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On the flying carpet, the youngsters could not help revealing looks of amazement upon hearing the Grand Elder's information.

"Wind Spirit Mountain? Moon Shadow Mountain?"

Qi Chuan, meanwhile, fell slightly silent.

"But this is a Third-tier Spirit Vein. I wonder just how dense the Spiritual Qi within is. If one could cultivate there, even without taking any Elixir, the cultivation speed might not pale beside that gained from taking Elixir—perhaps it might even surpass it."

Qi Chuan gazed at the outlines of the two giant mountains deep within the Clouds and Mist over Wind Moon Great Lake and thought to himself.

While everyone was stunned by the sight of Wind Moon Lake, the flying carpet swept onward, drawing ever closer to it. At last, it descended before a mountain gate beyond the mountain ranges surrounding Wind Moon Lake.

"Who goes there?"

As the flying carpet landed, guarding disciples came forward from before the mountain gate to question them.

"I am the Qi Family Grand Elder. These few are descendants of my Qi Family, preparing to enter the superior sect." The Grand Elder immediately stepped forward and explained the situation.

He then produced the Qi Family Grand Elder Token and other proof.

"So they are from the Qi Family. Follow me."

After verifying that everything was in order, the guarding disciple nodded slightly, then turned and entered the mountain gate, signaling for everyone to follow.

Thus, the group entered through the mountain gate.

Before going in, Qi Chuan turned to glance behind him and saw quite a few Glimmering Lights streaking through the sky toward the Wind Moon Sect Mountain Gate.

Among those Glimmering Lights, some likely belonged to people from other Cultivation Families.

Below the mountain gate, through the long white jade staircase and drifting mist, he could vaguely see a great number of Human Figures gathered at the foot of the mountain.

These were likely Rogue Cultivators who had come for Wind Moon Sect's Greatly Open Mountain Gate and Disciple Recruitment?

Earlier, the Grand Elder had occasionally mentioned aboard the flying carpet that aside from recruiting disciples from Cultivation Families, Wind Moon Sect recruited these Rogue Cultivators mostly as outer sect disciples or menial disciples, with menial disciples making up the Vast Majority.

Of course, if someone truly had a clean background and decent talent, they would also be admitted into the inner sect, though such cases were rare.

At this moment, a brutal selection to enter the sect was likely taking place below the mountain.

But that had little to do with Qi Chuan. After all, he already possessed a place in the inner sect.

Retracting his gaze, Qi Chuan followed the others ahead through the mountain gate and arrived at a plaza. Beyond the plaza stood several palace-like buildings.

The guarding disciple had them wait outside one of the halls before entering it. Shortly afterward, two people dressed in steward robes came out, inspected the Tokens and proof once more, and only then said unhurriedly, "Those from Cultivation Families may not enter the sect without cause."

Hearing this, the Grand Elder understood that it was time to part ways.

"From now on, cultivate within the sect. Should anything happen, send a letter back to Red Maple Valley. The Lineage will certainly help. I shall return now," the Grand Elder said to Qi Chuan and the other four.

Everyone immediately nodded, then bid the Grand Elder farewell.

There were only a few brief words. Everything that needed saying had already been said aboard the flying carpet, so before long, the Grand Elder took his leave, walked out through the mountain gate, mounted his flying carpet, and departed from Wind Moon Sect.

Only after seeing the Qi Family Grand Elder leave did the two Wind Moon Sect stewards turn to look at Qi Chuan and the other four.

One steward's gaze fell upon Qi Chuan. He nodded slightly and said, "You are Qi Chuan, correct? The inner sect candidate provided by the Qi Family this time?"

"Yes," Qi Chuan replied.

"Then follow me into the inner sect." The steward said no more and immediately turned away, intending to lead Qi Chuan to the inner sect.

Qi Chuan naturally followed behind him. Looking back, he saw the remaining steward leading Qi Chan'er and the other two in another direction.

He was likely taking Qi Chan'er and the other three to the outer sect.

Previously, the four of them had all been members of the Qi Family in Red Maple Valley. Now that they had entered Wind Moon Sect, they were finally going their separate ways.

Just as he thought this, he met another gaze. It was Qi Chan'er looking at him.

Through her eyes, Qi Chuan could see her determination.

She was likely still somewhat unconvinced, thinking that after entering Wind Moon Sect's outer sect, she would use him as her goal and surpass him?

To be honest, it was only natural to be unconvinced. Anyone whose Fourth-grade Spiritual Root had been surpassed by a Lower Eighth-grade Spiritual Root would likely feel dissatisfied. Who could blame him for possessing a Hundredfold Critical Hit?

Shaking his head slightly, Qi Chuan withdrew his gaze. After entering the sect, with his Golden Finger and the sect's resources, his cultivation speed would only become faster, not slower. Qi Chan'er would never surpass him; the gap would only widen further and further.

Soon, under the steward's guidance, Qi Chuan arrived at the inner sect's grounds. This was a designated area among the mountain ranges outside Wind Moon Lake with relatively high-grade Spirit Veins, containing numerous peaks.

Qi Chuan arrived at a plaza halfway up one peak and entered a Great Hall. This peak was called Inner Affairs Peak, and the hall was named the Inner Affairs Hall. Many major and minor inner sect matters were handled here.

Upon entering the Inner Affairs Hall, Qi Chuan discovered that quite a few people were already there.

There were around ten Xiu Xian practitioners, all appearing to be Youngsters.

At this moment, they were gathered around an object in the middle of the hall. To Qi Chuan, it looked rather like a sand table from his Previous Life.

Yet it seemed to be a single whole, so it should have been a magic item.

This large magic item resembling a sand table contained many Mountain Peak Models, marked with Red Dots, Blue Dots, and the like. Most were Blue Dots, while Red Dots were particularly scarce, leaving Qi Chuan somewhat puzzled.

After bringing Qi Chuan into the Inner Affairs Hall, the steward departed.

After pondering briefly, Qi Chuan also approached the Sand Table Magic Item in the hall. He said nothing, merely observing in silence.

During this time, Qi Chuan could sense that among the ten Youngsters around him, some had turned their gazes toward him. There seemed to be whispers, but Qi Chuan paid them no heed.

After staying for a while, based on his observations of the sand table-like magic item and the actions and reactions of the Youngsters around him, Qi Chuan roughly formed a guess.

"This large magic item resembling a sand table should record the many peaks of the inner sect, while those Red Dots and Blue Dots represent Cave Dwellings in the inner sect?"

"No wonder these Youngsters are so concerned with this Sand Table Magic Item. These ten should be the inner sect candidates from the other Cultivation Families entering Wind Moon Sect this time. Gathering before this magic item, they are preparing to choose their Cave Dwellings?"

"This matter is quite important. A better Cave Dwelling has a higher-grade Spirit Vein and denser Spiritual Qi. There is no need to say how much that helps cultivation. I hope I do not pick an overly poor Cave Dwelling this time..."

As these guesses emerged in his mind, Qi Chuan temporarily acted like the ten Youngsters around him, appearing rather concerned with the Sand Table Magic Item.

However, he knew nothing about the peaks within the Sand Table Magic Item or the information on the marked Cave Dwellings, so he had no clue where to begin.

As Qi Chuan studied the Sand Table Magic Item, another two or three Youngsters entered the Inner Affairs Hall under a steward's guidance. Like Qi Chuan, they gathered before the Sand Table Magic Item and pointed at the markings within it.

After these two or three arrived, the hall fell quiet for a time. No one else came. It seemed that all the inner sect candidates from the Cultivation Families had arrived and gathered in the Inner Affairs Hall.

The Inner Affairs Hall was divided into a front hall and a rear hall. Just after everyone had arrived, an elderly man who appeared to be in his fifties or sixties emerged from a door in the rear hall. His clothing was vastly different from the stewards' robes from earlier, and looked far more noble.

The old man had thick brows. The moment he appeared, everyone's attention gathered upon him, and all of them felt immense pressure from his body.

Under everyone's gaze, the elderly man in noble attire smiled faintly and announced, "I am Zhao Jing, Elder of the Inner Affairs Hall. This time, I shall assign Cave Dwellings to you all."

"He is actually an Elder of Wind Moon Sect. Then he must possess Foundation Establishment cultivation? And as expected, Cave Dwellings are being assigned. I only wonder how they will be distributed." Qi Chuan thought inwardly as he looked at Inner Affairs Hall Elder Zhao Jing.

The Youngsters from the various Lineages also appeared extremely excited and expectant at his words.

"May I ask, Elder, how will these Cave Dwellings be assigned?"

At this moment, a Brocade Clothed Youth among the crowd stepped forward. After saluting the Inner Affairs Hall Elder, he asked gently.

The Brocade Clothed Youth appeared to be around sixteen. His face carried an air of nobility, and his earlobes were slightly longer than ordinary, hanging beneath his ears.

Both his smile and speech gave people an incomparably gentle feeling, like being bathed in a clear breeze. Yet within the depths of his occasionally flickering eyes lay a trace of dark calculation.

"It is Ye Family's Proud Son, Ye Liang."

The Youngsters from several informed Cultivation Families turned their gazes toward the Brocade Clothed Youth, a trace of wariness passing through their expressions.

The Ye Family was vast and powerful, with three Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators overseeing it. It stood as steady as Mount Tai and faintly held the position of the foremost Lineage beneath Wind Moon Sect. Among the many nearby Cultivation Families, it was renowned far and wide.

As for Ye Liang, he was the Ye Family's sole inner sect candidate this time. He possessed a Top Three Grades Spiritual Root, so his cultivation talent needed no elaboration. At merely sixteen, he had already reached the Qi Refining Fifth Layer. One more step forward would bring him to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, where he would face the late-stage bottleneck.

It could be said that openly, Ye Liang was essentially the number one prodigy among the inner sect candidates from the Lineages present. No one dared provoke him lightly.

"I have a magic item here. Who wishes to step forward and draw first?"

In response to Ye Liang's question, the Inner Affairs Hall Elder ignored him. Instead, he took out a Bamboo Tube Shaped Magic Tool. Within it were several Bamboo Slip Tokens, though the writing on them seemed obscured by some force, so blurred that no one could read it clearly.

"So it is a random drawing by lot." Seeing this, Qi Chuan nodded slightly. That meant it did not depend on connections, but entirely on luck. Besides, given the status of the Inner Affairs Hall Elder, he would probably disdain cheating. It was quite fair.

Then the question was, as a transmigrator, was his luck black or red?

On the other side, seeing the Inner Affairs Hall Elder ignore him, a trace of embarrassment flashed deep in Ye Liang's eyes. Yet he quickly suppressed it, stepped forward, and smiled gently. "Elder, I shall go first."

The Inner Affairs Hall Elder glanced at Ye Liang and naturally had no objection, extending the bamboo tube magic item before him.

Ye Liang examined it carefully several times, then decided on one. With a confident draw, he spread open the Bamboo Slip Token in his palm and saw the words: Tier 1 Mid-grade.

"Elder, this is..." Ye Liang looked toward the Inner Affairs Hall Elder.

With a wave of his hand, the Inner Affairs Hall Elder retrieved the Bamboo Slip Token. He rubbed it between both hands, and a ray of light emerged from the token, streaking through the air and landing upon the Sand Table Magic Item nearby, connecting to a Blue Dot on one Mountain Peak Model.

The Inner Affairs Hall Elder then glanced at that Blue Dot and took out a Token, handing it to Ye Liang.

Receiving the Token, Ye Liang immediately understood. This bamboo tube magic item had a "mother-child" connection with the Sand Table Magic Item. Each Bamboo Slip Token represented a Cave Dwelling, and the words "Tier 1 Mid-grade" on the token he had drawn indicated that the Spirit Vein grade of his Cave Dwelling should be Tier 1 Mid-grade.

"It seems all disciples newly entering the inner sect are assigned Cave Dwellings with Tier 1 Mid-grade Spirit Veins. This drawing merely determines the Cave Dwelling's location."

Holding the Cave Mansion Token, Ye Liang thought to himself.

He then turned to look at the Mountain Peak Model bearing that Blue Dot and its location, before secretly nodding. "The location is good. Among these Cave Dwellings, it should count as a fine choice."

Thinking so, Ye Liang withdrew with satisfaction.

"Who else?" The Inner Affairs Hall Elder looked at everyone again.

"I will."

At this moment, a Gray Clothed Youth stepped forward. His appearance was ordinary. He was Murong Fan, the Murong Family's proud son, presently fifteen years old and at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

He stepped up and drew a Bamboo Slip Token. Opening it, he found that it too bore the words Tier 1 Mid-grade. The Inner Affairs Hall Elder then assigned him a Tier 1 Mid-grade Cave Mansion and gave him a Cave Mansion Token.

Next, the Youngsters from the various Lineages stepped forward one after another to draw. Without exception, every result was Tier 1 Mid-grade.

This brought a smile to Ye Liang's face. It clearly confirmed his previous guess.

Only after everyone else had finished drawing did Qi Chuan, who had been watching from the side, walk before the Inner Affairs Hall Elder and prepare to draw a Bamboo Slip Token.

After watching for so long, Qi Chuan understood the process of drawing Cave Dwellings clearly. Knowing there were only Tier 1 Mid-grade Cave Dwellings, he was in no hurry and thus ended up last.

He then glanced at the Bamboo Slip Tokens within the bamboo tube without making any particular choice, casually drawing one. In any case, there would be no surprises.

Not far away, the gazes of the many Youngsters from the Lineages all turned toward Qi Chuan. Yet there was no curiosity in their eyes, as though they had already seen the result on the Bamboo Slip Token.

Before Qi Chuan, the Inner Affairs Hall Elder's gaze was also merely calm as he watched.

Qi Chuan had no expectations either. He casually opened his palm and looked at the writing on the Bamboo Slip Token in his hand. Yet in the next instant, his expression froze, then turned somewhat astonished.

"This is..."

"A Tier 1 High-grade Cave Mansion!" As Qi Chuan was puzzled, Inner Affairs Hall Elder Zhao Jing smiled faintly. Looking at Qi Chuan, he said, "It seems your luck is quite good. Although several Tier 1 High-grade Cave Mansions in the inner sect are vacant, the probability of drawing one is very low."

As his voice fell, the previously indifferent gazes of the surrounding Youngsters instantly locked onto Qi Chuan's palm, and many of them looked stunned.

There, on the Bamboo Slip Token in his hand, the words "Tier 1 High-grade" were clearly engraved!