All the elders were murmuring about how Ron broke through two levels of cultivation so easily, it was simply unheard of! It was okay to breakthrough one level as he might already be on the verge of breaking through when he entered the cultivation room, but that doesn't explain how he broke through another level!
There was unrest for some time, but then they settled down, as the head elder said that it might be an epiphany during breaking through.
Time flew slowly, and the scene in all the cultivation rooms was similar, where they rigorously tried to absorb the spiritual energy to breakthrough. There were some that have already broken through, but they still continued to absorb the spiritual energy, so as not to waste this opportunity.
The only exception was Ron, who was still snoring in the cultivation room!
"There's only thirty minutes left in the cultivation room, do you think that kid's going to sleep till the end?"
Just then Ron woke up and yawned, He stretched his body and then sat up straight.
"Status"
[ Ron Rogers (SilverSurfer) ]
[ Cultivation: Sixth Level Body Refinement Realm (Mid Level D Rank)]
[ Vitality: 1.2]
[ Focus: LOCKED ]
[ Skills: - ]
[ Storage: Tag Change Token]
[ Points: 1,752 ]
[ Task Progress: System Node placed - Time remaining 103 days ]
He sighed, it felt like a never ending loop for him, to earn and then use the points, then earn them again and then empty them :(
Spiritual energy rushed in, as he used the rest of his points to level up.
"He's doing it again! He's doing it again!"
There was an uproar again in the monitoring room as Ron started to make his breakthroughs again. They started going crazy.
"Since when did epiphanies become as common as cabbage?"
"Status"
[ Ron Rogers (SilverSurfer) ]
[ Cultivation: Eighth Level Body Refinement Realm (High Level D Rank)]
[ Vitality: 1.2]
[ Focus: LOCKED ]
[ Skills: - ]
[ Storage: Tag Change Token, …]
[ Points: 252 ]
[ Task Progress: System Node placed - Time remaining 103 days ]
The uproar in the monitoring room lasted for a while. Ron used the rest of the time to keep absorbing spiritual energy for points, as he didn't have many points left with him now. Soon time passed and the spiritual energy in the room gradually receded.
Outside the cultivation rooms, the candidates started coming out one by one. Some of them were filled with joy of breaking through, while the others had to face reality of not being able to.
Soon all the candidates came out of the cultivation rooms and stood in the open square, Ron was among them.
The Elder called out names of those who have not been able to breakthrough a single level in their cultivation realm, and asked them to leave as they have failed to clear the test.
Some of them cried and begged to give them another chance, but just with a wave of his hand, all those who were causing trouble were blown aside and a few guards came to force them out of the mountain.
"Congratulations to you, as you all have been able to clear the three tests and are now part of the Zhang sect. I'll be truthful, I didn't expect there to be so many of you clearing the tests, it's uncommon for so many of you to pass. Especially during the third test, I have seen a few promising individuals that were able to break through more than one level"
The elder glanced at Ron and Ayesha, he continued with a smile,
"You may proceed with your fellow disciples here, to get your accommodations and uniforms, they will explain you your duties as well. Once again, be proud of being part of the Zhang sect!"
With that the elder left, a few people in grey attire arrived and took them towards their residence, the girls were taken to a different area.
After arriving in front of the residential area, the leading disciple halted and looked at all the new disciples with a humble smile,
"Hello fellow disciples! Congratulations on becoming part of the outer sect! Before I begin to explain everything about the sect, follow my instructions and do what I say…"
The leading disciple smiled and amicably told the disciples to take out their jade tokens that the elder has issued them, and perform what he told, Ron followed the suite. Once he confirmed that everyone has done what he told, his smile turned into an evil one.
He loosened his collar, sitting down on a barrel besides the gate and raised his voice,
"Listen carefully you fools, because I'm only going to explain this once. Behind me is the basic residence area, you can live comfortably for the next one month without paying anything. To survive in the outer sect you will need sect's contribution points, no matter what you want to do, your food, clothing, weapons, cultivation manuals and what not, heck you will even need points to have a shelter on top of your head! If you're out of contribution points you might even have to sleep in the streets. Obviously, if you have contribution points, you can not only move into a much better residence, you can even move into a villa on top of those mountain peaks"
"Next, there are three main places you need to remember. First is the mission hall, where you will be able to take up missions issued by the sect members and earn contribution points upon completion Second is the central square, where you have already been for the cultivation rooms, the central square not only has the cultivation rooms, but also library, where you can find cultivation manuals, Armament store, where you can exchange or buy weapons with your contribution points, and many other different halls. The Third is the battle arena, where all the official battles in the sect take place. No disciple is allowed to fight between themselves, if they want to, they can go to the arena and initiate a battle order"
"There are lectures taking place every now and then by the elders of the sect, you can attend them freely or if you want, you can even take up private lessons by paying points as fee"
"Finally, the final piece of information I need to relay you is that no disciple is allowed to leave the sect premises. You can only leave the sect if there is a sect mission, requiring you to travel outside or if you have the permission from the elders of the sect"
"That's all for now! You can go along"