Cultivation Online novel Chapter 1836

"You can call me Old Zhai. Please, follow me, Young Master," Old Zhai said as he turned around and began leading Yuan to the living quarters for Outer Court disciples.

"Since you are the first one to come here, you may choose your own living quarters," said Old Zhai as they entered the residential area.

Yuan nodded and walked straight to the building Tian Yang used to live in—Building 913, which was located in the middle of the residential area.

After Yuan took the keys to the building, Old Zhai brought him to the distributing hall that was right outside the residential area.

There, Yuan was given his uniform, a small leather pouch that contained a few spirit stones, a map of the sect, and a rule book that contained every rule a disciple must follow as a disciple of the Immortal Monastery.

"My job ends here, Young Master. However, if you ever need help with something, don’t hesitate to find me," Old Zhai said to him as they left the distribution hall.

"I have a few questions," Yuan swiftly said.

"I will try my best to answer them."

"What is my goal in the Immortal Monastery?"

Old Zhai scratched his head, almost as if he was asked a hard question.

"Is this a trick question? I don’t know the Young Master’s goals, so there’s no way I can answer your question. That said, most disciples aim for promotions since that’s the only way to receive more resources from the sect."

"So, I should aim to become an Inner Court disciple and eventually a Core disciple?" Yuan asked, posing what might seem like obvious questions to most. However, he needed to confirm the goal of his trial.

"That’s what most disciples do…" Old Zhai nodded. "After all, you only have ten years to become an Inner Court disciple. If you fail to do so, you’ll be forced to leave the sect. However, once you become an Inner Court disciple, you can stay in the Immortal Monastery forever."

"I see. Thank you."

Yuan said nothing further and quietly returned to his living quarters, his mind occupied with thoughts about his next steps.

Now that he had graduated from the Bamboo Garden and officially become a disciple of the Immortal Monastery, he understood that he would need to climb the ranks like any other disciple—at least for now. Until he found a clear goal or purpose, this was the path he would follow.

"If I recall correctly, in order to even attempt the Inner Court examination, I need to reach a certain cultivation and have enough contribution to the sect."

In the past, not including one’s contribution, an Outer Court disciple must reach Spirit Master to attempt the Inner Court examination.

"So I have a decade to reach Spirit Master, huh? Given my current talents, I definitely won’t be able to reach that goal without external help."

If he cultivated normally without improving his talents somehow, he would need far more than just a decade to reach Spirit Master. Fortunately, he could use points to speed up his cultivation. However, just increasing the spiritual energy around him wasn’t good enough. He needed to somehow improve his talents.

Yuan retrieved the rule book and spent the next hour reading every single word.