20 How Unlucky Was This?

After giving these new disciples a lesson, Zhang Yan and Mu An left.

Actually, what Zhang Yan said was all from the bottom of his heart.

On the path of cultivation, opportunities were indeed the most important.

He wanted to use this opportunity to "reasonably" give Chen Mu some spirit stones, but he also wanted to warn those disheartened disciples to pull themselves together and cultivate properly.

"Junior Brother Mu, the truth is that spirit stones are a small issue, but the lecture is more important, don't you think so?" Zhang Yan asked softly.

Mu An replied seriously, "That's true. What Chen Mu obtained was only spirit stones, but what the other disciples obtained was the truth of the cultivation path!"

"It's hard to say which is more important."

The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Then, they nodded at the same time, as if they deeply agreed.

...

After the Entrance Competition ended, it was time to officially join the sect and become an Outer Sect disciple.

New Outer Sect disciples needed to allocate their residences and receive Outer Sect disciple clothing.

In addition, each person could receive three Qi Gathering Pills and ten low-grade spirit stones.

...

When all the disciples returned to their senses, the Outer Sect deacon in charge of receiving the new disciples said, "Next, I'll bring all of you to the Green Bamboo Forest of the Immortal Seeking Peak. That's where the Outer Sect disciples live."

"Each of you can be assigned to a separate courtyard. As for the clothes and the resources after entering the sect, they are all placed in your respective residences!"

Upon hearing that they were going to be assigned a residence, the disciples immediately perked up.

From today onwards, they were officially considered Outer Sect disciples of the Azure Yang Sect.

The group of disciples followed behind the Outer Sect deacon and headed up the mountain path.

The Outer Sect deacon introduced the place as he led the way, "The Green Bamboo Forest is where Outer Sect disciples live. It has a Spirit Gathering Array set up. Compared to the outside world, the spiritual energy in the Green Bamboo Forest is much richer…"

Spirit Gathering Array!

The hearts of all the disciples burned with passion when they heard this.

The spiritual energy in the Azure Yang Mountain Range was much richer than in mortal cities!

There was even a Spirit Gathering Formation in the bamboo forest. How dense would the spiritual energy be?

At the thought of this, many people wished that they could hurry to their assigned courtyards, close the doors and begin cultivating properly.

It was the same for those disciples without cultivation.

After witnessing the strength of those disciples with cultivation levels, they could not wait to join.

The Outer Sect deacon smiled faintly.

Every year when he brought new disciples in, they would have this expression.

By now, some of them had already become core disciples, while others had already left the sect.

How far would this batch of new disciples go?

...

Fifteen minutes later, the Outer Sect deacon brought the disciples to a huge bamboo forest.

The bamboos here were dozens of meters tall and as thick as one's thigh. They were like tall trees!

A breeze blew past and the bamboo forest rustled.

Chen Mu took a deep breath and instantly felt relaxed.

"This is probably the effect of spiritual energy… What a great place!" He praised internally.

Looking deeper into the bamboo forest, one could vaguely see some independent courtyards.

These independent courtyards occupied about 200 square meters. Half of them were buildings while the other half were courtyards.

Those buildings seemed to be built from bamboo, looking very refreshing and elegant.

The individual courtyards were about 50 meters apart and were arranged in an orderly manner.

In Chen Mu's eyes, this seemed like a place where an expert lived in seclusion.

At this moment, the Outer Sect deacon led everyone along the small path in the forest towards the courtyards.

On both sides of the path, some bamboo shoots appeared.

These bamboo shoots were extremely special, emitting a faint glow!

From this, it could be seen how rich the spiritual energy in this place was!

This made everyone think…

If the Outer Sect disciples were living like this, what about the Inner Sect disciples?

What about core disciples?

Wouldn't it feel like they were in heaven?!

Many people began to yearn for it.

...

Not long after, the Outer Sect deacon brought the disciples to the first courtyard.

"Every courtyard here has a number, corresponding to the one you received when you entered."

"For example, the first courtyard is Mu Xiong's residence. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Many disciples responded.

"Don't be anxious, I'll bring you to some public areas to take a look first."

The Outer Sect deacon continued to lead the way.

This bamboo forest had abundant facilities. There was a hot spring, a place specifically for practicing spell techniques, and a quiet room specifically for studying…

All in all, the available resources were quite abundant, making all the new disciples click their tongues in wonder!

"This is…"

The Outer Sect deacon walked to a place and was about to introduce…

However, when he saw the scene from the corner of his eyes, his body suddenly froze!

In the east, there was suddenly a huge empty space!

If he remembered correctly, there were rows of independent courtyards there!

They were all gone!

"Did I see wrongly or did I remember wrongly?"

The Outer Sect deacon rubbed his eyes and began to recall carefully.

After feeling that he remembered correctly, he flew up into the sky and observed carefully.

There should be 150 independent courtyards in the northern part of the bamboo forest. Now that he counted them…

Only 121 remained!

"It wasn't like this yesterday. What kind of supernatural event is this?"

The Outer Sect deacon was confused.

There were a total of 122 new disciples. How could he divide the 121 individual courtyards?

Just as he was at a loss, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

His expression changed immediately.

A moment later, it returned to a peaceful one.

Right after that, he returned to the group of disciples with his usual expression.

"Everyone, this year, my Azure Yang Sect built the Immortal Seeking Path and killed the nearby demons."

"With these two measures, there are more new disciples than before…"

At this point, he asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Who is No. 122?"

Chen Mu stood out weakly from the crowd.

The Outer Sect deacon glanced at Chen Mu and coughed lightly.

"Cough cough, there are only 121 courtyards in the northern district of the Green Bamboo Forest. You might not have a place to stay…"

Then, he changed the topic.

"But don't be anxious. I'll arrange a temporary residence for you later."

"Next year, during the Outer Sect Grand Competition, someone will be promoted to an Inner Sect disciple or demoted to a servant disciple. After they move out from here, I'll arrange for you to come over."

Upon hearing that, Chen Mu's eyes dimmed and he looked disappointed.

When the other disciples saw that it was Chen Mu, their expressions turned odd.

They had a deep impression of this lucky guy who had obtained 500 low-grade spirit stones!

Initially, they were still envious and jealous. Now, they felt much better.

There were only 121 individual courtyards left, while he was No. 122!

How unlucky was he?

One had to know that there would not be any Spirit Gathering Array in the temporary residence!

If he could not enjoy the enhancement of the Spirit Gathering Array for a year, his cultivation speed would definitely drop by a lot, right?

Indeed, this world was fair!

When his luck ran out, bad luck followed!

This felt so comfortable!

...

Standing among the group of disciples, Zhou Jinglei's eyes twitched.

Earlier, he could not figure out why Chen Mu was No. 122 when he himself arrived even later.

Now, he understood everything.

So they were laying the groundwork for this situation?

Forget it, there was no point in being envious. He should just pretend to be unconcerned.

He lowered his head and sighed after thinking of this.