The older brother smiled and said, "It's almost like being useless. The more useless, the more Sister Qin Yu likes it. Half a year ago, I was fortunate enough to join Sister Qin Yu's team. I didn't do anything, just in charge of cleaning up the spoils of war. After completing a mission, I made fifty thousand copper coins!"
"No wonder these people are fighting so fiercely!"
Lu Ren smiled and then pointed to the two people behind Qin Yu and asked, "Brother, are those two very useless? They were chosen directly by Sister Qin Yu!"
"More than useless, they may both have fourth-grade bloodlines, but they are not ambitious. After more than a year in the sect, they have only opened two spirit apertures each. One is named Wang Teng, the other Zhang Sheng, known as the 'Entrance Duo of Waste' in Qingyun Sect."
The older brother said.
"Entrance Duo of Waste?"
Lu Ren chuckled and then looked at Qin Yu.
It has to be said that Qin Yu is very beautiful, her looks are not inferior to his master's, but she is as proud as a peacock, seemingly unimpressed by anyone.
"What I want are real wastes. Anyone among you who thinks they can compare with these two can join my team!"
Qin Yu interrupted the voices of the crowd.
For a moment, many people looked at each other.
Who can compare to these two in being useless?
This Wang Teng and Zhang Sheng are famous as the 'Waste Duo' in Qingyun Sect.
At this moment, a sneaky young man with a thief-like appearance stepped forward and said with a smile, "Sister Qin Yu, although I have opened an extra spirit aperture compared to them, I have only cultivated a low-grade martial art technique of the human rank!"
"You have only cultivated a low-grade martial art technique of the human rank?"
Qin Yu felt somewhat incredulous.
These senior disciples had been in Qingyun Sect for at least a year, only cultivating a low-grade human-rank martial art technique, which was indeed quite useless.
The young man looked proud and said, "Cultivation is really tough. If it weren't for my father begging the elders to let me stay in the sect, I would have gone home to inherit the family property long ago. This time, I just wanted to admire Sister's grace!"
"I didn't expect you to be so useless. I'll give you the title of 'Third Useless' in Qingyun!"
"Darn it, I should have never cultivated any martial arts!"
Many martial artists were very unwilling.
After all, as long as they joined Qin Yu's team, they could get spoils of war, which could be exchanged for a large amount of copper coins.
Who wouldn't want to make money lying down?
Moreover, they could also train with Sister Qin Yu, which could be considered a good job.
The sneaky young man scanned the crowd with a smug smile and said, "I'm sorry, but the last spot is..."
However, before he could finish his sentence, a faint voice came from the crowd, "I'll take that spot!"
Lu Ren parted the crowd and walked to the center of the circle.
Another one who thought they were more useless?
Everyone was surprised and looked at Lu Ren, but found him somewhat unfamiliar.
The young man looked impatiently at Lu Ren and said, "You must be a new junior disciple, just starting your cultivation. How can you compete with me in being useless?"
Lu Ren smiled and said, "Do we need to compare cultivation even in being useless?"
"Of course, if you can cultivate only a low-grade human-rank martial art technique like me, then I have nothing more to say!"
The young man said coldly, "You've just started your cultivation, you're not useless yet, but I am already useless!" The implication was, you haven't cultivated yet, you're not useless, but I've been cultivating for over a year, and I'm already useless. Even if I cultivate harder now, I can't catch up with my peers. I am completely useless.
Lu Ren smiled confidently and said disdainfully, "I am of the useless bloodline. Do you dare to compare uselessness with me?"
"What? The useless bloodline? Are you Lu Ren, the disciple taken in by the saintess?"
The young man looked shocked, and the junior disciples around the circle were equally surprised.
They couldn't believe that the new disciple before them was actually Lu Ren, the legendary once-in-a-millennium useless bloodline.
How could they even compare to him?
Who could be more useless than someone with the useless bloodline?
The dual useless disciples were nothing compared to Lu Ren!
Qin Yu looked at Lu Ren's smug smile with disdain on her face. Although she had recruited three useless disciples to hone her combat abilities, she despised warriors who took pride in being useless.
"You're the last one to join!"
Qin Yu said indifferently.
"Thank you, Senior Qin Yu!"
Lu Ren bowed.
As a complete newcomer to the sect, he was unfamiliar with the surroundings and joining Qin Yu's team was the best way for him to gain experience.
"Gather at the mountain gate tomorrow morning!"
Qin Yu said before turning and leaving.
Wang Teng walked up to Lu Ren, laughing hysterically, "Hahaha, I, Wang Teng, can finally get rid of the dual useless title!"
On the side, Zhang Sheng said coldly, "Wang Teng, if you want to get rid of the dual useless title, you must defeat me!"
"Alright, let's do it! Whoever loses will become the dual useless along with Junior Lu Ren!"
Wang Teng rolled up his sleeves, his face red with anger, and immediately started to scuffle with Zhang Sheng.
The other disciples watching the scene felt somewhat speechless.
Originally, these two had accepted their status as the dual useless and could coexist peacefully. But now, with the arrival of someone even more useless, the balance was disrupted, and both of them wanted to get rid of the dual useless title.
Lu Ren demonstrated his useless bloodline with absolute superiority and successfully joined Qin Yu's team, causing a group of disciples to envy him.
However, the majority of the senior disciples sneered at Lu Ren's decision to join Qin Yu's team.
Joining Qin Yu's team was not a matter of honor, but of shame.
Training was meant to improve one's combat abilities, not to hang around strong individuals and collect loot.
Inside the Elder Pavilion of the Qingyun Sect.
The Grand Elder approached Yun Qingyao alone and asked, "Elder Yun, how is Lu Ren's recent progress in cultivation?"
Yun Qingyao replied nervously, "His progress is okay."
"I heard from the Elder in charge of guarding that after Lu Ren successfully opened his spiritual roots, he did not borrow any top-grade martial arts techniques but instead exchanged for three lower-grade martial arts techniques. However, he returned them after just one month of practice. Is this true?" The Grand Elder continued his questioning.
Listening to the Grand Elder's words, Yun Qingyao felt troubled but defended, "My disciple works very hard in cultivation, but his talent is too weak. He couldn't master any of the three martial arts techniques, so he gave up practicing them."
"I see." The Grand Elder nodded and sighed, "I never thought that the useless bloodline could be so terrifying. With less than half a month left, are you confident that he can awaken seven spiritual roots?"
He believed in Yun Qingyao's talent but had doubts about Lu Ren's talents with his unusable bloodline, something unprecedented.
"Grand Elder, the sword technique I created has reached the power of a top-grade martial art. I will personally teach it to him. Even if my disciple's talent is weak, I can still guide him," Yun Qingyao vowed confidently.
"The Sect Master's intention is not for Lu Ren to surpass the disciples of the Emperor Dao Sect but to show that our Qingyun Sect can nurture someone with a useless bloodline. Do not disappoint the Sect Master's expectations!" The Grand Elder spoke with emphasis before leaving.
Yun Qingyao was alone in the Elder Pavilion, muttering to herself, "Perhaps Lu Ren's talent is indeed too weak, leading him to give up on cultivation. He must be in a state of self-pity and needs someone to pull him out. As his master, I should be the one to help him at this dark moment, becoming a beacon of light for him in the darkness!"
The more Yun Qingyao thought about it, the more she blamed herself. As Lu Ren's master, she should be the one to lend him a hand in this time of need. Opening spiritual roots with an unusable bloodline was already a difficult feat, let alone progressing further. With these thoughts, Yun Qingyao regained her composure, soared into the air, and headed towards Lu Ren's separate courtyard.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, she found it empty. Just as she was about to leave, she saw Xiao Huohuo returning.
Upon seeing Yun Qingyao, Xiao Huohuo immediately bowed respectfully and greeted, "Disciple Xiao Huohuo pays respects to the esteemed Lady Saint!"
"In the Sect, you only need to call me Elder Yun. Where is Lu Ren?" Yun Qingyao inquired.
Xiao Huohuo replied, "Junior Brother Lu Ren and the other martial brothers who were once deemed useless at entry have joined Sister Qin Yu's team for a mission!"
"What did you say?" Yun Qingyao's anger flared up upon hearing this news.
This Qin Yu, she naturally knew, was the most talented entry disciple of the previous session, with a sixth-grade bloodline. Qin Yu was arrogant due to her exceptional talent, so she only took on missions with weaker disciples to hone her combat abilities.
Although Lu Ren had a useless bloodline, he was still her disciple. But to her dismay, he was now following Qin Yu on missions alongside other entry-level failures. This was a disgrace to her, Yun Qingyao.
Having a useless bloodline was one thing, but having integrity was another. How could I, Yun Qingyao, have taken in such a hopeless disciple? How can he still participate in the upcoming exchange conference?