Cultivation: I have an omnipotent land

Led by the sect leader and the stewards, the group of Qi Refining disciples entered the main hall.

There were already servant disciples waiting in the hall. After receiving the sect leader's order, they came over and handed over storage bags bearing the sect's seal to the disciples.

"Inside this storage bag, there is a flying artifact, several sets of dust-proof robes, and jade slips containing the sect's rules and common knowledge. Please keep them safe."

"Thank you, Master Uncle!" The disciples were overjoyed to see the storage bags, and some impatient ones had already started changing the contents of the storage bags right in front of them.

"This storage bag is quite good. It has a full ten cubic meters of space, twice the size of my original storage bag." Xiao Ming nodded in satisfaction.

The so-called flying artifact was actually a flying sword, and it was a low-grade flying sword of excellent quality, completely comparable to the Azure Rainbow Sword.

The robe was said to be dustproof, but the runes and restrictions engraved on it could withstand a full-force attack from an early-stage Qi Refining cultivator if activated on their own.

Xiao Ming sighed inwardly, "As expected of a major sect, they are so generous."

The sect leader glanced at everyone, then suddenly coughed and took out another token.

"This token is a merit token. Many cultivation resources in the sect need to be exchanged for contribution points. Elder Duanmu has already sent back a message about the contributions you have made to the sect while exploring the secret realm. After discussing with the other deacons, we have decided to grant each of you one hundred contribution points."

Hearing this, everyone smiled, but they didn't really feel anything. As newcomers to the sect, they didn't yet know the importance of contribution points.

"They all gave me 100 contribution points, which is different from what Elder Duanmu promised." Xiao Ming sighed inwardly, hoping that the other promise wouldn't be broken.

"Also, the people I'm going to call out next, step forward." Zong Zhengming's eyes swept across the room, and he called out ten people.

Xiao Ming and Yan Yuxue were among these ten people.

"You ten have made outstanding contributions and have been recommended by Elder Duanmu. You can be directly promoted to inner disciples," the sect leader said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, all ten people present secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thanked the sect leader once again.

The other disciples in the main hall looked on with envy upon hearing this.

The disciples of the Gu Ling Sect are divided into miscellaneous disciples, outer disciples, inner disciples, and true disciples.

Most of the handyman disciples are non-direct relatives of aristocratic families and sects who are in charge of affairs. They are mainly recruited to do odd jobs. Most of them have extremely poor spiritual root aptitude and have to work hard every day, so they have almost no time to cultivate.

Although outer disciples do not have to do any work, they are still responsible for managing these menial disciples and are still entangled in worldly affairs.

Only inner disciples are the backbone of the sect. They only need to focus on cultivation on weekdays, and the sect will provide them with a stipend every year. They can choose a main peak to join their cultivation.

As for true disciples, they can only be accepted as disciples by a certain elder, and are naturally the treasures of the sect.

While these four levels can be advanced, they require a large number of contribution points, making it difficult to advance.

The sect leader presented the ten individuals with inner disciple tokens and then dismissed all the other disciples.

After exiting the main hall, people were already waiting there.

"Fellow disciples, I am Yuan Hong, an inner disciple of Tian Shu Peak. You may address me as Senior Brother Yuan." A young man with a tied-up hair rode a flying sword and hovered in front of everyone.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Yuan!" The group bowed.

"Yuan Hong?" Xiao Ming observed the young man and felt that he looked somewhat familiar.

"Please follow me." Yuan Hong gestured for everyone to follow.

The others also drew their flying swords and followed the young man with the tied-up hair down the mountain.

Before long, the group had reached the mountainside, where they were greeted by others.

"Inner disciples don't have to live at the foot of the mountain like servants and outer disciples. You've all been promoted to inner disciples as soon as you entered the sect, and there's no place to settle down right now. After discussing it with the sect leader and the other deacons, we've decided to let you stay temporarily in the inner disciple area of ​​Tian Shu Peak. Once you're familiar with the sect, you can choose to join a main peak to cultivate on your own," the young man with his hair tied up explained to Xiao Ming and the others.

"This is Senior Brother Lin Yu from Tianlu Pavilion. He will be in charge of settling you all in as inner disciples," Yuan Hong said, then added with a smile.

"You should get closer to Senior Brother Lin. You'll all need to rely on him to get sect missions and salaries in the future."

"Senior Brother Yuan, please don't joke. I'm just doing my duty. There's no need to talk about relying on you." Lin Yu smiled helplessly.

Under Lin Yu's arrangement, the group was assigned accommodations halfway up the mountain. The inner disciples' accommodations were all quite nice; each was assigned a small, exquisite mansion, with a surrounding area of ​​about a mile designated as the resident's private property.

Xiao Ming looked at the small house he had been assigned and felt extremely satisfied.

"Senior Brother Lin, is there any formation set up in this residence?"

"Only a spirit-gathering array has been set up in the residence. If Junior Brother Xiao prefers peace and quiet and doesn't want to be disturbed, he can spend some contribution points to ask the disciples of Burning Cloud Peak to set up the array, or go down the mountain to the market to buy an array." Lin Yu said, tossing a jade slip to Xiao Ming.

The jade slip contained a map of the Song Kingdom, marking the cultivation markets and families throughout the kingdom.

"Thank you for the map, Senior Brother Lin." Xiao Ming put the jade slip away.

"Just a trivial little thing." Lin Yu waved his hand.

"Junior Brother Xiao, please stay here for now. Also, regarding your salary, inner disciples receive 50 contribution points and 20 spirit stones annually. You can collect it every year, or if you find it troublesome, you can accumulate it over several years and collect it all at once."

"Senior Brother Lin, what is the use of these sect contribution points?"

"These contribution points are very useful. Some cultivation resources in the sect can be exchanged for contribution points. These include pills, magic weapons, and cultivation techniques, such as Foundation Establishment Pills."

Upon hearing the name, Xiao Ming's expression changed, which was exactly what Lin Yu had expected.

"Therefore, contribution points are extremely important. Inner disciples do not need to deal with sect miscellaneous matters, and some senior and junior brothers are even more focused on cultivation and unwilling to take on sect tasks. The annual offering is the only source of contribution points, so you must use them sparingly."

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother." Xiao Ming nodded solemnly.

"Well, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come to Tianlu Pavilion to find me." After saying that, Lin Yu summoned his flying sword and turned to leave.

After watching Lin Yu leave, Xiao Ming entered his small residence. The house was simply furnished, with only a few tables and chairs in the hall and a bed and a futon in the bedroom.

However, with the blessing of the spirit-gathering array, the concentration of spiritual energy in this mansion is indeed much higher than that outside.

Xiao Ming didn't care much about those decorative items, as long as they were helpful for cultivation.

He plopped down on the bed, emptied the contents of his storage bag, and replaced it with a new one from the sect.

After doing all this, Xiao Ming took out a jade slip. The first step in adapting to the sect was to understand its rules and regulations.