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Chapter 614 Path to Promotion
the next day.

Chen Tingquan continues to appear in "Against the Heavens".

The gaming experience on the first day can only be described as so-so, with nothing particularly exciting. However, the game feature of cultivating immortals by taking elixirs was initially demonstrated.

Landing the next day was more of a habit.

“See how much we can improve today.

"Hey, I don't know when I can hunt monsters and sell them for money."

After going online, complete today's training tasks first.

Taking drugs, meditating, completing sect missions... Once you become proficient in these things, they don't take too much time and can be completed in just a dozen minutes.

If most of the tasks are left to the system, the daily basic training time can even be compressed to about five minutes.

This is quite friendly for casual players.

Of course, if you want to enjoy the highest training multiplier in the game, you still need to be online for at least 2 hours a day.

It all depends on whether the player is willing to play seriously or casually.

After completing the training, Chen Tingquan saw a flash of light above his character's head. At the same time, his realm was also improved to the second level of Qi Refining.

"Hmm? The upgrade speed is quite fast."

This cultivation speed surprised Chen Tingquan a little, because when he logged off yesterday, the progress bar was still at least halfway to the second level of Qi Refining.

Obviously, the game "Against the Heaven's Path" has an offline practice mechanism. When the player is not online, the character is also practicing seriously.

In addition, after going online today, I took advantage of the high-multiplier training time and special sect mission rewards, and I broke through to the second level of Qi Refining in one go.

All the attributes of the character have been comprehensively enhanced.

At this moment, the double-door master, Pharmacist Qian, appeared in front of Chen Tingquan again.

“A breakthrough so quickly?

"Okay, your master was right, you are indeed a good candidate for cultivating immortality!
"Your mastery of the Nine Dragons training method is indeed better than that of your fellow disciples of the same period. Your master is very pleased!
"In that case, it's time for me to introduce you to the promotion plan of my Henggang Sect."

Chen Tingquan couldn't help but perk up: "Oh? There are new features unlocked?"

Obviously, the game content he had experienced before could only be regarded as a part of the novice guide.

Before the player reaches the second level of Qi Refining, he has not even stepped over the threshold of cultivating immortals, so no matter how much he practices, it can only be regarded as a small effort.

During the novice guidance stage, players basically do not have access to much online gameplay. Just like Chen Tingquan in the small broken hilltop of the Henggang Sect, the fellow disciples he met were basically mysterious NPCs, and he hardly met any real players.

Only by entering the wild world can you meet other players.

But it is obvious that as a highly social online game, "Against the Sky" will gradually unlock various social gameplays when players reach the second level of Qi Refining.

In the plot, Pharmacist Qian began to introduce.

"Like all other major sects, the Henggang Sect has adopted a four-level structure. That is, the structure of headquarters-advanced branch-intermediate branch-primary branch.

"The branch you are in now is the primary branch. All the poor children who come down from the mountains are required to train in the primary branch first. I will observe your qualifications and decide whether you can be promoted to the intermediate branch.

“Note that whether you can be promoted to the intermediate branch does not entirely depend on your current realm, but on your cultivation speed.

“If your cultivation speed is too slow, even if you succeed in building your foundation, you will not be able to enter the intermediate division. On the contrary, if your cultivation speed is very fast, then even if you are only at the second or third level of Qi Refining, you can enter the intermediate division and enjoy better resources.

"You are now qualified to enter the Henggang Sect's intermediate branch - Songyang No. 3 Middle School!"

The corners of Chen Tingquan's mouth twitched slightly, and he tried his best to hold it together.

What the hell is Songyang No. 3 Middle School!
He knew that this should be the abbreviation of Henggang Sect - the third intermediate branch in Songyang area, but why did it feel more and more like "Henggang Middle School Simulator"?
Shouldn't the place we are at now be called Songyang Sanchu? If we go higher in the future, shouldn't it be called Songyang Sangao?
Although you are free to name your branch whatever you want, this is a bit too...

Pharmacist Qian continued, "In fact, other major sects will also recruit various geniuses in various regions to compete with our Henggang Sect for resources.

“However, the more powerful the sect, such as the Eclipse Spirit Palace, the Nine Skies Cloud Palace, etc., the fewer branches they have, and the harder it is to enter.

“For children from poor families, it is almost impossible to enter.

"You have good aptitude. You have reached the second level of Qi Refining in such a short time. You are already able to be promoted to Songyang No. 3 Middle School.

“But you must remember that Songyang No. 3 Middle School is basically full of geniuses like you who have been promoted from various junior branches, and the competition is very fierce.

"There, there will be regular rankings and competitions. If you can get a good ranking, you can get extra training resources. On the contrary, if you are always at the bottom, you will be eliminated and can only return here, and you will no longer be able to enjoy the extra resources of No. 3 Middle School.

"In the entire Songyang area, in addition to the intermediate branch of the Henggang Sect, there are two other sects' branches that should not be underestimated, namely the Blood Demon Palace and the Qingming Medicine Furnace." "There are often big competitions between sects. You must do your best and never embarrass the Henggang Sect!"
“In addition, there is a branch of a large sect here: Wuxiang Danmeng Songyang Branch!

"If you work hard enough, you may have the opportunity to join the Songyang branch of the Wuxiang Dan League. By then, even as the master of the Henggang Sect, I will be proud of you..."

Several dialogue options appeared on the screen, some of which happened to raise the questions that Chen Tingquan was wondering about.

I have to say that Pharmacist Qian's words contain a lot of information.

Chen Tingquan probably understood, isn’t this just high school?

In the entire Songyang area, the Henggang Sect has a third intermediate branch, and the Blood Demon Palace and Qingming Medicine Furnace also have branches respectively, which means that there are three middle schools competing with each other in the Songyang area.

As for this Blood Demon Palace and Qingming Medicine Furnace, what kind of sects do they belong to?
It should be an ordinary sect like the Henggang Sect that claims to be a "big sect". It cannot be compared with the real big sect like the Shiling Heavenly Palace.

The competition among these three schools in Songyang area can be understood as the three middle schools competing for students and improving their own admission rates.

But here is the problem.

Chen Tingquan clicked on the option on the screen and asked, "Master, am I not a disciple of the Henggang Sect? Why do you want me to join the Wuxiang Dan League?
"Besides, to join the Wuxiang Dan League, don't I have to pay off the Xiuxian loan I signed with the Henggang Sect first?"

Chen Tingquan had learned before that players can change sects, but if they want to enter the six major sects from an ordinary sect, they must first pay off the immortality loan signed with the small sect and pay an additional 500 medium-grade spirit stones.

500 medium-grade spirit stones!
That's 500 yuan.

Therefore, Chen Tingquan had no plan to change. He decided to stay in Henggang Sect and practice slowly and save money slowly.

But judging from what Pharmacist Qian said, it seems that there is more than one way to go to the six major sects?
Pharmacist Qian laughed and explained, "Disciple, you don't know this.

“It is true that one must repay all the spirit stones in the training agreement signed with the Henggang Sect and hand in an additional 500 medium-grade spirit stones before one can join the six major sects.

"But this is a rule that only applies when one is forced to join the six major sects. It also has a special name, called the 'conversion fee'.

"If you perform well and win the sect competition, and are noticed by the six major sects, then the six major sects will naturally sign an agreement directly with the Henggang Sect and make contact, so you won't need to spend spirit stones yourself."

Chen Tingquan suddenly realized: "Oh...I understand.

"It's just the difference between selective students and top students! If you explain it another way, I'll understand, right?"

Ordinary players who want to join a large sect do have to pay extra money. Rather than calling it a "conversion fee," it would be better to call it a "school selection fee."

That is to say, when the character cultivated by the player is not good enough, if he wants to join a large sect, he has to spend money.

Not only did he have to pay off his Xiuxian loan and redeem himself, but he also had to pay an extra sum of money to manage the two sects.

But what Pharmacist Qian said was another situation.

If the character cultivated by the player is good enough, then the big sect will select the best and admit them.

There is also competition among the six major sects, and they also need stronger disciples to enhance the strength of their own sects.

However, these large sects are not like the Henggang Sect which casts a wide net. Where do their good talents come from?

It's very simple, just pick the best from sects like the Henggang Sect.

Take the Songyang area for example. In the competitions among the branches of the three sects, Henggang Sect, Blood Demon Palace and Qingming Medicine Furnace, there will always be some good seedlings emerging. The Wuxiang Dan League, the only big sect in this area, will take a fancy to these good seedlings and will directly negotiate with these three sects to pry them over.

So will the Henggang Sect sit back and watch the outstanding disciples they have trained go away?
It really does.

Because it’s actually a win-win-win situation.

For a large sect like Wuxiang Danmeng, they have obtained a good seedling worth cultivating;

For outstanding disciples, the opportunity to study in a large sect will provide them with better prospects for future development;

As for the Henggang Sect, if the Wuxiang Dan League wanted someone, they could also ask for a high price and extort a large sum of money based on the training agreement signed with their disciples.

The most fundamental reason for this is that the six major sects are actually more than one level higher than ordinary sects like the Henggang Sect, and the two sides do not constitute an actual competitive relationship.

This is why a promotion structure has been formed, which seems humorous but is very reasonable when you think about it carefully.

Chen Tingquan pondered for a moment: "I see.

"It seems that I should really work hard. If I can join the six major sects through this path, wouldn't that mean I can save 648 directly?"

Suddenly I feel more motivated to practice harder!

(End of this chapter)