He saw that the platform had landed on a lush green grassland. Not far from the grassland was a sparse forest. Inside the forest, one could faintly make out neatly arranged stone houses.
Liu Ming looked at the stone houses a few times before sweeping his gaze to the other side of the grassland.
He saw that about a hundred feet away from them, there was another platform that was exactly the same. There were also many young men and women walking out of it.
"Go down. How long are you going to stay here?" An impatient voice came from behind Liu Ming. He turned around and saw that it was the black-clothed man who was urging him to go down.
At this time, most of the people on the platform had already left. He was the only one standing there, which was a bit eye-catching.
Liu Ming bowed his head and apologized before following the crowd down. Only then did he raise his head to look at the huge mountain in the distance.
He saw that the mountain was extremely tall. The lower half of the mountain was densely packed with different types of buildings. A thick mountain path was like a coiled python, twisting and winding all the way to the top of the mountain.
The top half of the mountain pierced straight into the clouds and was covered by a layer of white mist. It was impossible to see anything clearly.
There were also gray clouds that rushed down from the top half of the mountain. Most of them had one or a few people sitting on them. They were all dressed in different clothing. There were young and old, male and female, but because they were flying so high, it was impossible to see their faces clearly.
These people were clearly Spirit Apostles of the Barbarian Ghost Sect, just like the black-clothed man. When they flew over the grassland, some of them curiously looked down, while others didn't even look at them and directly flew over on their clouds. This caused the youths below to excitedly discuss among themselves.
Some people even couldn't help but fantasize about becoming a Spirit Apostle and living a celestial life.
At this time, the black-clothed man also walked down from the stone platform. Seeing the chaotic situation of the people below, he impolitely scolded:
"This is the Barbarian Ghost Sect, not your own home. Everyone, shut up, line up, and follow me. "
After the envoy finished speaking, he strode towards a small path that led to the stone houses. After a moment of chaos, the hundreds of young men and women reluctantly lined up and followed.
On the other side of the stone platform, a woman in a white cloak flew out on a cloud and led another group of boys and girls into the forest along another path.
After a while, the two teams met at an intersection in the forest.
Almost without any instructions, the two groups naturally merged together and quickly walked out of the forest, arriving at an empty space in front of a row of stone houses.
At this moment, there were already a dozen men and women dressed in green standing there respectfully waiting.
"Junior Martial Sister Xun and I have already brought the people here. You can arrange them separately. There is still half a month before the Opening Spirit Ceremony will take place. During this time, they are allowed to walk around the Chui Ping Hill, but they are not allowed to leave this area. Violators will lose their right to participate in the Opening Spirit Ceremony. "The man in black coldly commanded.
"Yes! Rest assured, Senior Martial Brother Zhang, Senior Martial Sister Xun, we'll definitely take care of this matter, "one of the ferocious-looking men stepped forward and replied in a respectful manner.
"Yes, I trust in Junior Fang Xiong's work. Junior Martial Sister and I will go to the Duty's Hall to hand in our orders. "The man in black nodded his head and spoke with a relaxed expression.
Soon after, he and the woman in the white cloak muttered an incantation and formed a gray cloud under their feet. With a tremble, they flew towards the mountain peak.
"Alright, you youngsters have heard. From now on, you will be staying here for half a month. During this time, you are not allowed to leave the forest. If I find out that anyone is disobedient and runs out, the first time will be ten lashes of the python whip, the second thirty lashes, and the third time, you will lose your right to open your spirit. " The man named Fang Xiong waited for the man in black to leave before straightening his body and speaking to the hundreds of young men and women present.
"What, didn't the envoy say that we could walk around the area? How did it become that we can't leave the forest? Also, we are here to participate in the Opening Spirit Ceremony, not to be imprisoned. "Hearing this, a few people began to complain.
"Brat, what did you say!"
The burly man's face darkened, and he grabbed at the air in front of him with one hand. Immediately, a seemingly sturdy young man at the front was pulled out of the crowd by an invisible suction force. He fell to the ground with a bloody nose and a swollen face.
When the youth stood up again, a short knife about half a foot long appeared in his hand. His eyes were filled with anger as he stared at the man in front of him. However, he knew that the difference in strength between them was like heaven and earth, so he didn't dare to charge at him.
"To tell you the truth, we were just like you ten years ago. We were also disciples that participated in the Opening Spirit Ceremony, but we didn't succeed, so we stayed here to do hard labor. Don't think that there are seven to eight hundred people here. In reality, it is already not bad to have ten Spirit Apostles. Also, during the Opening Spirit Ceremony, at least two thirds of the people will die from the backlash. Only then can the remaining people become Outer Sect Disciples like us. So, all of you better put away your young master and young mistress tempers. If you dare to disobey, we will not show mercy. As for what Senior Zhang said before he left, it was just a formality. This Jade Flat Hill is so big, how can we let so many people run around? We only have so many people, how can we take care of everyone? Also, even the weakest among us is a high-level Qi Practitioner, and I am a top-notch Qi Practitioner. If there is anyone who is not convinced, feel free to come and spar with me. As long as you can beat me, no matter what you want to do, I will not say no. "Fang Xiong looked at the group of boys and girls and said with a fierce expression.
When the group of boys and girls heard this, the excitement in their hearts immediately disappeared. Some of the more cowardly ones even directly revealed expressions of fear.
The other party was actually a top-tier Qi Practitioner. Most of the young men and women were only low-level Qi Practitioners, so how could they dare to argue with him?
When Liu Ming heard Fang Xiong's threatening words, his face did not change at all. However, when he heard the words "peak level Practitioner", his heart was slightly shocked.
This Fang Xiong was only around thirty years old, but he already had such frightening strength. It seemed that even if he could not become a Spirit Apostle, as long as he stayed alive in the Barbarian Ghost Sect, he could still obtain the strength he needed.
This time, he must survive the Opening Spirit Ceremony.
"Now listen up, we are about to assign the rooms. Those whose names have been called, please step forward." Fang Xiong saw that with just a few words, he was able to intimidate the group of boys and girls in front of him and showed a satisfied expression.
Of course, there were also a few people with great backgrounds who did not care at all!
But this did not matter to the big men.
As long as the majority of the people followed their orders, it was fine.
These young men and girls with special identities would not be provoked by them.
After all, even if they did not have the power behind them, their chances of passing the Opening Spirit Ceremony were much higher than others.
At this time, a thirty year old girl had already walked out from the group of Outer Sect Disciples. With a flip of her hand, she took out a light yellow book and began to call out names unhurriedly.
Not long after, over a hundred people had been called out and were brought to the group of stone houses by the girl.
Just like this, every Outer Sect Disciple called out a group of boys and girls and brought them away. In the blink of an eye, there was only one group left. There were around seventy to eighty people.
Liu Ming, Gao Chong, Mu Ming Zhu, Lei Zhen, and the others were all impressively among them.
"There is no need to call out anymore. All of you, come with me. I will personally arrange for you." Fang Xiong swept his eyes over the remaining people, waved his hand and said very decisively.
The other outer court disciples revealed indifferent expressions when they saw this, and they dispersed on their own.
As for the remaining young men and women, when they heard that this fiendish looking big man was going to personally arrange for them, nearly half of their faces paled.
Fang Xiong did not care about this and turned around to walk in a certain direction of the group of stone houses.
"Hehe." With a cold laugh, a youth suddenly walked out of the crowd and actually took the lead to follow.
It was Lei Zhen, the Lei Clan disciple.
When the others saw this, they braced themselves and swarmed over.
Liu Ming walked unhurriedly among them and did not stand out in the slightest.
Seeing that the group of young men and women had walked far away, a faint ripple appeared behind a nearby tree. Suddenly, two figures appeared side by side.
One of them had a slightly yellow face and wore a scholarly robe. In his hair was a yellow wooden hairpin and his hands were behind his back. The other person, however, had disheveled hair, bare feet, and a scarlet red gourd hung from his waist.
"What does Junior think? Are there any good seedlings in this group?" The person wearing the scholarly robe looked at the group of young men and women in the distance and suddenly asked his companion a question.
"Hmph, isn't Senior Gui asking the obvious? Without going through the Opening Spirit Ceremony, how can you see anything? In previous years, didn't the branches only start to choose after the Opening Spirit Ceremony? Why did Senior come to see these young men so early this time? Even if you want to start early, shouldn't you at least choose from the Spiritual Pulse disciples of the sect? "The man with loose hair had a round and smiling face and when he heard this, he muttered a sentence.
"It's not like you don't know the situation of this branch. The disciples that were judged to have Nine Spiritual Pulses and above have long been reserved by the other branches. How can we compete? If we really want to choose a few good seedlings, we can only find them from these young men. In addition, I heard that there are Loose Practitioners participating this time. If we observe carefully, we might be able to gain something. "The scholar said slowly.
"Even though Senior's words are very reasonable, what can we see in such a short amount of time? Once the Opening Spirit Ceremony results are out, I'm afraid that the mountain peaks will once again swarm over the disciples." The man with loose hair said with a frown.
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