The consulate

In every major city belonging to one of the bigger powers, there were diplomatic branches (consulates) from the other powers. These consulates were all like the ones from earth where people belonging to the inner circle of those others power would stay.

It's also where cultivators went to seek asylum if something went wrong and where currently, they were training.

On the same day as Hao Xuan arrived, two newcomers went to some of the more popular consulates and challenged their warriors. One of them was a Four-armed giant that cultivated the spear arts and challenged about 10 different consulates one after another. He won 8 out of 10 matches and accepted the offer from the warrior that defeated him, joining the Academy of Ascia.

The second person was a swordsman. He didn't arbitrarily challenge random powers and knocked directly on the doors of the most powerful organization in the entire continent, the Hall of Bellator itself!