Chapter 4: Tiger Roaring Gate
The general altar of Tiger Roaring Gate is located in the rooster ridge, the terrain here is not high, the mountain ridge is oval, a small hill stands at the west end of the ridge, the bottom of the hill is small, the upper part is large, a sharp stone in the middle stretches out flatly, the shape is like a rooster standing upright. The terrain to the north is gentle, with verdant trees, and there are paths in the woods, and some small houses may be built on both sides of the path for people to live in.
The entire northern slope of the Rooster Ridge belongs to the Tiger Roaring Gate, backed by the Rooster Ridge, the other three walls are ten meters high, the wall is four meters wide, stretching for twenty kilometers, there is a beacon tower every 100 meters, and there are disciples to inspect at ordinary times. The gate stands in the middle, and a square boulder stands next to the door, and the three big characters of the tiger roaring door are engraved on it, and the momentum is strong. A large area on the outside of the north is the outer gate area, there is a large square in the middle of the entrance, the houses on both sides of the inner forest path are the residences of the outer disciples, the inner gate, the Tibetan scripture pavilion and the cultivation area of the head and elders are all surrounded by the outer gate area along the bottom of the mountain, separated by a road in the middle. Personnel are arranged to patrol all year round.
The westernmost part of the inner area is the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, which is three floors high, and the lowest floor is to put some low-grade martial arts secrets, some secular books, human geography, and anecdotal secrets. The second floor mainly stores some more advanced martial arts cheats and some well-built blade weapons. The third floor mainly stores some divine weapons and top martial arts cheats, which is the inheritance of the Tiger Roaring Gate. Outer disciples can generally choose their favorite martial arts books on the first floor, and as long as they receive a reward, they are allowed to go up to the second floor to make limited choices. Inner disciples can choose their favorite martial arts cheats on the first and second floors at will, and only special commendations will be allowed to go up to the third floor to make limited choices. On the third floor, two elders take turns guarding the third floor all year round.
At the easternmost end of the internal area is the cultivation place of the elders and the head of the sect, the head of the sect is in the attic of the innermost mountain, and the residence of the eight elders is just the attic of the head of the sanitation.
There is an attic in the middle of the interior, which is where the sect issues tasks and awards, and where any points can be exchanged for substances. On both sides of the attic is the attic distribution area of each hall, and in the middle and then inside is the council hall, where the high-level decision-making and deliberation of the sect is usually heavily guarded, and it is difficult for even inner disciples to approach.
Martial arts are divided into acquired martial artists and innate martial artists according to the state of cultivation, and martial artists cultivate true qi, that is, internal force, and true qi runs in the muscles and veins in a certain order, and strengthens the body internally. True qi cannot be released to hurt the enemy, this is the realm of the acquired martial artist. When the true qi is released, it can hurt the enemy in the air, which is the innate realm. The martial artist has not practiced true qi, only the frame posture, and he is still an ordinary person. The inner disciples are all elders who have confirmed that they have great potential, and at least they can all be martial artists who have cultivated their true qi. Once every three years, the top three students of the Outer Gate Contest are promoted to Inner Gate disciples, and the age of the disciples participating in the Outer Gate Contest cannot exceed the age of 20. That is to say, if you are over twenty years old and have not been promoted to an inner disciple, you will never have a chance to be promoted. Unless special merit is made, the head of the house will be specially rewarded. Outer disciples would be sent to various halls in towns and cities to make a living, seeking benefits for the sect and thus obtaining rewards. Inner disciples usually focus on cultivation, and they just need to complete the quota tasks stipulated by the sect every year.
The disciples of some halls, such as the War Hall, the Discipline Hall, and the Secret Hall, are all selected from the inner disciples, and the hall master or deputy hall master personally selects and assesses. The business activities of Jintang disciples include all walks of life, and there are many needs for disciples, most of whom are drawn from the outer sect, and only some important positions are selected and assessed from the inner disciples. The selected inner disciples are no longer under the control of the inner gate, but are under the control of each hall, but they still enjoy the treatment of inner disciples.
Martial artists are advanced to the innate level, and are directly promoted to the core disciples of the inner gate, and even are favored by the head or elder of the sect and are directly accepted as closed disciples or descendant disciples. The elders and heads of the Tiger Roar Sect all had several descendant disciples.
When Ergui and his party arrived at the square in the outer gate area, there were one or two hundred people. It turned out that this year, the Tiger Roaring Gate was recruiting disciples from outside the sect to supplement the needs of disciples from all walks of life in each hall, and many deacons like Ergui had arranged for some villagers to join the Tiger Roaring Gate. Everyone's starting point is the same, and the subsequent development still depends on the individual. Due to the large number of people, everyone talked about it, and the scene was noisy for a while.
At this time, a middle-aged man walked to the middle of the square, wearing a blue brocade robe, deerskin boots, a short white beard, and a bun on his head, but unfortunately there was a scar on his left cheek that was slightly hideous: "Everyone be quiet, I am Tian Xin, the steward of the outer gate, welcome everyone to join the Tiger Roaring Gate, line up below to register, receive personal belongings including clothes and daily necessities and door rules, tomorrow morning to the first floor of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to receive the three martial arts cheats, remember to remember!" Now to start registering! ”
So everyone lined up in turn to register in turn, and then went to the designated place to collect the door rules and personal belongings, and waited for the arrangement of accommodation. All arrangements stopped, Xie Ergui said goodbye to everyone, and inevitably told him again.