Dual Cultivator with a cultivation system

While Zhou Huxin, Jiang Hong, and Lei Ping were talking among themselves, the disciples who had qualified for the second round were informed to gather. The elder in charge was about to explain the details of the next round, and the entire area was bustling with disciples.

Some of the disciples who had been chatting excitedly suddenly turned grim with frustration, while others showed admiration as they watched a particular group.

"Damn, they're looking at us like we're their mortal enemies," Bai Lingxi mused, noticing some disciples throwing envious and frustrated glares at their group.

"Yeah, it feels like we've robbed them of some kind of treasure," Shi Yu commented.

"Well, they're not entirely wrong. With us here, there's no way they can reach the top three spots where the sect offers the best resources," Luo Li said with a smirk as she observed the expression of the disciples.

"Hah, I wonder where they're going to send us for the monster hunting round," Wang Ming said. He knew what the second was beast hunting competition but had no idea where or how it would take place—mainly because he hadn't bothered to find out in the first place.

Woosh!

All of the disciples, including Wang Ming, fell silent as an elder suddenly appeared in front of them, capturing their attention. They waited quietly for him to speak.

"First of all, congratulations to those of you who have passed the first round," the elder said with a smile as he looked at the crowd of disciples.

"Now, I will explain the next round for those of you who may not know. This round will be a monster hunting challenge, where you must kill a minimum number of monsters to pass. If you fail to meet the requirement, you will fail the promotion examination," the elder announced. The disciples listened with intrigue, but his final words caused them to tense up.

"Also, the more beasts you kill, the better the resources you will receive. Additionally, there is a chance you might be selected by a Peak Master, as they will be watching this round," the elder said with a smile.The disciples' eyes lit up with excitement upon hearing that the Peak Masters would be observing their performance.

The sect elder waved his hand, and a parchment appeared in front of each disciple.

"These contain information about the second round. Read them carefully before we head to the Inner Court," the elder instructed as everyone began reading.

Wang Ming also picked up the parchment out of curiosity and started reading. After finishing, he had a strange look on his face.

'Why does this feel like those VR games I read about in web novels?' Wang Ming thought.

According to the information, the sect will use a special item that will render the disciples unconscious and send their spirits into a mind space, this is used to train their sect disciples combat awareness. Inside this space, they will fight monsters and can also engage in battles with each other without suffering real injuries.

Moreover, there is a ranking system for disciples based on their performance. This mind space is a treasure from the ancient era, jointly used by the top sects. During the Inner Court examination, disciples from other sects will also be undergoing their own promotion exams or training within the same space.

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After some time, all the participants arrived at the Inner Court. It was a bit of a distance from the Outer Court, so it took a few minutes to reach by walking. Normally, Outer Court disciples were not allowed to enter the Inner Court area unless summoned by an elder.

As a result, the group of disciples who had just arrived was in complete awe of their surroundings.

'The spiritual energy here is much denser,' Wang Ming thought as he sensed the energy in the air and compared it to both the Outer Court and the world outside the sect.

Even though the Outer Court already had denser spiritual energy than the outside world, the Inner Court was on an entirely different level. If he were to compare it more accurately, the spiritual energy outside the sect was like a drop of water, the Outer Court was a bucket of water, while the Inner Court felt like an entire lake.

"Heavens, can you feel the spiritual energy here?" exclaimed a disciple from the group, amazed by the dense spiritual energy.

"Yeah, just cultivating here for one month would be equal to cultivating in the Outer Court for an entire year," said another disciple in an envious voice.

"No wonder the Inner Court disciples are so strong and have such high cultivation compared to us. Not only do they have access to better training and resources, but the spiritual energy here is also incredibly dense," said another disciple.

"Just imagine the conditions at the Peaks and the places where Core Disciples cultivate," chimed in another disciple with longing.

While the Outer Court disciples were observing their surroundings with interest, the Inner Court disciples were also watching them.

"Hmm, looks like these are the disciples who passed the first round," said an Inner Court disciple as he observed the newcomers.

"Tsk, look at them, staring at the Inner Court with greed and shock," said another disciple disdainfully.

"Don't belittle them. Weren't we the same when we first arrived at the Inner Court?" reprimanded another disciple, causing the first one to fall silent.

"I wonder if there will be any talented disciples who could later become Core Disciples," said one with interest.

"Hah, if it were that easy, we would have become Core Disciples years ago," said another with a sigh, as many of them had been trying to increase their cultivation to minimum required to become a Core Disciple for a long time. Find exclusive stories on empire

"Hmm, look at Fang Juan. It looks like he's about to take another male disciple's partner," pointed out a disciple as they saw a group of males wearing Inner Court robes heading toward a lone group of Outer Court disciples.

"Excuse me, fairy," Fang Juan said with a smile, greedily eyeing every inch of the woman's body. The woman in question turned around and frowned.