New Recruit Rankings

Spirit Mountain a Thousand Zhang High, and its top appears to have been flattened by a sword, forming a huge rocky platform.

The mountaintop platform features towering pavilions and solemn Black Hall, planted with Ten-thousand-year Spirit Wood, exuding a rich historical atmosphere and clearly not newly built. A thirteen-story Ancient Tower hangs suspended in the clouds, appearing and disappearing, blending seamlessly with the Heaven Law Earth Spring. It is unknown whether it is a magical artifact or the residence of some mysterious and powerful figure.

On the square paved with Green Jade Formation Stone, newly enlisted Third-Class Sentinel patrolled and stood guard. Upon seeing Old Qin, they all saluted.

Li Weiyi spotted a familiar face among the Third-Class Sentinel on duty.

Silver Pure Immortal Body, Tuoba Butuo.

Tuoba Butuo lit up with joy. He waved to him from afar and called out, "Brother Weiyi, that's wonderful! You've come too? I heard you've become the Great Palace Master's disciple?"

Upon seeing Tuoba, Li Weiyi wasn't too surprised. After all, the veteran sentry Tuoba Tao was one of the Old Ancestor of the Tuoba Clan; how could he not cultivate his outstanding descendants?

Although the tasks undertaken by the Sentinel Spirit Army are dangerous, they are funded by various regions. As long as one has genuine skills, one can obtain cultivation resources that cannot be bought elsewhere. Diligent cultivation can further stimulate potential and enable rapid progress in the competition.

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Weiyi said, "I'll go pay my respects to the Deputy Sentinel Lord first. You stay here and keep watch, don't get caught."

The Sentinel Spirit Army had strict discipline. No sooner had Li Weiyi finished speaking than a stern mental voice, seemingly from nowhere, rang out above Tuoba Butuo's head. "Disruption during guard duty will result in a deduction of three days' Merit Points."

Tuoba Butuo looked like he was about to cry but had no tears, and dared not say another word.

Walking in the square, Li Weiyi muttered, "Aren't the Sentinel Spirit Army too strict? It was just a casual chat."

"If you're not strict with the new recruits, won't the entire Dongxu Camp become a mess? Anyone can easily break the rules, what's the difference between that and a vegetable market?" Old Qin said in a stern and upright manner.

Li Weiyi felt something was off when he said those words.

The Deputy Hall Master, Liu Tianchen, comes from the Liu Tribe, the head of the eight tribes in the Rainforest Realm. He has lived for 2,800 years and has a Willow Wood Clone Dongxu Camp Hall.

Legend has it that Liu Tianchen cultivated five clones, and he had mastered five of the Eight Divisions Law. Each clone possessed unfathomable combat power, earning him the title of "Six-Life Transcendent" in Southern Yingzhou.

He appeared to be around fifty years old, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and Black Armor. He was wearing black armor and sat beside Bronze Desk, reviewing files.

Every day, a large amount of intelligence is sent from the Outpost Camps in Various Life Realms and ethereal realms. After being sorted by the Spiritual Pivot Group, this intelligence is delivered to him in batches.

"Come in!"

Hearing the summons from inside, Li Weiyi followed Old Qin and entered the Camp Hall in a proper manner.

Inside the Deep Black Hall, which was thirty feet deep, there was Small Teleportation Array, used only for emergency intelligence transmission. On both sides of the hall sat sixteen figures, all of whom were experts from the Spiritual Pivot Group, with piles of files on their desks.

"Greetings, Deputy Sentinel Lord"

The two bowed.

Li Weiyi was unaware that the Deputy Sentinel Lord in front of him was just an avatar. He only sensed that the other party had a heavy aura and a powerful life force. When he got closer, it was as if he had entered another world. He could hear the flowing water and the chirping of birds, and smell the fragrance of grass and trees.

This creates its Self-Contained Field!

On the wall behind Liu Tianchen, there hangs a panoramic map of the East China Sea.

The surrounding sea areas are marked with the names of the Departed Spirit Fiend forces.

Clearly, the area surrounding the East China Sea is the key region that Dongxu Camp is currently monitoring.

Liu Tianchen put down the talisman in his hand, his eyes deep, and looked at Old Qin: "The Spatial Teleportation Array of the Jinque Mountain Range has been destroyed. In the future, if you want to go to the Dongxu Ghost City, you will have to take a detour of 80,000 li."

"Mo Qin, go and investigate to see who did it. Be careful. Recently, too many things have happened due to the return of the Mist Son of Heaven and the revival of the Immortal Dao Dragon Vein. The Netherworld of the Departed has become extremely active."

The South of the Hundred Realms Life Domain is within the surveillance range of the Dongxu Camp.

"The Taiyin Sect has arrived too!"

Old Qin handed over the whistle, and the war corpse was also taken out.

Li Weiyi discovered that white mist was rising around them, and the sixteen Spiritual Pivot Group Members in the Camp Hall could no longer be seen.

"Xie Wumian and Luo Pingdan are both outstanding members of the younger generation of the Taiyin Sect. Now that they've come to the territory of Dongxu Camp, we can't let them leave."

Liu Tianchen looked thoughtful, picked up his pen, and wrote down the mission against the Taiyin Sect on the leather scroll.

Old Qin, "If we can capture them alive, we can uncover many truths. The Twelve Taiyin Envoys are still young; I'm afraid some of the older ones have also gone to the East Sea."

"Since Luo Pingdan was able to mobilize the army of fierce spirits and Corpse Spirit, it's clear that Chu Yutian has already visited the Transcendent Realm of the Dead here. Even without the old fellows from the Taiyin Sect coming, this matter is already extremely troublesome."

After the two finished their discussion, Liu Tianchen's gaze finally fell on Li Weiyi: "Since the Sentinel Lord has personally approved it, you should take him to complete the entry procedures first."

One hour later.

Li Weiyi received a large quantity of supplies.

Whistles, Sentinel Sword, blood crystals, armor, waist tokens, talismans, Blood Valley Pill...

The Sentinel Sword is a foot-long, thin sword of the Ninth-grade Hundred-character Artifact level, shaped like a needle, and without a hilt.

Every martial arts practitioner has their own preferred weapon; sentries are not required to use the Sentinel Sword.

The Sentinel Sword is only required when training a combined sword formation. This is because the Sentinel Sword is inscribed with Formation Script, which are essential to unleashing the full power of the sword formation.

You received three Blood Valley Pills; each one can provide High-grade Sentinel Spirit ten days' worth of blood and qi nourishment.

Merit Hall, Jade Wall three zhang high is covered with densely packed Bamboo Slips, which rustle and make a pleasant sound when the wind blows.

Li Weiyi walked over curiously.

The Bamboo Slips bear both names and rankings.

"Yuanzhen Guard Commander, Yuanzhen."

"Yujian Guard Commander, Chang Yujian."

"Luqing Guard Commander, Lu Qing."

"Yuanxue Guard Commander, Tong Yanxue."

Old Qin, with his hands behind his back, walked up behind Li Weiyi and grinned, "This year's recruits! Five Second-Class Sentinel and five Third-Class Sentinel, each guard with about a hundred men."

"The top five in the new recruit assessment and training can be given Guard Name based on their names until the end of their three-year New Recruit Period."

"The learning, training, trials, assessments, Quarterly Exam, Annual Exam for the next three years will all be conducted separately for each guard."

Li Weiyi said, "You're recruiting so many new soldiers? Didn't you say you were only recruiting a dozen or so people in Lingxiao Shengjing?"

Old Qin, "The Dongxu Camp recruits new soldiers according to the population ratio of the living realm. The Lingxiao Shengjing has been plagued by war for more than ten years, as well as Demon Calamity and the Yin Shi Zhong Dao Cataclysm, resulting in a sharp decline in population. Some prefectures are now almost empty. Therefore, only ten sentries were recruited, and two sentry spirits were recruited... no, there was one uninvited guest, so that makes three."

"Actually, we don't recruit too many Sentinel Spirits in previous years! It's because a number of Sentinel Spirits were lost in the East China Sea, and we urgently need to replenish them, otherwise there would be no one available. That's why we've recruited a large number this time."

"You should know that sentinels at the Dao Seed Realm primarily focus on training and learning. Only when they reach the Longevity Realm and become sentinel spirits will they be dispatched to the Netherworld of the Departed to carry out dangerous missions."

Li Weiyi observed the rankings of the Second-Class Sentinel and found that "Chang Yujian" was ranked second.

In the East Sea, he was an assistant invited by the Du'e Temple, not a disciple of the temple.

The Changhu Life Realm, ruled by the Chang family, is a small to medium-sized habitat with a population of two to three hundred million. Like Cangtu, it is an affiliated habitat of the Demon Kingdom.

Old Qin, "The Chang Yujian is no ordinary weapon. It is said that a transcendent being from the Demon Kingdom at the Du'e Temple helped him obtain the Longevity Flower and has been in seclusion recently, cultivating the Longevity Body."

"Instead of taking this opportunity to join the Du'e Temple, he came to such a dangerous place as Dongxu Camp."

Li Weiyi was somewhat surprised, knowing that the Chang family was an extremely powerful Mega-clan with influence not only in the Changhu Life Realm but also in the Demon Kingdom.

Old Qin, "First of all, to be chosen by the Sentinel Spirit Army, this person's character over the past decades must have been impeccable. Secondly, the Mega-clan invests in multiple areas to ensure the continuity of their lineage; they can't possibly put all their talented disciples in one place. The Du'e Temple already has Chang Yuqing, so Chang Yujian will naturally choose another path."

Li Weiyi asked, "Is the Demon Kingdom also one of the twenty habitats surrounding the Dongxu Ghost City? The Demon Kingdom's population is said to exceed 10 billion, not even counting its subsidiary habitats like Changhu Life Realm and Cangtu Habitat. How many sentinels must they have recruited?"

Old Qin, "The Demon Kingdom is the largest habitat in the southern part of the Hundred Realms Life Domain. How could the Dongxu Camp possibly escape its influence? The stronger the habitat, the more supplies will be sent to the Sentinel Spirit Army."

"Don't worry too much! Although there are many sentinels from the Demon Kingdom, they have all been screened, and we have methods to divide them so that they won't band together."

"Furthermore, the Demon Kingdom is also riddled with factions that are fiercely fighting each other."

Li Weiyi secretly marveled at the terror of the Demon Kingdom; it was simply a behemoth. No wonder a mere prince possessed the power to nearly overturn the Lingxiao Shengjing.

Old Qin stared at the Bamboo Slips on the Jade Wall disc. "Yuan Zhen, Lu Qing, Tong Yanxue, Yu Zheng, these people are all extraordinary, each with exceptional talent."

"That Yuanzhen is a transcendent being from the Du'e Realm, Female Transcendent. Her physical body is extremely strong, her bones and muscles contain Innate Transcendent Scripture, and her strength is even a notch stronger than Chang Yujian."

"Let's see if the Chang Yujian can cultivate into Longevity Body."

"Lu Qing is the number one expert below the Longevity Realm Chi Ming Realm. Of course, this number one expert changes every few years. Once you reach his level, you will soon break through to the Longevity Realm."

"Yu Zheng was born into the Demon Country Royal Family; he is the great-grandson of the Emperor."

"Sixth to tenth are all Deputy Commander."

Li Weiyi couldn't find Tang Zhan and Liu Ye's names, so it's very likely that they had already reached the Longevity Realm before the trial and were participating in the Sentinel Spirit Assessment. Moreover, Liu Ye wasn't a new recruit; she seemed more like someone with connections.

"The five Second-Class Sentinel have all been assigned. What do I do?" Li Weiyi asked.

"You can join any of the guards," Old Qin.

Li Weiyi said, "Then wouldn't I have to take orders from the Valiant Guard and the Deputy Commander?"

"Who told you to be late? Why don't you join the Mind Master Guard? There are many beauties there, and it's said that there's one who's particularly stunning, the number one beauty of this generation in a certain realm. Anyway, everyone thinks your martial arts path is cut off now, so you can take this opportunity to cultivate your mind power to the level of Saint Mind Master. I wanted to join back then, but unfortunately, I didn't get the bonus." Old Qin sighed.

"Can I be a valiant guard?"

"Cannot."

Li Weiyi sighed softly, having grown accustomed to Hidden Person, and found it difficult to obey the orders of his fellow martial artists. He asked, "What does the number after the top ten recruits mean?"

Old Qin pulled Li Weiyi to the other side of the Jade Wall: "New Recruit Merit List! The top ten in the new recruit assessment for Second-Class Sentinel will be awarded one hundred to five hundred merit points."

"For new recruits, Merit Points are hard to earn. You have to study and train all day without making any mistakes to get one point."

"Only those who make it into the top 100 new recruits can appear on the Merit List."

Li Weiyi saw that the first place winner had 506 merit points, while many of the lower-ranked players had only single digits.

So he couldn't help but ask, "Is accumulating Merit Points just for getting on the honor roll? There are no real benefits, like becoming a Valiant Guard directly?"