Chapter 138: Nine Rings!

"Cai Xukun, five rings. You may enter our Ancient Desolate Holy Land as an Inner Sect Disciple. Are you willing?"

The examining Elder looked at the cultivator wearing suspenders in front of him and spoke with a calm expression. Cai Xukun's eyes lit up, and he nodded in agreement immediately.

The examinees after Cai Xukun only managed three rings, or even two rings, which made the expression of that examining Elder somewhat ugly. He had not expected that the Disciples recruited by the Ancient Desolate Holy Land in recent years would be of such poor quality.

Except for the Disciple named Cai Xukun just now, basically all of them were Outer Sect Disciples, and there were even a large number of examinees who could not join the Ancient Desolate Holy Land because their Aptitude was insufficient.

"The situation is like this: there are quite a few cultivators outside the Ancient Desolate Holy Land who intend to join the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, but they have all been rejected by the Ancient Desolate Holy Land. After all, their Aptitude is right there; letting them stay in the Ancient Desolate Holy Land would only lower the overall combat power of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land and waste resources."

"However, even if one can become an Outer Sect Disciple of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, the lowest achievement one can reach is becoming a Red Dust Immortal. It can be said that as long as one can become an Inner Sect Disciple or even a Personal Disciple, then breaking through to a Grand Unity Golden Immortal is basically stable."

Duan De leaned into Wu Yifan's ear and whispered.

Hearing this, Wu Yifan nodded gently, and soon it was Duan De's turn, because Duan De was in front of Wu Yifan.

Duan De took a deep breath, and then pressed his hand onto the Aptitude Bell. The next second, the Aptitude Bell began to sway gently.

With a 'ding' sound, it did not stop. Soon, the second sound, the third sound, and by the fourth sound, the examining Elder's expression could not help but show a trace of satisfaction; another one with good Aptitude had come.

Soon, the fifth sound, but it did not stop because of that.

As the sixth sound rang out, the examining Elder's expression lit up, and he quickly spoke.

"This young friend, what is your name? Are you willing to become this Elder's Personal Disciple? Let me introduce myself first; this Elder's name is Gao Chao, and my cultivation is at the Immortal King level!"

After saying that, Elder Gao Chao looked at Duan De with eyes full of expectation and urgency. After all, now that a Personal Disciple had finally appeared, if he didn't hurry to take him in, he was afraid that those old guys would come rushing over in a moment.

Before Duan De could speak, the next second, several auras of pressure came from the sky, causing the examinees present to be shocked.

Elder Gao Chao's expression was extremely ugly; he had not expected those guys to arrive so quickly.

"Who is it? Who made the Aptitude Bell ring six times? Young friend, is it you?"

"Young friend, this old man is an Inner Sect Elder of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land. You can address this old man as Elder Fu Kuang. This old man is at the Early Stage of the Immortal Sovereign Realm. Are you willing to become this old man's Disciple?"

"Get lost, old thief Fu Kuang! Young friend, this old man's cultivation is at the Late Stage of the Immortal Sovereign Realm. You can address this old man as Elder Tifa. Are you willing to become this old man's Disciple?"

Seeing the Ancient Desolate Holy Land elders appearing in the sky, Duan De was dazzled and didn't know who he should choose.

He had originally thought that he could only make the Aptitude Bell ring five times, but he hadn't expected that it would actually ring six times.

If the Aptitude Bell rings six times, one can become a Personal Disciple of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land. What is a Personal Disciple, and what are Outer Sect and Inner Sect?

In the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, an Immortal King Elder goes to give a lecture to Outer Sect Disciples every year. Depending on their Realm, they can receive corresponding stipends every month. Of course, Outer Sect Disciples must complete three Sect missions every month.

Inner Sect Disciples can listen to an Immortal King Elder's lecture once a month, and the number of Sect missions they need to complete is reduced to one. If they don't claim it for a month, they can delay it to the next month, but it cannot accumulate for more than ten years. After ten years, they will be expelled from the Ancient Desolate Holy Land.

As for Personal Disciples, they can choose any Ancient Desolate Holy Land Elder as their Master. Of course, the Elder has the right to refuse, and they only need to complete one mission per year.

Looking at the elders in front of him, Duan De admitted that he really wanted to agree, but then he thought of something. He looked at Wu Yifan behind him, then gritted his teeth and clasped his hands, saying:

"Many thanks for the kindness of all you elders, but I want to see how my brother's Aptitude is. I want to have the same Master as my brother."

Hearing Duan De's words, more than half of the elders in the sky couldn't help but frown. They had already given Duan De enough Face by coming out to take him as a Disciple; how could he bring up his brother now?

Most importantly, in the eyes of many elders, this move by Duan De meant he didn't take them seriously at all. Since they had come out, Duan De should have agreed immediately, instead of bringing up some brother.

Therefore, after Duan De's words fell, most of the elders who had come because of Duan De left without hesitation.

Only a small number of elders remained, looking at the Wu Yifan that Duan De mentioned, their eyes full of curiosity. After all, to be Duan De's brother, his Aptitude shouldn't be too bad, right?

Hearing Duan De's words, Wu Yifan was also surprised. Clearly, he had not expected that Duan De would still be able to say he wanted to follow him even when faced with Immortal Sovereign powerhouses wanting to take him as a Disciple.

However, thinking about it carefully, it wasn't very strange. After all, if nothing went wrong, he would definitely be able to become a Personal Disciple or even a Saint. In this situation, hugging his thigh was clearly the best choice.

"This young friend, since that is the case, then please come and test your Aptitude."

Elder Gao Chao looked at Wu Yifan, saying with a slight smile on his Face.

Hearing this, Wu Yifan came to the front of the Aptitude Bell and pressed his hand directly onto it.

The next second, a 'ding' sound came from the Aptitude Bell.

Then came the second sound, the third sound, the fourth sound, and the fifth sound.

As the sixth sound rang out, the elders who hadn't left all showed a smile on their Faces. It seemed they could get another good sapling.

It was just that they hadn't been happy for too long when the seventh sound followed.

"What? It's actually seven sounds!"

The elders present all gasped. One must know that there hadn't been a Prodigy with seven-sound Aptitude for a full fifty million years.

Cai Xukun, not far away, was completely convinced after seeing this scene. Previously, he was filled with Life Qi because Duan De had stolen his thunder, but now it seemed that the one who had stolen his thunder was the even more monstrous Wu Yifan.

Before the elders could say anything, the eighth sound followed.

This time, the elders present couldn't sit still and shouted.

"Seal the whole area, no one is allowed to leave here."

After all, the eighth sound meant one could become a Saint of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land. In all these years, no one in the Ancient Desolate Holy Land had ever been able to qualify for the Saint position. It wasn't that the people of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land didn't want to appoint a Saint, it was just that the ancestral instruction from the beginning was that only someone who could make the Aptitude Bell ring eight times could become a Saint of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land.

So, for these years, the Ancient Desolate Holy Land had never had a Saint. Now, with the appearance of Wu Yifan, how could they not be excited?

It was just that they were too excited too early. The next second, the ninth sound rang out.