I Don’t Want to Take on Disciples

In the Cangnan Realm, Immortal Calendar 6997.

The 99th Disciple Recruitment Ceremony of the Wuling Immortal Sect was held.

As the number one powerful ancient immortal sect in the Cangnan Realm, a disciple recruitment ceremony held once every sixty years naturally had a grand and impressive spectacle.

For ordinary people, if they had the aptitude to be admitted into the Wuling Immortal Sect, it would be akin to taking off instantly.

The peak masters of the various peaks within the sect would also take this opportunity to accept some immortal sprouts and cultivate a few personal disciples, hoping they could inherit their mantle in the future.

After all, immortal sects also needed to inject fresh blood from time to time.

This disciple recruitment ceremony was once again held at the foot of the sect’s mountain.

The Sect Master had built an Immortal Platform and an ascending Immortal Stairway leading up to it a month in advance. Those who could step onto the Immortal Stairway and reach the Immortal Platform within a month were considered to have the most basic cultivation aptitude, serving as the simplest form of screening.

Next, it was time for the peak masters and elders of the various peaks to descend from the mountain to select disciples.

So, a group of immortal sprouts on the Immortal Platform watched as the peak masters displayed their divine abilities, flying down from the mountain.

Some rode birds, some wielded swords, some stepped on colorful clouds, others glided tactically…

In short, it was a magnificent sight!

This drew exclamations of admiration from the immortal sprouts on the Immortal Platform, and they involuntarily became excited, fantasizing about being chosen as a disciple by one of these immortal masters.

“That’s the Peak Master of Immortal Sword Peak! Ahhh, I wanted to learn swordsmanship since I was a child! If I could be chosen as a sword cultivator, that would be great… Heaven bless me!”

“I, on the other hand, want to go to Forging Peak. Muscles! Hammers! That’s a man’s romance! Oh♂yeah!”

“Hiss… you two clueless straight guys don’t think the Peak Master of Medicine Spirit Peak is beautiful? She’s one of the top ten beauties on the peerless beauty list! Hearing about her a hundred times is not as good as seeing her once, Mama, I’m in love, wuwuwu…”

Amidst the chirping of the immortal sprouts, the nine empty chairs on the Immortal Platform were gradually occupied.

After a long while, apart from the Sect Master’s exclusive chair in the very center, and one at the very end that was painted in ‘manly pink,’ all other seats were taken.

According to etiquette and hierarchy, only the most noble person could appear last. Therefore, the last one to arrive would undoubtedly be the Sect Master of the Wuling Immortal Sect.

And the person before the Sect Master would naturally also be of no simple status.

The Wuling Immortal Sect had two Venerables: one was the Sect Master of the Wuling Immortal Sect, and the other was the Peak Master of Youyun Peak, Wuling Immortal Sect.

Youyun Venerable!

With unparalleled mastery of lightning magic, she ascended to the rank of Venerable, defeated evil demons, and suppressed the heavens and earth!

Both were renowned, long-established Venerables. However, Youyun Venerable was younger, but it was rumored that in terms of strength, the Sect Master of Wuling Immortal Sect considered himself inferior to Youyun Venerable. Other Venerables who had clashed with Youyun Venerable also said similar things, so Youyun Venerable was basically the universally acknowledged strongest in the current world, an unmatched Venerable!

After a not-so-long wait, a handsome man in white robes, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and a somewhat languid expression, descended leisurely from the mountain with his hands clasped behind his back.

There were no magnificent special effects, nor was he riding any magical treasures. Compared to the spectacular entrances of the previous peak masters and elders, his appearance was remarkably simple and unadorned.

Yet, he still captured everyone’s attention.

He landed lightly at the last seat, and after simply greeting a few peak masters and elders with a nod, he sat down on the ‘manly pink’ chair without a change in expression.

That’s right, he was Youyun Venerable, Xu Jinghuai!

Xu Jinghuai’s arrival once again ignited the excitement of the immortal sprouts on the Immortal Platform.

“This is… the Great Dao made simple…”

“As expected of Youyun Venerable!”

“Youyun Venerable is so handsome… Mama, I’m in love…”

Xu Jinghuai: …

Listening to the various ‘deification’ comments from below, Xu Jinghuai found it hard to keep a straight face.

Uh… actually, I’m just lazy, which is why I didn’t add any special effects…

Although there was also the aspect of not wanting to attract attention, laziness accounted for more.

This laziness was not something Xu Jinghuai deliberately put on to show off.

It had been an unknown number of years since he transmigrated to this world. When he first arrived, besides being handsome, his aptitude was not outstanding. He didn’t have any of the cheat abilities a transmigrator should have.

To avoid becoming a cauldron for evil female cultivators, after joining the Wuling Immortal Sect, he cultivated diligently every day in seclusion to protect himself and seek immortality.

Finally, after cultivating for thousands of years, he was almost numb from it all, and he finally cultivated to the highest realm, Immortal Venerable.

From that day on, Xu Jinghuai’s suppressed laziness was finally unleashed, and he became the slacker he was now.

Anyway, since he was already invincible, it didn’t matter if he just lazed around.

Originally, as a shut-in, Xu Jinghuai didn’t want to attend public occasions like the disciple recruitment ceremony. However, every year, the Sect Master would catch him and persuade him multiple times, saying things like, “Everyone else attends, if you don’t, it’ll damage the sect’s reputation,” using moral blackmail.

Then he would be invited to the scene (physically) by the Sect Master.

Of course, that was all the Sect Master could do. Xu Jinghuai didn’t want to take any disciples. He was so lazy he was almost a useless person. Did they expect him to take some unlucky soul to lie around with him?

So, every year, Xu Jinghuai just went through the motions, as long as he showed up.

‘You all take your disciples, I’ll take my nap.’

After taking his seat, Xu Jinghuai put in the prepared earplugs, closed his eyes, and began to doze off.

But to outsiders, Xu Jinghuai’s series of actions took on a different meaning. Every move made by Xu Jinghuai, with the ‘Venerable’ title buff, would be interpreted as ‘Venerable must have a profound meaning in doing so.’

“Youyun Venerable’s aura is so strong, I can barely breathe. Is this the oppressive feeling of a Venerable in this age? So powerful!”

“Is Venerable testing us by doing this?… No, I must perform well and strive to become a disciple of Youyun Venerable!”

“The old man ahead of me is dreaming. Youyun Venerable hasn’t taken a disciple in so many years. Even Nangong Tian, a genius with a heavenly spirit root from the last batch, was gently refused when he personally asked to be his disciple. Who in this world could possibly enter the Venerable’s sight?”

“Aye~ Youyun Venerable is so cold and handsome, Mama, I’m in love…”

“…”

The excited or regretful discussions from the immortal sprouts below were audible to most sitting in the high chairs. Xu Jinghuai himself felt nothing, but most of the other peak masters and elders were somewhat helpless.

They heard such words at every disciple recruitment ceremony. Xu Jinghuai’s appearance each year was never stunning, yet he always managed to attract the attention of all the immortal sprouts, sparking intense discussions and making all their grand entrances seem like mere backdrops.

Xu Jinghuai was unwilling to take disciples, which all the peak masters and elders knew well. However, they couldn’t help but acknowledge that over forty percent of the immortal sprouts at the recruitment ceremony came with the goal of becoming a disciple of the Venerable.

It could be said that if Xu Jinghuai didn’t come, the number of people at the disciple recruitment ceremony would be at least halved.

‘Truly, comparing oneself to others only leads to irritation…’

However, the peak masters and elders weren’t jealous. At most, after a sigh of emotion, they would be filled with pride.

With such a Venerable in the sect, why worry about it not flourishing?

‘Do you understand the value of a Venerable in this age?!’ (Tactical lean back)

At this moment, a stream of starlight fell from the mountaintop, landing in front of the main seat. A middle-aged man with a firm expression and immense dignity, clad in a dark daoist robe, assertively sat down on the main seat.

The Sect Master of Wuling Immortal Sect has arrived!

After all, he was a man at the pinnacle of the pyramid.

Even without any intentional effort, the Sect Master’s aura caused all the immortal sprouts to cease their discussions and become nervous.

After taking his seat, the Sect Master simply scanned the immortal sprouts on the Immortal Platform, nodded with satisfaction, and spoke.

“The 99th Disciple Recruitment Ceremony of the Wuling Immortal Sect…”

“Commence!”

His voice, as clear as thunder, distinctly reached everyone’s ears.

Everyone, of course, except Xu Jinghuai, who had prepared earplugs in advance.

Heh, he heard the Sect Master’s booming voice at every ceremony. After experiencing it so many times, he naturally got used to it and developed coping strategies.

‘Anyway, I’m not taking disciples, why listen to all that?’

He just needed to quietly wait for the disciple recruitment ceremony to end. These past few days, he had been staying up all night playing “Oracle Token 3.0,” the new release from Qiuyun Commerce. Although it was called a ‘token,’ it had many functions, similar to the mobile phones from Earth before his transmigration. He could know about major and minor events happening in the world by reading news headlines without leaving his home. And most importantly, it also had games.

Tetris!

As for why this game would appear in this world, there was no need to think too much; it was naturally Xu Jinghuai’s handiwork.

Although there was only one game, in this world with extremely scarce entertainment facilities, just Tetris was enough for Xu Jinghuai to recapture the feeling of staying up all night playing games at home from before.

And, come on~ Tetris is really super fun~