The mountain range where the Barbarian Ghost Sect was located had more than a dozen mountains of various sizes. However, most of them were occupied by the eight branches of the Sect. Only the largest mountain did not belong to any of the branches. Instead, the Duty Hall, Scripture Pavilion, Alchemy Room, and other important buildings were built on top of it. Furthermore, there were selected disciples patrolling and guarding it day and night.
The Ancestor Hall was the place where the Barbarian Ghost Sect disciples worshipped their ancestors. Naturally, it was built on top of the mountain.
The huge black cloud landed on a platform halfway up the mountain. As soon as it landed, a few green robed disciples quickly ran out from a hall not far away. They respectfully bowed to the woman on the black cloud and said, "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry.
"Greetings Martial Aunt Li. Everything in the Ancestor Hall has been prepared. We are just waiting for the Sect Leader and the other Martial Uncles."
"Okay, bring these new disciples in first. In a moment, the Sect Leader and the others will come. "The woman seemed to casually order.
"Yes, Martial Aunt." These green robed disciples nodded and then greeted Liu Ming and the others. They then led the group of boys and girls to the huge hall in the distance.
The woman did not move from her original spot. It seemed that she planned to wait for the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader and the others outside.
Liu Ming was in the crowd. When he walked through the door of the hall, he glanced up.
On top of the door hung a silver plaque that was several feet long. On the surface, three large golden words were written, "Ancestor Hall." There was a faint crystal light circulating on it.
After entering the door, many disciples all sucked in a breath of cold air.
They saw that the outside looked like an ordinary hall built against the mountain. Inside, there was a huge hall that was more than a hundred feet tall and about a hundred acres in size.
On both sides of the hall were hundreds of black chairs. On the wall at the end of the hall, there was an ancient painting that was several feet long.
In the painting, there was the back of a Daoist wearing a green robe. On his head was a silver hairpin that was a few inches long. On his back was a sheathless longsword. Both of his feet were stepping on an abnormally ferocious ghost head. Outside his body, there was a layer of faint black gas, giving people a very mysterious feeling.
At the bottom of the painting, there was a silver sacrificial table about fifty to sixty feet long. There was a lit lamp at each end, and in the middle, there were fifteen to sixteen light golden tablets with black names written on them.
There was also a huge bronze cauldron placed in front of the offering table. Inside the cauldron were several half-burned joss sticks, giving off a solemn feeling.
After the green-robed disciples led the disciples into the hall, they returned to the door and stood there, completely ignoring the new disciples.
When the boys and girls saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other, but they were infected by the solemn atmosphere in the hall, so no one whispered. They could only stand still and wait.
After Liu Ming looked around the huge hall once, his gaze unconsciously fell on the ancient painting hanging in front of him.
For this picture to be hung in such a solemn manner, the person drawn inside was most likely the founder of the Barbarian Ghost Sect. However, it was only a back view, which was quite strange.
Liu Ming's imagination didn't last long. After a while, footsteps came from outside the door. Several green-robed disciples standing at the door bowed at the same time and said loudly,
"Greetings to the Sect Leader and Martial Uncles!"
"Rise." After the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader's indifferent voice sounded, the hemp clothed old man, the scholar surnamed Gui, the large man surnamed Lei, and a group of Barbarian Ghost Sect Spirit Masters walked in. Gao Chong was the last person to enter.
At this time, all the Spirit Masters removed their protective Spirit Lights and revealed their true appearances.
Liu Ming and the other disciples also hurriedly paid their respects.
This time, the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader didn't let them rise. Instead, he brought the others to the sacrificial table, lit a joss stick, and inserted it into the bronze cauldron. Only then did he turn around and let the group of boys and girls rise.
"I am Sect Leader Huang Shi. I believe that most of you already know me, so I won't introduce myself any further. Now that you have opened your Spirit Seas, as long as you pay your respects to the founder, you will be a true disciple of the sect. The person in the painting enshrined in the Ancestral Hall is the founder of the sect, 'Six Yin Master'. Six of the eight branches of the sect are directly inherited from the founder. And the memorial tablets enshrined below are the ancestors of the sect who have reached the Crystal Level. If it weren't for their protection, the sect wouldn't have been able to continue to this day. Now, all of you come forward and offer joss sticks to the founder and the ancestors of the Sect. At the same time, report your names. "The Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader said solemnly.
"Crystal Level? Could it be that above the Spirit Masters, there is an even higher level of existence? "
This was the first time Liu Ming heard this word. His heart couldn't help but tremble. As someone who had entered the cultivation world halfway through, he knew too little about the sect.
Seeing that the other disciples' expressions were normal, most of them should know about the relevant matters.
Just as Liu Ming was thinking to himself, Gao Chong, the Earth Spiritual Pulse disciple, had already walked to the altar and knelt down under the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader's instructions. He said respectfully:
"Disciple Gao Chong has the honor of entering the Barbarian Ghost Sect today. I hope that the founder and the other ancestors will protect me. From now on, I will do my best to bring the sect to greater heights."
Then, the tall youth stood up, picked up a joss stick, lit it, and inserted it into the cauldron before returning to his original position.
Seeing that someone had started, the group of young men and women also began to offer joss sticks. The words they said about entering the sect were similar to Gao Chong's.
After all the disciples had finished paying their respects, the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader once again stood in front of the crowd and said with a straight face:
"The sect has a total of three major commandments and thirty-six sect rules. If you break one of them, the most serious punishment will be the destruction of your body and the extraction of your soul. If it's a light punishment, your Fa Li will be sealed and you will be thrown into the Black Wind Valley to suffer the punishment of wind and thunder. As for the specific contents of these commandments, there will be people who will explain them to you in detail in a few days. You must take care of yourselves! "
"Yes."
The group of disciples all felt their hearts tremble as they replied.
"In addition, the sect has a total of eight branches, namely the Dancing Ghost, Baleful Yin, Mysterious Talisman, Nine Infant, Poison Spirit, Refined Corpse, Heaven's Secret, and Blood Control. According to past practice, the Martial Uncles of these eight branches will take turns to choose you. Do you have any objections?" The Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader asked unhurriedly.
The group of disciples naturally wouldn't actually speak up to object.
Seeing this situation, the hemp-clothed old man was extremely satisfied and continued to speak without batting an eyelid:
"Since it's like this, then I will represent the Blood Control Faction and choose a disciple first. Gao Chong, your aptitude isn't bad. Are you willing to evolve into the Blood Control Faction? I am willing to personally accept you as my disciple. "
Once he finished speaking, the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader's gaze fell on the tall youth with a "shua" sound.
"Gao Chong is willing to take the Sect Leader as his master!" Hearing this, the tall youth didn't hesitate in the slightest as he stood out from the crowd and paid his respects to the hemp-clothed old man.
"Okay, child, you may rise. From now on, you are my seventh disciple. As for your other Seniors, when you follow me back to my residence, I will naturally introduce them to you. " The Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader laughed loudly as he allowed the tall youth to rise and retreat to the side with him.
The Gui Scholar, Junior Chu, and Lei Spirit Master saw this and their faces didn't look too good. However, they didn't actually say anything to stop him.
"I am Chu Qi, the leader of the Baleful Yin Faction. Calan, why aren't you coming over?" Junior Martial Brother Chu then walked out and waved at a seemingly unremarkable and delicate young girl in the crowd.
Revealing his true appearance, he was impressively a thirty year old scholarly youth with the appearance of a handsome and elegant man.
"What, she's the Calan who possesses the Aphrodite Body!"
"Impossible, I know this girl. Isn't she called Su Er?"
"Idiot, she must have used a fake name!"
The disciples next to the delicate and pretty girl immediately retreated a few steps in shock. Moreover, many people began to discuss in bewilderment.
The young girl acted as if she didn't hear any of this and walked out of the crowd with a normal expression. After silently bowing to Chu Qi, she stood up on her own.
Chu Qi revealed a satisfied expression as he nodded his head and brought the young girl to the side.
"Aphrodite Body!"
Liu Ming stared at the young girl a few times and then thought of the bewitching girl who had appeared for a brief moment in the plaza. In his heart, he somewhat understood.
"Lei Zhen, what are you waiting for? Come over here." Lei Spirit Master didn't move from his original spot, but instead glared at Lei Zhen and directly shouted.
The corner of Lei Zhen's eye twitched as if he was a bit unwilling, but he still walked over helplessly.
Just like that, the eight most outstanding disciples were quickly picked out under the situation of the eight teams selecting one person at a time.
Among them, the Gui Spirit Master reluctantly chose a Nine Spiritual Pulse disciple. It seemed that this was the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader's concession in exchange.
For the Nine Infant Faction Leader, if he could take in a Nine Spiritual Pulse disciple in the past, it would naturally be something worth celebrating. But now that he had lost an Earth Spiritual Pulse disciple that he was supposed to have, he naturally couldn't be happy.
As for the other factions, they also chose the remaining Nine Spiritual Pulse disciples.
In the second round, all the factions could only choose Six Spiritual Pulse disciples and other disciples who had some talent in certain areas.
As a Three Spiritual Pulse Spirit Apostle, Liu Ming naturally couldn't be chosen in the first few rounds.
However, when the Six Spiritual Pulse disciples were almost all chosen, someone finally noticed Liu Ming.
The "Junior Lin" of the Dancing Ghost Faction, whose full name was Lin Caiyu, was a pretty girl who seemed to be around twenty years old. When her gaze swept across Liu Ming, she finally remembered what the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader had said about his mental strength being stronger than an average person's.
Her faction was quite accomplished in the art of illusions and just so happened to need a disciple with a good mental strength.
Thus, the woman changed her mind and decided that when it was her turn again, she would definitely pick Liu Ming away.
As for the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader, after obtaining Gao Chong, the Earth Spiritual Pulse disciple, he had already placed most of his attention on Gao Chong. How could he still remember a certain disciple that he had casually mentioned?
However, in the next moment, something that Junior Lin didn't expect happened:
"Yes, you are called Bai Chong Tian right? Are you willing to join our Nine Infant Faction? " When it was the Gui Spirit Master's turn again, he pointed at Liu Ming and asked in a seemingly casual manner.
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