Gu Ming said that he was going out for a walk, but in fact, he also had a task.

When the master was leaving, he instructed him to pack up and change into the formal clothes of the master, and to go with Lin Ziqian to participate in the apprenticeship ceremony of the Erxian Gate.

The Medicine Master Valley is the second largest sect in Yuezhou, and the Second Immortal Sect is one of the three small sects under the jurisdiction of the Medicine Master Valley.

The sect system of the Shenzhou Continent can be roughly divided into three levels.

From top to bottom, they are: alliances, sects, and factions.

pie is a small sect.

This is the smallest basic unit in the formal organization recognized by the cultivation realm, such as the Mochizuki Sword Sect, the Second Immortal Sect, and so on.

In the Shenzhou Continent, the threshold for establishing a sect is very low. Generally speaking, as long as there is a Jindan stage and above Grandmaster pressing the formation, attracting and gathering at least ten cultivators to hold together, and then choosing a borderless place at random, and gaining the approval of the cultivation world, you can start a mountain and establish a faction.

Generally speaking, the Shenzhou Continent requires one place and one faction, and the sect has all the independent rights within the sphere of influence, but due to the fact that the area of influence of the Xiuzhen Realm is now stable, there are fewer and fewer borderlands, and in the last few hundred years, there are fewer and fewer newly established sects.

Due to the low threshold, everyone can see that the newly established sect is very weak, and if you want to "survive" in the cultivation realm where strength is respected, either the sect has an extraordinary background, or you have to seek refuge in the great sect with extraordinary strength, after all, it is "good to enjoy the shade under the big tree"!

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Zong, is the big sect.

Generally speaking, the Divine Prefecture Continent adheres to one state and one case, due to the different areas of different states, the size of the areas under the jurisdiction of the major sects is also different, according to the regulations of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, a large state can have a maximum of three recognized large sects.

When the inheritance of a small sect has developed to a certain level, regardless of the top-level strength, the number of disciples, the sphere of influence, etc., it has reached a certain level, and its influence can already cover one state and one domain, then it can be recognized by the cultivation realm, then it can be upgraded to a major sect.

At present, the basic conditions for being recognized as a major sect are as follows: first, it has at least 800 years of inheritance, second, it has at least three major cultivators above the transformation stage, and there are no less than 30 grandmasters above the Jindan in the sect (invited guests are not counted), third, the number of disciples is not less than 500 (the disciples of affiliated small sects under the jurisdiction of the lower level can be included in the statistics), and fourth, the evaluation and recognition of the higher alliance.

Within a state, out of the principle of voluntariness, a small sect can conditionally choose which major sect to be attached to. Once the subordinate relationship between the two parties is established, the major sect has direct jurisdiction over the affiliated sects within its jurisdiction, has the right to transfer and arrange cultivation materials and sect disciples, and can also directly intervene in the personnel appointment and dismissal of the affiliated sects when necessary.

In Zhongzhou, the Mochizuki Sword Sect is a subsidiary sect of the Zhentian Sect.

In Yuezhou, the Medicine Master Valley also governed three lower-level small sects.

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The alliance is the Xiuzhen Alliance.

In the Shenzhou Continent, an alliance can be composed of several or even a dozen large groups that have concluded a common contract to form an offensive and defensive alliance.

The scope of the alliance here is relatively large.

Some of them are tightly organized with ruling organs, for example: the largest alliance in the Shenzhou Continent is the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and there are more than 60 major sects under the direct jurisdiction of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and there are even more than 800 small sects; followed by the Eight Desolation Alliance and the Scattered Cultivation Alliance, etc., the number of sects in the alliance is also dozens or hundreds; for the time being, although the status is embarrassing, there are still some forces in the Shenzhou Continent that are not as strong as some small alliances of major sects.

There are also alliances that belong to loosely managed associations, such as the Alchemist Alliance.

There are also forces such as families, secret societies, and underground organizations, which will not be explained one by one here.

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Invitations to activities are also one of the ways for superiors to manage subordinate small sects.

As far as the rules of the Medicine Master Valley are concerned, except for particularly important activities or occasions that are personally attended by the sect master and several sect heads, other activities are arranged by the three valleys and one garden in turn.

As usual, this year's ceremony of accepting apprentices at the gate of the two immortals is the turn of Wanchun Valley to send people.

Wanchun Valley, senior brother Tang Zhengxin has been ordered to set up another sect, the second senior brother Song Xiushen was sent abroad, the third senior brother Li Mingde took over the commission of alchemy, and the fourth senior brother Wei Hongdao has not yet come out of retreat, this task just fell on Lin Ziqian, who had just returned.

Changing into the Medicine Master Valley disciple suit, Gu Ming followed the master to the Erxian Gate station in the Danxia Mountain Range.

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Erxianmen is a small sect.

"Small" is just from the current situation, the two immortal sects were known as the existence of the two immortal sects!

In Yuezhou more than a thousand years ago, the two immortal sects were in the limelight for a while, and even in the Heavenly Dao League, they had a great right to speak.

It's a pity that the flowers are not 100 days red.

Like the Luofu Sword Sect, the Two Immortal Sect has not had a major overhaul since the fall of the two ancestors, and in the last few hundred years, the number of disciples has exploded, and it has been forced to be demoted to a small sect.

At that time, the No. 1 sect in Yuezhou could only be condescended to an alchemy sect as a "little brother", which made countless people in the entire Yuezhou cultivation world sigh.

Gu Ming saw from the air that this Erxian Sect was larger than the area of the Medicine Master Valley, and from the scale of this sect's station, it could be seen that the once glorious sect of the Erxian Sect still had some background.

The upper sect is coming, and the lower faction does not dare to slack off.

The elders of the Second Immortal Sect brought people to greet him, and watching a great grandmaster of the Yuan Infant Stage lead everyone to salute the master of the Jindan Stage, Gu Ming sighed again in his heart.

The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves die on the beach!

However, Lin Ziqian is also a modest and cautious person, he will not be too embarrassed by others, let alone proud.

Lin Ziqian replied with a respectful enough salute to the head of the Erxian Sect in front of him, so that he would not lose the demeanor of the master and would not make the other party too embarrassed.

This is the head of the sect smiled, and said to Lin Ziqian very kindly: "Originally, Meng Xuandao, the head of the contempt faction, has been in retreat for many years, and he can't personally greet Senior Brother Lin, so please forgive Senior Brother Ziqian!"

Lin Ziqian also smiled and hugged his fists and said: "It's okay, it's okay, my own senior brother, senior brother Xuanji shouldn't be, Ziqian doesn't dare to have any dissatisfaction!"

"Hehe, then let's invite the VIPs of the Medicine Master Valley to move! Let's go to the main hall for a short rest first, and the ceremony will start in a while!"

"Elder Yu is so polite! please!"

"Please~!"

The few people present were all cultivators above the Jindan stage, so naturally it was not Gu Ming's turn to speak.

After watching the two sides greet each other for a while, he followed Lin Ziqian all the way to the side hall of the main hall of the Second Immortal Gate.

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In the Shenzhou Continent, for all sects and sects, accepting disciples is a major event to promote Taoism and continue the inheritance of sects.

The only difference is that different sects have different schedules and methods of accepting disciples.

Take the Mochizuki Sword Sect as an example, they are biennial, and there is no limit on the grade of the spiritual root, as long as the teenager with the spiritual root passes the test, he will be included in the sect.

The Second Immortal Gate is tested every two years, and the disciples who pass the spiritual root test must study intensively as outer disciples, and only after passing the outer disciple assessment once every five years can they become official disciples.

Many large sects like the Medicine Master Valley no longer openly recruit ordinary disciples, but instead recruit disciples in a "best of the best" method such as selecting or receiving recommendations from lower-level sects.

Under ordinary circumstances, it would be inconceivable that a disciple of a second-grade spiritual root like Gu Ming wanted to worship a great sect, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a miracle.

As mentioned above, the outer disciples of the Two Immortal Sects are assessed once every five years, and their apprenticeship ceremony is naturally held once every five years.

In the long history of the Erxian Gate, this apprenticeship ceremony is the same as before, and there is nothing special about it.

The only thing that everyone should care about is the "envoy" who sits on the top of the main hall.

In the main hall, countless pairs of eyes stared at Gu Ming, who was dressed as a disciple of the Medicine Master Valley, and everyone had a question in their hearts.

"How can this second-grade spiritual root kid He De become a disciple of the Great Sect!"

Gu Ming's qualifications were worse than those of all the new disciples, and it could even be said that they were much worse.

Could it be that he is the descendant of a big guy?

Or maybe he has a special talent that no one else knows?

In the crowd of people attending the ceremony in the Erxian Gate, countless speculations revolved around Gu Ming, and for a while, he became the protagonist of this apprenticeship ceremony.

I'll go, I'll go, I'll go!

Lao Tzu is not a new disciple of your Erxian Sect, nor is he a monkey in a circus show, why are you staring at me!

You all look at each other, so mad!

Gu Ming was extremely unhappy with everyone's strange eyes, but it was not easy to be mad when he was around a bunch of Jindan Stage Grandmasters.

Your sister, can't you hide if your brother can't be provoked?!

Under the pretext of urgency, he asked Lin Ziqian for leave and left the ceremony directly.

Closing the side door of the main hall and turning around to stand on the cloister outside the door, Gu Ming immediately noticed a problem.

Uh, your sister, I forgot to ask where the toilet is!

Gu Ming patted his forehead helplessly.

Why does my brother always make such small mistakes!

However, these two immortal sects are too, and they don't send someone to say hello, so it's good to send someone to show them the way!

Forget it, forget it, since I can't find it, I don't bother to pretend.

Gu Ming turned his head and glanced inside the hall through the hollowed out gaps in the doors and windows.

I found that the celebration was still in full swing inside, and it seemed that it would not be finished for a while.

Retracting his gaze from the main hall, Gu Ming looked around boredly at the outside environment.

Anyway, my brother is just a foil, and no one cares if he is not there.

Why don't you get around?

They're busy with theirs, I'll play mine, visit this thousand-year-old sect, and pass the time by the way.

The Erxian Gate was built in the transition zone between the Danxia Mountains and the Yuezhou Plain, with undulating hills, and the area of the entire sect's residence was much larger than that of the Mochizuki Sword Sect.

Gu Ming walked aimlessly among the two immortal gates alone, slowly admiring the surrounding scenery.

It has to be said that the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff.

After all, Erxianmen is once a famous family, no matter the layout of the station or the architectural style, it gives people a sense of staggered, simple and solemn!

Shuttling between the strange rocks and the lush greenery, Gu Ming slowly forgot the unhappiness in the hall just now!

Along the way, the overall feeling of the Second Immortal Sect is that the environment is good, but there are indeed a little fewer disciples.

After walking so far, you haven't even encountered a ghost shadow, let alone a fairy?

Narrator: You sullen man, do you think the world revolves around you?!

Gu Ming: Your sister, brother just said it casually, why is Lao Tzu sullen?!

Narrator: If you say it, it doesn't count, you don't count, let everyone say it!

Gu Ming: Come on, let everyone judge it! Lao Tzu is a straight man who has lived for 50 years in two lifetimes! Brother is not afraid of being judged!

Narrator: The eyes of the masses are bright, and the sullen people like you who pretend to be straight men are even more terrifying!

Gu Ming: Your sister......

Just when Gu Ming kept arguing with Narrator Jun, the sound of an argument not far away caught his attention.

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