Bai Jing, Jiang Fu, and Ying Ying slowly walked onto the stage where all the women were lined up.

"You managed to gather quite the crowd Little Jing, almost a thousand disciples came. Many are eager to become your servant disciple, there are even some Inner Disciples that showed up!" Jiang Fu started his introduction.

Leaning closer to Bai Jing, Jiang Fu whispered, "There was even an Outer Elder that came but I kicked that shameless woman away."

Bai Jing just gave him a side eye as she came to a stop on the stage, in front of all the female disciples.

At first glance Bai Jing noticed that the disciples at the front were all beauties and were calmer than the others. The few women wearing Inner Disciple uniforms were also within the first few rows.

Bai Jing slowly floated up to get a better view over everyone. Looking over the crowd of women Bai Jing immediately dismissed some of them in her mind.

"If any of them draw your interest you are free to question them." Jiang Fu said while Bai Jing just nodded back.

There were a few kids that looked around ten and younger that Bai Jing had no interest in. There were also a couple of middle aged women she dismissed. Though she had to admit they were quite good looking even at their age and one of the older women was even in the front row and was one of the top beauties she saw.

Bai Jing found out from Jiang Fu, who was floating next to her and started rambling about certain disciples, the first few rows was organized by himself to showcase the most competent and talented disciples.

"She came to the sect fifty years ago and revealed astonishing talent in...."

"Oh and she, her name is.... from the famous..."

Bai Jing ignored most of whatever Jiang Fu was spewing and started to operate her ocular technique she had prepared for this day.

Bai Jing's eyes started to emit a vibrant blue light as she gazed below. A vibrant array of colors were immediately perceived in her eyes coming from most of the various female disciples. There were some disciples that gave off no color, which was probably because Bai Jing had only reached beginners proficiency in the technique.

The name of this technique that Bai Jing had hurriedly practiced to beginners proficiency is [Eyes of Nine Sentiments]. The purpose of this High grade Earth technique is rather simple, the ability to see another's emotions. It doesn't sound like a powerful technique and it is not, yet it is still considered a High Earth grade technique. The reason being is that once cultivated to the extreme one can read another cultivator's surface thoughts, touching upon a profundity. There are some caveats, like the target must be having strong emotions and the targets Divine Sense cannot exceed yours, among others.

It showed Bai Jing's talent with techniques to be able to reach beginners mastery in such a short time. However at beginners mastery, Bai Jing could only see the emotions of people a cultivation realm lower than hers.

There were multiple reasons some of the women emitted no color that Bai Jing could see. Like their strength, a treasure, or maybe the emotion they emitted was not one Bai Jing had trained to perceive. Whatever it was Bai Jing also omitted these people from her selection.

As Bai Jing gazed at the women she noticed a few women emitting emotions that drove her curiosity. Such as anger, loathing, disgust, and shame. However it only interested her for a moment before she also dismissed them in her mind.

Bai Jing started looking for any outstanding beauties in the crowd. Most of the women gathered were around a five out of ten to Bai Jing, which was the average in Bai Jing's eyes. Most women who had a good cultivation base had decent looks thanks to it's perks of perfecting and refining the body. There were a couple sixes that caught her attention and even one or two who were almost, if not, a seven in her eyes, causing her gaze to linger on them.

It must be said that a seven to Bai Jing would be far more beautiful than any women she had ever seen in her previous life. It's just that Bai Jing is judging these poor women based on her own beauty, such an unfair standard, so she has no choice but to give them such a low score. As for what Bai Jing rates herself, she recently rated herself be a modest 9.7, an increment of .1 from last year.

After getting a brief look at and not finding anyone that could move her heart she continued with her original plan. Operating her ocular technique, Bai Jing altered the range of emotions she could see to a select few, namely love, lust, and adoration.

Immediately the amount of women giving off colors reduced to around thirty percent, a vast majority of which was adoration. Bai Jing was forlorn that less than seventy percent of the people felt adoration towards her, she felt that her modest expectations had crumbled. Her originally happy mood was soured and she decided to also remove adoration from her sight without much thought.

Only around fifteen disciples gave off a colorful light now, a pitiful few out of the original thousand.

Jiang Fu was still babbling to her as Bai Jing looked towards two of the disciples that weren't too bad looking, low sixes, the were both showing a moderate amount of lust. Bai Jing considered them for a moment but was still dissatisfied and wasn't particularly interested in them or their looks. She took a moment to look at the others emitting lust but none caught her eye.

Bai Jing switched her gaze towards the few she was most interested in scrutinizing. The three disciples that seemed to have fallen in love with her at first sight, which significantly brought Bai Jing's mood up.

'Oh, not three but four.' Bai Jing thought as she noticed the pinkish-red color indicating love pop up on another girl that drew her immediate attention.

The girl had relatively average looks with short black hair and looked a bit like a tomboy with tan skin, unlike all the other women who had blinding white skin. Her difference attracted Bai Jing's attention and gave a slight nod, but soon she realized an anomaly.

From the Eyes of Nine Sentiments, Bai Jing got the vague feeling that the love the woman was currently feeling was not directed towards herself. At a higher mastery of the technique she would be able to better detect the origin of the emotions but not now. However, after Bai Jing stared at her for a few breaths she figured it out on her own. This Outer Disciple was not staring at Bai Jing but the person flying next to her, Jiang Fu!

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'A poor girl with strange taste but who am I to judge. Maybe I'll give her a small opportunity? After I hook Uncle Fu up with Chumei I'll test the water's and see if I can squeeze you in. To be able to fall in love with him in my presence, it could be nothing else but true love! For now I'll give you a little present.' Bai Jing thought and sighed.

Seeing Bai Jing sigh, Jiang Fu sent her a voice transmission asking if anything was wrong or if she did not find anyone to her liking.

'It's no that, it's just that I found a hidden talent and it doesn't seem like she is getting the care she deserves. Such a shame...' Bai Jing replied to Jiang Fu.

Hearing the term "hidden talent" Jiang Fu's ears visibly perked up and his eyes seemed to shine.

'Oh who? Do you plan on taking them in as a servant? If not, I'll be sure they get the attention they deserve.' Jiang Fu was excited and started to smooth out his moustache.

Shaking her head Bai Jing sent back, 'No I don't plan on taking her in. I can tell you who but I would feel better if you were the one guiding her. It's a very peculiar feeling I get from her and I have the feeling that only you can unearth her talent. So, as long as you visit and instruct her often I don't mind telling you or else it would be better to just forget the matter.'

Jiang Fu looked a bit perplexed and suspicious but was quickly replaced with a happy smile as he nodded, 'No problem, no problem. I will be sure to guide this disciple often.'

As Bai Jing was pointing out the lovestruck disciple, within another part of the sect a peculiar event was taking place.

....

A certain Outer Sect Disciple was calmly walking between two sect buildings and came to a spot where the light was dim, blocked by the buildings, and no one would be able to see him.

Coming to a stop he immediately started breathing heavily, his nerves tense. Quickly looking around and spreading his Divine Sense he found no one nearby. Letting out a deep breath in relief he carefully took out an object from the spatial pouch on his waist with a pat.

He carefully cupped the object with both his trembling hands and slowly brought it to his face.

*Sniff!!!*

He took in a deep breath of the object and then slowly exhaled with a sigh of relief.

"Huuuuuu~"

*Sniff, Sniff, Sniff, Sniff!!!*

Then the disciple started quickly sniffing the object in succession, ecstasy plastered on his face.

The object of this disciples frenzied sniffs wasn't much thicker than a piece of parchment and seemed like a thin layer of stone. It was of a grayish-brown color and there seemed to be a layer of fine dirt on top. If one were to look carefully there seemed to be the slightest impression of a footprint on the object.

Done with his bouts of sniffing the disciple gulped and hungrily licked his lips as he slowly brought his lips closer to the vague impression of the footprint.

As his lips drew near, his desire grew and his heart beat increasingly faster an abrupt shout caused his heart to skip a beat and his whole body freeze for a moment.

"STOP!"

*Swoosh!*

A shadow flew past from his back and the disciple couldn't react when a shadowy hand reached out and tapped his treasured object causing it to disappear and the shadowy figure that took it soon faded into the distance.

The disciple took a moment to register what had happened before rage flickered in his eyes. The disciple tilted his head up in the air with his eyes closed, changing the direction his head was pointing every few moments before opening his eyes and quickly heading in a certain direction.

....

'I'm such a romantic. I've surely gained some good karma from this! Maybe I should go by the name Daoist Love Guru in the future, no Empress of Love perhaps?' Bai Jing thought to herself after pointing out the girl to Jiang Fu.

Finished with the interlude, Bai Jing excitedly looked towards the other three women giving off the color of love, hopeful of finding romance for herself. She was however disappointed by the turnout.

'There all average. She's got some potential, almost a six, but... she's got a bitchy looking face I don't like it, she seems annoying.' Bai Jing was disappointed by her first impressions and started carefully observing them one by one.

The next one was the definition of average and Bai Jing felt nothing after looking her over. Depressed, she turned her hopeful eyes to the only remaining girl.

This last girl however, was the least beautiful of the three. Though that as it may be, she did cause Bai Jing to stare at her for the longest amount of time. Although she wasn't quite beautiful to Bai Jing and could barely even be considered a five to her, if that. She was closer to a four out of ten rating beauty wise, but the longer Bai Jing stared at her, the cuter she found the girl.

The girl looked to be in her late teens. She had deep brown hair, big brown eyes, and a round face. Her hair was parted in the middle and cascaded down the sides of her face, covering part of her eyes, slightly bushy eyebrows, and cheeks, as if trying to hide her face, and coming to an end below her chest. Her skin was a bit tan as well but not much, just enough to be noticeable within the surrounding disciples with their pure white skin.

She looked frail and petite, only being around a hundred fifty-five centimeters tall. She was noticeably skinny and was holding her hands tightly together in front of her stomach, her hands a pale from the force of her grip. Besides that she had no assets worth mentioning, perhaps a small chest barely noticeable in her baggy Outer Disciple uniform and no ass to speak of.

None of this is what kept Bai Jing's gaze on the girl, however. It was her actions, expression, and aura. The girl obviously looked shy and didn't dare to look up towards Bai Jing. She was sweating and fidgeting, It was obvious that she was in an uncomfortable situation. Then there was the aura this created about her, it was as if she was a frightened puppy that you just wanted to hold in your embrace and comfort.

Eventually Bai Jing stopped looking at her, sadly she wasn't her type and preferred a more shapely, mature woman. With a sigh Bai Jing turned her gaze back to the women she considered the most beautiful out of the whole crowd and started paying more attention to whatever Jiang Fu was saying about the disciples.

'Maybe I should start by asking a few questions?' Bai Jing was troubled.

After a few minutes she couldn't help but to look back at the three women that showed love towards her. Taking more glances as the meek looking girl than the others. Bai Jing found out that the more she looked at the meek girl the cuter she found her. The cuter she found her, the more she couldn't help but take a liking to her.

Bai Jing realized that out of all the women this middling yet cute girl was the only one of the bunch that made her feel a particular way.

'Maybe I should just choose her? She's is a bit cute, I bet she will look adorable if I flirt with or bully her a little. I guess having her as a servant wouldn't be too bad, sadly she's a little too ugly for me to consider as a concubine. I can just consider this as practice, make sure I don't screw up and end up with another Ying Ying when I go after that Yue girl. There's no way I'll let this girl fall out of love with me!' Thinking so, she looked back at Ying Ying with disdain.

'Huh? Did I do something bad?' Ying Ying was bewildered seeing the look Bai Jing randomly gave her.

Bai Jing waved her hand at Jiang Fu, causing him to stop his introductions.

"I've decided!" Bai Jing spoke monotonal.

"Oh really, that's excellent!"

Jiang Fu then cleared his through, the sound resounding through the Arena, causing the female disciples to perk up and pay attention to his next words.

"I thank all the disciples that that have come today but alas only one of you can be chosen and it seems Inner Disciple Bai Jing has came to a decision. Please!" Jiang Fu smiled towards Bai Jing and floated back, leaving her in the spotlight.

Bai Jing looked down, sweeping her gaze over all the female disciples, many of which have tensed up, worry and hope reflected in their eyes as they looked up towards Bai Jing. Bai Jing gently smiled on impulse seeing their hopeful gazes.

Taking in a mouthful of air, Bai Jing gently lifted her dainty hand and pointed towards the crowd.

Jiang Fu curiously looked towards where she pointed, he was surprised she was pointing towards the very back of the crowd and not the front where he arranged all the talents to be and whom he was introducing in depth.

"I choose you." Bai Jing calmly spoke, her finger pointing down and head tilted to the side.