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"Cultivation level: Early stage of Qi Refining Realm, first level; mixed spiritual root of the five elements; low-grade aptitude." Five beams of light appeared on the black stone platform, then quickly dimmed. The disciple in charge immediately spoke to Chen Huai'an.

"Your cultivation level has met the requirements; you may enter the outer sect."

"Your aptitude is below average. Although you can enter the outer sect, you should be prepared that with your talent and aptitude, no one will accept you as a disciple. However, don't worry. Every month, the sect will have elders at the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment stages giving lectures in the martial arts arena. If you encounter any problems in your cultivation, you can ask the elders for guidance." The disciple in charge explained when he saw Chen Huai'an frowning.

"Okay, thank you, senior brother, I understand." Chen Huai'an thanked the other party.

In a few words, he realized that his talent and aptitude were too poor. If he had good talent and aptitude, he wouldn't have to be so humble. Wherever he went, he would be disliked.

This senior brother had already put it very tactfully, practically calling him a good-for-nothing. Otherwise, anyone with even a slightly better aptitude would have been accepted as a disciple by a Foundation Establishment elder upon entering the outer sect. But Chen Huai'an was told bluntly that no one would accept him as a disciple.

Chen Huai'an knew that in the cultivation world, having a master and not having a master were two different things. Having a master to teach you could save you from taking many detours in your cultivation.

Without a master, one's cultivation is like crossing a river by feeling for stones, and one will take many detours.

"Wait a moment, I'll make you an identity token. You'll drip your blood onto it to signify your allegiance later," the disciple instructed Chen Huai'an.

This identity token is even more impressive than the previous one for a menial disciple. It has a communication function. When Chen Huai'an is promoted to an outer disciple, the sect contribution points he previously earned as a menial disciple will be transferred to his new identity token.

Soon, the new waist tag was completed, and Chen Huai'an performed the blood oath ceremony in front of the other party.

Now, Chen Huai'an is considered a formal disciple of the Qingyun Sect. Those self-important outer and inner disciples can no longer treat him like an ant. If they want to kill him, they have to follow the rules.

Fighting is forbidden within the sect. If there is a grudge to be settled, one must go to the life-or-death arena. If one party disagrees, the other party cannot force you; at most, they can only take action in secret.

"These are your initial cultivation resources, as well as the sect rules, all in this storage bag. With your identity token, you can register at the Mission Hall and be assigned to any of the 72 Earthly Fiend Peaks. With permission, you can establish your own cave dwelling." As the disciple in charge spoke, he took out a storage bag and tossed it to Chen Huai'an.

Do you still have any questions?

"Senior brother, what are some things needed to build this cave dwelling?" Chen Huai'an only had a vague understanding of the sect's rules.

"Your questions are all in the jade slip. You'll know what to do once you read it." The steward was too lazy to continue paying attention to a disciple like Chen Huai'an. He was just an ordinary disciple his whole life, and no one knew how he broke through to the Qi Refining Realm. That was all he was destined for. Such a disciple had too little talent and limited growth potential, so there was no need to befriend him.

Chen Huai'an thought this senior brother would be easy to talk to, but he ended up getting a cold shoulder.

Since the other party seemed indifferent, he saw no need to continue the conversation and found a quiet place to study it by himself.

As for the space, Chen Huai'an did not enter it immediately, because he was currently in the outer gate, a completely new and unfamiliar place.

On Miscellaneous Peak, the strongest disciples were only at the Qi Refining Realm. But now, everyone here is at the Qi Refining Realm or above, with elders at the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Realms or above. These people are extremely powerful, and they may even possess some unpredictable and mysterious abilities. If he were to enter the space from the outer sect and be detected by them using their divine sense, it would be extremely disadvantageous for him.

Through the jade slip in the storage bag, Chen Huai'an learned that outer disciples, like menial disciples, must complete at least one sect mission per year. If they fail to do so, they will be demoted to menial disciples.

Each outer disciple receives a meager amount of cultivation resources: ten low-grade spirit stones and a bottle of second-tier Qi Refining Pills. There are two ways to obtain additional cultivation resources: one is to complete sect missions and earn spirit stones and contribution points as rewards.

The second option is to become an apprentice. In addition to teaching you cultivation techniques, your master may also provide you with certain cultivation resources if they are in a good mood. The prerequisite is that you have to work for your master.

No matter which method you choose, you can't do without missions. You must complete sect missions in order to obtain cultivation resources.

Even if you have extraordinary talent, you can't expect to get a free lunch.

Actually, the free lunch is the most expensive.

Why do sects recruit disciples with exceptional talent? Because these disciples can cultivate to higher realms, thus generating more cultivation resources for the sect. Similarly, if the sect encounters a crisis, these high-level cultivators will come to its aid.

The stronger you are, the more cultivation resources you can obtain within the sect.

"No rules, actually, it's not so bad. I don't lack cultivation resources. I can accept sect missions or not. As long as I complete one mission a year, it's actually quite good. This way, I can have more time to cultivate. However, if I want to obtain powerful cultivation techniques, I can only exchange them with sect contribution points." Chen Huai'an frowned.

What Chen Huai'an liked was that if you were strong enough, you could open up a cave dwelling, plant some spiritual herbs in it, and raise some spiritual beasts. You wouldn't have to do these things yourself; you could buy some slaves or hire some body-refining disciples to help you manage the cave dwelling.

"Right now, what I need to do is register at the Mission Hall and choose a mountain to build my cave dwelling." Knowing what he was about to do, Chen Huai'an immediately headed towards the Mission Hall.

"Would you like to choose a cave dwelling?" When Chen Huai'an arrived at the Mission Hall, the disciples there looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"Senior brother, is there a problem? According to the sect rules, newly admitted outer disciples can choose a place among the outer sect peaks as their own cave dwelling," Chen Huai'an said with a smile.

"That's the rule of the sect, but do you know how many peaks there are in the inner sect? You're a newly admitted disciple, which peak and which lineage have you joined?" the disciple asked Chen Huai'an.

"I don't know!" Chen Huai'an was a little frustrated. Things were not as he had imagined.

"You don't know anything, yet you dare to come here and even want to build your own cave dwelling? Do you really think you're a top expert on the Earthly Fiend Ranking, or the senior disciple of the Seventy-Two Peaks of Earthly Fiends, wanting to build your own cave dwelling?" The disciple looked at Chen Huai'an with disdain.

Outer disciples can build their own cave dwellings, but it depends on who they are; ordinary disciples are not qualified to have cave dwellings. They can only live in courtyards arranged by the sect.

Each outer disciple is assigned an independent courtyard, and their living conditions are much better than those of the outer disciples who serve as servants.

Having a cave dwelling is the exclusive domain of the strong. Without strength, one can only stay in ordinary areas. When one has the ability, one can challenge the strong and obtain their cave dwelling.

"Sigh, even becoming an outer disciple doesn't necessarily guarantee a good life," Chen Huai'an couldn't help but sigh. Even as an outer disciple, strength is paramount; to get a good place to live, one must find a way to demonstrate their power.

"But according to the records on the jade slip, he can build his own cave dwelling," Chen Huai'an muttered, somewhat puzzled.