177: The core disciple assessment is here...

Li Canghai stroked his chin. "Since you've spoken, I, your elder brother, will definitely arrange something good for you."

He seemed to ponder for a moment, then immediately said drunkenly, "My younger brother, you are not a core disciple yet.

It's certainly impossible to arrange a normal position for a core disciple for you.

And even if you really become a core disciple, your current cultivation, which has barely broken through the Myriad Transformation Realm,

is not enough to formally command a region.

I presume you're familiar with the management system of our Immortal Worshipping Continent, aren't you?"

Seeing Chen De nod, Li Canghai continued, "At the very top, naturally, is the True Disciple who commands the entire continent—Senior Brother Zhang.

Of course, our continent is not yet fully unified, so this command over the entire continent is merely nominal.

The actual rule only extends to the areas he has occupied.

These areas are further divided into many smaller portions, managed by core disciples, who are one level below True Disciples.

I'm not entirely clear on the specific situations of other continents, but on our Immortal Worshipping Continent, under True Disciple Zhang's rule, there are currently over eighty regions.

And I am the manager of Region Forty-Nine, which is considered a relatively high ranking.

The lower the number of the region, the more important that region is, and the more powerful the managing disciple.

My region is also divided into more than a dozen smaller territories.

These territories are entrusted to some Inner Sect Disciples to manage.

Now that you've come to me, your elder brother, I certainly can't let you suffer a loss.

With your current cultivation, even with my recommendation, it's unlikely you could secure a region manager position.

As for managing those small territories, on the same level as ordinary Inner Sect Disciples, that would be too much of a slight to you, my younger brother."

Chen De then spoke, "If you find it difficult, Big Brother, then let's forget it for now. I'm not a core disciple yet anyway; we can discuss it when the time comes."

"How can that be?"

Li Canghai's face hardened after hearing this, and he said angrily, "The path of cultivation requires early preparation.

If you wait until the matter is at hand, won't it be too late?

I, your elder brother, have already arranged everything for you. From now on, you are the deputy manager of my region.

Normally, outside, in this region, besides me, you are the highest authority.

But between us privately, you are still my younger brother, and I am still your elder brother.

We, as brothers, are equals; neither of us is above the other."

Chen De, upon hearing this, couldn't help himself. He stood up and, fueled by the alcohol, shouted, "How can this be, Big Brother!

You are so good to me, and I am not someone who doesn't know how to appreciate kindness.

From now on, I, your younger brother, shall follow your lead!

Big Brother, I toast you another jar!

I'll drink first as a sign of respect!"

With that, he hugged a jar of wine and gulped it down.

After drinking it all cleanly, he inverted the jar, and not a single drop of wine flowed out.

"Good, Chang Laodi is indeed straightforward enough; I, your elder brother, won't fall behind!

Come, let's drink another jar!"

Then, Li Canghai also picked up a jar and drank it down.

Next, followed a period of mutual flattery.

...

Then, both of them, as if completely drunk, collapsed on the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

After a while, the disciple token in Chen De's hand suddenly vibrated.

This was one of the functions of the disciple token: within a certain range of Qiu Xian Hall, the sect could use the disciple token to send information notifications.

And the Seeking Immortality Realm was a place fully covered by Qiu Xian Hall's signal.

The most crucial point was that in the Seeking Immortality Realm, the signal was always full, no matter where you were.

As soon as there was a notification from Qiu Xian Hall, Chen De could receive it immediately, without any delay.

So Chen De took out his disciple token, squinted, and received the message transmitted from it.

After receiving the message, Chen De also learned that his core disciple assessment had arrived.

The assessment required Chen De to quickly go to the Qiu Xian Hall Mission Hall outside to prepare for the assessment.

So, Chen De gently nudged Li Canghai, "Big Brother, my core assessment mission has come down; they want me to report immediately."

Li Canghai seemed not to be fully awake, he turned over and said, "Alright, got it, then you go!"

"Okay, then I'll take my leave first!"

"Mm."

After speaking, Chen De swayed to his feet, vigorously shook his head, and walked outside.

After Chen De left, Li Canghai slowly opened his eyes, with no trace of drunkenness remaining.

He stood up, looking in the direction Chen De had departed.

At this moment, Li Canghai's disciple token also vibrated gently.

After seeing the content, Li Canghai frowned,

"Mission?"

...

Chen De walked out of the room, and the drunkenness in his eyes gradually faded.

But the physical sensation of drunkenness was still exactly the same.

Along the way, Chen De encountered many native servants who wanted to help him, but Chen De shook them all off.

When he reached the entrance, Chen De saw a group of people.

To be precise, it was a group of people dragging another group of people.

Chen De had seen the people doing the dragging, and he had also seen the people being dragged.

The people being dragged were the natives Chen De had brought back, and the people doing the dragging were the cultivated natives who had taken them away.

The natives being dragged looked incredibly miserable; the women were naked, their bodies twisted, disfigured.

The men had no skin left, their flesh was bloody, and not a single bone in their bodies was intact.

Especially now, being dragged on the ground, the side of their bodies in contact with the ground...

As they were dragged, some left a mysterious wet trail on the ground, others left a trail of blood.

Tragic, utterly tragic!

Why should one's own people make things difficult for their own people?

These cultivated natives, during their training, were instilled with the idea that they were people of Qiu Xian Hall.

But how could Qiu Xian Hall truly treat them as people?

These natives were not qualified to be with Qiu Xian Hall disciples...

But they certainly couldn't be allowed to know that they were natives.

So in Qiu Xian Hall, for these natives, the rule was that...

Only between the same class, or from a higher class to a lower class, could one...

Qiu Xian Hall disciples would naturally not lower themselves, though, of course, some just wanted to have fun.

However, in Qiu Xian Hall, only those who reached the Inner Sect Disciple level had the initial qualification to come here.

There were quite a few Inner Sect Disciples, but compared to the natives, they were very few, and those with such a Hobbies were even fewer.

After all, under normal circumstances, a person would not...

Even if some people thought about it, it was just a thought.

These cultivated natives, the leaders of the natives, their mating and romantic partners...

were only those like them, or those they considered natives.

The living conditions of these cultivated natives were not good, coupled with the deliberate guidance of Qiu Xian Hall and the absolute authority of higher classes over lower classes.

Therefore, they could lay hands on those they considered natives without any psychological burden.

Sometimes, they were even more ruthless than Qiu Xian Hall disciples like Li Canghai.

After all, in the Seeking Immortality Realm, apart from those they considered natives, there was no group with a lower status than them.

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