Ye Chen was not worried at all about revenge from the three women.
Whether it was cultivation level or talent, they were not even a ten‑thousandth of him.
In his previous life, Ye Chen relied on his own strength to Prove the Dao and Become a Saint, but those women had only reached the Emperor Realm because Ye Chen had fed them cultivation resources.
In this life, without Ye Chen’s help, the idea of them reaching the Emperor Realm was nothing but a foolish dream.
“Reporting to the Sect Master, 103 disciples have been brought here!” The elder who had gone out on duty returned and respectfully reported to the Sect Master Han Mengli.
“You’ve worked hard.” Han Mengli nodded gently.
Her pure white long dress outlined her enchanting figure, and her face was both pure and alluring, enough to captivate hearts.
Her noble and holy aura was something that could only be admired from afar, not desecrated.
Han Mengli turned her gaze toward the Peak Masters of the Nine Main Peaks present and said softly, “Go and choose the disciples you favor.”
Unless someone was unimaginably outstanding, she would not even look at them.
As soon as her voice fell, the Peak Masters, who had long been impatient, turned into streaks of light and arrived before the Registered Disciples.
Everyone wanted to pick the most talented ones, so naturally, they acted as fast as possible. The Registered Disciples became excited. Everyone longed to be chosen by the Peak Masters so they would not become Menial Disciples and could gain better cultivation resources.
Liu Hongyu, Li Qinghuan, and Lu Mengyao immediately straightened themselves, squeezed forward slightly, and desperately hoped to be chosen by any of the eight Peak Masters other than Ye Chen.
They did not want to be Ye Chen’s disciples anymore.
They had already decided that if Ye Chen chose them, they would reject him on the spot.
Liu Hongyu’s gaze even drifted toward the distant Sect Master Han Mengli. She hoped to become the chief disciple so she could receive even greater cultivation resources. However, Han Mengli had not even looked at Liu Hongyu once.
At this time, some quick-moving Peak Masters had already started selecting disciples.
“Mi Yue, your talent is not bad. Are you willing to join my Spirit Water Peak?”
“I am willing!”
“He Yuan, I see that your strength is outstanding. Are you willing to enter my Heavy Refining Peak?”
“I am willing!”
“Zhao Qin, are you willing to join my Purple Firmament Peak?”
“I am willing!”
One Registered Disciple after another was chosen by different Peak Masters and happily accepted, overjoyed beyond measure.
For them, this was undoubtedly the first major turning point in their lives. Those who had not yet been selected could only watch with envy, hoping anxiously to be chosen too.
Liu Hongyu, Li Qinghuan, and Lu Mengyao were still standing at the front, staring desperately ahead, yet not a single Peak Master chose them.
Even though they were standing right in the front, it was as if the Peak Masters were ignoring their existence, choosing disciples from behind them instead.
The three women were instantly dumbfounded and began to panic.
If none of the Nine Main Peaks chose them, they would become Menial Disciples, the lowest status in the sect.
In their previous lives, they had been Empresses who shocked the world. How could they possibly accept becoming Menial Disciples?
Ye Chen did not rush to choose disciples and simply stood behind the other Peak Masters. Seeing the three women burning with anxiety, he secretly found it amusing and felt unspeakably satisfied.
In his previous life, the situation had been the same.
Ye Chen had personally stepped forward and chosen Liu Hongyu, Li Qinghuan, and Lu Mengyao as disciples.
It was not because they possessed extraordinary talent. On the contrary, Liu Hongyu, Li Qinghuan, and Lu Mengyao had extremely poor foundations and possessed demonic bodies. Although they passed the Spiritual Vein Test, in this lifetime, achieving anything significant in cultivation would have been nearly impossible.
Ye Chen had only chosen them back then because he pitied them and took them into Sword-Hiding Peak.
To compensate for their flawed aptitude, Ye Chen had spared no effort, pouring countless heavenly treasures and pills into them to nourish their bodies while secretly removing the demonic bones and demonic blood within them.
Only then did their talent improve, allowing them to shine brilliantly in later sect assessments.
As the eldest disciple, Liu Hongyu received the most resources from Ye Chen, which was why she had stood out among those new disciples and caught the attention of Sect Master Han Mengli.
However, in that previous life, Liu Hongyu believed that everything she achieved came purely from her own talent and capability.
She felt those achievements originally belonged to her, so she hated Ye Chen for choosing her into Sword-Hiding Peak.
In her view, if not for Ye Chen, she would have definitely been selected by Sect Master Han Mengli to become a personal disciple.
“Since you all feel I meddled in your fate last time and ruined your opportunities, then in this life, I will not choose you as disciples. I really want to see who would take disciples like you with such garbage aptitude!” Ye Chen muttered softly, looking at the three of them as if watching clowns.
Any Registered Disciple who failed to be chosen by the Nine Main Peaks would become a Menial Disciple with extremely scarce cultivation resources, and if they later failed to pass sect assessments, they would even be expelled from the sect.
“Elder Sun, I am willing to join your Azure Phoenix Peak. Please take me with you!”
Seeing that becoming chief disciple was hopeless, Liu Hongyu hurriedly grabbed the sleeve of a Peak Master in front of her and shouted.
She could only retreat and at least try to enter Azure Phoenix Peak instead of becoming a Menial Disciple.
“How do you know my surname?” The Azure Phoenix Peak Master glanced at Liu Hongyu in surprise, carefully observed her, then shook his head coldly.
“You possess demonic bones and demonic blood. You are not suitable for cultivation at all. With demonic energy interfering, even if you do cultivate something, it will not be anything good. Moreover, with your trash aptitude, being a Menial Disciple suits you better. You are not worthy of entering my Azure Phoenix Peak.”
His meaning was clear. He despised Liu Hongyu’s talent. Possessing a demonic body meant her path of cultivation was almost cut off entirely. Liu Hongyu froze on the spot. Her mind went blank, buzzing as if it had exploded. In her previous life, she had been a glorious Empress, yet now, no one even wanted to take her as a disciple. Trash? She refused to accept this.
Why did she have demonic bones? Why did she never know?
“However…” The Azure Phoenix Peak Master raised his eyebrows while greedily scanning Liu Hongyu’s enchanting body. Lust burned in his gaze.
“What is it? Did you see wrongly earlier? Maybe my talent is actually great?” Liu Hongyu hurriedly asked, thinking she still had hope.
“You really are not suited for cultivation… however, I can give you another opportunity. I just happen to lack a dual cultivation furnace cauldron to harmonize Yin and Yang. Are you willing?”
Liu Hongyu froze as if struck by lightning.
Become a furnace cauldron?
Serve as someone’s plaything?
In her previous life, she was an Empress who ruled the world, yet now someone dared to humiliate her like this.
“No! Impossible!” Liu Hongyu completely broke down. She could not accept such a fate.
Seeing she refused, the Azure Phoenix Peak Master no longer bothered with her and left to choose other disciples.
Li Qinghuan and Lu Mengyao were also stunned. They could not understand why no Peak Master chose them. They had originally thought the Peak Masters would fight over them because they were destined to become Empresses. Yet now, they were completely ignored. This brutal gap dealt them a crushing psychological blow.
Impossible. This was impossible.
Unwilling to accept reality, Liu Hongyu desperately grabbed another Peak Master and shouted, “Take me as your disciple! I possess the potential of a Great Emperor! In the future, you will become the master of an Empress, and I will bring you supreme glory!”
Hearing this, the Peak Master expressionlessly flung her hand away and scolded her, “With such inferior aptitude and demonic bones, you still dare dream of the Emperor Realm? You are impatient, arrogant, and delusional.”
Rejected again, Liu Hongyu’s mentality collapsed.
“Inferior aptitude? Me?” She could not accept it. “I am Liu Hongyu, destined to be an Empress!”
Li Qinghuan and Lu Mengyao hurriedly grabbed her and shouted anxiously, “Senior Sister, calm down! Wake up!”
Ye Chen quietly watched the three women suffer humiliation one after another.
He felt no sympathy.
Instead, he felt unprecedented satisfaction, smiling so brightly he nearly burst into laughter.
In his past life, he had been blind to choose these three ungrateful wolves as disciples.
He had long seen that they carried demonic bones and demonic blood, had too many distracting thoughts, and were completely unsuitable for cultivation. He had only taken them in because he pitied them.
Even Sect Master Han Mengli and several Peak Masters had advised him that there was no need to waste effort on such trash. But Ye Chen had been too soft‑hearted back then and could not bear to see them become Menial Disciples, and in the end, he harmed himself.
In this life, without him, Ye Chen wanted to see who would pick the three of them—three wastes burdened with demonic bones—as disciples.