Austin and the other disciples from the FlHoly Land traveled by air, and as they passed by rivers, mountains, big cities, and
groups of people going about their daily lives dressed in unfamiliar clothing, they knew that they were flying above another
kingdom.
Half a day had passed
and they could see nothing but mountains around them.
"The Shiny Sect's headquarters is over there,"
Elder Damian told the disciples.
The sects were usually located in mountains with abundant spiritual energy and rich vegetation, as these conditions were ideal for
cultivators.
They gaped at every breathtaking landscape they cacross with. There were mountains full of towering trees with the greenest
leaves, and a huge lake with water that sparkled like diamonds under the sun.
The beast's skeleton slowed down.
Soon after, it flew towards a huge mountain shrouded with mist. There were grand palaces surrounding them, and birds and beasts
freely roamed the area.
'What a perfect place to build a sect, ' Austin remarked with full admiration.
The beast's skeleton landed on the square of the summit.
A middle-aged plump man was waiting patiently on the square.
Elder Damian jumped off the skeleton, and his disciples followed right after. He carefully placed the skeleton aside as soon as
everyone was on the ground.
"Elder Damian,"
the middle-aged man greeted humbly as he walked towards Elder Damian.
"This is Steward Noah. He will tell you what to do,"
Elder Damian told the disciples of the FlHoly Land.
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He had a little talk with Steward Noah before leaving the square.
"Attention, everyone. You'll stay here for the following two months.
Rules are simple, if you're at the Emperor Realm, you will pretend to be an inner disciple.
If you're at the Semi-emperor Realm, you will disguise as an outer disciple.
Rest assured, no one in our sect will suspect you.
In case you're wondering, it's because every one or two years, we select few excellent disciples and send them to the base for
special training.
On the other hand, the disciples at the base will be sent here for trials or missions.
Every disciple in our sect is aware of this.
We told our disciples that there was a secret base behind our headquarters. Its sole purpose was to train outstanding disciples.
Your new identities are disciples coming from the secret training base.
Rule of the thumb, don't expose your identity and don't tell others anything about the FlHoly Land.
The survival of our FlHoly Land is in our hands.
One more thing, conflicts between disciples often took place here and you might get involved. You need to be vigilant at all times
and find out the spies within our sect.
Do you understand?"
Steward Noah elaborately said.
The disciples of the FlHoly Land all nodded at him.
Steward Noah led them out of the square.
Shiny Sect was a relatively weak sect across the East Mainland.
However, it was located on a vast area with mountains surrounded by clouds. It was mainly composed of old trees, rare flowers and
grass.
After a while, a dozen FlHoly Land disciples of the Semi-emperor Realm including Austin were ushered to the area where outer
disciples of the Shiny Sect cultivated.
They were now surrounded by countless mountains.
A great number of outer disciples looked up at Austin and his companions as they headed towards them.
There were surprise, admiration and envy visible in their eyes. Most of them were obviously jealous.
"Did they cback from that secret training base of our sect?"
"I've heard that only talented disciples have access to that secret base."
"As far as | can see, they are just at the Semi-emperor Realm like most of us. They don't look powerful as | expected them to be."
Discussions erupted among the outer disciples.
The respect for Austin and his companions were off the table as soon as they learned about them coming from the secret base.
They were hostile towards the newcomers.
This commotion was not surprising, mainly because of the fierce competition among the disciples.
Austin and other disciples of the FlHoly Land left the place and were led to one of the beautiful mountains.
As they landed on the peak, they were welcomed with multitude sight of clean houses.
Austin and his companions were asked to choose which one they like to live.
One by one, they got into their houses to finally rest.
Two hours later, more than ten figures suddenly showed up in the mountain where Austin and his companions were.
"Hello, guys, I'm Bruno Xiao. I'm here to see you all," one of them said using his vital energy force.
His thunderous voice shook the mountain slightly.
At this point, Austin was cultivating his spiritual sense. The spiritual tree floating in the air and drew energy from superior herbs.
Austin raised his eyebrows, as he heard Bruno Xiao's words.
"lI haven't gone to rest properly yet and people are already coming here to stir up trouble," he murmured.
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He noticed the unfriendly and challenging gazes from the outer disciples as soon as they arrived. 'The competition among the
disciples of the Shiny Sect is no joke, ' he thought.
Austin set aside the spiritual tree and superior herbs. He moved his body and hovered on top of his house.
The other disciples from the base of the FlHoly Land joined him soon. They eyed their visitors trying to intimidate the
unwanted guests.
One of the visitors took a step forward and drew a challenging smile.
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Bruno Xiao," he proudly introduced himself.
He was a twenty-year-old young man with neat eyebrows and sharp eyes, dressed in white clothes and shoes. His cultivation base
was at the premium stage of Semi-emperor Realm.
"I thought people who are trained specially in the secret base were incredibly powerful.
Turns out | was wrong.
Sof you are just at the medium stage of Semi-emperor Realm. How cyou were qualified to be trained in the secret base
behind our sect?
Now that you have been selected to the secret base and got special treatment, | think | deserved the sthing. It's unfair. The
senior members of our sect are biased," snorted a young man in purple, who stood behind Bruno Xiao.
He glanced at Austin and his companions with eyes full of contempt.
Among the disciples of the FlHoly Land who had been sent here, thirteen were at the Semi-emperor Realm; ten were at the
premium stage and three were at the medium stage.
The man clad in purple clothes was at the medium stage of Semi-emperor Realm.
"Don't be so rude," Bruno Xiao said to the young man in purple.
"Oh, I almost forgot the most important thing.
Would you like to join us?
We're from the Chu Union, the most powerful organization among those organized by outer disciples,"
Bruno Xiao offered in his monotonous voice.