Then, he bowed deeply to Ning Fengzhi and the elders on the high platform.
"Disciple Ning Liu thanks the sect for its cultivation!"
Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Liu, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.
The elders exchanged glances and nodded slightly.
"Hmm, this kid has a good attitude."
"Although the future of a Soul Master is hopeless, this kind of mentality is rare among young disciples."
"What a pity, what a pity..."
"Alright, next one..."
The elder continued to preside over the ceremony, and the focus in the hall quickly shifted away from Ning Liu.
The coming-of-age ceremony then proceeded smoothly.
As the last disciple was assigned and the elder announced the ceremony was complete, an inconspicuous carriage had already quietly stopped outside a side gate in the square.
There was no farewell, no parting words.
Ning Liu walked out of the magnificent mountain gate of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School alone.
He glanced back at the sect's headquarters, shrouded in mist and resembling a fairyland; this had once been his only home.
Now, however, it has become the place he must leave.
He then boarded the carriage, and the driver cracked the whip, and the carriage started moving, heading down the mountain and gradually moving away from that dazzling, shimmering light.
The interior of the carriage was simply furnished.
Ning Liu was all alone, leaning against the wall of the car.
He was an orphan; his parents died when he was young due to a sect mission, and the sect raised him.
Within the sect, he had almost nothing besides cultivation, so he simply left.
For this assignment, the sect only gave him this letter of appointment and a list.
[List of Examinations for Sect Personnel Sent Out to Other Regions - Ning Liu]
[Appointment Location: Kingdom of Barak - Soto City]
[Position: Level D Auction House Manager of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School]
[Resources Transfer: 10,000 Gold Soul Coins as starting capital]
His brows furrowed more and more deeply.
Soto City...
He vaguely remembered a small town on the border of the Barak Kingdom, where the city lord seemed to be only a Soul King.
In those places, the majority of Soul Masters who frequent the area are Great Soul Masters and Soul Venerables.
What can a Class D auction house possibly accomplish in a place like this?
The initial funding provided by the sect was simply a drop in the ocean.
What weighed heavily on his mind was the last item on the list.
He closed his eyes, leaned against the carriage wall, and tried to rest, but the striking black text on the list was etched into his mind like a brand.
[Assessment Task: In the first month of the auction house, monthly sales must not be less than one million gold soul coins. (Failure to pass the assessment will result in the removal of your status as an inner disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!)]
One million gold soul coins!
In a small city where a Soul King is in charge, a Grade D auction house needs to achieve a monthly turnover of one million gold soul coins.
Ning Liu's lips curled into a bitter smile.
This is not an assessment at all.
This is making things difficult.
Or rather, it was a "decent" reason the sect gave him before completely abandoning him, a reason for him to disappear on his own.
(The next chapter is coming soon!)
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