Roy had a strong desire to take a look at this immortal sect that belonged to the legends.
This was simply equivalent to the land of the immortals!
Just how Roy had always imagined them to be, the palaces in heaven should be like this.
Roy was currently in the middle of a tall, lush, green mountain. There were several gravel paths in the vicinity that extended to the peak and foot of the mountain. Old Wang was walking on one of the gravel paths leading to the foot of the mountain. Roy followed behind. As he stepped on the gravel covered by moss, the surrounding spiritual qi flooded towards him. All of a sudden, he felt like he was in heaven and had gone beyond the material world.
"Land of the Immortals!" Being his first time in this place, Roy was feeling agitated.
Old Wang walked quickly to the front and said, "Before we head to Holy Garden, I will only explain it to you once. Our sect is a little unique compared to others. This is because the various Dao techniques of this place are all related to swords. Therefore, we are known as Sword Cultivators. Our sect has a domineering name: Supreme Sword Sect!"
Supreme, superior to all others throughout the skies! It was indeed domineering. With just a name, an aura roiled forth.
"Eh Ok."
Roy wasn't too interested in hearing the old dude's nonsense. He was just wondering how to leverage his situation now that he was already here. Naturally, he wouldn't miss the opportunity to try to get access to the sect's cultivation resources.
"The Supreme Sword Sect spans across the land. Our sect is located in the Mega Mountain Range, which possesses the densest spiritual qi across the continent. Within it, there are countless cultivators who are practicing cultivation! Their goal is to become an Immortal of the Heavens, a real immortal!
"In the eyes of the mortals, the Mega Mountain Range is equivalent to the heavenly palace! And you are currently standing on the mountain known as Poro Peak, located within the Mega Mountain Range."
"Is that so."
Upon hearing these words, Roy was getting a little agitated.
'Heh, In the future, I will make sure to loot this place as a compensation for my previous sufferings. Just wait old geezer!' Roy smirked sinisterly, he was still angered by the previous old beggar's vicious means towards him.
Old Wang continued, "You should know that the Supreme Sword Sect is very big. Among which, the supreme leader is our Sect Leader. He is also the one you met previously. We don't usually get to see him around and he is the most powerful person here. I think that he is close to becoming a real immortal by now! Below him, there are various elders and other senior cultivators."
'What?
Close to immortal? That Geezer? Holy cow !
I wondered what cultivation stage he was at! To think that the old man was the supreme leader from one of the biggest sects on the entire continent! The Supreme Sword Sect!
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No wonder he was so strong!! He was such a big shot!'
Roy was in a great shock by the revelation. Then, his body trembled, recalling the previous encounter.
'No matter, I will still ransack your sect. You better be ready, Old $hit!'
'To think that I was planning to fight such a bigshot. I must be really tired of living..
'But something puzzled me..
'Why the geeze- I mean the supreme leader wore a ragged clothing when I met him in that cave?'
'His hair was disheveled and his body reeked of alcohol too. At one glance, he looked nothing more than a drunk beggar to me.
'It's unbelievable for one of his status!'
'I guess the stronger one gets, the more peculiar their behavior would be.'
"Other than that, there are also various disciples. Among which, the most precious of all are the core disciples. After the core disciples, it would be the internal disciples, and external ones. The number of external disciples is a few hundred times higher than that of the core disciples." Old Wang resumed his babbling.
"The truth is that within the Mega Mountain Range, we, the servants, are the most common around."
"The cultivators are usually busy with their practice, while we are responsible for their meals, house-cleaning, feeding their magical beasts, planting spiritual herbs, cleaning the palaces, and many other tasks."
"A core disciple will have at least a hundred servants, while an external disciple will have ten servants."
"Oh so we are a servants?" Roy mused at the mention of this term, he was holding back his outburst.
"Huh? Of course, we are mere mortals can only survive this way. Don't be mistaken, young one. We should be grateful for being able to do this job, as there are countless mortals out there who have fates worse than death, such as becoming a plaything of evil cultivators, livestock of magical beasts, and suffering other ridiculous abuses. After all, mortal is as worthless as a $hit in this world."
".." Roy was already well aware of this revelation, thanks to the memories of his predecessor. However, hearing it from an actual mortal human himself couldn't help but make him feel a bit of pity.
Especially he himself is also a mortal! 'What a b*tch of a fate'
Nevertheless, Roy was a bit grateful to Old Wang, not only had he taken care of him, he had even given him an introduction to the real cultivation world, though unnecessary. He was already getting all important intel from both the system and imparted memories, so he was fine.
"Remember all of this!" At this point, Wang turned his head around before emphasizing each word. "As a servant, we have to follow the guiding principle: never offend the cultivators! Don't even offend the external disciples. Otherwise, we might provoke disaster. This wouldn't simply be about you, I would be affected too! You have to carve this in your mind!"
Roy had grown up in the palace, so he knew how to position himself. To put it bluntly, in the Supreme Sword Sect, he was of the lowest level. It was the complete opposite of his position when he was still in his branch family palace.
"Don't be demoralized. Even the servants have some hopes." Old Wang added.
"The majority of the servants are young children with zero talents brought back by cultivators from various places on the entire continent. I was also brought to this place because of this in the past."
"So, if you can manage to-"
Old Wang was still continuing his babbling, but Roy just not in the mood to hear his gibberish. So, he muzzled the old dude to make him stop talking nonsense.
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Poro Mountain, Holy Garden
This particular garden was home to over 10 Sky Cranes. These Sky Cranes were extremely noble creatures. They refused to eat anything but delicacies, and could even eat the immortal treasures of the martial cultivators.
The Sky Crane was a type of magical beast. It possessed the bloodline of a true immortal beast.
Legend had it that these immortal beasts were even more powerful than demons or devils. They could soar through the skies, unshackled to the earth, and were powerful enough to overturn seas. They were as mystically powerful as dragons, phoenixes, and qilins.
"Wang, who is this?" When Roy arrived at the garden, a large group of tall and strong individuals immediately surrounded them. They did not seem to have pleasant looks on their faces. These individuals were young and strong.
Furthermore, they had been tempered within the immortal sect for many years and had boundless vitality and energy.
"He is called Roy. It is said that the Sect Leader brought him back from his travels."
Old Wang was the most senior individual here, yet he was not respected at all.
"Sect Leader? Haha. Don't jest." The group of servants began to laugh.