The location of Danzong is very far away, but there is a teleportation array set up in Qiandan Pavilion, which is convenient.
"Peak Master, if we set up a teleportation array here, wouldn't it be troublesome if the enemy attacks?"
"Little friend Ling, you're worrying too much. This won't happen because the location we're teleporting to is just outside the sect's main formation, and the exit of the teleportation formation is heavily guarded. A surprise attack is impossible. Let's go!"
After a moment of trance, they found themselves at the edge of a misty valley. Their appearance immediately aroused the vigilance of several disciples who were guarding the valley. When they stepped forward and took a look, they breathed a sigh of relief when they found that it was their own elder.
“Peak Master!!!”
"Um!"
Hu Tao nodded and ignored him. He took Ling Tian to the entrance of the valley, flicked his fingers, and cast a magic seal. The cloud and mist formation outside the valley immediately formed an entrance more than ten feet wide. Inside was a winding stone staircase leading upwards. What puzzled Ling Tian was that this section of the road was actually covered with a formation that prohibited flying with a sword.
"Peak Master, why is flying prohibited here?"
"This is the only way to enter the sect, so it's heavily guarded. Once you walk through this section, you'll enter the inner part of the sect. Follow my steps. If you take the wrong path, you'll fall into an illusion."
A moment later, the two walked out of the stone steps, passed through a light curtain and entered the interior of Danzong. The scenery inside stunned Ling Tian, with beautiful buildings and fairy-like air.
“What a fairyland.”
"Little friend Ling, this is the sect's central palace. All sect departments are located here. In addition, there is a peak in each direction, east, west, south, and north. Each peak is managed by a peak master. You will know all this later. Our Beidan Peak is located in the north. Follow me."
"Wait a minute, Junior Brother Hu."
Hu Tao was about to take Ling Tian back to the peak when a figure quickly blocked their way.
Hu Tao frowned upon seeing the newcomer. Although he was displeased, he still greeted him, "Brother Weng, what can I do for you?"
"Junior Brother Hu, the distinguished guests from the Alchemy Alliance are already resting in the sect. The sect master has ordered that no outside guests be brought in during this period. You're making it very difficult for me, your senior brother, to do this."
Hu Tao was stunned. He hadn't received any instructions at all. Just as he was about to defend himself, Ling Tian said, "Uncle Master, I am the Master's new disciple."
"Yes, yes, brother, I forgot to introduce you to my new disciple Ling Tian. I won't tell you about him yet. I need to take him to register."
"etc."
"Brother, what else do you want?"
"Junior Brother Hu, new disciples also have to follow the procedures. I haven't even passed the East Peak level, so how can I..."
"Personal disciple!"
Hu Tao ignored him, floated out these few words, and flew back to Beifeng with Ling Tian's sword, leaving behind Weng Jieming who was gritting his teeth. He couldn't do anything to Hu Tao, as direct disciples did not need to be inspected by the sect's procedures.
"Hmph, wait and see."
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In a few breaths, Ling Tian landed in a large hall. The decoration was quite simple and could not be compared with the central palace at all.
"Little friend Ling, I'm really sorry for what happened just now."
"Master, don't you want me as your disciple?"
"Okay, I'm afraid I don't have much to teach you, and your master..."
"My master once told me that anyone who can teach me is a teacher. With your many years of experience in the Dao of Alchemy, I, as your disciple, will surely benefit greatly. Master, please accept my disciple's greetings."
"Very good. From now on, you will be my only direct disciple, Hu Tao."
It can be seen that Hu Tao is very happy, and he made the decision so quickly because he is optimistic about Ling Tian. In addition, he is also proficient in physiognomy and fortune, and concluded that Ling Tian is a righteous and lucky person. Since he proposed it first, there is no reason not to accept it.
Ling Tian's reason for becoming Hu Tao's disciple was indeed to find support, but he also wanted to learn more about alchemy. After all, the whereabouts of his weapon spirit were unknown, so he had to rely on himself for everything. Learning more always had its benefits. Furthermore, there were only a few people on Beidan Peak, which was even more beneficial for him.
Not long after, two women and one man walked into the hall, one of whom was Song Yulan from Qiandan Pavilion.
“Master!”
"Well, let me introduce you. This is Ling Tian, my new disciple. You've met Alan. You'll take Ling Tian to familiarize himself with our North Peak while I take a trip to the First Peak to run some business."
After Hu Tao left, the three of them gathered around enthusiastically, and were very curious about their master's direct disciple.
"Junior Brother Ling, let me introduce you. This is our Senior Sister Murong Xue, this is our Second Senior Brother Wang Zixuan, and I'm your Third Senior Sister. Hahaha, that's great, I'm not the youngest anymore."
"Well……."
Ling Tian glanced at Song Yulan's chest that was about to burst, and thought to himself, it was indeed not small.
"Big Sister, Second Brother, Third Sister, please take good care of me in the future."
The three of them took Ling Tian around Beifeng. When they returned to the main hall, Ling Tian's mouth twitched. Beifeng was such a big place, but there was not even a servant. He had to do everything by himself. This was not what he had imagined. He felt like shooting himself in the foot.
"Third Senior Sister, why is our peak so lonely?"
"Fourth Junior Brother, you don't know that during our peak's heyday, we were the leader of the four peaks. However, a hundred years ago, a traitor arose, resulting in the theft of most of our elixir formulas. The former Peak Master Luo was deeply troubled by this incident, and when he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, he couldn't overcome the inner demon. From then on, our North Peak began to decline, and later on, we were suppressed by the other three peaks, which is why it became like this. Sigh!"
Song Yulan shook her head helplessly when talking about this. It can be said that their lives were not easy. If Hu Tao was not a genuine third-level high-level alchemy master, the lives of the three brothers and sisters would have been difficult.
"Big Sister, according to what you said, all we need to do is produce the required amount of pills allocated by the Spiritual Field, right?"
"Junior Brother, our North Peak has the largest area of land in the Four Winds, nearly 100,000 acres. If all of it were developed into spiritual fields, it would require at least tens of thousands of menial disciples to manage it. All of these expenses would be borne by our peak. Although the menial salaries are not high, there are so many of them, and the total cost would be a huge one. Add to that other expenses, and even Master would find it difficult to support it. Moreover, our skills are limited. We can only barely turn over enough to the sect after refining one furnace. How can we even think about cultivating spiritual fields and planting spiritual herbs?"
"Alright, Junior, you've just arrived, so get familiar with the environment first. If you have any questions, come and ask us. The three houses over there are our residences, and there are many more nearby. You can choose whichever one you like, but you have to clean it yourself, haha!"
As she spoke, Murong Xue handed a storage bag to Ling Tian, told him the items inside, and then took the other two away.
Ling Tian took out the items, a standard magic sword, a sect rule, a set of yellow robes and an identity token.
Doing as Murong Xue had just said, Ling Tian forced out a drop of blood and immersed it into the identity token, and immediately established a connection there. Now he was the direct disciple of the peak master, and his status was very high after all.
After collecting these sect items, Ling Tian looked at the rows of houses in front of him. In the end, he chose the one at the back which was a bit more remote.
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