Beast Taming Patrol

"Entering different Disciple Halls requires consuming different merits." Zhao Chuan chuckled and spoke leisurely at this moment, "Within the sect, currencies from various nations are useless; only merits are the most valuable."

"Exchanging resources requires merits!"

"Exchanging Secret Techniques requires merits!"

"Trading with fellow disciples also requires merits!"

"Even for food, clothing, and necessities, merits are required!"

"As new disciples, each of you will receive a thousand merit points upon entering the sect, however…" Zhao Chuan pointed to the best accommodations in the Disciple Hall, "Living there for a month requires a thousand merits."

The crowd was momentarily speechless.

The merits new disciples receive upon entry will be gone after only a month of living expenses?

"How can we earn merits?" Lin Su raised an eyebrow, asking the question everyone was most concerned about at the moment.

"The acquisition of merits is related to the Merit Hall." Zhao Chuan smiled and pointed somewhere, "The Merit Hall is there."

It was a large hall, larger in scale than the Sect Master Hall, and most importantly, it was bustling with activity.

From time to time, disciples entered and exited, an endless stream.

"There are two ways to earn merits: one is through mutual transfer between disciples, and the other is bestowed by the sect. Every disciple has a Merit Order to record their merits." Zhao Chuan took out his own Merit Order and showed it to everyone, "This is it."

"The Merit Orders are given at the initiation ceremony, so you don't have them yet."

The crowd nodded in understanding.

"The transfer between disciples needs to go through the Merit Hall, typically involving two situations: private trading of items or gambling duels." Zhao Chuan cleared his throat, "If you use underhanded methods to seize others' merits, there are sect rules and punishments."

"The sect's bestowment also comes in two forms." Zhao Chuan looked at everyone, "The first is making contributions to the sect, which earns merits; the second is completing various tasks from the Merit Hall to earn merits."

"The Merit Hall issues a large number of tasks every day for disciples to undertake." Zhao Chuan pointed to the disciples entering and exiting the Merit Hall, "This is also the most common way for sect disciples to earn merits."

The crowd quickly nodded.

Knowing how to earn merits, the question becomes simple.

Earn merits to exchange for resources and better living quarters in the Disciple Hall.

"Behind the Merit Hall is the Punishment Hall." Zhao Chuan cleared his throat, his expression slightly uneasy, "The Punishment Hall doesn't have a fixed location, but it's everywhere. Whether a disciple or a manager, anyone who breaks the sect rules must face the Punishment Hall's judgment, whose head is the Spirit Master!"

Just mentioning this name made Zhao Chuan shiver involuntarily.

Lin Su's expression appeared somewhat peculiar.

Spirit Master… is this really so intimidating?

But he felt it didn't seem that bad?

"As for the Treasure Hall, it houses the sect's treasures and is guarded by the immortal all year round. You only need to know the location and not enter without permission." Zhao Chuan indicated the location of the Treasure Hall.

The new disciples all looked towards Lin Su in unison.

Yesterday, Lin Su had just visited the Treasure Hall...

And Lin Su silently fell into a state of reminiscence.

Is the Treasure Hall really guarded by the immortal?

He didn't seem to have encountered anyone yesterday?

"Hmm! (⑅ŏᴗŏ⑅)" (I think I sensed some very active elemental energy in the Treasure Hall yesterday!)

Beside him, Youyou recalled something and suddenly spoke out belatedly.

"Active elemental energy?" Lin Su looked at Youyou, "Which ones?"

"Hmm! (❁´◡`❁)" (Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, thunder, wind, ice, all eight kinds!)

Lin Su: "..."

Oh, I understand.

"Alright, we've arrived." Zhao Chuan suddenly smiled.

After setting everyone down, he drifted away on his pet beast.

And all of the new disciples curiously examined the place.

This was the mountain peak.

The entire mountain peak had been leveled by great power, transformed into a stone plateau covering tens of thousands of meters, only the occasional clouds rolling past the edge of the peak, visible to everyone.

Just as everyone was still confused about how the initiation rite could be held here with nothing around, suddenly, the mountain peak trembled violently underfoot.

Amid this tremor and the exclamations of the new disciples, the originally flat mountain peak saw large stones rapidly lifting, forming a grand and magnificent five-tier stone stairway.

A grand voice echoed throughout the Immortal Phoenix Sect.

"The initiation rite, begin!"

"Climb the first heavenly step!"

Lin Su took a deep breath and confidently stepped forward, ascending the first stone step from the ground.

Then followed by the other new disciples.

When everyone had stepped onto the first stone step, a bell sound rang out of nowhere at that moment!

"Dong!"

This heavy bell sound transformed into a force that chased stars and moons, turned rain into clouds, sweeping away the two thousand zhang sea of clouds around them!

The next moment, yellow light burst forth from the steps where everyone stood, soaring into the sky!

"Upon entering the sect, the sect is your home!"

"Sect disciples must remember where home is!"

The grand voice, tinged with solemnity, sounded once again.

Vaguely, everyone saw an incredibly large door!

As the bell echoed, the door slowly opened!

Like a home's door opening to welcome its owner back!

"Climb the second heavenly step!"

Lin Su took the lead, followed closely by the other disciples, crossing that illusory door and heavily stepping onto the second stone step!

"Dong!"

A bell sound, even heavier than the previous one, thundered across the entire Immortal Phoenix Sect, sweeping away the sea of clouds within two thousand zhang as if overturning mountains and seas in an instant!