Chapter 39: Gathering Talents Pavilion

  Juxian Pavilion is a three-story building located at the foot of Qingyun Mountain, where many disciples of Qingyun Sect gather. It is often used as a gathering place for the outer sect disciples of Qingyun Sect, and its name "Juxian Pavilion" comes from this.

  It is said that when the Qingyun Sect was first established, this pavilion had already appeared. The identity of the pavilion master has been changing with the passage of time, and at present, no one can guess who the pavilion master is. No one has ever seen him in person, but among many outer sect disciples, a consensus has formed that the appearance of the Gathering Pavilion must have an extraordinary relationship with the Qingyun Sect.

  Who made any news about Qingyun Sect, whether it's the announcement of sect tasks or various gossip, can be grasped in the first time in Ju Xian Ge?

  When Fang Tian Nan carried his luggage and entered the Aggregation of Sages Pavilion, inside was bustling with people.

  Fang Tian Nan carefully scanned the large hall on the first floor, but did not see Xiao Ruo or Di Jianming's figure. So, he was about to head up to the second floor. Just as he approached the stairs, a shop assistant stretched out his hand to block Fang Tian Nan and asked: "You seem to be coming to Ju Xian Ge for the first time?"

  Fang Tian Nan nodded and subconsciously patted his own luggage.

  "Just because you've just become an outer disciple of the sect, you can't enter the second floor of the Gathering Virtues Pavilion." The shopkeeper explained naturally. Apparently, this was not the first time he had encountered such a situation.

  "Is that the rule?" Fang Tian Nan was taken aback, looking at the shopkeeper's serious expression, and said, "Then please trouble you to go upstairs and take a look. Are Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming there? They said they were waiting for me here. I didn't find them on the first floor."

  "What's with the 'Xiao Ruo'?" The shopkeeper looked surprised, then his eyes gleamed with a strange light as he sized up Fang Tian Nan. He withdrew his hand and said, "Alright, go on up then. Xiao Ruo is already on the second floor."

  "This can be done again?" Fang Tian Nan couldn't help but think, pondering, it seemed that Xiao Ruo's reputation among the outer disciples was not small. Otherwise, even the shopkeeper of Juxian Pavilion wouldn't recognize him and be willing to give him face.

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  The second floor of the Juxian Pavilion is slightly smaller than the first floor hall in terms of space. Moreover, its decoration style is also different from that of the first floor hall. If the entire first floor is like a bustling marketplace, then the second floor of the Juxian Pavilion is more like a series of elegant rooms separated from each other.

  Fang Tiannan also called out Xiao Ruo's name, and the shopkeeper on the second floor led Fang Tiannan to the seats of Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming.

  "It's quite fast." Xiao Ruo looked at Fang Tian Nan's arrival, smiled and said, "The things you brought, look like there are still a lot. Actually, after becoming the outer sect disciple of the sect, some daily necessities have been prepared by the sect."

  "Xiao brother, your words are a bit too late. When I first became an outer door disciple, the things I brought with me were many more than what Tian Nan brother had."

  As they spoke, both of them were sizing up with a playful expression the package on Fang Tian Nan's back.

  Fang Tiannan didn't mind the two men's teasing, first putting down his burden and then sitting down at the wine table. Looking at the wine and dishes on the table, it was clear that these two had been here for quite some time. Fang Tiannan asked straightforwardly: "How is it? Is there any news?"

  "Not busy, not busy." Xiao Ruo said lightly, still sipping a small cup of wine, "Come, first try the taste of the wine and dishes here, it should be much better than those in Qingyun Town."

  "It's not just that it's in Qingyun Town, but even the wine and water of Ju Xuan Hall are among the best in the entire Qingyun Sect." On the side, Di Jianming also took a sip of his small wine and said, "Tian Nan, you're coming to this place for the first time, drinking the wine of Ju Xuan Hall. I'm afraid it will be hard for you to go to other wine houses in the future."

  "I'm not really interested in wine and dishes," said Fang Tiannan. However, despite saying so, Fang Tiannan still followed local customs and picked up some dishes to taste with the wine.

  It's true that Fang Tian Nan, who had lived in Qing Yun Town for three years, could understand that Xiao Ruo and Di Jian Ming's admiration for the wine and water in Ju Xian Ge was not exaggerated.

  "Haha, let's not talk about the wine and dishes here for now. Earlier, when we entered the Ju Xian Ge, did you have any special feelings?" Zhai Jianming asked Fang Tian Nan.

  "If I had to say how I feel, it's that the customers who come here are also unfairly divided into many levels." Fang Tian Nan thought for a moment before saying, "In Qing Yun Town, there weren't so many rules."

  "That's right." Xiao Ruo nodded and said seriously, "I and Zhai Jianming had discussed before how to help you quickly integrate into the life of the outer sect disciples. The most crucial point is to let you personally experience the hierarchy system in Juxian Pavilion."

  "Oh?" Fang Tian Nan heard this and couldn't help but have a gleam in his eye.

  "The grand hall on the first floor, as long as you're a disciple from an outer sect, you can all come in." Zhai Jianming explained with a smile, "In fact, some ordinary disciples, as long as they have some connections, can also enter."

  "Hmm." Fang Tian Nan nodded. This wasn't hard to understand. Many of the rumors about Qing Yun Sect that were circulating in Qing Yun Town were probably obtained by those ordinary disciples with connections in Ju Xian Ge.

  "The second floor of the Gathering Pavilion, if you want to come up, you need to have a certain status among the outer disciples." Zhai Jianming continued, "Either you are favored by some elder or executive, or your strength has reached the late stage of transforming energy, or even the peak."

  "In short, only those outer sect disciples who have the opportunity to enter the inner sect have the chance to go up to the second floor of the Gathering Virtue Pavilion." Xiao Ruo added, "As for the third floor of the Gathering Virtue Pavilion, you should be able to guess that it's a place exclusively for inner sect disciples."

  "So, Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming, you two are the future of our sect." Fang Tian Nan couldn't help but tease. In his heart, however, he was somewhat surprised that within the Qing Yun Sect's internal hierarchy, a small hotel like this one had such a strict ranking system. For the disciples of the sect, hadn't these invisible hierarchies already become an integral part of their daily lives?

  "Haha, Tian Nan brother, indeed you are different from ordinary people." Zhai Jianming didn't mind Fang Tian Nan's teasing at all, and instead laughed and said, "If it were me, as soon as I heard such news, I wouldn't be so respectful and would be nervous. However, Xiao Ruo brothers can indeed be considered to have a reputation in the outer sect, while I am far from it."

  "Brother Jianming is being polite." Xiao Ruo smiled and toasted a cup to Zhai Jianming.

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  Later, Fang Tiannan also learned from Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming about the more specific hierarchy system within the members of the Outer Gate.

  It's just like Fang Tian Nan, who had just become an outer disciple not long ago and wanted to go up to the second floor of the Gathering Hall of Sages. He would naturally be blocked by the shopkeeper. However, if one relied on their own innate talent and was specially treated by the sect, such as Gu Yan Ran in the past, even if they had just become an outer disciple, they could still get the opportunity to enter the second floor alone.

  In addition, some outer disciples who relied on their own cultivation and had reached a level close to the Human Yuan stage could also go up to the second floor of the Gathering Talents Pavilion. Xiao Ru was one of them.

  The rest will need these people to lead the way, and only then will they have the opportunity to go up to the second floor of the Aggregation Pavilion. People like Ji Jianming and Fang Tiannan are examples of this.

  "I'm a bit puzzled," Fang Tian Nan said, "As a place where information flows freely, shouldn't the first floor of the Grand Assembly Hall be the only place where people from all walks of life gather and discuss various topics, allowing us to grasp more information in a timely manner?"

  Xiao Ruo heard the words, looked at Fang Tian Nan for a moment, but didn't respond. He simply stretched out his hand and lightly tapped on the wall in the room where a red drum was hanging. Before long, a shopkeeper's assistant arrived inside the room, listening to Xiao Ruo's instructions.

  "I'd like to know about the news that just happened, regarding the transmission of the Dongtian within the Youming Mountains." Xiao Ruo looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "What's the price?"

  "Two contribution points." The shopkeeper's assistant said with a smile, "If you need to know the sect's final interpretation of this event, then you'll need to add three more contribution points."

  "Alright." Xiao Ruo nodded slightly.

  Thus, the shopkeeper took five contribution points from Xiao Ruo's identity plate and left. About a cup of tea later, the shopkeeper returned to Xiao Ruo's room with a document in hand, placed it on the edge of the wine table, and then retreated.