Zhou Tai stood half way up a certain mountain and pointed to a cave dwelling amongst the verdant greenery as he smiled and said, "Junior brother Zhou Yuan, this gold Genesis cave dwelling shall be your accommodation for the time being."
Zhou Yuan raised his gaze, and found a cave dwelling that had been built into the mountain. Sunlight peeked through the steep cliffs around it, falling down upon the cave like a silver river. A pavilion had also been built on a cliff nearby, appearing exceptionally peaceful, tranquil and grand at the same time.
An accommodation like this was many times better than the little houses of the outer mountains.
Most importantly, Zhou Yuan could feel pure Genesis Qi swirling around inside the cave. Anyone who stayed in it long term would surely experience amazing benefits.
"Hehe, junior brother Zhou Yuan, teacher Shen really has high hopes for you. You should know that a gold Genesis cave dwelling like is usually contested over by many gold sash disciples. You've only just joined us and yet you've already been given one, this is very enviable to others." Zhou Tai sighed.
However, he appeared to be quite a magnanimous person, and showed no indication that he felt it unfair. He was after all the eldest disciple under Shen Taiyuan, and had long ago gotten a purple Genesis cave dwelling, so there was no reason to be jealous.
Zhou Yuan nodded as he revealed a pained smile. "Being so highly regarded by teacher Shen makes me feel somewhat awkward."
The truth was that he never expected Shen Taiyuan to regard him so highly, a situation that ended up making him feel rather awkward.
Zhou Tai shook his head as he explained, "Junior brother Zhou Yuan doesn't fully understand the circ.u.mstances of our Saint Genesis Peak. Any of the slightly more outstanding disciples that joined us were basically s.n.a.t.c.hed away by the other six peaks, the only ones left are… I can't say that they're left overs, but very ordinary."
"As such, it is naturally impossible for our Saint Genesis Peak to vie with the other six peaks. It got so bad that we aren't able to occupy even a single spot in the current ten great Chosens."
"Elder Lu Song did not use to be so cheeky in the past. It was only after repeated failures that he slowly lost his aspirations, and began to become satisfied with just getting through each day, no longer caring about reviving Saint Genesis Peak."
"Teacher Shen on the other hand is quite the stubborn person. He's been gritting his teeth, and refusing to give up all along, but the recent overbearing arrival of Lu Hong's group has indeed put a tremendous amount of pressure on teacher Shen."
"After all, if Lu Hong's faction really ended up taking the chief disciple position and subsequently retrieve the peak master seal, the disciples in both our groups will no longer be able to raise our heads in the Cangxuan Sect."
Zhou Tai let out a bitter laugh. "Teacher Shen has placed such high hopes in you because he really does not have any other choice. The only path left to him is to bet everything on you. You're after all a champion peak selection ceremony, and who knows, you may even become the second Chu Qing."
At the mention of Chu Qing's names, admiration flitted across even the eyes of someone like Zhou Tai.
However, he knew that the chances of a second Chu Qing appearing was abysmally low. He was after all someone who had stunned and amazed the entire Cangxuan Sect, and now firmly sat at the head of the ten great Chosens.
