Chapter Sixteen: Separate Equipment

  Xiao Chen looked at those sighing and disappointed disciples, and thought of his past self who was also one of them. He couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia, thinking that if it weren't for Ye Liu Xing, he might have ended up in a similar state.

  "Come on, everyone, follow me."

  After the test was over, this grand testing ceremony came to an end. The examiner walked up to Xiao Chen and the others and said.

  Under the leadership of the examiner, Xiao Chen and others walked towards the outer gate.

  "The outer gate is divided into two courts, namely Qingyun Upper Court and Feiyun Separate Court. The Qingyun Upper Court is named after the direct ascension of the blue cloud, serving only martial body disciples, enjoying first-class guidance, and receiving the strongest support from the sect! However, Xiao Chen, you will temporarily go to the Feiyun Separate Court for now. Whether you stay or leave has yet to be discussed, waiting for the elder's report to the decision-making level to determine your position." The examiner said.

  Xiao Chen heard the words, but he was unmoved. He had never intended for Yun Jian Sect to pay any price for him. The reason he chose to stay was twofold: one was for Ling Shuiyan, and the other was to find out who had poisoned him.

  "Fei Yun Bie Yuan is where ordinary disciples cultivate, the treatment is vastly different from Qing Yun Shang Yuan, so Xie Dong Sheng and you few must work even harder."

  "Yes!"

  The examiner led the way, leading Xiao Chen and five others to the gate of Fei Yun Bie Yuan, saying: "Xiao Chen, Huang Yuan, Xie Dongsheng, Zhang Guangping, enter Fei Yun Bie Yuan."

  As the examiner called out their names, Xiao Chen and three others stepped forward in turn, led by an instructor from Fei Yun Bie Yuan into the inner courtyard of Fei Yun Bie Yuan. Meanwhile, Gu Xiuyi and Ximen Wudi, both possessing Innate Battle Bodies, were naturally assigned to Qing Yun Upper Academy.

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  The first time entering the outer gate of Fei Yun Bie Yuan, Xiao Chen felt very fresh and joyful. Since Xiao Chen and others had just entered Fei Yun Bie Yuan, the instructor led them to familiarize themselves with the layout of Fei Yun Bie Yuan.

  First to arrive was the Flying Cloud Pavilion's martial arts training ground, which looked like it was about 5,000 or 6,000 square meters in size. The entire area was paved with thick bluestone slabs, and a group of pavilion disciples were practicing their martial arts on top of it, shouting "Hah!" in unison, their movements powerful and crisp. A tall, muscular instructor with a completely black body was directing them.

  The scene was quite fiery, under the sun, the young men were sweating profusely, shouting and cheering, that momentum, it was just like an army, making Xiao Chen and others full of admiration.

  "This is where you will practice martial arts in the future," said the leading instructor.

  "Oh." Xiao Chen and others replied obediently.

  The leading teacher said, "To the west of the martial arts field are the General Affairs Office, Ling Cao Hall, Dan Medicine Hall, and Lian Qi Hall. Whatever you need, you must first register at the General Affairs Office before you can receive what you need."

  "The east side of the martial arts arena is your residential area, and the north side is the grand hall of the outer gate. For important matters, the headmaster of the outer courtyard will hold meetings there, so don't go in casually."

  "Now you follow me to the general affairs office to receive the necessary items for outer sect disciples," said the leading instructor.

  "Necessary items, I wonder what they will be? Will it be a three-piece treasure sword?" Shao Chen thought to himself.

  Under the leadership of the instructor, they soon arrived at the warehouse. The instructor and the elder of the warehouse exchanged greetings before leading Xiao Chen and the others into one of the rooms inside. There were four chests placed inside, just enough for each person to have one.

  Crack!

  In front of the teaching, a box was opened, and inside the box were four things neatly arranged: an ordinary blue long shirt, a precious sword with flying cloud patterns on it, several jade-carved jade slips, and several jade talismans.

  "These clothes are the emblematic attire of our outer sect disciples, symbolizing your identity. Once you put them on, you will truly be authentic outer sect disciples of Yunjian Sword Sect."

  "These three jade talismans were all refined by the sect's elders. The first one is the Purifying Clothes Talisman, which was made considering your busy cultivation schedule. When your clothes get dirty, you just need to focus your mind and soul on it, activate the talisman, and it will remove the dirt from your body.

  The second jade talisman is called the Hemostasis Talisman, which contains various spiritual medicines. You will inevitably go out of the mountain to practice or complete tasks for the sect in the future, and when you get injured, just activate this talisman to quickly stop bleeding, relieve pain, and heal your wounds.

  The third jade talisman is called the Divine Wind Talisman, which greatly increases speed after activation. It's used for traveling or escaping danger."

  After introducing the clothes and jade symbol, he picked up the treasured sword with a flying cloud pattern, "swish" unsheathing it in an instant. The sharp light was dazzling, the sword hummed in resonance, and on the sparkling body of the sword, wisps of cloud mist actually wafted out.

  "This sword is called the Cloud-Piercing Sword, forged in the Outcloud Sword Sect's Foundry. It is a top-grade flying sword among precious artifacts, capable of cutting through iron like mud and steel like tofu. Moreover, it has an array attached to it that can break through protective aura shields. In the future, if you have the opportunity to enter the inner sect, you will be equipped with magical tools that enhance your abilities, allowing you to kill people as easily as chopping vegetables. You can also activate the sword's glow to shoot and kill enemies over a hundred meters away."

  "These few jade slips are the three introductory martial arts of Yunjian Sword Sect, which are must-practice martial arts for outer sect disciples. They are Flying Spirit Swordsmanship, Dragon Tiger Fist, and Flying Cloud Steps. The others are the rules of Yunjian Sword Sect, geography of Shenmo Continent, distribution of other sects and their characteristics, as well as astronomy and geography. Remember to study them carefully, and you will naturally find benefits when traveling on the continent in the future."

  The teacher had introduced all things and then gave them one by one to Xiao Chen and others.

  "Good stuff, the configuration of the outer door disciples is indeed one level higher. This sword is actually a precious instrument, sharper than my previous one." Xie Dongsheng held the Chuan Yun Sword in his hand, and with a slight swing, the sword light was dense, and a sharp cold air burst out from the sword.

  "Yes, this Cloud-Piercing Sword has been imbued with a seal by the elders of the Men's Sect, which can break through the protective aura around one's body. It's naturally formidable!" Huang Yuan said, stroking the blade with his hand and feeling its sharpness.

  Xiao Chen didn't say anything and packed everything up. According to the instructor's words, he walked alone towards his assigned residence for "special treatment".

  The treatment of outer door disciples is much better than that of registered disciples. The accommodation is very exquisite, with each person having a separate courtyard, and the facilities are quite luxurious, with one room and one hall standard equipment, and all kinds of supplies are available. The environment is elegant, with clouds, artificial hills, green bamboo, flying springs, it's simply a legendary paradise on earth. No wonder everyone wants to enter the outer door, if the outer door is like this, then what about the inner door, the elite disciples?

  Inside Fei Yun Bie Yuan, there are many small courtyards. The outer door disciples number over 20,000, divided into more than 200 small courtyards. In each courtyard, ten disciples reside, with each person having their own separate room for practicing and cultivating.

  These small courtyards have no names, and are replaced by numbers. The courtyard assigned to Xiao Chen is 208 Courtyard. Huang Yuan, Xie Dongsheng and others are different from Xiao Chen. Whether Xiao Chen goes or stays still needs to wait for the door faction's high-level discussion, so Xiao Chen was directly assigned to the last courtyard.

  This yard was also set up according to the standard of ten people, but there was only Xiao Chen alone. Xiao Chen looked around and found that the environment was not bad, and since he was the only one, it was quiet. Moreover, when he communicated with Ye Liu Xing, he didn't have to worry about being discovered by others.

  Xiao Chen sat down on the bed, opened the package and checked one by one the things he had received from his teacher.

  "Pure Clothes Talisman", "Hemostatic Talisman", "Divine Wind Talisman"

  Xiao Chen followed the teachings, and infused his spiritual energy into the jade symbol. As expected, a ring of energy emerged, encircled him once, and then his clothes were spotless, as if they had just been washed.

  "The Hemostatic Symbol" surged through a refreshing aura on his body, while "The Divine Wind Symbol" made him feel light and agile, as if his weight had been reduced by half, with a gentle breeze supporting his feet.

  "It's true that they're all good things, the treatment of outer sect disciples is indeed different."

  Then Xiao Chen took out the jade slip of Fei Ling Sword Technique, and as soon as his divine soul permeated it, Ye Liu Xing's voice sounded in Xiao Chen's mind, saying impatiently: "They are just high-level techniques among mortal-level cultivation methods, nothing special, don't waste your time practicing these."

  "This is the introductory exercise of the Izumo Sword Sect, a symbol of identity, and I only have one set of "Raiun San Shi", it's harmless to cultivate it, hehe..."

  Xiao Chen smiled slightly, looking very pleased with himself. Ye Liu Xing snorted in disdain and hummed a sound, then fell silent.

  "The essence of the Flying Spirit Swordsmanship lies in its agility, but its attacking power is not that great, far inferior to my Thundercloud Three Styles. It's just a toy for practice." Xiaochen's comprehension was astonishing, and after flipping through it once, he had already mastered this simple introductory technique.

  Then he used his spiritual soul to review the Dragon and Tiger Fist and Flying Cloud Step, and fully understood them. Xiao Chen's strong learning ability allowed him to grasp these entry-level martial arts at a glance.

  "Exiled Cloud Sword Sect's Sect Laws!" Xiao Chen picked up the jade slip, took a simple glance at it and then casually tossed it aside. Firstly, whether he could stay in Exiled Cloud Sword Sect was still uncertain. Secondly, these sect laws were merely used to intimidate people. That Zhang Jian had killed his past self, yet none of these sect laws came into effect. In Xiao Chen's view, these sect laws were just excuses for bullying honest people.

  "Let's take a look at the jade slip that introduces the geography of the Divine Demon Continent and the distribution of various sects." Xiao Chen thought to himself, and then picked up another jade slip to take a look.

  "Shenmo Zhi"

  As Xiao Chen's gaze fell on the jade slip, his divine soul permeated through it, and in an instant, three large characters flashed out, summarizing the entire Divine Demon Continent within them, giving off a majestic and grand feeling.

  Jambudvīpa

  "Northern Continent of Uttarakuru"

  "Dongyuan Department Continent"

  Xilingbu Continent

  The overall catalog of the four major continents that first entered the eye, Xiao Chen's divine soul condensed and opened the Nan Chan continent. In an instant, a small directory appeared.

  "Changsheng Jiao"

  "Absolute Demon Sect"

  "Floating Life"

  Rakshasa Hall

  "Uchigatana School"

  "Tianyin Pavilion"

  "Big Demon Gate"

  "Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers"

  "This is the top eight sects of Nan Zhan Bu Zhou, I didn't expect that Yun Jian Sword Sect was only ranked fifth, I wonder how powerful the first-ranked Chang Sheng Jiao is!"