Chapter 460

"Exactly!"Xu Yang replied indifferently and reached out to close the main gate.

"Junior brother must be careful; your courtyard is unlucky. Two masters have already died here in three years."

He seemed to be offering a kind reminder; after speaking, he said no more and strode past Xu Yang, leaving.

Xu Yang silently cursed Bai Chi in his heart and continued walking toward the dining hall.

He did not know how many inner sect disciples Li Huo Peak had, but every mealtime, only twenty or thirty people came here.

Of course, twenty or thirty was certainly not everyone; by his estimate, Li Huo Peak should have around a hundred disciples.

After serving himself a portion of beast meat, Xu Yang found an empty table, sat down, ate while listening to these people's conversations, and gathered information.

"Tian Feng Valley is about to open!"

"About to open? It's still at least two months away!"

"It opens only a few times a year; we must prepare more contribution points."

Xu Yang's heart stirred; before entering Ziyang Sect, he had heard Li He mention Tian Feng Valley and knew it was a cultivation treasure land.

Later, in the outer sect, no one mentioned Tian Feng Valley, and he gradually forgot about this place.

"Tian Feng Valley should be a place only inner sect disciples can go,"Xu Yang thought.

However, judging by these people's tone, not everyone could go to Tian Feng Valley to cultivate; contribution points were required.

Although he still had some on him, they were not many.

"Should I prepare some contribution points and go check out Tian Feng Valley?"

This thought had barely risen when he quickly rejected it.

To obtain contribution points, one naturally had to undertake missions; inner sect disciple missions were no longer rough, tiring jobs like guarding or patrolling the mountain, but generally involved going out to guard a certain area or killing experts who committed crimes within Ziyang Sect territory.

His cultivation speed was not slow; there was no need to risk his life for contribution points. Staying quietly on Li Huo Peak was the right path.

"Haha... Brother Xu, why are you eating alone?"Suddenly a cheerful voice rang out.

Xu Yang looked up and saw Jiang Fan and Jiang Yan striding over.

"Just arrived at the peak; I don't know anyone,"Xu Yang said with a smile.

Jiang Fan and Jiang Yan went to get their food, then sat down at his table.

Jiang Fan smiled and said, "I don't know anyone either. Remember to invite me next time we eat; I live in Courtyard Ten."

Courtyard Ten!

Xu Yang now knew the difference in living quarters for these outer sect disciples: the earlier the number, the better and more spacious the place.

His courtyard was already over a hundred.

Of course, after number twenty, the courtyards made no difference; only the first twenty courtyards were adjusted according to their numbers.

"Good!"Xu Yang smiled.

The three finished their meal quickly.

Jiang Fan said, "I have now nearly comprehended Qian Duan Jue and Lian Tie Shou; I want to go to Duanbingge to practice. Brother Xu, are you interested in joining?"

"I was just thinking the same!"Xu Yang smiled.

Yu Xin Dao Jing had already been mastered; next came steady cultivation. With time abundant, it was time to start learning the art of forging weapons.

The three stood up and walked toward Duanbingge.

The so-called Duanbingge was actually a large enclosed area surrounded by walls, filled with furnaces and forging platforms for Li Huo Peak disciples to hone their weapon-forging skills.

Beside it stood a great hall selling various kinds of purified metals and iron for practice.

"You don't have your own forging hammers yet; it's best to buy a hammer first,"Jiang Yan said.

Xu Yang hadn't expected even hammers to be self-purchased.

He had thought the inner sect would be better, but he found they still relentlessly exploited the disciples; without some family wealth, one truly could do nothing.

"Qian Duan Jue is not easy to cultivate; it relies heavily on talent. If you cannot achieve minor success within two months, it can be said you basically have no weapon-forging talent."

Jiang Yan's words were directed at Xu Yang.

For Li Huo Peak disciples, if they generally could not achieve minor success in Qian Duan Jue within two months, they basically stopped wasting time and Qian Cai.

Because continuing to spend time would yield little achievement; it was better to focus solely on cultivation.

After speaking, he looked at Jiang Fan and said, "Brother Fan, if you cannot achieve minor success within one month, stop learning these things in the future and focus on cultivation to prepare for the Second Dragon Ascent."

A proper young Marquis learning to forge iron was naturally not a respectable matter.

But Jiang Fan was willful; he had joined Li Huo Peak specifically to learn weapon-forging skills, so Hou Fu set a condition: achieve minor success in Qian Duan Jue within one month.

If minor success was achieved within one month, he could continue learning weapon-forging skills; otherwise, he must focus on cultivation.

"I understand!"Jiang Fan nodded.

As they spoke, the three stepped into the great hall.