The Sect Leader's Bizarre Recruitment Chapter 363: Striking Similarities! Talent Recruitment! The Finals Begin. (Part 1) - Novel Cool

Chapter 363: Striking Similarities! Talent Recruitment! The Finals Begin. (Part 1)

Chapter 363: Striking Similarities! Talent Recruitment! The Finals Begin. (Part 1)

2024-07-16

Lin Dong's strength was exceptional, stirring Xiao Ling Er's interest.

Not in a romantic way, but rather, the kind of interest that made her want to recruit a talented disciple for her sect.

Of course, Xiao Ling Er, more than anyone, understood how difficult this would be!

To convince someone to give up their Sacred Land Saint status and join a small sect like Moon Embrace Palace was nearly impossible, even with the sect's recent rise to fame.

But what if...?

Before that, she needed to ask him a question.

"At least I need to clarify if he meets the sect rules set by my master."

Lin Dong was indeed incredibly powerful.

He had pushed Xiao Ling Er to the brink of defeat, but fortunately, she emerged as the victor. However, his strength made her wonder if he met one of the sect's rules?

Although she didn't know the reasons behind Lin Fan's rules, Xiao Ling Er trusted him completely. She was certain that if he met one of the sect's ironclad rules for accepting disciples, then he must be no ordinary person.

Accepting him as a disciple would be a great joy.

As for how to confirm if he met that requirement...

Xiao Ling Er's eyes lit up. "I might as well tell you, and it's quite a coincidence that I also want to chat with you."

"Oh?"

Lin Dong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Go on."

Xiao Ling Er threw him a Bu Tian Dan. "Take it. Your current state is not good. I'm afraid you'll die suddenly on the arena, and if Cloud Summit Palace comes to Moon Embrace Palace for trouble, we can't handle it."

Holding the pill, Lin Dong's mouth twitched uncontrollably. "That's not necessarily the case..."

Although he was in a bad state, with the Swallowing Ancestor Symbol in hand, even if he didn't dare to use it to its full potential, his recovery speed was still quite fast, right?

But looking at the Bu Tian Dan in his hand... this thing was truly fragrant.

Within Cloud Summit Palace, a Bu Tian Dan of this quality was a rare treasure.

"What, are you afraid it's poisoned?" Xiao Ling Er teased.

"How is that possible?"

Lin Dong shook his head.

Even if his mind was going crazy, he wouldn't think this Bu Tian Dan was poisoned. If Xiao Ling Er wanted to kill him, she wouldn't drag the entire Moon Embrace Palace down with her.

But was that possible? He and her didn't have a grudge over killing a father or stealing a wife.

"I'll take you as a friend."

He praised, then swallowed the Bu Tian Dan, and his condition instantly improved significantly.

Taking the pill was simple.

But...

Accepting such a high-quality pill meant owing a considerable favor.

Taking this pill was equivalent to acknowledging this friend.

"If you have questions, go ahead and ask."

After a brief recovery, Lin Dong regained his confidence and cheerfulness. "I can't wait to know why you're so powerful."

"It's not a big deal. I'm just curious about you, and I want to chat casually."

Xiao Ling Er smiled slightly.

Lin Dong's heart skipped a beat.

Curious about me?

Chatting casually?

Checking my 'background'?

No way!

Could it be that Xiao Ling Er has taken a liking to me? His expression changed, and he earnestly said, "I already have someone I like."

Xiao Ling Er rolled her eyes, knowing he had misunderstood. "I do too."

"Hmm."

"Cough."

"It's a misunderstanding. Go ahead." Lin Dong scratched his head awkwardly.

"Yeah, I have a cousin named Xiao Jie, not related by blood, who has been cruel to me several times, trying to kill me."

"I also have a cousin named Lin Lang Tian, not related by blood, who has been cruel to me several times, trying to kill me."

Xiao Ling Er: "..."

"I have a close friend named Huo Yun Er. She once suffered greatly, almost dying from an Unusual Flame. Fortunately, she managed to control the Unusual Flame, and her strength has grown significantly since then."

Lin Dong: "My childhood friend Qing Tan is a Yinsha Demon Body. She also suffered, but she's become very skilled in controlling the Yin Dan."

Xiao Ling Er: "My goal was to return to the Xiao Family and defeat Xiao Jie!"

Lin Dong: "My goal was to go to the Lin Family Ancestral Hall and defeat Lin Lang Tian!"

At this point, both of them looked at each other, their faces showing signs of unease.

This...

Was too coincidental!

The spectators below were filled with questions.

Xiao Ling Er: "I also have an identity as a pill concoctor."

Lin Dong: "I also have an identity as a Talisman Master."

Xiao Ling Er: "Our pill concoctors have a 'Sacred Land' called the Pill Tower."

Lin Dong: "We Talisman Masters also have a tower called the Talisman Tower."

Xiao Ling Er: "Yao Lao instructed me in my cultivation."

Lin Dong: "Xiao Biao accompanied me on my cultivation journey."

Xiao Ling Er: "I traveled and searched for various Unusual Flames."

Lin Dong: "I became powerful by searching for Ancestor Symbols."

Xiao Ling Er: "With an Unusual Flame, my strength doubled, and pill concocting became twice as effective."

Lin Dong: "With an Ancestor Symbol, I became a powerful Talisman Master, and my strength doubled."

Xiao Ling Er transmitted, "In a certain situation, I gave my first time to Medusa."

Lin Dong also transmitted, "I gave my first time to Ling Qing Zhu."

Xiao Ling Er: "After that, Medusa wanted to kill me, but fortunately, the danger passed."

Lin Dong: "Afterward, Ling Qing Zhu wanted to kill me, and in the end, she even saved me once."

Xiao Ling Er: "Hmm..."

Lin Dong: "This..."

Both of them stared at each other, feeling a bit dazed.

For a moment, they seemed at a loss.

What was this...

What was going on?

The two people's experiences seemed to be completely different, but in reality, they were almost identical, as if only the ‘skin’ had been changed, while every other aspect was exactly the same.

This, this, this...

What kind of situation is this?!

Others, upon hearing this, merely thought it was a coincidence.

But Xiao Ling Er and Lin Dong, at this moment, looked at each other in shock, as if ordinary people had seen a ghost.

"How could it be so coincidental?"

"I don't know either!"

"What is this..."

Lin Dong held his breath.

Xiao Ling Er, though she didn't know why it was like this, realized one thing from this inexplicable and terrifying coincidence—this Lin Dong was indeed the person her master was looking for. He had a connection with the Moon Embrace Sect and was destined to join it.

Below the stage.

The audience, after a brief moment of shock, began to murmur.

In the Moon Embrace Palace.

Lin Fan rubbed his chin, almost laughing out loud.

"How could it be so coincidental?"

"Judging by their experiences, they are like carbon copies of each other?"

"That's because..."

"You are both the creations of a great writer named Potato, hehe~"

In his view, the conversation between Xiao Ling Er and Lin Dong was incomplete. Both should have added: "I am/ I am also written by a great writer named Potato."

...

Shocked, stunned, gradually accepting.

Although the coincidence was bizarre and astonishing, it was the truth.

Apart from accepting it, there was no other way.

Lin Dong sighed lightly, "If I have the chance in the future, I would like to visit your hometown."

"Me too," Xiao Ling Er nodded.

"Alright, have you finished asking your questions?"

Xiao Ling Er nodded again.

"Good, then you haven't answered my question yet." At this moment, Lin Dong was more interested in understanding why Xiao Ling Er could remain unharmed by his ultimate move.

"This isn't difficult, but you just said..."

Xiao Ling Er extended her hand, "Please."

Lin Dong was taken aback, "?!?"

"I mean, you hit me."

"Without using any magic, just a physical attack, try to punch me."

"?"

Lin Dong still didn't understand, but he knew this was the moment Xiao Ling Er was about to reveal her secret, so he didn't hesitate and threw a punch, "Be careful."

However.

Xiao Ling Er didn't dodge or avoid.

This punch wasn't strong, at least not a fraction of his ultimate move, so Lin Dong didn't hold back or hesitate, and he struck Xiao Ling Er's shoulder directly.

But...

At the moment of contact, he suddenly changed his expression.

There was no 'sensation'!

The punch clearly hit, but there was no feeling, as if it had hit the air, and that spot seemed empty!

Even his fist, and his entire body, seemed to have passed through Xiao Ling Er's body...

Or, for a moment, the two of them 'overlapped,' but without interfering with or affecting each other.

Due to this strange 'discrepancy,' Lin Dong stumbled and staggered a step.

He turned his head sharply, "So fast, it's an afterimage?!"

However!

Xiao Ling Er still stood there, her back to him, just a step away, without any movement.

"No, it's not an afterimage!"

"With my cultivation and eyesight, no matter how fast you are, I wouldn't fail to distinguish an afterimage, and an afterimage wouldn't remain remain after I passed through."

"Then is this... an illusion?"

"No, that's not right either, I'm sure what I saw was 'real,' definitely not an illusion!"

"This, this is..."

Lin Dong was at a loss.

Thinking rapidly.

Below the stage.

Everyone was also stunned.

"This???"

"What happened?!"

"Passed... passed through?"

"Is Xiao Ling Er human or a ghost?"

"My goodness, she can't be dead already, just a soul, so Lin Dong could pass through?"

"That's impossible! If she were a 'ghost' or just a spirit, with so many people here, how could no one notice the problem? Spirits aren't rare, could we not tell the difference between a spirit and a physical body?"

"Moreover, with Lin Dong's strong vital energy and yang energy as a martial artist, he's a bane to ghosts! How could he pass through without any change or reaction?"

"Then what is this???"

"You ask me, I'll ask who?"

"..."

It was the Ninth Realm beings who gradually saw the truth.

"This..."

"A spatial technique?"

"It seems to be a spatial technique indeed."

"This reminds me of a rather special existence."

"What?"

"Void Flame."

"Oh? You're right!" A Ninth Realm great figure gradually realized, "Speaking of which, Xiao Ling Er used many Unusual Flames, one of which I remember is... Void Flame?"

"Could she have possessed the Void Flame, thus gaining its abilities?"

"I've heard that Blood Exting tried to do this, could Xiao Ling Er have followed in his footsteps?"

"..."

...

"Phasing!"

Lin Dong suddenly understood, looking at Xiao Ling Er with a piercing gaze "Your body can phase?"

"I don't understand what you mean by phasing."

Xiao Ling Er spoke softly, "This is a power I just recently grasped, allowing me to control my entry into a 'void' state. In this state, I am almost immune to all physical and magical attacks."

"It's as if..."

"We're in two different spaces, and between these spaces, there are many layers of separation."

"Visible, yet intangible."

She turned around, stretched out her hand, and patted Lin Dong's shoulder.

Huff...

Her delicate jade hand passed through Lin Dong's upper body, and he felt nothing.

Then, Xiao Ling'er patted again.

Pa! This time, a muffled sound came from Lin Dong's shoulder.

She had hit him!

"In the blink of an eye!"

Lin Dong understood, but he couldn't help but feel amazed and envious, "To be able to transform between two different states in an instant, it seems that to defeat you, one can only seize the moment of your attack."

"After all, if you remain in the void state without attacking, others can't harm you either."

"It's truly..."

"Like adding wings to a tiger!"

Lin Dong couldn't help but marvel.

However, his words made Xiao Ling'er more vigilant.

"No wonder you're the Cloud Summit Saint Child!"

"To think of a countermeasure in an instant, your combat experience and wisdom are truly awe-inspiring." Xiao Ling'er exclaimed.

Indeed, the Void State was freakish! As long as she didn't take action and the opponent didn't have a specific countermeasure, she would be considered 'invincible'.

It wasn't about being unbeatable, but rather being in an 'invincible state'.

Because she didn't have the weakness of the Void Flame.

The weakness of the Void Flame was that her soul was too weak to withstand powerful soul attacks and illusions. But as a Grand Master of the Dan Dao, her soul strength was far superior to her peers.

Moreover, in the Void State, enemies found it challenging to attack, and to some extent, she was already in an invincible position.

Even soul attacks were difficult to execute.

Lin Fan's success was entirely due to the freakishness of the illusion, and it was activated through 'sight'!

The Phasing State couldn't affect vision, making it a 'heavenly counter'.

As for consumption?

Sorry, this was a 'passive skill', and she could only activate and deactivate it at will.

Consumption... could be said to be zero!

If enemies couldn't do anything to her in the Void State, they could only wait for her to make a move and seize the moment of her attack to heavily injure or kill her.

Otherwise, they had no way to defeat her.

Like adding wings to a tiger?

Indeed.

A smile appeared on Xiao Ling'er's lips.

Strength enhancement... and such a huge increase, who wouldn't be happy?

"Combat experience?" Lin Dong nodded, "That's true, but discovering a flaw is one thing, and whether one can seize the opportunity during an intense battle is another matter."

"In the future, if I want to defeat you, it will be..."

"A thousand difficulties and ten thousand hardships, unless there's another fortuitous encounter."

"Fortuitous encounter? With your luck, there will surely be many." Xiao Ling'er spoke softly, "There will be a chance sooner or later."

Lin Dong spread his hands, "That's true, but do you have fewer fortuitous encounters?"

"I can only say, do my best. I hope to fight you again, and even win."

He had lost, but it wasn't a loss he couldn't accept.

Up until now, on his journey, he had been 'invincible', never encountering an opponent, and never losing to his peers. But at this moment, he was truly convinced.

With such ability...

He currently had no way to fight her.

He didn't lose unfairly.

"Speaking of fortuitous encounters..."

Xiao Ling'er waved her hand and set up a soundproof barrier.

Lin Dong's gaze intensified, but he didn't stop her.

"Actually..."

Xiao Ling'er's eyes were deep, and she sighed softly, "Before I joined the Moon Holding Sect, I only met my teacher, and we depended on each other for survival. But during that process, my parents passed away, and I was forced to leave home."

"Moreover, with only the first level of cultivation, I traveled countless miles to the Southwest Region..."

"My relationship with my teacher is naturally not something I need to explain, but a series of fortuitous encounters, a series of events that truly put me on the right path, and allowed me to gain my current strength, and even surpass you, the Saint Child..."

"It all started the day I joined the Moon Holding Sect!"

"The Moon Holding Sect is my true fortuitous encounter."

"Or rather, aside from my teacher guiding me into the sect, all my fortuitous encounters are thanks to the Moon Holding Sect."

"And it's not just me."

"My many fellow disciples, both brothers and sisters, are the same."

"Their fortuitous encounters are also thanks to the Moon Holding Sect."

"As for their strength, I believe you've seen it for yourself."

Lin Dong: "..."

He looked deeply into Xiao Ling'er's eyes.

Instantly, he understood Xiao Ling'er's meaning.

Xiao Ling'er didn't say much more, only smiling lightly, "I don't mean anything else, I'm just speaking the truth."

"It is the truth."

Lin Dong nodded, "Your Moon Holding Sect has already defeated three Saint Children so far, right? Weed Threeleaf, the Ruthless One, and you. After this, I wonder if there will be more."

"Such strength can't be summarized by the word 'talent'. Your fortuitous encounters must be numerous."

"And they are all those 'heaven-defying fortuitous encounters'!"

"Speaking of which, this Prodigy Grand Tournament was originally founded by Central Province to 'prove their worth', but I never expected that it would end up being a boon for your Moon Holding Sect."

"I'm looking forward to it."

He didn't dwell on the topic of fortuitous encounters and continued, "I'm looking forward to your final result."

"With your current strength, even the freaks of Central Province won't be a concern. Take the first place, and crush the spirit of those Central Province fellows."

"They..."

"Should have been dealt with long ago."

"I'm leaving."

Without waiting for Xiao Ling'er's response, Lin Dong waved his hand and left the stage.

Xiao Ling'er smiled helplessly and followed him off the stage.

She wasn't in a hurry.

What she had said earlier was just to plant a 'seed' in Lin Dong's heart, and whether this seed would take root and sprout, or even if it would bear fruit, wasn't too important.

In life, things rarely go as planned.

One can only do their best and leave the rest to fate.

······

"You scared me to death."

Huo Yun Er patted her chest and scolded, "I thought you were truly hit by that annihilation light, leaving you with only two incense sticks worth of life.

(End of Chapter)

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