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Central continent’s sect system was different from southern border’s n system.
In ns, blood ties sustained the hierarchy, and nsmen were the target for nurturing. But in sects,
masters and disciples reced the bloodline system. In sects, they recruited disciples and as long as
one had good talent and character, they would be epted.
Precisely so, Fang Zheng was absorbed into Immortal Crane Sect as one of its member.
In Immortal Crane Sect, from low to high, they were ssified as, outer disciple, inner disciple, elite
disciple, legacy disciple, sect elder, sect leader, and the supreme elder.
Three year small examination, was to choose inner disciples. Eight year middle examination was to
choose elite disciples. As for the fifteen yearrge examination, it allows one to ascend to a legacy
disciple.
Above the legacy disciple, it would be the sect elders.
The sect elders in Immortal Crane Sect had at least rank four cultivation. The sect leader would have
rank five cultivation, and the supreme elders were rank six Gu Immortals, there was even rank seven
among them!
Central continent was the strongest regionpared to north, south, east, and west. Immortal Crane
Sect was the top ten sect in central continent, it was even stronger than Shang n.
The disciple selection did not involve ce of birth, or any regional priorities. Thus, in Immortal Crane
Sect, there were no C grade aptitudes.
B grade was the mostmonly seen, but there were many A grades as well.
Fang Zheng was a genius with A grade aptitude no doubt. But in Immortal Crane Sect, in such a super-
level force, there were many geniuses just like him.
“Fang Zheng, you were born smart and were willing to undertake hardships, now that you have rank
four cultivation, you are already qualified to be a sect elder. But you have only entered the sect for a
short time, you need toplete many sect missions to prove your loyalty. I hope you can continue to
work hard, be victorious in therge examination, and be a legacy disciple.” Immortal Crane
Sect leader sat on his grand seat as he looked down at Fang Zheng, who was kneeling below the
stairs.
“Yes, I will remember leader’s teachings.” Fang Zheng replied.
“Now, I have a sect mission to hand to you and a few elite disciples. Go back and read through the
details, go.” The sect leader said as a bookworm flew out.
Fang Zheng received it and took his leave.
Once he returned, heid down on the bed and fell asleep.
Controlling Gu worms required a lot of concentration, he expended a lot of his mental energy in doing
so, at times he had to multitask and do multiple things at once.
In the battle with Sun Yuan Hua, Fang Zheng used all his trump cards and truly expended all his
means.
He was too tired, forcefully meeting the sect leader to finish the initiation for advancing to an elite
disciple. His head was still hurting, like a hammer was hitting him, while his shoulders were so sore that
they could barely support his neck. He was drowsy and felt light-headed.
Fang Zheng slept for two days and two nights, until a series of knocking woke him up.
Once he pushed the door open, he saw a group of elite disciples.
These disciplesprised both male and female, they were mostly rank three but there were a few
with rank four cultivation.
Different from ns, which did not require loyalty to be tested, sects needed to do so.
The higher the hierarchy, the fewer the number of elite disciples, legacy disciples, and elders. Many
cultivated to rank four, but were eliminated during the examinations. Thus resulted in many disciples
and elders having the same rank four cultivation.
But regardless of their cultivation, the elders definitely had higher battle strength than disciples. That is
because they were chosen strictly through examinations, and were the most talented among
thousands.
“Fang Zheng, we have the same mission. On this trip, I hope we can take care of each other.”
“Fang Zheng, I saw your battle with Sun Yuan Hua, it was very exciting!”
“I hope we can spar along the way…”
These people were very amiable. That is because they knew Fang Zheng controlled an ironbeak flying
crane group that was ten thousand in number. Although he could not control them perfectly, such
strength was still respectable.
“You are too polite, my fellow sect brothers. I am ashamed, these few days, I had been sleeping, I have
not seen the mission details yet.” Fang Zheng cupped his fists, admitting.
“I see, in that case, I will tell you directly, our mission this time is extremely important! Fang Zheng, a
few months ago, a shocking event happened at Tian Ti mountain, do you know about it?” An elite
disciple asked.
“Tian Ti mountain?” Fang Zheng nodded: “This matter was huge, I know about it. On Tian Ti mountain,
Fairy Bai Hu’s inheritance appeared. Fairy Bai Hu is a famous person in the righteous path, a rank six
Gu Immortal, and owns the Hu Immortal blessednd. Once this inheritance appeared, many Gu
Immortals came out. As long as one inherits this inheritance, they would gain her blessednd. Right
now, Tian Ti mountain is heavily surrounded by many Gu Immortals.”
“Fang Zheng, I’ll tell you directly, our mission this time is to go to Tian Ti mountain and try to obtain this
inheritance. The lord Gu Immortal of our Immortal Crane Sect has alreadye to an agreement with
the lords of the other sects, in order to maintain peace, they will not strike, but instead, choose some
elite disciples in their sect topete in a fair manner.”
Fang Zheng heard this, and his eyes widened, showing intense desire: “Are you serious?”
This was the inheritance of a Gu Immortal!
“Of course, if we are truly fated and be her inheritor, we would definitely shoot to sess. In the
future, we have a great chance of breaking through to Gu Immortal realm. But other than our Immortal
Crane Sect, there is also Heavenly Lotus Sect, Spirit Butterfly Valley, Ancient Soul Sect, Heaven’s Envy
Sect and the other central continent’s top ten sects. Thus, during this trip, we have to cooperate and
stay united!”
“Of course!” Fang Zheng immediately replied.
…
Huo Tan mountain in southern border is a dormant volcano.
It is about three kilometers tall, and the peak of the mountain is t with a hole that is flowing with
magma within. Thick smoke rose from the funnel asionally like a chimney.
The greatest resource on this mountain were charcoal stones, almost seen everywhere.
This type of charcoal stone burnt for a long time and emitted little heat, and did not give out smoke, it
was mostmonly used in Shang n city, fifth inner city.
It had been numerous days since Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing stepped into Huo Tan mountain.
They had set off from Shang Liang mountain, to reach San Cha mountain, Huo Tan mountain was a
necessary stop.
Stepping on the charcoal stones, one would feel the heat from below, as the air was dry and without
moisture. Looking far, all one could see was dark red charcoal stones.
There were trees on this mountain too.
But these trees were short and thin, their branches were like needles and did not block sunlight.
Thus, on Huo Tan mountain, one could have a wider vision thanpared to being on other
mountains.
Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing travelled on the mountain, if birds flew in the sky and looked down, they
would see two tiny ants crawling slowly.
The truth is, they were being observed.
“Hehe, they are finally here.”
“Huo Tan mountain is a necessary location along the path, they will definitely pass by here if they want
to go to San Cha mountain.
At an insignificant corner, two demonic Gu Masters were hiding.
They were two bald men, the older one was called Jiao Huang, while the middle-aged man was called
Meng Tu, they were a famous assassination duo among the demonic Gu Masters.
“As long as we kill these two, Shang n would have ten thousand primeval stones as reward, and we
will also get a yellow pair token. How can we let go of such a good deal?” Meng Tu licked his lips
excitedly.
“But they are both rank four Gu Masters, we are only rank three peak stage. This is a good deal, but
the risks are higher! I’m not sure if it was a mistake to ept this…” Jiao Huang was older and wiser,
showing worry on his face.
“Elder brother Jiao Tu, don’t be frightened by their cultivation. So what if they are rank four, they are
only rank four initial stage. Most of the Gu worms in their hands are still rank three. Moreover, it is not
like we have not killed a rank four Gu Master before, remember that Xiao Fu Lu who was killed by us?”
Meng Tu encouraged.
Once he mentioned Xiao Fu Lu, Jiao Huang frowned, as he said nervously: “Didn’t I mention it many
times, don’t talk about Xiao Fu Lu. He is the grandson of Xiao n’s supreme elder, we offended a Gu
Immortal when we killed him. Keep this matter in your stomach and never mention it again.”
“Hmph, so what if he is a Gu Immortal? Haven’t we lived free and safe all these years?” Meng Tu
pouted indifferently: “Gu Immortals are not omnipotent, not to mention these two newly advanced rank
four Gu Masters. Brother, don’t forget that we’ve spent several days preparing that trap for them.
Hehehe!”
Speaking of that trap, Jiao Huang’s expression rxed.
He muttered: “As long as they fall into the trap and engage in a fierce battle, their primeval essence will
be depleted and we will have a chance to act!”
“Exactly.” Meng Tu said, as his eyes suddenly glowed, saying softly but excitedly: “Quickly look, they
fell for the trap!”
Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing stopped walking.
The nearby ground started shaking violently. Rock shrapnels fell down the cliff from both sides.
On the ground, the soil was moved away asva crocodiles crawled out from the ground.
“It is ava crocodile group, there is a thousand beast king!” Bai Ning Bing concentrated, looking at the
leader of the group.
Thisva crocodile king was huge, the size of three elephants.
Its body is covered with deep red scales, and four thick legs supported its huge body. A crocodile tail
giving off a metallic glow was over ten meters long. On its back, there were two lumps, like two small
volcanoes. As it breathed, two traces of ck smoke rose from the volcanoes, thick and thin
rhythmically.
As theva crocodile king crawled out of the ground, it stared at Fang and Bai, but most of its attention
was on Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing were rank four initial stage Gu Masters, but he had rank four middle
stage primeval essence.
Theva crocodile king had sharp senses, it immediately sensed that Fang Yuan’s aura was scarier.
It opened its mouth, and over a thousandva crocodiles encircled Fang and Bai.
Facing such a dangerous situation, Fang Yuanughed: “It is but a few crocodiles, Bai Ning Bing,
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“Okay.” Bai Ning Bing replied inly, but battle intent surged in her eyes.
Back then, when they first left Qing Mao mountain, they had also encountered ava crocodile king,
and stayed away from it.
But now, they were different, having rank four cultivation, even if thisva crocodile king was a
thousand beast king, it could not stop their path!