“Attendants?”
The Ye family was also obtaining a quota for a Blessing Cultivation disciple in the Profound Heaven Sect for the first time. Their understanding of Blessing Cultivation was rather general, which was why Ye Yuhong was unaware that Blessing Cultivation disciples were allowed to have attendants.
After pondering for a moment, Ye Yuhong inquired, “What are the requirements for these attendants?”
Upon hearing Ye Yuhong’s question about attendants, Ye Qingxuan thought for a while before replying, “Attendants are not considered disciples of the Profound Heaven Sect. They need to be willing to follow my orders and serve me. It would be best to select them from among the family’s disciples who have either not yet begun cultivating or have just stepped onto the path of cultivation.”
He certainly didn’t want to pick two attendants only to end up with two masters instead.
Finally, Ye Qingxuan explained the Profound Heaven Sect’s requirements for attendants to Ye Yuhong. Once the attendants swore a Dao Oath, there would be no need to worry about them disobeying his commands.
However, it would still be best to find people who were willing to follow his instructions wholeheartedly!
After Ye Qingxuan finished stating the requirements, a glint flashed in Ye Yuhong’s eyes as he thought to himself, “Attendants are not considered Profound Heaven Sect disciples?”
Then, a thoughtful expression appeared on Ye Yuhong’s face, and he nodded subconsciously. “Tomorrow, I will bring a few of the family’s disciples here. You can choose for yourself then.”
These attendant positions might actually be a significant opportunity for the Ye family’s disciples, and even for the Ye family itself.
Although Misty Cloud Mountain was a fourth-grade spirit vein, the Ye family was not as wealthy and resourceful as the Profound Heaven Sect.
The fourth-grade spirit vein of Misty Cloud Mountain was sealed off with formations. Cultivation caves were only established at various spirit vein nodes to ensure that the family’s high-level cultivators had sufficient spiritual energy for their practice.
Consequently, the spiritual energy normally manifesting on the fourth-grade spiritual land, Misty Cloud Mountain, was only around the second grade. The cultivation environment was naturally far inferior to that within the Profound Heaven Sect.
Since attendants were not considered Profound Heaven Sect disciples, it meant they could return to the family in the future.
Perhaps they could borrow the Profound Heaven Sect’s precious land to nurture their own family’s cultivators, helping to elevate the family’s strength by another level in the future?
As for the Dao Oath? The Ye family had no intention of acting against the Profound Heaven Sect. Those oaths were inconsequential matters from the Ye family’s perspective.
Seeing that Family Head Ye Yuhong seemed somewhat distracted, Ye Qingxuan didn’t concern himself with what he might be thinking. After taking his leave, he departed from the main hall on his own.
The next day, after receiving a message from Ye Yuhong, Ye Qingxuan once again made his way to the hall from the previous day.
Upon entering the hall, Ye Qingxuan found Ye Yuhong already waiting there. Additionally, there were four youths around twelve years old in the hall.
“Family Head.”
Ye Yuhong gave a slight nod. After Ye Qingxuan entered, he handed over the three promised inheritances to him. Then, looking at the four youths in the hall, he said, “These four are the disciples with the best cultivation aptitude discovered by the Ye family this year. Choose two yourself.”
He then turned to the four youths and said, “This is your clansman, Elder Ye Qingxuan. He will be cultivating in the Profound Heaven Sect from now on. Those selected will become his attendants there.”
If Ye Qingxuan hadn’t specifically wanted disciples who had just begun cultivating, Ye Yuhong would have considered sending some of the family’s elders to be his attendants.
Hearing Ye Yuhong’s words, Ye Qingxuan walked up to the four and began to examine them. Their gazes also turned towards Ye Qingxuan.
These four youths belonged to the current ‘Zhao’ generation.
The two on the right: one had a slightly plump figure and seemed to avoid Ye Qingxuan’s gaze somewhat nervously; the other appeared quite distinguished, with a well-proportioned build, though his youthful face revealed a hint of defiance.
The two on the left were both relatively thin and frail, looking somewhat similar to each other, with ordinary features.
Ye Qingxuan didn’t make a decision lightly. After all, the chosen attendants would need to accompany him for quite some time.
After looking over the four, Ye Qingxuan asked, “What are your names, and what are your aptitudes?”
Faced with Ye Qingxuan’s inquiry, the youth with the distinguished air spoke first, proudly stating, “Hmph, I’m Ye Zhaojun. I have a four-element spiritual root aptitude. My grandfather is the Family Head of the Ye family!”
Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan instinctively glanced at Ye Yuhong.
In response to Ye Qingxuan’s look, Ye Yuhong maintained a smile on his face, but a cold glint in his eyes sent a sudden chill down Ye Zhaojun’s spine, making him shiver.
Ye Zhaojun looked around but found nothing amiss, so the proud expression remained on his face.
Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan smiled faintly without minding and turned his gaze to the slightly plump youth.
Feeling Ye Qingxuan’s gaze, the plump youth said timidly, “I’m Ye Zhaoxuan. I have a three-element spiritual root aptitude.”
Ye Qingxuan nodded and looked at the other two. “And you two?”
The remaining two thin youths, their eyes revealing determination, spoke firmly and clearly: “I’m Ye Zhaoheng. Three-element spiritual root aptitude!” “I’m Ye Zhaoyu. Three-element spiritual root aptitude!”
Seeing their somewhat similar appearances, Ye Qingxuan asked curiously, “Are you two biological brothers?”
Hearing Ye Qingxuan’s question, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu exchanged a look. Finally, Ye Zhaoheng replied, “Yes, I’m the older brother. Xiao Yu is the younger brother.”
Ye Qingxuan gave a slight nod.
After observing the four, Ye Qingxuan asked, “Is anyone willing to follow me to the Profound Heaven Sect and become my attendant? Think carefully. Once you go, it won’t be so easy to come back.”
Faced with Ye Qingxuan’s question, Ye Zhaojun was the first to show his defiance. He glanced at his grandfather, Ye Yuhong, and said stubbornly, “I don’t want to be any attendant, hmph! No way!”
He wasn’t foolish. Why would he give up being the grandson of the Ye Family Head to go to some Profound Heaven Sect and become an attendant for this unfamiliar clansman?
Even if his grandfather described the Profound Heaven Sect in the best light, he didn’t want to go!
Hearing Ye Zhaojun’s words, Ye Yuhong’s face turned livid with anger.
He himself had a four-element spiritual root, so he knew very well that if one stayed in the Ye family with such an aptitude, reaching the Golden Core realm would likely be the limit. The chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was extremely slim.
But in the Profound Heaven Sect, it was different. There, the chance for someone with a four-element spiritual root to break through to the Nascent Soul stage was not small. That’s why he wanted to seize this opportunity to send his grandson to the Profound Heaven Sect, but he never expected… “Ai!”
In the end, Ye Yuhong could only let out a deep, helpless sigh and said nothing more.
After Ye Zhaojun refused, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu exchanged a glance and stepped forward together, saying, “We brothers are willing to become Master’s attendants!”
When the Family Head had found the four of them yesterday, he had already explained the advantages and disadvantages of being an attendant. The two brothers had made their decision yesterday.
Hearing Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu address him as ‘Master,’ Ye Qingxuan found it both amusing and awkward.
As for Ye Zhaoxuan standing beside them, although he hadn’t spoken yet, his evasive eyes had already given Ye Qingxuan the answer.
Looking at Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, Ye Qingxuan asked again, “What about your parents?”
This time, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu lowered their heads and remained silent.
Ye Yuhong then explained, “These two children… their parents passed away due to an accident.”
The parents of the youths he had brought were all cultivators. Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu’s parents had perished during an excursion outside a few years earlier.
After stepping onto the path of immortality, although the chance of having offspring decreases with higher cultivation realms, the offspring born are almost guaranteed to possess spiritual roots.
Furthermore, theoretically, the offspring of cultivators with higher realms tend to have better aptitudes.
Hearing that their parents had already passed away, a flicker of pity appeared in Ye Qingxuan’s eyes as he looked at Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu. He had made his decision.
“Ye Zhaoheng, Ye Zhaoyu. From now on, the two of you will be my attendants. No need to call me ‘Master.’ You can address me as ‘Young Master’ from now on.”
Hearing Ye Qingxuan’s choice, joy appeared on Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu’s faces. They bowed together and said, “Yes, Young Master!”
