Chapter 184: Sect Rank

Heming Temple is located in the open flat land of the mountainside, this open flat land sits north to south, about 300 zhang square circle, there are two huge arches in the east and west of the flat land, far away from each other. The east archway has the three characters of "Tsuruming Temple", and the west archway has three big characters of "Qingxinyuan".

Behind the two tall archways, they are the stations of the Ethereal Peak Alliance Guards and the inner disciples.

Shen Qing's current identity is an alliance guard, so he turned the flying sword under his feet and flew to the archway with the "Heming Courtyard".

Behind the archway, there is a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, at a glance, the pavilions and pavilions are hidden in the verdant forest trees, quiet and elegant.

The place that Shen Qing chose was in the middle of the valley, and he didn't delay at the moment, stepped on the flying sword, and flew straight towards the depths of the valley.

Soon, Shen Qing pressed the light in front of a mansion, and the moment he landed, he put the flying sword into the storage bag.

The whole house was covered by a hazy mist, and it was impossible to see the scenery inside.

Before coming to the courtyard gate, Shen Qing flipped his hand, the identity jade card flashed in his hand, and then he used the identity jade card to draw towards the courtyard gate, only to see a spiritual light shine, the courtyard door opened, and the mist disappeared.

Through the open courtyard gate, a two-story attic with exquisite shapes comes into view.

Shen Qing stepped in, and a strong aura suddenly came to his face, making him feel a burst of coolness all over his body, and he couldn't say it.

When he arrived at the ground, Shen Qing was not in a hurry to enter the two-story attic, but was wandering around first.

After walking around, Shen Qingqing knew the layout of his residence by heart.

The house is backed by a steep rock wall with a few ancient pines sticking out of its verdant branches, and a jade ribbon-like waterfall cascading down into a clear pool.

On the Qingtan side, it is the courtyard that belongs to Shen Qing. The whole yard covers an area of about five acres, behind the main gate is the front yard, containing several thousand-year-old trees, under the leafy old trees, a few stone tables and stone benches.

At the end of the front yard is the beautiful attic, and behind the two-story attic is the backyard.

There are several medicinal fields with fertile soil in the backyard, as well as a spring that exudes a rich spiritual aura, but the medicine fields are empty, and it seems that this empty and fertile medicinal field is specially used for the monks who live in the medicine plant.

In the corner of the backyard next to the rock wall, there is also a gazebo, where you can sit in the gazebo and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the waterfall and rock.

The whole house is hidden in the shade of the trees, the environment is quiet, the scenery is elegant, Shen Qing walked around, and he liked it.

Entering the attic, the ground of the hall on the first floor is covered with a thick and soft carpet, the hall is staggered with a few wooden chairs, a coffee table, and a few landscape maps are hung at the end of the wall, this floor of the hall should be a place to meet guests, there are not many items, the decoration is simple, but it is exquisite and elegant.

I went up the wooden staircase on one side to the second floor.

The second floor is composed of several rooms, namely a bedroom, a study, a washing room, a storage room, a quiet room, a practice room, a spiritual pet room, etc.

After a brief stroll in the attic, Shen Qing walked out of the attic, followed by a slap towards the storage bag, and a circular array flew out.

Originally, the house had a small protective formation, as well as some prohibitions. However, this area is within the sect, so naturally there will be no strong enemies, so that the formations and prohibitions set up are too simple, and the protection is not strong, mainly to cover **, which is not enough to protect this house.

Shen Qing laid down the Yin and Yang Reversal Formation, which also reassured him, with the protection of the formation, even if he was a monk in the foundation building period, he didn't want to invade this mansion without alarming himself, let alone peeping at people.

After about half a cup of tea, Shen Qing distributed the layout according to the topography of the house and laid out the formation.

As Shen Qing's magic trick was played, only a soft sound of "hum" was heard, and the light flashed suddenly, and a layer of black and white light mask flashed out, and the entire mansion was instantly shrouded in light cover.

I saw that the light mask flickered, and the negligence disappeared, and at a glance, the attic courtyard was clearly visible, as if nothing had happened.

Then, Shen Qing played several tricks in a row, and the original formation prohibition of the house was also activated at the same time, only to see the fog gushing out of the surroundings, swirling, from the outside, the entire mansion was covered with clouds and fog, and it was restored to the appearance when Shen Qing first came.

The clouds cover the fog outside, but inside it is clearly visible and clear at a glance.

Shen Qing released his divine sense and sensed it, and when he saw that the formation and prohibition were fully activated, he was relieved, and his body shook and disappeared in place.

When Shen Qing's figure flashed out, he was already in the quiet room on the second floor of the attic.

The entire mansion was protected by a formation, and Shen Qing still casually laid down the ban to isolate it, and then sat down on the futon in the quiet room, and with a flip of his hand, a storage bag appeared in his hand.

This storage bag was picked up in Li Xuan's hands.

Shen Qing first refined the storage bag and left his own mark, and then he penetrated his divine sense.

This storage bag has nearly ten zhang of space, which can be regarded as a medium-grade storage bag.

There were not many things in the storage bag, it contained a set of medium-grade black magic robes, a high-grade flying sword magic weapon, a medium-grade spirit armor, two jade slips, two jade bottles, and two hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Shen Qing first took out two jade bottles and opened them to take a look, the two jade bottles were filled with Huang Ya Dan, which was useful for mid-stage Qi cultivation, and one bottle of twenty pieces was barely enough to take for two months.

Shen Qing had no shortage of pills, so he put down the jade bottle after a glance.

Then, Shen Qing took out a jade slip and looked through his divine sense.

There is a middle-level spell recorded in the jade slip, called "Heavenly Star Change", this spell is compatible and can enhance the power of the five elements spell, and it should be prepared for new disciples, whether it is a beginner in casual cultivation or a monk who has just entered the Qi cultivation period, it can be cultivated.

The spells that Shen Qing currently knows are all mastered by himself from the "Five Elements Technique", and they are only beginner-level spells, and their attack power is not strong. Now that there is a higher-level spell, after cultivation, the attack power is naturally incomparable, which can be regarded as the benefit of becoming a disciple of the sect.

Shen Qing took a general look, the "Heavenly Star Change" was divided into three layers, corresponding to the Qi training period, the foundation building period, and the Jindan period, which could be fused according to their own spiritual root and surname, thus forming a Doji star form, which was used to attack the enemy. This spell belongs to the signature spell of the Heavenly Star Alliance, and it is also a spell that shows the identity of the sect when the disciples of the Heavenly Star Alliance are practicing outside.

Putting down the spell jade slip in his hand, Shen Qing took the remaining jade slip in his hand, and the contents of this jade slip seemed to be specially prepared for new disciples.

The contents recorded in the jade slip include the rules of the Heavenly Star Alliance, the functions of the disciples, precautions, and so on...... Shen Qing studied it carefully, and after a long time, he sighed softly and put down the jade slip.

From the content recorded in the jade slip, it is known that the disciples of the Heavenly Star Alliance are divided into outer disciples, formal disciples, inner disciples, and core disciples. The hierarchy is extremely strict, and everything is based on cultivation as the criterion of strength.

The outer disciples were dressed in gray, and they were all mortal cultivators below the Qi cultivation period. In addition to the cultivation of ordinary disciples, the disciples of the outer sect also have to be responsible for all the miscellaneous affairs of the sect, and there are almost no benefits, if they want to gain a foothold in the sect and obtain cultivation resources, they have to bear all kinds of heavy chores, in other words, it is almost the same as miscellaneous labor.

Formal disciples are dressed in white, and once the outer disciples break through to the Qi cultivation period, they can become formal disciples, and the sect will issue fixed cultivation resources. Of course, there will not be a lot of cultivation resources, almost not enough to practice regularly, of course, after becoming an official disciple, you can go to the sect merit hall to receive tasks, accumulate merit points, and then exchange merit points for cultivation resources.

When a formal disciple enters the middle stage of Qi cultivation, he can automatically be promoted to an inner disciple. However, after becoming an inner disciple, everything may not be fine, there is still a threshold to be crossed, and you have to participate in the big competition every three years in the door, the winner becomes the inner disciple, and the loser continues to survive in the name of a formal disciple.

After becoming an inner disciple, the welfare and cultivation resources of the sect have been greatly improved, and there is basically no need to practice regularly. Of course, if you want to quickly improve your cultivation and get more resources, you still have to complete the tasks released by the sect and earn merit points in exchange for more resources.

As for the core disciples, they were the most elite existences of the Heavenly Star Alliance, but the core disciples did not take the level of cultivation as the standard.

Anyone who has a single spirit root, a heavenly spirit root, or a mutated spirit root qualification, even if it is just a cultivator who has not entered the Qi cultivation period, can become a core disciple.

After becoming a core disciple, not only do you not have to worry about cultivation resources, but on the contrary, all the best resources of the sect are given and enjoyed. As a result, all core disciples, under the full cultivation of the sect, can grow to a height that ordinary monks cannot reach in the shortest time and the fastest time, thus forming the absolute core strength of the sect.

However, in addition to those disciples with outstanding talents who can become core disciples, some outstanding inner disciples also have the opportunity, as long as they cultivate to reach the late stage of Qi cultivation and have relatively strong upward potential, they will also have the opportunity to become core disciples and become the envy of the low-level cultivators of the sect.

In addition to the above-mentioned sect disciples who are divided into ranks, there are also two special existences in the Heavenly Star Alliance.

The first is a disciple who has the Heavenly Star Order, and the disciples who have the Heavenly Star Order are not divided into cultivation, regardless of spiritual root qualifications, as long as they hand in the Heavenly Star Order, they can worship any of the eight main peaks of the Heavenly Star Alliance, even if it is a mortal without any spiritual root, they can enjoy the treatment of a formal disciple.

Of course, any cultivator with a spiritual root, as long as he is diligent and meets the promotion requirements, he can still become a formal disciple, an inner disciple, or even a core disciple.

As for mortal disciples who do not have spiritual roots, although there is no further possibility, they can at least live under the protection of the sect without worries until their longevity is exhausted......

(To be continued)