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Much like what Lu Qing had thought beforehand, rather than resembling the structure of a Dao Academy, this place was more akin to a genuine Cultivation Sect.

Many disciples did not even have the chance to become Named Disciples of the main lineage; they were all Outer Sect Disciples. As for those outside of the Outer Sect Disciples whose cultivation was even worse and whose Aptitude was even more lacking, they were Menial Disciples. In this regard, there was no difference.

The greater difference lay in the fact that Lu Qing could now also be considered an Inner Sect Disciple. Here, the distinction between the inner and Outer Sects, apart from cultivation, also depended on whether the chief Master felt a bond of affinity when taking in disciples.

If someone with arrogant Aptitude and the natural Fate Pattern of a deity or Buddha were to come over, they would be a True Disciple even without any cultivation.

This point was not surprising at all.

Regarding the atmosphere of a Cultivation Sect, Lu Qing could already deeply experience this feeling upon seeing the hurried and coldly expressionless figures coming and going here.

"There are no such things as stipends here in our Dao Sect. Everything is basically founded on Spirit Stones and spirit coins."

"Or we barter goods. Down the mountain here, there are immortal workshops and immortal markets. Junior Brother, if you have free time, you can go take a look."

"I haven't mentioned yet that the grand hall in the center here is Master's Daoist platform. Usually, when there is nothing going on, only Direct Disciples can pay respects to Master; we generally do not go near that side."

Wang Chunfeng said, then he pointed to the other side, "That side is where the other main lineages are located. There are no strict rules here. Generally, once you enter this place, I still suggest that Junior Brother first find a place to settle down. You can figure out other things and make plans later."

"Senior Brother Wang, is that side the Law Enforcement Hall?"

Lu Qing suddenly spoke up.

It was not that he was extremely curious, but rather that his gaze had spotted rows of disciples maintaining order within a market at the foot of the mountain below. Their actions and conduct were quite similar to the order-maintaining teams Lu Qing had seen before.

Wang Chunfeng also sighed, "That is right. The Law Enforcement Lineage is extremely majestic here. They say minor demons are hard to deal with; if you want to set up a stall in the market, you must deal with them. Sometimes these law enforcement disciples..."

He shook his head, recalled something, and did not continue speaking.

This tone made Lu Qing understand in his heart, knowing that the Law Enforcement Hall was quite extraordinary.

A Law Enforcement Hall that held the power of life and death sounded like a collection of troubles.

"I see."

"Senior Brother, the main hall is in this direction, right?"

"That is right, Junior Brother. Are you planning to look outside for an Cave Dwelling? Actually, there are quite a few vacant places inside our Daoist platform here. Although they are not that spacious, usually chatting, discussing the Dao, and exchanging insights with some Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters can also be of great benefit."

Lu Qing smiled slightly, "Senior Brother is too polite. With my humble Foundation right now, how could I discuss the Dao? I just want to understand the Dao Sect a bit more so that I won't make mistakes."

Wang Chunfeng did not know whether to believe it or not, but anyway, upon hearing that sentence about understanding the Profound Heaven Dao Sect more, his brows visibly leaped up. Evidently, Lu Qing saying this deeply pleased him.

From this, it could be seen that this Senior Brother Wang's sense of belonging to the Profound Heaven Dao Sect was unusually strong.

Lu Qing also had a sense of belonging, but that was in the Outer Court. Here, it always gave Lu Qing a sense of fragmentation between the two sides. Being newly arrived, a sense of novelty certainly existed, but as for a sense of belonging, it was truly kept separate.

"Great! Then I will not disturb Junior Brother any further. Other fellow disciples are coming over to look for me. If Junior Brother has important matters, you can come find me at my Cave Dwelling. My Cave Dwelling is on that small hill over there."

Wang Chunfeng pointed to that small hill. Inside this Daoist platform, there were mountains and rivers, painted boats and waterside pavilions, as well as clusters of palaces—there were quite a lot of them. However, Lu Qing was not very willing to step out of his door and immediately find someone else's cultivation Cave Dwelling at the corner.

"Certainly! Senior Brother, take care."

Accustomed to the spaciousness of Spirit Leaf Island, coming here, the spiritual essence was rich and abundant, but the utilization rate of every inch of the mountain terrain had also reached a very dense degree.

With the other party taking their leave, Lu Qing also stood up. As his thoughts moved slightly, the shadows of his steps beneath his feet already fled into the horizon.

He looked at the hexagram reading diagram in his mind, which was currently flickering slightly before disappearing once again.

This represented that the threshold risk this time had been invisibly avoided.

Lu Qing did not yet know that he was just heading to the main hall to find a place to take root. The more disciples there were cultivating in a place, the better the spiritual essence naturally was.

But Lu Qing did not need those things. Cultivating faster naturally had its benefits, but the Lifespan he had not sensed for a long time allowed him to maintain a leisurely and contented mindset.

This mindset also made him too lazy to maintain certain interpersonal social relations; making friends simply followed his heart.

At the same exact time, although he did not know the specific situation of that Trial Road, by association, he could also roughly guess what kind of rumors would likely appear over there.

Right now, it was much like what Lu Qing had thought.

The Trial Road was actually not something every disciple who entered the Dao Sect had to participate in.

Those disciples brought into the Sect from the Small Realm did not need to, and the Purple Mansion Cultivators who participated in the Outer Sect grand competition did not need to either, because they lacked qualifications. But only when entering the Inner Sect with a Golden Core cultivation would such a situation occur.

This phenomenon had existed for a very, very long time. Placed here, although there were no Sect regulations, not many people would question what profundities lay within it.

On the contrary, every time a situation of entering the Inner Sect with a Golden Core occurred, they would basically be taken to the Trial Road by the guiding disciples.

Of course, in this process, whether one underwent the trial or not was not absolute.

In other words, this was an alternative arena. Generally, Golden Core disciples automatically entered the Dao Sect and would become indoor disciples of a certain main lineage, which was equivalent to the Inner Sect Disciples of outside Sects.

Whether one accepted the challenge or not was also inconsequential.

But as the saying went, if one does not contend at this time, when else should they contend?

Therefore, under normal circumstances, they would see the newly born Inner Sect Disciple interacting and sparring with disciples of the same realm or the same generation.

Among the peaks, a mountain path spiraled down from the summit, connecting all the way to a jade-white platform halfway up the mountain.

Several tall buildings and high terraces stood around the platform, upon which some young disciples were either standing or sitting.

Among them, many had a trace of flawless Qi leaking from their bodies; that was the Qi emanating from a complete Golden Core.

Among them, some had a chilling Sword Qi, while others had a gloomy and cold Qi. Numerous auras gathered and collided here, yet they were exceptionally controlled within a small pavilion, not leaking a single bit outward.

The afternoon sun hung high in the sky.

"Is this new Junior Brother late this time?"

"Or will he not be coming over?"

Someone was waiting impatiently.

They had originally come over to make a name for themselves.

But at the foot of the mountain below, the figure that should have arrived never appeared.

They did not know Lu Qing, but disciples who had just arrived here would have a guiding disciple go guide them.

Under such circumstances, they would normally come over here.

At this moment, a loud sound rang out in the sky, instantly attracting everyone's gaze.

That guiding disciple from earlier transformed into a streak of escaping light and rushed down rapidly.

Boom!

The entire figure stumbled as if spiritual power was unstable, falling down from mid-air.

"Senior Brothers!"

Even though the Qi on his body had already withered, the guiding disciple still shouted loudly, "The trace of demons has appeared at the back mountain's guiding peak!"

"Hm?"

"Such utter audacity!" A disciple stood up in anger instantly!

"Head over immediately!"

"The two of you take him down to heal his injuries, and the two of you go report to an Elder!"

The young disciples inside the four pavilions had originally been leisurely, carrying a bit of a spectator's mindset to view today's Trial Road.

As a result, they didn't wait for the new Junior Brother, but instead waited for a demonic Cultivator.

Instantly, their expressions underwent rapid changes.

Streaks of flowing light and escaping light rushed toward that side.

On the other side.

A demonic shadow stood in a daze, looking around.

Raising its head with numb eyes, it dumbfoundedly looked at the sword light and escaping light rapidly tearing through the clouds and appearing high in the sky.

That dazzling and booming magnificent momentum of sword light made the demonic Cultivator's bones subconsciously feel a piercing pain.

"Damn it all, Old Demon, what kind of teleportation array did you draw?!"

Amidst the shock in the demonic shadow's mind, nothing was left except utter terror.

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