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Chapter 91: Mocking and Ridiculing Ji Sheng
Chapter 91: Mocking and Ridiculing Ji Sheng
In the training ground, the Great Elder, Shang Xuan Zhenren, had already departed.
However, on this day, Ji Sheng remained seated, showing no intention of leaving.
To those who knew him, this was quite unexpected.
The crowd could sense Ji Sheng's mood, but no one paid it any mind.
What could he do, even if he was angry?
As long as they didn't make mistakes, what could he possibly do?
Most importantly, they had no expectations of him as their instructor.
They didn't seek anything from him.
Ji Sheng's only role as their instructor seemed to be belittling and disparaging them.
So, why bother with him?
"Mr. Ji, you just gave a long critique, and now that the match is over, won't you say a few words?
In your eyes, does Su Senior Apprentice still lack talent?
Again, is it just luck?"
Su Chen wasn't in the mood to argue with Ji Sheng, but his fellow students seemed to have held in their frustration for too long, and they all spoke at once.
Hearing this, Ji Sheng's smile faded, but his face remained indifferent.
"Compared to my initial impression, you've indeed improved quite a bit.
However, it's still a far cry from what I expect in terms of a disciple's talent and potential.
You still have a long way to go to meet my standards for personal guidance."
Ji Sheng maintained his composure and began to leave as he spoke.
The outcome of the day's events surprised him somewhat.
But after observing the match, he still held firm to his beliefs.
"You can't even look up to this one, or that one. When will you ever cultivate a genius for us to see?
As far as I've heard, Mr. Ji Sheng hasn't cultivated a genius before, has he?"
Hearing these words as he was about to leave, Ji Sheng turned around this time.
He looked at the crowd with a serious expression.
"You make a valid point. Then, I'll take some time to cultivate a genius disciple for you to see.
If I just give you empty words, you won't believe me in your hearts.
I still hold to my previous stance; none of you are worth cultivating, including Su Chen.
However, Su Chen, you're not too bad. Being a direct disciple might not be fitting.
But the resources of an inner sect disciple, you've earned."
With that, Ji Sheng left the training ground.
After he departed, Su Chen noticed many of his fellow students making faces at his back.
They were mocking and ridiculing him.
Seeing this, Su Chen sighed helplessly and tried to stop the crowd.
"You'll be caught if you keep this up.
Before, you could argue your case, but now, making faces can't be explained away.
You shouldn't be punished for this."
Hearing Su Chen's reminder, the crowd immediately restrained themselves.
After the recent series of events, their trust in Su Chen had grown significantly.
Su Chen's words carried more weight than Ji Sheng's.
During the previous New Disciple Competition, the crowd believed the rumors and truly thought Su Chen won the match by luck.
But after the events at Dusty Karma Mountain and witnessing today's match, their perception of Su Chen had completely changed.
"If we speak to Mr. Ji like this today, we'll only face harsher treatment in the future."
"So what? We didn't gain any benefits from him before.
The few benefits we have now are all thanks to Su Senior Apprentice.
As for Mr. Ji, there's a high chance we won't see him again in the remaining three months."
Su Chen didn't refute; these words were likely true.
After some thought, Su Chen turned to his fellow students.
"Why don't you all go to the front lines in the latter half of the year?
If Mr. Ji doesn't want to guide you, there are other senior apprentices.
Without frontline experience, you won't know how to handle dangers when you're on your own in the future.
Thus, it was also a way for him to find value for himself.
Compared to the cultivation realm, mastering the methods to deal with demons and monsters would allow him to have a foothold in this world.
Su Chen spoke directly, without any empty or flowery words.
Even if he couldn't make it in Tiangang City, with his skills in slaying demons and monsters, he could still return to his hometown.
He could become a constable in the court or even enter the Demon Subduing Department.
Hearing these words, everyone nodded in agreement.
During these days, Su Chen's ability to deal with demons and monsters on the frontlines had already spread throughout Tiangang City.
Compared to Su Chen's strength, his skill in dealing with demons and monsters was even more highly regarded.
The Mid-Year Examination had ended, and next was the wait for the sect's deliberation.
Tiangang City had passed the Mid-Year Examination, and the scores were tallied.
Every year, they were able to screen out numerous outstanding talents.
Compared to the Yunyang Sect's method of selecting talents, it was actually much better.
The only drawback was that it was tiring and extremely time-consuming.
In the Mid-Year Examination with so many disciples participating, Tiangang City needed to arrange for many senior elders and hall masters to observe and record.
At times, the several elders of the sect would also observe from the shadows.
In the two days after the Mid-Year Examination, numerous instructors and hall masters were divided into batches and called to the side hall.
Here, the elders would discuss and decide on the promotion or demotion of the disciples' status.
Which disciples should be promoted, and which disciples needed further observation.
This was the conclusion reached here.
Although the sparring matches started with the senior disciples, this deliberation actually began with the new disciples.
This year, the instructors had already gathered in the side hall.
The several elders held a text in their hands, and with a glance, the Third Elder began to mention the disciples' names.
As the disciples' instructors, they had to stand up and give their evaluation of their own students.
Others also had to give their assessments.
So, for these instructors and hall masters, the Mid-Year Examination was quite tiring.
They had to at least roughly remember the performance of those disciples.
But slightly better was that most disciples actually didn't have the qualifications to be brought here for discussion.
Generally speaking, in a batch of disciples, only about ten or so disciples could be brought up for discussion.
For the disciples who had entered Tiangang City for several years, there was less to discuss.
The sect already had a clear understanding of their potential, and there wasn't much need for discussion.
The new disciples who had entered Tiangang City had previously experienced a New Disciples' Sparring Tournament.
But their potential still needed further observation.
As expected, Jin Yue and Hou Chenfei were the first to be brought up for discussion.
There was no opposition to them, and they were quite recognized.
Jisheng, as an instructor, often chose to abstain.
He remained indifferent, and everyone was used to it.
After discussing several disciples, the Third Elder finally mentioned Su Chen's name.
Although there was an unexpected incident during the Mid-Year Examination, Su Chen's performance was still exceptional, and even Gu Wei was at a disadvantage.
Everyone observed this, and naturally, they discussed Su Chen.
(End of Chapter)
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