Chapter412:DharmaProtectorHouChangming!
Therefore,intheory,itisprobablyimpossibleforanydiscipletoclimbuptothefifthlevelinthisattempt.
"Ifwecanchooseafewwhoarenotweakthistime,thatwouldbegreat."
"Eventhoughnoonehascomeoutuntilnow,"saidthethinandtallelder,"therewillalwaysbediscipleswhocome.Ifwecanselectafewgoodonestojoinourpeak,thatwouldalsobegreat."
"I’lltakethefirstone,andyoucanhavethesecondandthird.Thenwecanchooseasweplease.Howaboutthat?"
Theslightlychubbyprotector’seyesflickeredwithabrightlight.BeingthefirsttoreachthefourthleveloftheHeavenlyStairs,toacertainextent,ensuredthathehadthemosttalent.Hewantedtotakethispersonunderhiswing.
"Alright."
Thetallandthinprotectorhesitatedbriefly,thennodded.Eventhoughthefirstdiscipletoleavehadgreatpotential,accidentscanstillhappen.Thesecondandthirddisciplestoleavewerebothgiftedandhewouldnotsuffertoomanylosses.
"PoorHouChangming,he’sprobablygoingtobestuckonthebench."
Theslightlyplumpprotectorchuckledtohimself,rememberingwhenDharmaProtectorHouChangmingdrewlotstoguardthespaceportaltothefifthleveloftheHeavenlyStairs.Despitehisgloomyexpression,hestillpretendedtobealoofandproud,insistingthatacceptingdiscipleswasnotsomethingtobetakenlightly,andthatoneshouldneversettleformediocrity.
Thetallandthinprotectorgaveaknowingsmile,HouChangmingdefinitelywon’tbeabletorecruitanydisciplesthistime.
Andforthenexttime,withsomanyprotectorsintheDivineSwordSchool,itisunknownwhichyearitwillbe.
"Oh,someonefinallyarrived."
Suddenly,thelankyprotectorraisedhisgazeslightlyandlookedtowardsthespatialportal.Theportalbegantorippleandhewonderedwhowouldbethefirsttostepoutofit.
Alleyesthenfelluponthespatialportal.
Theslightlychubbyprotector’sgazewasevenmoreexpectant.Thisfirstdiscipletowalkoutofthespatialteleportationgatewasmostlikelygoingtobetheonehewouldtakeashisowndisciple.
Asthecrowdlookedon,afigureflashedoutofthespatialteleportationgateamidsttheripplingwaves.
Itwasayoungmanofaround20yearsold.Heemergedfromthespatialteleportationgatewithajoyfullookinhiseyes,stillimmersedinexcitementandhappiness.
"Itlookslikeit’sbarelysatisfactory!"
Theslightlyplumpprotectorlookedover,nothavingmuchhopeforthedisciplewhocouldwalkoutoftheportal,butfeelingquitesatisfiednonetheless.
"Swoosh..."
Justthen,theslightlyplumpprotectorwasabouttospeakwhenthespaceportalonceagainstirred,andsomeoneelsewalkedout.
Thetallandthinprotectorpaidspecialattention,asthissecondandthirdpersonwasmostlikelywhomhewouldtakeonasdisciples.
Underthegazeofmanyeyes,thespaceportalappeared,followedbythesecondandthirdfigures.
Butimmediatelyafter,thefourth,fifth,andsixthfiguresalsoappeared.
Itdidn’tstopthere,moreandmorefigureswerewalkingoutcontinuously.Soon,thereweredozensandevenhundredsofpeoplewhohadwalkedout.
"Oh,didtheyallcomeouttogether?Itseemstherewon’tbefewerpeoplecomparedtothelasttime."
Thepresenceofsomanypeopleimmediatelybroughthopetothetwoprotectors.
Theyoungdisciplesofthisgenerationhavebeenquiteimpressiveinthelastfiveyears,otherwisetherewouldn’tbesomanydisciples.
"Wedidit,wesucceeded!"
"IsthistheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords?Ihavesucceeded!"
Onebyone,thediscipleswalkedout,lookingaroundwithexcitementtheycouldnotconceal.TheyhadfinallyenteredtheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwordsandhadachancetobecomeaninnerdisciple.
"Thisisnotright.Whyaretherestilldisciplescomingout?"
Thetallandthinprotectorandtheslightlychubbyprotectorwereinitiallypleased,butthenbecamesuspicious.Whileoverahundreddiscipleshadalreadywalkedoutoftheteleportationgate,themomentumshowednosignsofstopping.
"Threehundredandfifty-nine,threehundredandsixty..."
Andwhenthetallandthinprotectorsawthatthreehundredandsixtydiscipleshadwalkedout,hisexpressioncompletelyfrozeandhisbrowfurrowed.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩В)
Thisisbaffling,arealltheouterdisciplesofthisgenerationsooutstanding?
OntheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords,atacertainlocation,thefigureofafinalcurtaincallstoodinfrontofaspatialteleportationgate.
Thisisamaninhisfifties,nottall,butwithafacethatgivestheimpressionofhavingweatheredmanystormsdespitebeingjustoverfifty.
However,intheoldman’seyes,thereshimmeredafaintlight,whichwouldmakeone’shearttremblebymerelygazingintothemamomentlonger.
TheoldmanwasHouChangming,theDharmaProtectorwhowaschosenbylucktobepresentatthislocation.
StandinglazilybehindDharmaProtectorHouChangmingwereseveraldisciplesintheirthirties,whoseemedtolackanyenthusiasmorenergy.
Theyallknewthatstandingguardinfrontofthisspaceteleportationportalwasjustaformality,itwasprobablyimpossibleforanydiscipletowalkout.
ThisisaspatialportalthatconnectstothefifthleveloftheHeavenlyStairs.Amongthisgroupofouterdisciples,it’sunlikelyanyonehassuchexceptionaltalent.
"Ifwegetevenoneout,itwouldbeaprofit..."
DharmaProtectorHouChangmingmurmured,hereallydidn’twanttocometothisspaceteleportationgate,buthisluckwasjusttoobadtodrawhimhere.
Soatthismoment,DharmaProtectorHouChangmingcouldonlyhopethatifamiraclehappenedandadiscipleemergedfromthisspatialportal,hewouldtakethemunderhiswing.Thenhecouldmakethoseguyswhodoubtedhimregrettheirfoolishness.
"Oh..."
DharmaProtectorHouChangmingsighed.Heknewinhisheartthatthereweren’tmanydiscipleswhocouldascendtothefifthleveloftheHeavenlyStairs.
Especiallysinceonehadalreadyclimbeditfiveyearsago.Thistime,itwasprobablyunlikely.Hecouldonlyblamehisownbadluck.
"Oh,there’ssomeone!"
Suddenly,DharmaProtectorHouChangming’sgazeshook,showingaglimmeroflight,staringtightlyatthespaceportal.
DharmaProtectorHouChangmingclearlyfeltthattherewasmovementinthespaceportalatthismoment,asifsomeonewasabouttoemergefromit.
"Istherereallyamiracle?"
Atthismoment,DharmaProtectorHouChangmingwasexcited.Thiswasdefinitelyamiracle.Ifadisciplecameoutandhecouldbringhimtohispeak,itwouldbeahugegain.
Excitedandfullofanticipation,DharmaProtectorHouChangmingwaseagerlylookingforwardtosomething.
ThepreviouslylistlessdisciplessuddenlybecameinterestedatthismomentandwantedtoseewhotheouterdisciplewhocouldclimbthefifthleveloftheHeavenlyStairswas.
TobeabletoclimbthefifthleveloftheHeavenlyStairsrequiresgreattalent,aKingGradetalent,destinedtobecomeadirectdisciple.
Undernumerousgazes,afigureflashedoutofthespatialportal.Hewasayoungmanofabouttwenty,scanningexcitedlyaroundhim.
DharmaProtectorHouChangmingwasabouttospeakwhentherewasanotherdisturbanceinthespatialportalandtwomoreyoungmenwalkedout,equallyexcitedandalmostonthevergeoftearswithjoy.
"Three!Heavenhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves!"
DharmaProtectorHouChangmingwasagitated,andhisheartratequickened.Thiswasaboutthreedisciples!Iftherewasonlyone,hecouldnotbesureofreceivingthepersonashisdisciple,buttherewerethree.Hecouldhaveatleastoneofthemtobehisdisciple.