Chapter 50 (1/2)

In the Vermillion Bird Hall, all newly accepted apprentices gathered on the training field.

Other than Xie Kuang, the guidance elder, there were a few other Vermillion Bird Hall elders and a Silver-robed Elder on stage.

Huge smiles were etched on each elder’s face.

“We won’t award you with your identity jade pieces. Your personal information and your sect contribution points will be in your identity jade pieces. You can use the jade pieces for your transactions should you need to use your sect contribution points.”

There was a jade piece in the Silver-robed Elder’s hand. He continued, “Even though our overall results weren’t great, Lu Ming managed to emerge as the Apprentice Champion for the first time after eight long years. He brought glory to the Vermillion Bird Hall, so this time around, we at the Vermillion Bird Hall will award him with another 2,000 sect contribution points in addition to his original rewards of 5,000 sect contribution points and a Spirit-condensing Fruit. Come claim your prize, Lu Ming.”

As soon as the elder was done, all eyes were on Lu Ming. Some gazes were envious, some were jealous, some full of admiration.

Amongst them, Yin Kai’s eyes dripped with malice. Only he knew what he was up to as his eyes continuously looked around.

Lu Ming walked up to accept his identity jade piece and another jade box.

As his consciousness sank into the jade piece, a row of words appeared before him.

Lu Ming: 15, citizen of the Fiery Wind City. Bronze apprentice of the Vermillion Bird Hall, the Mystical Sword Sect.

Residence: Room 1, Courtyard 29.

Sect Contribution Points: 7,000

The information was extremely comprehensive with their residence clearly marked out for them. Inside the jade box was the Spirit-condensing Fruit.

“Thank you, Elder!” Lu Ming cupped his fists as he saluted, then he walked down from the stage.

The other apprentices collected their identity jade pieces.

Once everyone was done, they parted ways and Lu Ming made his way to the Vermillion Bird Peak.

The majestic Vermillion Bird Peak stood tall beyond the clouds.

Forests and jungles covered the peak. With all the beautiful flora and fauna found in these woods, it was like heaven on earth.

Mid-peak, there was a space filled with countless exquisite courtyards. These were dorms for the Vermillion Bird Hall apprentices.

‘The spiritual energy here’s so rich and dense! It’s at least a few times thicker than the general apprentices’ area. No wonder everyone was fighting to become a bronze apprentice.

‘I heard that silver apprentices, some elders and hall masters live closer to the tip of the mountain and that the spiritual energy there’s even thicker than what it’s like now.’

Lu Ming pondered as he made his way to his residence.

The courtyards were numbered on the door, so he found courtyard 29 very quickly. It had quite a huge yard with a patio for cultivating martial arts in the middle. There were also three rooms.

The middle one was numbered “1” while the other rooms were rooms 2 and 3 respectively.

Lu Ming made his way to room 1 where the sight of a simple bed and a table greeted him. It was an extremely modest setup. There was a booklet on the table explaining the basic guidelines and happenings of the Mystical Sword Sect and the Blazing Sun Empire.

After flipping through it, Lu Ming kept the booklet aside. He walked out of the door as he heard footsteps approaching.