"These two are the First Elder of our Azure Yang Sect and the wood spiritual root branch's Elder Mu respectively!" The Outer Sect deacon introduced.
After they found out the identities of these two people, all the disciples felt even more reverence in their hearts!
In the mortal world, the Azure Yang Sect was an unreachable existence in their eyes.
And now, these two were the absolute upper echelons of the Azure Yang Sect!
They might have the ability to move mountains and fill seas!
Zhang Yan's gaze swept coldly and indifferently at all the Outer Sect disciples below him, and he said with a solemn tone, "After experiencing this competition, have all of you realized the gap between you?"
Many disciples lowered their heads, their eyes dim.
Zhang Yan said again, "I know what many of you are thinking."
"You must be thinking that your talent is poor, you have no background, and your starting speed is slow. Sooner or later, you will be kicked out of the Azure Yang Sect, right?"
Some of the disciples looked ashamed when they heard this. It was obvious that the First Elder had spoken of their innermost thoughts.
Zhang Yan snorted coldly, his expression full of contempt.
"This is the Entrance Competition! It let all of you experience the disparity! It's to motivate you to train harder!"
"We're not asking you to give up on yourselves!"
"So what if your talent is poor?"
"So what if you have no background?"
"Do you know what's most important on the path of cultivation?"
Those disciples who lowered their heads looked up one after another, looking at the First Elder with confused expressions.
After all, they were only teenagers. How could they see things so clearly?
"It's fortuitous encounter!"
"As long as the fortuitous encounter arrives, one can cultivate to a profound realm even if they lack talent!"
"You may not believe me if I tell you this! But the talent of my Azure Yang Sect's Sect Leader is extremely ordinary!"
"It was by chance that he became the Sect Leader of our Azure Yang Sect!"
Zhang Yan pointed to the sky and said solemnly!
...
At the peak of the Immortal Seeking Peak, Qing Yangzi's face was extremely dark as he hollered out furiously, "This Zhang Yan won't give up on smearing me! To think that he would talk about this every single year!"
"You're the one with ordinary talent! Your whole family has ordinary talent!"
...
Around the Battle Arena, the group of disciples seemed to have gained some insights upon hearing this.
Zhang Yan continued, "Of course, you might not understand what I mean now, and it's impossible for you all to acknowledge what I say from the bottom of your hearts!"
He looked at Mu An. "Junior Brother Mu, teach them!"
When Mu An heard this, he flew above everyone with a plain expression. At the same time, he stretched out his right hand and lightly hooked. A green leaf appeared in his palm.
"Now, I'll show you what a fortuitous encounter is!"
"I will toss this green leaf, and whoever ends up with it, or whoever is closest to it, my Azure Yang Sect will give him 500 low-grade spirit stones as a reward!"
500 low-grade spirit stones!
Upon hearing this, all the disciples below were stunned!
They had fought so many battles in a single sect competition, yet the winner had only obtained 200 spirit stones!
But now, Elder Mu was willing to pay 500 spirit stones just by throwing a leaf!
Seriously?
This was too exaggerated!
Before anyone could react, Mu An had already tossed the green leaf into the sky.
The green leaf floated in the air before swaying and falling.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the green leaf as they held their breaths!
The green leaf slowly descended, and everyone's gaze followed it!
A gentle breeze blew past and the green leaves fluttered in the wind, changing directions!
The few disciples who were originally directly below them almost collapsed on the spot!
Fluttering…
Fluttering…
The green leaf finally fell.
Everyone looked towards the same place!
They saw…
Chen Mu!
...
Chen Mu's expression changed when he saw the leaf on his shoulder!
"They can do that? Isn't… isn't this too eye-catching? Oh wait, no I mean, oh wow I am so lucky!"
In that instant, his expression became incomparably shocked.
After the shock, he was ecstatic!
It was as if money had fallen from the sky!
"I don't know anything! It's all because I'm lucky!"
"I don't know anything! It's all because I'm lucky!"
...
Chen Mu chanted madly in his heart. The more he chanted, the happier he became!
From the looks of it, if not for the fact that there were many people watching, he might have started dancing on the spot!
He looked like he had won a big prize.
Everyone was green with envy when they saw this!
This person was really lucky to have received 500 low-grade spirit stones!
This was not a small sum. If ordinary Outer Sect disciples obediently took their monthly allowance, they would need four to five years to obtain so many spirit stones.
After witnessing this with their own eyes, they finally understood what fortuitous encounter meant!
It was too much of an impact! This was simply too shocking!
No one thought there was a problem.
Elder Mu An was the one who tossed the green leaf. If he had done something behind the scenes, he would have definitely gotten Mu Xiong to take these 500 low-grade spirit stones. Why would he give them to an unknown disciple who had not even made it into the top sixteen?
...
Zhang Yan smiled secretly when he saw Chen Mu's ecstatic expression.
Look at how happy this child was. It seemed that he would never have thought that these spirit stones were given to him on purpose, right?
Haha!
Did he really think he was so lucky?
He was just too young!
Zhang Yan shifted his gaze and remained serious.
"Do you understand now?"
"This is a fortuitous encounter!"
"Compared to this, talent and background are nothing."
"Opportunities can change everything."
"In this world, there are too many cultivators with mediocre talent who ultimately achieved great accomplishments."
"There was no other reason than because they were usually hard-working enough. When the opportunity came, they could grab it."
"It's the same for you."
"Don't think that just because you have mediocre talent and no background, you don't have a future!"
"As long as you are not dead, there is still hope!"
"It's because fortuitous encounters can descend on everyone at any time!"
Zhang Yan's words exploded like thunder in the minds of the disciples.
That's right!
So what if their talent was mediocre?
Look at that brat who got 500 spirit stones. Because of a lucky chance, he obtained a monthly allowance of four to five years!
Was this not enough to make up for the difference in talent?
If this guy could get the fortuitous encounter now, then the next opportunity could end up with them.
In truth, 500 spirit stones really could not be considered a great fortune…
If they could encounter a great fortuitous encounter, changing their fate would definitely not be difficult!
They could not give up on themselves!
They had to cultivate diligently!
Thinking of this, all the disciples became excited!
Many disciples even respectfully expressed their thanks.
"Disciple thanks the First Elder for your guidance!"
"I will never forget the First Elder's teachings!"
"I will cultivate well in the future! I will not slack off!"
...
Seeing this, Zhang Yan's expression finally eased a little.
"I hope that you will always remember what I said today. Remember the 500 low-grade spirit stones today."
He took out a storage bag and tossed it into Chen Mu's hands.
Throughout the entire process, he did not even look at Chen Mu.
It was as if everything was really a coincidence. In his eyes, Chen Mu was just an ordinary disciple.
Chen Mu received the storage bag with a look of disbelief.
It was as if he could not accept such a good thing happening to him.
However, there were still people in the crowd who understood what had happened.
Zhou Jinglei saw through the situation.
When he saw the expressions of the other disciples around him that showed great enlightenment, he felt disdain in his heart.
This was clearly a scripted event!
These idiots actually took it seriously!
Looking around, he was the only one awake!
However, he was indeed envious.
But at the same time, he also knew that Chen Mu's talent was heaven-defying. It was very normal for the Azure Yang Sect to be willing to nurture him.
But Chen Mu…
His acting was too good!
Couldn't he tell whether it was luck or not?
Also, how did the First Elder manage to be so impartial and biased at the same time?
Uh, he made complete sense!
At that moment, Chen Mu seemed to have completely fallen into character. He suddenly grabbed Zhou Jinglei's wrist and said happily, "Brother Zhou! 500 low-grade spirit stones! Am I dreaming?"
Zhou Jinglei subconsciously wanted to look down on him, but on second thought, something did not seem right!
He absolutely could not let those two elders know that he was aware that Chen Mu's talent was heaven-defying!
Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!
When he thought up to here, he started laughing as well. At the same time, he said with extreme envy, "Brother Chen, this is all real. This is not a dream. Congratulations!"