C3409 Getting Started
Meng Fan walked up, cupped his hands and said respectfully: "Senior Sister, I am a new disciple, I still don't know the way."2
Although she had tried her best to be respectful, Meng Fan's casual conversation still made Senior Sister Ann surprised. Senior Sister Ann felt that this was not speaking to her senior sister. She carefully examined Meng Fan and confirmed that he was just a tiny living being.
Meng Fan handed over the token.
This token was the disciple's pass. According to the rank of the token, Meng Fan could walk through the first and second layers, but the second layer had restrictions placed on it. No one was allowed to enter during nightfall or during festivals.
The sect rules of the Ninth Gate were rather ancient. Ever since the Ninth Gate submitted to the World of Meaning 2 billion years ago, they gained a lot of stability, so the system's changes were very slow, there were almost no changes.
According to the rules, disciples who had just entered could only enter the first level sect. When their achievements or qualifications were sufficient, and their realms reached the Celestial King of Two Tribulations, they could live in the second level sect, and had the qualifications to enter the third level sect. After the third level tribulation, they could live in the third level sect, and also have the qualifications to enter the fourth level sect.
Senior Sister Ann looked at the command medallion, but did not pay too much attention to it, and returned it to Wu Tie: "The Wasteland Wolf Clan's Ye Weiyang, hmm, very good, the Wasteland Wolf Clan's martial arts are more primitive, but their comprehension towards the laws of heaven and earth is very pure. It's just that for a long time, only a few people have the qualifications to enter the Ninth Gate, and as far as I know, only one senior brother is from the Wasteland Wolf Clan.
"Yes, senior sister. I once stepped onto a large collector's merchant ship to travel across the lands, and then worked for the larger collector in order to obtain this qualification. I hope to see higher mountains within the Ninth Gate, and see the true horizon."
"Mm. It's a natural way of speaking. Normally, people at your level of cultivation wouldn't be able to speak clearly when they see me. "Come on, I'll take you to where you live."
Meng Fan followed Senior Sister Ann and entered a heavy door.
There were many mountain peaks inside the door of the first layer, each taking up about a hundred acres of land. There were all kinds of pavilions, ponds, forests, rivers, and smoke was drifting everywhere.
These mountains were meant for the disciples to live on. Although the status of the disciples of 'One Calamity' was the lowest, they were still Celestial King. They had to have a mountain peak at least.
Senior Sister Ann introduced them along the way. The first layer door had an origin energy concentration that surpassed the outside world, and the second layer door's origin energy had condensed into a liquid that was filled with origin energy fog. After the third layer door, there were a few spirit liquids present, and the deeper they went, the closer they got to the center of Ninth Gate, the more they could enjoy the essence of heaven and earth flowers.
There was also a thirty million year old lake inside the mountain, which was calm and without any ripples. But in the depths of the lake, there seemed to be many ancient water beasts, all of which were very powerful, and Senior Sister Ann instructed them not to disturb these water beasts, because although these water beasts were raised by Ninth Gate and were not easy to harm people, they were still ferocious beasts, and their realms were the equivalent of two or even three life forms.
Senior Sister Ann then introduced the previous owner of this mountain, who was currently the seventh Ninth Gate Heaven And Earth Ranking.
The so-called Heaven And Earth Ranking s are a ranking list between the disciples. Every fifty years, during the tournament, there will be a Grand Elder to watch over them, and then, a total of twenty people will be ranked according to the ranking. The first rank will be given to the High Grade Tao Artifact, and the second rank will be given to the middle rank Taoist Artifact.
Although this kind of reward was very tempting, it was not the best benefit the Heaven And Earth Ranking had. All the disciples that were placed in the Heaven And Earth Ranking s would receive corresponding treasures every season, such as all kinds of rare treasures, or natural essences.
Heaven And Earth Ranking s were also considered to be on the Soaring List. As long as one worked hard to get on, they would basically rise quickly.
Right now, the first disciple of the Heaven And Earth Ranking was also the number one disciple of Ninth Gate, and he was called Eldest Senior Brother, Liu Tie, who was actually Celestial King of Eight Tribulations. In fact, according to his cultivation level, he could definitely become a Grand Elder, and the Grand Elder's status was not something that an elder could compare to. The Elder was just a permanent labourer with a few small responsibilities, but the Grand Elder was a leader level existence of Ninth Gate, and after all, Sect Master was not someone who would bow to anything, so the true authority of Ninth Gate was actually in the hands of the Grand Elder.
According to the rules of Ninth Gate, after entering the sect for thirty thousand years, with the help of Celestial King of the Six Tribulations, one would be able to become a Grand Elder with the approval of Sect Master. Once one became a Grand Elder, one could use the limitless resources of the Ninth Gate, and they would also have a huge authority, so many disciples desired to become a Grand Elder. As for those elders, they were the disciples who had reached a certain level of experience, yet felt that their talent was not enough, and had no hope of entering a higher realm.
If he was willing, he would have a lot of power and status, but he did not do so. He was still a disciple, and the reason was clear to everyone, and it was also because of Sect Master and the other supreme elders that everyone wanted to nurture him to become the next Sect Master.
The rules of Ninth Gate were indeed very ancient, and it was said that the Great Master could not become Sect Master. Sect Master had to choose from among the disciples, and that was the reason why Faang Haoyun did not become the Great Master.
As for why there was such a rule, Meng Fan didn't even need to think to know. They were the only ones in the Ninth Gate who had the ability to threaten Sect Master's position, and it was a very big threat. In order to guard against the Supreme Elder, perhaps in the ancient times, Sect Master, who had overflowing prestige in the Ninth Gate, set many rules, and this Supreme Elder could not become Sect Master's rule, it was only one of many rules.
Before Senior Sister Ann left, she stood still again and instructed: "There's a long history of Ninth Gate, so there are many rules. You have to be careful when doing things."
Meng Fan cupped his hands again: "Thank you for your advice, Senior Sister."
Only then did Senior Sister Ann leave.
It could be seen that Senior Sister Ann was a good person.
After that, he would need a very long time here. As he was repairing the Pillar of Martial Arts and refining the Trident Blade, he would also have to confirm his identity and understand all sorts of things related to Ninth Gate.
He first arrived at the lake which Senior Sister Ann had told him never to get close to. Then, he stretched out his hand and touched the surface of the lake, causing ripples to form.
"Come out."
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