Chapter 62

The students continued to follow Jiang Feng, arriving at the residence for new students. It was a row of very shabby guest rooms, causing all the students to frown, as they were all of noble birth, accustomed to living in luxurious palaces and mansions.

"Such a dilapidated place!"

"What kind of place is this? When I was with my family, even the doghouse was better than this." The students complained one after another.

Jiang Feng ignored their complaints and said calmly, "As new students, the sect will provide you with free accommodation for one month. Of course, if you want to live in better places after a month, you will have to earn it. However, I advise you to first try to keep this place. If you can't, after a month, you will end up like them. Many of them are eager to take your place."

Jiang Feng pointed, and they saw numerous dirty disciples not far from the guest rooms. They were staring at Chu Yan and his group with greedy eyes.

"What's going on with these people?"

"They are all disciples of the Houtu Sect, but they are not as skilled, so now they don't even have a place to live." Jiang Feng said with a wicked smile. He had seen too many new students complain when they first arrived, but in the end, they didn't even have a shabby guest room.

The students were shocked. They never expected that in the Houtu Sect, even food, accommodation, and travel had to be fought for. If they couldn't, they wouldn't even have a place to live. How cruel was this place?

"Also, you are now official disciples of the Houtu Sect. As I said, no one will manage you within the sect, but there are still cultivation courses. Every day, there will be public classes by martial arts elders, alchemy elders, and weapon forging elders. If you want to attend, you can go to the corresponding place according to the schedule. Of course, these courses are not mandatory; you can choose freely. Your only purpose here is to survive."

After speaking, Jiang Feng took out nine tokens and distributed them to the nine students. These tokens were their identity in the Houtu Sect and the only thing they received after joining. The tokens would record honor points, and everything in the Houtu Sect required honor points, including housing and cultivation resources.

After handing out the tokens, Jiang Feng left without staying.

The students looked at Jiang Feng's back, feeling a bit uncomfortable. This was not the Houtu Sect they had imagined. There was no honor, no cultivation resources, only a dilapidated house and a group of senior disciples who were eyeing it greedily.

"Everyone, get some rest. We only have one month, and during this month, we need to work hard to ensure no one falls behind." Fan Ye, who looked like a big brother, said to the other students.

"Brother Chu, can you use some special power to get us some honor points? Then we would be awesome." The fat student nudged Chu Yan.

Everyone looked at Chu Yan expectantly. Chu Yan gave the fat student a cold glance. He could do it, but he didn't. The reason was simple: he came to the Houtu Sect to cultivate, not to live a life of luxury. If he wanted to, he could return to the wilderness. Since he came, he would choose to adapt to the survival rules here.

"Fatso, don't have any bad ideas. Focus on cultivation. We need to work together." Ye Xun patted the fat student.

The students sighed in disappointment but decided to make the best of the situation, returning to their guest rooms to start their new lives.

The next day was the first day of the students' cultivation in the Houtu Sect. They still had some small expectations, but when the nine students stood in front of the guest room doors in the morning, they felt disheartened. The place was desolate, and as new students, they had expected some kind of welcome, but there was none, and no one cared.

This made all the students very disappointed. As the big brother among the nine students, Fan Ye went out early to collect some free honor points for the new students.

"These honor points are given by the Houtu Sect to new students. There are only these, so everyone should use them wisely. In the future, if you want more honor points, you will have to earn them on your own." Fan Ye distributed the honor points to the new students.

"Two honor points? That's so little?" The students frowned, looking at the meager honor points in their hands. They knew that even the shabby guest room they were staying in required ten honor points per month, and other cultivation techniques, martial arts, and classes also required honor points. Two points were almost useless in the Houtu Sect.

"Two points is not bad for free."

"Fan Ye, did you keep them for yourself? I remember that each new student should get five points." Wan Zong, the fourth place in the new student selection, said unhappily.

All the students looked at Fan Ye, their gazes turning unfriendly.

"Fan Ye, what's going on?" Chu Yan also looked at Fan Ye, not believing he had kept them, but the new students should indeed have five points.

"Ah." Fan Ye sighed. "They were taken by the senior students. Everyone, bear with it. I just found out that this happens every year. It's an unwritten rule. Senior students take the honor points from new students every year."

This morning, Fan Ye went to the Honor Hall to collect the honor points, but as soon as he got them, he was surrounded by senior students. The demand was simple: three points from each new student. If they didn't pay, they would be beaten. This happened to everyone, not just him.

Hearing this, the new students' faces turned unfriendly. They were all proud.

"Damn! How dare they take our honor points! I'll get them back!" Zhao Yu said angrily.

"Wait for me, I'll go with you." Qian Dong followed Zhao Yu.

But at that moment, Fan Ye held them back. "I advise you not to cause trouble. It's only three points. We can earn them back later. The senior students are strong, some at the Eighth or Ninth Layer of the Dusty Realm, and the stronger ones are at the Absolute Dusty Realm."

Zhao Yu and Qian Dong stopped, knowing they couldn't handle the Absolute Dusty Realm.

"Ha ha, Xiao Ya, the new students this year have some spirit. They seem unhappy that we took three points from them. What should we do?" At that moment, a mocking voice sounded, and two figures, a man and a woman, walked over.

"If they are unhappy, let's take five points. It will teach them how to behave." The woman named Xiao Ya said with a cold laugh.

Hearing this, the new students' faces darkened, and they looked at the two with caution and fear. Although there were only two of them, they felt like two mountains, and each was at the Absolute Dusty Realm.

"So strong...!" Zhao Yu and Qian Dong, who had just thought of revenge, now dared not move.

"Bang!" Unfortunately, their hesitation didn't stop Xiao Ya. With a wave of her sleeve, a burst of energy sent Zhao Yu and Qian Dong flying, and the four honor points were taken back by Xiao Ya.

"Zhao Yu, Qian Dong!" Fan Ye's face darkened, and he quickly caught the two, but even so, he spat out a mouthful of blood, showing how powerful Xiao Ya's strike was.

"Nice, four more honor points. New students, let me give you a lesson. Taking some of your honor points is like a class. We went through the same when we were new. If you want to survive in the Houtu Sect, be smart. This is not a place for pampered young masters. Xiao Ya, let's go." The man said with a cold laugh and turned to leave.

Ye Xun clenched his fists, and the Iron Dragon King Spear appeared in his hand.

"Huh? Not satisfied?" The man turned and frowned, looking at Ye Xun. A ball of energy appeared in his palm, and he launched it at Ye Xun.

Ye Xun's eyes widened, and he held the Iron Dragon King Spear in front of his chest. However, when the energy ball approached, he was shocked by its power, which was as strong as the blood mark from the Red Moon, something he couldn't block.

"Bang!" In the next second, Chu Yan stepped forward, overlapping the Sun Destroyer Sword with Ye Xun's Iron Dragon King Spear. A powerful force struck them, making their hands tremble. The two divine weapons combined, barely blocking the attack.

"Spit!" Chu Yan spat out a mouthful of blood. His cultivation was not as high as Ye Xun's, and his internal organs were in turmoil.

"Chu Yan!" Ye Xun's eyes turned red, and he glared at the man, ready to charge forward with the Iron Dragon King Spear.

"Don't be impulsive, you are no match for him!" Chu Yan held Ye Xun back, his face pale, and shook his head. Ye Xun clenched his fists and held back.

"These two weapons are nice. I'll take them." The man reached out, and the Iron Dragon King Spear and the Sun Destroyer Sword fell into his hands. Ye Xun's eyes widened, but he was still held back by Chu Yan.

Seeing Chu Yan's actions, the man nodded in satisfaction. "You are smart, better than these fools. What's your name?"

"Thank you for the compliment. May I ask, what is your name, Senior Brother?"

The man was taken aback. "Ask me? Ha ha, I am three years ahead of you, and my name is Mu Ye. Since you are smart, if you can't make it, come find me, and I'll let you be my follower."

"Alright, I'll remember that. I'll come find you."

Chu Yan nodded seriously, then his eyes turned cold. "Senior Brother, I have one more question. Is it always the case in the Houtu Sect that senior students take from new students?"

"Of course. As new students, you need to be smart. The senior students are doing this for your good, to train you."

"Is there any exception?"

"Exception?"

"Like... new students taking from senior students?"

Mu Ye was taken aback, and his expression turned bad. He was not stupid and understood Chu Yan's implication. "You are asking for death. New students are new students. I have never heard of a new student daring to take from a senior student!"

"Then it's unfortunate, but you will see it soon!" Chu Yan said coldly, word by word. "Take good care of these two weapons. In at most three months, I will come to take them back. When that time comes, I will return your words to you word for word. If you are willing to be my follower, I will accept you!"