The core area of Ancient Sword Gate is where the top figures of the Small Immortal Realm gather, except for the saints. Unlike other areas, although this area occupies 20% of the entire Ancient Sword Gate, it only has a rectangular giant mountain. Although the mountain is very high, it pales in comparison to its proportions, and looks like a brick from a distance.
"There is no way to go up Fangding Mountain. We can only fly. Let's go up!" Xuan Ze said as he flew towards the top of the mountain first, and Li Mu and others followed.
After climbing Fangding Mountain, there is an entire flat land covering hundreds of square kilometers. This place is located in the north and is on the top of a mountain thousands of meters high, so it should be colder, but this is not the case. The foot of the mountain is still covered with snow, while the temperature on the mountain is much more comfortable. Several criss-crossing roads divide the top of the mountain, with lush trees and occasional buildings dotted among them.
After reaching the top of the mountain, Xuan Ze signaled everyone to land.
"Flying is absolutely prohibited on the top of Fangding Mountain, and unless there are special circumstances, you can only walk on places with roads. After all, some seniors don't want to be disturbed." Xuan Ze explained to them.
After that, he kept silent all the way and hurried on his way at a very fast speed. It was obvious that he had no intention of introducing anything to Li Mu and the other two.
Soon, they arrived at the building complex in the middle of the mountain top.
"Xuan Ze, what are you doing? Are the core disciples of my Ancient Sword Sect so worthless?" Before they had gone far, the second elder came over to question them.
"Second Elder, is the reputation of my Ancient Sword Sect not as good as that of a few core disciples?" Xuan Ze said calmly.
"Reputation, what is reputation worth? Do Tianxuan Sect, Qingyang Sect, and Piaomiao Pavilion care about these?" The second elder said unhappily.
"Haha, they just hadn't been there yet! I believe if they were there at the time, they would definitely keep their promise!" Xuan Ze said with a smile.
"Then why are you in such a hurry? Can't you wait until they arrive before bringing up this matter? It's not like we're trying to snatch a genius, but you're afraid that someone else will snatch it away. Besides, our promise will only take effect if we get the opportunity from that treasure land!" the second elder continued.
"I don't remember this one?" Xuan Ze responded.
“Nonsense, who among the people who came out of the treasure land of the cave heaven has not obtained opportunities? Obtaining opportunities in the cave heaven itself proves the qualifications of a cultivator. Even the Eighth Elder came out of the treasure land of the cave heaven. Why are you acting like a goody-goody? And we have to clean up the mess of ordinary people too!” said the Second Elder a little irritably.
"Second Elder, whether to keep them or not should be decided by Master and the First Elder!" Xuan Ze said lightly.
"You want to use the Sect Leader and the Great Elder to pressure me? When you made the decision, did you discuss it with the Sect Leader and the others? Xuan Ze, you are not the Sect Leader yet, and you have no respect for your elders! With me here today, they have no chance of entering my Ancient Sword Sect!" the Second Elder said coldly.
When Xuan Ze was about to say something, he was interrupted by a voice coming from deep inside the building: "Alright, both of you have some sense. Let's stick to our previous decision and let them enter the inner gate!"
"Master..." The second elder looked a little ugly.
"Everyone, go down!" the leader said without any doubt.
The second elder had no choice but to give up and left angrily.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I tried my best!" Xuan Ze said apologetically.
"No, no, it's good enough to be able to enter the inner gate. We can't express our gratitude enough!" Song Changchuan said excitedly.
Now that he had entered the inner sect of the Ancient Sword Sect, how could he not be excited? As for not being able to become a core disciple, he didn't really care, just like a beggar suddenly getting 1 billion or 10 billion, it didn't make a big difference to him, at least for a while after he got it!
Li Mu and the others also expressed their understanding. They did not come to Ancient Sword Sect for the purpose of becoming core disciples or having cultivation resources. They just came to find someone. As long as they could sneak in, it would be fine. Becoming a core disciple would be too high-profile and would make other disciples jealous, which would bring unnecessary trouble to them when they were trying to find out about the government.
"Okay then, I'll take you to go through the entry procedures now!" Xuan Ze said.
It was already late at night after completing the admission registration. Fortunately, all the people in the Ancient Sword Sect were cultivators, and for them there was no distinction between day and night.
The next step is to choose a mountain. There are 12 mountains in the inner sect, and each mountain is managed by an inner sect elder. Although the most important task for cultivators is to practice and improve their realm, each mountain still has its own sideline areas. After all, practice is very resource-consuming. If you are not a cultivator with a large family, you really can't survive without a sideline. Besides, the sect also needs to generate income. Otherwise, where would the resources come from to support so many disciples? The major mountains have everything from sword casting, alchemy, array formation, and talisman drawing. However, as the arsenal of the small fairy world, the Ancient Sword Sect naturally advocates sword casting. Therefore, most mountains are mainly sword casting, and the others are supplementary.
"Don't worry about which mountain to join. In fact, we are quite relaxed. If you can't stay in one mountain, you can just switch to another one. Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to get the permission of the inner sect elders of both mountains. However, newcomers have three opportunities to do so without the permission of the inner sect elders of each mountain. After all, only by trying can you know which field you are good at!" Xuan Ze said to the three of them.
"Let's choose the ninth peak!" Li Mu made the decision without much thought.
"Then I will choose the fifth peak!" Wang Jian said. The two of them came here to look for someone, so it would be best for them to separate. With their cultivation level, there was no question of taking care of each other.
"This... My two fellow Taoists, I won't choose with you now. After all, the Ninth Peak and the Fifth Peak are not very popular. Obviously, the brothers in front have already made the choice for us! I will just join the First Peak!" Song Changchuan said. The place where they are now going to go through the entry procedures is the First Peak, which shows the status of the First Peak. Moreover, the First Peak is the largest of the twelve mountains, so naturally it has the most disciples.
"Haha, doesn't this also prove that we will get more attention if we enter this mountain?" Li Mu laughed. In fact, he only valued the quietness. It would be more convenient for him to act in a place like the Ninth Peak where there were few people. And if Xi Zheng was really hiding in the Ancient Sword Gate, he naturally would not stay in a crowded place.
Xuan Ze shook his head. Li Mu and the other man were still too young!
Xuan Ze did not say much about Li Mu's and the others' choices. He just looked at Li Mu deeply, and then said to the three of them: "Anyway, you have three chances to choose the mountain. You can grasp it yourself. The one that suits you is the best. You can practice here with peace of mind in the future. If you encounter any problems that cannot be solved, just let the outer sect elders notify me!"
Xuan Ze left after he finished speaking. As the master's direct disciple, it was very good that he could personally bring Li Mu and the other two, who had ordinary qualifications, to this point.
The three of them also parted ways with their respective mountain identity tokens.
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