The Xiantian Sect used its Eight Peaks as boundaries to divide itself into the Upper and Lower Courts.
Dao talents at the Twelfth Level of Qi Refining with prospects of Foundation Establishment could enter the Eight Peaks if they distinguished themselves at the Dragon Gate Gathering held once every eight years, receiving fortuitous encounters, ascending amid rosy clouds, and rising another level.
Entering the Upper Court did not mean one could rest easy. The disciples of the Eight Peaks also had their hierarchies, just as the grotto-heavens had upper and lower ranks.
Apart from the True Disciples, whose status transcended the others, the rest would be assigned duties in the various halls.
If their cultivation proved insufficient and their progress slow, they would be sent out of the sect and transferred to a Branch Lineage Estate.
To remain in the sect and become someone with real authority, competing for a True Disciple position was the first step.
After successfully establishing their foundation, those with outstanding potential who were promoted to True Disciples would have a chance to hold a position of authority in an Upper Hall.
If they continued to ascend through the ranks, weathering tribulations to attain the position of True Lord, they could join the ranks of the sect's elders and the peak hall masters.
"A Sect-tier organization's Upper Halls are equivalent to the cabinet of a mortal dynasty."
Profound Mystery True Person jumped onto Jiang Yi's shoulder and scratched his whiskers as he explained in detail:
"Hall masters can not only refine superior true treasures, but also draw upon the various resources of the training grounds beyond the heavens, and even receive personal guidance from a Dao Lord.
"Even the True Lords of the Eight Peaks' grotto-heavens covet those positions."
Jiang Yi raised his brows slightly. In