Primordial Group's New Member

Qi Xuanxuan helped Han Fei up. Han Fei had been kicked, and his breathing was a little uncomfortable, but there wasn't a trace of dejection on his face.

Shao Yun narrowed his eyes. "Still spouting nonsense? Did I not beat you into submission enough?"

Han Fei shook his head. "There's a saying in my hometown: if a dog bites me, should I bite it back?"

Shao Yun: "You..."

Gao Cheng waved his hand. "Alright, that's enough. From today on, you are all core disciples of the sect. Not only will you cultivate together, but you might even undertake missions together. There are fewer than sixty core disciples in total. This batch is barely acceptable, with nineteen people becoming core disciples. You older disciples should be more accommodating."

"Of course, Shao Yun has already delivered the welcome gifts. I wonder if the new rookies are feeling quite good? In the future, you will practice combat techniques, combat awareness, various applications of spiritual energy, different types of ranged attacks, and combat techniques for control-type martial artists in an orderly fashion within the Inner Court."

"Besides these, there are also some special fields that you will need to choose and learn on your own, such as alchemy, artifact refining, and formation arrays, etc. These require talent in those areas."

After the opening remarks, Gao Cheng began assigning groups to the nineteen new disciples.

Han Fei and the majority of others were assigned to the combat group, while a small portion were assigned to the support and control groups. Qi Xuanxuan, along with another male and female disciple, entered a special group to study alchemy and formation arrays.

Time flew by, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.

On the Observation Tower of the Inner Court, Han Fei was on guard duty. His cultivation had just broken through, reaching the first level of the Spirit Gathering Realm. Qi Xuanxuan, however, was already a master at the fourth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm. Breaking through three levels in three years was not a particularly fast pace in the Inner Court.

Among the other disciples in Class 88, the slowest had broken through four levels, and Gu Yue had even broken through six levels, while Meng Qing had broken through five levels, all reaching the middle stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm.

It wasn't that Han Fei's breakthrough was slow. With Han Fei's physique, coupled with Fuxi's alteration of his luck, Han Fei could have broken through ten levels in three years. However, the current Han Fei was no longer a beginner seeking rapid breakthroughs.

He knew deeply that each realm required sufficient time to accumulate and become solid, not just in spiritual energy, but also in mental fortitude. This way, there would be no bottlenecks in future breakthroughs.

"Han Fei, Senior Brother is summoning the members of Class 88 to the New Yuan Hall." Qi Xuanxuan suddenly appeared behind Han Fei.

Han Fei nodded and pulled Qi Xuanxuan along as they walked towards the New Yuan Hall.

After three years of getting along, their relationship was already tacitly understood, but neither had been the first to break the unspoken barrier.

At twenty years old, it wasn't considered young for people in this world, but for Han Fei, it wasn't old either; he could wait a little longer. In the world of martial artists, ninety-nine percent of people over a hundred years old were unmarried, with only a few marrying and having children prematurely.

Upon arriving at the New Yuan Hall, they saw all nineteen disciples of Class 88.

Gao Cheng said, "Everyone is here? Today is the graduation day for your batch of disciples. The Inner Court grants you a day of leave. Return to your respective main peaks and bid farewell to your former fellow disciples. After all, this parting might very well be a final farewell."

"Furthermore, after today, you will officially become core disciples of the sect. You can accept core disciple missions, or you can enter the Hidden Guard for some experience. Of course, you can also continue to cultivate in the Inner Court. The choice is yours, and you don't need to report it to me. I find you all annoying."

With that, Gao Cheng left the New Yuan Hall with his hands behind his back.

The other disciples were cheering, as the three years of hellish training had finally ended.

Han Fei was also happy that he could go back to see his fellow disciples on Taihe Peak. However, he noticed that Qi Xuanxuan seemed a bit down.

"What's wrong?"

Qi Xuanxuan: "I don't have any friends on Tongtian Peak."

She said this with her head lowered.

Han Fei chuckled. "Is it just about that? Then you can go back and see the Sect Master."

Qi Xuanxuan: "My father doesn't have time. It's been like this since I was little, otherwise, he wouldn't have sent Qin, Qi, Shu, and Hua to follow me."

Han Fei reached out and grabbed Qi Xuanxuan's hand. "In that case, come with me."

On Taihe Peak, in the summit plaza, hundreds of disciples bowed their heads slightly.

Above, Daoist Sanyuan was reading out a list.

After today, most of these people would be leaving, with only a few who could continue to improve their cultivation becoming deacons.

Those with higher cultivation would become Silver-Masked Hidden Guards or be dispatched to surrounding areas as managers.

For example, the surrounding Spirit Stone mines, cities, towns, and exchanges under the jurisdiction of the Tianyuan Divine Sect.

Some people would also be allowed to repeat the year, but this would require screening by Daoist Sanyuan, and only those deemed to have sufficient talent for further improvement would have a chance to stay, and the number would be limited.

After all the disciples' assignments were read out, Daoist Sanyuan began to announce the destinations of the six senior disciples.

"Eighth disciple Ba Tu, join the Thirty-First Squad of the Taihe Peak Direct Hidden Guard."

"Seventh disciple He Chong, join the Thirty-First Squad of the Taihe Peak Direct Hidden Guard."

"Fifth disciple Wei Ying, join the Thirty-First Squad of the Taihe Peak Direct Hidden Guard."

"Fourth disciple Du Kun, join the Thirty-First Squad of the Taihe Peak Direct Hidden Guard."

"Third disciple Heran, appointed Captain of the Thirty-First Squad of the Taihe Peak Direct Hidden Guard."

"Second disciple Qi Mengyu, join the Divine Sect's Direct Hidden Guard. Specific grouping awaits notification."

Qi Mengyu was stunned. She knew that the Divine Sect's Direct Hidden Guard would be going to Tongtian Peak, but due to her identity, she did not want to be on Tongtian Peak.

"Teacher, I..."

Daoist Sanyuan sighed. "With your cultivation and talent, staying on Taihe Peak would be a loss. Go to Tongtian Peak. This is all I can help you with."

Qi Mengyu was speechless and could only bow deeply.

Just then, Han Fei returned.

Several senior brothers and sisters were very happy to see Han Fei. Daoist Sanyuan also smiled with great satisfaction upon seeing Han Fei now.

Sharp on the outside, but restrained on the inside, making him unfathomable. This was the current Han Fei, giving people a first impression of steadiness.

Han Fei: "Teacher, today is the Tianyuan Divine Sect's graduation ceremony. After today, will new junior disciples arrive?"

Daoist Sanyuan shook his head: "It won't be that fast, it will take about a year, coming in batches. This time, we are the main peak for the Martial Arts Tournament, so we have priority selection rights. I believe Taihe Peak will become better and better in the future. The number of people will decrease accordingly; the higher a main peak ranks, the fewer people it will select."

At night, Han Fei drank heartily with his many fellow disciples and bid them farewell one by one. Many Taihe Peak disciples cried their eyes out, not at all like Martial Artists.

They all understood that they wouldn't have many opportunities to meet again. After all, once they left the Tianyuan Divine Sect, they would be assigned to one of the Four Great Empires.

With a supply of just over 20,000 people every ten years, it truly wasn't much for the Four Great Empires.

Compared to the experts who died in battle every year, twenty thousand people in ten years was even a small number.

At dawn, Han Fei circulated his spiritual energy to dispel the alcohol and left with Qi Xuanxuan, who was waiting at the edge of the plaza.

Qi Xuanxuan also knew that Han Fei wasn't in a good mood, so she could only say some words to comfort him.

"Where do we go next?" Qi Xuanxuan asked.

Han Fei shook his head: "I don't know for now, but I'm planning to go out and explore. Although the resources provided by the Inner Court are inexhaustible, they are given to us. Some things require us to obtain them through our own efforts."

Qi Xuanxuan asked: "Like what?"

Han Fei: "Like practical combat experience. In a greenhouse, one never becomes strong because we lack a sense of crisis. And what the Inner Court lacks the most is a sense of crisis."

Qi Xuanxuan nodded in understanding.

After the two returned to the Inner Court, Han Fei went back to his room.

He opened the Primordial Group, wanting to chat with the ancient gods.

However, at this moment, Han Fei suddenly discovered that there was a new person in the group.

Moreover, no one had spoken in the group for several days. He wondered if these ancient gods were sleeping.

"Notification: Due to cultivation advancement, Dao Ancestor Hongjun has joined the Primordial Group."

Han Fei was stunned. This was another big shot. Hongjun, the progenitor of Taoism, was proficient in the laws of heaven and earth and was known as the ancestor of all methods.

Hongjun: "What is this?"

Fuxi: "My heavens, even Old Ancestor Hongjun has arrived. This group is getting livelier and livelier."

After that, Han Fei couldn't get a word in as the Primordial Group erupted in conversation. Several ancient gods took turns explaining the group's functions and its group owner, Han Fei, to Hongjun.

After everyone had introduced themselves, Han Fei finally spoke: "Welcome, Old Ancestor Hongjun. My name is Han Fei, and I am the group owner."

Hongjun was quite polite and greeted Han Fei. Then, as prompted by the others, he sent Han Fei a red envelope.

"Ding dong, notification: You have an exclusive red envelope waiting to be opened."

Han Fei opened it without any hesitation.

"Received the cultivation technique 'Power of Heavenly Dao'. Do you wish to accept?"

After Han Fei selected "confirm," a piece of information entered his mind.

"Power of Heavenly Dao: Can see through the origin of all spiritual energy attacks, can calmly find the flaws in the opponent's moves, and even copy them to use as your own."

A cheat. This was clearly a cheat. Looking at the ability that was like a cheat, Han Fei burst out laughing.