disciples."

"Sect Leader, you have always been a wise man. How could you be so stubborn about this matter?"

"Sect Leader!"

The group of elders all started to advise, in the end, they just did not believe the words of the 'immortal sword body'!