Chapter 1912: Chapter 1912: Black Tortoise Hall Disciples’ Residences
The disciples’ quarters of the Black Tortoise tribe are located to the west of the Black Tortoise tribe.
On a vast open area, stood rows of narrow thatched huts, looking somewhat shabby.
Looking up, one can see floating islands in the air. However, these air islands aren’t that spacious either, and only have wooden houses on them. Although they are a bit more spacious than the thatched huts below, they still appear somewhat cramped.
These air islands with wooden houses are floating on the same level, densely packed, impossible to count how many there are at a glance.
Continuing to look up, you can see slightly larger air islands.
On these air islands, there is a small courtyard, each planted with flowers, trees, as well as stone tables and chairs, and a spacious house.
Compared to the wooden and thatched huts below, the environment here is incomparably better.
Looking further up, ten enormous air islands stand there.
On these ten islands, each has a spacious mansion, visibly surrounded by misty spiritual energy.
From a distance, you can tell that the density of spiritual energy around the ten mansions is far beyond that of the small courtyards, wooden houses, and thatched huts below.
Unknowingly, Wyatt Barnes and his group had already followed the two copper elders of the Black Tortoise tribe to the disciples’ quarters of the Black Tortoise tribe.
Their gaze was completely drawn to the ten mansions at the highest point.
"Do you see those ten mansions at the highest point? Those are the ’Jia character house’ where our Black Tortoise tribe’s top ten disciples reside. Each is equipped with no less than ten large ’Spirit Gathering Arrays’. The training environment inside is no worse than that of the Lord of the altar, Elder Silver Flame, and our own residences!"
One of the copper elders introduced Wyatt Barnes and the others in a timely manner.
Ten large Spirit Gathering Arrays?
The training environment is no worse than the Lord’s personal residence?
Just as the copper elder finished speaking, Wyatt’s eyes lit up. When he looked at the ten mansions again, his eyes were filled with fervor.
Everyone else also took a deep breath, gazing at those ten mansions with ardent eyes.
"The Jia character house is the best residence for our Black Tortoise tribe disciples, belonging to the ten strongest of the Black Tortoise tribe!"
The other copper elder said timely.
And his words seemed to be a bucket of cold water, pouring over Wyatt and the others, making them come back to their senses, showing a wry smile.
"I knew it, such a good residence can’t be for just anyone!"
"Oh my... the ten strongest disciples of the Black Tortoise tribe must be at least of the ’Heavenly Saint Realm’ level, right?"
"They must be! It’s said that for the disciples of the Fire Worship Sect’s Four Symbols Altar to get a pass to the Four Symbols Altar, enter the Holy Land, and become a ’Holy Land disciple’... there are only three paths!"
"I’ve heard of that too. The first path is to successfully comprehend the advanced Divine Ability of their altar; the second path is to showcase an extraordinary talent, earning the special permission of any altar master of the Four Symbols Altar; the third path is to pass the ’Holy Land Examination’. Among them, the Holy Land Examination is the hardest!"
"Indeed. It’s said that to pass the Holy Land Examination, one must at least be at the ’Heavenly Saint Realm late stage’... Moreover, some disciples who just reached the late stage of the Heavenly Saint Realm can’t even pass the Holy Land Examination. The Holy Land Examination is too challenging!"
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Several new disciples of the Black Tortoise tribe, who knew the specific situation of the Four Symbols Altar disciples of the Fire Worship Sect, began to converse.
"So... the ten Black Tortoise tribe disciples residing in these ten mansions are at least at the ’Heavenly Saint Realm mid-stage’? Among them, there may even be someone at the ’Heavenly Saint Realm late stage’?"
Based on the words of the new disciples of the Black Tortoise tribe, Wyatt Barnes could easily deduce this.
"With my current strength, I can’t enter these ’Jia character houses’ for training yet..."
Wyatt Barnes was self-aware of this.
However, not being able to enter for now, he wasn’t too concerned.
The fourth layer of the Seven-treasure Jewel Tower has been repaired. According to Elder Fire, the training environment inside is not on the same level as the third layer of the tower, and it might bring him a pleasant surprise!
Of course, the external training environment also has a certain impact on the training environment inside the Jewel Tower.
If possible, Wyatt Barnes also wished he could train in these ’Jia character houses’.
Upon knowing that the ten Black Tortoise tribe disciples residing in these Jia character houses are at least of the mid-stage Heavenly Saint Realm, the group of new disciples around Wyatt Barnes no longer dared to covet the Jia character houses.
Because that’s not something they have the strength to challenge at present.
Among them, the strongest is only at the peak of the ’Earth Saint Realm’, and there is still some distance to the initial stage of the Heavenly Saint Realm, let alone the mid-stage!
For a moment, everyone’s gaze moved uniformly downward, landing on the one hundred ’air courtyards’ below.
At this moment, the voice of the copper elder came at the right time, "These one hundred air courtyards are also the residences of our Black Tortoise tribe’s disciples, known as the ’Yi character house’... although the training environment inside isn’t as good as the ’Jia character house’, each is equipped with five large Spirit Gathering Arrays, and the training effect inside can reach half of that of the Jia character house!"
Yi character house!
Wyatt Barnes’ eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but reveal a look of eager anticipation on his face.
The ten Alpha Houses are inhabited by Black Tortoise Altar disciples at the ’mid-Heavenly Saint Realm’ and above.
The one hundred Beta Houses should be inhabited by Black Tortoise Altar disciples at the ’early-Heavenly Saint Realm’, along with some at the ’peak-Earth Saint Realm’.
Black Tortoise Altar disciples at the early-Heavenly Saint Realm are not his match.
But as for the disciples at the peak-Earth Saint Realm, he believes he still has the power to fight them!
Sharing Wyatt Barnes’ thought are a few peak-Earth Saint Realm individuals among the new Black Tortoise Altar disciples. "With my peak-Earth Saint Realm cultivation... I should be able to compete for a ’Beta House’ as my future residence in the Black Tortoise Altar!"
"I don’t believe... I can’t defeat a single peak-Earth Saint Realm disciple in the Beta Houses. I must defeat one and seize the ownership of a Beta House!"
"There’s definitely a place for me in a Beta House!"
...
A few peak-Earth Saint Realm new Black Tortoise Altar disciples spoke with unwavering confidence.
"Pfft!"
However, their confidence only elicited a sarcastic laugh from a Copper Flame Elder.
When a few peak-Earth Saint Realm new disciples of the Black Tortoise Altar looked at this Copper Flame Elder in confusion, the latter pointed below the Beta Houses, "See those wooden houses in the air and the cottages on the ground below? Those are the ’Gamma Houses’ and ’Delta Houses’!"
"There are a total of one thousand Gamma Houses... and ten thousand Delta Houses, and they maintain an occupancy rate of over eighty percent!"
"That means we have nearly ten thousand disciples in the Black Tortoise Altar... Do you really think there aren’t even one hundred early-Heavenly Saint Realm disciples among them? With your mediocre strength, do you still hope to reach for the Beta Houses? Ridiculous!"
Saying this, the Copper Flame Elder let out another laugh, causing the faces of a few peak-Earth Saint Realm new disciples to turn red, feeling thoroughly embarrassed.
"Nearly ten thousand?"
Upon hearing the Copper Flame Elder’s words, Wyatt Barnes was taken aback, not expecting so many disciples in the Black Tortoise Altar.
It’s important to know that the Black Tortoise Altar is only one of the four altars of the Four Symbols Altar.
"So... the Fire Worship Sect, just counting the outer disciples of the Four Symbols Altar, has nearly forty thousand? Adding the Holy Land disciples and the entire upper echelon of the Fire Worship Sect... the total must well exceed forty thousand!"
At this thought, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but take a deep breath, realizing the sheer vastness of the Fire Worship Sect.
The entire Fire Worship Sect has more than forty thousand people!
This is undoubtedly the most populous force Wyatt Barnes is aware of at present. "The Fire Worship Sect, being one of the three strongest powers in the Upper Domain of Martial Dao Sacred Land, truly lives up to its reputation!"
"Furthermore, the forty thousand people in the Fire Worship Sect are all top elites across the Upper Domain of Martial Dao Sacred Land... especially those who rise to prominence from among them, nearly all of them are figures leading an era in Martial Dao Sacred Land’s Upper Region!"
At this moment, Wyatt Barnes deeply felt the enormity of the Fire Worship Sect.
By comparison, he felt so insignificant, not worth mentioning!
"The Gamma Houses are also equipped with three Spirit Gathering Arrays... whereas the Delta Houses are equipped with only one Spirit Gathering Array."
The Copper Flame Elder continued.
"I imagine even without me saying it, you can guess the rules here... apart from prohibitions on killing and maliciously crippling others, fighting is not forbidden here! As long as you’re strong enough, you can seize any residence from any Black Tortoise Altar disciple."
The Copper Flame Elder’s words instantly ignited the passion within the new disciples of the Black Tortoise Altar, including Wyatt Barnes, enlivening everyone’s fighting spirit.
"First, find yourselves a Delta House and change into our Black Tortoise Altar’s exclusive attire... afterward, you can locate a residence for yourselves. If someone occupies your chosen dwelling, you can defeat them and claim it as your own!"
After speaking to Wyatt Barnes and the others, the two Copper Flame Elders turned and left.
In the next moment, Wyatt Barnes joined the stream of people heading towards the Delta Houses.
The Delta Houses indeed maintain an occupancy rate of over eighty percent, leaving more than a thousand cottages vacant.
"Have the new disciples arrived this year?"
Instantly, some people from the Delta Houses, and even some from the Gamma Houses, came out one after another, watching the new disciples who had changed into the exclusive attire of Black Tortoise Altar disciples emerge from each Delta House.
"I want to challenge you!"
Wyatt Barnes had just stepped out when he heard a familiar voice.
When he looked up, he instantly saw:
Arlo Drake, who had previously clashed with him and possessed a green Linggen, was hovering in front of a Gamma House, confronting a veteran disciple who had just walked out of a Gamma House, attempting to seize that person’s residence.
"They’re here too?"
Soon after, Wyatt Barnes also saw other new disciples of the Black Tortoise Altar possessing ’green Linggen’.