Primordial Treasure Mirror

Su Yang followed behind Zhou Dazhu.

They arrived at the servants' quarters.

When we arrived at the open space.

Most of the servants on Emerald Peak have already gathered.

Su Yang saw Liu Mei, Wu Buyan, and others among them.

Wu Buyan stood at the very front, surrounded by many servant disciples, giving him the feeling of being the center of attention.

Su Yang and Zhou Dazhu stood silently at the back of the crowd, attracting no attention from anyone.

After a while...

The servants had almost all gathered.

The two stewards also arrived at the open space.

They stood at the front, their expressions serious. After confirming that everyone had arrived, they exchanged glances.

The newly arrived manager of the spirit fields, Wang Heng, cleared his throat and began to speak:

"Just now, the sect issued an order, which I will convey to you all. Listen carefully and do not miss a single word."

He paused here, and seeing everyone nod, he continued:

"A few days ago, the sect discovered that several spies from the demonic sects had infiltrated. After investigation, it was found that they were the remnants of the demonic sects such as the White Bone Sect, the Blood God Sect, the Hundred Soul Valley, and the Yin Sha Sect."

"The sect leader and the elders judged that the Demonic Sect might be plotting something big and could very well make a comeback to invade Yangzhou."

"Our Qingyang Sect is located on the edge of Yangzhou. If the Demonic Sect invades, we will be the first to be affected and we must take precautions."

Upon hearing this...

Su Yang's heart stirred slightly.

Although he had long suspected that the matter of the Demonic Sect's spies wouldn't end there.

But no one expected the sect to gather everyone so solemnly to convey the order.

It seems the situation is much more serious than he imagined.

The sect has most likely uncovered crucial information.

After everyone had processed his words, Wang Heng continued:

"In order to prepare for the possible changes, the sect leader has ordered that the Qingyang Sect expand its disciples and cultivate its combat power, effective immediately."

"Starting tomorrow, anyone at the mid-stage of Qi Refining or above with outstanding combat talent will be able to join the outer sect directly without participating in the outer sect competition."

"This matter is to be handled by the mid-stage Qi Refining disciples themselves, with the outer sect deacons responsible for the assessment. Those who pass will be directly granted the status of outer sect disciples and enjoy the rights of outer sect disciples."

He said those words.

The servants immediately became agitated.

Those mid-stage Qi Refining disciples, in particular, had their eyes light up instantly.

Su Yang was slightly taken aback when he heard the order.

You can enter the outer sect without participating in the outer sect competition.

The Qingyang Sect has been established for many years and has never heard of such a precedent.

This is definitely a good thing for the handyman disciples.

It's important to understand that outer disciples are different from menial servants; the sect consumes far more resources in this role.

Once you become an outer disciple, your status will change forever.

The sect will have to spend a lot of resources to make this choice; it's going to be a huge financial drain.

This shows how great a threat the Demonic Sect incident posed to the sect's higher-ups.

Wang Heng ignored the commotion below and continued to announce:

"Furthermore, the ten inner disciples will not be required to participate in the battle between the two sects. Each of them will be given a mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pill to help them establish their foundation as soon as possible."

"Disciples who have outstanding combat skills within the sect and have reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage, and whose age is no more than sixty years old, may also receive a low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill after being examined by the elders. There is no limit to the number of such disciples."

Once this order was issued...

All the servants were shocked and their faces showed astonishment.

What is the Foundation Establishment Pill?

That's one of the sect's most precious treasures.

The annual output is limited.

They rarely take it out on ordinary days.

Now they've given away so many gifts all at once, especially the mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pills.

Su Yang was shocked, and his heart grew heavier.

This point, compared to the previous one, better illustrates that the sect is now serious.

The fact that the sect could bestow Foundation Establishment Pills ahead of schedule shows that they no longer care about previous rules and are willing to pay any price.

Could it be that the sect's higher-ups have received definite information that the Demonic Sect will definitely take action against the Qingyang Sect?

It's not just Su Yang.

Many thoughtful disciples among the servants also considered this possibility, and their expressions changed.

Wang Heng waited a little while this time, then brought up the third matter:

Finally, the sect will also recruit cultivators from outside the sect.

"Young masters from aristocratic families who are on good terms with the sect can directly enter the inner sect as long as they have the cultivation level of late-stage Qi Refining and can defeat or fight to a draw with other late-stage Qi Refining disciples in the sect."

"Even rogue cultivators, as long as they have no bad records, are in the late stage of Qi Refining, and have strong combat abilities, can enter the outer sect."

Upon hearing this final order...

The servant disciples reacted even more strongly.

Although they were shocked by the first two points, they did not find them unreasonable.

After all, they are all disciples of the sect. The stronger ones have more resources, which is acceptable to everyone.

But this last one is different.

They actually allowed outside cultivators to enter the Qingyang Sect and take a share of their profits.

That would be very unfair to those cultivators who joined the Qingyang Sect during their mortal days.

and also.

Most of the miscellaneous disciples had heard about the character and conduct of the wandering cultivators outside.

If we let them join the sect...

Wouldn't the sect's atmosphere plummet?

This is also unacceptable to them.

Later, when they meet other disciples from other immortal sects...

They knew that the Qingyang Sect would accept rogue cultivators as disciples.

I'm afraid I'll have to be inferior to others.

Many of the menial monks looked dissatisfied.

But this was an order from the sect's higher-ups, and they were just lowly servant disciples, so what room did they have to resist?

Su Yang remained calm in the corner, but he was also vaguely worried about the situation.

It's one thing for the aristocratic families who are on good terms with the sect, but they've even started recruiting rogue cultivators into their ranks. This shows that the Qingyang Sect is willing to do anything to strengthen its power.

"Is the sect in a hurry?"

Su Yang pondered to himself:

"They give away Foundation Establishment Pills so easily, and recruit rogue cultivators without hesitation, disregarding even the rules. It seems the sect's higher-ups have a lot of information. The Demonic Sect is probably really going to make a move, and it won't be long."

He did not believe this was a miscalculation by the sect's higher-ups.

Those Foundation Establishment Perfection or even Golden Core cultivators are all shrewd and intelligent; they would never do a losing business.

Since we've chosen to do this, it must be worth it.

Su Yang felt that the sect was likely going to use those newly recruited rogue cultivators as cannon fodder.

It's not just independent cultivators.

The inner and outer disciples who haven't reached the Foundation Establishment stage, along with these menial disciples, are probably all cannon fodder.

After all, given their strength, if the Demonic Sect were to attack, without the protection of their sect, who would be confident of escaping unscathed?

Thinking of this, Su Yang felt a surge of urgency.

"I am only at the fifth level of Qi Refining now. My strength may not be weaker than that of an ordinary sixth level Qi Refining cultivator, but it is still not as good as the late stage of Qi Refining."

"Such strength would naturally be considered strong among menial disciples, but if I were to face those disciples of the demonic sects, they wouldn't care whether I'm a menial disciple or not."

"Perhaps they'll just send a cultivator at the Qi Refining Perfection stage or even the Foundation Establishment stage, and they can wipe me out in no time."

"I must break through as soon as possible. In this situation, even the mid-stage of Qi Refining cannot protect oneself. Only the late stage of Qi Refining can barely give me some confidence."