The triennial sect assessment was one of the most important events for the Celestial Emperor Sect's disciples.
Because during each sect assessment, there would be people who would be promoted and people who would be demoted.
Promotion meant a higher status and more resources. Demotion was needless to say. Not only would they lose face in the sect, but their status would also decrease a lot of resources.
The Celestial Emperor Sect had almost no wars and no faction dared to provoke them. Their disciples lived in peace all year round.
It was common sense to live in hardship and die in peace. That was why the Celestial Emperor Sect came up with a disciple ranking system to give them a sense of crisis and to prevent them from slacking off.
White, gold, black!
The Celestial Emperor Sect had tens of thousands of disciples. Most of them had white and yellow badges. There were only about three hundred gold badges and a dozen black badges.
They were the core and elite disciples of the Celestial Emperor Sect's younger generation.
Above the Black Badge Disciple rank was the Elder rank.
To become an elder in the Celestial Emperor Sect, one's combat power was at least at the quasi emperor rank. There were a few hundred elders in the Celestial Emperor Sect, which meant that there were also a few hundred quasi emperors.
Above quasi emperors was the emperor rank, which was the core power of the Celestial Emperor Sect. Ordinary matters were handled by emperors, and the few Heavenly Emperors didn't care. They would only appear for major events.
The Celestial Emperor Sect had a strict ranking system. There was only one way to rise, and that was through strength.
Strength depended on oneself and the sect's nurturing.
If one wanted to be nurtured by the sect, they could only advance in the triennial sect assessment.
That was why the sect assessment was so important and attracted so much attention!
There were still two to three months before the sect assessment would end. However, there was a piece of news today that a few people had ended the sect assessment early.
An announcement was made in the Elder's Hall. Registered disciple Guan Qianqiu was eliminated. White badge disciples Ruan Shijie, Liu Tianxiong, and Chen Sanyuan were sentenced to a hundred years of confinement and couldn't participate in the sect assessment for a thousand years.
Registered disciple Lu Li was promoted to a white badge disciple and was accepted as a personal disciple by the Rui Emperor.
The three pieces of news spread like wildfire throughout the Celestial Emperor Sect and caused a huge commotion among the white badge disciples.
Ruan Shijie had been in seclusion for several decades. After coming out, his combat strength had soared and he had even competed with several powerful white badge disciples. Many people believed that he would definitely be promoted to a yellow badge disciple this time.
He did not expect Ruan Shijie to be directly eliminated and even be confined for a hundred years. Most importantly, he would not be able to participate in the sect's assessment for a thousand years.
In other words, Ruan Shijie could only be a White Emblem disciple for the next thousand years and enjoy the treatment of a White Emblem disciple.
Ruan Shijie was already so strong, yet he still wanted to stay as a disciple of the White Emblem for a thousand years. This was a huge blow to him, whether it was his mentality, reputation, or so on.
If Ruan Shijie couldn't get through this, it would be difficult for him to rise again in the future!
In addition, Guan Qianqiu had always been the center of attention. The Heavenly Emperor Sect had an old Guan Di, and he was a very famous Great Emperor.
Even though he was dead, his prestige was still there. In addition, there were two elders from the Guan Clan and many other influential figures that were related to the Guan Clan. One could say that the Guan Clan's influence in the Heavenly Emperor Sect was pretty good.
Guan Qianqiu had reached the Sixth Tribulation when he was only a registered disciple. As far as many people were concerned, Guan Qianqiu would definitely become an official disciple.
Even if they didn't care about the old Guan Di or the Guan Family's influence, Guan Qianqiu's abilities alone should be enough for the sect to recruit him.
Unexpectedly, Guan Qianqiu was eliminated before the sect's assessment was over.
If it wasn't a normal elimination, then something must have gone wrong. In other words, Guan Qianqiu might not be able to enter the Heavenly Emperor Sect in the future …
The most important news was that Lu Li had advanced directly and became Emperor Rui's personal disciple.
This news was even more sensational than the previous two pieces of news. Many people were envious.
This was even more envious than Lu Li's advancement to Huang Emblem. Huang Emblem had many disciples, but few Great Emperors' personal disciples.
There were only dozens of Great Emperors. Many Great Emperors didn't even care about the sect's affairs, let alone taking in disciples.
Those Great Emperors who could not make breakthroughs at the moment were bored. Taking in disciples was a way of contributing to the sect.
Great Emperors had a special status in the sect. If they wanted to take in disciples, it was not a requirement of the sect.
If they looked down on you, they wouldn't care even if you knelt in front of their door.
In other words, White Emblem disciples had a way to advance to Yellow Emblem, Gold Emblem, and Black Emblem disciples. They could advance with their strength.
However, the personal disciples of Great Emperors didn't have a way. They couldn't work hard or risk their lives.
If the Great Emperors didn't like them, then whatever they did would be meaningless.
There were so many benefits to being a personal disciple of a Great Emperor. Lu Li was still a White Emblem disciple and the sect wouldn't give him too many resources, but Emperor Rui would definitely give him some.
Also, people wouldn't dare to bully you in the sect. After all, Emperor Rui was behind you.
Emperor Rui would definitely give Lu Li pointers. At least, he would give Lu Li a direction in cultivation so that Lu Li could take fewer detours and grow better.
These were all on the surface. As a disciple of a Great Emperor, there were many hidden benefits.
The only pity was that Emperor Rui didn't have a high status among the Great Emperors of the sect. Also, because he came from a poor family, he was ostracized by the other Great Emperors.
If Emperor Rui was one of the top 10 Great Emperors of the sect, then Lu Li's identity would be valuable. Many patriarchs would have to be respectful to him …
Anyways, Lu Li had a meteoric rise.
This made many White Emblem disciples jealous and envious. After learning that Lu Li had just passed the fifth Heaven's Tribulation, even more people were jealous.
Not long ago, Emperor Rui took in a disciple. Nobody was jealous because Wang Ningxue was talented and strong. Besides, she was a disciple of the Wang Family. Therefore, people took it for granted.
Lu Li had no background and he was only at the initial stage of the fifth tribulation. Inevitably, many people were not convinced.
Some people wondered if Emperor Rui was blind.
They were 10 times or even 100 times stronger than Lu Li. Why didn't he take them in?
Why did he choose such a good-for-nothing?
It was noisy outside but Lu Li didn't know anything. He was in a coma after Emperor Rui brought him out. He was still lying by the bed.
He was living in Emperor Rui's manor. As a Great Emperor, Emperor Rui lived in a spacious place with more than a dozen castles and dozens of servants.
Lu Li was fed top-level healing pellets and Emperor Rui helped him in person. Lu Li's wounds were healed.
However, he had been in a coma because of the overconsumption of his life force and soul energy.
It took Lu Li six days to wake up. He sensed that his wounds were almost healed but he still felt weak.
He was lying in a luxurious castle with a maid kneeling next to him.
"Young Master, you are awake?" The maid stood up and asked Lu Li what he needed.
Lu Li asked about it and was told that he was in Emperor Rui's castle. He waved his hand to let the maid go. He began to recall what happened.
He remembered that before he passed out, Emperor Rui asked if he was willing to be Lu Li's apprentice.
He said yes and passed out after Emperor Rui took him on a flight.
"Ha, ha!"
While he was thinking, he heard a pleasant laugh coming from outside. Then, a beautiful lady came in. She was smiling. It was Wang Ningxue.