My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 393: Chapter 187: Leaving the Sect

"The new disciples who passed this year’s Martial Arts Examination."

Luo Yuntian replied calmly.

With his suspicion confirmed, Qin Fang felt a little dazed...

’I was just thinking about when I joined the sect a year ago.’

’To think I’d run right into the new disciples from the Martial Arts Examination?’

’What a coincidence. Has it really been exactly one year since I came up this mountain?’

It was obvious Luo Yuntian was taking the new disciples up the mountain for their initiation ceremony.

The initiation ceremony, an annual event, was actually quite a big deal for the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect.

However, as a Hall Master’s True Inheritance, Qin Fang’s status was quite high. The initiation ceremony was important, but since it happened every year... it wasn’t important enough to be considered ’special.’

He would only be drawn in if an astonishing prodigy appeared—someone like Wu Xueci five years ago, or a genius like he himself had been last year.

Otherwise, a ’routine’ initiation ceremony like this wouldn’t concern him. The various Peak Veins would have their own Elders and disciples in attendance.

He really hadn’t heard a single thing about this year’s ceremony.

’The main reason is that I’m almost always in secluded cultivation. Unless it’s time for a lecture, I rarely receive any news that isn’t of critical importance.’

’I still haven’t recruited any Personal Guards, so I’m definitely out of the loop when it comes to news.’

’It’s been a year. I should probably recruit some Personal Guards... I’ll handle it when I return.’

As he thought this, he cupped his fist. "I see... The initiation ceremony is important, so you shouldn’t be late. I’ll take my leave now. Thank you for your hard work, Senior Brother."

The initiation ceremony was not always presided over by Luo Yuntian.

Instead, the responsibility was rotated among the True Inheritance disciples of the different veins.

In other words, it would be Qin Fang’s turn in a future year.

Luo Yuntian nodded. Qin Fang said nothing more, and with a single movement, he shot through the air and was gone.

A series of low gasps rose up from behind him.

He could vaguely hear some of their discussion...

"That’s last year’s top disciple, Qin Fang, Senior Brother Qin Linyuan!... He’s a First Hall True Inheritance now!... In Lanyang City, he’s a living legend..."

Surprisingly, one of the new disciples knew his background.

The revelation sparked a wave of hushed, excited chatter.

Qin Fang’s gaze flickered for a moment, but then he realized it was only natural.

He knew all too well what kind of status the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect held in Lanyang City.

When he had taken the top spot last year, he had caused a stir among the major powers of Lanyang City. They had all come to congratulate him, bearing priceless gifts.

Now, only a short year had passed... and he had leaped from an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple to a First Hall True Inheritance of the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect!

The leap was enormous.

It went without saying that the Divine Families in Lanyang City would have heard the news.

He could only imagine how sought-after he must be in Lanyang City right now.

’It’s perfectly normal for one of the new disciples to recognize me.’

’For all I know, those Divine Families might even have my portrait in their homes, making their own scions study it...’

As these thoughts crossed his mind, he arrived at the mountain gate.

He immediately saw the vast expanse of courtyards near the Divine Gate, bustling with countless Outer Disciples.

This was the location of the Miscellaneous Affairs Department... and the main gathering place for Outer Disciples.

Courtyards dotted the vast plain, scattered about like stars in a constellation.

The number of Outer Disciples was far greater than that of the Inner Sect.

There were at least tens of thousands of them!

All of them were Huajin Martial Artists who had chosen to remain in the Sect, searching for an opportunity to achieve a breakthrough.

And these Outer Disciples served a very important purpose. The Sect had vast Spirit Fields, mineral veins, and other such resources that required people for cultivation and extraction.

Inner Sect Disciples typically served as Stewards.

The hard, grueling labor was generally left to the Outer Disciples...

The Miscellaneous Affairs Department would post missions that awarded a small number of Sect Contribution Points.

For the sake of those few Contribution Points, the Outer Disciples would choose to take on these missions.

After all, Outer Disciples weren’t qualified to go directly to the Scripture Pavilion and choose scriptures for themselves.

The vast majority of them didn’t even possess a Contemplation Method.

They could only obtain one by completing missions for a meager amount of Contribution Points and then trading those points with the Sect...

The Profound Nether Realm-Breaking Awl that Qin Fang had obtained was likely something Chen Shanhe had acquired after who-knows-how-many years of such grueling work...

As Qin Fang observed the scene, he arrived before the mountain gate.

The few Inner Sect Disciples guarding the mountain gate saw Qin Fang and immediately bowed. "Greetings, Senior Brother Qin."

"Greetings, Senior Brother Qin."

His arrival drew the gazes of numerous Outer Disciples, their eyes filled with awe and envy.

Among them, a few gazes even held a flicker of excitement!

Qin Fang glanced over and found a few familiar faces... they were probably Outer Disciples who had joined the sect at the same time he did last year.

However, he didn’t know them well and had no intention of greeting them. With a single movement, he shot through the air and away.

He left a chorus of amazed gasps in his wake...

’Every Inner Sect Disciple is rewarded with a residence in the Inner City by the Sect... The house Xueci gave her Master must have been one of these.’

Such things were naturally described in the sect’s Rule Jade Scroll.

Qin Fang knew this as well.

In fact, he had already contacted Qian Ruhai some time ago through a few Inner Sect Disciples.

He had even asked Qian Ruhai to help manage the residence that now belonged to him...

...though he had never actually been there himself.

In fact, aside from the day he joined the sect, he had never even wandered around the Inner City.

After Flying for less than an hour, a magnificent cluster of buildings appeared before him. He could also see countless commoners, and the air grew loud with their chatter.

Qin Fang looked around and spotted a squad of Black Armored Soldiers on patrol.

After a moment’s thought, he descended from the sky.

"Who goes there?"

The Black Armored Soldiers were startled by Qin Fang’s sudden descent and immediately shouted in alarm, their hands on their weapons.

Instead of speaking, Qin Fang simply presented his Tributor Token.

Upon seeing the Tributor Token, the Black Armored Soldiers first stared in stunned silence, then hurriedly bowed in respect. "Greetings, Honored Tributor."

Qin Fang nodded. "What is this place? Can you tell me the way to Liuyun Square?"

His residence in the Inner City was located in Liuyun Square.

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