The Veluriyam Palace may have been established anew, but it didn't take in new disciples right away. Conditions for acceptance into the palace were exceedingly strict. Anyone unfamiliar to Jiang Chen was completely barred.

Even those he knew had to be well-tested in order to be admitted.

Of course, he was much more lenient to those who’d followed him for a long time. Old acquaintances like Pill King Lu Feng, for example, were given carte blanche.

As a new sect, the Veluriyam Palace naturally had a need for manpower.

Despite that, Jiang Chen didn’t lower his standards. He preferred quality over quantity.

The men of House Yan—the three generations from Yan Wanjun to Yan Qingsang—decided to...