Xuanyang Sect.
Zichen Peak.
This is the place where outer disciples receive their sect allowances.
It is also the place where outer disciples undergo the assessment to become inner disciples.
In the past, there weren't many people who came here daily for the assessment, so this mountain peak seemed relatively quiet.
But today is different.
Today is the monthly distribution of sect allowances, and tens of thousands of outer disciples of Xuanyang Sect have flocked here.
When Li Xun arrived here, it was already late in the day, and compared to the daytime, there were far fewer people here.
He stood on a platform and glanced at the two grand halls in front of him.
One hall is the Hall of Transmissions, where sect allowances are distributed and where elders impart teachings upon the Xuanyang Sect member. The other hall is the Hall of Assessment, as the name suggests, used for assessments.
At this moment, there are still people guarding the Hall of Transmissions, but the Hall of Assessment has already activated a formation that prohibits outsiders from entering.
"It seems I won't be able to become an inner disciple today."
Li Xun sighed softly.
He walked into the Hall of Transmissions.
Upon entering, he went straight to a counter.
Behind the counter, a disciple wearing the outer disciples' attire was dozing off.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Li Xun knocked on the counter and said, "Junior brother, I've come to receive my sect allowance."
"Huh?"
The disciple suddenly woke up, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, and the slightly annoyed look in his eyes immediately subsided upon seeing Li Xun.
Although Li Xun usually keeps a low profile, his reputation is quite significant.
In just two years, he had reached the Tenth Layer of the Body Tempering Realm, and his reputation as a genius had already spread far and wide.
Given time, it was almost certain that Li Xun would become an inner disciple. Who would dare to provoke a future inner disciple?
"So, it's Senior Brother Li Xun."
The disciple smiled warmly. He took out a dusty bag from under the counter and handed it over.
As if he remembered something, he took back the bag, took out a few spirit stones from another bag, and placed them inside Li Xun's bag before handing it over again.
"Senior Brother, this is your sect allowance, please keep it safe."
"Mmm."
Li Xun nodded and casually accepted the bag.
As for the disciple who took a few spirit stones from other people's allowances and gave them to himself, Li Xun didn't say much. After all, it wasn't the first time such a thing had happened.
The sect didn't care about these minor matters.
And the disciples who suffered losses could only blame their own misfortune.
He stored the bag in his storage ring and turned to leave.
"Storage ring!"
The disciple's eyes lit up as he envied the ring on Li Xun's hand. He quickly withdrew his gaze and loudly said to Li Xun's back, "Senior Brother, take care on your way back!"
Outside the hall.
Li Xun glanced once again at the darkened Hall of Assessment, shook his head, and prepared to leave the mountain. But at that moment...
A series of shouts and curses came from a distance.
"Is someone trying to snatch spirit stones again?"
Li Xun murmured to himself.
He had seen this kind of thing happen many times before. During the monthly distribution of allowances among tens of thousands of outer disciples, there was always a group of people who would try to snatch them.
Li Xun had experienced it himself in the past, but luckily his strength had improved rapidly, and with the help of Lu Changhe by his side, he had never been robbed.
"I wonder who's the unlucky man this time."
Li Xun had no intention of getting involved, and even if he did, he wouldn't be able to handle it all.
Outer disciples were primarily focused on the "outer" aspect. Strictly speaking, they were not official disciples of Xuanyang Sect, and the elders didn't care about such matters.
As an outer disciple, why should he bother with other people's problems?
But the next second, Li Xun froze in his tracks.
Because in his mind, the system's notification sound rang out once again.
[Ding, congratulations, Host! A Blue-Tier investable individual has been found. Investing in a Blood Qi Pill will grant you a Pure Yang Body and a Azure Dragon Halberd (a top-grade spiritual treasure)!]
"Blue-Tier?"
Li Xun halted his steps, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
The white-tier investment had already brought about a tremendous change with just a twenty-year cultivation boost.
And now, the Blue-Tier investment not only offered a Pure Yang Body but also added a Azure Dragon Halberd!
The significance of a Pure Yang Body was self-evident.
Li Xun already possessed above-average aptitude, and with the addition of this special physique, he could instantly transform from an ordinary genius to a top-tier genius.
Although his strength wouldn't increase much for now, his future achievements would be incomparable.
As for the Azure Dragon Halberd...
That made Li Xun even more envious.
In the cultivation world, weapons can generally be classified into six levels: Mortal, Dao Treasure, Spiritual Treasure, Dao Weapon, Saint Weapon, and Emperor Weapon.
Spiritual Treasures already belonged to the mid-tier or higher level of treasures.
Usually, only the elders of Xuanyang Sect possessed one or two Spiritual Treasures, and they might not even be top-grade ones.
If word got out that he, a Qi Refinement Realm cultivator, had obtained a top-grade Spiritual Treasure, who would believe it?
With this Azure Dragon Halberd, he could confidently stride forward in his journey without having any problems until he encountered a much more powerful cultivator.
Li Xun followed the prompt from the system and looked towards the direction where the cursing sounds came from.
"Hold on a second, could it be that the person I invested in is the one being robbed out of their spirit stones?"
Li Xun thought of a possibility.
Afterward, his gaze turned cold.
In broad daylight, as a disciple of Xuanyang Sect, a righteous sect, to engage in an act like forcefully snatching spirit stones away from a weaker person was simply laughable.
If it were to be known, how would it differ from the actions of demonic cultivators?
He hadn't encountered this kind of incident before, so he didn't bother trying to put a stop to it.
But now that he had encountered this incident, he had to take care of it no matter what!