Before Tai bàoli laid ten enormous mountains, Tai bàoli's jaw couldn't shut from the scenery in front of him, were arrays really this powerful? To hide all these enormous mountains within a singular enormous mountain? Tai bàoli didn't understand how it worked, and, to be honest? he didn't really care. Arrays were never his thing, he was much better at talking with his fists.
The Great Elder leading him forward explained the ten mountains.
Great Elder Wanzi: "Before you are the Great Hidden Mountain Tiger Sects great mountain peaks, There's the Flowing Water Peak, Rising Sun Peak, Hidden Dragon Peak, Crouching Tiger Peak, Ice-Wind Valley Peak, Earthen Palace Peak, Moon Haven Peak, Lightning Pavilion Peak, Array Pavilion Peak, and the Grand Forge Peak. Of the 10, 5 are actively taking disciples. You merely need to make your way to the peak and sign an admission and gain your knew identity token for whatever peak you want to get into. There are ways to get into the other peaks or become a disciple of the other peaks, however it's quite unlikely you'll do so."
The moment that Great Elder Wanzi finished speaking he'd seemingly disappear leaving behind a new sect emblem signifying that Tai Bàoli was an inner disciple. It seemed Great Elder Wanzi was in a hurry, considering he'd only have gave Tai Bàoli the names of the peaks and not much else to go on.
Tai Bàoli grabbed his emblem and continued forward...
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He didn't know which peak was Great Elder Yi's.... Well guess he'd just have to find out by going to the closest peak, which happened to be the flowing water peak. Upon arrival he'd begin climbing an enormous set of marble stairs leading towards a pavilion atop the very peak of the mountain.
It was there he'd see dozens of other disciples all talking and communicating with eachother, however...they were all female.
Tai Bàoli scratched the back of his head and politely bowed and began asking the closest disciple for some information. The disciple he'd speak to would be a rather curvy older disciple around 18 years old. She was clearly tiers stronger then any other disciple he'd ever met, Tai Bàoli wondered what stage the disciple was in, she had long black hair tied in a high ponytail as well as sharp blue eyes
Tai Bàoli: "Excuse me, which peak is Great Elder Yi apart of?"
The disciple stopped and looked quite confused before speaking.
Xia Ti: "You're a little lost, Great Elder Yi is the Peak master of the Crouching Tiger Peak...not only is he the peak master.... he's one of the peaks that don't accept disciples."
As Xia Ti spoke her eyes briefly glowed a calming blue hue as she looked over Tai Bàoli, a slightly confused look over taking her face.
Xia Ti: "I can't tell if you're a new inner disciple or if you're just some slow recluse who tried to gain a little strength unbeknownst to others and is now trying to find Elder Yi to take him in, even though he doesn't take disciples. You're clearly stronger then just a baby new inner disciple but I've never seen you before."
Tai Bàoli thought to himself as Xia Ti spoke "man she talks a lot"
Scratching his head in embarrassment he'd politely bow again and ask for her to point the crouching tiger peak out for him.
Of course while Xia Ti was interested in Tai Bàoli and why he wanted to find Elder Yi, she really didn't care that much, she had places to be and things to do. So she'd point towards the crouching tiger peak and give Tai Bàoli basic instructions.
Once she was finished she'd Swiftly walk off, the pace so fast that Tai Bàoli could barely keep up.
Tai Bàoli really wondered what her cultivation stage was, I mean she'd been so fast casually that he'd barely kept up, was she still within the body refining stages?
It took awhile but eventually Tai Bàoli successfully made his way to the crouching tiger peak, and surprisingly, well I guess it could be unsurprisingly since Elder Yi didn't accept disciples often, there was no one on the large marble steps leading up the mountain, in fact the steps themselves seemed overgrown, like not even servants or other disciples had been put in charge of keeping the steps clean.
As Tai Bàoli traveled up the steps, he'd find that not even a third of the way of the way up the steps two resounding voices began heartily laughing.
Instantly Tai Bàoli recognized the voices, as he'd heard both hearty laughs before, it had to be Great Elder Yi and Great Elder Fu!
However before Tai Bàoli could sprint up to try and go meet the voices he'd find the voices were now resounding from behind him.
Great Elder Yi: "Hahahahaha!! Elder Fu look who's here, and quite a bit early at that. What do you think? Are you even more jealous I beat you to him now?"
Great Elder Fu: "Ha! I'd never be Jealous of such an old fart like yourself, I'm just glad our sect has such an outstanding new disciple again. "
Before Tai Bàoli could even respond to the two of them appearing Elder Yi placed one of his fingers on the temple of Tai Bàoli, and an invasive Qi seemingly searched through and invaded Tai Bàoli's system.
Another hearty laugh resounding
Great Elder Yi: "Absolutely astounding young Tai, body refining stage 6? And within your first year of being a part of the sect? It's nearly unheard of in our rural area, there's probably only 5 other current inner disciples that progressed that fast, you're absolutely incredible."
Great Elder Fu: "Stage 6? In 4 months? That rivals old man Yi here, he only got to stage 6 in 3 months, and even then his foundation was rocky."
Tai Bàoli: "Disciple meets Great Elder Fu, and Master Great Elder Yi"
Tai Bàoli was uncaring of the invasive Qi overlooking his body, he was confident Great Elder Yi was here to help him, and was also confident the Unlimited Experience System would be hidden.
First and foremost he had to great the elders that treated him the best since his arrival. Happy to see their faces and hear their voices.
Tai Bàoli: "Yes! I reached pulse condensation and created another technique, it's actually what helped me get here so fast while keeping a sturdy foundation."
Before Tai Bàoli could continue Great Elder Yi and Great Elder Fu's jaws dropped, another technique? Within 4 months time? And it was stronger then the near peak mortal rank technique Tai Bàoli had created before?
Great Elder Yi: "Incredible, absolutely incredible, it's common for individuals to create new techniques, but never in such a close timeframe to previously creating a new technique, it takes time and new understandings, usually only individuals with absolutely outstanding comprehension abilities can do it."
Great Elder Fu: "Old Yi is right, especially disciples, I see them create techniques all the time but they usually try and take that technique as far as possible before trying to create something again, it takes years of new experiences, or incredible epiphanies. Old Yi quickly lets have him right the technique down, of course only if he's willing"
As Great Elder Fu asked if Tai Bàoli was willing he'd unconsciously nod his head, both the elders before him had never done anything to try and halt Tai Bàoli's progress or hinder him, so he had a near unwavering trust in them.
Great Elder Yi: "Hahaha! Phenomenal let's go now, I'll have your senior brother setup a cave abode for you.....Young Qua!!! Set up a cave abode, you have a new junior brother!!"
And with a flash Great Elder Yi would scoop up Tai Bàoli and near instantly travel to Great Elder Yi's pavilion stop the mountain peak, Great Elder Fu swiftly right behind them.
A distant echo of a small scream could be heard
Senior Brother Qua Yinzi: "Yes master!! Right away"
As the three arrived at and inside the pavilion Tai Bàoli's jaw would be agape yet again, as the pavilion was seemingly built of marble and precious metals beautiful, like a kings castle it took the breathe out of Tai Bàoli.
Of course with everything else Tai Bàoli had seen since becoming an inner disciple it wasn't that crazy, quickly Tai Bàoli would begin writing down his technique, the Light Devouring Phantom Body.
And as he did so and both Great Elder Yi and Fu watched their eyes went wide.....this....this.....had to be an earth rank technique? A body refining stage cultivator who was only within the sixth stage had the ability to create such an astounding technique? And not only did he create a Earth rank technique it seemed like the more he wrote the closer it looked to being a Mid Earth rank technique...this was.... unheard of.....not even Great Elder Yi would have had the ability to create such a technique at such a young age and experience.
Great Elder Fu: "Old Yi.....I'm jealous."
Great Elder Yi scratched the back of his head, he had no idea Tai Bàoli would be this talented.
Great Elder Yi: "Elder Fu.....I'm jealous of Young Tai here...if I had been able to create a technique at such a young age I'd have gone far further in my journey."
As Tai Bàoli finished writing the technique and Great Elder Fu and Yi finished reading it, a silence pervaded the room.
Great Elder Fu: "Don't be cheap with him Old Yi"
Great Elder Yi: "I would never, he is one of my Direct Disciples after all. Young Tai, I'll give you 8,000 martial credits. And 80 credits a month."
Tai Bàoli eyes went wide, not just at Great Elder Yi's large credits but the notification that rang within his mind
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-Congratulations-
-+100 Experience-
-You've been rewarded 100 experience for spreading the knowledge of a uniquely created Earth Rank Technique.
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Tai Bàoli had doubled his experience points....and all it took was a couple hours of writing down his newly acquired technique, and his martial credits would also jump an astounding 8,000 credits?