"I'll take you to register and collect your identity tokens first. Only with a token can you move freely through the sect. Remember, you must carry it with you at all times, no matter what."
Zhao Qing walked ahead, but his voice reached everyone's ears clearly.
He soon led them to a building, opened the register in his hand, and began calling names. Each person entered when called.
Everyone who came out held an iron token, a booklet, and a porcelain bottle.
The booklet contained the Violet Sun Gate's rules and an introduction to the sect.
The porcelain bottle contained three Qi-Boosting Pills, issued upon Entry.
Many looked excited, feeling that their martial futures were bright. With such a generous sect, surely there would be even more resources once they truly joined its ranks as Inner Sect Disciples.
The impatient ones swallowed a pill on the spot.
It took an hour for everyone to complete their Entry identity registration and receive their identity tokens.
"Read the rules thoroughly as soon as possible, so you know what you should and shouldn't do.
"Before you came here, your martial arts halls already taught you methods for qi refining into gang, Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing. The sect won't teach you another cultivation method.
"With your identity tokens, you can collect one martial technique from the Outer Gate Scripture Hall. If you want more, you'll have to earn contribution points and exchange them."
Zhao Qing led them through a flower garden and around a peach grove. A cluster of courtyards appeared before them—the Outer Sect disciples' living quarters.
As they approached, they saw that although the place was small, it had all its vital organs: teahouses, wine houses, and shops.
Zhao Qing pointed to a clothing shop. "Outer Sect disciples of the Violet