All of Azure Sun City belonged to the Violet Sun Gate, so the sect naturally owned many businesses there. The Divine Armory Pavilion was one of them, primarily selling weapons forged by Blazing Fire Peak disciples during their practice. It was said that even Semi-Spirit Weapons were available there.
To prevent the disciples guarding its businesses from colluding with the shopkeepers and assistants to steal the sect's wealth, the Violet Sun Gate generally rotated its guards every three months.
After leaving the Violet Sun Gate, the men gradually grew familiar with one another and began introducing themselves.
The man who had reached astral qi mastery was named Zhou Zhichao, and he came from Tanshan County.
The other two were called Li Yi and Xu Jun. Xu Jun even shared Xu Yang's surname.
From their conversation, Xu Yang learned that, like him, none of the three had chosen this assignment. The Task Hall had assigned it to them. They spent most of their time tempering themselves and adventuring in the Cloud Ridge Mountains, and thought little of the paltry contribution points offered for guard duty. But when the sect handed down an assignment, they had no choice but to obey.
Gao Peng sounded somewhat evasive, likewise claiming that the Task Hall had assigned him to this guard duty.
"Brother Xu, have you reached astral qi perfection?" Zhou Zhichao asked with a smile.
He had already reached astral qi mastery, and his goal in this year's Outer Sect Grand Competition was to place in the top twenty. Xu Yang could be considered a rival, so naturally he was curious about his cultivation.
At those words, the others held their breath and listened closely.
Xu Yang smiled. "Not quite."
Zhou Zhichao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "I heard that Han Feng and