The main peak lineage of the Sword Sect is called Upper Cloud Peak, which houses numerous structures such as the Purple Sea Bridge and the Upper Cloud Group Halls.

The Seeking Dao Rope, which connects all the Peak Masters, shoots straight through the Peak Master of Upper Cloud Peak. Its presence in the Cloud Sea is like a silhouette in the mist, as the entire massive peak floats in midair, surrounded by clouds brewing with purple qi, occasionally exhaling a rainbow bridge tinged with a halo.

Walking over the Purple Sea Bridge leads to the front hall plaza of Upper Cloud Peak. Su Yu led a group of people to this place.

"This is the front hall plaza, where most of the sect's major and minor sword tests usually take place. Also, let me introduce you to this..." Su Yu was accompanying the awakened Disciples, much like a university senior guiding wide-eyed freshmen, enthusiastically introducing the unique features of the campus to each curious new face.

"This creature is called the Red Sword Crane, a Spirit Beast raised by our Sword Sect."

"Since you trainees can't perform Sword Flight and lack the ability to fly—oh, except for these two from the Feathered People Clan—if you want to visit other Peak Masters, you'll either have to walk the Seeking Dao Rope or rely on these Red Sword Cranes that travel between the major Sword Peaks."

"Feed it a Little Flame Fruit that it likes, and it will carry you to all the main peaks of the Sword Sect, except for a few special areas."

Su Yu pointed to a special spot at the outer edge of the great hall plaza, resembling a teleportation point. There, several cranes, their bodies the color of crimson flames and shaped like sharp arrows, were dancing gracefully amidst the Cloud Sea.

"Isn't there a Teleportation Array?" Wang Mu asked, puzzled. An Immortal World, and they don't have this?

"COUGH, COUGH..." Su Yu gave it some thought and said, "We used to have one, but although our Sword Sect is huge, using the Teleportation Array used up too many Spirit Stones, so the Sect Master ordered it removed to cut costs. Disciples also generally try to save on Spirit Stones and rarely use Teleportation Arrays..."

"Not like these Red Sword Cranes that can travel hundreds of miles just by consuming one Little Flame Fruit... They've greatly reduced the sect's expenditures. After these Red Sword Cranes were introduced, many disciples also rarely fly on their own Flying Swords. After all, it saves Spiritual Power and also preserves the durability of the Flying Swords."

"Maintaining Magic Artifacts like Flying Swords can be quite a large expense if their durability is too low."

Looking at everyone, Su Yu sighed. "You haven't started your Cultivation yet, but you will understand in time. In the path of Cultivation, what we often seek isn't immortality like the heavens..."

Wang Mu was speechless.

"On the Huangzhou Land, it's survival of the fittest, and resources are plentiful..." the male from the Feathered People Clan mused. "Our Sword Sect occupies places like Gu Yun Mountain, a Cave Heaven and Blessed Land. How can we still worry about the consumption brought by a few Teleportation Arrays? Senior Brother Su Yu, I don't understand."

"It's all orders given by the Sect Master," Su Yu waved his hand and said. "Anyway, the Sect Master was the one who ordered the dismantling of the arrays. He said it was all for our own good..."

"Alright, come on into the main hall with me to choose your Mentor's Peak Master."

Listening to the resonant and sharp cries of the cranes outside, Wang Mu fell into deep thought for a moment. The Sect Master of the Shangxiao Sword Sect is certainly one of the world's foremost Cultivators. How magnificent and impressive might his presence be?

As he crossed the plaza, Wang Mu noticed that the ground was made of extremely rare spiritual ores.

The plaza is at least the size of ten football fields... It didn't seem so large when I was on the bridge, but now that I'm down here, this place is quite expansive. I estimated ten because I couldn't guess any higher. It might be even larger. The construction of this plaza seems quite extravagant...

Moreover, Wang Mu felt that the gathering speed of Spiritual Energy was very fast in the plaza. Although his body didn't yet possess a Spiritual Acupoint and couldn't directly absorb the Spiritual Energy from the surroundings, he could still feel it.

The closer one approached the main hall, the less imposing it seemed in comparison to the plaza that framed it, revealing an ancient building imbued with Immortal Energy and covered in a turquoise hue. What distinguished it, however, were the seven Light Swords suspended above the main hall, arranged in an intriguing manner as if forming a canopy over it.

Beyond that, simplicity prevailed.

Inside the main hall, the walls, hanging beams, columns, and floor were all simple, dominated by a cyan-white color that symbolized the Heavenly Vault, devoid of any other elements.

Then, there were several Peak Leaders of the Sword Peaks, who had already been waiting ahead for some time.

It seems not all of them are the stereotypical elder sages of immortal demeanor. Men and women, young and old, are present... One of them even looks to be about my age, with flowing white hair and an indifferent expression, embodying the demeanor of a Sword Immortal.

These Peak Leaders must be among the most powerful in the Sword Sect, right? They look so young... Wang Mu thought to himself. If it's about the art of eternal youth, making them ageless, then why do some of the others look quite old?

"Sect Master, here are the disciples who have passed today's examination," Su Yu stepped forward and said to the middle-aged man at the forefront.

At that moment, the many disciples below were all curiously taking in the scene.

Jian Wuqing waved his hand and stood with his hands behind his back, exuding the aura of a peerless expert. His face was cool and detached as he nodded slightly and said, "Understood."

The crowd instantly thought, Truly worthy of being the Sect Master of the Sword Sect! Just standing there, calm and composed, even a simple nod from him carries an innate, oppressive aura! It made their breathing involuntarily slow down a notch.

"Sect Master, about the examination..." Su Yu contemplated and was about to speak.

"There's no need to say more, I am already aware," Jian Wuqing said, his expression inscrutable as he addressed the crowd. "This is the five hundred and sixty-eighth time our Sword Sect has opened its gates to recruit disciples. All of you have passed the Sword Sect's examination and are now disciples of the Sword Sect.

"I won't go into too much detail about the Sword Sect. Our Sect does not prioritize quantity. If you are aware, then you already know that other Continents indiscriminately accept disciples by the tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands. Our Sword Sect only recruits a mere hundred or so each time.

"Having passed the examination, you are now disciples of the Sword Sect, each one of you a future pillar of our Sect!"

Jian Wuqing spoke, each word simple and direct, "Regardless of your past birth or experiences, here you are disciples of the Sword Sect and nothing else. You have no other superfluous identities, nor do you need to concern yourselves with them.

"Currently, our Sword Sect has seven great Peak Masters. You may inquire with the Peak Leaders of these seven Peak Masters based on your own preferences, interests, Spirit Root, and aptitude, and then you may join a peak accordingly."

The Sword Sect sounds quite free, even allowing one to choose?

The disciples, less than a hundred in total, surged forward towards the few people at the front, each one filled with immense excitement.

Wang Mu felt a bit of excitement too. Seven Peak Masters, each presumably signifying specialization in different paths?

What should I learn? Wang Mu hesitated for a moment.

After some inquiries and eavesdropping, Wang Mu had a general understanding of the internal structure of the Sword Sect.

Leading them was Upper Cloud Peak, also the Peak Master where the Sect Master resided. The disciples within focused purely on sword cultivation, each with formidable combat capabilities; yet, apart from the Sword Dao, they knew nothing of other Magic, the Alchemy Dao, and so forth.

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