Chapter 176

"Disciple thanks the Master!" Xu Yang and Sun Tao cupped their hands together.

With a deacon of the Ziyang Sect taking care of them, they would be much smoother in the Ziyang Sect.

As for Lin Wei, she just smiled and didn't speak.

Lin Cheng waved his hand, "Don't rush to thank the master. Human hearts are easy to change. I haven't seen Xiao Hua for many years, only occasionally communicating by letter. I'm not sure if he will take care of you for my sake. Don't have too much hope. The path of martial arts ultimately depends on yourself."

Xu Yang and Sun Tao both said "Thank you for the Master's teaching" together.

"Sun Tao, you go down. You don't need to come to the martial arts hall these few days. Spend more time with your family and prepare for the departure."

"Disciple bids farewell to the Master!"

Hearing this, Sun Tao knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times before getting up and leaving.

Lin Cheng looked at Xu Yang and said, "You are from a farming family and are unwilling to bow to others. Going to the Ziyang Sect, you will be unable to move without money. The master will help you with two hundred silver coins, hoping you can go more smoothly."

Lin Wei stepped forward and handed Xu Yang four silver notes with a smile.

"Disciple thanks the Master!"

Xu Yang was somewhat moved.

Lin Cheng usually looks like he doesn't care about anything, but in fact, he knows the situation of every disciple like the back of his hand.

Since leaving the Liu family, he has been somewhat stretched. Lin Cheng gave him a job, provided three meals and monthly money, and now gave him money so that he wouldn't be penniless when he arrived at the Ziyang Sect.

Although he got more than a hundred taels of silver after killing Guan Young Lady, Lin Cheng didn't know.

Lin Cheng waved his hand, "Go, don't mind it being too little. You don't need to come these few days, spend more time with your family."

Xu Yang left Lin Cheng's courtyard and found that Sun Tao, Zhang Yong, Lu Ren, and others had all left.

"Where is Wenjie?"

He wanted to say goodbye to Qiu Wenjie, but found that Qiu Wenjie was not there.

Tian Li said, "Back to Senior Brother Xu, Senior Brother Qiu went back, saying he wanted to prepare a good horse for you. He asked me to tell you that he would solve the horse matter for you."

Xu Yang nodded, "Junior Brother Tian, take care!"

Tian Li cupped his hands, "Wish Senior Brother Xu prosperity in martial arts."

Three days later, outside Qingyuan City, the morning sun rose. Countless Dragon-Ascending geniuses of the martial arts examination were holding their horses, saying goodbye to their families reluctantly.

Xu Yang was holding the white horse prepared for him by the Qiu family, wearing a tight suit, with a bundle hanging on his back.

"Listen to your eldest uncle more. If you can't bear the hardship of practicing martial arts, don't practice. When brother stands firm over there, I will pick you up as soon as possible."

He looked at the little girl with red eyes and gave his final instructions.

His heart softened, knowing the hardship of practicing martial arts, and he didn't want the little girl to suffer this hardship.

"Hmm!"

Xu Qing lowered her head and bit her lip, afraid she would cry.

The two had depended on each other since childhood. For her, Xu Yang was both a brother and a father. If Xu Yang hadn't tried his best to support the family, she wouldn't know where she would have starved to death.

Parting at this moment, she only felt as if the sky had collapsed.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother, I will help you take care of Xiao Qing and will never let anyone bully her," Qiu Wenjie said.

Xu Yang said thank you and looked at Zhou Shunchang, "Eldest Uncle, take care. I will trouble you to worry about Xiao Qing."

As he spoke, he bowed deeply.

"Go ahead without worry," Zhou Shunchang smiled.

Knowing that Xu Yang was going to ascend the dragon, it was a great thing, so he was not as sad as Xu Qing, but happy instead.

"Junior Brother Xu, let's go!" In the distance, Sun Tao's voice rang out.

Xu Yang looked over, and many people had already turned onto their horses, preparing to set off.

"Take care!"

He turned onto his horse and walked toward the distance.

"Brother, take care!" Xu Qing shouted from behind.

Xu Yang waved his hand and rode his horse to Sun Tao's side.

Sun Tao was wearing a tight suit with a sword on his back.

Beside him, Lin Wei had her hair tied up and also carried a sword.

After waiting for a while, all the candidates got on their horses, and the team set off immediately.

The team of sixty or seventy people stretched for hundreds of meters, and there was dust splashed by horse hooves everywhere.

"Suffering!"

When the horses ran, the dust raised was even greater. The ones in front were fine, but the ones in the back were eating dust all the time, and it was the kind that they had to eat for days and nights.

After only a while, Xu Yang felt his face sticky, so he had to support his true qi to isolate the dust.

At the front of the team were people sent by the government office, responsible for taking them to the Ziyang Sect and proving their identities.

The leader was named Li He, the commander of the Qingyuan City City Guard Army. It is said that he was also a disciple of the Ziyang Sect, and not someone like Lin Cheng who couldn't mix in the Ziyang Sect and left the Ziyang Sect.

Li He's identity, it is said that he is still a disciple of the Ziyang Sect, and his name is still registered in the roster of the Ziyang Sect.

He rode a spirited white horse and ran at the very front. In the afternoon, everyone arrived at a tea stall in the mountains.

"Get off the horse and eat some dry food."

Li He jumped off his horse, threw the reins to his men, and sat down at the tea stall first.

By the time Xu Yang and these people tied their horses, fed the horses grass, and walked to the tea stall, there were no seats left. They could only partner up to ask for a pot of tea and sit on the ground to gnaw on dry food.

This mountain tea stall also provided meals, but there were too many of them, and they couldn't be busy for a while, and there was no time to wait slowly, so they could only gnaw on dry food.

"Senior Brother Sun, how long will it take to reach the Ziyang Sect?" Zhang Yong asked while gnawing on dry food.

Riding a horse for a long time is not an enjoyable thing, plus the dust is heavy, and they have to run true qi to isolate it all the time. However, after only half a day, they felt they couldn't hold on.

Sun Tao said in a muffled voice, "There are still five or six days."

He was also exhausted, feeling as if his body were about to fall apart.

Hearing that there were still five or six days left, everyone's expression was somewhat ugly. They could barely hold on for half a day, and they were afraid they would lose half their lives in five or six days.

"Commander Li, can you tell us about the situation of the Ziyang Sect now?"

On the other side, Cao Rong, Yun Feng, and these people with strength and status sat at the table with Li He and began to ask about the Ziyang Sect.

Martial arts sects are very mysterious, and there are few rumors about sects in Qingyuan.

Xu Yang had also asked Lin Cheng, but Lin Cheng looked deep and mysterious, as if he couldn't mention it to outsiders.

Li He glanced at everyone who was full of desire and said, "Well, some things can be told to you now. After you know, you can also use these few days of rushing to think about how to develop after entering the sect.

The Ziyang Sect has four peaks, and the inheritance of each peak is different.

The main peak is Tianquan Peak, which holds the power of the sect. Every generation of sect masters comes from Tianquan Peak and is best at sword techniques. You disciples who are in the top three of the examination can choose to join Tianquan Peak first after passing the three-year outer sect training period and worship the elders as teachers.

Next is Lihuo Peak. Lihuo Peak mainly practices fist and palm techniques. The secret cultivation method Lihuo Gong is a divine skill that cultivates both inside and outside. The inheritance is not weaker than Tianquan Peak. There is also a weapon forging inheritance in the peak. The treatment of disciples in the peak is second only to the Medicine King Peak, which is good at alchemy.

Medicine King Peak, the wealthiest peak of the Ziyang Sect. The disciples in the peak are either good at alchemy, good at cultivating spiritual medicine, or medical skills, so the disciples of this peak are very wealthy. However, its secret cultivation method, Qingmu Jue, is slightly weaker in attack and killing, and those who don't like fighting can choose this peak.

However, this peak is popular, and ordinary people are very difficult to enter.

The fourth peak is Beast King Peak, which mainly practices blade techniques and tempers the physique. The disciples in the peak like killing the most and are the peak with the highest death rate among the five peaks.

Beast King Peak is good at raising exotic beasts and is responsible for providing exotic beast flesh and blood to the sect. If you want your cultivation to advance bravely and are not afraid of adventure, Beast King Peak should be the first choice."

Everyone listened, thinking about which peak they should enter in the future according to their own situation.

Xu Yang took a fancy to Medicine King Peak at once. Medicine King Peak disciples are not good at fighting, which is most suitable for lurking.

However, according to Li He, it is very difficult to become a disciple of Medicine King Peak.

Cao Rong said, "Must you be an outer sect disciple for three years before you can enter the peak?"

Outer sect disciple, this sounds like a cow or a horse.

He is the young master of the Cao family and has always been well-fed and well-clothed. How can he be a cow or a horse for others?

Li He nodded, "The law is not passed on personally. Even if you are a genius with A-plus innate talent, you must contribute to the sect as an outer sect disciple for three years before you can become an inner sect disciple and enjoy the peak.

The Ziyang Sect has been established for hundreds of years. Generations of sect masters, elders, and descendants of supreme elders have a pile of descendants. If everyone only enjoys and doesn't contribute, how can the sect operate?

Of course, it's not that outer sect disciples don't have any benefits, just paying blindly.

Outer sect disciples have three Yiqi Pills for free every month, and they can also get contribution points for completing tasks. Contribution points can be used to exchange for outer sect martial arts or the opportunity to practice in Tianfeng Valley."

"Only three years, no problem!" Zhang Yong smiled.

He has struggled in the mud for many years. As long as there is hope, he can persist for him.

Sun Tao nodded, "A martial arts sect is a big sect, and the handwriting is really extraordinary."

Things like outer sect disciples that sound like cows and horses actually have three Yiqi Pills for free every month, and there are sect contribution points.

You know, in Qingyuan County, Marrow Cleansing experts who are guests for wealthy families only have fifty taels a month.