Chapter 91

Chapter 91: Matriculation Ceremony

The surrounding clansmen were in an uproar .

This was the first person in Meng family’s history to enter Archean Mountain . It naturally made the clansmen feel extremely proud .

“He ranked first? He entered Archean Mountain?” Fairy Meng felt immense joy when she heard this . “Good, good . ”

After saying just two words, she smiled and slowly walked towards her residence .

Too many thoughts arose in her mind . Times when her family seniors taught her when she was a child . Scenes of her Godfiend comrades dying at Calm Sea Pass after she became a Godfiend .

I didn’t let down the Meng family’s ancestors . Now, the Meng family has a successor who is ten times, a hundred times more outstanding than me . My old pals, my Meng family descendant has entered Archean Mountain . He will be much more powerful than us in the future . I believe that he will kill more demon monarchs than us . Fairy Meng smiled as she walked towards her small courtyard .

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Archean Mountain .

Meng Chuan, Yan Jin, Zong Sha, Li Ying, Ji Yuantong, Yan Chitong, and the other disciples were waited upon by servants . After breakfast, they waited for the ceremony to begin patiently .

“Junior Brothers and Sisters,” said the elderly Wang with a smile . “The ceremony is about to begin . Junior Brothers and Sisters, please follow me . ”

“Let’s go . ”

“The ceremony is about to begin . ”

“It’s time for us to join Archean Mountain officially . ”

The twenty-one disciples were filled with excitement and anticipation . Yan Chitong was the happiest . He ran all around barefoot . Since he was the youngest, everyone treated him as their junior brother .

The group of people walked up the mountain path to the main peak extremely quickly .

“A long time ago, the matriculation ceremony was held in the main hall—Yellow Reverence Hall . However, it has been held at Blood Red Cliff for the past few centuries,” said Wang as he walked ahead .

“Why was it changed?” Yan Chitong asked .

Wang pondered for a moment before saying, “You will know soon . ”

Blood Red Cliff had lots of empty space . Beside it was a steep cliff . There were already many Godfiends gathered in the empty area .

Meng Chuan, Yan Chitong, and the others could only stand aside and wait .

“Ah Chuan . ” A familiar voice rang out .

Meng Chuan turned around in surprise and saw Qiyue . After not seeing her for half a year, Qiyue’s aura had changed . She was more energetic, and her aura was stronger .

“Qiyue,” said Meng Chuan with a smile .

“We agreed to cultivate together in Archean Mountain,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile . “You’re finally here . ”

“Yes . ” Meng Chuan nodded . “By the way, my father and Uncle Liu have returned to Eastcalm Prefecture . If you want to send a letter in the future, send it directly to Eastcalm Prefecture . ”

Liu Qiyue nodded and immediately instructed, “After the matriculation ceremony, they’ll let you choose your own cave abodes . My cave abode is at Bright Scenic Peak . There are two other empty cave abodes there . If you want to choose quickly, choose Bright Scenic Peak . ”

“I’ll remember . ” Meng Chuan nodded . He was naturally willing to live on the same mountain as Liu Qiyue .

As the two chatted, a series of clanging bells sounded . The sound of the bells echoed in all directions .

“The matriculation ceremony is about to begin . ” After Liu Qiyue informed Meng Chuan, she immediately walked to the side and stood with the other disciples .

The 21 newly-recruited disciples stood elsewhere .

Hu! Hu! Hu!

Three figures descended . Standing in the middle was a purple-robed, white-haired elder . Beside him were King East River and Elder Yi .

“Greetings, Mountain Lord . ” Nearly three hundred Godfiends stood and bowed respectfully . There were also some who had yet to become Godfiends like Liu Qiyue .

The 21 new disciples bowed as well before standing up .

“Today is a good day,” said the purple-robed, white-haired elder with a smile . “It’s the day our Archean Mountain takes in new disciples . I’m always happy to see new disciples join us every year . ”

The Godfiends listened .

“Twenty-one new disciples . ” The purple-robed elder looked at Meng Chuan and company . “This is Blood Red Cliff . It’s the place where every Archean Mountain Godfiend leaves and takes a commemoration photo after they are done with their cultivation . ”

As he spoke, the purple-robed elder waved his hand .

Whoosh .

Blood Red Cliff’s wall immediately emitted a brilliant glow as numerous Godfiend figures appeared . They all gave off heroic vibes! Some wore armor and carried a blade on their backs, while others wore robes and carried swords on their waists . Some carried bows and quivers on their backs . Every single one of them had smiles on their faces, and their eyes were filled with fighting spirit .

“For Archean Mountain disciples, they can leave the mountain and join the battlefield once they clear the Nine Mystical Caves,” said the purple-robed elder . “The wall contains a total of 15,271 Godfiends . All of them have protected humans and engaged the demons in battle . Among them, 11,968 have died on the battlefield . More than half of their remains were never found . There are only about 3000 Godfiends left . Although they can retire in peace, all of them choose to spend their lives fighting .

“These are all the Archean Mountain Godfiends who fought with demons all their lives . Apart from that, we humans also have numerous Godfiends from Black Sand Grotto-Heaven and Two World Island . There are also many ordinary Godfiends among the outer sect disciples . They, too, have answered the call of duty . ”

The purple-robed elder pointed at these figures . “In the future, I will also be one of them . You will also be amongst them . ”

Meng Chuan and the others watched .

The ten thousand plus Godfiends were like an army, all filled with fighting spirit .

But they were all dead .

They dedicated their entire lives for humanity .

“There are nine rules of Archean Mountain . The first rule is not to betray humans . You have to remember that if you dare betray the human race, all Godfiends will hunt you down!” said the purple-robed white-haired elder solemnly . Following that, he said, “Now, new disciples will light up the Soul Lamp . ”

The 21 disciples stepped forward .

Twenty-one Godfiends each held a Soul Lamp as they walked over .

“Let a drop of blood fall on it,” a Godfiend said to Meng Chuan .

Meng Chuan extended his finger, and his Quintessential Essence easily tore through his skin . A drop of blood fell onto the Soul Lamp’s core .

Pfft .

A blood-colored flame lit the lamp’s wick .

The 21 disciples lit their Soul Lamps .

“Send them to the Soul Lamp Hall,” instructed the purple-robed elder . The Godfiends carried the Soul Lamps to the Soul Lamp Hall immediately . Godfiends engaged in battle outside, and at times, they might die without anyone realizing it . The extinguishing of the Soul Lamp informed people if a Godfiend had perished .

Following that, Godfiends came with robes, tokens, and other items before giving them to the new disciples .

Meng Chuan and company received them respectfully .

The words “Meng Chuan” were written on the cyan token . This was his identity token .

I, Meng Chuan, am now a disciple of Archean Mountain . Meng Chuan looked at the countless figures of his predecessors and felt proud being a disciple of Archean Mountain .

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After the matriculation ceremony, the new disciples like Meng Chuan began choosing their cave abodes .

“Every disciple can choose a cave abode . The cave abodes are scattered across more than 1000 mountains . You are free to choose . Every cave abode has ten servants . All you need to do is focus on cultivation . Just let the servants deal with miscellaneous matters . ” A Godfiend stood in front of a model of the mountain range and said with a smile, “Quickly start picking . There are still thousands of cave abodes left unoccupied . ”

The twenty-one disciples changed into their disciple robes and carefully looked at the mountain range model .

“I’ll choose the one at East Sandalwood Peak . ” Yan Chitong was the first to point at a cave abode on one of the mountains .

Meng Chuan took a look and found Bright Scenic Peak . Bright Scenic Peak was one of the more popular mountain peaks—only two cave abodes were empty . “I’ll choose this cave abode at Bright Scenic Peak” Qiyue and Meng Chuan had already made plans .

“Fluttering Snow Peak, the mountaintop,” said Yan Jin . The cave abodes on Fluttering Snow Peak were all empty because it was too remote .

“I’ll also choose Bright Scenic Peak,” said Princess Li Ying .

“Thunder Roar Peak . ” Ji Yuantong pointed at a cave abode .

The twenty-one disciples quickly chose their cave abodes .

“All of you are done choosing your cave abodes,” said the cyan-robed woman indifferently as she walked in . “Let’s go . It’s time to choose your Godfiend formulas . ”

The disciples followed the cyan-clothed woman .

“When you were mortal, you only established a Godfiend foundation . That doesn’t make you a true Godfiend,” said the cyan-clothed woman . “Only after passing the Life-and-Death juncture and having condensed a Godfiend body will you be a true Godfiend . Godfiends have different grades as well . Low and middle-grade Godfiends are the most common . When outer sect disciples accumulate enough credit to try their hand at breaking through the Life-and-Death juncture, they are typically low or middle-grade Godfiends because most of them aren’t talented enough, and they are too old . It’s impossible for them to become high-grade Godfiends .

“As for our Archean Mountain disciples, they have to be high-grade or transcendent-grade Godfiends .

“In ten years, if you can’t become a high-grade Godfiend, you will be expelled from the inner sect . ” The cyan-clothed woman smiled and said, “Of course, all of you have great potential . Typically, only a handful out of hundreds of disciples are expelled . ”

This group of new disciples secretly heaved sighs of relief . Their natural talent was typically enough to reach a high-grade Godfiend .

“In the history of our human race, we have gathered a total of 12 transcendent-grade Godfiend formulas and 27 high-grade Godfiend formulas,” said the cyan-clothed woman . “You need to consider which formula you choose . A Godfiend formula determines your future cultivation path . ”