Later that day, Xiao Fang and Xiao Hei arrived at the entrance of the Ancestral Training Grounds. They paid the mandatory 3,000 merit points each, then received an orange arm band that had matching numbers on it signifying that they were a team and planning to go deeper than the 4th floor.
Xiao Fang wasn't happy that he had to spend so many merit points in one go, but for safety reasons, the sect didn't allow disciples to travel into the Ancestral Training Grounds without a partner.
They both ran down the steep spiraling tunnel, only stopping when they reached the elder guarding the gates to the 5th floor. Seeing the matching orange armbands on their arms, the elder let them pass.
