Chapter 13 : Chapter 13
Chapter 13: The Number One of the Inner Sect
After Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue left the disciple marketplace, they were practically covered in treasures.
Not only weapons, but also defensive inner armor and accessories that could automatically protect their owner.
“Hey, Aoxue… you spent almost all of your master’s contribution points. Aren’t you afraid she will come looking for trouble?” Ye Liuyun asked worriedly.
When this was mentioned, Lin Aoxue showed a slightly embarrassed expression.
However, the embarrassment only lasted a moment.
“Are you silly? My master is the Sect Master of Yunxia Sect. The entire sect belongs to her. What is the problem with spending a little contribution? Relax, nothing will happen,” Lin Aoxue said, comforting herself.
Ye Liuyun wanted to call her a spendthrift.
But then she realized she had benefited from half of that spending herself.
So she could only accept it happily.
Ye Liuyun was now fully equipped from head to toe. Treasure after treasure covered her body.
The two of them looked like wealthy nobles.
Aside from their clothes and their bodies, everything else they carried was a Spirit-tier treasure.
Yun Yun’s contribution token originally contained more than one million contribution points.
She was the person with the most contribution points in the entire Yunxia Sect.
Now it was almost empty.
Less than ten thousand remained.
That was only because Ye Liuyun had insisted Lin Aoxue leave some behind.
Otherwise, it would have been completely spent.
“Wow… is that the newly admitted direct disciple? Why is she covered in Spirit-tier treasures? And the junior sister next to her as well. Who are these two people?”
“They look like a pair of wealthy sisters.”
Along the road leading away from the sect marketplace, many people were attracted by the dazzling light emitted from their treasures.
Ye Liuyun had originally been resistant to women’s accessories.
But once she learned they were magical treasures, she immediately lost all resistance.
The two did not return immediately.
Instead, they explored different areas of Yunxia Sect.
The most lively place in the sect was undoubtedly the martial arena.
This was where the largest number of disciples gathered.
Cultivators were naturally competitive.
The arena was filled with disciples sparring and fighting using cultivation techniques.
Within Yunxia Sect:
The Spirit Stream Realm generally belonged to Entry Disciples and Junior Disciples.
The Spirit River Realm belonged to Intermediate Disciples.
The Spirit Sea Realm belonged to Senior Disciples.
The Spirit Pattern Realm belonged to Core Disciples.
Above that were essentially the higher ranks of the sect.
The Jiang Hong they had encountered earlier was a direct disciple at the Spirit Pattern Realm.
While Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue were still familiarizing themselves with Yunxia Sect, Jiang Hong had already arrived at the residence of another direct disciple.
“Senior Brother! Senior Brother! Something big has happened!”
Jiang Hong shouted as soon as he entered the courtyard.
Inside the house sat a handsome young cultivator with an elegant and ethereal aura.
This man was Li Jianxin, the current chief disciple of Yunxia Sect.
The chief disciple meant the strongest among the current generation of disciples.
When Li Jianxin heard someone calling outside, he stopped his cultivation and calmly stepped down from the bed.
“Junior Brother Jiang, why are you making such a commotion? Where is your composure?” Li Jianxin said as he walked out of the house.
Seeing him, Jiang Hong immediately cupped his hands in apology.
“Sorry, Senior Brother. I was rude. But I am anxious. Did you know that the Sect Master has accepted a new direct disciple? It is a junior sister,” Jiang Hong explained quickly.
Li Jianxin had been calm moments earlier.
But when he heard this, his eyes immediately became sharp.
Clearly, he was not pleased by the news either.
However, cultivators at his level would never shout or cause a scene.
“I see. Then how is this junior sister?” Li Jianxin asked after a moment of hesitation.
Jiang Hong was confused by Li Jianxin’s calmness.
This was a huge matter.
Why was his senior brother so composed?
The reason Jiang Hong was anxious was because he and Li Jianxin belonged to the same elder.
Before Lin Aoxue appeared, Li Jianxin had been the most suitable candidate to inherit the position of Sect Master.
But Lin Aoxue’s arrival was essentially a death sentence for that possibility.
Naturally, Jiang Hong could not feel happy about it.
“Senior Brother, how can you be so calm? Your position has been taken away,” Jiang Hong said.
Li Jianxin sighed slightly.
“And then? What do you think I should do? Go complain to the Sect Master?” Li Jianxin asked calmly.
That question left Jiang Hong speechless.
Indeed, the decisions of elders were not something juniors had the right to question.
Furthermore, the sect had never officially stated that Li Jianxin would become the next Sect Master.
However, Li Jianxin had been the chief disciple of Yunxia Sect for decades.
His cultivation was already at the peak of the Spirit Pattern Realm and he was about to enter the Dao Palace Secret Realm.
Among the disciples of this generation, his prestige was unmatched.
“But Senior Brother… do you truly not care?” Jiang Hong asked unwillingly.
He believed the sect was wasting talent.
Li Jianxin had talent, character, and prestige.
He was unquestionably the leading figure among the current generation of disciples.
Yet instead of choosing him, the sect had selected a newly admitted disciple as the successor.
It simply did not seem reasonable.
What were newly admitted disciples?
Every fifty years, Yunxia Sect recruited new disciples.
Jiang Hong and Li Jianxin had both joined fifty years ago.
Their average age was already above fifty.
The “new generation” referred to the disciples who had joined this month.
Their average age was under eighteen.
“Whether I care or not, what difference does it make? Junior Brother Jiang, as cultivators, we must remain calm in the face of events. Even if she is the Sect Master’s direct disciple, it does not mean she will definitely become the next Sect Master. Everything will still depend on strength,” Li Jianxin said confidently.
Li Jianxin had great confidence in himself.
Even if the Sect Master’s new disciple possessed exceptional talent, it would be impossible for her to catch up with him in a short time.
As long as he broke through to the Dao Palace Realm, the position of Sect Master would be within his grasp.
Because the true authority within the sect did not lie with the current Sect Master.
It belonged to the Supreme Elders.
Specifically, Yun Yun’s own master.
After hearing this explanation, Jiang Hong finally understood Li Jianxin’s thoughts.
“Oh… I see. It seems I was too anxious,” Jiang Hong said awkwardly.
“Alright, you should return now. I must continue cultivating. By the way, what is this junior sister’s name?” Li Jianxin asked.
“Oh, her name is Lin Aoxue. I saw her earlier at the sect marketplace. By the way, Senior Brother, she is quite beautiful. And she also has an extremely pretty and innocent-looking elder sister,” Jiang Hong said.
Just remembering Ye Liuyun’s pitiful and charming gaze made his heart itch.
If he ever discovered that the person who fascinated him so much had originally been a man, one could only imagine his reaction.
“Ridiculous. Women only slow down the speed at which I draw my sword. Junior Brother, you are a cultivator as well. Do you not understand that you should stay away from women?” Li Jianxin reprimanded him before returning to his room.
Jiang Hong rolled his eyes.
“Hmph. All you care about is your sword. Is it not normal for men to like beautiful women?” he muttered to himself.
After saying that, he left.
Meanwhile, Li Jianxin closed the door, took a deep breath, and finally revealed a trace of displeasure before returning to his cultivation.
It was impossible for him not to care.
However, it was not that he absolutely had to become the Sect Master.
He simply felt that the sect seemed to hold some prejudice against him.
Otherwise, why would they rather choose a successor from the new generation of disciples instead of him—the chief disciple?
This was a matter of dignity and pride.
After all, how many people in this world truly did not care about their pride?
Clearly, Li Jianxin had not yet reached the state of being free from all worldly concerns.