System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

As a disciple of an immortal from the number one sect in Qingtian County, he was always treated with courtesy and humility by his fellow disciples within the sect, and the atmosphere among them was very harmonious.

However, as soon as they left the sect, Wang Kaixuan and Bai Li encountered a lowly inner guard of the God-Slaying Guard. The guard's disdainful and condescending attitude filled them with resentment.

This is understandable. Accustomed to the harmonious atmosphere within the sect, it would be difficult for anyone to swallow such rudeness.

Chen Xuan was different from them; he was more composed.

Xuanqing Palace follows an elite disciple training program, and the number of formal disciples within the sect is not large.

Upon entering the sect, new disciples are often severely reprimanded by a group of senior disciples in the Hall of Enlightenment. This experience makes many disciples more patient and composed when facing the current situation.

The Godslayer Guard is a strictly hierarchical organization with an extremely strict distinction between superiors and subordinates. There is absolutely no such thing as personal relationships changing one's status or position.

Chen Xuan and his companion strolled to a quiet area on the mountaintop. The surroundings were so quiet that one could almost hear the whisper of the wind. Only the occasional bird calls from a short distance broke the silence.

They sat down cross-legged and began to concentrate on regulating their breathing. Just then, the whispers of some of the younger generation around them, like wisps of breeze, drifted into Chen Xuan's ears.

"I've had the worst luck imaginable. I just arrived at the Azure Dragon Mountains and got swindled out of most of my fortune by some old guy who claims to be a high-ranking member of the God-Slaying Guard. This God-Slaying Guard isn't as upright and holy as the legends say." The speaker was a burly man, his face full of resentment. As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at the God-Slaying Guard members who were maintaining the teleportation array with a hint of hatred in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, you've encountered something like this too? Alas, me too." Another refined young man, no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, couldn't help but pour out his grievances upon hearing the burly man's words, recounting his own experience on the way here.

"These God-Slaying Guards look like servants. If we pass the test, are we going to end up like them?" A beautiful female cultivator in red frowned and said. She was clearly not from a major sect or tribe near Qingtian City and knew very little about the inner workings of the God-Slaying Guards.

“Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken.” At this moment, a white-robed youth carrying a sword spoke slowly. His voice was clear and resonant, echoing on the mountaintop. “These God-Slaying Guards, although they are all God-Slaying Guards, are far inferior in strength to the God-Slaying Guards we became after passing the examination.”

Upon hearing this, the woman turned to look at the young man with the sword on his back, her eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge. She quickly bowed and smiled, saying, "Please enlighten me, fellow Daoist."

Chen Xuan only knew a little about the inner workings of the God-Slaying Guard, and at this moment, he also pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the white-robed man's story.

Seeing that all the younger generation around him were looking at him, the white-robed youth with a sword on his back couldn't help but feel a little smug. He smiled and said slowly, "These God-Slaying Guards were all brought to the Azure Dragon Mountain Range for training when their strength was at the Innate Realm. The God-Slaying Guards have put so much effort into training them, so naturally there is a price to pay."

He paused slightly, as if deliberately whetting everyone's appetite, before continuing, "And the price is that once their strength breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, they will become the inner guards of the Azure Dragon Mountain Range."

The man in white glanced at everyone and then said, "Although the Inner Guards can obtain many cultivation resources and inheritances from the God-Slaying Guards, the price is that, like soldiers, they are stationed here year-round and cannot leave easily without orders from above."

"The inner guards of the God-Slaying Guard?" Chen Xuan murmured, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

“We cultivators pursue great freedom and unrestrained joy. With such a strict system, how could the God-Slaying Guard possibly attract true geniuses and prodigies to join?” The white-robed man’s lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile. “These inner guards are willing to sacrifice their freedom because they come from poor backgrounds, lack both superior cultivation methods and cultivation resources. They have no other choice.”