I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 17 Outer Disciple (asking for monthly ticket)

An hour later, all the hundred people on the list arrived.

"Open the mountain gate and ascend to the blue sky!"

Chisongzi gave a clear shout and all the disciples moved aside.

The breeze was blowing gently, and the mist in the forest gradually dissipated. A winding staircase gradually appeared in front of everyone.

The morning light gilded the bluestone steps, making them sparkle.

"I, Chisongzi, am bidding farewell to my friends and family on behalf of all of you. I am on my way to Cangling to seek the immortals. The road ahead is long and arduous, and I won't be back for long. I hope you all take care of yourselves!"

Everyone bowed together, and the relatives and friends who were seeing them off tried to hold back their tears, and looked with eager eyes at the young men dressed in golden robes, stepping onto the blue steps, walking further and further away, and soaring up.

The green-robed disciples rode cranes back to their nests, and the cranes' clear cries broke the silence of the mountains and forests.

Chisongzi walked in front of the crowd, while Jiang Yi followed lazily at the end of the team with his hands in his pockets.

The Qingyun Steps lead directly to the main hall of the main peak of the Cangling Sect. It is said that there are a total of 9,999 steps. There are many branches on both sides of the stairs, which pass through the valley in the forest and lead to the twelve peaks of the Cangling Sect.

There were young monks in green clothes riding on tall and mighty white wolves, galloping through the forest in groups, full of vigor.

A middle-aged monk riding a golden eagle rushed past a monk who was sitting cross-legged on a cloud and reading a book. The strong wind blew away the clouds, and the monk turned into mist when he fell, and then instantly gathered into a human body on the ground. He still held the book in his hand and did not raise his eyes.

Jiang Yi watched the clouds that gathered under the monk's feet and sent him up to the sky. He couldn't help but pat the demon bag on his waist, thinking that they were both storm demons, but look at how free and easy the monk was in flying and hiding in the ground.

"Come on, ancestor, can you please move a little?"

In the bamboo forest beside the lake, a young monk in blue was pushing a huge bamboo bear with all his strength. The bear lay on the ground, fast asleep, and remained unmoved.

The blue-robed monk made a hand seal with his hands, and after the seal was completed, the phantom of a bear claw wrapped around his hands pushed again, and the bamboo bear was finally pushed to sit up.

嘤～
The bamboo bear groaned and fell asleep again. The blue-robed monk sighed and fell on the bamboo bear's soft belly, never to recover.

Jiang Yi secretly felt lucky, "Fortunately, I didn't raise a bamboo bear just because it was cute. This guy is even lazier than me."

"...After you join the sect, you will become outer disciples. For the first month, Cang Ling Sect will provide you with free food and accommodation, ten low-grade Soul-Nourishing Pills, and ten low-grade Spirit Stones. There will be no mandatory tasks, and the goal is to help you adapt to sect life..."

Chi Songzi's voice came from the front, and Jiang Yi realized that she had fallen behind, so she hurried to catch up.

"Starting from the second month, the amount of elixirs and spirit stones you can receive each month will remain the same, but you will have to pay for your own food and lodging. Aside from the free public classes, the fees for other courses vary, and you can choose to take them as needed in the Lecture Hall."

"You must complete at least three D-level tasks every month. Each task will be rewarded with spirit stones and sect contribution points. The more you work, the more you earn. The specific details will be written in the sect manual, which you can find at your residence."

"What I'm going to talk about next is the promotion and elimination system for outer disciples. Don't think that once you enter the sect you can just live in seclusion and everything will be fine."

When Chisongzi said this, his eyes happened to fall on Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi lowered his head and pretended to scratch the mud on the soles of his shoes.

Chisongzi flicked his whisk and continued to lead the way and talk.

"Outer disciples must complete ten arena battles each month, with a win rate of no less than 60%. Those with a total win rate below 60% at the end of the year will be demoted to menial disciples. Those with a total win rate of over 90% and who pass the written examination can participate in the inner disciple promotion trial. The Cang Ling Sect has over 10,000 outer disciples, but only ten are eligible for promotion to the inner sect each year." "After being promoted to inner disciple, you will receive a foundation-building pill and can also enter the Twelve Peaks, where spiritual energy is more abundant, to live and practice for free. Your monthly pills and spirit stones will triple, and you will have high-quality techniques and demon spirits to choose from. You can even learn from the sect's Golden Core Masters. The treatment is generous and the benefits are numerous."

Chisongzi paused and looked back at the crowd. "The most important thing is that Beixuan has nine ancient secret realms. Cangling Sect controls two of them, and only inner disciples are qualified to enter. The wild demon spirits in various parts of Beixuan are only of the Yellow level at most, but in the ancient secret realms, demon spirits start at the Yellow level. If you're lucky, you might catch a Xuan level or even a Di level. Not to mention the numerous natural treasures within, all of which are essential for cultivating top-grade demon spirits and refining top-grade magical instruments."

As soon as he finished speaking, a slender, pale hand suddenly raised up from the crowd.

Chisongzi stroked his beard and said, "Jiang Yi, what do you want to say?"

"The next assessment for promotion to inner disciples is at the end of December, three months from now? Can I participate?"

The Xuanying Sword Sect also has an ancient secret realm, and it is the largest and most dangerous one in Beixuan. Jiang Yi has been training in it since he was a child and knows that there are indeed many rare monsters and treasures in it. According to the characteristics of the secret realm itself, there are different categories, each with its own merits.

In the ancient battlefield of Xuanying Sword Sect, there are many weapon-like monsters formed from fragments of weapons, as well as ghosts and corpse monsters.

If Hua Gu wants to advance the magic skills she masters to the great perfection realm, the required demon species will be counted in tens of thousands. Searching for such a huge number in the wild is time-consuming and labor-intensive. The ancient secret realm has many kinds of demons and spirits, and their number is huge, so it is a shortcut.

In the past half month, she read several books on cultivating demon spirits and found that even if she could use the Sleeping Immortal Technique to improve Hua Gu's innate qualifications, Hua Gu would still need special advanced materials to break through from the ordinary level to the yellow level.

This is just like when a cultivator advances from Qi training to foundation building, he needs foundation building pills, and these advanced materials are only available in the ancient secret realm.

Jiang Yi's question caused an uproar among the crowd, and everyone looked at her with different expressions.

They had just joined the sect and were basically expected to take part in next year's assessment. Few people would have thought of taking part in this year's assessment.

But after Jiang Yi's reminder, the expressions of several boys and girls in the crowd changed. They rubbed their fists and palms together and looked at Chisongzi expectantly.

Chi Songzi smiled cheerfully, "If you insist, as long as you complete the number of arena matches for the whole year before the end of December, maintain your winning rate, and pass the written examination in mid-December, you will naturally be qualified to run for inner disciples."

Jiang Yi couldn't say for sure about the written test at the moment, but completing 120 ring battles in three months with a 90% winning rate, that is 108 battles, 40 battles a month, does sound difficult.

noon.

Chisongzi sent the new outer disciples to Lingbo Mountain on the west side of the main peak. They stayed there temporarily for the first month. After they became familiar with the situation in Cangling Sect, they could rent a courtyard at the foot of the Twelve Peaks on their own.

Chisongzi handed everyone over to the manager of the Disciple Courtyard. The female disciples followed the female manager to the right courtyard, and the male disciples followed the male manager to the left courtyard.

The structure of the disciple courtyard is a large courtyard with small courtyards inside. Each small courtyard can accommodate four people and is allocated by the female manager.

Xin Wushuang, who ranked first on the list, Shen Puning, who ranked third, and Li Qingxian and Jiang Yi, who ranked seventh, were assigned to the same courtyard.

The yard faces south and is shaded by trees. There is a well in the corner. The two rooms in the middle are side by side facing south. The orientation is good and the rooms look larger from the outside.

There is a room on each side of the east and west. The room on the west is close to the well, so it is very damp and is also the smallest.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering how to divide it.

　Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
　　(End of this chapter)