Chapter 3: Promotion to the Outer Sect (2/2)
After that, he felt a strand of spiritual energy appear inside hi Hao opened his eyes excitedly His exhaustion disappeared, and his bloodshot eyes grehiter His body tre, he clutched at the Qi Condensation Manual He hadn’t eaten or sleptdown trees, he spent al last, he had some results He felt as if he were filled with power
Tihth ht fell from the sky
“Condense the Qi into the body, fuse and disperse it, open the blood vessels and Qi passages, resonate with heaven and earth” It was noonti Hao used one hand to stoke the bonfire in front of him, and the other to hold the Qi Condensation Manual, which he studied intently
He closed his eyes for the ti the delicate strand of Qi within his body This was the Qi which had appeared two arded it as a treasure The strand was clearlythe mnemonics and circulation technique described in thethe Qi strand toHao opened his eyes and caught sight of the fat teenager approaching quickly, carrying his axe
“Well, how is it?” panted the fat teenager as he ran up Though fat, his body was strong
“I still can’t disse Hao with a laugh “But I’m quite confident that within a e of Qi Condensation” Belief filled his demeanor
“What I meant was, how is the chicken?” He licked his lips as he looked at the bonfire
“Oh, prettyback the branch he’d been using to stoke the fire The fat teenager used his axe to dig through the soil and pull the chicken out It was fully cooked now
A fragrant aroan to wolf it down
“Ever since you were able to get soer, his lips covered in grease, “you’ve been able to catch wild chickens Coht Hao
“A lot of people get food out in the wild, you just don’t know about it, that’s all” As Meng Hao spoke, he took a bite out of a chicken leg, arbled
“Ai, if you really reach the first level of Qi Condensation next week and becoer, his face bitter, “then ill I do? I don’t understand any of thoseHao expectantly
“Look fatty, the only way you can get ho Hao, dropping the chicken leg and looking hier sat quietly for a while before giving a deterht The fat teenager was already asleep, and Meng Hao sat cross-legged in his roo, he had spent all his tiy He thought back to two o, when the strand of Qi had first stirred within hi the strand of spiritual energy to circulate throughout his body Then, a loud sound reverberated in his head Up to now, he had been unable to disperse the Qi throughout his entire body But just now, he had succeeded, diffusing the Qi to every corner of his body He felt as if his body were floating
At the sa Hao achieved the first level of Qi Condensation, the horse-faced youngstone outside slowly opened his eyes He looked in the direction of Meng Hao’s house, then closed his eyes again
At dawn, under the envious eyes of everyone in the Northern Servants’ quarter, Meng Hao walked out of the room that had been his home for the past four months He stood in front of the horse-faced youth
The fat teenager didn’t co Hao, deter his eyes
“You reached the first level of Qi Condensation in four , but not stupid, either” The horse-faced young er cold Cal to the Outer Sect, I must explain to you the rules there Every month, Spirit Stones and medicinal pills will be distributed there, but it is not prohibited to take things by force fro up There is a Public Area there that so Zone You … you will need to look out for yourself” As he finished speaking, he lifted his right hand, whereupon a jade slip shot out and hovered in front of Meng Hao He grabbed it
“Iy into that jade slip and it will lead you to the Treasure Pavilion in the Outer Sect That is where you will register your prohis fist in salute, he turned and glanced at the fat teenager They looked at each other for aup in his heart He chose not to dwell on it He pinched the jade slip, which then began to gloith a green light, and gradually floated forward
Meng Hao followed it, slowly leaving the Servants’ Quarter
He trod a narrow road which led away fro further and further away, toward the foot of the mountain Eventually he reached an area he had never stepped foot into during the past four months
The Reliance Sect was comprised of four main mountains, with east, west, north and south peaks, respectively Surrounding them were vast mountain chains which seemed to never end At the halfway point up each ned to the Northern Servant’s quarter on the Northern Mountain The way further up was protected by defensive spells Beyond them lived the Inner Sect disciples and elders
Each of the four mountains was like this As for the flat area in-between them all, it was filled with countless houses inhabited by the Reliance Sect’s Outer Sect
In this respect, the Reliance Sect was slightly different that other Sects The Outer Sect was located at the foot of the mountain, whereas the servants lived halfway up This was a sect rule created for unknown reasons by Patriarch Reliance
Fro fog However, upon stepping foot into the fog, it disappeared In front of him stretched a scene of carved balustrades and reen stone Outer Sect disciples bustled about wearing green robes A few of the Hao as he walked past
Solances which lacked even the slightest bit of good intent He felt as if he were being stared at by wild beasts, which caused him to recall what Elder Brother Horse-face had said about the Outer Sect
Not long after that, he reached a black building in the southern section of the Outer Sect It was three stories tall, and despite being black, appeared to have been carved fro Hao approached, the building’s main door opened noiselessly and out walked a wizened, reen, and a shrewd expression covered his face He lifted his right hand in a grabbing motion, and the jade slip flew into his hand He looked at it then began to speak languidly:
“Meng Hao has been promoted to the Outer Sect He shall be bestoith a house, a green robe, a spirit tablet, and a bag of holding The spirit tablet can be used to enter the Treasure Pavilion to retrieve aappeared in Meng Hao’s hands
He looked at the gray bag for a ht back to one of the Outer Sect disciples he’d passed on the road Thatat his waist
The shrewd-lookingHao, and could instantly tell that he was not familiar at all with the ways of the Outer Sect Otherwise, how could he be unfa a bit bad for hiy, you can packHao irew blurry, and then he caught a glimpse of a space inside about half the size of a person There, he could see a green robe, a jade slip, and some other objects
At this point, his interest was quite piqued This bag of holding old It clearly was the product of Immortal hands
He concentrated, and the jade slip suddenly appeared in his hand He focused his attention evenwas a map of the Outer Sect Quarter In a remote corner was his house
“Go look at it later,” said the shrewd-looking man coldly “The Treasure Pavilion is open and you haven’t entered it yet”
Meng Hao lifted his head and stuffed the bag of holding into his robe Looking at the opened door of the Treasure Pavilion, he sucked in a deep breath and stepped in, filled with anticipation
As soon as he entered, his expression changed, and he sucked in a breath