After the Mortal Awakening Tour ehe tour for the Blood Purification cultivators began.

  However, Yuan only halfheartedly watched the fights. His focus had already shifted toward his own pns.

  First and foremost, he had been grahe status of High Outer Disciple, which was quite a prestigious position for a mere Mortal Awakening cultivator.

  As he recalled the book given to them by the blond haired judge, he reviewed the hierarchy within the Howling Wind Branch Sect, particurly regarding the different levels of outer disciples.

  There were three ranks among outer disciples

  first the Unofficial Outer Disciples

  These were individuals who could live within the sect but were not yet full-fledged disciples.They had to either work for the sect for thirty years or earn enough merit points to qualify as normal outer disciples and If they were reag the Blood Purification Stage, they could bypass this requirement and immediately join as normal outer disciples.

  Outer Disciples

  Ordinary outer disciples were expected to plete sect missions within the sect's territory.These missions varied from hunting demonic beasts to running errands for elders her-ranked disciples.If they performed well, they could take an advaest to qualify for inner disciple status.

  High Outer Disciples

  High Outer Disciples were sidered promising young talents who were expected to bee inner disciples within a few years.Because of this, they were given support from the sect, including access to quiet pces for cultivation.Many of these disciples even became direct disciples of elders or the Branch Sect Head.

  Beyond the ranks of outer disciples, there were two higher ranks Inner Disciples and Core Disciple

  To qualify as an Inner Disciple, one o be at least at the Blood Purification Stage or Meridian Awakening Stage.Inner Disciples received more important tasks from the sect but also gained access to greater resources.They were given their own cultivation cave, along with spiritual esseones and other cultivation resources.Every year, they could train for one week at any of the sect's training grounds for free.If an Inner Disciple wished to advance further, they had to take a sect mission to bee a Core Disciple.

  Core Disciples were the elite of the sect.Upon promotion, they were granted a superior cultivation cave with higher spiritual essence density.They were provided even more cultivation resources and greater authority within the selike Outer or Inner Disciples, they were no longer required to take missions. Their sole focus was cultivation.They had access to all training grounds without restri.If they reached the Bone F Stage, they could bee elders of the Branch Sect or everansferred to the Mai as Core Disciples.

  As for the position of Branch Sect Head, the requirements were signifitly stricter

  One had to be at least at the Marrow Esseage and had to be within 100 years of their lifespan's end.

  Curiously, the book did not specify the exact tasks or privileges of elders or sect heads.

  Yuan narrowed his eyes.

  For a sect manual, it was surprisingly vague in that regard.

  But that didn't matter.

  He had no iion of staying within the sect long enough to worry about inner politics.

  This system… was simply something for him to exploit.

  Now that he uood the hierarchy, he could begin pnning his moves.

  But now that Yuan was a High Outer Disciple, once he reached the Blood Purification Stage, he would be directly promoted to an Inner Sect Disciple.

  This status alone would provide him with enough resources to potentially reach the Meridians Awakening Stage withiy years.

  And if he could reach the peak of Meridians Awakening, then…

  If the Branch Sect Leader was a weak Marrow Essence cultivator, he could seize the entire sect.

  Oep at a time.

  As Yuan's mind ed with strategies on how to take over the Howling Wind Branch Sect, the Blood Purification Tour came to an end.

  Uhe Mortal Awakening cultivators, the battles were shorter and more decisive, as there were only ten Blood Purification cultivators participating.

  The winner of the tour was a young man with golden hair and golden eyes, a strikingly handsome face, his golden robe matg the color of his hair.

  His name was Kuang Hao.

  The sed pce went to a young woman with brown hair and blue eyes. She wore a flowing blue robe and had a delicate butterfly hair clip resting in her hair.

  Her name was Schmetterling Rain.

  As for how the final battle unfolded…

  Kuang Hao was simply stronger.

  His cultivation was more refined, his foundation more stable.

  Uhe battles er, which were filled with iy and spectacle, Kuang Hao fought differently.

  There was no reckless dispy of power, no unnecessary teiques,only a calcuted approach to seg victory.

  He fought with a clear strategy,prolonging the fight, wearing his oppo down, and striking only when necessary.

  Yuan silently nodded in approval.

  Not showing off. Using only the bare minimum.

  This was not the mi of an arrogant young genius who sought to impress others.

  This was the mi of someone who had experiehings.

  Someone who had learhat survival was more important than glory.

  This Kuang Hao…

  He's iing.

  "Good, good! My dear juniors, we have officially pleted the trials given by the sect elder! From this moment on, you are now official members of the Howling Wi, uhe Seven Peak Mountain Mist Branch!"

  The blond haired judge spoke with a bright smile, his voice eg through the training ground.

  A moment of silence followed.

  Then

  A wave of cheers and whispers erupted among the disciples.

  But before the excitement could fully settle in, the blond haired judge cpped his hands, drawing everyone's attention once more.

  "Now, before we head to the Seven Peak Mountain Mist Sect, I will annouhe rewards for the tour victors!"

  The disciples leaned forward, eager to hear the prizes.

  "For first pce, the winner will gain direct access to any fa within the sect! For the hree months, the fa will personally guide and support your cultivation!"

  A wave of gasps spread through the crowd.

  "Wow… direct access to any fa?"

  "That's insane! Even Inner Sect disciples have to earn their way in!"

  But the judge wasn't finished.

  "For sed pce, you will receive full access to the Cultivation Hall, allowing you to select three cultivation teiques of your choice! Along with this, you will receive three Flyi Blood Pills!"

  Silence.

  Then

  "W-Wait! Did he just say Flyi Blood Pills?!"

  "Isn't that… Isn't that the pill that allows even a mere mortal to reach Blood Purification in a single day?!"

  "This… this reward is ridiculous!"

  A pill with the ability to instantly push someone from mortal to Blood Purification?

  That meant Alex, the sed pce winner, had guaranteed access to the Blood Purification stage.

  "Unbelievable…"

  The disciples murmured amongst themselves, shocked at the value of the rewards.

  But the judge merely chuckled, enjoying their reas before tinuing.

  "For third pce, the reward is the ability to selee cultivation teique from the Cultivation Hall. In addition, you will receive one Blood Pumping Pill!"

  The excitement among the disciples tio rise.

  "And stly, for fourth to sixth pce, you will each receive one Five Senses Pill!"

  A pause.

  Then

  "As for those who did not reach the top six… you receive nothing."

  Silence.

  plete silence.

  Then

  "What?! Nothing at all?!"

  "Wait, wait, wait! This 't be right!"

  The lower-ranked disciples were stunned.

  Some even looked at each other in disbelief.

  But the blond-haired judge simply smirked, unfazed by their reas.

  "This is a tour, juniors. Only the stro deserve rewards."

  His tone was light, but his words carried weight.

  A few disciples ched their fists, accepting the harsh truth.

  Others, however, were clearly dissatisfied.

  But before anyone could voipints, the judge coughed lightly, regaining trol of the versation.

  "Now, I have o important annou."

  His smile faded, his expression turning serious.

  "Junier and Junior Alex."

  Both Krieger and Alex looked up immediately.

  "Both of you have immealent. Because of this, upon arriving at the sect, you will each be assigned a junior disciple. They will escort you to meet an Elder who will give you a formal introdu to the sect."

  A pause.

  Then, with sharp crity, he asked,

  "Do you both uand?"

  The two didn't hesitate.

  "Yes, Senior!" Krieger answered immediately, his voice calm and respectful.

  "Yeah. Got it." Alex responded casually, nodding.

  The judge nodded in approval, his smile returning.

  "Good. With that settled, our stop…"

  He raised his hand, gesturing toward the horizon.

  "…is the Seven Peak Mountain Mist Sect! Prepare yourselves, juniors."

  blond haired judge tinued announg the rewards for the Blood Purification cultivators.

  But Yuan barely listened.

  For him, those rewards were irrelevant.

  His mind was occupied elsewhere.

  The Five Senses Pill.

  This pill wasn't mentioned anywhere in Basilisk's memories.

  That alone made Yuan doubt its true value.

  If it were truly powerful, he would have at least heard of it.

  Could it actually help me cultivate beyond the Blood Purification stage…? Yuan pondered for a moment.

  Then, ahought struck him.

  Should I have just woour?

  With the bag of a fa, he would receive stant cultivation resources.

  Herbs. Pills. Teiques.

  His progress would be much faster.

  He could advahrough the stages without w about gathering resources himself.

  It was tempting.

  But

  Just as easily as the thought came, it disappeared.

  Ridiculous.

  Why should he risk exposing himself just for a few extra resources?

  For what?

  To be used as a pawn by the Sect Head?

  To bee some Elder's tool?

  Never.

  No amount of resources was worth binding himself to someone else's will.

  As the final rewards were distributed, the blond haired judge cpped his hands, drawing everyone's attention once more.

  "Juniors! Now that the trials are plete, we will now use the Teleportation Formation to travel to the Seven Peak Mist Mountain! Follow me!"

  Yuan's eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  Teleportation Formation?

  Not a Runiation?

  They're still using such a low level method?

  A formation without the power of runes?

  He shouldn't have been surprised.

  After all, this was just a mortal kingdom.

  Even having one funing formation was already sidered a great feat for them.

  With that thought, he followed the group as they walked toward the end of the bright cave.

  Until finally

  They arrived at the Teleportation Formation.

  It was a rge circle engraved into the ground, with tless smaller circles drawn within.

  Around it, four small ritual towers stood at each dire.

  The blond haired judge casually walked over to each of the four towers, pg a green stoo them.

  Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

  A Middle Grade Spiritual Esseone.

  Just one gnce was enough for him to ualy how the formation worked.

  But

  His thoughts darkened.

  This is primitive.

  A formation like this was dangerous if used for long distaeleportation.

  Without runes, it cked heaven's nguage.

  Which meant

  It required far more resources than necessary.It was signifitly weaker and easily disrupted.

  But for a short distaeleportation?

  It assable.

  Even if wasteful.

  With the ritual towers activated, all the disciples stepped into the Teleportation Formation.

  The blond haired judge gave them o pyful wink, smiling at them as if bidding farewell.

  Then

  The formation activated.

  A violet glow engulfed the entire area, slowly dev their bodies.

  And then

  They vanished.