Qi Tian did not know how many young disciples the Misty Immortal Palace still had.
All he knew was that there definitely weren't many.
One was what he could see, not many, and another was that very few people were willing to take disciples at the Misty Immortal Palace throughout the year.
The current disciples of the Immortal Palace included children born to their disciples' marriages, as well as those who occasionally arrived at the mountain and were eventually accepted into the Immortal Palace.
In any case, they were definitely fewer than the Artifact Sect.
The Artifact Sect did not care about one's background or age. As long as one was willing to study artifact refining and had the talent to sculpt, they would be taken in.
Therefore, their current disciples were like peaches and plums everywhere, although the number of truly talented disciples was indeed relatively small.
The group of disciples from the Misty Immortal Palace currently before Lin Xiao and the others, several of whom were in their thirties, should be the youngest disciples in the Misty Immortal Palace.
Any younger would only be the children who had not yet grown up.
"With this group of people, there will be more choices, and more Immortal Palace disciples will cooperate with me." Lin Xiao glanced at Qi Tian, "You will also have more targets for experimental subjects."
Upon hearing Lin Xiao say this, Qi Tian's expression immediately changed. He propped his chin on one hand, stared at the group of people before him, and then began to comment in a low voice, "Indeed, although their strength is a bit lacking, and their comprehension is also a bit lacking, if they are used by my puppets to collect data, it would be excellent. Later, I'll just say my puppets are their sparring partners, hmm... that's how it'll be..."
Lin Xiao could hear the man's muttering clearly, but he didn't know if Fang Qing and the other two could hear it.
"Lin Xiao, I have finished giving instructions. It's up to you now." Fang Qing spoke at this moment, and all the disciples had given their responses.
Only then did Lin Xiao step forward to take over the conversation, and then called Ye Chen over. After he had gone over all the precautions, he pointed at Ye Chen, "From now on, everyone, remember, in the Northern Frontier, you must obey Ye Chen's orders. His orders are military orders."
Seeing Ye Chen, the disciples' eyes flickered with discomfort.
Especially the five who had been defeated by Ye Chen one against five earlier, their faces felt a little hot.
They were disciples of the Misty Immortal Palace! To be toyed with by one person, five of them!
However, when they thought about it, if they could be as powerful as this person in the Northern Frontier, they would immediately know how to make their choice.
If they wanted to become stronger, they just had to go.
At the very least, they could see a more exciting world, and see the ordinary, overlooked worlds that they could not see before.
"Furthermore, the place you will go for training is not like the Immortal Palace. You must be clear about what you will face. It is the frontier, the gateway to the Dragon Country, a dangerous area facing threats from all over the world. Do not think that nothing in the secular world can threaten you, for you would be mistaken."
As Lin Xiao spoke, he gestured to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen opened the backpack he had been carrying, and with swift movements, in just about a minute, a huge anti-materiel sniper rifle was assembled before their eyes.
Qi Tian's eyes lit up. He knew what this was. So, Lin Xiao had intended to use this thing against the disciples of the Misty Immortal Palace before?
This was no joke. Ordinary Grandmaster experts might not be able to withstand a single bullet from it.
"Do you know what this is?" Ye Chen carried the huge sniper rifle, stroking its barrel slowly, and asked loudly.
"A gun?"
Many of them had only joined the sect later and knew what a gun was.
However, they had never seen a gun of this style.
"Yes, it's a gun."
Ye Chen nodded and said, "Then do you think you can dodge a bullet?"
A bullet?
A few disciples looked confident, "What's so difficult about that?"
At their level of Dongxuan, sometimes a flying flower could achieve more than an ordinary bullet.
When they fired, they could discern the trajectory of the bullet, and thus could dodge it.
"Then, you try?"
Ye Chen beckoned to one person, the one who had spoken loudly earlier.
"Me?"
The person hesitated.
"Sun Yi, go and try."
Fang Qing also looked at the huge gun with some curiosity.
He had never seen such a gun before. Before he joined the sect, he had indeed seen ordinary rifles, like the Type 38 Arisaka and the Hanyang-made rifles.
Decades had passed, and the firearms had become like this?
The bullets from the guns in his memory were indeed very powerful. For ordinary people, it was impossible to dodge them. As long as you knew how to use it, even a young boy could easily kill an adult.
"Yes, Master!"
Sun Yi somersaulted and landed in front of Ye Chen.
"This thing is not for close combat. Why are you so close to me?" Ye Chen rolled his eyes. "Have you ever seen an archer stand still and spar with you? Go over there, to the foot of the mountain."
With a wave from Ye Chen, he had already moved.
Then, under Ye Chen's arrangement, Ye Chen was halfway up the mountain, while Sun Yi stood at the foot of the mountain.
Sun Yi relaxed his muscles, his body in a relaxed state, and he closed his eyes.
At this distance, he couldn't see where Ye Chen was, so he simply closed his eyes, letting himself sense the flow of spiritual energy around him and the killing intent.
He was, after all, at the peak of Dongxuan, and had been at this realm for over ten years. He was naturally very familiar with these techniques.
However...
He found that he couldn't sense Ye Chen's presence within a hundred meters.
But soon, he felt as if he was being targeted by something.
This was the perception of a Dongxuan expert for his own life.
This thing posed a threat to his life!
How was this possible?
Sun Yi did not quite understand.
If Ye Chen were to engage in close combat with him, he was certain he would have no chance of winning. However, if it was a gun, he felt he could still dodge it.
But...
As he was locked onto by this aura, his body began to make subtle adjustments.
But no matter how he adjusted, he could always feel this sense of crisis.
Soon, his body was covered with innate true qi, and he was ready to move at any moment.
Bang.
After he was ready, the loud gun sound rang out.