Chapter 43: Selecting Retainers

"Attendants?"

It was the first time the Ye family had received a quota for disciples of the Blessed Cultivation path from the Profound Heaven Sect, so their understanding of the various aspects of Blessed Cultivation was quite superficial. Consequently, Ye Yuhong was unaware that Blessed Cultivation disciples also came with quotas for attendants.

After a moment of contemplation, Ye Yuhong inquired

"What are the requirements for these attendants?"

Hearing Ye Yuhong's question regarding attendants, Ye Qingxuan thought for a moment before answering

"Attendants do not belong to the Profound Heaven Sect. I need people who are willing to follow my orders and be driven by me. Ideally, they should be disciples from the family who have not yet begun cultivation or have only just entered the path of cultivation!"

He didn't want to recruit two attendants only to end up with two pampered masters.

Finally, Ye Qingxuan informed Ye Yuhong of the Profound Heaven Sect's requirements for attendants. Once the attendants swore a Dao Oath, there would be no need to worry about them disobeying his commands.

However, it was best to find people who were willing to follow his instructions of their own volition!

After Ye Qingxuan finished stating the requirements, a sharp light flashed in Ye Yuhong's eyes, and he thought to himself

"Attendants do not belong to the Profound Heaven Sect?"

A thoughtful expression appeared on Ye Yuhong's face, and he nodded subconsciously

"I will bring several disciples from the clan tomorrow. You can choose for yourself then!"

Such an attendant quota might be a significant opportunity for the Ye family disciples, or even for the Ye family itself.

Although Cloud Mist Mountain possessed a Grade 4 spiritual vein, the Ye family was not as wealthy and powerful as the Profound Heaven Sect.

The Grade 4 spiritual vein of Cloud Mist Mountain had been sealed by formations; cultivation caves were established only at various spiritual vein nodes to ensure that the family's high-level cultivators had sufficient spiritual energy for cultivation.

As a result, the spiritual energy of the Grade 4 spiritual land, Cloud Mist Mountain, typically appeared to be around Grade 2 on the surface, and its cultivation environment naturally fell far short of what was found within the Profound Heaven Sect.

Since attendants did not belong to the Profound Heaven Sect, it meant they could return to the family in the future.

Perhaps they could use the precious lands of the Profound Heaven Sect to nurture the family's own cultivators, eventually helping to raise the family's influence to the next level?

As for the Dao Oath? His Ye family wasn't planning to oppose the Profound Heaven Sect; those oaths were merely trivial matters to them.

Seeing that the Clan Head, Ye Yuhong, had drifted off into thought, Ye Qingxuan did not care what he was thinking. After taking his leave, he departed the hall on his own!

The next day, after receiving a message from Ye Yuhong, Ye Qingxuan rushed to the same hall as yesterday.

Upon entering the hall, Ye Qingxuan found that Ye Yuhong was already waiting. In the hall, there were also four youths around twelve years of age!

"Clan Head!"

Ye Yuhong gave a slight nod. After Ye Qingxuan entered, Ye Yuhong handed over the three promised inheritance items to him, then looked at the four youths in the hall and said

"These four are the disciples with the best cultivation talent detected by the Ye family this year. Choose two for yourself!"

Turning to the four youths, he spoke

"This is your clan uncle, Ye Qingxuan. In the future, while you cultivate in the Profound Heaven Sect, the ones chosen will be his attendants."

If Ye Qingxuan hadn't specified that he wanted disciples who had just begun cultivation, Ye Yuhong would have prepared to send one of the clan elders to serve as his attendant.

Hearing Ye Yuhong's words, Ye Qingxuan walked up to the four youths to observe them, and the four youths also turned their gazes toward Ye Qingxuan.

These four were currently of the "Zhao" generation.

Of the two on the right, one was slightly chubby and avoided Ye Qingxuan's gaze; the other appeared to have an extraordinary temperament and a balanced build, though his youthful face betrayed a sense of defiance.

The two on the left were both quite thin and looked somewhat similar, with ordinary appearances.

Ye Qingxuan did not make a decision easily. After all, the chosen attendants would follow him for a considerable amount of time.

After observing the four, Ye Qingxuan inquired

"What are your names? How is your talent?"

Facing Ye Qingxuan's inquiry, the youth with the extraordinary temperament was the first to speak, saying proudly

"Hmph, my name is Ye Zhaojun. I have four-element spiritual root talent, and my grandfather is the Clan Head of the Ye family!"

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan subconsciously glanced at Ye Yuhong.

Meeting Ye Qingxuan's gaze, Ye Yuhong maintained a smile, but the cold light flashing in his eyes caused Ye Zhaojun to shudder suddenly from a sudden chill.

Ye Zhaojun looked around, and finding nothing amiss, his expression of pride remained undiminished.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan smiled faintly and did not take it to heart, turning his gaze to the chubby youth.

Feeling Ye Qingxuan's gaze, the chubby youth said timidly

"My name is Ye Zhaoxuan. I have three-element spiritual root talent!"

Ye Qingxuan nodded and looked at the other two

"What about you two?"

The remaining two thin youths showed a look of tenacity in their eyes, answering firmly

"My name is Ye Zhaoheng, three-element spiritual root talent!"

"My name is Ye Zhaoyu, three-element spiritual root talent!"

Looking at the two who shared similar features, Ye Qingxuan asked curiously

"Are you two biological brothers?"

At Ye Qingxuan's question, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu exchanged a glance, and finally, Ye Zhaoheng responded

"Yes, I am the elder brother, and Xiao Yu is the younger brother!"

Ye Qingxuan nodded slightly.

After observing all four, Ye Qingxuan posed a question

"Are any of you willing to go to the Profound Heaven Sect with me to become my attendants? Think carefully; once you go, it will not be so easy to return!"

In response to Ye Qingxuan's inquiry, Ye Zhaojun was the first to show defiance. He glanced at his grandfather, Ye Yuhong, and said petulantly

"I have no desire to become an attendant, hmph!"

It was a joke; he wasn't stupid. Why would he refuse his position as the grandson of the Ye family Clan Head just to go to the Profound Heaven Sect to serve this unknown clan uncle?

Even if his grandfather spoke highly of the Profound Heaven Sect, he didn't want to go!

Hearing Ye Zhaojun's words, Ye Yuhong's face turned ashen with anger.

He himself possessed four-element spiritual roots, so he knew well that if a person with four-element roots stayed in the Ye family, they would essentially hit a ceiling at the Golden Core stage, and the chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was extremely slim.

But it was different in the Profound Heaven Sect; for those with four-element roots, the chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was not small. That was why he wanted to use this opportunity to send his grandson to the Profound Heaven Sect, but he hadn't expected...

"Sigh!"

Ultimately, Ye Yuhong could only let out a helpless, deep sigh and said no more.

After Ye Zhaojun's refusal, the brothers Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu exchanged a look and stepped forward together

"We, the two brothers, are willing to become the Master's attendants!"

When the Clan Head had found the four of them yesterday, he had already explained the advantages and disadvantages of being an attendant; the two brothers had already made up their minds yesterday.

Hearing the way the brothers addressed him, Ye Qingxuan found it somewhat amusing and frustrating at the same time.

Beside them, although Ye Zhaoxuan had not yet spoken, Ye Qingxuan already knew the answer from his dodging eyes.

Looking at Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, Ye Qingxuan inquired again

"Where are your parents?"

This time, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu lowered their heads and did not speak.

Ye Yuhong spoke up to explain

"These two children... their parents passed away due to an accident!"

The parents of the youths he brought were all cultivators. The parents of Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu had died unexpectedly while traveling abroad a few years ago.

Once one stepped onto the path of immortality, although the higher the realm, the lower the probability of producing offspring, the offspring produced were generally able to possess spiritual roots.

And theoretically, the higher the realm of the cultivator, the better the talent of their offspring would be.

Hearing that their parents had perished, a trace of pity flashed in Ye Qingxuan's eyes as he looked at Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, and he made his decision

"Ye Zhaoheng, Ye Zhaoyu, from now on, you two will be my attendants. You don't need to call me Master; from now on, just call me Young Master!"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's choice, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu's faces lit up with joy, and they bowed in unison

"Yes, Young Master!"