After the middle-aged scholar and the red-clothed child left, the white-robed old man and the white-haired old woman quickly flew towards the center of the island.
Not long after, the cross-sea boat stopped above an azure mountain peak at the center of the island. The mountain peak was covered with large and small pavilions and courtyards.
"Disciples, heed my command. Fly down on your magic tools, quickly."
Following the command of a red-faced blue-robed man, all the disciples on the boat flew down and landed at the foot of the mountain.
Once all the disciples landed at the foot of the mountain, the blue-robed man and several other Core Formation cultivators also landed. The blue-robed man formed an incantation gesture with one hand and the cross-sea boat trembled slightly before rapidly shrinking in size. Not long after, it became the size of a palm and flew into the blue-robed man's sleeve before disappearing.
At the foot of the mountain, several dozen blue-robed disciples had been waiting for a long time. Standing at the very front was a simple and honest middle-aged man.
The white-robed old man pointed at Wang Changsheng and the others and instructed the simple and honest middle-aged man, "Sun Yang, these are the disciples sent by the main branch. Arrange accommodations for them and satisfy their needs as much as possible."
The simple and honest middle-aged man grinned at Wang Changsheng and the others and cupped his hands, "Fellow Junior Martial Brothers, Junior Martial Sisters, and Martial Nephews, if there is anything you need, you can tell me."
The white-robed old man's dignified gaze swept past Wang Changsheng and the others. "Martial Nephews, it is already late. You will stay here for the night. Tomorrow morning, I will take you to the Duty Hall to arrange the follow-up matters. En, if there is nothing important, it is best not to run around. After all, you are not familiar with the situation of the branch. If you have any problems, look for Sun Yang and he will help you resolve them."
"Disciple understands," everyone replied in unison.
When the white-robed old man saw this, he nodded with satisfaction.
Next, the blue-robed man and the other Core Formation cultivators gave a few more words of advice before leaving with the white-robed old man.
"Everyone, follow me." The simple and honest middle-aged man smiled at everyone.
Soon after, he led everyone to the buildings on the mountain and arranged accommodations for everyone. Of course, the Foundation Establishment cultivators had priority in choosing.
In any case, it was only for one night, so Wang Changsheng didn't care too much and settled down in a two-story bamboo building.
Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on the wooden bed and closed his eyes to rest.
The next morning, a deep voice entered Wang Changsheng's ears.
"All Foundation Establishment disciples, come out. The Old Man will take you to the Steward's Hall. Qi Condensation disciples, stay in the residence. I'll arrange for you later."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Changsheng opened his eyes, got off the bed and walked out.
A seventy to eighty feet long red wooden boat was floating in the air. The white-robed old man and the blue-robed man were standing in front of the wooden boat. Around the red wooden boat, dozens of blue-robed disciples were floating in the air on their magic tools.
One after another, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators released their flying Dharma artifacts or spiritual birds and flew into the air.
Wang Changsheng waved his sleeve, and the Snow Wind Boat flashed out, floating in front of him.
His figure flickered, and he jumped into the Snow Wind Boat. After launching a symbol on the Snow Wind Boat, the Snow Wind Boat turned into a white light. After two flashes, it was not far from the old man in a white robe.
After the last Foundation Establishment Cultivator flew into the air, the white-robed old man controlled the red wooden boat and led everyone to the southwest.
After a quarter of an hour, the white-robed old man led hundreds of Foundation Establishment Cultivators and landed in front of a black hall more than three hundred feet high.
There was a ten-feet long silver plaque hanging above the entrance of the hall. On the surface, there were three golden words "Steward's Hall" written on it. There was a faint spiritual light flowing on it.
The moment they entered, Immortal Wang and the others all sucked in a breath of cold air.
In front of them was a spacious hall with a height of more than a hundred feet. On the left side of the door, there was a bluestone stone staircase leading to the second floor.
The walls of the hall were carved with topographic maps of similar islands. On the wall facing the door, there was a huge island with three golden words "Tai Qing Island" carved on it.
This "Tai Qing Island" map was extremely detailed. From the small names of the ports to the big names of the islands, everything was marked. Near the Tai Qing Island, there were densely packed Xiao Hei dots. Taking a closer look, these black dots were also islands, but they were smaller than the Tai Qing Island.
On the walls on the left and right sides, there were three maps of large islands. Around each large island, there were densely packed small islands.
On these islands, there were golden, white, and black spiritual lights flashing. The number of black lights was relatively more, and the golden lights were the most dazzling. The white lights were flashing to different degrees. Some were extremely dazzling, and some only emitted a faint light.
Some islands only had a single ray of golden light, some were completely white, and some were all three. There were even some that were completely black.
There was a yellow wooden table that was three to four meters long in the hall. Seven blue-robed disciples sat around the table, each holding a silver jade plate and a golden jade brush. When they saw the white-robed old man enter, the seven of them hastily stood up and respectfully said, "Disciple greets Hall Master Liu."
The white-robed old man nodded and turned to the disciples behind him.
"Martial Nephews, the Steward's Hall is where you choose your cave residence. The light dots indicate that there is a spirit vein there, and the black dots indicate that there is someone living there. However, you can only choose places that are covered in white light. The golden light is for the cave residences of Core Formation cultivators and above. The more dazzling the white light is, the higher the quality of the spirit vein and the denser the spiritual Qi.
"Martial Uncle Liu, are these areas our sect's territory?" A young man looked at the seven huge maps and asked in disbelief. His eyes were filled with shock.
The white-robed old man nodded and said, "That's right. Although this is only a branch, it occupies seven large islands. Over ninety percent of the spirit stones, minerals, spirit herbs, spirit beasts, and other cultivation resources that the branch obtains every year are obtained from these seven large islands. Each island has a large number of small islands attached to it, ranging from several hundred to over a thousand. All of these islands add up to a total of two thousand two hundred and twenty-two islands. These islands need to be overseen by cultivators, and the number of cultivators stationed on the islands is determined by the resources on the islands. The more abundant the resources, the higher the cultivation of the cultivators stationed on the islands, and vice versa."
Hearing this, everyone's faces were filled with shock. A branch actually occupied two thousand two hundred and twenty-two islands. This was too terrifying! In the next moment, everyone's gazes towards the light dots on the map became even more fervent.
"May I ask Martial Uncle Liu, how much do we have to pay to rent these caves each year? What are the rates? "A young man with a fair complexion took two steps forward and asked.
"All of them are free. However, if you choose a small island without spirit stones or spirit herbs as your cave residence, you will have to pay the spirit stones required to maintain the formation. However, since you are all new here, it's better for you to live with the others. Of course, if any of you want to monopolize an island and become the owner of a small island, the Old Man will not object. In addition, this Old Man will remind you that aside from Immaculate Island, the other six large islands that are covered in dazzling white light will have a competition every ten years. If you are defeated by the challenger, then your cave residence will belong to the challenger," the white-robed old man slowly explained.
"Martial Uncle Liu, this disciple would like to ask, how much space can be opened up in the area covered by the white light? Is there a limit?" A green-robed woman asked.
"With your cave residence as the center, the area within a radius of five kilometers is your personal territory. You can set up formations and restrictions as you wish, as long as you have the ability. Alright, if there are no other questions, you can choose your cave residence! Martial Nephew Li and the others will register you. After you choose, go to the second floor. I will wait for you there, "the white-robed old man said lightly.
Hearing this, everyone was eager to try, but no one immediately acted. All the disciples' eyes were focused on the blue-robed man next to the white-robed old man.
"If I let you choose together, the seven Martial Nephews of the branch will be too busy. En, just choose according to the order of this list! Do you understand? "The blue-robed man flipped his hand and took out a letter full of names and said in a deep voice.
"This disciple understands." Naturally, no one dared to say no and agreed.
Seeing this, the blue-robed man nodded with satisfaction and handed the letter to a round-faced man next to the yellow wooden table. Then, he followed the white-robed old man to the second floor.
The round-faced man spread out the letter and shouted, "Next, when I read your name, please come forward and choose your cave residence. Murong Bing, Wang Changsheng, Li Xiang, Chen Beixuan, Liu Guang, Li He."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Changsheng, Murong Bing, and the other five immediately walked out of the crowd and walked toward the wall. The six blue-robed disciples behind the round-faced man hurriedly followed, one for each person.
Wang Changsheng stood in front of a large island called Xing Luo Island, and his eyes swept over the white light spots.
There were many places with dazzling white light, but most of them were on Xing Luo Island, and a small number of them were on small and medium-sized islands.
There were not many light spots on small and medium-sized islands. The smallest one had only one light spot, and the largest one had more than twenty light spots. This meant that there were not many people living on small and medium-sized islands.
If Wang Changsheng wanted to cultivate behind closed doors, he could just stay in the Taiqing Palace. There was no need for him to go overseas. Therefore, he did not plan to live on small and medium-sized islands.
Wang Changsheng's eyes quickly swept over the white light spots on Xing Luo Island. After a while, his eyes stopped on a mountain called Golden Sun Peak, which was located in the southwest of Xing Luo Island.
There were nine golden light spots on Xing Luo Island, and each of them covered a large mountain. In addition, there were more than five hundred mountains covered in white light.
The location of the Golden Sun Peak that Wang Changsheng chose was relatively remote, but it was relatively close to a market on the island. If he wanted to buy beast hides to refine blank talisman paper, it would be more convenient. In addition, this Golden Sun Peak was close to the seaside, so he could also hunt demonic beasts by the seaside. Of course, the reason why Wang Changsheng chose this Golden Sun Peak was because the cultivation technique he practiced was the 《Golden Sun Art》. The Golden Sun Peak had the two words "Golden Sun", which gave him a good impression.
"I choose the Golden Sun Peak," Wang Changsheng pointed at the mark on the map and said to the blue-robed disciple beside him.
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