The grant banquet hall erupted into thunderous applause. The claps were infused with a myriad of spiritual energies. They combined above everyone’s heads to produce a dull throbbing power that echoed around the chamber.

Long Yifei, like the other mortal Sacred Daughters around her, felt the might of the applause shake her to her bones. It made her heart tremble with excitement. She was finally here, where she would finally belong, where she could seek immortality, peerless power, and find her true self.

She was a woman with deep-seated ambitions. She never fully understood where that motivation came from since she couldn’t remember her memories before arriving at Glacier Palace. Despite that, she always desired to be strong above all else.

There were two questions that she wanted to solve at this school. The first was her strange innate physique that stubbornly protected her virginity. She had not mentioned it to anybody from the order out of a desire to maintain secrecy. But if there was anywhere in the world that could give her a clue, it had to be a cultivation order that specialized in virginity.

The second was the matter of her origin and childhood. Up until a few months ago, that had been a complete blank. Staying in Immortal Gentle Lotus Gong Liyun’s dream array had helped unlock a few of those repressed memories. She now knew that she was the last survivor of the Kingdom of Silver Cascades of the Great Falls Province. It was a province within the Martial Brilliance Continent where was she was now.

Since she was here, she was sure that she would be able to find out more. With the vast resources of the Order, maybe she would be able to finally uncover the full truth of her past and fill in the missing pieces. She would also be able to gain immortal power and seek revenge on those that destroyed her family.

These two reasons were why she was so excited to be here. The second matter was something that she hadn’t even told Chen Wentian. She didn’t want him to know yet. He was too nice and too eager. He would certainly make it a priority if he knew but that wasn’t what she wanted. She had to deal with this matter herself. It gave her ambition a reason and she couldn’t let anyone else take it away from her.

“Millennium Mountains Campus, this our creed, one we must never forget” Immortal Dawn Euphony Li Shishi’s voice rang out after the applause subsided, “Unity, sisterhood, loyalty, and purity above all; this is what it means to truly be a woman. We are united in our common path of cultivation. This is our sisterhood; we share difficulties and successes together. Our loyalty to each other, to our people, and to our order will never waver. Pure of spirit, pure of mind, pure of body!”

The banquet hall shook again as the thousands of Sacred Daughters and several hundred staff members of the school repeated the vow.

Afterward, Li Shishi spoke in length about the various rules of the order and the school. It was a lesson for the newcomers and a reminder to the old-timers.

Each Sacred Daughter that joined the Millennium Mountains Campus would be able to attend the school for four years. During these years, they would take classes with each other and study the various cultivation paths of the Order. This place truly operated like a school instead of a sect. Each Sacred Daughter was a student, equal in every way except for the scores they would receive from periodic tests and challenges.

During their last year, there would be rigorous graduation examinations that tested their growth, ability, and talent. Passing the graduation exams was difficult. Only around one-tenth to one-twentieth in each year managed to do so. Those that did pass were allowed to remain at the campus to continue their schooling with individual teachers and this arrangement was more like a traditional master and disciple relationship. These Sacred Daughters were all but guaranteed to become Spirit Lords.

Those that didn’t pass would leave the school. Most returned where they came from, get married, and utilized the abilities they learned according to the wishes of their acolyte. A few could also choose to remain in the order to spread its name to new lands.

There were special cases where Sacred Daughters could graduate or otherwise leave the school early. Those particularly talented could pass the graduation exams in only two or three years and start individual instruction earlier. Those that broke the serious rules were, of course, expelled. Some could also choose to withdraw but these had to be approved by the school on a case-by-case basis.

Among other rules, Sacred Daughters were not allowed out of the campus unless supervised by members of the order. There were countless evildoers seeking to kidnap them. The campus had a myriad of protective spiritual arrays. It was the safest place in the whole continent.

Sacred Daughters were not allowed to lose their virginity before graduation or else it would result in immediate expulsion. Each incident would be investigated thoroughly. If their acolyte was found to be at fault, whether directly or indirectly, that acolyte would be heavily punished.

Lastly, Sacred Daughters were not allowed to switch acolytes except under special circumstances. This was to prevent infighting and jealousy among the students as well as self-destructive competition between the acolytes. However, if an acolyte was seriously neglecting their duty and not supporting their Sacred Daughter to the best of their ability, a special complaint could be lodged. The school would convene a special council to resolve the issue and, if the situation was irreparable, free the Sacred Daughter from the relationship to seek a new acolyte.

This was the worst-case scenario, akin to a divorce. Long Yifei understood the good intentions behind this rule but also understood that it could be used insidiously. It was a murky and dangerous rule, perhaps intentionally so.

She suddenly recalled her time with the two prioresses, Immortal Glass Melody Gui Li and Immortal Adoring Poet Zhu Yao’er. They had spent a lot of time at Ten Thousand Flower Valley, teaching her many things. They had also told her many tales about their times at the school, about their experiences, about the powerful acolytes they had met. Yet in all the times they had taught her, she had never heard one word of praise from them about her own master and acolyte, Chen Wentian. It was as if he didn’t exist in their eyes, an insignificant thing, as if he wouldn’t be capable of being a good acolyte.

Perhaps it was because her talent as a divine daughter was simply too precious. Perhaps they had no faith in a no-name Spirit Lord from a backwater subcontinent. Perhaps they were already planning ways to replace him with someone better.

A chill ran down her spine. The smile on her face turned into an impassive mask of ice.

Long Yifei was an ambitious, goal-oriented woman but she was a loyal disciple, she had her own set of morals. She had given up on Murong Aiyin only because that old hag had betrayed the sect and sold out herself and the other disciples first. Although Chen Wentian was often lustful and overly needy, he was a good master. He was good to her and he was good to his other disciples.

If the school wanted to forcibly separate her and her master for no reason, she would utterly refuse. She couldn't be such a vile, irresponsible person. She had at least this much self-respect as well as respect for the vow between master and disciple.

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