Chapter 7

Seeing Lin Xuan about to leave, the handsome young man suddenly stopped him, "Hold on!"

"What's wrong, Junior Brother Duan?" the young man in charge asked.

"Senior Brother Liu, wait a moment. I still have some things to say to this Junior Brother Lin," the handsome young man said.

Without waiting for the young man's reaction, he directly spoke to Lin Xuan, "A high-level Yellow Rank sword technique in exchange for that move of yours, and I guarantee no one will dare to touch you after you join the Battle Group!"

"Sorry, I'm not interested," Lin Xuan said coolly. This move was passed down to him by his father, and he would never pass it on to anyone else.

The young man shrugged and then led the new disciples away, leaving only the handsome young man and Tang Yu behind.

"Tang Yu, are you close to that guy?"

"Not at all!" Tang Yu was a bit angry, "Duan Fei, I warn you, don't even think about him!"

"Don't worry, I don't even look at a single sword move," Duan Fei said with a smile, but his eyes were cold.

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The young man in charge led Lin Xuan and the others to collect their identity badges, register their identities, and then briefed them on some matters before letting everyone go their own way.

Most of these new disciples were from noble families, and many of their siblings were already in the Xuantian Sect. After the dismissal, they all went to find their respective small factions.

Lin Xuan only knew Tang Yu in the Xuantian Sect. Originally, Tang Yu had asked him to join the Battle Group, but after seeing the attitude of the handsome young man today, he no longer wanted to join. Holding the basic manual in his hand, Lin Xuan headed towards the Task Hall.

In the Xuantian Sect, all resources had to be exchanged using contribution points and spirit stones. For example, a low-level Yellow Rank sword technique required 100 contribution points plus thirty spirit stones to exchange.

These contribution points were obtained by completing tasks issued by the sect. Some tasks were simple but offered few contribution points, while those with more contribution points were often extremely dangerous, presenting both danger and opportunity.

Lin Xuan's strength was at the third stage of the Pulse Condensation Realm. According to his knowledge, the third stage of the Pulse Condensation Realm was considered average in the outer sect, while the fourth and fifth stages were considered high. To participate in the inner sect test in three months, he needed to reach the fifth stage of the Pulse Condensation Realm, which would provide enough assurance.

"Hmm, to improve two stages in three months, I need elixirs, cultivation techniques, weapons, and spirit stones..." Lin Xuan felt a headache as he thought about it.

"I can only strive to earn contribution points," Lin Xuan decided and began browsing the tasks posted on the wall.

These tasks were divided into nine levels, from level one to level nine, with the difficulty and danger increasing. Of course, the contribution points also increased.

Generally, outer sect disciples only took on the first four levels. As a newcomer, Lin Xuan also wanted to take on a simple task to get familiar. He saw a task to find Purple Night Grass, with one plant worth 10 contribution points, which was relatively high.

Before he could accept it, a group of people burst in, all with a crescent moon on their sleeves, looking very arrogant.

The leader was a black-faced young man with a scar on his face, looking quite fierce and terrifying. He walked to the task wall, waved his hand, and took down all the low-level, high-contribution tasks, including the Purple Night Grass task Lin Xuan had his eye on.

Lin Xuan was annoyed but did not act. It was just a task, not worth his effort. However, to his surprise, he recognized Zhang Bin among them.

Zhang Bin also saw Lin Xuan, paused slightly, and said in surprise, "You actually passed the test, you must have had a stroke of luck!"

Seeing Zhang Bin's expression and recalling the Red Spot Bamboo Forest Guard, Lin Xuan quickly guessed that Zhang Bin must have tampered with things behind the scenes.

"With Zhang Bin's strength, he couldn't have that much power. It seems he must have someone backing him," Lin Xuan speculated.

"Ah Bin, what's going on?" the scar-faced young man asked.

"Nothing, just a sword slave who luckily passed the outer sect test," Zhang Bin said, not wanting to reveal his relationship with Lin Xuan in public, "Kid, you'll soon realize this place isn't for you!"

These people took a large number of tasks and then left.

"Ah, this Divine Might Group is really overbearing, taking so many tasks at once, how are we supposed to survive!" a disciple complained.

"Keep your voice down, if they hear you, you'll be in trouble!" someone advised.

"Senior Brother, do they always take tasks like this?" Lin Xuan asked the person next to him.

"Yes, not just them, all the large groups do this. Brother, I see you have a conflict with the Divine Might Group. I advise you to apologize quickly, or you'll have a hard time later!"

Lin Xuan smiled but did not respond. Zhang Bin wanted to kill him, so how could he apologize? But he wouldn't tell others about this.

"Do you know what groups are in the outer sect?" Lin Xuan asked.

"Ah!" The person waved his hand, not daring to continue talking to Lin Xuan, and ran away in a panic.

"Newcomer, don't mind him. He's afraid of getting too close to you and having the Divine Might Group cause trouble for him," someone explained.

Lin Xuan turned around and saw a slender young man standing with his arms crossed, smiling.

"Aren't you afraid?" Lin Xuan asked curiously.

"Not afraid, I hate that Divine Might Group. They're always so arrogant, it's annoying just to look at them!" the slender young man cursed.

"My name is Lin Xuan, what's your name, Senior Brother?"

"Luoyi," the slender young man said, "You want to know about the groups in the outer sect, I'll tell you."

"Actually, these large groups don't belong to the outer sect. Their core is in the inner sect, and many are even related to core disciples. The outer sect is just where they recruit new members."

"The three largest groups are the Battle Group, the Divine Might Group, and the Blue Robe Society. More than half of the elite disciples in the Xuantian Sect are in these three groups. There are also many smaller groups, some based on families or friends who form to complete tasks."

"Among them, the Battle Group and the Divine Might Group have constant friction, while the Blue Robe Society is quite mysterious. It's said that a beautiful woman founded it, but unfortunately, no one has ever seen her."

"Of course, joining these three major groups is difficult and requires a certain level of strength. Brother, if you have the strength, you can join our Battle Group," the slender young man said.

"So, Senior Brother Luoyi is from the Battle Group," Lin Xuan smiled, "I'm used to being free, I don't really want to join these groups."

Luoyi thought Lin Xuan was worried about his strength. He patted Lin Xuan's shoulder and said, "If the Divine Might Group causes you trouble in the future, you can use my name."

After saying this, Luoyi took a task card, waved, and left.

With the Divine Might Group causing such a disturbance, the remaining tasks either had pitifully few contribution points or were too difficult. Lin Xuan searched for a long time and finally found a task he was somewhat satisfied with.