15: I'll remember this grudge.

Originally, he thought that since he was a newcomer, if the other party apologized, he wouldn't cause any more trouble. He didn't expect them to push all the blame onto him from the start and speak so harshly. This caused Hong Yu's expression to instantly darken, and he spoke with an unfriendly tone.

"You were the ones who crashed into me first, weren't you? How can you be the first to complain?"

The woman tilted her head slightly, nearly looking at him through her nostrils, and said arrogantly, "What is your name? You're a newly joined Disciple, aren't you? Don't you know you're supposed to salute when you see a Senior Brother or Senior Sister?"

Hong Yu watched coldly. The cultivation levels of the people before him weren't high, mostly around the Fifth Level of Qi Refining. Only one tall, thin man was at the Sixth Level of Qi Refining. Thus, he said coldly, "How should I address this Senior Sister?"

The woman said with an expression of annoyance, "You blind dog, I'm the one asking you! And what's with that look? Are you dissatisfied?"

After saying that, her right hand brushed over the Storage Pouch at her waist, and a silver-white long whip instantly appeared in her hand. She swung her arm, about to strike Hong Yu.

The Sixth Level of Qi Refining Cultivator among the three accompanying men quickly pulled her back and whispered, "Junior Sister Mu Xue, calm down. The sect rules state that Disciples are not allowed to fight within the Sect. Your beloved boat isn't badly damaged either. Let's go first, or we won't make it to our mission in time."

Hearing this, Mu Xue gave a "humpf," then put away her long whip and said in an arrogant tone, "Since Senior Brother Sun said so, I'll let him off this time. Brat, remember this: keep your eyes open in the future. Not everyone is someone you can afford to provoke."

After speaking, the four of them boarded the flying boat and sped away. Hong Yu stood in place, clenching his fists tightly, a strange light flickering in his eyes as he muttered, "Mu Xue, is it? I will remember this grudge."

The supercilious and overbearing nature of these four truly enraged Hong Yu. It was clearly their fault to begin with, yet their attitude was so arrogant and unreasonable.

Wasn't this just bullying him because his cultivation was low, or because they had a deep background that allowed them to act so recklessly?

Hong Yu considered himself a decent person, but his life creed was: I will not attack unless attacked; but if I am attacked, I will retaliate, no matter how far.

After this little interlude, Hong Yu's heart began to crave becoming stronger, which also reduced his dissatisfaction with the System significantly.

After all, even though the System was a scam, the increase in cultivation it provided was tangible and visible.

Hong Yu picked up the fallen paper crane and inspected it carefully. Finding it slightly damaged but still barely usable, he channeled Spiritual Qi into it and rushed toward the Internal Affairs Office without stopping.

A short while later, Hong Yu arrived at the Internal Affairs Office. A male Disciple was responsible for receiving him. The male Disciple had an ordinary face and looked quite young, but his cultivation had already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Seeing Hong Yu arrive, his face filled with a warm smile. "Junior Brother, you've just joined the Sect, right? Please show me your identity token."

Hong Yu handed over the token. The man took it casually, verified it carefully, and then took out a set of clothes from a Storage Pouch, saying, "This is the standard uniform for ordinary Disciples. Xuan Yun Residence has a rule that ordinary Disciples must wear the uniform. If you are promoted to a Core Disciple, you won't have to follow this rule anymore."

After Hong Yu took the clothes, he thanked him and then asked, "Senior Brother, may I ask where an ordinary Disciple can go to find a master?"

The man gave Hong Yu a strange look and then said, "Who brought you into the residence? How do you know nothing? Ordinary Disciples don't need to find a master. If you want to Cultivate, you can go to the Scripture Pavilion yourself to exchange for a Cultivation Technique. If you encounter something you don't understand, you can go to the Preaching Tower to ask an Elder. If you want to practice a side profession, there are corresponding places for immortal cultivation skills. Only after being promoted to a Core Disciple are you qualified to have a master."

Hong Yu cupped his fists again and said, "Thank you for the guidance, Senior Brother."

The man waved his hand, the smile on his face clearly fading quite a bit, then said, "It's fine, you'll naturally find out after staying for a while. Now, come with me to choose a residence first."

"However, although there are many residences, the environment and facilities vary, and the concentration of Spiritual Qi also differs. I see that you are quite talented, Junior Brother, so I imagine your requirements for a residence won't be low."

"Fortunately, I've been in the Internal Affairs Office for some time and know the environments of the residences perfectly. How about I help you pick one? I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

After speaking, the man glanced around, quietly placed his right hand below his waist, and rubbed his index finger and thumb together repeatedly. He was clearly asking Hong Yu for a bribe.

Hong Yu scratched his head. He didn't have a single Spirit Stone in his pocket right now, so he could only pretend not to understand and said, "Then I must thank you, Senior Brother."

Seeing that Hong Yu was so dense, the smile vanished from the man's face. He secretly cursed "another pauper" under his breath before saying flatly to Hong Yu, "Then follow me."

With that, he led Hong Yu to a sand table in an inner room. The sand table was crafted vividly, a miniature of the Xuan Yun Residence.

The man casually took out a flag the size of a fingernail and flicked his finger. The small flag flew directly into the sand table, stabbing straight into the ground in front of a house.

The man performed a hand seal, cast a Restriction onto Hong Yu's token, and tossed it casually to Hong Yu. The man said, "Go on then. From now on, this is your residence."

Looking at the Senior Brother's attitude, Hong Yu thought he would be assigned a terrible residence. Unexpectedly, when he found the place, he saw that the surroundings were picturesque with lush vegetation, and the Spiritual Qi concentration was not low at all.

After using the token to open the door, Hong Yu was even more satisfied. The house was clean and tidy, and a Spirit Gathering Formation was carved on the floor. The Spiritual Qi concentration inside the room was even a bit higher than outside.

Hong Yu couldn't help but feel a flicker of goodwill toward that man. He hadn't expected him to be quite a good person.

Entering the house, Hong Yu examined the structure. The house was beautifully furnished and had four inner rooms in total. After checking each inner room, he discovered that three people were already living there, though none of them were inside at the moment.

So Hong Yu went to the empty inner room, organized his things, and sat cross-legged on the wooden bed. He took out the sect rules from his Storage Pouch and began to examine them carefully.

The beginning of the Xuan Yun Residence sect rules introduced some basic rules of the inner Sect, such as the Disciple Ranks being divided into ordinary Disciples, Core Disciples, and True Disciples.

Depending on the path of cultivation, the Xuan Yun Residence was divided into Seven Mountains. The peak he was currently on was named Pan Mountain, and Pang Hu was the Mountain Master of this peak. If ordinary Disciples wanted to learn cultivation skills, they could go to the corresponding peaks to learn for free.

The cultivation skills of the Seven Mountains were Body Refining, Talisman, Artifact Refining, Alchemy, Formation, Beast Taming, and Puppet.

Of course, the Scripture Pavilion and the Preaching Tower were not on these Seven Mountains but were set in other locations. The Xifan Platform also housed a Mission Hall where Disciples could go to accept missions and earn Spirit Stones.

At the Xifan Platform, there was also a Hundred Treasures Pavilion. It was said that as long as one had Spirit Stones, anything could be bought there, and things could also be sold there.

After Hong Yu finished reading these simple introductions, he finally reached the main text recorded in the sect rules.