First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 80: Star Peak

They witnessed with their own eyes the scene where Lu Ming and Shen Mo were recruited by the three peak masters in turn.

The remaining new disciples were also eagerly anticipating being valued.

However, they were disappointed.

The next batch of new disciples were basically not given any formal greetings or the like by the peak masters.

At most, they would ask if they were willing to join the peak.

If they were willing, they would be allowed to enter their respective peaks, and if they were not willing, there was no pressure.

The reason for this disparity was mainly due to the gap in performance between Lu Ming and Shen Mo and the other new disciples.

The top twenty ranked disciples in the competition among the new disciples were basically asked by the peak masters if they were willing to join the peak.

But for the disciples ranked after the top twenty, there was little attention.

Only a few lucky disciples received invitations.

Although Cao Ren was fortunate enough to rank in the top fifty and qualify to go to the Mountain and River Realm, it was not surprising that no peak was willing to accept him because his victory was too hard-won.

However, Cao Ren was not discouraged. He already knew that he had no hope of joining a peak.

Being able to enter the Mountain and River Realm was already a great fortune.

"Shen Mo, if you become successful in the sect in the future, remember to look after me."

"Do you remember when we were guarding the gate together and said that we should not forget each other if we become rich and prosperous?"

"Don't worry, I remember."

Shen Mo looked at Cao Ren, who was earnestly speaking, and smiled faintly.

"What a fool. After all these years together with Shen Mo, he still hasn't learned anything good."

Cao Shanyue muttered beside him.

Originally, he knew that his son was not a genius. Ranking in the top fifty was already quite satisfactory.

But unfortunately, with Shen Mo as a comparison, the gap suddenly became apparent.

This not only made Cao Shanyue not happy for his son, but instead he found fault with him everywhere.

"How can you learn something like talent and aptitude?"

Cao Ren saw his father's displeased face and shrugged, somewhat helpless. "You only know how to make demands of me. If you want me to perform well in the competition among the new disciples, you should provide me with more cultivation resources on a daily basis."

"How are you? Did you get injured in your battle with that Lu Ming earlier?" Chen An also approached at this moment, and his first words were about Shen Mo's condition.

This made Shen Mo feel warm in his heart. "It's nothing. It's just some minor injuries. I'll recover in a day or two."

"That's good."

Chen An nodded and for a while, he didn't know what else to say to him.

"If Mengze encounters any trouble in the future, please take care of her for me."

After hesitating for a moment, Chen An still instructed, "You, Uncle Chen, are getting old and your age is getting up there. With your lingering poison injury, I'm afraid you won't be able to protect that girl anymore."

After watching this competition among the new disciples, Shen Mo's performance surprised and delighted him.

Although Chen An had known that Shen Mo had immeasurable future prospects when he condensed the three major elixir fields.

But he didn't expect this day to come so soon.

"Uncle Chen, rest assured, if Sister Chen encounters any trouble, I won't just sit idly by."

Shen Mo said, and then added, "In addition, your injuries should recover soon."

He had already gathered most of the medicinal materials needed to refine the Thunder Transformation Pill. The missing Blue Water Pearl, Guo Zhao said there was progress, and it would be delivered in the next two days.

As long as the medicinal materials were ready, he could refine the pill for Chen An and help him recover to his peak state.

On the peak of Xingchen Peak.

Guo Zhao led the way, walking at the forefront.

Shen Mo followed closely behind him, occasionally looking at the beautiful scenery of the misty mountains and valleys.

"This is the location of our Xingchen Peak Square."

Guo Zhao led him all the way to the cliff.

There were exquisite buildings scattered around, like a beautiful jade palace.

Above the mountain valley, waterfalls flowed down like silver rivers, slowly cascading.

In the distance, cranes flew and purple qi came from the east. It was a scene of a sacred place of immortals.

"Compared to the scenery on the Lingmai Peak of the inner sect and the mountain gate of the outer sect's square, this place seems much more humble."

"Nonsense, this is where the spiritual veins are located. Most of the elite core disciples of the inner sect reside here, so it naturally needs to be grandly arranged."

Guo Zhao said as he took out a small jade bottle from his pocket. "Here, these are five Earth Elemental Pills. The Peak Master instructed me to give them to you."

Shen Mo took the jade bottle and opened it.

He sniffed the extremely rich medicinal fragrance inside the bottle, which made him feel refreshed and delighted.

"Such a precious treasure."

He put it away and continued to follow Guo Zhao's footsteps, arriving at the registration office of the inner hall of Xingchen Peak.

"Keep this token."

After completing the registration, Guo Zhao quickly obtained the Xingchen Token, which proved his identity as a disciple of Xingchen Peak.

"With this token, you can freely enter and exit Xingchen Peak. In addition, every month, you can receive additional monthly salary from the peak, worth about twenty low-grade spirit stones in cultivation resources."

"Furthermore, the alchemy room and the forging hall in Xingchen Peak are open to inner sect disciples for three days each month. If you want to come here to refine pills or forge weapons, you can come anytime. We have stored earth fire here, so the speed and success rate of alchemy and forging will be much better than outside."

"Also, if you want to take on sect missions in the future, you don't have to go to the office anymore. You can check within the peak. There are often sect missions announced here, and the rewards and scarcity of missions within the peak are usually much better than those announced in the office."

After a detailed introduction, Guo Zhao led Shen Mo to tour around.

Under his continuous explanations, Shen Mo was dazzled.

"The treatment is indeed much better than ordinary inner sect disciples."

After listening to Guo Zhao's series of introductions and explanations, Shen Mo gradually understood why many inner sect disciples hoped to become disciples of the three peaks.

Compared to the disciples of the three peaks, they had free access to alchemy and forging, additional generous monthly salary, priority in obtaining high-quality sect missions, and the opportunity to cultivate in the spiritual pool for a day each month, among many other benefits.

On the other hand, ordinary inner sect disciples didn't receive any special treatment.

Promoting from an outer sect disciple to an inner sect disciple only unlocked various areas that were previously inaccessible, apart from obtaining the qualification to establish a residence and a fixed monthly salary from the sect.

"Also, although Xingchen Peak, Xuri Peak, and Mingyue Peak all belong to the Linjiang Sect, the competition between them has been quite fierce in recent years."

"The Mountain and River Boundary will open in a month."

"At that time, it's best for you to team up with the newly recruited disciples of Xingchen Peak, so as to avoid being bullied by disciples from the other two peaks after entering."

"Okay, I'll remember."

Shen Mo nodded and said.

"That's about it for now."

Guo Zhao suddenly sighed, "It's a pity that you didn't win first place and missed a great opportunity."

"Why do you say that, Senior Guo?"

Shen Mo was slightly surprised. Did the first place in the newcomer competition have other benefits?

"Earlier on the viewing platform, the Peak Master announced that regardless of whether you or Lu Ming won first place in the newcomer competition, he would make an exception and accept you as his disciple."

"If you had defeated Lu Ming at that time and become the Peak Master's disciple, it would have been a great opportunity for you."

Shen Mo, however, was not regretful. He just shook his head and said, "Becoming the Peak Master's disciple is indeed a great opportunity, but my strength is not enough. This opportunity was never meant for me."

(End of this chapter)