The voice echoed a few times due to the ravine just behind Ye Tian Yun and Zheng Xiang.
When both of them looked up, they found themselves surrounded by the three disciples in Inner Court robes. These disciples had a unique badge on their shoulders, signifying their department. They were from the Disciplinary Hall, the place responsible for maintaining peace among disciples in the sect.
Ye Tian Yun cupped his fists as he said, "Senior brothers, we are new Inner Court disciples and have come here to receive our rewards."
The disciple in the middle nodded and replied, "Show me your Inner Court token only then can we allow you to go ahead."
Ye Tian Yun shrugged and took out his token, Zheng Xiang followed suit.
The three disciples were surprised to see the stripes on their tokens, the disciple in the middle smiled and said, "Well, congratulations on being the top disciples of your peak. You guys are welcome to join the Disciplinary Hall after a month."
"Thank you, Senior Brother." Zheng Xiang replied, "However, why is there a one month break?"
This time the disciple at the left smirked and said, "You will know soon. Just because you were ranked at the top doesn't mean you will get a back door."
The other two nodded in agreement, and the disciple in the middle added, "You won't be staying in the Sect for the rest of the month anyway, so it won't matter if you join now or later."
Ye tian Yun was surprised at this, he asked, "We won't be in the Sect? Where would we go if not cultivate and prepare for the Grand Spirit hunt?"
"Ha-ha, prepare for the Grand Spirit Hunt? Kid, you are aiming too high, maybe in the next Grand Spirit Hunt you might have a chance, but for the one which is just six months away, you won't even qualify. Your cultivation is too low."
Ye Tian Yun was intrigued even more, "Cultivation is too low? Why would you say that? As far as I have heard, there have been disciples with Mid Qi Condensation Realm cultivation in the previous Grand Spirit Hunts."
The guy in the middle nodded, "That is indeed true, but do you really think you will be able to get to that stage? Don't assume that your reward will be enough, it's nothing compared to what you need. And even with ample amounts of cultivation resources, one also needs good comprehension ability. And to be honest, reaching the Qi Condensation Realm is already hard enough, let alone getting to its mid-stages.
"I might qualify." Ye Tian Yun replied, trying to close this conversation.
However, his response irked the disciple at the left side, he frowned and said with a tone of disdain, "You might? You should know your place, and not be arrogant. You haven't the really talented disciples, and they have already been in the Inner Court for years now. Just because you have obtained the first rank on your peak doesn't mean you are a heaven-sent talent. "
Ye Tian Yun smirked at this, "What if I am a heaven-sent talent?"
For some reason, when that disciple saw the smirk, he felt quite annoyed. "Well, I don't know about your talent, but I am quite sure your arrogance was heaven sent. Let's now talk about you qualifying for the Grand Spirit Hunt, I will be surprised if you can come back in one piece after a month."
The disciple at the middle added, "Well, I agree with Brother Li here. You are being a bit conceited here. Hopefully, your attitude calms down a bit after a month. You guys can go ahead now."
Before Ye Tian Yun could reply, they left and went to another chain bridge which was heading towards the Second Peak.
Looking at their backs, Zheng Xiang asked, "Brother Fang, do you have any idea about what these guys were talking about? Where will we be going this month?"
Ye Tian Yun shook his head in denial and moved towards the Exchange Hall.
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At the base of the Second Peak, the Exchange Hall was the most eye-catching thing one would see, mainly because the rest of the buildings were disciple abodes, most of them were cave-like structures for better cultivation.
Ye Tian Yun and Zheng Xiang soon reached the gate of the Exchange Hall. However, before entering, Ye Tian Yun felt as if a hundred eyes were on him. It was like someone was observing him from every corner of his surroundings and he wouldn't have even felt their presence if not for his high cultivation. He turned and looked at Zheng Xiang's expression, but failed to see any change. Zheng Xiang's expression was normal all along.
Feeling Ye Tian Yun's eyes on him, Zheng Xiang asked, "Brother Fang, is there something on my face?"
Ye Tian Yun just shook his head and entered the Exchange Hall.
The interior structure was quite lavish. As soon as one enters, he will be surprised by its cool geometric circular design. The walls were emerald blue with a bit of shard green texture. While the roof was dome-shaped, giving a distinctive feel to anyone who put his eyes on this structure.
This single floor huge hall was divided in two with a thin separation and then there were counters. Disciples were standing in line to receive their rewards.
Zheng Xiang laughed a bit as he said, "I don't know why, but our sect sure likes to have counters at every other place."
Ye Tian Yun nodded and looked around as he said, "If counters are here, then a notice should also be present somewhere."
After some time, a black board caught his eyes, and sure indeed there was a little notice stuck on it.
[All new Inner Court disciples are advised to bring head to the yellow-marked counters to receive their rewards. They must also have the new Inner Court disciple token.]
Zheng Xiang turned towards the counters and soon found some counters with a yellow outline.
And then turning towards Ye Tian Yun, he said, "Let's go, take out rewards, and head back to the peak."
Soon both of them were in line to get their rewards.