Chapter 113

  Clouds floated quietly in front, lowered his eyes and said: "Follow me to the Ten Directions Pavilion."

  The Ten Sides Pavilion

  Xu Ziqing was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly remembered.

  In front of Xiaoleng Peak, Qianzhen gave him a storage bag with several jade slips inside. The jade slips recorded many ordinary things in the Wuling Xianmen, and the Ten Directions Pavilion was one of the most important places among them.

  The Ten Directions refer to the ten major directions and roughly speaking, also encompass all things in heaven and earth.

  The Ten Directions Pavilion of the Wuling Xianmen also encompasses all the necessary things within the sect, allowing many disciples to obtain resources from it for their cultivation.

  Xu Ziqing had been diligently cultivating himself in recent days and was busy with many matters, so he hadn't gone there to take a look. Unexpectedly, Yun Liao came to invite him to go together today.

  He thought for a moment and then asked: "Yun Shixiong, is there something important?"

  Yun Liao said: "Need to receive monthly allowance, also want to choose a method of merit."

  Xu Ziqing was startled.

  The Wuling Xianmen is indeed generous to its disciples, regardless of whether they are inner or outer door disciples, all have a monthly allowance. However, the disciples also have different levels due to various reasons, and naturally, what they receive is different for different levels.

  Thinking about it, Xu Ziqing also felt that his luck wasn't bad.

  And so this immortal gate is divided into inner and outer, and its disciples are also divided into inner and outer.

  The distinction between miscellaneous disciples and ordinary disciples is that anyone who comes to join the Wuling Xianmen, if their talent is not too bad, can usually become a miscellaneous disciple without much difficulty. However, miscellaneous disciples have a low status, and apart from practicing every day, they also have many miscellaneous tasks to do. If they make progress in their cultivation and gain recognition from the outer gate's elders or contribute something to the Xianmen, they can be promoted to an ordinary outer gate disciple. This kind of promotion is usually controlled by the outer gate's elders and does not need to be reported back to the sect.

  There are ordinary disciples outside the door who have made progress, and after many trials, they may be promoted to inner disciples. At this time, someone from the inner circle must come forward, and the selection is also very strict.

  Strictly speaking, these outer disciples can only be considered as attached to the Immortal Sect. Only inner disciples are considered true Immortal Sect disciples. Moreover, compared to inner disciples, outer disciples not only have a much lower monthly allowance but also have many more resources that they cannot obtain.

  The competition among inner door disciples is fierce, and the levels are very different. There are ordinary inner door disciples, registered disciples, personally transmitted disciples, and core disciples.

  Firstly, ordinary inner disciples mostly live in the mountains near the Ten Directions Pavilion. They don't have a master and can only rely on their own efforts to exchange skills and resources within the pavilion, relying on their monthly salary to cultivate. Naturally, they will also show off their strength through various means, hoping to be noticed by the high-ranking people of the various peaks, in order to have an opportunity to advance.

  This is a disciple who has never paid homage, and also the largest group among the inner disciples.

  Only Golden Elixir True Men and above can accept disciples, but in the larger sects, although there are many Golden Elixir True Men, compared to inner door disciples, they are far from enough. Even if a True Man can accept many disciples, however, the resources that True Men obtain are not endless, and there are more who also need to cultivate themselves and do not want to accept disciples...

  As a result, there were many who wanted to take him as their master but few opportunities to do so, creating a situation where there was not enough to go around. This led to the ordinary inner disciples competing with each other in secret, all trying to become his apprentice.

  As for the disciples of the school, they are divided into nominal disciples and personally transmitted disciples.

  As the name suggests, the former is just casually picked up. Either because of insufficient temperament to identify with, or because of other reasons for receiving it, but only remembered under the name of the teacher, protected by him and not cultivated by him, can only occasionally receive the teacher's guidance.

  The latter are the truly favored disciples of the master, who not only receive the master's teachings but also receive special guidance. They have a high status and are often exceptionally talented. When they walk in the sect, everyone will give them a few smiles. However, they also represent the face of the peak, and one person losing face is like the entire peak losing face, carrying immense pressure. If they fail to make progress for many years or are mediocre, they will be ridiculed by others.

  The most valued and highest-ranking members of a sect are its core disciples.

  The selection of core disciples is very special. If you are an inner door disciple, regardless of whether you have a master or not, whether it's by name or direct transmission, as long as your combat power ranks in the top ten, you can get this title and receive the sect's key cultivation.

  Each generation of core disciples only has ten people, so the competition is extremely fierce. If a latecomer catches up and knocks you off your horse, then you can only give up your position obediently.

  Now Xu Ziqing has come to the inner door and bowed to his master, and without any obstacles, he has become a direct disciple of his master. Moreover, he has received the favor of his master and the guidance of his senior brother who has already advanced to the Golden Elixir stage. Isn't this just a stroke of good luck?

  While thinking about it, Xu Ziqing nodded and replied: "Yes, I'll go with Shixiong."

  The cloud is faint and does not speak much, but with a wave of his sleeve, he has already risen with the wind.

  Xu Ziqing also floated up and followed him closely.

  Shifang Pavilion is a collective name for several pavilions, rather than a single one. It is located in a vast valley surrounded by mountains, towering and gigantic, almost occupying the entire valley.

  Several majestic buildings stand in the valley, forming a square formation, and in the center is an extremely high pagoda, which rises into the clouds, almost piercing the sky, making people feel reverent at first sight.

  There are also many dense clusters of buildings on both sides, with long streets and alleys winding like dragons and snakes, intersecting and crisscrossing, with people coming and going, extremely lively.

  It was just the time for the monthly payment of January.

  The atmosphere in front of Gongde Pavilion in the northwest direction was very warm, as usual every month. Many disciples arrived early to receive their monthly allowance.

  The Gongde Pavilion is very large, with many pavilions open, each with a managing elder in charge of distributing monthly allowances. The places where disciples of different levels go are different, and the middle peak disciples and the upper peak disciples also have differences.

  In the afternoon, at the southeast corner of the hall door.

  Two figures emerged from the horizon, one was a young man in green robes, with a handsome and elegant appearance, warm and friendly, his cultivation was around the early stage of foundation building; The other was a white-clothed, cold and stern-looking man, whose entire body emitted an aura that repelled people, although he had restrained his pressure, it still made one feel a kind of extremely terrifying killing intent.

  There were already people queuing up in front of the gate, and some disciples were waiting idly on the side, chatting with familiar faces, making it a rather leisurely scene.

  As soon as these two landed, those who were originally still talking immediately shut their mouths.

  For a moment, the outside of the gate became quiet and silent.

  Someone suddenly whispered: "It's Yun Liao, the senior brother of Xiao Zhufeng!"

  The rest of the people also whispered to each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became a bit warmer.

  "Yun Liao Shixiong? The one who cultivates the ruthless and merciless sword path?"

  "Hush... That's the God of Murder."

  "But I heard that Yun Liao Shixiong has already broken through to the Golden Dan..."

  "It's said that he's the first person to cultivate for a million years and has even comprehended the intent of the sword!"

  "Ah...... Then shouldn't it be 'Senior Brother' anymore, but rather 'Cloud True Person'?"

  "It's also..."

  A few days ago, Xiaozhu Feng had an unusual phenomenon. As fellow disciples of the same master, they naturally learned from their respective masters about Yun Liao's breakthrough to the Golden Elixir stage.

  They also knew that Yun Liao's ability to make the ruthless swordsmanship a little different was not easy, so when they met him, they not only had a sense of fear in their hearts, but also a thread of reverence.

  He said a few words and the crowd of relatives and disciples did not dare to make any more comments.

  Even if one breaks through the Golden Elixir stage, that's just a tiny bit of sentiment in an vast and unfeeling world. Who knows what kind of sentiment it is? Even if there is some sentiment, it didn't arise because of them. If they were to provoke him into anger, it would likely end badly.

  Yun Liao didn't care about what was happening around him, although there were many people here, he just stood aside and waited quietly.

  It was those who were in front of him who retreated one after another, making way for a path.

  The cloud-like figure moved forward and arrived in front of the pavilion gate.

  Xu Ziqing originally followed behind him, when Yun Liao took the monthly pay, he naturally retreated a few steps to wait, but unexpectedly at this time there were several gazes cast on his body, making him unconsciously feel somewhat embarrassed.

  "Some people wondered: 'Who is this young man?'"

  "Familiar, familiar..."

  "Putting aside other things, did he come with Yun Zhēnrén?"

  Moreover, this young man seems to have a pretty good relationship with Yun Zhenren...

  At this point, someone else exclaimed in surprise: "You have a relationship with Yun Zhenren?" He immediately burst out laughing and said: "I don't believe it. You don't know that before Yun Zhenren achieved the Golden Elixir, Qi Huai Zhenren had chosen eight beautiful women as nominal disciples at the outer gate, just to break his heart and help Yun Zhenren break through the Golden Elixir..."

  Someone immediately envied: "Yun Zhenren has such great good fortune!"

  The man in front snorted: "You'd better not envy, Qiu He's true person chose him, and those eight female disciples are indeed charming, but the one with the biggest guts only saw Yun Zhenren once and immediately fainted! Afterwards, they were so scared that they didn't dare to get close to Yun Zhenren. This has long been a huge joke among us disciples from several neighboring peaks!"

  Upon hearing this, someone else wondered: "If none of these eight beauties were useful, why did Yun Zhenren suddenly break through the Golden Elixir?"

  That person shook his head: "This is a secret of Xiaozhu Peak, how can I know?" Then he looked at the young man at the gate again and chuckled, "However, I do have a guess now..."

  "What is it?" everyone asked.

  That person couldn't help but laugh with deep meaning: "Since this young man came with Yun Zhenren, think about it, maybe he's the one who helped Yun Zhenren break through to the Golden Elixir?"

  Everyone suddenly burst into an uproar.

  "It can't be said but it's really true!"

  "I've only heard rumors that True Person Cloud has been in closed meditation for years, I don't know how they can recognize him?"

  "You see this young man's cultivation is barely at the foundation stage, yet he comes here to collect his monthly allowance, it's clear that he is already a personally taught disciple..."

  "If he really assists Zhenyun True Person, it is also reasonable for Qiuhai True Person to take him under his name."

  In an instant, Xu Ziqing felt all sorts of gazes falling upon him, some curious and others sizing him up, which was quite strange.

  Xu Ziqing was originally introverted and usually got along well with others, but being stared at like this made him feel a chill run down his spine...

  Just as he was about to be overwhelmed, a man in white walked out of the gate.

  In an instant, all eyes were withdrawn, and the heat on Xu Ziqing's forehead also seemed to be dispelled by his senior brother's cold aura.

  "Just go."

  Xu Ziqing smiled: "Yes, Cloud Master."

  The author has something to say: Today was almost unable to finish writing, can't put up anti-theft measures, will post again tomorrow...